Although the university is saying there has been no official change in his status with the team, Dennis Franchione appears to be on his way out of College Station. Sources close to the situation are indicating that Franchione and the school are close to an agreement that would end his tenure as head coach at the end of the season."Under the agreement, Franchione would receive a $1.9 million buyout as opposed to the $8.5 million his deal calls for after the school hired a private firm to investigate his VIP Connection email newsletter and found three breaches of contract. The value of the buyout has been met with resistance from Franchione."That is the same information that was reported by Andre Ware on Sports Radio 610 in Houston this afternoon. Athletic director Bill Byrne has to be overjoyed by Franchione's off-field antics that have reduced the cost of the buyout and ensured that Aggie fans can wave goodbye to Franchione in just a few short weeks. The Aggies are 6-4 overall, and just 3-3 in the Big 12, but have failed to impress for most of the season. Franchione has also been criticized for his utilization of talent most notably that of Jorvorskie Lane, Martellus Bennett, and Michael Goodson.
The Houston Chronicle lists a bevy of possible candidates to replace Franchione headed by Auburn's Tommy Tuberville. According to the paper:
"Other potential candidates could include Cal's Jeff Tedford, West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, North Carolina and former Miami Hurricanes and Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, Oregon coach Mike Bellotti and former Wisconsin coach and current Badger athletic director Barry Alvarez."With news of the buyout breaking this early, the Aggies have gotten the jump on other schools including Nebraska who sports a lame-duck coach of their own in Bill Callahan.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-05-2007 @ 6:47PM
I BLEED CRIMSON !!!! said...
HA HA HA DUMB SOB SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT ALABAMA !!!!!!!!
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11-05-2007 @ 9:25PM
marilujann said...
It's about damned time!!!!
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11-05-2007 @ 10:13PM
Randal Palm said...
I think B & M should be required to keep Francis at least one more year as probation for being stupid enough to hire a coach who quit on a team she personally asked to "hold the rope" and not quit on a school going on probation. Here's to you Aggie fan......
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
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11-05-2007 @ 10:24PM
Chris said...
You should add Steve Kragthorpe to the A&M list, he's worked there before, and the Cards fans don't want him anymore.
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11-05-2007 @ 10:29PM
Steve said...
I am glad to see him go. We have done nothing but go backwards and put out the most boring one dimensional football games ever.We seem to be a 3rd level team that might struggle to beat a high school team. We suck and it is time to move on.
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11-05-2007 @ 10:36PM
Steve said...
I am glad to see him go. We have done nothing but go backwards and put out the most boring one dimensional football games ever.We seem to be a 3rd level team that might struggle to beat a high school team. We suck and it is time to move on.
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11-06-2007 @ 12:46AM
E J said...
One season after another of substandard coaching and scandal.....here's a temporary rendition of the Aggie War Hymn:
GOOD-BYE to Dennis Francione
Pity to the poor Maroon & White
They were once mighty Texas Aggies
Now they're just Aggie Jokes, a sorry sight
the Eyes of Shame have fallen on them
Choking is all they know so well
GO TO HELL
so GOOD-BYE to Dennis Franchione
shove your damn playbook up your
Chigga Chigga Rum
Chigga Chigga Rum
We used to win at Texas A&M
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Kick Francione out
Fire his sorry butt
Kick Francione OUT
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
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GOOD RIDDANCE....don't let the door hit your backside on the way out.
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11-07-2007 @ 10:35AM
Todd92 said...
Tommy Tuberville is having his contract renegotiated at AU, so A&M will have to poach elseswhere. Besides why would he want to leave a school that is competing for championships (conference....strongest conference that is, and national championships) for a jumbled up mess of a rebuild job with a bunch of gaudy oil barons for boosters in a top heavy conference. The same boosters that requested and were glad to get and pay for the "news letter" and then used it to facilitate Franchiones demise once he wore out his welcome. The same boosters that didnt give one rats ass that Sherrill was a cheater as long as he won ('til he got caught). The same boosters that booted R.C. Sloacum for being honest and just better than average. Tubbs and his family are Happy at AU and we plan to keep it that way.
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