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1. Wait until November AND 2. Do NOT extend Elko

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6:42p, 11/8/25
Here is the thing IMO
We have had a loser culture for decades. No program does less with more than us. Finally a coach comes around that has changed that. You don't let a coach like that go. If we did it would be the most Aggie thing ever. Sometimes you have to see the writing on the wall when it is there!
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In reply to Gaius Rufus • 6:44p, 11/8/25
Gaius Rufus said:
Here's the thing, IMO…

When Elko is 11-0 going into the Texas game, then wins that by 2 scores, everyone will see the sleeping giant he has awakened. Nobody, not even Texas tech, will be able to compete with the amount of money that will pour into the program and NIL budget.

So if Elko decides to leave a school that will compete for NC's every year, best of luck to him. The Ags will be able to get whomever they want to replace him.

Elko has turned A&M into a job that coaches don't leave.


If that all ends up happening we'd be crazy to not lock Elko in at that point though!
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In reply to BrotherChad2 • 10:32a, 11/15/25
BrotherChad2 said:
These two things I've learned by being an Aggie fan for as long as I have!

I'm not overlooking Florida or Arkansas but I believe we will really find out who this team is in the last 5 games of the season:

@LSU
BYE
@Mizzou
Carolina
Samford
@tu

I'm not nor will I ever be as good at business and negotiating as some y'all. But I know enough that if someone is threatening to walk away, you let em!

I'm all for extending Elko if he finishes out this season AND next season at 10-2 or better. Otherwise why do the same thing we did with Sumlin and Jimbo?


Love or hate him Chad called this
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In reply to BrotherChad2 • 11:56a, 11/15/25
BrotherChad2 said:
These two things I've learned by being an Aggie fan for as long as I have!

I'm not overlooking Florida or Arkansas but I believe we will really find out who this team is in the last 5 games of the season:

@LSU
BYE
@Mizzou
Carolina
Samford
@tu

I'm not nor will I ever be as good at business and negotiating as some y'all. But I know enough that if someone is threatening to walk away, you let em!

I'm all for extending Elko if he finishes out this season AND next season at 10-2 or better. Otherwise why do the same thing we did with Sumlin and Jimbo?

Look what's happening right now! Proof to not give the extension!
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12:02p, 11/15/25
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9:14a, 11/29/25
Chad was right again!
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In reply to BrotherChad2 • 9:16a, 11/29/25
BrotherChad2 said:
Chad was right again!


100%

New Army will learn that we "OLD'S" know our **** and were 100% right about NOT wanting the sips back in a series.
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In reply to DGrimesAg92 • 9:19a, 11/29/25
DGrimesAg92 said:
BrotherChad2 said:
Chad was right again!


100%

New Army will learn that we "OLD'S" know our **** and were 100% right about NOT wanting the sips back in a series.


Preach brother!
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In reply to BrotherChad2 • 9:25a, 11/29/25
BrotherChad2 said:
These two things I've learned by being an Aggie fan for as long as I have!

I'm not overlooking Florida or Arkansas but I believe we will really find out who this team is in the last 5 games of the season:

@LSU
BYE
@Mizzou
Carolina
Samford
@tu

I'm not nor will I ever be as good at business and negotiating as some y'all. But I know enough that if someone is threatening to walk away, you let em!

I'm all for extending Elko if he finishes out this season AND next season at 10-2 or better. Otherwise why do the same thing we did with Sumlin and Jimbo?


OP was on 1000% correct.

The fact that this post had no stars tells you everything about the Aggie mindset and BAS.
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9:28a, 11/29/25
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100% correct

We had a lucky schedule
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9:29a, 11/29/25
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So y'all are suggesting we should have let him go to Penn State? So get a new coach every 3 years… makes sense…
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In reply to fulshearAg96 • 10:51a, 11/29/25
fulshearAg96 said:
So y'all are suggesting we should have let him go to Penn State? So get a new coach every 3 years… makes sense…


You're right. We should extend every coach as soon as they have one decent partial season then, pony up a huge buyout after they semi retire on the job. Makes sense. lol. Is this your first season?
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10:55a, 11/29/25
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Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.
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10:59a, 11/29/25
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Elko can't win when it matters. Sample size is getting bigger
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In reply to Nombre • 11:03a, 11/29/25
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Nombre said:
Elko can't win when it matters. Sample size is getting bigger

So, in your mind, only the tu game mattered? Crazy talk....
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In reply to Otherkin • 11:04a, 11/29/25
Otherkin said:
BrotherChad2 said:
These two things I've learned by being an Aggie fan for as long as I have!

I'm not overlooking Florida or Arkansas but I believe we will really find out who this team is in the last 5 games of the season:

@LSU
BYE
@Mizzou
Carolina
Samford
@tu

I'm not nor will I ever be as good at business and negotiating as some y'all. But I know enough that if someone is threatening to walk away, you let em!

I'm all for extending Elko if he finishes out this season AND next season at 10-2 or better. Otherwise why do the same thing we did with Sumlin and Jimbo?


Love or hate him Chad called this


Everybody who's observed the habits of our AD for more than 4-5 years knew this was coming. We give monster contracts as soon as a coach so much as hints that he might one day be good, and we frequently do so even before then. We did the first with Jimbo and Sumlin, and the second with Billy Kennedy and Mike Sherman (gave them nearly fully guaranteed contracts before they had done anything).
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In reply to Nombre • 11:06a, 11/29/25
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@ ND, @ lsu, @ Mizzou didn't matter?
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In reply to dr_java • 11:07a, 11/29/25
dr_java said:
Nombre said:
Elko can't win when it matters. Sample size is getting bigger

So, in your mind, only the tu game mattered? Crazy talk....


