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Texas A&M reaches 5-year agreement with Kennedy

March 12, 2016
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NASHVILLE - Texas A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy, who guided the Aggies to their first conference championship in 30 years, was rewarded on Saturday with announcement of a pending new five-year contract.

Terms of the agreement were not announced. The contract must be approved by the A&M Board of Regents.

Kennedy is 96-68 in five seasons at A&M.

I am blessed to be coaching such a fine group of young men at an outstanding university. We still have a lot of work left to do this season, and I look forward to leading the Aggies for many years. - Billy Kennedy {"Module":"quote","Alignment":"left","Quote":"I am blessed to be coaching such a fine group of young men at an outstanding university. We still have a lot of work left to do this season, and I look forward to leading the Aggies for many years.","Author":"Billy Kennedy"}
“This new contract and commitment is well-deserved and well-earned by Billy, who is a great ambassador for Texas A&M and who embodies our values,” Athletic Director Scott Woodward said in the news released issued by the A&M Sports Information Department. “He has led our team to Texas A&M’s first conference championship in 30 years, with an NCAA Tournament invitation likely to come on Sunday. Our program is also achieving success in the classroom and in the community. We hope that Billy is leading our program for a long time to come.”

A&M (25-7) plays LSU at noon Saturday in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.

The Aggies reached at high as No. 5 in the national rankings this season and are projected as a No. 4-seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament.

“I am extremely appreciative of the support and confidence that Texas A&M has demonstrated to me and our staff,” Kennedy said in the release. “This has been a team effort, and I am blessed to be coaching such a fine group of young men at an outstanding university. We still have a lot of work left to do this season, and I look forward to leading the Aggies for many years.”
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Texas A&M reaches 5-year agreement with Kennedy

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Texas A&M reaches 5-year agreement with Kennedy
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12:16p, 3/12/16
Great season. Hope we can sustain recruiting and keep Coach Stansbury.
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12:31p, 3/12/16
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Well deserved by BK. Winning SEC should be worth something
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12:53p, 3/12/16
Congratulations to Coach Kennedy.
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So much crow has been eaten in Aggieland this year that there is not a bird to be found for miles!
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In reply to jml2621 • 1:21p, 3/12/16
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Great season. Hope we can sustain recruiting and keep Coach Stansbury.


Lock up Stansbury, absolutely critical.
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3:20p, 3/12/16
"I look forward to leading the Aggies for many years."

Go Coach BK.
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3:27p, 3/12/16
One good year and we throw a 5 year deal, I'm not a big fan of this.
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In reply to Cedar09 • 3:37p, 3/12/16
It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.
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In reply to cs69ag • 3:44p, 3/12/16
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So much crow has been eaten in Aggieland this year that there is not a bird to be found for miles!


Not really. Great try to derail a thread!
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In reply to MyComputerCareer • 3:46p, 3/12/16
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It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.


We do like traditions!
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In reply to MyComputerCareer • 4:55p, 3/12/16
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It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.
Of course, Fran and Sumlin have not won a championship in regular season. Sumlin has not figured out how to beat LSU and Alabama in the same season...Comparatively speaking, Kennedy has hired better staff than either Fran or Sumlin....Just the facts!
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5:21p, 3/12/16
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Great job Coach Kennedy! Well deserved!
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In reply to Upperdeck Critic • 5:22p, 3/12/16
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It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.
.Comparatively speaking, Kennedy has hired better staff than either Fran or Sumlin....Just the facts!


This is an opinion, not a fact
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In reply to Upperdeck Critic • 5:31p, 3/12/16
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It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.
Of course, Fran and Sumlin have not won a championship in regular season. Sumlin has not figured out how to beat LSU and Alabama in the same season...Comparatively speaking, Kennedy has hired better staff than either Fran or Sumlin....Just the facts!


The sec basketball conference is trash unlike the big 12 in Fran era and SECW in Sumlin era. Just facts.
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5:41p, 3/12/16
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Whether you are for or against Kennedy, if there is something we can all agree on, it's that I sure am glad that we destroyed LSU on the same day that this was announced.
To 1,000,000 touchdowns ...and beyond
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6:59p, 3/12/16
congrats to coach, but i think this is a little too much a little too soon. though if we have decent buyout then i have no problem with the vote of confidence.
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Quote:It's a tradition. See Fran and Sumlin.
Of course, Fran and Sumlin have not won a championship in regular season. Sumlin has not figured out how to beat LSU and Alabama in the same season...Comparatively speaking, Kennedy has hired better staff than either Fran or Sumlin....Just the facts!


The sec basketball conference is trash unlike the big 12 in Fran era and SECW in Sumlin era. Just facts.
Always the dark cloud.
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3:07p, 4/8/16
have any of the BK contract details come out yet?
it has been almost a month and it seems like we had an insider post the details of stansbury's wku contract within 24 hrs of him getting hired.
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have any of the BK contract details come out yet?
it has been almost a month and it seems like we had an insider post the details of stansbury's wku contract within 24 hrs of him getting hired.
be a good Ag and manage your expectations
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In reply to salvatore_ditmars • 3:15p, 4/8/16
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have any of the BK contract details come out yet?
it has been almost a month and it seems like we had an insider post the details of stansbury's wku contract within 24 hrs of him getting hired.
One possible explanation could be that we have a set amount of money to spend on coaches. Kennedy needs to make two (potentially high level) hires with that money, then he gets the rest.
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3:16p, 5/11/16
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2 months since the extension was announced. 2 weeks since it came up for approval from BOR.

I'm guessing no one covering A&M has looked into specifics?
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In reply to wacarnolds • 3:22p, 5/11/16
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2 months since the extension was announced. 2 weeks since it came up for approval from BOR.

I'm guessing no one covering A&M has looked into specifics?
Is that you volunteering?

http://openrecords.tamu.edu/

Wish Ben Diamond was still around, he seemed to have a lot of time on his hands.
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definitely not me volunteering. I don't get paid to cover A&M sports.
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In reply to wacarnolds • 3:25p, 5/11/16
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definitely not me volunteering. I don't get paid to cover A&M sports.
I think the problem is there are a grand total of about ZERO people who get paid to cover A&M basketball primarily. What about that kid who wanted to be a journalist that was linking his game recaps here? Could be his first real news.
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It wouldn't hurt to submit an open records request, but there's a good chance that the school won't turn the contract over until the new contract goes into effect. You'd think that would be right away, but it's not necessarily the case.
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In reply to GE • 4:37p, 5/12/16
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definitely not me volunteering. I don't get paid to cover A&M sports.
I think the problem is there are a grand total of about ZERO people who get paid to cover A&M basketball primarily. What about that kid who wanted to be a journalist that was linking his game recaps here? Could be his first real news.
Less than 24 hours after I typed this Acie Law is hired to primarily cover Aggie basketball. Granted he's not a reporter but at least having a dedicated analyst is a step in the right direction.
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Still nothing?
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On May 12th someone submitted an open records request for Coach Kennedy Employment Contract and the answer was no responsive information. No additional one has been submitted since.
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This was pre-BOR approval:

http://www.kbtx.com/content/sports/-Texas-AM-Reaches-New-5-year-Agreement-with-Kennedy-371879232.html

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I tried to submit an open records request twice but both times I did it took me back to the login page.

Edit - At work and got caught up both times so it must have timed out. Successfully submitted now. I'll let you guys know if and when I hear anything.
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