I sure hope she didn't forge that letter ... THAT would be stupid, Stupid, STUPID!
I don't care ... and I firmly believe that the vast majority of fans DO NOT CARE ... whether the football coach is white, black, brown, yellow, red, or green with purple polkadots ... it's the skill, drive, smarts, and hopefully calm demeanor they bring to the football field that counts. But, college football is an intense pressure cooker ... if your team doesn't win and continuously contend for championships ... right, wrong, or indifferent, the coach's ass is in the meat-grinder. BUT, these major college coaches get paid MILLIONS of dollars each year, so they should certainly expect that pressure to come along with those huge sums of cash, don'tcha know!
Personally, I think Sumlin has been a really good coach. Hell, I still think a lot of good things about Charlie Strong, the ex-Longhorn coach. But, Charlie's management skills on the sidelines ... at least while he was at UT ... were piss-poor. He consistently made obviously terrible decisions. So, unfortunately for him, he clearly demonstrated that he was not worth what he was being paid and got fired. Sumlin IS responsible for A&M's recent (and totally avoidable) loss to the UCLAs. HE needs to own THAT ... that's why he gets paid the big bucks. Time will tell how much more grace the A&M fans are willing to give him ... if the Aggies win out the rest of the season and play for a national championship, I can almost ... no ... make that "guarantee" ... that this UCLA debacle will be forgotten in a heartbeat. However, if this publicized letter turns out to be bogus and Sumlin's wife (or at her behest) forged it ... well ... OUCH! ... I don't think THAT can be swept under the rug under any circumstances. But, you all will have to ask our resident Aggie about that ... Professor?
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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