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Mid-season report from Mike Sherman
The football team needs your support now more than ever.
By: Mike Sherman
Issue date: 10/17/08 Section: Opinion
I am very confident we will be successful in the future. My confidence comes from the people, the process and the plan we have in place. I have always believed as a coach that you must win now. We have never entered a game this year that I did not fully expect to win, nor will I in the future. We will never make excuses for what we fail to do.
With that said, everything we do is not only to win football games this year, but in the coming years. We are in this for the long term. When I came here, I felt Texas A&M could be a Top 10 team every year and I still believe that. We have too much to offer recruits, and I do not see why we can't attract the top talent in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma every year as well as national recruits who have an interest in this great University.
There are just too many good things in Aggieland to offer recruits for us not to be successful. Our only negative is that we have not won consistently in football in recent years, but I am confident that we will be steady winners again. Look at all our other sports and the championships they have won. Their success excites me and challenges me at the same time.
As I break down our current football team offensively, I believe we are making progress with our passing game. We need to strive for more balance and run the ball more effectively. We have some good young quarterbacks, who will be with us for quite some time, which is a plus. Our offensive line has battled injuries all year. We are hopeful if we can get them healthy again this season, we will continue to progress.
Defensively, we are playing with five true freshmen on defense, including three as starters. Our defense is working toward being more efficient. We want a return to the "Wrecking Crew" days, but that hasn't happened just yet as our players adjust to a new scheme. There have been times we have clicked as a unit and other times when we have struggled. With a new scheme and coaches, it has been a work in progress. With Joe Kines as our defensive coordinator, as well as our defensive staff as a group, I am confident we will get there.
With that said, everything we do is not only to win football games this year, but in the coming years. We are in this for the long term. When I came here, I felt Texas A&M could be a Top 10 team every year and I still believe that. We have too much to offer recruits, and I do not see why we can't attract the top talent in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma every year as well as national recruits who have an interest in this great University.
There are just too many good things in Aggieland to offer recruits for us not to be successful. Our only negative is that we have not won consistently in football in recent years, but I am confident that we will be steady winners again. Look at all our other sports and the championships they have won. Their success excites me and challenges me at the same time.
As I break down our current football team offensively, I believe we are making progress with our passing game. We need to strive for more balance and run the ball more effectively. We have some good young quarterbacks, who will be with us for quite some time, which is a plus. Our offensive line has battled injuries all year. We are hopeful if we can get them healthy again this season, we will continue to progress.
Defensively, we are playing with five true freshmen on defense, including three as starters. Our defense is working toward being more efficient. We want a return to the "Wrecking Crew" days, but that hasn't happened just yet as our players adjust to a new scheme. There have been times we have clicked as a unit and other times when we have struggled. With a new scheme and coaches, it has been a work in progress. With Joe Kines as our defensive coordinator, as well as our defensive staff as a group, I am confident we will get there.
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