Every HS player that TAMU recruits should notice the pattern as well. If was recruiting against them, I certainly make it known how easy promises get made and broken in College Station.
I forgot about Kenny less than thrilled.
Jalen will be wise to notice this pattern.
I agree, Dan Mullen is the opposite of Sumlin, he has built a solid program at one of the hardest places to recruit and win at in the SEC. 2nd best coach in the league after Saban IMO. And he is doing it with hard nosed football. Good fit at LSU or aTm and I think he would like to win a national championship.
You never promise these prospects more than an opportunity to compete. If they start, it should be on them and not some promise that you shouldn't have made in the recruiting process. I think that is how our staff handles this scenario where the prospect is worried about starting time because if they expect the red carpet to the 1-line to be rolled out for them without earning it, you probably don't really want that prospect.
aTM is a first class organization top to bottom, they are not going to fuel the fire, feed into ESPN fodder. Sumlin does not have enemies, he's in a bad situation, and whatever happens will be done professionally and quietly in the off season. You don't let 2 players unravel your program on the front pages, just not something a Robert Gates or Gene Stallings would encourage. This is not a scandal.I chuckle at the Texas A&M folks saying "money isn't an issue."
My last opinion. This is doomsday media. I just can't see Texas A&M doing anything until this dies down, and that will be the off season, not now, unless they have a top 5 coach in waiting. Hyperbole from a couple of quarterbacks leaving should not be the issue, but his record. His record does not warrant getting fired until after the season has completed.
Question, would those thing "he does" be an issue if they had beaten Alabama and were going to the Sugar bowl with a couple of losses?
I agree with this. I will say this though, if they let him go after their bowl game then they damn sure better have a side agreement with Tom Herman or another very high profile coach.
Twenty to thirty years ago, no. Today, where we live in a 24 hour news cycle, probably yes.
