I think Bolt should go

Someone please remind me when was the last time an Aggie coach of a major sport actually resigned and took a job elsewhere. Bear, Stallings and BCG are all I can think of.

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Someone please remind me when was the last time an Aggie coach of a major sport actually resigned and took a job elsewhere. Bear, Stallings and BCG are all I can think of.

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Turgeon.

He would only turn down Nebraska if he gets an extension here, he wouldn't turn down going back home to stay for a final year of a contract with no guarantees beyond that.

I really can see him leaving for Nebraska knowing all that

HoustonAg2106 said:

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He would only turn down Nebraska if he gets an extension here, he wouldn't turn down going back home to stay for a final year of a contract with no guarantees beyond that.

I really can see him leaving for Nebraska knowing all that

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He would probably dominate the Big 10, and get to host a lot of regionals. Makes a lot of sense for everyone. Like Spike Dykes said, a coach loses 10% of his friends every year he stays on the job. After a while, unless you're winning titles, things get stale.

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According to a few people on Twitter, RC still owns a house in Lincoln.

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Don't believe he owns a house in Lincoln but believe does own a good chunk of land somewhere in Nebraska.. like 700 acres and either was or has plans to build on it .

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Have talked to a few people tonight. The factors multiple people have mentioned as being key for any candidate: Salary is a big one. Assistant salary pool is the other big one, plus how well a potential coach feels they can recruit here.
I know people want to chest thump about facilities and whatnot, but Nebraska baseball's facilities advantages aren't as vast as what they were 10 years ago.

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Rob Childress: The former Nebraska pitching coach has been at A&M for 14 seasons, making two College World Series appearances during that time. Childress has come under fire from A&M fans in recent years, and he will be working for yet another new athletic director. Childress is still a frequent visitor to Nebraska where he still owns land, and it wouldn't be the worst idea to at least kick the tires, though Nebraska would have to make a big step up in salary to even get in the conversation.

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I think Childress would go to Nebraska for less money. If they offer, he's gone.

The stars seem to be aligning perfectly.

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I think Childress would go to Nebraska for less money. If they offer, he's gone.

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Not a whole lot less, but knowing this is the last year of his contract and that he has to perform in the rugged sec west next year to get a new one means he will probably accept a slight pay cut if it means more guaranteed years and he can be at a school he feels comfortable at.

This just got interesting

Stumpknocker said:

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Someone please remind me when was the last time an Aggie coach of a major sport actually resigned and took a job elsewhere. Bear, Stallings and BCG are all I can think of.

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Not sure why you included Stallings in your list, since he was fired after the 1971 (or '72) season if memory serves.

The timing and situation are lining up well for Childress to make a move to Nebraska. Uncertain support with a new AD, dwindling support from an increasingly restless A&M fanbase, probable little support for an attractive extension offer from A&M...

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If Rob leaves Aggieland, it will definitely be of his own volition!

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What? If that were true, he'd already have a new contract extension.

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Not necessarily so, We at least did not learn of the current extension in which RC is under until September 2016 which is several months after the season ended. While Woodard was relatively new at the AD position then, it was not the same situation we are currently under with Slocum as an interim AD until the recent hire of Bjork.

True, but I'm fairly certain Bjork has familiarized himself with the situation. If Slocum doesn't have the power to fire Childress, surely he doesn't have the power to extend him.

Which is my point, just because no contract extension is in place right now it does not necessarily indicate the Ags and RC are about to part ways.

If Rob ever leaves A&M, it will definitely not be for less money!

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If Rob ever leaves A&M, it will definitely not be for less money!

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So, no chance he's fired after next year, or at the end of his contract? Wanna bet?

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cevans_40 said:

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I think Childress would go to Nebraska for less money. If they offer, he's gone.

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Not a whole lot less, but knowing this is the last year of his contract and that he has to perform in the rugged sec west next year to get a new one means he will probably accept a slight pay cut if it means more guaranteed years and he can be at a school he feels comfortable at.

This just got interesting

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Agreed. Also, as a reminder, zero returning batters who hit 300 this year. And 1 of the 2 reliable starting pitchers. Next year's TAMU team is likely to suffer a quite down year regardless of who is coaching them.

