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This Must Be Rock Bottom, Houston Hopes
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 19, 2012
This is the bottom, I think – and Houston hopes. The most damning factoid that could be used to define a team is that it forced five turnovers yet lost the turnover battle, as the Cougars did on Saturday night. U.C.L.A. had five turnovers; Houston had six. What the heck is going on here? Through three weeks, there has be no more disappointing team in college football. No team has suffered a more inexplicable loss, with all due to respect to Pittsburgh, Arkansas and Wyoming, among others. Of the 27 teams that notched double-digit wins last fall, how many seem assured of not reaching that mark in 2012? I’ll say three: Arkansas State, Arkansas… and Houston.
Tags: Colorado, Conference USA, David Piland, Houston, Jason Phillips, Jon Embree, Kevin Sumlin, Kliff Kingsbury, Louisiana Tech, Mike Nesbitt, Tony Levine, Travis Bush, U.C.L.A.
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No. 55: Texas A&M
By Paul Myerberg // Jul 15, 2012
Mike Sherman didn’t lose his job by blowing a halftime lead against Oklahoma State. He didn’t lose his job by blowing another sizable halftime advantage a week later, when the Aggies lost to Arkansas in Dallas. It wasn’t Missouri that sealed his fate, even if that loss may have been worse, in a way; the Aggies followed up 17 unanswered points from the Tigers with a field goal to force overtime, only to lose in the first extra frame. Sherman lost his job because of two losses: Oklahoma and Texas. He’s not the first coach at A&M to be dismissed because of losses to the Sooners and Longhorns, mind you, but he will be the last. From here, A&M needs to remake its standards. Since the formation of the Big 12 — since the university first fielded a team, actually — the Aggies weighed success against Texas. Once Oklahoma caught fire under Bob Stoops, the university began judging its program against these two perennial powers. What does A&M use for a barometer now that it’s part of the SEC?
Tags: Ben Malena, Brandon Williams, Brian Polian, Cedric Ogbuehi, Christine Michael, Damontre Moore, De'Vante Harris, Deshazor Everett, Dustin Harris, Floyd Raven, Jake Matthews, Jameill Showers, Jonathan Mathis, Jonathan Stewart, Kevin Sumlin, Kirby Ennis, Kliff Kingsbury, Luke Joeckel, Marcel Yates, Mark Snyder, Matt Wallerstedt, Mike Evans, Patrick Lewis, Ryan Swope, Sean Porter, SEC, Spencer Nealy, Steven Campbell, Steven Jenkins, Texas A&M, Toney Hurd, Trey Williams, Uzoma Nwachukwu
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The Backfield Depth in College Station
By Paul Myerberg // May 8, 2012
I can think of several valid reasons why Texas A&M’s running back situation has gone overlooked before, during and after Kevin Sumlin’s first spring with the program. One reason is Sumlin himself, who steps in for Mike Sherman at a crucial juncture in the program’s history; this juncture doubles as the second reason, with A&M mere months away from its SEC debut. Then there are more nuts-and-bolts reasons, such as Ryan Tannehill’s departure and the ensuing quarterback competition and the move from Sherman’s pro-style system to the Air Raid-themed offense favored by Sumlin and new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
Tags: Ben Malena, Brandon Williams, Christine Michael, Jameill Showers, Johnny Manziel, Kevin Sumlin, Kliff Kingsbury, SEC, Texas A&M, Tra Carson, Trey Williams
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