Regardless she should have never posted the letter. She allowed her emotions to get the best of her and now this is the result. Nothing but bad will come if this. No one will get caught.

I'm not a Mrs Sumlin fan by any means

The worst possible result of this is the sender of the letter not getting caught. Until there is a name and face to pin this to, it will linger in the media as an "A&M fan" forever. Mrs. Sumlin's intentions are irrelevant at this point. The letter is out there, and it's in our best interest that authorities get to the bottom of it.

I wish the Sumlins would have publicly stated 'Don't just assume the person that sent this letter is an A&M fan. It could of been a rival of A&M's trying to pose as an A&M fan'.

I actually liked Mrs. Sumlin. I wasn't wild about his hire at the beginning, until I saw an interiew with her right after. Beautiful, well-spoked and said how they were so happy to be back in Aggieland and how much they loved it here. But I'm disappointed how she has handled this whole situation.

All Aggies are catching hell on Facebook for:

1. Sending the letter.
2. "Attacking" the Sumlins for releasing the letter.

FYI

StickTogetherAgs said:

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I wish the Sumlins would have never gone public with the letter until they learned who sent it!

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FIFY

You're "disappointed" how she handled a racist, threatening letter to her home? Is this real life?

she shouldn't have posted it publically.

LOL since the cops couldn't do anything she blasted it on Twitter..classy.

My first thought was that Sumlin set it up.
He obviously wanted sympathy, otherwise the letter would have been trashed and no mention made of it. I don't think it's a big leap to assume that someone who would publicize something of that nature in this situation to actually be the person who was behind it all.

i wonder if sumlin got any letters accusing him of point shaving? since we didn't see any posted on social media, its safe to assume that no one thinks he might be doing anything like that.

It was not Sumlin.

Macarthur said:

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Ribbed Paultz said:

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You're "disappointed" how she handled a racist, threatening letter to her home? Is this real life?

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Isn't it amazing.

13 pages on this thread and there ares still those that think the sumlin's are bad guys here. Shouldn't we assume this is not a small % of Aggies fans that feel this way. Sad

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So is it possible that I could be saddened and disheartened that they received the letter but have questions about why and how it was released and his subsequent answer in the presser and her comments posted after?

I don't think I'm unique to this thought.

MsDoubleD81 said:

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she shouldn't have posted it publically.

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Not only that, her supposed concern about her kids reading the letter was like a guy who walks around with dog poo in his hand and tells people, "Look what I almost stepped in."

tbirdspur2010 said:

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Whole situation stinks of shenanigans if you ask me.

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I love that I know you.

AgFan131 said:

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It was not Sumlin.

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I'm not saying it was or wasn't,

but prove it.

mazzag said:

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I doubt this is the first racially slurred letter sumlin has gotten. I'd have to guess he gets a lot of emails and most hate mail goes to his ad address. But this one said haphazardly "or else". Rookies need to step aside. Pros got this.

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As stated, the police won't prosecute the perpetrator because the letter doesn't meet the criteria of a threat, hate crime, or civil rights violation. Those collective determinations should have been more than sufficient to keep Mrs. Sumlin from broadcasting the letter to the world via FB and immediately smearing the university and everyone connected with it. Doing so during a lapse in judgement, in a fit of pique, or as the result of a more sinister motive constitutes a colossal mistake with lasting, far-reaching consequences. Her action further plumbs unfathomable depths since nothing has emerged to indicate that she had proof prior to the posting that someone associated with A&M was the sender. It's an equally disappointing and disturbing situation.

If this is true then what does she mean by "...THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!"

Pam Poovey said:

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If this is true then what does she mean by "...THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!"

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I don't see that phrase in the excerpt quoted by mazzag, to which my reply was directed.

It's in the original follow-up tweet made by Ms. Sumlin.

runontexas said:

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Sorry...bottom of first page. She says that authorities have asked her if she wants to press charges.

Pam Poovey said:

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It's in the original follow-up tweet made by Ms. Sumlin...p2.

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I can't explain her thinking.

But she says they were asked if they wanted to press charges. That isnt her thinking. So is she lying or making things up?

This is the 446th post on this thread alone. Most are negative in one way or another. Impact: Negative national attention on A&M.

RGLAG85 said:

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Macarthur said:

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Ribbed Paultz said:

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You're "disappointed" how she handled a racist, threatening letter to her home? Is this real life?

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Isn't it amazing.

