Finebaum RIPS Schlossnagle's presser before taking Texas job 🗣️ 'EMBARRASSING!' | Paul Finebaum Show

Paul Finebaum bashes Jim Schlossnagle's response to a reporter hours before leaving Texas A&M to become the baseball coach at Texas on The Paul Finebaum Show.
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[@jf6967-p9x]

Wow, this guy calling a reporter selfish! The height of hypocrisy!

[@RobbieStacks90]

If I were a college baseball coach, I'd want to be hired by Texas, Fullerton, USC, Florida, or LSU. He did all he could at Texas A&M. That was the best team they could have possibly fielded.

[@colepriceguitar1153]

@@RobbieStacks90yeah, and their best team came a couple runs winning it all. There’s nothing at Texas he couldn’t have done at a&m.

[@RobbieStacks90]

Tennessee was favored in every game during the CWS championship series. At Texas, he'll have the luxury of having HS All-Americans fall into his lap and will have a much better chance of building a stacked team. A&M had a good, not great team that won by executing the fundamentals.

[@GrantDWilliams82]

@@RobbieStacks90Executing the fundamentals better than virtually everyone else is literally the definition of greatness. There actually are people out there who think that Japan’s World Baseball Classic teams are only good, but not great. “Yeah they’ve been the champions in three of the five tournaments, and finished top three in all five, but that’s only because they’re the best at executing the fundamentals. Not because they’re the best.”

[@R.KennethPope]

@@RobbieStacks90 you have to be very dumb

[@NikoMartin03333]

“I left my family behind for this job” is the most insane part😂 Bru you get paid 1.5 Milly stfu.

[@entrepreneerit4490]

He’s suffering so much 😂

[@FrostyToast57]

was actually about 2.7 it doubled because he took another job in the same state

[@Mott2]

Schloss knew he was leaving and accepting the Texas offer. Word leaked before the last game of the MCWS. That is why the question was asked directly to the man. And Finebaum is right. He could of easily just said tonight is about the players. Instead he made the answer about himself.

[@daniel_sc1024]

Not only did he make it about himself, he insulted the reporter for doing his job.

[@teufelhundren6316]

@@daniel_sc1024exactly, the hypocrite/liar got mad at the one telling the truth. What a weasel!

[@donnafielder6027]

These Texas A&M Baseball Players Were Never Mentioned In His Statements It Was All About Him! These Players All Played Outstanding Games Of Giving Their All & Living Very Close To Aggie Land & Being Married To A Graduate From Texas A&M Their Is Such Proudness You Have We Go Into the Bryan College Station, Texas Area That Will Never Go Away! We Are So Proud Of Each & Every One Of These Young Baseball Players Who Played Their Hearts Out & For This Coach Not To Knowledge These Players Is Shameful! Wishing These Young Aggie Men All The Best In Their Future 👏

[@rustymccombs]

he made himself look like a clown 🤡 if a player or assistant coach or administrator trust this man they're a fool

[@DalonCole]

aggy trusted him

[@rustymccombs]

@@DalonCole at this point, Texas A&M athletic Director should be looking for a new job after the last 12 months

[@toddhawk9921]

This guy is full of crap!

[@mikeglaspey4562]

Hypocrisy at its finest. The drawn out answer smelled of being bought by Texas. I don't blame a coach or player going after their $$$ but keep the answers short .Paul was spot on.

[@JakeRUSMC]

He’s defensive because he’s lying

[@Monaayy29]

I’m not gonna be the Alabama coach

[@IAmKaleb28]

Welcome to the liars club TAMU!!! KDB straight up lied to us before leaving for Bama. One of us!!

[@fft4999]

Absolutely no integrity

[@subarukid3885]

you never hire a coach with the word LOSS in his last name. lmao

[@Someone_VIP]

Exact reason why the transfer portal was necessary for the student athletes. These coaches are turds and hypocrites.

[@Gregorio413]

Yeap I experienced that in summer ball (Similar to highschool ball ) but I agree

[@donnywilliamson5807]

And families are supposed to trust their kids to play for this guy who has no credibility at all.

[@06retd22]

He threw the CWS final by not being totally focused

[@reidkg12]

Schloss left bc of a relationship with his former AD at TCU I think. He shouldnt have attacked this question like this because he already knew what he was doing. It is a very bad look.

[@stevendigges4151]

This is his MO. He said the same thing when he was at TCU.

