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Who’s next? Q: Who should A&M’s next head football coach be?
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Charlie Strong
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Kevin Sumlin
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Kirby Smart*
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Dustin O’Donnell — Special to The Battalion
Former A&M head football coach Mike Sherman addresses the media Friday at the Bright Football Complex.
Sherman speaks out at press conference, administration remains tight-lipped Adrian O’Hanlon III The Battalion Social media and leaked information made for an awkward firing of former Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman on Thursday. The calm and collected coach addressed the situation at a press conference Friday at the Bright Football complex, saying his dismissal was mishandled. “We live in a society today where people think it’s easier to change than to fix,” said Sherman. “My family had the oppor-
tunity to find out before I did because it was released sooner than I was told. That was disappointing, because I think we’re better than that.” In the wake of Sherman’s exit, A&M Director of Athletics Bill Byrne may be in the hot seat as well. An unnamed A&M source told the Houston Chronicle on Friday that Byrne’s possible dismissal stems from chief financial officer and senior associate athletic director Jeff Toole ridiculing Loftin online through an anonymous alias. Toole called Loftin a “putz,” “hope-
lessly underqualified puppet” and an “idiot” after identifying his position at A&M in an earlier post. Toole said he thought the posts were his “anonymous opinion” and said it “slipped his mind” that he previously identified himself on the site. Administrators did not remove Toole from his position and indicated the matter would be handled internally. The source said there is no timetable for Byrne’s dismissal but it could come within the next several weeks.
Larry Fedora*
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Chris Petersen
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Paul Rhoads See Coach on page 3
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University reacts to report of armed robber on bus EDITORIAL
A&M needs to learn from scare
T Robert Carpenter — THE BATTALION
The FedStar Credit Union on Harvey Road in College Station was robbed at gunpoint Friday morning.
Officials say protocol followed after robbery Justin Mathers The Battalion An armed robbery of the FedStar Credit Union on Friday morning led to a small panic when students were notified that the suspect had possibly boarded a University bus. The incident provided an opportunity for the University to put into practice its safety procedures designed to keep students informed and out of harm’s way. Code Maroon is A&M’s primary warning system in the event of a safety concern. It distributes text messages and emails alerting students to possible danger, and provides periodic updates after an initial warning. The system was designed when the University reconsidered safety procedures after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. On Friday, several A&M students reported that they received the Code Maroon at 9:40 a.m., more than 30 minutes after the armed suspect allegedly fled the scene. See Robber on page 4
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controlled by the A&M Marketing and Communicahe scare Friday morning that an armed criminal tions staff, while Code Maroon is managed by emergenmay have boarded an A&M bus served as a valucy offices. If so, this is a bureaucratic divide that needs able stress test of Texas A&M’s emergency preparedness. Fortunately, it appears that the suspect neither to be bridged immediately. Allow the emergency offices access to all Twitter and Facebook accounts so that they boarded a bus nor posed an immediate threat to students. Unfortunately, if he had, the University may have can use the resource in case of threat to students. If the justification for the Facebook and Twitter been negligent of failing to do everything in its power to communicate with the student body and Transporta- silence was to avoid widespread panic, we would much rather see A&M’s phone lines jammed by worried tion Services may have unintentionally increased the parents than have any student walk into a dangerous situation’s danger. situation unaware. First was the Code Maroon text message, which Transportation Services’ response to the threat was represents the University’s primary medium of commuto temporarily discontinue bus routes. Drivers were nication with students in these situations. instructed to pull over and wait for authorities to arrive The first call to College Station police following the to search the bus for the suspect. Several students said armed robbery was at 9:04 a.m., a full half-hour before the 9:34 a.m. timestamp on the Code Maroon text mes- the buses pulled over, but did not open doors to let sage alerting students to the situation. Even if we assume passengers out. Our question is this: What if the armed suspect had been on one of the buses? By keeping the that police learned of the threat to students at exactly at doors shut, you’ve effectively trapped a desperate man 9:34 a.m., many students did not receive the message until eight-to-10 minutes later. Such a delay in this kind on a bus with a weapon and stolen cash. If he would have seen police approaching the vehicle, he could of situation can cost lives. possibly have pulled his weapon and engaged the police Chris Meyer, assistant vice president of the Office — endangering students — or used students as hostages, of Safety and Security, said the delay was due to the trapped on a vehicle with no exit. capacity of the wireless network, which is not meant to A&M administration should take this opportunity handle 40,000 text messages at once. He compared the to question whether current emergency protocol does process to “pouring a gallon of water through a straw.” everything possible to ensure student safety. But if the University was aware of the delay, why not take full advantage of more immediate communication avenues? Updates on Facebook and Twitter can instantaneously alert the student body to danger, but A&M’s Facebook page made no mention of the poten- The Battalion’s editorial opinion is determined by its Board of tial armed criminal, nor did A&M’s Twitter account (@ Opinion, with the editor in chief having final responsibility. TAMU). The University’s emergency Twitter account Jared Baxter Robert Carpenter (@TAMUCodeMaroon) did post an alert, but this Managing Editor Editor in Chief handle has a mere 7,600 followers, while the @TAMU senior media studies major senior applied math major account has almost 24,000. The A&M Facebook profile Taylor Wolken has more than 300,000 “likes.” Opinion Editor It is possible that the University’s official Twitter and senior economics major Facebook accounts were not utilized because they are
