riverrataggie said:

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Why is it assumed it's a fan of A&M?

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That 12th Man Foundation statement looks like someone spent time flipping through the thesaurus...loathsome, deranged, etc.

Sex Panther said:

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Such a relief to know the 12th Man Board of Trustees thinks racism is bad.


What a joke we're living in these days

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Sumlin and his family must be desperate to save his job. This letter real or not doesn't represent the university or the fans. They know it too. This is a disgusting way for Sumlin's to generate sympathy and to some degree job security.

Hopefully A&M shows the courage and fairness by firing him and not cower down under political correctness BS.

First, I wish this never would have happened. Second, I hope its some anti-Aggie kid thinking this is funny and will learn a lesson about what's appropriate humor as opposed to it really being a racist Aggie.

Saying that, how can so many of you assume it's not an Aggie? Many of you are the same ones that laugh at moms of criminals who say "He's a good boy and never hurt anybody" and can't acknowledge that their son miight be guilty. There are a lot of Aggies out there and a lot of racists. Unfortunately, those two circles do intersect, so yes, there is the possibility that its some idiotic Ag.

As cross posted on the OB:

Can we agree that this does not psychologically look like the "rant" of an angry fan?

If you were p*ssed at the way that Sumlin was coaching and wanted to go to the trouble of letting him know it, wouldn't you level some specific, and likely lengthy, criticism? Like a mention of clock management, conditioning, salary, swag, uniforms, etc? Or plays, particular games or personnel you disagreed with? Or if crazy enough to threaten him to try and run him off, again, wouldn't the letter be specific or more menacing? Isn't the purpose of such a rant against the coach to change his behavior or run him off? I don't think a brief, vague note with a racial epithet and Scooby Doo villian-esque warning that looks like it was scrawled in 10 seconds is what a fan rant would look like, nor that of someone wanting to effect a coaching change. This seems more like a note for the sole purpose of dropping the n-bomb and smearing Aggies as a whole. That extra planning went into concealing the origins of the letter make the intention that much clearer.

Shouldn't that stamp have a inkstamp on it since it was supposed to be "circulated" and accepted by the USPS? I can't 100% tell from the pic but doesn't look to have one.

What if the investigation by the county comes back unsolved?

Well that guy can go **** off.

The letter looks like it was written by 12 year old

AgJones said:

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Sumlin and his family must be desperate to save his job. This letter real or not doesn't represent the university or the fans. They know it too. This is a disgusting way for Sumlin's to generate sympathy and to some degree job security.

Hopefully A&M shows the courage and fairness by firing him and not cower down under political correctness BS.

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It definitely represents some scumbags. There's always a small percentage of people who feel this way, not matter how much we advance as a society. This person just wrote a letter.

Mr. AGSPRT04 said:

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As cross posted on the OB:

Can we agree that this does not psychologically look like the "rant" of an angry fan?

If you were p*ssed at the way that Sumlin was coaching and wanted to go to the trouble of letting him know it, wouldn't you level some specific, and likely lengthy, criticism? Like a mention of clock management, conditioning, salary, swag, uniforms, etc? Or plays, particular games or personnel you disagreed with? Or if crazy enough to threaten him to try and run him off, again, wouldn't the letter be specific or more menacing? Isn't the purpose of such a rant against the coach to change his behavior or run him off? I don't think a brief, vague note with a racial epithet and Scooby Doo villian-esque warning that looks like it was scrawled in 10 seconds is what a fan rant would look like, nor that of someone wanting to effect a coaching change. This seems more like a note for the sole purpose of dropping the n-bomb and smearing Aggies as a whole. That extra planning went into concealing the origins of the letter make the intention that much clearer.

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Not if your motivations are more race related than performance related.

Sorry I didn't read the whole thread but when was this letter received ? It seems that if the game was late Sunday and Monday was a holiday then a mailed letter would have taken a bit longer to get to a destination from Houston to college Station or even CS to CS

Good point. I live over a hundred miles from Houston in central Texas. Dropped a payment in the mail 9/1 that was due 9/5 to a local vendor. They received it today.

runontexas said:

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Female t.u. fan's handwriting.

AgJones said:

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Sumlin and his family must be desperate to save his job. This letter real or not doesn't represent the university or the fans. They know it too. This is a disgusting way for Sumlin's to generate sympathy and to some degree job security.

