Texans A&M coaching job candidates

JoseA · 11-25-2007, 09:13 PM

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Houston Texans offensive coordinator and assistant head coach Mike Sherman is believed to be the leading candidate to replace Dennis Franchione, people familiar with the process said Saturday. An announcement of Franchione's replacement could come early this week.

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The former Packers coach Mike Sherman is the top candidate, that would be an interesting hire. Personally I didn't mind him as a coach in Green Bay, but he made a few bonehead mistakes while in Green Bay.

Anyway it would be a decent job for Sherman to take at a Big 12 school...

JoseA · 11-26-2007, 01:29 PM

Well the rumor was true, Mike Sherman is the new head coach of A & M

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman was hired as Texas A&M's coach Monday, three days after Dennis Franchione resigned.

Sherman's current job is as the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator under Gary Kubiak, a former quarterback and assistant for the Aggies.

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Sherman was A&M's offensive line coach from 1989-93 and then in 1995-96 under R.C Slocum.

Franchione took a contract buyout and stepped down Friday, less than an hour after Texas A&M upset Texas 38-30. Defensive coordinator Gary Darnell was named interim coach Saturday and will lead the Aggies (7-5, 4-4 Big 12) in a bowl game.

The 52-year-old Sherman hasn't coached in college since leaving A&M to become an assistant in Green Bay in 1996. He'll coach the remainder of the season for the Texans (5-6).

Texas A&M hires Sherman to replace Franchione - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports

I wish Sherman good luck on his new job. It's going to be no easy task to compete and be a success in the Big 12.

FiveStars · 12-10-2007, 12:55 PM

I'm a graduate of A&M and I'm happy with this hire. I was especially excited about it after hearing Sherman talk. It sounds like he's only ever wanted to be the head coach of two teams - A&M or Green Bay. He loves the school and he has more familiarity with it than Fran did.

I still think Franchione was a good hire, but he changed his coaching style after joining up at A&M. The Texas game was a perfect example of the athletes A&M has. We don't need better recruiting, we need better coaching. If Fran had hung it out there for the past five years like he did in that game, he would still be coaching in College Station.

12-10-2007, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
FiveStars Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,536	I'm a graduate of A&M and I'm happy with this hire. I was especially excited about it after hearing Sherman talk. It sounds like he's only ever wanted to be the head coach of two teams - A&M or Green Bay. He loves the school and he has more familiarity with it than Fran did. I still think Franchione was a good hire, but he changed his coaching style after joining up at A&M. The Texas game was a perfect example of the athletes A&M has. We don't need better recruiting, we need better coaching. If Fran had hung it out there for the past five years like he did in that game, he would still be coaching in College Station.