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Senior point guard Dash Harris drives to the basket against Stephen F. Austin University Saturday in Reed Arena. a 26-15 advantage after holding the Lumberjacks to 23.1 percent FG rate. In its last three contests, Texas A&M has held teams to an average of 16 points and 23.5 percent shooting in first halves of games. A thunderous one-handed slam by Ray Turner a minute-and-a-half into the second half extended the Aggies’ lead to 13, and they built on that number when one of Elston Turner’s three second-half 3-pointers swished in for the 19-point edge. “He’s the best guy we’ve got right now,” Kennedy said. “I told him, ‘Don’t hesitate. If you’re open, shoot the ball.’” The Lumberjacks cut the difference to nine when a Scott Jereal jumper with 5:05 left brought the score to 47-
38, but Elston responded with another deep bomb to give the Aggies the momentum and keep the game out of reach. For the first time since 2006, Texas A&M has held three straight opponents to under 45 points. The Aggies held SFA to 28.8 percent shooting, and 7.1 percent from behind the arc. “You’re gonna have a differential of 16 rebounds when you miss 37 shots,” Kaspar said. “There’s gonna be more defensive rebounds for them to grab. So it really comes down to us not shooting the ball well. “We just didn’t play tonight like we’re capable of playing.” The Aggies play their next game Wednesday night when the Sam Houston State Bearkats come to Reed Arena.
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ollowing his termination, former A&M coach Mike Sherman didn’t have to welcome the students who surrounded his house in support. He didn’t have to tell high-profile recruits that A&M should still be their school of choice. He didn’t have to stand in front of reporters and express gratitude for anyone. But he did, and that speaks more of his character to the media learning of an honorable coach’s firthan any of the individuals who decided Sherman’s ing before him and his own family. It embarrassed time in Aggieland was finished. You won’t see Lof- Byrne, the man who backed Sherman from the betin explaining why he fired him. You won’t see ginning and whose own job is rumored as being in regent James Wilson — the supposed ringleader of jeopardy after leaking the administration’s verdict. athletic decisions — making any public addresses And worst of all, it has left in question whether on the matter. any official at A&M involved in this situation knows It’s all written statements and controlled messages what they’re doing anymore. Why was Loftin, a meant to glaze over the situation. They would rath- 62-year-old physicist, driving the movement to fire er wait until A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne has a football coach? Why are regents — individuals a maroon jacket ready to hand the next coach than who probably couldn’t tell one defensive coverage face their mistakes. scheme from another — spending their time makThe administration lied about its commitment ing Athletic Department decisions based on Aggie to integrity. It lied about giving Sherman a contract football pride? extension, cheated him and his players out of the “We live in a society today that is motivated by years they thought lay ahead in College Station. anonymous people who write baseless texts and Disappointing 25-25 record or not, consider twitters and it gets thing stirred up,” Sherman this: If A&M beats Texas, does Sherman said. “There’s no accountability to that still have a job? type of society, and the immediacy ‘If you’re only a Yes, he does. He’s still our head they request. It’s important that peofootball player football coach. University President ple make decisions based on facts and and I’m only a R. Bowen Loftin finally picks up his what’s real.” football coach, pen and signs the contract extension What’s real is that before Sherman he conveniently failed to when given arrived, A&M’s football program was that’s a sad the chance in October. Then it’s off to a national joke, where upsetting Texas testimony.’ the SEC, with Sherman ushering in one was the achievement of a lifetime and of A&M’s most talented recruiting classes losing by 60 to Oklahoma rolled off the in school history. shoulders of fans. And what’s factual is that A&M But nope, here we are — in shambles. In just was by no means on the path toward constructing four months time, this University went from BCS some of the finest athletic facilities in the nation bowl expectations to condemning the coach that before Sherman’s vision was set in place. led us into believing we could accomplish as such in Those dreaded second half collapses of 2011 will the first place. All of which are knee-jerk reactions seem meaningless by the time A&M faces SEC foes to the addiction of winning football games. with almost an entirely different set of core players. So, Loftin and the regents did what any group The Aggies did not need to take another step back of high-powered, demanding Aggies have typically as it headed into college football’s most powerful done: they fired the head coach — the easy way conference, but it’s done exactly that. out. What this administration has shown is that And where did this decision get us exactly? It led coaches and players are not people first; they are
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Dustin O’Donnell — special to THE BATTALION
Former A&M head coach Mike Sherman addresses media after his firing Thursday. dollar signs — the means to which this University expands its visibility and brand. The culture of football takes priority, placed on a pedestal above all other campus issues. I thank Sherman for trying to accomplish the opposite with his players. “You’re constantly trying to get them to walk on solid ground and not the ground people put them on,” Sherman said. “I told them last night, ‘If you’re only a football player and I’m only a football coach, that’s a sad testimony.’” Maybe Sherman’s effectiveness to improve his team and win games had run dry. Maybe this step back — despite all the mishaps along way — leads to a coach who can bring A&M to greater success. But for now, we’re short a program leader heading into uncharted SEC territory. Not to mention the Top 10 recruiting class that’s far from locked in. Our standards are higher than this. They have to be — we’re Aggies. Jared Baxter is a senior media studies major and managing editor of The Battalion.
