TexAgs Radio: Jackie Sherrill

Gabe Bock, Brandon Jones and Andrew Kilzer were joined in the TexAgs studio by legendary former Texas A&M Football Coach Jackie Sherrill. The 45-minute interviews covers the entire spectrum of Coach Sherrill's time in Aggieland, including:

-His decision to leave Pittsburgh in 1981 with Dan Marino coming back for his senior year.
-His conversation with his former college coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (Sherrill won two national titles at Alabama) about whether he should take the A&M job.
-His uncanny ability to connect with the student body at Texas A&M, which included attending Bonfire, helping build the stack, engaging in Corps functions and more.
-The idea to form a kickoff unit containing nothing but walk-on players...a group which flourished and became known as the 12th Man Kickoff Team.
-Texas A&M under Mike Sherman...where they are as a program and Sherrill's confidence in Sherman to re-build Aggie Football into a national power once again.

We also talk a lot about Coach Sherrill's book, "No Experience Required," which chronicles the life and journey of the members of the 12th Man Kickoff Team.


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I want to thank Coach Sherrill for coming in and diving into so many different areas of his life at A&M and in creating this book. I know many of you have had the pleasure of reading the book...it is one of the best out there at describing the landscape of Aggieland during that incredible time for the football team.

Thanks Coach...and I hope you all enjoy the listen.

So wait...about half-way through the interview...Jackie Sherrill says that the Yell Leaders said "No" to the Twelfth Man Towel concept? They said "NO to Jackie Sherrill. WOW!!!

My favorite quote:

"If you want concrete under your feet, go to Austin. If you want grass under your feet, come to Texas A&M."

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Do I have to subscribe to listen to this or do the advertisements everywhere pay for it?

The 80's are the Golden Age of Aggie Football.

As a freshman in the Corps, I remember going to G. Rollie White for Coach Sherrill's introduction. It was like yell Practice with great excitement and energy. I'll never forget what he said to the other teams in the SouthWest conference - "You better bet us while you can, because we are coming to get you..."

The ultimate was betting Auburn in the '85 Cotton Bowl with Heisman Trouphy winner Bo Jackson. That was real wrecking crew!

fish Lord '85

fish Lord, did you have a brother in the class of 1987?

Thanks for the interview.

One technical comment:

The MP3 is really, really quiet.

Is there any way y'all could check the levels and amplify if needed before publishing?

I think it is funny that he and Mack Brown are good friends but that is how college gootball is.

fish Lord's brother was class of '86

Phil Garner...any audio that is under the "TexAgs Radio" umbrella is free...thanks to Aggieland Credit Union.

Thanks for asking.

I shook Jackie Sherrill's hand this weekend and had a brief converation with him... It was a religious experience. Cathartic, one might say.

Jackie thinks Bonfire will come back on campus, LOL.

Good interview though.

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Hope you DIAF, but right before you diaf, Jackie shows up to p on you.

I like that sweater jackie is wearing.

the Yell Leaders said no to more than just the towels.

I remember that there was an Old Sarge mascot costume that Sherill had made for sidelines before the Texas game in 1987. He gave it to the Head Yell Leader and told him to get a fish to wear it.

It looked simply terrible. I think the costume ended up on Bonfire.

Bow down Gabe, you have just spoken to THE Phil Garner!

badbilly,

Wasn't the class of '86's fish Lord the FDT Commander yelling "hut, ho" at the tree outside our dorm all year (fall '82/spring '83)?

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