Coach Fran Is Apparently On His Way Out

by thejahpaul on Nov 5, 2007 1:15 PM CST Comment 13 comments

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/s...

I was thinking we'd throw our game w/them to keep him around one last year.

you gotta love tamu failure(s)

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The funny part

is that this comes to us courtesy of "ESPN college football analyst Andre Ware."

That cracks me up for some reason.

by BrooklynHorn on Nov 5, 2007 1:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

so who's it gonna be?

Mike Price? Art Briles? Gary Barnett? Gary Patterson?

JP in San An Tone

by thejahpaul on Nov 5, 2007 1:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Gary Barnett

Haha.. if that happened I would die... I'm not sure whether it would be from laughter or horror.

by Texas Wahoo on Nov 5, 2007 1:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Money's on

Tommy Tubberville. That's the name I hear most often.

'Til Gabriel blows his horn...

by mattyj on Nov 5, 2007 1:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I guess they could

afford him now that they've stopped paying RC

JP in San An Tone

by thejahpaul on Nov 5, 2007 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

THIS just in. CBS Sportsline

Texas A&M buys out head coach Franchione
Nov. 5, 2007
By Dennis Dodd
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Tell Dennis your opinion!

Dennis Franchione agreed to a buyout Monday from Texas A&M and is out as coach. It was not initially clear if Franchione will remain as coach through the remainder of the season.

As CBSSports.com reported two weeks ago, Franchione began speaking to school officials about his buyout.

The Aggies are 6-4 after losing to then-No. 6 Oklahoma 42-14 on Saturday.

"I asked Darrell Royal, why he didn't recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren't any good." W Garrison Oklahoma State

by 512 on Nov 5, 2007 2:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

excellent post Brax...

on BON (via CBS Sportsline) before it hits ESPN, 12th Manchild, or aggieathletics.com

speaking of the 12th Manchild Blognation site, does anybody ever post there?

-flo

by bleed burnt orange on Nov 5, 2007 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

They are all on TexAgs

by the1austin on Nov 5, 2007 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Damn

I was hoping to see Coach Fran cry on the sidelines after Texas beats the hell out of them.

by burntup on Nov 5, 2007 2:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

major

i know a few of you chimed in a few weeks ago on the topic, but what would your thoughts be on major becoming the next head coach at A&M, from both A&M and major's standpoint?

by WacArnolds on Nov 5, 2007 2:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Not ready

He needs a few more years to get the politics down. As of now, he's likely just getting his head wrapped around the X's and O's part.

by BrooklynHorn on Nov 5, 2007 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, Fran,

We will miss ye.

I think their best bet is an up-and-comer, both from a fiscal and success potential standpoint, someone like Chris Petersen.

My adopted kid is pure genius at the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.

by jc25 on Nov 5, 2007 2:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I truly cannot see why Tuberville would come to A&M. I know he has a house in/near College Station but from a football perspective it would be a lateral move at best. Why leave Auburn for A&M? That isn't necessarily a direct smack on A&M, although it could be, but Auburn is so much more of a football program and story than A&M.

Fran was overrated from the start and I knew A&M was making a mistake in hiring him. He never stayed in one place very long.

by UTHorns on Nov 6, 2007 10:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs