Mean Green 93-98

I should have specified Mean Green hoops. But yeah, he sure looked like an NBA talent. He was a man among boys, pretty much regardless of opponent.

He was the most jaw-dropping player for the Mean Green I personally ever saw.

No argument here.

He could afford to take as little as he wanted this season since we're paying him anyway. As far as a P5 OC gig, he could have one right now if he wanted. But the extra time gives him opportunity to be somewhat selective.

The Elko hire is nothing like the Jimbo hire. The Jimbo hire was the splashiest hire in A&M's history--exactly what you are asking for. There's no splash with the Elko hire, but there is substance. Not sure how you can say I'm "following you" any more than you're following me.

He should have one more year of eligibility with the COVID year. He could probably appeal for an additional year beyond that, with his injury year.

That's why you're sitting behind a keyboard and A&M's AD gets to make the hire. Elko is a solid hire. Maybe not as good as Mark Stoops, but solid.

If he graduates, he can transfer without sitting. No idea if he is on schedule to graduate before next season or if he has any interest in transferring.

Not so fast, my friend. https://footballscoop.com/news/mark-stoops-to-stay-at-kentucky-texas-am-coaching-search

I want to apologize for clearly kneejerking on this post. Get that extension inked today!

It definitely put the football program in a tough spot when that all went down. That was the season when a replacement for Mason Fine had to step up, and we were without a QB coach.

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If this doesn't make you swell up with Mean Green pride, I don't know what will.

If he leaves, that's great news for UTSA. There's a huge buyout on his contract, and they'd be able to take that and upgrade their program.

Hmmm, maybe I'd better back off on the extension talk for now. I'll revisit this thread after next week's game.

Before he jumps to a powerhouse!

The information tells us that he would be the most expensive assistant coach to fire in the entire Group of 5.

James Madison has a remarkable program. Hats off to them. And a ranked basketball team to boot. Now let's see what we can learn from them about how to improve our own athletics.

A&M's Big Money Donors will want a bigger name, or at least someone who has had success as a P5 head coach. Lance Leipold at KU would fit that. Elko at Duke has been on A&M's staff before, and I think he'd have to be the frontrunner unless a bigger name wants to jump at the cash.

Could you explain why? And if that's the case, shouldn't our smaller D-linemen already be perfect for a 3-3-5? And why have we been recruiting generally bigger D-linemen since Morris arrived (recently offered a guy 6'5", 325 lbs.)?

That doesn't make much sense to me. If you're putting one guy to stuff the A gap instead of two, that guy is going to have to be bigger. And since the two ends on either side of him are moving inside with less inside help, it follows that you probably want them a little bigger as well. Obviously, you can slide LBs up or you can blitz to offset that; but if your base look is a 3-man front, don't you need bigger than you would in a 4-man front?

So the correct answer to this thread is "Caponi WILL get another year." Unless one of our posters here wants to step up with a boatload of cash to buy out an assistant coach, "should" is not a consideration at this point in time.

But...why would he? Why would that be expected?

This will make it a little harder for the AAC champ to get a spot in the playoff. If the SEC, B1G, ACC, B12, and one other conference all have conference champions ranked ahead of the AAC champ, we're out of luck.