13 pages on this thread and there ares still those that think the sumlin's are bad guys here. Shouldn't we assume this is not a small % of Aggies fans that feel this way. Sad

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So is it possible that I could be saddened and disheartened that they received the letter but have questions about why and how it was released and his subsequent answer in the presser and her comments posted after?

I don't think I'm unique to this thought.

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This is the overwhelming majority of Ags imo.

RGLAG85 said:

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Macarthur said:

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Ribbed Paultz said:

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You're "disappointed" how she handled a racist, threatening letter to her home? Is this real life?

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Isn't it amazing.

13 pages on this thread and there ares still those that think the sumlin's are bad guys here. Shouldn't we assume this is not a small % of Aggies fans that feel this way. Sad

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So is it possible that I could be saddened and disheartened that they received the letter but have questions about why and how it was released and his subsequent answer in the presser and her comments posted after?

I don't think I'm unique to this thought.

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I think you are couching this very differently that I am reading this board. I am not seeing a lot of sadness and sympathy for the Sumlin's. You're tone in this post does NOT match the tone of this thread.

sharpdressedman said:

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mazzag said:

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I doubt this is the first racially slurred letter sumlin has gotten. I'd have to guess he gets a lot of emails and most hate mail goes to his ad address. But this one said haphazardly "or else". Rookies need to step aside. Pros got this.

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As stated, the police won't prosecute the perpetrator because the letter doesn't meet the criteria of a threat, hate crime, or civil rights violation. Those collective determinations should have been more than sufficient to keep Mrs. Sumlin from broadcasting the letter to the world via FB and immediately smearing the university and everyone connected with it. Doing so during a lapse in judgement, in a fit of pique, or as the result of a more sinister motive constitutes a colossal mistake with lasting, far-reaching consequences. Her action further plumbs unfathomable depths since nothing has emerged to indicate that she had proof prior to the posting that someone associated with A&M was the sender. It's an equally disappointing and disturbing situation.

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But it had the words, "Or else" and our experts here say that qualifies as as terrorist threat. Lol

sharpdressedman said:

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Pam Poovey said:

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It's in the original follow-up tweet made by Ms. Sumlin...p2.

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I can't explain her thinking.

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Nobody can.

Kevin Sumlin is only a hindrance to our program from this point forward. He has proven he can't win, and now he's intent on taking down the whole program. b All he had to say was that this lone nut should be ignored and talk about how well we have treated him. He's mad because fans are calling him out on his inability to perform basic coaching functions.

$40 million we paid this chump.

HoustonAggie37713 said:

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Kevin Sumlin is only a hindrance to our program from this point forward. He has proven he can't win, and now he's intent on taking down the whole program. b All he had to say was that this lone nut should be ignored and talk about how well we have treated him. He's mad because fans are calling him out on his inability to perform basic coaching functions.

$40 million we paid this chump.

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I rest my case.

As appalling as the letter is, what is discouraging is the conspiracy excuses that seem to not just be a minority opinion. The person that wrote this letter should have to turn in their Aggie ring. Sumlin's wife didn't write the letter, some other team's fan didn't write the letter. A "fan" of our team wrote it. Look I like Coach Sumlin, and I do think he has improved the A&M brand. I wish it would work out, but right now it doesn't look like it.

Based on the current trend he will get fired at season's end and I believe he should be, but Coach Sumlin is our coach RIGHT NOW so he is an Aggie and deserves respect. Rooting for him to get fired, is rooting for the Aggies to lose.

JayAggie said:

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Sumlin's wife didn't write the letter, some other team's fan didn't write the letter. A "fan" of our team wrote it.

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You have as much proof of this as you do that the Sumlin's wrote it

JayAggie said:

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As appalling as the letter is, what is discouraging is the conspiracy excuses that seem to not just be a minority opinion. The person that wrote this letter should have to turn in their Aggie ring. Sumlin's wife didn't write the letter, some other team's fan didn't write the letter. A "fan" of our team wrote it. Look I like Coach Sumlin, and I do think he has improved the A&M brand. I wish it would work out, but right now it doesn't look like it.

Based on the current trend he will get fired at season's end and I believe he should be, but Coach Sumlin is our coach RIGHT NOW so he is an Aggie and deserves respect. Rooting for him to get fired, is rooting for the Aggies to lose.

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How do you know this as fact?

Ok, let me get this straight.

Sumlin's family receives a threatening letter containing a racist remark.

Many on here are blaming the victim of this horrible crime for going public in an attempt to discover what racist pig sent the letter?

Sumlin and family did not deserve to receive this hateful material and should use every avenue available to locate and then prosecute that individual. This type of hate should not be tolerated.