The first half of the SC game was also a pretty good indicator
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11:11a, 11/29/25
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Hey look. The trolls have crawled out from under a rock. Declaring victory after our first loss in the last game of the season.
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In reply to Leander - Ag • 11:19a, 11/29/25
Leander - Ag said:
100% correct

We had a lucky schedule


Yes but per Sagarin rankings, we are a top 10 team with a record of 1-0 against the top 10 and 5-1 against the top 30.
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In reply to Jarrin Jay • 11:26a, 11/29/25
Good post.
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In reply to Jarrin Jay • 12:11p, 11/29/25
Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Then do it after the season
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In reply to Farmer_J • 12:17p, 11/29/25
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Farmer_J said:
Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Then do it after the season


With the carousel going on right now, there isn't the luxury of "after the season". Seems to me that winning 11 games during the regular season and reaching the playoffs in Season 2 of his tenure should be sufficient to continue moving forward.
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12:18p, 11/29/25
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The team under Elko made a big jump from last year to this year - lucky easy schedule or not, it was obvious this team was much improved, especially on offense.

Let's see if he can continue the upward trajectory.
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12:20p, 11/29/25
Boomers screwed up YET again.
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In reply to Jarrin Jay • 12:31p, 11/29/25
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Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Elko is not a "top tier" coach. He is mid to upper-mid until proven otherwise. He was gifted an easy schedule this year and almost blew it several times (Arkansas / SC / Auburn...3 of the worst sec teams) and totally sh*t the bed last night. Doubtful we win a playoff game as our running game has gone to crap and Reed is an average at best thrower, not to mention our defense getting torched by pretty much everyone lately except Samford. Oh, and who has confidence in our kicking game?
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In reply to SilverTaps86 • 1:07p, 11/29/25
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SilverTaps86 said:
Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Elko is not a "top tier" coach. He is mid to upper-mid until proven otherwise. He was gifted an easy schedule this year and almost blew it several times (Arkansas / SC / Auburn...3 of the worst sec teams) and totally sh*t the bed last night. Doubtful we win a playoff game as our running game has gone to crap and Reed is an average at best thrower, not to mention our defense getting torched by pretty much everyone lately except Samford. Oh, and who has confidence in our kicking game?

Damn some of you are intolerably weak and spineless. One loss and all those deep dark insecurities come blubbering out of your soul and you feel the need to spill it on social media.
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In reply to Aginnebraska • 1:10p, 11/29/25
Projecting a bit there good sir?
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In reply to Aginnebraska • 1:10p, 11/29/25
Aginnebraska said:
SilverTaps86 said:
Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Elko is not a "top tier" coach. He is mid to upper-mid until proven otherwise. He was gifted an easy schedule this year and almost blew it several times (Arkansas / SC / Auburn...3 of the worst sec teams) and totally sh*t the bed last night. Doubtful we win a playoff game as our running game has gone to crap and Reed is an average at best thrower, not to mention our defense getting torched by pretty much everyone lately except Samford. Oh, and who has confidence in our kicking game?

Damn some of you are intolerably weak and spineless. One loss and all those deep dark insecurities come blubbering out of your soul and you feel the need to spill it on social media.


Yes crazy how many simple minded folks think they now it all
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In reply to SilverTaps86 • 5:00p, 11/29/25
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SilverTaps86 said:
Jarrin Jay said:
Lots of misunderstanding here… the extension was only 2 years not fully guaranteed. If anything it was really more a raise as he was underpaid relative to top tier coaches at top programs. The extension is not a killer.

When you consider what he walked into Elko has done a GREAT job and I have no problem with the extension.


Elko is not a "top tier" coach. He is mid to upper-mid until proven otherwise. He was gifted an easy schedule this year and almost blew it several times (Arkansas / SC / Auburn...3 of the worst sec teams) and totally sh*t the bed last night. Doubtful we win a playoff game as our running game has gone to crap and Reed is an average at best thrower, not to mention our defense getting torched by pretty much everyone lately except Samford. Oh, and who has confidence in our kicking game?

And who out there do you think should have been hired? Vying for conference champion 2 years in a row and in CFP in year 2 is not top tier? What is? Someone who is established over a longer period of time? It is obvious that Elko has been a major positive change for our football program. Such an asinine post.
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6:50p, 11/29/25
Yep…his stock dropped losing to the horns and by double digits.
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In reply to Farmer_J • 7:17p, 11/29/25
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You mean after he's already agreed to a deal with Penn State (like Kiffen likely has with LSU)?

The timing isn't ideal, but you have to decide when the other school comes calling. They don't get to say, "We want t work something out, but we have to clear the timing with the Texags Football board first, so I'm afraid you'll need to wait a few weeks." Because waiting means "Go to Penn State."

I'm not in love with the timing, but when it happens you have to either s*** or get off the pot.
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In reply to 5Amp • 7:20p, 11/29/25
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5Amp said:
Yep…his stock dropped losing to the horns and by double digits.

Not just losing but how badly he was out coached
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7:21p, 11/29/25
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11 wins and playoff in year 2 and PSU offering $12 million to hire him away. The extension and raise was and still is the right call.
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In reply to Jbob04 • 7:22p, 11/29/25
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Jbob04 said:
5Amp said:
Yep…his stock dropped losing to the horns and by double digits.

Not just losing but how badly he was out coached


Well that other coach is going to be watching the playoffs from his couch.
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