Trev Alberts is officially on the clock. He’s now charged with making one of the biggest decisions in his career.
There’s a difference between fault and responsibility. I don’t think it’s Trev’s fault at all that Schloss left. It likely benefits Schloss to point fingers out at what A&M didn’t do to justify his decision to leave, but ultimately Schloss’s decision was bigger than A&M and beyond A&M’s control. Schloss wanted to be at UT more than he wanted to be at A&M and there was little to nothing A&M could do to fix that. I don’t think that Trev’s fault.
I don’t even know that I’m mad about how Schloss left, however shitty it was. As Omar Little said, it’s all in the game, right? I certainly don’t appreciate the fact that it appears he had one foot out the door in May, and then planned accordingly but that doesn’t mean anything. I get mad when I think about how our offensive production fell off after the Georgia series, and how that might be a result of distraction. I get mad when I think about the mismanaged call to send Braden home during the Oregon series and how that might be a result of distraction. But that’s on me.
Anger, to me, is a wasted emotion. It takes out of you and unless it motivates you to do something, then it’s largely useless because you’re left with less of yourself than what you had before.
No value in getting angry. It’s time to figure out how to bounce back. And Trev is on the clock.
You’ve got a fanbase that has hit the highest of highs and the absolute lowest of lows all in a 96 hour period. Like my heart rate and HRV numbers have been shit this week with this fucking baseball stuff. Im just glad it’s over now so I can try and find a level of normalcy.
But either way in every crisis there’s an opportunity. There’s an opportunity here to galvanize a fanbase with the right hire. To make a signature type hire less than 6 months into the job. The donors are ready to cook. Egos are bruised and people are pissed and they want to know where to send their dollars.
But opportunity breeds pressure. You cant just make a “good” hire here. You have to make a great one. One that will both set us up for the future and make us feel better about the recent past. This is a huge moment for Trev.
In his introductory press conference, Trev talked specifically about how every decision made by the athletic department will be made with the greater campus and community good in mind.
Trev, the campus and community doesn’t just need “good” right now. We need great.
You’re on the clock. Go get it done.