[@balapadmanabhan5705]

According to someone who has connections to the a&m athletic department, the entire staff knew about this for the whole week, before the cws even began!!! This makes it a lot worse. I think that's why the ad let schloss walk, they probably were searching for candidates the entire time during the cws.

[@thegardenhutch5833]

Not only is this clown classless he has now made himself and his team a target.

[@nostoneunturned7641]

"I'm not taking the Alabama job" 😂😂😂

[@dgyoutube2405]

Sec gets what is deserves letting this trash and corruption in the conference

[@lotus956]

He knew he was leaving. He just didn’t want his team to know too soon. It was guilt.

[@darrylbrown8253]

As a longhorn fan, I do not like this move. Texas usually doesnt go after a rival's coach to fill a position. Its beneath us. That is like TX firing Tom Herman and going after Lincoln Riley.

[@soez101786]

Every one of texas’ offers to replace their baseball head coach was to current sitting head coaches. Lsu, tenn, oklahomas, a&m. Texas absolutely poaches guys just like eveyone else.

[@skylerwtx]

Chris Beard

[@clarkg5946]

My biggest problem with Texas is the timing of the announcement of their firing. Done the same day of when A&M was playing in the national championship game. They couldn't wait 1 freakin day until after the championship game was played??? That was definitely done on purpose and pure evil to inflict as much harm on A&M as possible.

[@darrylbrown8253]

@@skylerwtx Sorry Texas Tech is not a rival to Texas like OU and A&M are.

[@darrylbrown8253]

@@soez101786 #1. You are probably not a Texas fan or a fan of any Texas team so it sounds like you are ignorant and have no idea what I am talking about. #2 Under no circumstances i mean NO CIRCUMSTANCE in which Texas will reach out to Oklahoma for any position move so you are a liar there. As a matter of fact they didnt even reach out to LS who. They would of gotten them if they asked.

[@travissullivan3420]

Not even a fan of Texas A&M but I just don’t understand why he would leave for another school when things were going in the right direction for Texas A&M baseball

[@stsproductions12]

Being the coach for Texas in baseball is like being the coach for Ohio state or Alabama in football. One of the best jobs you could take.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

and to a rival school at that lmao, that dude is dead water

[@jesses5463]

It's a move up. The issue isn't with him taking the job, as much as it is with his comments.

[@jesses5463]

@@GoatedAtNFS You saying dead in the water? Don't you think Texas fans love him for this?

[@GoatedAtNFS]

@@jesses5463 dead in the water for A&M. texas is joining the SEC

[@charlesroulette5296]

A whole lot of B.S. to cover up something.

[@Riverplacedad1]

Yep pretty classless of Schloss. Obviously the team knew going into that last game

[@Nicolasmondragon707]

Feel bad for the Longhorn players who have to now play for this fraud.

[@RiversRider]

sounds like Dennis Franchione when he left Alabama for Texas a&m ....dont worry a&m fans, better coach is around the corner

[@grondhero]

Do you remember when Schlossnagle did the same thing to TCU to go to A&M? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Don't get your panties in a wad, Aggies. You did this to someone else and now it's been done to you.

[@clarkg5946]

I get your point but not quite the same. We didn't announce we fired our coach right BEFORE TCU played in the championship game. That timing by Schloss and tu was pure evil and definitely done on purpose to damage A&M.

[@deiradinn]

Texas Longhorns press conference introducing him has the comments turned off. Yeah, they know. Texas fans can't help but deal with the traitor coming in but to not allow people to comment their very real feelings... another weak move.

[@jeffreylc]

Yep, was just there. I wanted to leave a comment. Lol.

[@leonwilliam6449]

That’s some Lincoln Riley type weak shi* right there

[@melroze]

"I'm not taking the LSU job" 😂

[@tyreek.6815]

Paul where was this energy when he did it to TCU? Time and time again you just showing how much you hate Texas. We love it.

[@wreckincrew2714]

Well, Jim sure is going to fit in really well at at Texas..... Good luck recruiting.

[@R0CK.Y-24]

No views 40 second ESPN is washed

[@jesses5463]

You rite bout dat my niccuh

[@carsonkubicki1770]

A day later, goes to Texas lmao 🤣

[@lightingbolt8148]

Just fishy, no way right after the game Texas then gets in contact, he had to been for a few days at least. Just shady. I wonder what happens if they won, does he call Texas back and decline it?

