re: How are A&M fans feeling about Sumlin?

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This is a solid point. I'm not a Sumlin fan at all, but his problem seems to be pathetic showings against better teams, not losing to shite teams.

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He's recruiting a ton of skill players, I'll give him that, but his OL recruiting is one major reason they've dropped off since 2013. Simply put, when you are gifted an NFL-talented set of OL players (2 top 10 OTs), then bring not even close to that quality, you are going to suffer.

He's much like Les in that regard. He's a great recruiter only in the sense of getting in dynamic players and highly rated ones. Both of their flaws are that they have no idea how to manage and evenly recruit year to year with years missing key positions entirely. That is why LSU's LBer and DL depth and talent have been putrid.

People at LSU blamed Chavis, but it was known when he was hired that he wasn't a great recruiter or was not someone that wanted to do it at all. Instead of picking up the slack, Les just ignored it and than used Chavis and Haley as scapegoats. Let's see if that happens at A&M.