I mean, it's not possible to know- but bottom line is that we weren't investing in the football program under rc and everyone else was.
The curse of firing Slocum too early...
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The only coach we fired too early was Sherman, thanks zoo…
RC used "young and inexperienced" every year too. It's almost like we still have him.
Neither was Babers, or Toledo, or Ensminger, etc.agracer said:
RC said his biggest regret was firing Toledo.
And when Sumlin took over play calling from Babers, the 9-games he called plays the offense scored more points, yards, etc. than the 15-games Babers called. Sumlin was NOT the problem with that offense.
Ag CPA said:
The only coach we fired too early was Sherman, thanks zoo…
I agree sherm deserved a shot with his recruits in the SEC.
Slocum never had a losing season.
Is that the same Ensminger that was part of the LSU staff that won NC in 2019? Or maybe his son?92_Ag said:
RC would have benefited from the kind of investment that's now being put into the program.
However, he just couldn't muster consistently great offenses like he could defenses.
Anyone remember
Toledo
Kragthorpe
Marshall
Ensminger
Babers
Sumlin
I recall Toledo doing pretty well offensively at UCLA for a while and Babers/Sumlin's history is well known.
I don't know if it was the head coach stifling the offense then like Jimbo seems to be now, and my memory may not be bulletproof on this but I seem to recall being frustrated just as much with the lack of offensive consistency then as now.
RC was a good coach though, regardless of the revisionist history - he just couldn't seem to get over the hump of getting the teams from good to great.
A wealthy American industrialist looking to open a silver mine in the mountains of Peru.
Probably did deserve it, but man would we have had had the 2012 season we had and Johnny win a Heisman if he had stayed?spherical said:Ag CPA said:
The only coach we fired too early was Sherman, thanks zoo…
I agree sherm deserved a shot with his recruits in the SEC.
A wealthy American industrialist looking to open a silver mine in the mountains of Peru.
aglaes said:Probably did deserve it, but man would we have had had the 2012 season we had and Johnny win a Heisman if he had stayed?spherical said:Ag CPA said:
The only coach we fired too early was Sherman, thanks zoo…
I agree sherm deserved a shot with his recruits in the SEC.
Fair- but sherm did see something in him to recruit him, so maybe something?
And maybe under sherm Johnny comes out a little more level headed, the way sherm course corrected von?
Lot of maybes
One in the same.aglaes said:Is that the same Ensminger that was part of the LSU staff that won NC in 2019? Or maybe his son?92_Ag said:
RC would have benefited from the kind of investment that's now being put into the program.
However, he just couldn't muster consistently great offenses like he could defenses.
Anyone remember
Toledo
Kragthorpe
Marshall
Ensminger
Babers
Sumlin
I recall Toledo doing pretty well offensively at UCLA for a while and Babers/Sumlin's history is well known.
I don't know if it was the head coach stifling the offense then like Jimbo seems to be now, and my memory may not be bulletproof on this but I seem to recall being frustrated just as much with the lack of offensive consistency then as now.
RC was a good coach though, regardless of the revisionist history - he just couldn't seem to get over the hump of getting the teams from good to great.
Ag CPA said:
The only coach we fired too early was Sherman, thanks zoo…
What about Sherman's 3 out of 4 losing seasons made you want him to stay?
I was in school then and it was obvious when Bob Stoops and Mack Brown arrived in conference that RC was done. Then Leach showed up and made the sting of hanging on too long that much worse. Love RC and what he did but the landscape changed quickly and we were slow to decide and decided poorly on FranMidnight Rider said:
If anything it's the curse of firing RC too late.
Could have probably landed Urban Meyer if moved a year earlier for context about how poorly A&M handled this period
How about the curse of too much $$$ and over inflated ego how good we think we are without any proof in the pudding.
Aggie football has been and continues to be the biggest nothing burger in NCAA /SEC.
Just because we have one of the highest paid coaching staffs does not make us contenders. It means we know how to throw good money after bad.
Absolutely disgraceful.
Aggie football has been and continues to be the biggest nothing burger in NCAA /SEC.
Just because we have one of the highest paid coaching staffs does not make us contenders. It means we know how to throw good money after bad.
Absolutely disgraceful.
The curse continues.....
Texas A&M said:
The curse continues.....
No Natty since 39. This curse predates RC by a lot unfortunately.
I love RC Slocum and don't think we could ask for a better representative of Texas A&M
But it was WAAAAAY past time for him to go. Facilities or no facilities
The fact that he wasn't given one single job offer after he was let go should tell you everything
But it was WAAAAAY past time for him to go. Facilities or no facilities
The fact that he wasn't given one single job offer after he was let go should tell you everything
Who in the fk do you think you are to make a judgement of RC 's coaching skills?
He also never coached in the SEC.AggieArchitect04 said:
Slocum never had a losing season.
The curse is that some of you won't let him go and it looks like he is still the coach with the same offense and defense.
Jimbo is getting passed over by the game's evolution just like RC did. No creativity at all on offense.
Jimbo is getting passed over by the game's evolution just like RC did. No creativity at all on offense.
Is it still alive?
Texas A&M said:
Is it still alive?
I think it might be.
Are you kidding we handeled that like we do everything else Slocum was allowed to stay about 2 years too long
The results of the last 25 years (minus 1 or 2 outliers) speak for themselves.sonnysixkiller said:
Are you kidding we handeled that like we do everything else Slocum was allowed to stay about 2 years too long
The curse continues for another year. Hopefully the next coach can break it.
The curse was letting Jackie be fired
Too soon?
He had 13+ seasons and couldn't win the big game... EVER.
He had 13+ seasons and couldn't win the big game... EVER.
I'm the biggest RC fan here.
We had been regressing for years.
We had been regressing for years.
Opinions are just like noses, everybody has one
Absolutely concur
Not providing funding for facilities for Slocum was on Groff and the 12th Man. Though University leadership is ultimately responsible including BoR.
Z Team, Former stidents and a few AGGIE students thrive by living in the past, they just can't or don't want to face the cold light of day.
LOL slocum should have been fired at least 3 years prior to his firing. Then the ******** was allowed to hang around and eff around the program instead of run out on a rail as he should have been
Gig em '90
Gig em '90
The curse of Harry Stiteler.
Poor guy got assaulted on a booster visit and A&M fired him over it. He loved A&M so much that he retired from coaching and focused on farming rather than relocate. His son went on to become a longtime A&M employee.
Many sportswriters thought he had the Aggies poised to win the SWC in '51 and turn the corner with the program, but he was let go in the Spring.
Poor guy got assaulted on a booster visit and A&M fired him over it. He loved A&M so much that he retired from coaching and focused on farming rather than relocate. His son went on to become a longtime A&M employee.
Many sportswriters thought he had the Aggies poised to win the SWC in '51 and turn the corner with the program, but he was let go in the Spring.
The curse was firing Jackie Sherrill. Still the best coach since.
ShookAg said:
LOL slocum should have been fired at least 3 years prior to his firing. Then the ******** was allowed to hang around and eff around the program instead of run out on a rail as he should have been
Run RC out on a rail?
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