Sherman Takes Over

Hutch: You can bet A&M AD Bill Byrne is glad this process is over.  Its been no secret that Dennis Francione’s time in Aggieland was pretty much done at halftime of the Miami game this year.  Since then, Byrne has been burning up the phone lines to find what the next head coach at A&M.  When Byrne held a press conference after the win against Texas, he stated a “national search will begin today.”  But Bill, you aren’t fooling anyone.  We all saw the writing on the wall and A&M hired you to be one of the best ADs in the nation.  We knew you had your guy.

Byrne national search landed him down HWY 6 to Houston and to Texans OC Mike Sherman.  He was possibly the 4th or 5th option on many “experts” list of candidates, but he was number one on Byrne’s.  While fans wanted a ”big name” hire, Byrne wanted a leader, a winner, and perhaps most of all, an Aggie.

Sherman’s resume is pretty impressive.  He spend the better part of the 90’s as OL coach at A&M, then left to

USC Taking Bush’s Heat

Hutch: Looks like Reggie Bush and USC are going to be sweating a bit.  With it looking like there are recordings that link Bush and this former agent discussing finances, I don’t know how the NCAA will turn a deaf ear to this.

Whit: The big question here would be will there be sanctions against USC now or in the future?

Hutch: The article says the NCAA has requested phone records from the coach’s office.  I think its standard operating procedure, but who knows.  If Bush is considered ineligible, it means they may be forfeiting the 2004 national championship. 

Whit: Bush was the main reason for the 2004 championship.  USC is probably going to forfeit that game, but the biggest hit would be if the NCAA decided

Coach Fran’s Buyout, and Possible Replacements…

Fran Agrees to Buyout

The last 48 hours have been pretty interesting if you are an Aggie fan.  After being destroyed on the road by a conference rival while your superstar running back stands on the sidelines for the first half, rumors have spread like wild fire about Coach Fran’s status and where the school will go from here.

It is believed that Fran has been in negotiations regarding a buyout over the last few weeks.  To make you familiar with the situation, Fran has an additional $8.5 million dollars remaining on his contract, which runs through 2012.    Given the events regarding Fran’s involvement in e-mail fiasco where he sent private information about scouting reports to select boosters for thousands of dollars, the university has been pushing him