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(Copied this from a reply to another fanpost.)

Wow. I seem to remember a time…was it back in 1999….when every single aggie I knew was hailing Coach Fran as the second coming of Christ. And there was hardly any basis or resume for those inflated projections.

Now all of those same friends (and most of Aggieland for that matter) have sworn him off as the anti-Christ, blaming him almost entirely for their demise over the past decade. Does he deserve the criticism….probably to an extent. But still kinda reveals how blind aggie fans can be to hail anything and then tuck and run moments later.

Its good to see, however, that aggies are much more hesitant to jump on the Sherman bandwagon and are showing some extremely rare aggie restraint before boasting and bragging about their shiny new coach. I think Sherman will be pretty good, not great…but I wonder if a pro-style offense can work in the Big XII…...we all saw how that worked out for Coach Callahan at Nebraska…..........

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like UT has been able to sign many top rated players. The thing is, if they don’t fit your style of play, their talent may not transfer to the field. This may be what has caused both to miss their expectations year in and year out.

Texas Tech, on the other hand has recruited to their style of play, even when a player was not that highly rated. That could be a main reason they have met and, in most years, exceeded the media’s and national poll’s expectations.

Now that Leach is attracting higher calibre talent on “O”, “D” and “ST”, I think the team could really explode into the national scene. Get ready for a great ride, fans. This has the possibilities of lasting for a long while. I sure wish my Dad could have been around for all this. He was a big Texas Tech fan, and all us boys (5 of us) followed in his steps.

TTpilk

by TTpilk645 on Jul 17, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

sorry. but

you’re an idiot if you don’t think every school recruits to their scheme.

Now, developing those players once they get on campus is a whole different story.

by Beergut on Jul 18, 2008 6:00 PM CDT   0 recs

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