Ags2013 said:
He's coming back and never leaving
Well, he will have to retire at some point, but…
Ags2013 said:
He's coming back and never leaving
Mark Fairchild said:
Totally Bad Form to ask him that question tonight. Really a bad decision!
fieldtrailer said:Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
I'm curious what Schloss means by leaving his family to come to A&M? Is that a literal thing? Honestly, I don't know much about him other than what he has done with his baseball program.
I think he got divorced. Don't know the rest.
well_endowed_ag said:
The sips' decision to fire their coach the same day as our final game was not to signal they were hiring Schloss. It was to get us riled up and create internal strife within our program. In fact I'm sure CDC specifically wanted Schloss questioned by the A&M media about the job knowing that they weren't going to hire him, just for a scene to be made. Mission accomplished. As usual, sip knows how to play the media and public image game, and we play right into their hands by questioning the loyalty of a coach who wasn't even considering leaving, right after he losses the CWS.
It was stupid to ask that question. Applying any amount of logic to the situation would have led any rational person to conclude he wasn't leaving, but instead our media get in a frenzy and piss him off. I'm sure CDC is thrilled. Thanks, Richard Zane.
BusterAg said:You are confusing blue chip with blue blood.Bryanisbest said:aTm2004 said:This sip boot licker lays out why he would leave.AggieArchitect04 said:
What does Texas have that A&M doesn't?
As a job, we are competitive at every level. Texas is a bigger brand and some of the best baseball history. But how meaningful is that to Schloss at his age? Their fan base and institution are fickle.
Pierce probably wanted a new stadium too. All coaches do. If Schloss truly likes our fans he's in for a rude awakening in Austin.
For those that don't want to give him the satisfaction of a click, his only reason is because A&M isn't God's chosen school for all people...The University of by God Texas!
Hard truth that many of you will flame about. Texas is a blue chip program in both football and baseball. We are not. We are gaining on that in both categories. Competing in the SEC is giving us the ability to emerge from their shadow. We gained on that this baseball season. Will Schloss leave to become a blue chip coach? I don't know. But what he has done here, maybe will yet do, has helped our climb immensely. Gig 'em.
We do not have blue blood.
Who cares? In yesterday's college landscape, that meant something. Not in 2024.
We have the #1 NIL program in the NCAA, and that is the name of the game right now. The blue bloods were complacent enough to rest on their laurels when NIL came out. A&M was smart enough to innovate and get out in front of the curve on this.
I compare A&M in 2023 - 2024 to Mack Brown in the 90's. He was the one that was willing to push the limits on what is acceptable for recruiting, and tu experienced the benefits. A&M was ready to do that with NIL on day 1. We read the rules, understood the rules, and toed the line to get the best advantage that we could / can.
And since, in the new NIL world, the most important thing is resources, A&M is going to be a nationally ranked competitor in each and every sport if / until they change the NIL game.
BusterAg said:1 run shy of a national championship in baseball is a good result. We had UT on the ropes, just ran out of outs. And this is the second year in a row in Omaha.Mark Stoops said:VP at Pierce and Pierce said:If you think A&M isnt a blue chip program in football or baseball you need to reexamine your sports brain. Blue Chip programs hire national title winning coaches from other schools and provide the resources and infrastructure to win big. We were not always a blue chip in either sport. We are now though and have been for a few years.Bryanisbest said:aTm2004 said:This sip boot licker lays out why he would leave.AggieArchitect04 said:
What does Texas have that A&M doesn't?
As a job, we are competitive at every level. Texas is a bigger brand and some of the best baseball history. But how meaningful is that to Schloss at his age? Their fan base and institution are fickle.
Pierce probably wanted a new stadium too. All coaches do. If Schloss truly likes our fans he's in for a rude awakening in Austin.
For those that don't want to give him the satisfaction of a click, his only reason is because A&M isn't God's chosen school for all people...The University of by God Texas!
Hard truth that many of you will flame about. Texas is a blue chip program in both football and baseball. We are not. We are gaining on that in both categories. Competing in the SEC is giving us the ability to emerge from their shadow. We gained on that this baseball season. Will Schloss leave to become a blue chip coach? I don't know. But what he has done here, maybe will yet do, has helped our climb immensely. Gig 'em.
The only way you could define A&M as a blue-chip in any of the three major sports is if the definition of blue-chip gives absolutely zero weight to results. So if that's your definition, fine. But I'm not sure how much it says other than we are really good and flushing a lot of money down the toilet.
Basically to any normal person with no connection to the school, hearing that A&M is a blue blood in any major program is a laughable thought.
The UT baseball offense this year was arguably the best since LSU 1997, when they were using a now banned bat. A&M had a great baseball team this year, but UT was better than most champions.
You keep getting shots on goal, and one of them is going in.
outlawjw said:
Get ready for the meltdown...my connected sip friend says Schloss has signed a contract and he's gone. Hope he's wrong but he's pretty tied in.
outlawjw said:
Get ready for the meltdown...my connected sip friend says Schloss has signed a contract and he's gone. Hope he's wrong but he's pretty tied in.
Joined: Jan 4, 2001outlawjw said:
Get ready for the meltdown...my connected sip friend says Schloss has signed a contract and he's gone. Hope he's wrong but he's pretty tied in.
outlawjw said:
Get ready for the meltdown...my connected sip friend says Schloss has signed a contract and he's gone. Hope he's wrong but he's pretty tied in.
There's been a lot of bathroom time today.Eliminatus said:
Imagine my not surprise to see 300+ new replies on this thread.
We just can't help ourselves can we and yes, tu played (playing) us like a fiddle and if you don't believe that was not planned, well…..I dunno. You're wrong or something.
StinkyPinky said:There's been a lot of bathroom time today.Eliminatus said:
Imagine my not surprise to see 300+ new replies on this thread.
We just can't help ourselves can we and yes, tu played (playing) us like a fiddle and if you don't believe that was not planned, well…..I dunno. You're wrong or something.
Sterling82 said:
I have no idea what's in play. But Zane shouldn't be ridiculed and asked the question as delicately as possible. He's the press…it's what they do.
The question should not have been "are you taking the tu job". It should have been along the lines of: "coach, I'm sure you've heard by now that Texas fired their baseball coach and publicly announced it on the day your team was preparing to play for a national championship. Many in the fan base took offense to that and saw it, at best, as Texas trying to steal your thunder, but at worse, trying to cause a distraction before the game tonight. Either way, what are your thoughts on the timing of the announcement and did it cause any distractions."well_endowed_ag said:
The sips' decision to fire their coach the same day as our final game was not to signal they were hiring Schloss. It was to get us riled up and create internal strife within our program. In fact I'm sure CDC specifically wanted Schloss questioned by the A&M media about the job knowing that they weren't going to hire him, just for a scene to be made. Mission accomplished. As usual, sip knows how to play the media and public image game, and we play right into their hands by questioning the loyalty of a coach who wasn't even considering leaving, right after he losses the CWS.
It was stupid to ask that question. Applying any amount of logic to the situation would have led any rational person to conclude he wasn't leaving, but instead our media get in a frenzy and piss him off. I'm sure CDC is thrilled. Thanks, Richard Zane.
trouble said:
Contracts are often not even signed for weeks after someone is on campus. They agree to terms prior to announcement.
This person doesn't even know how **** works.
You know what is also ironic? You talk about the coach deserving respect (and he does deserve respect)LB12Diamond said:1991sir said:
Just repeating Billy off the radio lol
Oh I heard it. Of course he had Zane's. Back. Knew he would.
But all his justification for giving the green light was.
"It's out there"
That's it
He also said Texas announcing the firing on the final day was disrespectful to both head coaches. Which it was. But we don't have to double down being disrespectful to Schloss by asking the questing on the same day.
It's kind of ironic to state that and then basically do the same thing.
Hungry Ojos said:The question should not have been "are you taking the tu job". It should have been along the lines of: "coach, I'm sure you've heard by now that Texas fired their baseball coach and publicly announced it on the day your team was preparing to play for a national championship. Many in the fan base took offense to that and saw it, at best, as Texas trying to steal your thunder, but at worse, trying to cause a distraction before the game tonight. Either way, what are your thoughts on the timing of the announcement and did it cause any distractions."well_endowed_ag said:
The sips' decision to fire their coach the same day as our final game was not to signal they were hiring Schloss. It was to get us riled up and create internal strife within our program. In fact I'm sure CDC specifically wanted Schloss questioned by the A&M media about the job knowing that they weren't going to hire him, just for a scene to be made. Mission accomplished. As usual, sip knows how to play the media and public image game, and we play right into their hands by questioning the loyalty of a coach who wasn't even considering leaving, right after he losses the CWS.
It was stupid to ask that question. Applying any amount of logic to the situation would have led any rational person to conclude he wasn't leaving, but instead our media get in a frenzy and piss him off. I'm sure CDC is thrilled. Thanks, Richard Zane.
Journalism isn't difficult.
Interesting...Onionman said:How about you showing others respect on here as well? We are all just debating and giving our opinions.LB12Diamond said:1991sir said:
Just repeating Billy off the radio lol
Oh I heard it. Of course he had Zane's. Back. Knew he would.
But all his justification for giving the green light was.
"It's out there"
That's it
He also said Texas announcing the firing on the final day was disrespectful to both head coaches. Which it was. But we don't have to double down being disrespectful to Schloss by asking the questing on the same day.
It's kind of ironic to state that and then basically do the same thing.
Neither myself nor the other poster you insulted deserved that.LB12Diamond said:
As the guy in Dune states. I will respect anyone that shows similar respect. The two posters I stated were obtuse was after several back and forths. I gave them a chance to improve their response. But they earned the obtuse response just like the warden in Shawshank. I have responded to several posters on this thread and did not use that response because their debates were normal.
I typically just ignore posters that earn a response like that one. But they kept responding. So be it.
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The two posters I stated were obtuse was after several back and forths. I gave them a chance to improve their response. But they earned the obtuse response just like the warden in Shawshank.