OK. I am trying to post a thought that will not sound sarcastic or reflect my frustration with the revolving door that seems to have been installed at the coach’s office. Everyone was calling for Slocum’s head and expected immediate replacement with a coach that could get us in contention for a national championship. That did not happen. Was it because there had not been sufficient time to prospect for the right person? Was it because there was a lack of options? Was it because the powers that be had it in their minds who was going to take the reins regardless of who was out there or who was willing.

Here we go again.

I know it is important to get the new coach in place promptly enough to give him time to teach his scheme/philosophy but, sometimes it takes patience on all parts to find the right person. If Steve Spurrier jumped up and said “here I am!” Do we jump? If Lou Holtz came out of retirement do we consider that? I know deals are made behind the scenes well in advance but come on, please take the time to find the right person this time and also be willing to take some of the blame yourselves if the choice turns out to be less than perfect.

I’m done for now ... thanks for listening.

Byrne will be the reason for a great hire or shoulder the blame for a poor choice. That's basically it.

We need a person that brings a great staff. If the head coach is awesome with offense then he needs to bring the best defense coordinator in the country and visa versa.

We have to consistently out recruit Oklahoma. We can't have 3 star athletes at positions when Oklahoma snares the 5 star recruit for the same position.

Is't simple, but competitive. Oh, and don't get in trouble with the NCAA, although it seems to never slow down Oklahoma.

Thank you for your calming words but that leads to an other sore spot - Oklahoma! ... man, I'm sure if A&M were to operate like those guys, we would get worse than the death penalty. That's an other source of frustration, half their team is from Texas yet they continue to fly under the radar of the NCAA!

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Hey Ted, there's plenty of negativity on the football board....why don't you go there to rant?

Woops, sorry. New to the board and not seeing much to talk about in the East Texas. Didn’t realize there were specific criteria for each section.

not dollar bills hire, he will soon be on his way out and we are going back to the good ole boy system and not trying to branch out, after bill is out RC will slide in as AD and the coaching staff will be loaded with old ags, some good some horrible.

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setsmachine is getting deep.