re: They Really Fired Jimbo with ZERO Plan

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kind of feels like they had a plan. Seems pretty obvious that Mark Stoops was there first choice. And then, they went to their second choice after that.

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I agree. I'm not even convinced they went all-in on Stoops.

It had been reported that Elko was the frontrunner for Michigan State, and Jonathan Smith was their second choice. If that was true, Elko must have been on A&M's radar immediately after Jimbo was fired, because Michigan State moved on to Smith quickly.

Stoops wasn't even connected to the A&M job until the last minute. His agent probably expressed interest, so Bjork talked to him, discussions went well, and Stoops name was leaked to gauge response. Aggies panicked, so Bjork went back to Elko. If there was zero plan, they likely would be stuck promoting Robinson or hiring Traylor.