Of all the rumors, this one scares me the most. He's a great coach and will win anywhere he goes.

Gosh I hope Jackie does not come back. We would be under a watchful eye. Just get JJ in here

gents <and ladies, if any>, I live in Nashville, and let me tell you, the Tide fans are nervous wrecks over the possibility of losing Francione. There's at LEAST 5 or 6 calls a day about it. If any of you are interested, check out the 99.7 WWTN website and listen online 4-7 central time...I just about guarantee you'll hear something about it.
I've only heard A&M mentioned specifically a few times, they aren't very knowledgeable up here about anything except the SEC <they still are clinging to the idea that it is the premier football conference in the country>.

I think if Jackie came back a lot of Aggies would be saying uh-oh as well. As much as I respect what Jackie did for our football program pre-RC, it would probably not be the best move.

Getting Fran would be almost too good to be true.

In regards to the thread about Sherril, I like the fact that people all over the country know a change is coming in Aggieland.

Fran will never leave Bama this quick. He is just milking the locals for more money. He will sign the new deal after the big-money boys adjust the decimal point.

I think Alpha has a good point. From the beginning of all these rumours that's the impression I've had. To me it seems that Fran is holding out and casting some doubt with the Bama folks for more money. Smart guy that Fran is.

I'd bet he'd trade that decimal point to get back those 21 scholarships they lost

Dennis can coach/recruit and our program would take off like a rocket. RC would probably welcome a less stressful assignment at this point.

Dennis can coach/recruit and our program would take off like a rocket. RC would probably welcome a less stressful assignment at this point.

Folks,
Time to open up the checkbooks for this guy. I think 1.5 would do the trick. If you don't think we can afford it, you haven't seen all the multi million dollar projects going up left and right around campus. I knew they were sandbagging evertime I went to Jolly Rolli or Deware.

I think this guy is holding out and wants to come back to Texas.

Can you imagine the power in the Big 12 if he were to bring us back to top 10 material.

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Of course we have money, we have $52MM in the endowment fund, this after the $5MM dollar end-zone project. I think it doubles the second highest BigXII team. We should dish it out!

I think regarding Franchione to A&M , it could be interesting , but I don't see it happening !!

He has one of the premier jobs in college FB and though crippled by the sanctions , it appears he is well liked in Bama !

You guys better hoped he just loved Texas !

I want to post , like temtexhorn !!

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Well, he has not signed his extension, so until he does, I will consider it a real possibility.

BigD thats what really worries me about getting Fran. There might be a good chance that RC may be strolling the sidelines next year and I guarantee Fran will sign the extension if we do not get him THIS offseason. We missed him once, lets not make the same mistake twice.

jagouar: I really do not want to miss this opportunity. I will be extremely disappointed in Aggie Athletics if we allow RC back for one more year. He has done some nice things, has compiled a nice record, but in order for us to get where we want to be, we need a different coach, and NOW. I am optimistic this might be the year we thank him for his services and go our seperate ways.

I heard Jethro Bodines been driving around pebble Creek, could be our next A.D., and JED might be our H.C.

After two struggeling seasons in the southwest conference the lowly Texas Aggies get beat again by Arkansas.Then a bold statement, a swaggar, followed by an eruption of the Proud and Fighting Texas Aggies that erupted into the elite of the National limelight and the birth of the Wrecking Crew Defense.The statement"Get your licks in now baby, cause you ain't gonna get another chance." Jackie Sherrill. Someone tell: Virginia Tech,Texas Tech, Nebraska, and OSU, Reggie's on the way and he's gonna bring a few of his little friends so get your licks in now.Gig'em.

One thing nobody has brought up is that the extension for Fran is from 7 years to 10 years! That would require A&M buying out his contract for six years!?!?! I don't think we could afford to do that.......hopefully I'm wrong about this

"Brown can bristle all he wants at the "Coach February" label. But if you squint just a little, how much different, really, does he look than R.C. Slocum every autumn?" Fran Blinebury, Houston Chronicle

Pelayo said:

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Franchione is the man

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Awesome bump

raider aficionado said:

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Of all the rumors, this one scares me the most. He's a great coach and will win anywhere he goes.

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Lol

audibleag23 said:

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Would not this rumor go along with the ESPN radio report last week that this is why he hasn't signed the deal?

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Radio lol. Your mind will be blown in 15 years when you can get your rumors in real-time from Top Rope Travis sending tweets on Twitter.

rbtexan said:

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Tide fans are nervous wrecks over the possibility of losing Francione.

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Oh no, how will they ever recover.

I remember this. Every 'sip friend I have about sh*t themselves when we made this hire. Franchione was the big name real deal.

Until he wasn't.

Alpha and Omega said:

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Fran will never leave Bama this quick. He is just milking the locals for more money. He will sign the new deal after the big-money boys adjust the decimal point.

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Sounds familiar

the Fran hire wasn't the problem, it was the contract extension.

The extensions have always bit us in the ass

This sent shivers down my spine thinking he was coming back.

crunchyo said:

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This sent shivers down my spine thinking he was coming back.

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You can't be serious