Sumlin To A&M

phork · Dec 10, 2011

Texas A&M Aggies hire Houston Cougar's Kevin Sumlin, source says - ESPN

So long Houston.

NDPhilly · Dec 10, 2011

Good hire. Should recruit Texas well. Only question would be if that Air Raid offense will work in the SEC.

BGIF · Dec 10, 2011

NDPhilly said:
Good hire. Should recruit Texas well. Only question would be if that Air Raid offense will work in the SEC.

People said Meyer's offense wouldn't work in the SEC.

Urban Meyer · Dec 10, 2011

BGIF said:
People said Meyer's offense wouldn't work in the SEC.

Exactly, Sumlin will do great things.

Sherm Sticky · Dec 10, 2011

I thought Richt was going to A&M :stickoutt

BGIF · Dec 10, 2011

Sherm Sticky said:
I thought Richt was going to A&M :stickoutt

Richt got richer stayin' in Jawja.

Riddickulous · Dec 10, 2011

I'm skeptical.

ab2cmiller · Jun 30, 2014

I guess Sumlin must have been a ND fan growing up.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Still working on the haircut! RT!“<a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN">@McMurphyESPN</a>: Yes, that's 11-year old <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSumlin">@CoachSumlin</a> w/Notre Dame RB Vagas Ferguson <a href="http://t.co/d6uflOlrIV">pic.twitter.com/d6uflOlrIV</a>”</p>— Kevin Sumlin (@CoachSumlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSumlin/statuses/482979199196463104">June 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Irish2155 · Jun 30, 2014

He went to HS in Indianapolis, I can see him growing up an Irish fan. Although he played his college ball at Purdue.

wizards8507 · Jun 30, 2014

Dat sweater tho.

Do want.

notredomer23 · Jun 30, 2014

ab2cmiller said:
I guess Sumlin must have been a ND fan growing up.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Still working on the haircut! RT!“<a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN">@McMurphyESPN</a>: Yes, that's 11-year old <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSumlin">@CoachSumlin</a> w/Notre Dame RB Vagas Ferguson <a href="http://t.co/d6uflOlrIV">pic.twitter.com/d6uflOlrIV</a>”</p>— Kevin Sumlin (@CoachSumlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSumlin/statuses/482979199196463104">June 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Is that him on the right?

johnnycando · Jun 30, 2014

Must be a good man way down deep inside.

Future Kelly replacement...?

J/K guys geez!

PANDFAN · Oct 26, 2015

not good in aggie land...lolololol

not good in aggie land...lolololol

Of All The Aggie Problems Kevin Sumlin Must Fix, None Loom Larger Than Regaining His Team’s Trust « CBS Houston

ACamp1900 · Oct 26, 2015

They've never been all that great under Sumlin imo... they have that one win against bama, which is obviously a great win, but aside from that they've been very eh whenever I see them, win or lose.

Ndaccountant · Oct 26, 2015

Now would be a great time to bail to USC.

MNIrishman · Oct 26, 2015

ACamp1900 said:
They've never been all that great under Sumlin imo... they have that one win against bama, which is obviously a great win, but aside from that they've been very eh whenever I see them, win or lose.

That's because they're still the little brotherest of the little brothers, and think they can become s big dog by buying a new car. At the end of the day, they're always gonna be Texas A&M, not Texas. The free SEC votes can't last forever.

ACamp1900 · Oct 26, 2015

MNIrishman said:
The free SEC votes can't last forever.

T Town Tommy · Oct 26, 2015

Ndaccountant said:
Now would be a great time to bail to USC.

If he jumps, it will be for the NFL IMO.

Aside from one win against Bama, he hasn't done anything to earn that big paycheck.

Ndaccountant · Oct 26, 2015

T Town Tommy said:
If he jumps, it will be for the NFL IMO.

Aside from one win against Bama, he hasn't done anything to earn that big paycheck.

That's the thing. He hasn't shown anything to get to the NFL. If he wants the NFL, his path is thru LA imo

T Town Tommy · Oct 26, 2015

Ndaccountant said:
That's the thing. He hasn't shown anything to get to the NFL. If he wants the NFL, his path is thru LA imo

That may very well be true. But I think if he was going to LA, he would have made the move two years ago. I do think his program at A&M is better now than it was then, largely due to bringing Chavis in. He has recruited like he is still in the Big 12 in the fact that he has focused on spread offenses with skilled players. But to have success in the SEC, he has to recruit up the middle of his defense and he just hasn't had success there yet.

His defense under Chavis is getting better but his offense has went backwards under the current OC. Gotta think he makes a change there in the offseason. Still... a .500 record in the SEC and third place division finishes should not cut it for the Aggie faithful and he is starting to feel a little heat. Never know with CFB coaches these days. He may very well jump ship and head to sunny southern Cal.

Rhode Irish · Oct 26, 2015

PANDFAN said:
Of All The Aggie Problems Kevin Sumlin Must Fix, None Loom Larger Than Regaining His Team’s Trust « CBS Houston

Ouch. I don't know how someone could read that and want to hire him. Anywhere. He's got to clean up his own backyard before he's a candidate at USC or the NFL or anywhere else.