[@5tillmidnight]

Reminds me of the Linc Riley move out of OU to USC in the middle of the night....

[@jonosay854]

The Brian Kelly of College Baseball?

[@shamelessnjc]

I don’t think that’s fair. Brian Kelly left because Notre Dame over-values their program and refused to adapt to the playoff era and reduced their chances to ever win another title to basically zero. Schlossnagle had everything he needed to be successful and chose to leave anyway.

[@txp7m8]

Not one player followed him from TCU to A&M or from A&M to tu, speaks volumes.

[@DK412724]

If I play for Texas Longhorns, it's going to be hard to trust any word that comes out of that coach's mouth.

[@TMats100]

Wow, no integrity.

[@kevinr5187]

Texas just kicked Texas A and M in the nuts. BTW coaches have no allegiance to the schools, it’s about the money and business. When A and M gets off the ground and stops coughing they will be fine in a few years. Texas just fired a shot to A and M’s groin.

[@willathaking2608]

This about him lying. Not that other sh!t you talking about.

[@kevinr5187]

@@willathaking2608 ok all coaches are inherently liars. Some have a better presentation than others. A and M knew this, he did the same thing to TCU when A and M went calling.

[@joshg1529]

@@kevinr5187yeah but it’s one thing to grandstand like he did.

[@Will97675]

Nick Saban lied to Miami before leaving for Alabama, Brian Kelly lied to Notre Dame before leaving for LSU. At the end of the day it all comes down to money.

[@kevinr5187]

@@joshg1529 oh yeah I agree he snapped under the pressure of lying. Like said above and below it all about money!

[@charlesjohnsjr.5809]

Tubberville didn’t leave in a pine box either

[@GXZ0000]

Overblown media reaction only Aggies should feel a certain way. The guy is 53 first ever chip final series losing heartbreaker game 3 was an emotional response.

[@LarsPDX]

I hear he's good buddies with Jonathan Smith.

[@rubbertoad3681]

That was the standard answer given by all coaches when asked about another job. For it to be asked right after the national championship game, of course he is going to give that answer.

[@DonaldFisher-df4df]

Don’t forget the superstar AD bolted to OSU.

[@radamrussell]

The reporter deserves an apology. Rare to hear that from me, but evidently Schlossnagle cornered the same guy after the press conference to dig in more. I am in College Station and on campus, and I asked a few people about Kent and other guys Schloss might try to 'take' to Texas, and I am hearing that he had a list, but that one of the biggest names on that list heard coach was leaving for Texas via Twitter/X. So..... good luck Schloss.

[@daf631]

The Lane Kiffin of College Baseball.

[@umarlomax6309]

Good fight

[@tenvolone]

Perfect fit at Texas. Texas A&M dodged a bullet. Also, Go Big Orange..

[@ricknelms]

Wow what a liar ,the next day he took the Texas job?

[@richardwalker3631]

Not to defend Schlossnagle, but up to certain level, compensation is important to employment. I took from his presser that he came to College Station to stay, and that he put his heart and soul into the Program...so why didn't A&M compete with the UT offer? My opinion is that they were still licking the wounds after the last contract extension, and just couldn't chance it blowing up.

[@andrewleblanc2449]

spineless behavior

[@RandomName-h1o]

It wasn't a selfish question at all. Fans supporting him deserve to know. Recruits he's made promises to deserve to know. Considering the rumors, it'd be malpractice for a reporter to not ask the question.

[@michaeldoesfunstuff4992]

He actually didn't need to lie. All he needed to say is "I will only answer questions about this game." No one would have said anything. Not only he lied, but he used "family" in his lie and he even attacked the reporter! This is unbelievablly bad.

[@Scooterwithaplan]

message board geniuses said Tony V was taking this job for a month according to their trusted sources 😂. I guess they are geniuses after all 😂

[@daveatkins3796]

Of course he’s upset at the reporter - he nearly ruined the surprise

[@tedbosquez19]

Players have no loyalty to coaches and schools in this modern era … ADs have no loyalty to coaches or students so why hold coaches to some standard unobtainable in this era? Finebaum didn’t seem to have a problem with his coach showing no loyalty to Washington and its student athletes.

[@nevermindme8922]

And took the Texas job the next day. If I were a player, I wouldn’t play for him

[@Redbirdgangipad]

left his family? where did he leave his family at? It's not like he left the country was serving on the front lines in Afghanistan.

