The Day After: Texas A&M 14, Oklahoma 42

I hate that I was so dead-on in my prediction of the A&M-OU game (see my previous post). I should give up my day job and become a gambler in Vegas. Not only was my predicted score prophetic, but just like I thought, the Aggies got nowhere with their running game, and then went to their passing game at the end to put on some garbage points in the fourth quarter. It’s this kind of predictability in our game plan that makes me want to light myself on fire. What’s worse, the Sooner just absolutely dominated us in all phases of the game. Their QB Bradford had a field day hooking up with his tight end Gresham, and he had one more touchdown the generous four touchdowns I’d predicted for him. I’ve had enough, and every faithful Aggie should have had enough by now. It’s time for Franchione to go.

The only reason that Franchione hasn’t scored a 0 on the Fire Franchione meter is because if the Aggies were to miraculously win against Mizzou, t.u., and their bowl opponent, I could see Franchione having a slim chance of keeping his job, which would be a big mistake. What’s left for Coach Franchione is to win the game against t.u. so that he can bow out with some dignity intact.

It’s time to start talking about the coaches who might replace Franchione next year. There’s been talk of Tommy Tuberville as well as the dude at Rutgers and possibly even Steve Spurrier. Auburn is having a decent season in the brutal SEC this year, but I have a hard time picturing laid-back Tuberville taking A&M to greatness. As for the Ol’ Ball Coach, I love the man, but his Fun’N Gun offense hasn’t exactly taken off in South Carolina, and I don’t see it being the best fit in A&M either. I personally think that Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia would be a good fit, and while he’s got a good program at West Virginia, I’d think that he’d be willing to leave for the right person; after all, Texas A&M offers the chance to rebuild one of the most tradition-rich programs in the nation while the state of West Virginia is the armpit of America.

Next update: Wednesday-Quick Hits Across the Board