Meet the candidates Chris Petersen
Boise State, head coach ◗ Years as head coach: six ◗ Overall record: 71-6 ◗ Record against ranked opponents: 8-2
◗ Record against SEC: 1-0 ◗ Bowl record: 3-2 ◗ Stats: currently No. 7 in scoring offense, No. 9 in total offense, No. 10 in pass offense
◗ Contract: $1.5 million, five
Kirby Smart
Alabama, defensive coordinator ◗ Years as head coach: na ◗ Overall record: na ◗ Record against ranked opponents: na
◗ Record against SEC: na ◗ Bowl record: na
Houston, head coach
Southern Miss, head coach
Louisville, head coach
◗ Years as head coach: four
◗ Years as head coach: four
◗ Years as head coach: two
◗ Overall record: 35-17
◗ Overall record: 33-19
◗ Overall record: 14-12
◗ Record against ranked
◗ Record against ranked
◗ Record against ranked
opponents: 3-1
opponents: 1-4
opponents: 1-1
◗ Record against SEC: 1-0
◗ Record against SEC: 1-2
◗ Record against SEC: 1-1
◗ Bowl record: 1-1
◗ Bowl record: 1-3
◗ Bowl record: 1-1 ◗ Stats: currently No. 23 in
◗ Stats: currently No. 1 in total, scoring, rush and pass defense categories
total offense, No. 31 total defense
total defense, No. 10 in rush defense, No. 11 in sacks
◗ Contract: $1.2 million, three ◗ Contract: $685,000, one
◗ Contract: $2.3 million, six
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push for Louisville head coach Charlie Strong is gaining momentum. According to the Associated Press, the University of Louisville and Strong agreed to a new seven-year contract in October. In his second season at the helm for the Cardinals, Strong said after the announcement of the new deal with a base salary of $2.3 million is “very humbling.” Under the new contract, the maximum buyout was raised to $2.5 million if Strong terminates the contract before June 30, 2012. Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin denied that Arizona State contacted him about its coaching vacancy after losing the Conference USA Championship to Southern Mississippi 49-28 Saturday, but is still being mentioned for the UCLA and A&M jobs. Sumlin has a base salary of $1 million under his
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The administration is keeping further action regarding Byrne and the search for A&M’s next head coach close to the vest. Jason Cook, vice president for Marketing & Communications, said Byrne remains athletic director and the University will not comment on “rumor or speculation.” Cook also said Byrne is leading the coaching search, despite rumors that the process to remove Sherman from office was driven by Loftin and Board of Regents member James Wilson. “[Bill] Byrne is leading the coaching search,” Cook said. “We aren’t disclosing any information related to the interview process.” As apparent in online forums and voting polls, the
Larry Fedora
◗ Stats: current No. 1 offense ◗ Stats: currently No. 13 in
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current contract that runs through 2015 and can make an additional $1 million if he stays through 2012. Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora, another A&M candidate, received a oneyear contract extension in November 2010. The deal raised his salary to $685,000 and extended his original contract through December 2013. Also under consideration is Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, who directs a defense that leads the nation in points (8.8) and yards (191.3) per game. Smart received a contract in January 2011 worth $850,000 for each of the next three years that voids a buyout if he takes another head coaching job. Smart declined the head coaching position at his alma mater, Georgia, after winning the 2009 Frank Broyles Award as the top assistant in the nation.
