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Sumlin's Gambit: A decision, a domino, a risky move

Friday's series of events and the choices that led to them can be debated hotly, but they can't be unwritten. What comes next will be telling, for both A&M's immediate future and how this day will be remembered.
December 19, 2014
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An old football axiom proclaims: “Jimmies and Joes beat X’s and O’s.”

Nowhere does it say “Maliks.”

The message is simple. Players are more important to success than coaches are.

Every coach wants great talent with which to work. Texas A&M appears to have lost a talented Joe while waiting for the X’s and O’s.

Coach Kevin Sumlin’s search for a defensive coordinator has extended into three weeks.







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