1. I don't get the point that some of the guys at A&M were DBAT guys. First, I think DBAT is great program and probably the best in the Dallas area. They are talented, well-coached, etc.
2. I don't doubt Deggs or Childress are good men, probably good coaches if put in the proper role.
3. I do disagree with the struggling program concept to some extent. In Johnson's last year at A&M, they were 30-25. The new coach gave them a 10 game swing ....downward. The year before? They were in the Super Regional. In Johnson's 20-plus years there, he had 1 losing season (2000). Childress has already tied him.
4. As far as taking over a program and needing time to let their 'own' recruits change things, that is an excuse, and a bad one at that. Drive a little further south and look what happened when an experienced head coach took over a program in much more disarray (and a lot less money than A&M's) -- Rice hired Wayne Graham. In his first year, Rice went from 16-34 to 29-26 and the rest, as they say, is history. That's how you turn around a program.
With that being said, this all got started because of some questions raised about A&M's recruits/verbal commits for this year. Others raised issues first about A&M. I hope A&M can rebound to some of the grandeur it had under Coach Johnson. It will make baseball in this State more competitive and more enjoyable. I wonder if Childress will schedule a home and home with Sam????