Hopefully A&M shows the courage and fairness by firing him and not cower down under political correctness BS.

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And going public with this letter might hurt his marketability and that of other black coaches as schools see how this is playing out, how a single letter from a POS can cause so much of a problem. Those doing the hiring my wonder if it is worth the trouble, negative publicity, etc. over something they had nothing to do with.

So over dramatic. These tweets. This PC culture media feels an obligation to chime in on every single alleged event. Only further blowing this situation out of proportion. All of this before we even know whats really going on. Proper procedure has been replaced with outrage and backlash. Followed by immediate out pouring of support. It's the equivalent of an internet flash bang grenade preemptively going off.

garc said:

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Bunk Moreland said:

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honestly, the handwriting and the content screams "female."

No dude who watches football talks like that.

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"You suck as a head coach! You're an XXXXX and can't win!" Get lost...or else!"

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I hope A&M is going way over the top trying to investigate it, because that is way too shady. I could see an idiot alum or fan saying something racially charged in a rant that has some sort of message, but this letter doesn't sound real at all. Still guessing it's a troll designed to make A&M look bad that sent it.

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And interestingly written in all cursive, which would lead me to believe an older female at that.

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Correct. Joke Address is the Houston Country Club. t.u. type.

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wilhunting said:

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Looks like a females hand writing...

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Looks more like a male's. Very poor penmanship.

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Woman in her 40s-50s.

Pam Poovey said:

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J_R said:

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"Earlier this evening, we became aware of a letter of unknown origin that was sent to the Sumlin family home. We unequivocally condemn this disgusting and threatening letter. There is no excuse for hatred and, as a community, we will not allow the ignorance of some to intimidate any member of our community. On behalf of all Aggies, our thoughts are with Coach Sumlin and his family, and we will do all that we can to ensure their safety. We are working with law enforcement authorities to bring the sender of this letter to justice. We stand with the Sumlins and will not accept this inexcusable act of hate."

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Wow. But a prof says whites should die and it's all ok. This is inexcusable being sent to this coach, but no statement was released in re: to Curry. Unbelievable!

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False:


"The interview features disturbing comments about race and violence that stand in stark contrast to Aggie core values most notably those of respect, excellence, leadership and integrity values that we hold true toward all of humanity," Young said in his response.

http://www.thebatt.com/news/president-young-responds-to-controversial-comments-made-by-a-m/article_36b06da6-35ff-11e7-96ff-137c02893705.html

the Houston country club return address is key. why would a real a&m fan put that as the return address? makes no sense. why would a real random A&M fan try to implicate Houston BMA's with a hate letter if they were upset about Coach Sumlin. it would have seemed more legit that it could have been an A&M fan if that wasn't on there, which means the phony return address shows that this is almost certainly a false flag letter. to associate this with an A&M fan is misguided when the signs point to a troll from another school or sjw. the meaning of the return address gives away the motive of the individual.

The letter screams bad joke. Stupid prank.

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You are an idiot Jose. Do you really think she would have posted it if her husband wasn't on the hot seat?

I'm not trying to make light of the letter but that appears to be a polite racist - use a racial slur then request for him to PLEASE get lost.

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Gawd. I'm so sick of the, "You're part of the problem" rhetoric.

Maybe some of us are tired of everyone needing attention or the masses to say, "that is so wrong."

No ***** It is wrong and disgusting. Now everyone is racing to say it just like they do with "thoughts and prayers."

So did the liberal brigade, SJWs, and virtue signalers find the culprit and sentence to death yet?

I sure hope so because mean words should equal death. Painful death without any rights.

Actually, since the letter says Sumlin " can't win " , releasing it puts hm on the spot to prove it wrong. Sumlin, his coaches and the players, are now under a lot of pressure to prove the letter wrong. It will be very interesting to see how the season turns out .

oysterbayAG said:

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Actually, since the letter says Sumlin " can't win " , releasing it puts hm on the spot to prove it wrong. Sumlin, his coaches and the players, are now under a lot of pressure to prove the letter wrong. It will be very interesting to see how the season turns out .

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They'll win the next two. Enough to keep it alive. Then they get trashed and it comes back on the scene as evidence of bad A&M wanting to fire Sumlin.