During Schlossnagle’s introductory press conference at Texas on Wednesday, senior outfielder Travis Chestnut’s mom, Amy Chestnut Trevino, shared her opinion on the news via Facebook.
“Our boys deserved a moment of celebration for their incredible season at A&M, especially after competing for the national championship at the College World Series,” she said on social media. “But now, that moment has been stolen by the drama of Schloss heading to Texas, which has taken over the headlines. It’s the team that makes the Aggies great, not the coach. Gig’em Aggs!”
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“That is a disgrace! He knew the AD at Texas! And then he’s basically killing the poor kid who asked him the question about the Texas job?”
Members of the 12th Man weren’t the only ones criticizing former Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle on Wednesday as Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo aired his grievances on ESPN’s First Take.
“What a fraud!” Russo said. “Five minutes later, he signed a contract at Texas! So he’s sitting there and he’s basically telling the media at Omaha what they can and cannot ask, and yet, he knew the AD at Texas, so he had that deal done long before Texas A&M lost in the championship scenario! So he’s sitting there making deals with Texas, loses in the finals to Tennessee, and then when he gets asked a question about the Texas vacancy, he basically reams out the media! Try that in New York!
“That is a disgrace! He knew the AD at Texas! You don’t think these two guys were hand-in-hand for a long period of time? And then he’s basically killing the poor kid who asked him the question about the Texas job? I mean, I understand it was five minutes after you lost, but by the same token, you had the deal done before the finals even began!”
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“The disheartening news of the past 24 hours made coaching the center of attention and denied our players the opportunity to celebrate.”
Following the news of head coach Jim Schlossnagle departing College Station with his entire coaching staff for bitter rival Texas on Tuesday night, Texas A&M president, General Mark Welsh, shared his thoughts about the moves in a statement with KBTX.
“I want to take a minute and thank our Aggie baseball players for the truly remarkable season they just completed,” Welsh stated. “They made us proud with their play and inspired us with their respect for each other, their opponents and the 12th Man.
“The disheartening news of the past 24 hours made their coaching staff the center of attention and denied our players the hard-earned opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their tremendous season and that exhilarating run to the national championship game in Omaha. They are great athletes, great teammates, great young men and great Aggies. I believe Aggies everywhere are incredibly proud to have them representing Texas A&M University. I know I am.”
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“If I left Texas A&M for some school in a different part of the country, the interesting text messages that I got wouldn’t have happened.”
Jim Schlossnagle mislead the 12th Man with his comments on Monday night after losing the College World Series finals, but the former Texas A&M baseball head coach claimed Wednesday that it wasn’t his intent to do so.
“I didn’t intentionally mislead them. That’s a very fair question for you to ask because that is what I said. In that moment, that’s exactly how I felt,” Schlossnagle proclaimed. “I loved it and dove in with every single ounce of me to help A&M have the very best baseball program that it can possibly have. That investment lasted through the last pitch of the national championship game. It never wavered, not one second, I don’t care what anybody says.
“If I had left Texas A&M for some other school in a different part of the country, the interesting text messages that I got yesterday probably wouldn’t have happened. But I get it… You can’t ask for your fan base to support you and be passionate like the 12th Man always has been, but really was this year! Our crowds were awesome every single game! You can’t ask for that like our staff did and then expect everybody to be OK with a coach leaving for its rival school and I get it.
“All I can say is I have a career too. I have a personal life as well. I have goals and I just simply felt like, no negative at A&M, just the positives of the alignment and frankly my relationship with Chris. I knew there wasn’t anybody at Texas A&M that I couldn’t trust, I just know that I can trust Chris, I just know that. As hard as that decision was, I could not walk away from it.”
Schlossnagle brought his entire coaching staff with him to Austin: Nolan Cain, Michael Earley and Max Weiner.
Here’s the question everyone from Aggieland wanted to hear, asked by @olinbuchanan from @TexAgs.
