Texas Monthly 2008 Bum Steer of the Year
by HenryJames on Dec 20, 2007 3:04 PM CST
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Of all the Bum Steer sagas that played out over the past year, however, none was stranger than that of the man ESPN called "dumber than a blocking sled." Yep, it’s the Aggies’ own Dennis Franchione. His $2 million salary evidently wasn’t enough; he moonlighted as the author of a VIP newsletter, which he sent out by e-mail to 23 well-heeled boosters willing to pay $1,200 for inside dope about injuries and recruits. Unsportsmanlike conduct! When A&M learned of his other gig, the university had to report two rules violations to the NCAA. Even beating Texas two years in a row couldn’t keep him in his job. Congrats, Coach Fran. You’re the Bum Steer of the Year.
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wow, hard to believe anyone could beat out the texas defensive coaching staff but fran sure is a rare bird.
by Uncle Rico on Dec 20, 2007 3:56 PM CST reply actions
So, if Fran’s the Bum Steer, what does that make the guy who managed to lose to him two years running?
by EyesOfTX on Dec 20, 2007 4:04 PM CST reply actions
It makes me due for another raise, I imagine.
by Mack Brown on Dec 20, 2007 4:16 PM CST reply actions
I want Fred Willard to play Fran in the sequel to Junction Boys, Welcome to the Interweb.
by SizzleChest on Dec 20, 2007 11:40 PM CST reply actions
Fred Willard would be awesome. Though I always saw him more in teh Grant Teaff bio, I could go with that.
by McLovin on Dec 21, 2007 1:12 AM CST reply actions
So what. I’ve heard that Mack Brown, Greg Davis and _uane Akina tied for Time’s Man of the Year Award.
Something’s wrong with the “D” on my keyboard. _ammit.
by echeese on Dec 21, 2007 8:13 AM CST reply actions
Oops. I misspelled my own name. I may have now misspelled mispell.
by the version of echeese that's not funny on Dec 21, 2007 10:31 AM CST reply actions
First take echeese, I like the cut of your jib. I’d be proud for you to visit bizarro world so that we can grind you up into a quality lubricant.
by bizarro echeese on Dec 21, 2007 11:02 AM CST reply actions
I hope Henry James does not expose our email addreses
by echeese on Dec 21, 2007 11:49 AM CST reply actions
Pretty soon I’ll have 46,000 posts on this board, just like Orangeblods.
I asume I can add up all the posts by all the echeeses and fake echeeses to get there, ok?
Sure is hard to talk football here without those emoo..emoto…emmottocons.
by echeese on Dec 21, 2007 1:35 PM CST reply actions
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