If Jimbo accepts, and if the dollars we have been hearing are real, Jimbo must win. Well, sort of.
A&M has set a new precedent by throwing this kind of money around. Quite likely, A&M can afford it. Even if Jimbo is a bust. I'm sure others will knee slap if Jimbo flops, but truth is - A&M is pure bank these days, and is willing to use it.
Texas, otoh, is kicking back and cashing LHN checks. I do not see urgency at Texas. Yes, after losing to Kansas we replaced a coach, but the fact is we do not even have an Athletic Director, and this is Texas. I'm laying this at Fenves' feet. And it's what we get for continually hiring these Berkeley nancies to run UT. As long as athletics makes money, then it's fine. And LHN is why we make money, which is revenue independent of success.
Back to A&M, you have to believe it's purely a cash move for Jimbo, and the passion will have to come later. I'm not sure how that would work out. Aggies are not patient folk anymore. New Army has the tolerance of a t-shirt Texas fan. Jimbo could get pissed before he starts to feel like an Aggie.
Oh well, all conjecture at the moment.