Well, I’ll reserve judgement for now.
There were tons of legitimate excuses along the way, but the results on the field and the restlessness of an alumni fanbase spoiled by Wrecking Crew memories pretty much made it a done deal. Today, the expected axe fell.
Texas A&M defensive coordinator Carl Torbush was fired on Monday, the first casualty from the Aggies’ disappointing 5-6 season, its second losing record in three seasons under head coach Dennis Franchione.
Franchione announced the firing in an e-mail Monday afternoon.
Texas A&M’s defense was ranked 108th out of 117 Division I-A schools and its pass defense was the worst in the nation. The Aggies allowed a whopping 443.82 yards per game and gave up 31.2 points a contest.
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“After evaluating our defense, I felt like it was in the best interest of our football program to make a change at defensive coordinator,” Franchione said in the statement. “I think Carl is an outstanding person and an excellent coach, but for whatever reason, we were not effective on defense.”
Franchione said he would begin a national search for a replacement immediately.
The Aggies entered the season ranked 17th in The Associated Press poll, but lost their opener to Clemson and never entered the poll again.
Not mentioned is the disgusting 77 points given up on a single day in 2003.
Well, I assume these folks are happy.