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His flirting with commissioner job shows me that at best the Nebraska AD job was just a stepping stone for him and he was never long for this job. Even if everything was roses, he wasn't staying here 10+ years if other opportunities presented themselves.

I posted this article earlier, but it has a lot of info on the politics going on at Texas A&M as well. It is a long article, but good read. The politicians are definitely not staying out of the way at A&M. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/02/john-sharp-tamu-chancellor/

Also,

Pollard's health probably isn't the best. He has had triple bypass surgery in 2015. Also, got diagnosed with testicular cancer a couple of years ago.

It doesn't sound like everything is going smoothly at A&M either: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/02/john-sharp-tamu-chancellor/

If he was so disillusioned like some here are trying to paint it, why would he sign a contract renewal in November?

Yeah, he just seems to bail in his career when presented with obstacles. It is disappointing to see him do it at his Alma Mater that gave him his first chance at being a Power 5 AD. If this were a year into a new president's tenure and he just couldn't find a way to get along with that person, it might be more understandable.

The people that think he wanted to move from Nebraska to Texas to get away from conservatives is an amazing take...

Rhule was his hire. Rhule isn't exactly known for staying around for a long time at places. The fact that his new AD wasn't the one that hired him will definitely be used by other schools recruiting against them.

Leadership may not be where it needs to be at this particular moment, but it does not the change the fact that Nebraska took a big chance on him with just his UNO background. He basically got the job because he was an alumni. He just signed an extension. He hired a new football head coach just a year ago. They are starting major renovation projects. It was a horrible time to leave and he will justly be remembered for that. He deserves to be remembered as a "turncoat".

Iowa State had just one losing season after Purdy left (and Iowa State had a disappointing year his last year). They are back at a bowl this year despite their starting QB being suspended before the season started.

I'll feel better if we can get Casey Thompson at least as a backup this coming season. We are going to need two starting caliber QBs to make a bowl. Purdy was the best of the 3 QBs we had this year, but he still had two awful game losing interceptions.

No one wants to be a back up these days unless they know they have zero shot at an NFL future. I'm hoping Casey Thompson has come to that realization and will return.

They picked the wrong time to have their worst game of the season. They are getting dominated.

They look awful to start 3rd as well.