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Jim Schlossnagle set to leave Texas A&M for Texas head coaching job

June 25, 2024
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The rumors, indeed, have legs.

Jim Schlossnagle is set to be named the next head baseball coach at the University of Texas after three incredibly successful seasons at Texas A&M.

The news was first reported by Chip Brown of Horns247 and later confirmed by TexAgs' Billy Liucci and D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.

A career-altering move by Schlossnagle comes less than 24 hours after his Aggies lost Game 3 of the Men's College World Series Finals on Monday night.

"I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M," he said postgame. "I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again, and that hasn't changed in my mind."

Obviously, something changed between then and Tuesday evening.

Schlossnagle, 53, was introduced to the 12th Man on June 10, 2021.

In three seasons in College Station, he took the Aggies to the Men's College World Series twice, reaching the final four both times and the championship series in 2024.

His A&M tenure controversially ends in infamy with a 135-62 record.

More to come shortly.

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Jim Schlossnagle set to leave Texas A&M for Texas head coaching job

241,544 Views | 362 Replies | Last: 4 mo ago by UhOhNoAgTag
Lioness89
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Absolute betrayal to A&M but most of all to those young men who were robbed of having a coach who was being honest to them and focused on them. If I was a player's parent, I would be beyond livid. I hope he fails in spectacular fashion forevermore.
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Had a job for life and would pretty much be handed a blank check. Threw it all away.
-FTA c/o 2013
Aggie Michael
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Makes sense. Personally, I thought A&M should have considered Steve Sarkisian after A&M fired Jimbo. Both ways would have been a big win for A&M ... TU would have likely had to overpay their coach to keep them (they would not stand losing him to A&M) or TU would have to accept being a stepping program to A&M in football (likely wouldn't happen) and lose momentum.

Rumors have been flying for awhile on him going to TU and got worse during the world series final so it definitely impacted us then. Sad to see it's a reality. At some point you have to commit the funds and go big. I heard there have been conflicts between the A&M management and the coach over the past 5 months so that definitely contributed to the departure along with funding.

Options such as selling naming rights to Kyle Field and other stadiums, joining the Big Ten (with clause on no other Texas teams), etc are all avenues we need to consider to increase our revenue as it's a money race now. Leasing out Kyle Field and other venues is a good start. Got to run things as a business in this world like a pro NFL team, it's not about traditions and historical rivalries. Need to adapt with the times.
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NewEra2023 said:

Why so he can beat our ass? He's a top2 coach in the nation.
lmao. No, he's not. He literally has us 5 pitchers short of a great bullpen, and had about 3 holes in our lineup.
AgDad
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Sounds almost as if this is what the two of them decided to do three years ago. Build up resume in BCS to enhance my salary opportunities in the school I really want to be. He gave all he had at A&M, but may have had an ulterior motive the whole time. Duplicitous!
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Not even close. Think about it...Kiffin brought Tennessee back to respectability, then left for USC. This was for a national championship...and you're leaving and going to tu.
OldDoc89
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Absolutely unconscionable . Nothing short of Pearl Harbor or 9/11 for Aggie baseball
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What a sorry two faced turd. He knew all along. Threw the game.
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There's no way Schloss leaves this world without paying this bill. This level of lack of integrity and character will get lightning to strike down upon you.
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You don't know what you are talking about! A&M worked to keep him, but he was born to be a sip! I personally spoke to a couple of people, in Omaha, who were working on doing whatever it took to keep him.

Think about the impact on our players playing last night, when tu announces, publicly, on the morning of the championship game, they are going after Schlossnagle!!!! CLASSLESS!!!
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Going forward, I will never call anyone a ******-nozzle. From now on it will be ******-nagle.
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a.froman said:

What's bad is he allowed Texas to break their job opening on the day our program was playing the biggest game in the history of our school
This! He torpedoed our team, program and fan base on our most important day in 84 years
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No F****** Class!!
AGIEDOC
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Absolutely the money…$35 mil 10 year plus incentives…
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Sick to my stomach!

He agreed to a deal with the DEVIL the same day he was coaching for a National Championship!
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Comeby! said:

There's no way Schloss leaves this world without paying this bill. This level of lack of integrity and character will get lightning to strike down upon you.


he's gonna pay this bill
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RedAnimal12 said:

Did he throw the series by not pitching Ash in the 7th of game 2? Why let the natty sit 100 miles from your new job in the first year in the conference.

Now it all makes sense why he didn't bring him when he was ready to come in and with the runner on 2nd. Did he was well warm him up just to burn more energy so he wouldn't be effective the following day?
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Robert Zane for next A&M President
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And I thought the Vol's coach Vitale was the douch bag last night. Boy was I wrong.
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life son." -- Dean Wormer, Faber College President
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Congratulations to Schlossnagle and Texas. They're made for each other.
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Went to CWS with my son. News broke on flight home. He's 11. He asked, "why would our coach go to Texas?"

