Article re Jimbo, with warning to TX and OU
Interesting take from Tim Colisaw of Dallas morning news.. the whole column is above ( link ) but I’ve cut and pasted the part I found most interesting, and his warning to Sakisian an Venables on THIER jump to SEC. Same applies, in my opinion to ANY coach who takes Arkansas job. ( except we will put up euth mediocrity for 5 or 6 years, maybe more.)
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“Texas A&M landed big-time players in recruiting (or so we thought) and began two recent seasons ranked No. 6 in the AP poll. They finished unranked both years.
What might Fisher’s A&M record have been in the softer Big 12? Had the Aggies never chased the SEC money (or been chased out of the Big 12 by the Longhorns’ ESPN money, take your pick) what might Fisher’s fate have been in a land where Oklahoma is the top target year after year? Surely his teams would have at least played for a Big 12 title at AT&T Stadium. They might have even won one. Sure, the school would be making less money per year but, as of now, they have pledged a considerable share of those extra SEC millions over the next eight years to a man who won’t be there.
The point is that the SEC is not for the faint of heart. If Venables is going to lose to Kansas and Oklahoma State, if Sarkisian is going to have his best team struggling past Houston and TCU, how is life in the SEC going to feel in 2024? Those are coaching problems for another day.”
Interesting take from Tim Colisaw of Dallas morning news.. the whole column is above ( link ) but I’ve cut and pasted the part I found most interesting, and his warning to Sakisian an Venables on THIER jump to SEC. Same applies, in my opinion to ANY coach who takes Arkansas job. ( except we will put up euth mediocrity for 5 or 6 years, maybe more.)
Excerpt::
“Texas A&M landed big-time players in recruiting (or so we thought) and began two recent seasons ranked No. 6 in the AP poll. They finished unranked both years.
What might Fisher’s A&M record have been in the softer Big 12? Had the Aggies never chased the SEC money (or been chased out of the Big 12 by the Longhorns’ ESPN money, take your pick) what might Fisher’s fate have been in a land where Oklahoma is the top target year after year? Surely his teams would have at least played for a Big 12 title at AT&T Stadium. They might have even won one. Sure, the school would be making less money per year but, as of now, they have pledged a considerable share of those extra SEC millions over the next eight years to a man who won’t be there.
The point is that the SEC is not for the faint of heart. If Venables is going to lose to Kansas and Oklahoma State, if Sarkisian is going to have his best team struggling past Houston and TCU, how is life in the SEC going to feel in 2024? Those are coaching problems for another day.”
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