[@Harvdog1371]

Did he have no integrity when he left TCU for A&M? What was he supposed to say? Should he have said “I am out. I am done with the cult that is A&M. I am tired of College Station and I can’t stand Trev Alberts for firing my Assistant AD, so I am leaving for Texas.” Would that have made you happier?

[@timothyjones1906]

That’s 3 times in the last three days I have heard TEXAS A and M called a cult . WEIRD!!!!!

[@beautiful80sladies22]

Remove the emotions...and the hate. Aggie Land has a new AD. JS is not one his hires. JS did a heckuva in College Station. Texas and OU are now in the SEC. Personally, I think they are about to make huge inroads. Hypothetically; JS stays, has a couple of sub par years, TA owes him nothing and makes a move. The CDC JS relationship at a school like Texas with the resources and the Baseball tradition is probably once in a lifetime. TA leaving Nebraska...I mean...maybe the most loyal fans in America, tells us he's about business and money 💰....yeah JS could have been more genuine at the presser. I'm a UT fan lifer. I would not have gone after JS. The other side of the coin is we have to get our rivals coach to win. I don't like that. There are other more than capable candidates. Lastly, there are some FUs in play. First was when Aggies bolted to SEC. No lie, that was felt. Also did it during a year in football when Ags were better on paper and had that last game in College Station. Well, we know who got that FU. Trust me there are some of the cigar smokers saying we effed those guys. At the end of the day is about the CDC relationship and 💰. Sadly, loyalty is fading away. Hookem

[@Yqsw750001]

So I graduated from A&M with a bachelors and a masters. I’ve also done a tour of duty through The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Let me tell you, I love both places. So here is the deal. The AD at Texas, who is not an impressive guy, made a real tacky move not characteristic of UT by firing their coach when they did. Then the coach looked right at the camera and lied, the way people lie when they have had a lot of practice. If that were not enough, that punk chastised the reporter who asked the question. That man is a talented liar. So this is where I need some help. Do people like Kiffen, Petrino, Freeze and Schloss have so much rare talent that universities have no other choice then to hire people like this and tolerate the lies, the extramarital affairs and even prostitutes, or does your average university just find it too difficult to dig deep and find a winner with moral character that they would just prefer to go fishing in the same old toxic pool and catch these same old scumbags?

[@JEToneAlly]

I think they think that the wins the coach will bring will erase the questionable decision-making at the beginning.

[@ChristianDelgado-pq5sr]

College has become professional sports at this point is all I'm saying . Even more so than it's always been. You graduate high school and become a professional. I guess I value old school ways and going to school for school & athletics being a thing you do in addition to school. Actually learning life lessons and being tied to "coach" good or bad. From a moral point it's giving kids an easy out instead of having pride and working harder to become better as brothers. Brotherhood is dead as we know it All around issues that are just being covered by money and "the next move"

[@mnhunterjr]

NIL keeps popping in my head…

[@DarthVader19-77]

I left my family? Did the job require him to fly to the moon by himself?

[@noles154]

finebaum is like yoda WITHOUT the force

[@scottadcock550]

Bro, took the job almost 24 hrs afterwards. Pay attention to actions of someone, words mean little.

[@triggertimetraining6963]

Smart man.

[@lucassmith0824]

Paul Finebaum is a disgrace to sports broadcasitng, it's rich for him to call anyone embarrassing.

[@mikedennis8109]

He obviously gave this interview before the brinks truck showed up. Can you blame him?? I mean really! Most likely the highest paid College (baseball) coach in the history of college (baseball) coaching. Anyone that says they would turn down 30 plus mill is lying..

[@Diddy1820]

I agree that he makes more money, but he shoulda been upfront about the move instead of having zero integrity

[@N.O723]

This reminds me of when chris beard left texas tech bball (after losing in OT in the national title game a year before) for texas......where is he now.....texas loves nabbing conference foe coaches and doing nothing with them

[@InitiallyJayKay]

At this point, I'm convinced the A&M coaching staff mailed it in and didn't want to win the chip

[@matthewbroz25]

He was pointing out it was Trev’s fault without saying it was Trev’s fault…finbaum is an idiot for not seeing that

[@JeffSoncrant-or1fg]

How can future recruits trust this guy? The problem is not his leaving, just another selfish hypocrite.

[@JaimeM2697]

You’re Allowed To Have An Opinion Today That Can Change Tomorrow.

[@goodymob9638]

That's Kool, just at least be honest with the kids. And the attitude he gave the reporter didn't help matters.

