Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 48 hours, you know Jim Schlossnagle has broken the internet.
Moments after losing a decisive Game 3 of the College World Series finals to Tennessee, Schlossnagle defended his position as Texas A&M’s skipper amid rumors that he was linked to the Texas job.
In fact, he berated the reporter (TexAgs’ Richard Zane) who asked the question, suggesting that it was selfish to ask about his commitment to the Aggies.
“I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask me that question, to be honest with you,” Schlossnagle said. “But I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job at Texas A&M to never take another job again. And that hasn’t changed in my mind. That’s unfair to talk about something like that. …
“I understand you’ve gotta ask the question. But I gave up a big part of my life to come take this job, and I’ve poured every ounce of my soul in this job. And I’ve given this job every single ounce I can possibly give it. Write that.”
Less than 24 hours after that, reports began funneling out that Schlossnagle was leaving College Station to take the head coaching job at Texas.
Of course, Schlossnagle’s approach to the question sparked outrage in the sports world.
But, a report from one of baseball’s best insiders might fill this situation with even more controversy. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reported late Tuesday evening that the deal between Schlossnagle and Texas was done—at the highest level—before the Regional Round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament even got started.
If Rogers’ sources are correct, that means Schlossnagle unofficially took the job and then beat Texas in the College Station Regional. Then, Texas decided to wait until A&M was playing a decisive Game 3 in the CWS finals to announce the firing of its head coach (which had been done for weeks at this point) and get the rumor mill about Schlossnagle rolling on that same day.
If true, that’s truly dirty work from the Longhorns, but also an incredible troll job against your rival just before joining them in the SEC—which they didn’t want you in, to begin with.
