MIKE SHERMAN TO A&M

Mike Sherman always seemed like a decent enough coach in the pros. He was properly hippy in only the way a seconds-from-stroking-out, sleep-in-the-office pro coach should be, ran a ton of power formations, and got into a fight with Warren Sapp. (This last fact alone may be a good indicator of his worth as a human being.)
He is now the rebound date for Texas A&M, according to The Dallas Morning News, who reports that the former Packer head coach and current Houston Texans offensive coordinator will take the job in College Station in the wake of an EXCELSIOR! Dennis Franchione effort and his subsequent resignation on Friday.
Tommy Tuberville's sudden disappearance from the campaign came down to ducats.
Tuberville has a $6 million buyout clause in his Auburn contract. A&M officials were not willing to pay that amount "just to talk to him," the university source said. A&M would then have to pay even more to lure Tuberville to College Station.
The Aggies deciding to go the retread route is not shocking, especially when they've just bought out Franchione's contract and have someone familiar who, even in the midst of what athletic director Bill Byrne called "a nationwide search," just happened to be twirling a clipboard down the road in Houston. Be wary of confusing Sherman's hiring with other NFL retread coaches, as well. He has the following upsides over the recent rash of middling to piddling NFL exiles finding solace in the breezy 70 hour work weeks of the college world:
1. Has college coaching experience at the school, so will respect the deep fabric of tradition at Texas A&M.
2. Not a bitter cyborg whiling away his time on earth until his robot masters come back from the future to rescue him. (Hello, Bill Callahan.)
3. Actually won quite a bit as a head coach and looked positively ept while doing so, unlike some mustachioed Pitt coaches.
4. Will likely not settle in at a stasis of 7-5 and rely on playbook consisting of 5 plays while going 0-fer life against major rival. (Hello, Chan Gailey.)
Dennis Franchione, having broken up with A&M on Friday, thinks this is positively trampy of the Aggies. He told as much in his newsletter, which we only pay 12 bucks a month now to read. He had a really nice Cobb Salad yesterday, by the way. Gotta get trim for the job hunt!
(HT: David W.)
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Seems like a nice enough fellow.
For our amusement’s sake, let’s hope he has a crazy wife or a penchant for nose candy and hookers.
Gotta keep aTm relevant somehow, ya know?
by Rival on Nov 26, 2007 7:40 AM EST reply actions
So I guess Tubbs isn’t afraid of Saban after all?
I have it on good authority that Coach O got in a bar fight at the Ruby Tuesday salad bar. Three adults were savaged and two children eaten before the authorities could fire enough tranquilizers into him to get him down. Apparently, a patron in the salad bar line made eye contact with Coach O, sparking the violent reaction.
by Biggus Rickus on Nov 26, 2007 8:58 AM EST reply actions
Dear Alabama media -
Time to manufacture and propagate the “Tuberville to somewhere else” rumors.
by HFS on Nov 26, 2007 9:02 AM EST reply actions
Well duh, of course TAMU is hiring Sherman. Some of us have known about this for weeks. Haven’t you been reading Franchione’s newsletter?
by Doug on Nov 26, 2007 9:05 AM EST reply actions
#4: Who do you think Osbourne met with in ATL? Hmmm? Chan Gailey???
by UgasTexan on Nov 26, 2007 9:12 AM EST reply actions
If he met with any coaches in Atlanta, it’s probably Bobby Petrino. The man is either a mercenary coach or legendary moulan-rouge whore.
by The Bull-Gator on Nov 26, 2007 9:15 AM EST reply actions
Please stop bashing Chan “Da Man” Gailey. Tech needs him. UGA needs him now that Reggie is no longer the QB. This is a bad time for Tech to look for a new coach. Bad. Bad. Bad.
by SunDawg on Nov 26, 2007 9:17 AM EST reply actions
- - There can’t really be anyone interested in talking to Chan Gailey, can there? And moving from UGa to Nebraska would be insane.
CRAZY ANNOUNCER COMMENT – During the Georgia v. Tech game, they showed Richt’s wife and the announcer said – “there’s the Georgia water girl. The difference between her and the others is that she’s sleeping with the head coach.” He may have pointed out that they were also married, but I was laughing too hard to hear it.
by OhioDawg on Nov 26, 2007 9:18 AM EST reply actions
SunDawg,
I don’t think it matters who Tech hires. They have too many disadvantages to do much more than go 9-3. There’s also the chance that they’ll hire someone even worse. Tech could very easily go back to 2-9 type seasons if they screw this up. Which I won’t mind a bit.
by Biggus Rickus on Nov 26, 2007 9:29 AM EST reply actions
We’d Take 9-3 and then a bowl win for 10. That’d be good for anyone.
by Brian on Nov 26, 2007 9:34 AM EST reply actions
But, but, every polyester-clad Turd in Auburn last weekend assured me that Tubs would be winging his way to Texas by Sunday morning (then again, they do know what it looks like to have their coach up and leave for the Aggies, don’t they?). They all said they’d read it on “TI,” and that the “inside sources” said it had been a “done deal” for weeks.
Gee, I guess the Toilet of the Internet isn’t the best place to get “inside info” on Auburn football after all.