It's complicated son. People disappoint you. And they do things they regret.

It was classless to even consider another job during this run.

So fly higher Aggies. Fly higher. He is a crow. Be an eagle.
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It sounds like Zane knew and the coach knew he knew.

This type of behavior will ruin the golden goose of college sports.
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barbacoa taco said:

Hunter Goodwin said:

There are so many other ways he could've handled this in a respectful and professional manner. But no, he carried it out with a session like precision. This was an execution of our baseball programAggies, you know I almost NEVER post, but I feel compelled to remind every single Aggie loyal fan that bought tickets, Jell-O shot's, drove all the way to Omaha, agreed to pay licensing fees because he needed more improvements for baseball, scrambled to fill our expensive seats with people at every single home game (because he asked), and the list goes on that THIS COACH allowed this rumor to fester with intent and purpose. Several player parents were expressing dismay over his OWN lack of commitment to the program, all causing unnecessary negative focus on our players the day of our biggest game in baseball history! Stop and truly "think" through the collaborative and purposeful timing of the tu baseball Coach announced termination. This was an orchestrated and intentional act between tu AD and our former Coach to harm, injure, hurt, and send every Aggie alumni a giant middle finger! You please think through this FACT and you decide how he deserves to be treated in our history and in his new life in the SEC!
Well said. I (like everyone else) was pissed that tu broke their news yesterday with all the leaked rumors just to distract and cause turmoil. Knowing what we know now, with near certainty that Schloss had already decided he was going just makes it all the more ****ed up.

Like seriously, I can't imagine doing that to any fan base, let alone the fans OF THE TEAM I COACH FOR. There are some unwritten rules that you just don't break.

You're right. There was malice in this decision.
There are so many other ways that he could've handled this in a respectful and professional manner. But no, he consciously chose to inflict as much possible harm to our program with the precision and devastation of an assassin.
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Upperdeck Critic
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If reports are true, then A&M will find another coach capable of maintaining and building the program.
The coach doesn't seem to be very sincere and didn't seem to be a gameday coach the last couple of games. Didn't seem to get it done at the SEC tournament either. Maybe talks were going on then.... just saying...no proof...
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Ag1188 said:

NewEra2023 said:

Talon2DSO said:

**** the sips. Not even in the sec yet and they're already meddling. This is a move to show they can still control our ***** The fact they were successful should be a wake up call to the Aggie brass why we shouldn't ever play those filthy ****s.


Or we just sack up and match the offer… we're obviously fine with being little brother.
wasn't about money


What do you think it was about?!!! Obviously this scumbag cares about nothing but money.
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Aggie Michael said:

Makes sense. At some point you have to commit the funds and go big. I heard there have been conflicts between the A&M management and the coach over the past 5 months so that definitely contributed to the departure along with funding.
Got to run things as a business in this world like a pro NFL team, it's not about traditions and historical rivalries. Need to adapt with the times.


What "A&M management" exactly? And about what?

We're not strapped for cash and agree with you about running things like a business. But that would intale taking on positive marketing which Texas A&M never likes to do.
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Well, at least we got Mike Elko and the power of friendship
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Maybe the sips offered to Hawk Tuah-Spit on that Thang!

Seriously, Mama called Bear home to Bama. (We got 'em back though by stealing Coach Fran). Billy couldn't pass up Kentucky, and really, who could blame him? The SEC is notorious for coach stealing and all types of questionable tactics to succeed. This betrayal hurts but it shouldn't be a surprise. The way that the story was rumored by tu shouldn't be a surprise either. Sleazebags be sleazebags.
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He waits a couple of weeks it's one thing. To do it this way was intentful. I hope the players quietly let him know just what scum he is.
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Zane- is it true he accosted you after the presser?
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Ag1188 said:

NewEra2023 said:

Why so he can beat our ass? He's a top2 coach in the nation.
lmao. No, he's not. He literally has us 5 pitchers short of a great bullpen, and had about 3 holes in our lineup.


We had one of the best BPs in the nation
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I guess Schloss wanted to go where he would get favorable home plate and replay umpiring instead of constantly getting ****ed by blue.
Ag1188
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NewEra2023 said:

Ag1188 said:

NewEra2023 said:

Why so he can beat our ass? He's a top2 coach in the nation.
lmao. No, he's not. He literally has us 5 pitchers short of a great bullpen, and had about 3 holes in our lineup.


We had one of the best BPs in the nation
okay? It was clearly a weakness in a 3-game series.
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I hope this works out as well for the whorns as the Beard hire from Tech.
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TexAgs23 said:

You've got to be kidding me.... would love to hear specifics on this as to why he wanted to leave.
CDC is his BFF and sips are baseball royalty and we're...not quite yet. And I'm guessing his family would rather live in Austin. It's really not that surprising when you look at it that way.
 
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