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Bill Lumbergh

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  1. 4 minutes ago, tokamak said:

     assume aggy is in a similar position, probably even worse since they just had to pass the hat to buy out Jimbo. Where the fuck are they getting the money to re-up a guy like Nolen?

    You're assuming aggy is making rational rather than emotional decisions.  You're asking the question assuming they're not blowing way more than they can afford to re-up him, and that they won't pay the price by not having enough for other needs.

    If you assume that they'd spend whatever they have to spend in order not to be mocked for losing him, it starts to make more sense.

  2. 8 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

    Always remember, the most important thing to Aggies is what everyone else thinks about them. They’ll pay Nolen more because they want it to look like he loves it there. They can’t bear the thought of him leaving and then being mocked for it. Nevermind that we are going to mock them for overpaying for a guy who has done nothing there. 

    Came to post exactly this.  I believe CTJ posted yesterday that Nolen would be asking for a big payday, and his production doesn't really match the ask.  He has the talent, but doesn't really seem to give a shit, assuming he even plays.

    This feels like the perfect combination of him likely not receiving the level of interest he had hoped for and aggy feeling like they can't take another ego hit right now.  I wonder how much of a raise aggy gave him bidding against themselves.

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  3. 6 hours ago, Thetexashammer said:

    Where are they getting all this money from? Doesn't in run out at some point? The same people who are paying for Jimbo's buyout, are they not the same people you are asking for NIL and bag money from?

    Hasn't Bjork straight up said something along the lines of they'll "figure out" how to make Jimbo's yearly buy out payments from the athletic budget?

    The easy answer is, they're managing their finances just like many other aggy grads we know.  Keep buying shit on credit and "figure out" how to pay for it later.

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  4. 9 hours ago, theBigHen said:

    Seriously what is up with Richard Justice’s unjustified boner for them? 

    Billy Luicci has made a living shoveling the shit aggy wants to hear at them.  Do you think other media isn't going to pick up on that playbook?

    aggy aren't really the type for honest, critical assessments.  They will frequent whatever outlet tells the most optimistic story about the state of their program.  Everything else is bomc, clearly.

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  5. On 11/29/2023 at 1:52 PM, Tex-19 said:

    Lol at Looch - "Mike Elko had a sales pitch and plan for this place. I would bet a million dollars that he was the most impressive person they talked to because he was knowledgeable of this place and because of who he is."

    Elko was so impressive that the interviewer Bjork decided to offer Mark Stoops first...

    If Elko was clearly who they wanted, the search could've ended in around 48 hrs.  From the moment Jimbo was canned, it was obvious he would be the most obvious replacement candidate.

    Either a) they had other candidates above him who they waited to reject them before settling, b) they wanted him but not at this price, and waited for other candidates to reject them before caving, or my favorite choice c) a healthy mix of both.

     

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  6. I think this was the best, and most obvious, hire they could make from the start.

    That said, he's massively unproven as a HC at this level.

    Objectively, Charlie Strong had a better resume as both a DC and HC when he was hired at Texas.  Herman as an OC/HC, as well.

    Let that sink in when aggy says we should be scared about the hire.

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  7. 51 minutes ago, MrX said:

    We are soooooo close to Ag Head Coach Bobby Petrino. 

    Given his experience, the fact that he's already on staff, and their situation with the search following the Stoops debacle, this probably makes the most sense for them while they fire Bjork and bring in a new AD who can run a proper search next time if needed.

    However, they've now floated Robinson to FTHC so much and gotten recruits and players excited about it, so I don't think Petrino is a realistic option if they choose to promote from within.

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  8. Ross Bjork calling the Arizona AD: we hear you might be facing some financial difficulties.  Perhaps you've heard about our recent contract negotiation with Jimbo Fisher and how that ended up for him.  Want to chat?

  9. 10 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    The current aggie staff members are telling players that it's Elko and to hold off on transferring because most of the staff won't be going anywhere.

    This was always the most obvious outcome.  Even if they kicked the tires on other folks, I'm betting they didn't move from Jimbo without confidence Elko would take the job.

    It makes sense that it should help retain players on the defense.  I'm not sure how much "most of the staff won't be going anywhere" helps retain offensive talent.

     

  10. 56 minutes ago, Fud said:

    You don't pay 3.5xs the highest buyout ever to hire UTSA's coach

    I hear your point, but you should go back and revisit Jimbo's contract through the lens of things rational people don't do.

    aggy not only does them, they take pride in them like they've figured out some super secret path to guaranteed success that no one else thought of.

    It would be shocking if they did all of this to hire Traylor, but the fact that it would be so shocking almost makes it more likely.

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  11. 4 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    $76m seems like a steep price to pay to get out of playing KSU in a Texas Bowl, even for aggy.

    My guess is that they're paying it now because it's not getting any better by waiting.  I think I read that in 3 years it will STILL be the highest buyout ever paid.  It's not like if they wait a year or two it's getting better.  They just fucked themselves on that contract.

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