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Aggie football accepts bowl bid The Texas A&M football team has accepted an invitation to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at 11 a.m. Dec. 31 inside Houston’s Reliant Stadium. The Aggies will face off against the Northwestern Wildcats from the Big 10 Conference. “We’re excited about the opportunity to finish this season by playing in a great bowl game against a great institution like Northwestern,” interim head coach Tim DeRuyer said. “We’re also looking forward to getting back to practice and preparing for a football game. It’s a great opportunity for us to represent Texas A&M in the city of Houston and send our seniors out the right way.” Texas A&M (6-6, 4-5 Big 12) will be searching for its first bowl victory since its last visit to Houston when the
Aggies defeated TCU 28-9 in the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl. Northwestern, meanwhile, finished the regular season with a similar 6-6 record that included a 3-5 mark in Big 10 play. The Wildcats won four of their final five games this fall to earn their fourth straight bowl appearance under head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The bowl invitation is the 33rd for Texas A&M, which has now made a bowl appearance in each of the last three seasons after going to the AT&T Cotton Bowl a year ago and the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl following the 2009 campaign. AGGIE ATHLETICS
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GROESBECK, Texas — In a tranquil state park in Central Texas, workers are busily piecing together massive yellow pipes that spell salvation for this city. The pipes run along a park road, slither between trees, cross a street to avoid an ancient cemetery, hug a state-owned easement and then land at a treatment plant. Without it, what everyone fears most would come true: The water will stop running. This $250,000 pipeline project will bring water from a rock quarry seven miles away to Groesbeck by Dec. 6 — the date that state officials monitoring the drought said the town would run out of water, finally sucked dry by Texas’ historic drought. But it is only a six-month supply. That’s enough time, Mayor Jackie Livingston hopes, to find a permanent solution. “We will do anything, anything short of hauling water,� Livingston said. Imperiled towns around Texas are finding short-term solutions to water supply problems brought on by the drought, some just in time to avert a crisis. But finding a permanent solution is tricky, and in many cases, expensive. That makes the plight of finding water doubly difficult: Even if they could find a fix, they also have to find the cash to pay for it. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says there are 11 towns with enough water to last six month or less. It is working to find quick fixes that cost tens of thousands
— sometimes millions — of dollars for a few months of water. They hope that is long enough to find and complete longer-term projects, many of which these cash-strapped communities had delayed for years. For the West Texas town of Robert Lee, there is a $1.55 million price tag to tap into the nearby town’s water supply with a pipeline. A neighborhood near the Louisiana border will pay $50,000 to drop a pump off a bridge into a deeper part of a lake. An Austin-area community has paid about $10,000 to build a temporary barge to float a pipe over a water-filled hole that saved the town from hauling water, at least for now, said Pat Mulligan, president and manager of the Windermere Oaks Water Supply Company. But if the lake that supplies the area drops another six feet, they will have to haul in water by truck. Then, water bills will increase about 300 percent and residents in the 230-home subdivision could pay $300 a month for water — up from about $120. The state is treating the drought much as it would a hurricane, said Linda Brookins, director of the TCEQ water supply division. Officials contact towns every week. They hold urgent meetings. Experts walk rivers and reservoirs. Others help with grant and loan applications.
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‘Cain train’ derails amid turmoil A deďŹ ant Herman Cain suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Saturday amid sexual misconduct allegations against him, throwing his staunchly conservative supporters up for grabs with just one month to go before the ďŹ rst caucuses in Iowa. The businessman condemned the accusations as “false and unprovenâ€? but said they had been hurtful to his family, particularly his wife, Gloria, and were drowning out his ability to deliver his message. His wife stood behind him on the stage, smiling and waving as the crowd chanted her name.“So as of today, with a lot of prayer and soul-searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distractions and the continued hurt caused on me and my family,â€? a tired-looking Cain told supporters.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party struggled to hang onto its majority in Russia’s parliamentary election, polls and ofďŹ cial results showed Monday, suggesting Russians were wearying of the man who has dominated Russian politics for more than a decade. Rival parties and election monitors said even a result of around 50 percent was inated, alleging Putin ballot-stufďŹ ng and other signiďŹ cant violations at the polls. Many expressed fears that the vote count would be manipulated. Putin wanted to see his United Russia party do well in Sunday’s election as a sign of popular support for his return to the presidency in a vote now three months away. Despite the sobering setback, he was still expected to have little trouble reclaiming the position he held from 2000 to 2008. Putin has systematically destroyed any potential challengers and most Russians do not see any credible alternatives, despite growing dissatisfaction with his strongman style. Grumbling over pervasive ofďŹ cial corruption and the gap between ordinary people and the superrich has become widespread. Associated Press
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