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He would only turn down Nebraska if he gets an extension here, he wouldn't turn down going back home to stay for a final year of a contract with no guarantees beyond that.

I really can see him leaving for Nebraska knowing all that

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Home for Childress is 200 miles from Aggieland, it's 700 miles from Lincoln. His wife is an Aggie. Just because he coached at Nebraska doesn't mean it's home. He also coached in the low levels of college baseball in Texas prior to going to Nebraska.

A guess for me would be if any of this is actually on the table it would boil down to whether or not he thinks/believes he will have a good enough squad next year to secure an extension. Hard to say without knowing for sure if him "listening" is a rumor or not.

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348 followers... I dgaf what you're "hearing"

We'd be fools to extend Childress at all but for sure if we do his extension offer should be 2 years with no buyout.

He is a good not great coach, who basically coasts on his pitching.

If NU offers 500k or more year, guaranteed for 5 or 6 years Childress would be a fool not to take it. Barring a fluke miracle like 2017, he is going to lose again on the road in the regionals. Making the postseason every year doesn't do the AD much good if you are rarely hosting. The AD would be better off with a coach who misses the postseason every 4th year or so but hosts 2 out of the three years they make it. Right now Childress has only hosted twice since going the SEC, and that required maybe his best teams ever on paper.

He is what he is. He is never going to be coaching that has great run like some of the coaches in state or conference. He basically values pitching over all else, thus rarely has a complete enough team to do so.

He'd do great at NU because if he can keep his pitching up the competition there so much weaker that he could host every year there. Here in the SEC and even compared to state schools, his flaws as a HC are much more exposed.

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He is a good not great coach

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Tbh the metric of "good" is really questionable at this point

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He is a good not great coach

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Tbh the metric of "good" is really questionable at this point

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What level of success is necessary in your opinion to be considered a "good" coach.

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He is a good not great coach

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Tbh the metric of "good" is really questionable at this point

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I think if he posted his current A&M track record at Nebraska over a 14 year span, they'd be darn happy and he'd have a lifetime contract.

I do think if he turns NU down and gets fired in a year or two at A&M that he'd have plenty of other offers, some of them probably at better programs than Nebraska. This is all about whether he wants to go back there.

Remember, this would only be a good thing if we replace Childress with someone at minimum equal or better. Getting rid of Childress for the sake of change alone is not a good reason to let him walk out the door. Keep him until we have a BETTER replacement.

I want to know who A&M is looking into..

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Remember, this would only be a good thing if we replace Childress with someone at minimum equal or better. Getting rid of Childress for the sake of change alone is not a good reason to let him walk out the door. Keep him until we have a BETTER replacement.

I want to know who A&M is looking into..

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You never know until you try, but we have seen what Childress is capable of.

And I am ALL for trying, however we shouldn't cut Rob loose without already having an option lined up. This is why Woodward was such a good AD for us, he didn't act until he already had a capable (and oftentimes better) replacement ready to walk in the door. Hopefully Bjork is smart and can replicate this method that way A&M isn't here empty-handed with its d*** in its hand meanwhile Rob is being introduced at Nebraska.

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And I am ALL for trying, however we shouldn't cut Rob loose without already having an option lined up. This is why Woodward was such a good AD for us, he didn't act until he already had a capable (and oftentimes better) replacement ready to walk in the door. Hopefully Bjork is smart and can replicate this method that way A&M isn't here empty-handed with its d*** in its hand meanwhile Rob is being introduced at Nebraska.

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A&M is an attractive job so I am not worried at all about finding a good replacement.

The scuttlebutt is that Woodward was already prepping for Rob's eventual departure. I am sure those plans were known through Rempe and Moore. I doubt we give Rob anything substantial in terms of an extension and if NU really wants him he will go. It is not like Bjork is not being made aware of these situations. His July start date is a formality. He is on the job so to speak.

What are you really risking at this point? I mean in the past when people on this board would claim anyone could do what RC has done, or that he's really just a pitching coach masquerading as a head coach, they would get blasted, but it's kind of hard to argue against that now. Especially with playing a road Regional for the 5th time in the last 7 years and finishing like 250th in team batting average.