Punk move by Aggie assistant

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OrangeYankee said:
The problem I have with this is, this is starting to get a little more frequent on Sumlin's watch. It's almost as if he doesn't have behavioral control over his team, and he really needs to rope that stuff in. Yes, I know he is reacting in all the right ways (so far),but methinks he needs to get a little more proactive and keep this stuff from happening in the first place.
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What else could Sumlin do to show he won't tolerate the behavior?
 
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OrangeYankee said:
The problem I have with this is, this is starting to get a little more frequent on Sumlin's watch. It's almost as if he doesn't have behavioral control over his team, and he really needs to rope that stuff in. Yes, I know he is reacting in all the right ways (so far),but methinks he needs to get a little more proactive and keep this stuff from happening in the first place.
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Sumlin's response to this particular incident was fine. As soon as he found out, he banned the assistant from the sideline.

But your larger point is spot on. A&M has a serious discipline problem. They had 4 personal fouls and an ejection in the first half alone yesterday. That kind of crap cannot happen if you're going to take the step from a bowl team to a title contender. And given that he's the second-higest paid coach in the conference, Sumlin cannot be settling for simply making bowl games every year.
 
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We have a discipline problem? Hmmmm news to me.

Seems like Sumlin kicks guys off the team pretty efficiently when problems arise, but you guys may know more about it from the internet. Keep me posted please.
 
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TXA&M07 said:
We have a discipline problem? Hmmmm news to me.

Seems like Sumlin kicks guys off the team pretty efficiently when problems arise, but you guys may know more about it from the internet. Keep me posted please.
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You may be right what does anybody on here know about A&M football?? Well maybe, and just maybe those 4 personal fouls and an ejection in the first half, and a student assistant coach throwing cheap shots at players might be a dead give away!! But I will keep you posted on anything I see on the internet about it!! Oh and since you are getting info away from the internet, what was this piece of craps punishment?? Us internet guys would love to know from somebody on the inside of A&M football??
 
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TXA&M07 said:
We have a discipline problem? Hmmmm news to me.

Seems like Sumlin kicks guys off the team pretty efficiently when problems arise, but you guys may know more about it from the internet. Keep me posted please.
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Sumlin's discipline issues are on the field. A&M ranks 13th in the SEC in yards per penalty and personal fouls committed. Only Auburn ranks worse in both categories. No other team comes close to those two in either stat. As I said earlier, yesterday A&M got four personal fouls and an ejection in the first half alone.

If you don't see those numbers as a coaching problem, then you are kidding yourself.
 
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2nd coming of "the U". Maybe we should get some camo and a few 2 Live Crew tapes.
 
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bamawriter said:
Sumlin's response to this particular incident was fine. As soon as he found out, he banned the assistant from the sideline.

But your larger point is spot on. A&M has a serious discipline problem. They had 4 personal fouls and an ejection in the first half alone yesterday. That kind of crap cannot happen if you're going to take the step from a bowl team to a title contender. And given that he's the second-higest paid coach in the conference, Sumlin cannot be settling for simply making bowl games every year.
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Dude that got ejected was celebrating it as he was escorted off the field. He looked like an idiot.
 
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I'll address this once and then let you guys continue with your theory on Sumlin's lack of control.

We had a pair of kids that were bad apples from the start. One in particular was a damn fine defensive player. He became a cancer and created problems. Then another player, who had recently lost a child, fell victim to the same guy and proceeded to make poor choices along with the bad apple. Both were kicked off the team which dealt a pretty big blow to our already, youthful and considerably weak defense.

Then the case of the QB issues began to arise, to which Sumlin addressed privately. I doubt you'll ever see him take another snap at A&M.

Which brings us to the most recent events: yesterday's game. The player ejected for "targeting" did go in high, but I fail to agree that it was targeting. Considering his size in comparison to the wide receiver's, and the position in which he was in upon impact, he had two options while in the air: A: Try to descend and take a chance at breaking his own neck and the wide out's knees, or B: Lower his shoulder as best as possible while moving in the air. The actions after the ejection looked bad on tv, but I'm certain that WV did a ton of taunting on the field.

And lastly, the grad assistant has been removed from the program as of about 45 minutes ago. Told to stay in the locker room. Given an early flight home last night. Fired and removed from the program today.

So when you all elude that Sumlin has lost control and/or does not keep close tabs on his players, I elect to go against the grain and vehemently disagree with you.
 
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It is all well and good that Sumlin deals with off-the-field issues.

His team plays undisciplined ball on the field. This cannot be refuted. They get stupid penalties and they are fundamentally suspect. I'm not saying this to say that A&M is a collection of thugs. What I am saying is that Sumlin and his staff have done a poor job of teaching the basics.

And that is inexcusable. Sumlin trails only Nick Saban as far as coaching salaries in the SEC (and he's top 5 in the entire nation):

#1 highest-paid coach has 5 SEC titles and 4 national championships on his resume.

#2 has a five point win over Alabama and a 3rd place finish in West as the pinnacle of his tenure.

A&M's ROI sucks right now, and Sumlin needs to do something about that.
 
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Texas A&M: Student assistant Michael Richardson has been dismissed after striking two West Virginia players on the sideline during Monday’s Liberty Bowl.
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-Coaching Search Ticker
 
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You got me on that one. Sumlin and staff do very little as far as coaching technique to our guys. That's been something we have collectively criticized him on during his tenure here. We get talented players, and do very little to coach them up to play at the NCAA level. Specifically the line of scrimmage on both sides. They're doing a disservice to the players in that regard and I wholeheartedly agree.

The undisciplined ball comes with the territory considering the territory many of our defensive backs come from originally. When you recruit Louisianimals, you get Louisianimals.

Oh and around hear, that's not a racist term, they actually love that term.
 
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Not trying to add fuel to the fire but manziel was a wreck. Great on the field but always drama. I like Sumlin but its obvious he needs to work on that end of his coaching.
 
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