How’s that six feel, Turds?
by Flibbetigibbet on Nov 26, 2007 9:46 AM EST reply actions
bama fans wear polyester???
anyway, every member of aggieland i know is highly underwhelmed with this hire.
by gerry dorsey on Nov 26, 2007 9:55 AM EST reply actions
I’d say TAMU got a dece guy here actually. Looking at his pro coaching record, he did really well except when all of his players were hurt or sucky (ie Brett Favre) which was in 2005.
The Texans kinda sucked for the past few years but Kubiak and him have gotten the Texans consistent this year, and out of the cellar last year. Though the big 12 is a tough conference, I definitely see them competing for a conf. title with this dude. Great snag.
by Brian on Nov 26, 2007 10:10 AM EST reply actions
Funny how Favre got so much better when he didn’t have Jags or Sherman coaching him, but I’m sure those guys will both make excellent college coaches. Just like Al Groh/Charlie Weis/etc.
by Herb on Nov 26, 2007 10:21 AM EST reply actions
Actually, the 2005 Packers were insanely unlucky; they lost five games by a field goal or less, and another two by less than a touchdown.
by Dave on Nov 26, 2007 11:10 AM EST reply actions
I may direct the suckiest SEC offense seen in years, but by god, I’m 3-0 vs Alabama.
by Brandon Cox's Vagina on Nov 26, 2007 11:16 AM EST reply actions
- Actually, Bama should be glad Tubs is staying. He’s been spotted 25 more scholllys than his primary rival, and still has only 1 conference title in 10 years same as Bama? True, he has beaten Bama 6 straight, but who hasn’t beaten up on lately? He really has not taken advantage of perfect circumstances to turn Aubun into a dominant power, and it hasn’t happened. Let’s see what happens when he has some quality competition down the road….
by tincup on Nov 26, 2007 11:35 AM EST reply actions
And there you have it, the two faces of UAT delusion: “Tubs is too good for Auburn, he’s leaving for a better job,” or alternately, when that doesn’t happen, “He stinks, ha-ha, you have to keep him!” Like they say on The Simpsons, “Cartoons don’t have to be consistent.”
If Tuberville is so awful, how come he had a winning record against “Pearl Harbor” Saban when Flipper had far better players than he’s ever going to get in Tuscaloser?
Noodle on that one for a while. And get ready to fear the toes.
by Will Collier on Nov 26, 2007 12:23 PM EST reply actions
- - Jags owned you this season. Matter of fact, we all owned you, except for Groh.
Of course, Jags did it with O’Brien’s QB and, more importantly, O’Brien’s OL.
Yeah, I hate you, Matt Ryan.
And how did you get rolled by Maryland like that last Saturday?
by Coop on Nov 26, 2007 12:29 PM EST reply actions
Actually, Tub’s winning record vrs Saban@LSU is a bit misleading. Since Saban’s 1st year at LSU in 2000, the home team has won that rivalry. Saban left between the years when his home win was coming up. True to form, the home win trend has continued even w/ Miles and until LSU plays @ Auburn next year, the Big Hat guy is 2-1 vrs the Big Ears guy.
Still, I ecpect Tubby to win at least one (maybe 2) more before Saban is in a position to compete for an Iron Bowl win.
by Lilac-a-go-go on Nov 26, 2007 1:32 PM EST reply actions
Saban is going to get run out of town before he ever wins an Iron Bowl.
by stapler on Nov 26, 2007 3:15 PM EST reply actions
Said it on here plenty of times before. I think Tubby is a good coach, not great. And I don’t want him to leave because I want to see that asshole walking off the field at both JHS and BDS after a loss to Bama. Or maybe just BDS, as I’ve already seen it happen at JHS.
Insert Tuberville West or some stupid shit here.
by Tater Salad on Nov 26, 2007 5:11 PM EST reply actions
Lets see…. Auburn has had the same coach for the last decade just about, we have had probation and 25 less scholarships, our ADMIN has screwed up coaching search after coaching search, finally get a good coach to clean up 10 yrs worth of Bullshit, and Auburn still, still only has 1 SEC title, and is still mediocre and no National Championships….Auburn can beat Florida,who won a National Championship, but cant win a National Championship….so who’s fault is that?? Its undisputed that Auburn has talent….has had better talent ,hands down, than Alabama at least the last 4 yrs, but cant win a SEC Title? 1? 1 more than AlabamaReeally 6 in a row? Sure. How about 0 fer in the National Championship Landscape…hell Urban Meyer waltzed in , and boom, his second year in, SEC and Undisputed Champs….but yet Tuberville is rumored to be the better Coach? I am sure there are Auburn fans that will trade 3 Alabama wins for a National Championship…You’d better do it next year Barners, dont miss another chance….
by Mr Pelican Pants on Nov 26, 2007 5:50 PM EST reply actions
Sweet, sweet kool-aid. Keep drinking deep, delusionals.
Although a lot less sweet than it was four losses and $4 million ago, isn’t it?
by Will Collier on Nov 26, 2007 9:05 PM EST reply actions
Tubbs DID lead Auburn to an undefeated year one season, no? I’d say that kicks the ass of anything Bama has done since Stallings was there.
by notthequarterback on Nov 26, 2007 9:47 PM EST reply actions
Mike Sherman?!?! Mike Sherman?!?! Is this a fucking joke? Could A&M be any more pathetic? Seriously, is it possible?
by stapler on Nov 27, 2007 12:55 PM EST reply actions

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