Pflugerville Ag
10-16-2007, 05:29 PM
They say any publicity is good publicity. Okay, I guess...
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Dennis Franchione (12), Texas A&M
Year: 5th
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The Aggies are 1-4 against Texas Tech under Dennis Franchione.
Record: 5-2 this year, with the final five opponents all owning winning records -- and four of them on the road.
Franchione is 30-25 overall at A&M, just 17-18 in the Big 12 -- not what the school had in mind when it gave him a $2 million-per-year contract to leave Alabama.
Breaking point: Revelation of big-dollar booster newsletter in apparent violation of NCAA rules, Big 12 bylaws and Franchione's contract definitely hurt. So did an embarrassing Thursday night loss to Miami and a four-touchdown loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
Sticking point: A buyout would cost a whopping $8.5 million, according to The Dallas Morning News. Unless, of course, Fran's VIP Newsletter scam gives the university cause to release him.
Bad stat: It's not just that Franchione is 1-4 against rival Texas Tech and Mike Leach; it's that he's been blown out in three of the four losses.
Chances of survival: When your own "insider VIP boosters" are ratting you out and nobody in the A&M administration is sprinting to give Fran a vote of confidence beyond year's end, it ain't a good sign.
http://espn.go.com/
http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1016/ncf_callahan_franchione_412.jpg
Dennis Franchione (12), Texas A&M
Year: 5th
http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1016/ncf_a_franchione_195.jpg AP Photo/LM Otero
The Aggies are 1-4 against Texas Tech under Dennis Franchione.
Record: 5-2 this year, with the final five opponents all owning winning records -- and four of them on the road.
Franchione is 30-25 overall at A&M, just 17-18 in the Big 12 -- not what the school had in mind when it gave him a $2 million-per-year contract to leave Alabama.
Breaking point: Revelation of big-dollar booster newsletter in apparent violation of NCAA rules, Big 12 bylaws and Franchione's contract definitely hurt. So did an embarrassing Thursday night loss to Miami and a four-touchdown loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
Sticking point: A buyout would cost a whopping $8.5 million, according to The Dallas Morning News. Unless, of course, Fran's VIP Newsletter scam gives the university cause to release him.
Bad stat: It's not just that Franchione is 1-4 against rival Texas Tech and Mike Leach; it's that he's been blown out in three of the four losses.
Chances of survival: When your own "insider VIP boosters" are ratting you out and nobody in the A&M administration is sprinting to give Fran a vote of confidence beyond year's end, it ain't a good sign.