Calabrese's People · Oct 26, 2015

T Town Tommy said:
That may very well be true. But I think if he was going to LA, he would have made the move two years ago. I do think his program at A&M is better now than it was then, largely due to bringing Chavis in. He has recruited like he is still in the Big 12 in the fact that he has focused on spread offenses with skilled players. But to have success in the SEC, he has to recruit up the middle of his defense and he just hasn't had success there yet.

His defense under Chavis is getting better but his offense has went backwards under the current OC. Gotta think he makes a change there in the offseason. Still... a .500 record in the SEC and third place division finishes should not cut it for the Aggie faithful and he is starting to feel a little heat. Never know with CFB coaches these days. He may very well jump ship and head to sunny southern Cal.

The number of times that 'sources' have reported that inquiries have been made of Sumlins agent is off the charts. The guy is doing a great job maintaining the buzz around his client.
I dont see how a GM would stake his career on Sumlin being able to handle the inflated egos of NFL players for a prolonged period of time. I think at the end of the day, unless an NFL Owner hands him the keys directly, he stays at A&M until Oklahoma comes open.

drayer54 · Oct 27, 2015

It's good to check in and see bad stuff on Sumlin and Meyer on the main page and no Brian Kelly Revisited.

On topic: Sumlin needs to recruit some drama-free qb's for a change. I never thought I'd see an Aggie defense keep them in the game. I say no way he leaves. Spavital is done if he can't fix this quick.

T Town Tommy · Oct 27, 2015

drayer54 said:
It's good to check in and see bad stuff on Sumlin and Meyer on the main page and no Brian Kelly Revisited.

On topic: Sumlin needs to recruit some drama-free qb's for a change. I never thought I'd see an Aggie defense keep them in the game. I say no way he leaves. Spavital is done if he can't fix this quick.

Give "Third and Chavis" a year or two and their defense could be pretty solid. Agree on Spav being done.... someone has to take the fall. In fairness to Sumlin, he has lost some pretty solid players to injury and doesn't have the depth to fill in for them. No excuse as everyone has injuries, but when you deal with depth issues, it does take its toll, especially on defense where he lost his best interior LB. Speedy and Kirk on opposite sides on offense would have been better for their QBs for sure. And losing a couple of solid RBs didn't help their depth there. Maybe he can get A&M up there if he stays around and gets everyone healthy.

drayer54 · Oct 27, 2015

T Town Tommy said:
Give "Third and Chavis" a year or two and their defense could be pretty solid. Agree on Spav being done.... someone has to take the fall. In fairness to Sumlin, he has lost some pretty solid players to injury and doesn't have the depth to fill in for them. No excuse as everyone has injuries, but when you deal with depth issues, it does take its toll, especially on defense where he lost his best interior LB. Speedy and Kirk on opposite sides on offense would have been better for their QBs for sure. And losing a couple of solid RBs didn't help their depth there. Maybe he can get A&M up there if he stays around and gets everyone healthy.

I feel about A&M the way I felt about ND last year.

They are young with great athletes. Get them a little older, a little better, and the sky is the limit. Kirk could win a Heisman before its over if he gets some help.

ulukinatme · Oct 27, 2015

Other than a somewhat surprise debut in the SEC, A&M has returned to their middling ways. They're still much the same team they were in the Big 12, a tweener that occasionally will have a good year. They're definitely more of a perennial 8-5 type team. Despite their struggles, UT is still king in Texas for most recruits, although a number of schools have gained on them in recruiting in recent years. If I'm Sumlin I definitely high tail it to USC though. He would have less competition in recruiting, and he would have great talent. Winning the PAC-12 would be a lot easier.

Cackalacky · Oct 27, 2015

What the heck is going on with their offense? I also don't get why Sumlin is a good head coach? I have not seen much to show me anything. He had a couple good seasons with JFF but other than that???

dublinirish · Oct 27, 2015

Cackalacky said:
What the heck is going on with their offense? I also don't get why Sumlin is a good head coach? I have not seen much to show me anything. He had a couple good seasons with JFF but other than that???

Spavital turned down multiple HC gigs to stay on as OC. What a difference a year makes. The guy was the toast of CFB and now he's a goat. (not in the Drake sort of way)

Cackalacky · Oct 27, 2015

dublinirish said:
Spavital turned down multiple HC gigs to stay on as OC. What a difference a year makes. The guy was the toast of CFB and now he's a goat. (not in the Drake sort of way)

Yeah... I mean Murray and Allen are probably light years ahead of JFF coming in. IIRC last week or one before, Allen was struggling and.they did not even bring in Murray... they brought in the 3rd.string ( I think). How does that offense only manage 3 points against OM

PANDFAN · Oct 27, 2015

Cackalacky said:
Yeah... I mean Murray and Allen are probably light years ahead of JFF coming in. IIRC last week or one before, Allen was struggling and.they did not even bring in Murray... they brought in the 3rd.string ( I think). How does that offense only manage 3 points against OM

sumlin promised murray planning time to his family....murray got into an argument w/ oc and now murray didn't get to play because of the argument w/ oc

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