Mike Sherman in trouble after just one game?

[Packgator]

The Mike Sherman era got off to a bad start yesterday when Texas A&M lost at home to Arkansas State. Looks like he's feeling the heat already......

MIKE SHERMAN IN TROUBLE AFTER ONE GAME

Posted by Michael David Smith on August 31, 2008, 12:38 p.m.

If the Texas A&M fans I’ve heard from are any indication, most folks in College Station would be happy to see new coach Mike Sherman fired after one game leading the Aggies.

Of course, when that one game is an 18-14 loss to Arkansas State at Kyle Field, it’s not exactly a surprise that the natives are getting restless.

“This is a game you expect Texas A&M to win, and that’s not taking anything away from Arkansas State,” Sherman said shortly after the Aggies lost their home opener for the first time in two decades. “They did a phenomenal job, and I give them all the credit in the world. But we were at home, and we expected to beat them.”

Last year Arkansas State gave Texas a much tougher test than anyone expected in the opener, losing 21-13 and keeping it competitive for four quarters in a game the Longhorns thought would just be an easy tuneup. So the Aggies should have been ready for a fight. They weren’t.

Dennis Franchione was never the most popular guy at Texas A&M, and fans were plenty ready to wish him good riddance after last season’s 7-5 record. But Sherman doesn’t look like he’s going to get close to seven wins this year.

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[Kiwon]

Arkansas State is good this year. They've got...........er,um......

Did Sherman use "U-71?"

[Scott Campbell]

We'll get that fixed.

[Lurker64]

Never gets old...

[mraynrand]

FIRE SHERMHEAD!!!!!!

[mission]

Never gets old...

No it doesnt!

Neither do the "that musta been when BJ Sanders was punting"-ish quotes

[Pacopete4]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

[Lurker64]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

I don't think any of us seriously hate Sherman, what the hell's the point? I think this is a combination of "where are they now?" and "good-natured ribbing."

[Pacopete4]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

I don't think any of us seriously hate Sherman, what the hell's the point? I think this is a combination of "where are they now?" and "good-natured ribbing."

just doesnt make sense for a guy that won a ton of games for us... thats all...

[Lurker64]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

I don't think any of us seriously hate Sherman, what the hell's the point? I think this is a combination of "where are they now?" and "good-natured ribbing."

just doesnt make sense for a guy that won a ton of games for us... thats all...

Good natured ribbing doesn't make sense for a guy who won a ton of games for us? Really?

I think you're just a little too uptight about this. You rib someone goodnaturedly because you like them, but you're not unaware of their foibles and failings. It's the same way as if Brett Favre blows a game for the Jets this year by throwing a really boneheaded INT late in the game. I'm not going to joke about it because I hate Brett. On the contrary, I'm going to joke about it because I like Brett, but as a Packer fan for a number of years I'm acutely aware of the fact that he does stuff like that.

Don't ignore the foibles, shortcomings, and failures of people just because you like them. It's because you like someone that those things can be funny.

[mission]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

I don't think any of us seriously hate Sherman, what the hell's the point? I think this is a combination of "where are they now?" and "good-natured ribbing."

just doesnt make sense for a guy that won a ton of games for us... thats all...

Good natured ribbing doesn't make sense for a guy who won a ton of games for us? Really?

I think you're just a little too uptight about this. You rib someone goodnaturedly because you like them, but you're not unaware of their foibles and failings. It's the same way as if Brett Favre blows a game for the Jets this year by throwing a really boneheaded INT late in the game. I'm not going to joke about it because I hate Brett. On the contrary, I'm going to joke about it because I like Brett, but as a Packer fan for a number of years I'm acutely aware of the fact that he does stuff like that.

Don't ignore the foibles, shortcomings, and failures of people just because you like them. It's because you like someone that those things can be funny.

You're a much bigger man than I, sir.

[ThunderDan]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

Really? You thought he was a good head coach?

1. He could NEVER make an in game adjustment!
2. He had to be the WORST end of game and half manager!

I can't remember who it was against but we didn't call any timeouts to stop the clock from running on D and the other team scored a TD. Instead of being down 2 or 3 with 45 seconds there was only 3 seconds on the clock.

Sherman in the press conference says something like, "I thought our defence would hold, we didn't need to call timeouts."

Way to consider all possible outcomes and prepare for the worst. Similar scenarios occured at least twice a year.

[ahaha]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

Really? You thought he was a good head coach?

1. He could NEVER make an in game adjustment!
2. He had to be the WORST end of game and half manager!

I can't remember who it was against but we didn't call any timeouts to stop the clock from running on D and the other team scored a TD. Instead of being down 2 or 3 with 45 seconds there was only 3 seconds on the clock.

Sherman in the press conference says something like, "I thought our defence would hold, we didn't need to call timeouts."

Way to consider all possible outcomes and prepare for the worst. Similar scenarios occured at least twice a year.

Ray Rhodes did that against Carolina. He said he wanted to show the defense he was confindent in them, even though they had been awful all day.

[mmmdk]

Shermy had a hand of the Favros we know today...BTW that's not a good thing. Adversity reveals character and it surely did for Favros plus all of his sons & daughters. That's a lot of Favros for one day!

[mraynrand]

I will always stand by him being a good head coach... just a bad GM... no need to rip the guy, don't any Packer fans have any respect on these boards?... what a joke...

Really? You thought he was a good head coach?

1. He could NEVER make an in game adjustment!
2. He had to be the WORST end of game and half manager!

I can't remember who it was against but we didn't call any timeouts to stop the clock from running on D and the other team scored a TD. Instead of being down 2 or 3 with 45 seconds there was only 3 seconds on the clock.

Sherman in the press conference says something like, "I thought our defence would hold, we didn't need to call timeouts."

Way to consider all possible outcomes and prepare for the worst. Similar scenarios occured at least twice a year.

Ray Rhodes did that against Carolina. He said he wanted to show the defense he was confindent in them, even though they had been awful all day.

True story about that game. Carolina is driving and I'm sitting about 20 or so rows up on the 10 yard line, behind Rhodes. I'm going out of my mind because Ray refuses to call a time out. I start getting a chant "Call a time out, call a time out..." going in my section. It gets so loud and I swear on my (something) that Rhodes looked up, noticed us and called a time out. Before that, he was just sitting there on the sideline, chewing his cud, with a totally blank stare. Then, on that last play, 10-20 guys around me are chanting "QB sneak, QB sneak" I can still see that dummy Sharper looking totally clueless as he gets scored on...