Three reasons Schloss would never leave Texas A&M baseball for the Texas job

Why Jim Schlossnagle isn’t leaving Texas A&M baseball: Chris Del Conte’s sneakiness

We’ve all heard that Schloss and Chris Del Conte, the Texas AD, are apparently supposed to be good friends from their time at TCU. The thought goes that it is this connection that will buoy the Longhorns’ chances here.

If that’s so, there’s something I don’t get. Why in the world would the Longhorns announce the firing of David Pierce, assuming that Schloss would be their guy, on the biggest day of Schloss’s career? That seems like a pretty underhanded thing to do to the man that you’re banking on coming to Austin.

Schloss seemed upset about the question being asked last night, and gave an emphatic denial. That would not have happened if it were not for the fact that Pierce’s firing was announced on the day of the College World Series final. 

That’s just not something that lines up with the idea that these two guys are supposed to be great friends. That’s certainly an odd way to manifest your friendship—making a bid to steal the limelight from the guy you supposedly have in waiting while he’s supposed to be leading a team on a championship bid. I don’t buy it.