Q: What changed and what would you say to those Texas A&M people that supported you that feels like you intentionally misled them?
One of the final questions that Schlossnagle answered was in regard to the backlash of his abrupt departure and how it will effect recruiting.
“Don’t listen to what I say. Judge me by my actions over the course of time. Anybody can say one thing and do another,” Schlossnagle proclaimed. “I do feel like, not just me, but our staff has a proven track record of doing things the right way. Many people, especially on the A&M side, will say ‘this wasn’t done the right way.’ I just don’t know any other way that it could have been done.
“It’s not like we can sit around and wait for a week. That wouldn’t have been fair to Texas A&M or the University of Texas. So it is what it is in today’s college sports. I love those players, they’ll get emotional and that’s OK for them to express their emotion.”
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“He’s a young reporter, he asked an obvious question, I wish I could’ve answered that better. So I apologize for that to Richard,” he said.
As TexAgs senior reporter Olin Buchanan walked into Wednesday’s introductory press conference for coach Jim Schlossnagle at Texas, they made eye contact and nodded, each with a keen understanding of what had taken place over the past 36 hours.
“Olin, I’m glad you’re here,” Schlossnagle said. “I was asked a question after our game the other night, we’re playing for the national championship, as I said in my press conference when I took the A&M job, ‘There would never be a time that I wasn’t invested in that program.’ There never was a time that I wasn’t invested. I gave every, and when I say ‘I, our staff,’ we gave everything we possibly could to win that last ballgame.
“When the game ended, I want to publicly apologize to Richard Zane from TexAgs. He’s a young reporter, he asked a question that was an obvious question, I wish I could’ve answered that better. But in the moment, 30 minutes after the last pitch, all I could think about was our players. I really wasn’t in the mood to talk about myself or the future. So I apologize for that to Richard.”
As Buchanan began to ask a question later in the presser, Schlossnagle welcomed him to Austin with a smirk.
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“I know many will be upset with my decision. I chose to make a change to join a longtime friend to continue my career as a baseball coach.”
Former Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle issued a statement via an Aggies athletics department press release after the news was confirmed that he was departing College Station to become leader of the Texas Longhorns in Austin.
“I would like to thank General Welsh, Trev Alberts and the 12th Man for an incredible experience during my time at Texas A&M,” Schlossnagle stated Tuesday evening. “Although I know many will be upset with my decision, I chose to make a change to join a longtime friend to continue my career as a college baseball coach. The run to the national championship game was truly a remarkable one this year. I will savor the memories and true friendships I have made there for a lifetime.”
Let’s be clear, Jim. “Many” people in Aggieland aren’t upset about your decision, they’re upset that you blatantly dissembled to their faces and insulted a credible reporter in the process.
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According to Chip Brown of 247Sports, Jim Schlossnagle is departing Aggieland with his coaching staff to become the new Longhorns coach.
Well, they often say, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and that certainly looks to be the case when it comes to Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle, who is reportedly leaving College Station.
According to Chip Brown of 247Sports, Schlossnagle is departing from Aggieland to become the new Texas Longhorns coach. Per Brown’s report, Schlossnagle intends to take his coaching staff with him to Austin.
Less than 24 hours ago, the No. 3 Aggies lost the College World Series finals to No. 1 Tennessee. Postgame, Schlossnagle was asked about his future.
“I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again. That hasn’t changed in my mind,” Schlossnagle proclaimed Monday night. “I have poured every ounce of my soul into this job. I have given this job every single ounce I could possibly give it.”
If the Horns247 report is true, Schlossnagle clearly dissembled through his teeth and pulled on the 12th Man’s heartstrings in the process.
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BREAKING: One day after leading Texas A&M to a runner-up finish in the College World Series, Jim Schlossnagle is leaving College Station to become the new baseball coach of the #Texas#Longhorns, sources told Horns247.https://t.co/31i8942oR7
