Posted September 28th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football

Someone should let Houston Chronicle writer John Lopez know he should at least try a little to get some facts right. He doesn’t have to be perfect, just come closer than he did in this article where he urges Aggies to judge Dennis Franchione based on what he does on the field.

Lopez compares Fran’s situation in College Station to John Mackovic’s tenure in Austin:

Once upon a time, there were Longhorns who thought former coach John Mackovic’s biggest problem was his aloof, high-society ways. But that wasn’t it. Mackovic was a failure and not the right fit because he got his tail consistently whipped by Barry Switzer and Jackie Sherrill on the recruiting trail and again on Saturdays.

Nice story, too bad it’s completely fictional. Mackovic was the Texas head coach from 1992 – 1997. Barry Switzer was cheating in Norman, Oklahoma from 1973 through 1988, and Jackie Sherrill was cheating in College Station from 1982 to 1988. Don’t worry John, you were only four or five years off.

And in his first three years at Texas, Mackovic was 19 – 14 – 1 compared to Fran’s 16 – 18. He also won a Southwest Conference title and had two second place finishes. The Aggies finished 5th, 4th, and 4th in the Big 12 South. Comparison’s not working out too well there. By the way, Mackovic also won one more Big 12 title than Franchione ever will at Texas A&M.

Nevermind actual facts, keep Fran!

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  1. reply to  #1

    matt

    You have got to be kidding me? this is why online media or the media itself are such a joke. How do you make such an obviously wrong statement. Of course that is assuming you are not wrong, but based on my rememberances of John Lopez, I trust you. He was always a moron.

  2. reply to  #2

    Brian

    Don’t blame the Internet!! Lopez writes for the actual print paper and I’m pretty sure the article was in there as well. You’d think they’d add a note on there by now correcting his stupidity.

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