[@fittrad3r687]

Zero Integrity.

[@user-xv4qf8mw1d]

Pick the description you like; classless, no integrity, no character, liar. They all fit this man. No argument for changing jobs, but to have the gall to get mad because you were asked about it is rather immature. Yes grown men can be immature. All these coaches are hired guns so I won.t get mad about the switch. It’s his words and how he reacted that I have a problem with. None of these schools just flip a coin and interview and hire in 12 hours. He knew he was going to be offered. Own it like a real man does. Have the stones to either accept that word was out or do as others have said and deflect to the team and players. Not a shining example of coaching younger men.

[@thomasford9204]

P.O.S I mean why would any player trust a thing he says. Not a A&M fan either. Just a classless act.

[@dangonzalez4335]

Reporters are a joke, they don’t wanna know about sports all they care about are the things that get clicks. Should have asked him about losing the game not about are you taking the Texas job.

[@hudedwards8943]

You don’t have a soul, Schloss

[@salesoperatives7179]

What a total clown.

[@barrybabin9904]

Sounds alot like nick saten.....

[@strangedayz24]

Texas a&m, you reap what you sow. Poaching nebraskas AD, poaching coaches, staff and players for years and now they wanna play poor me? You wont get sympathy from me. Heres to another 85 years without a national title 🥂 cheers.

[@rodnroll3096]

You go where you will win WINNING IS EVERYTHING IT PAYS FOR ALL THE BILLS NOT BE ON WALFARE

[@snaeshaads8203]

Texas didnt even make the CWS this year, A&M was one run from winning it all. So that doesnt make sense.

[@clarkg5946]

LOL! A&M knocked out Texas and barely lost in the finals. And A&M barely lost with a coach who had already accepted another job.

[@DMKFACTOR]

He wasn’t leaving until Luca Brasi came calling with an offer he could refuse! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@knockout9446]

Why does pathetic Finebaum care about college baseball?

[@deesee2051]

Why do you care about what Paul talks about

[@jesses5463]

Why does anyone?

[@galeabernathy3921]

He was asked a question.

[@neilopfer5687]

Really poor way to handle the question by berating the reporter. Schlossnagle knew he was leaving and had this all set up way beforehand. Most everyone including myself has quit jobs to better themselves so I understand that aspect. Although hard to feel sorry for Texas A&M as they stole him in the first place from TCU.

[@Nordraw]

What a dousch

[@cobeelemonDAWGG]

When options are there, choose the better for your life! Players, coaches, all. Definitely can explain it more but yeah🙏🏼🏁🏁

[@juniorrodriguez5187]

His a f---ing trator!! Poor reporter was just doing his job.

[@carlosperez7718]

Did anyone else catch the Easter egg at 3:45? It totally blew my mind!

[@larrymor]

He told the players the night before game 3....

[@colepriceguitar1153]

Not targac.

[@Mattmuehl]

False

[@porterwake3898]

You literally can't take anything big time college coaches say seriously.

[@Someone-ow7iq]

First 0:19

[@donniewilson1461]

Who cares what you guys think???

[@gturcott1]

Selfish? To ask? Doing his job coach. Are you happy happy leaving your wife? Haha what a tool

[@Rainy_Day12234]

He damaged the program for years to come, intentionally.

[@Rainy_Day12234]

He left to be with his ‘friend’. I think he came out of the closet.

[@dougrose7334]

Hey Aggies answer a question for me. Where was all this outrage when he left TCU right after the college world series to come coach at A&M? I doubt any of you hypocrites have the backbone to answer me though

[@chopkong]

Schloss's last CWS appearance with TCU was in 2017. He left 4 years later to A&M. So it wasn't, as you say, "right after the college world series". it was 4 years later. The issue is he said in the press conference last night that he took the job at A&M to be his last job; In the same presser, he said there is not other school like A&M, blah, blah, blah, "this is the best place with the best support for college baseball", blah, blah, blah; "this is why you come to Texas A&M"...blah, blah, blah..." then less than 24 hours later he leaves...to their rival. He convince the school to commit $80mm to upgrade and increase Blue Bell Park. They gave him everything he asked for in the past 3 years; coaches, salaries, budget, facilities, NIL, etc. That is why he's a hypocrite. If you can't see the difference, then you are being willfully ignorant.

[@Camtheaggie]

A&M fan so take it with a grain of salt, But the TCU job is a tier below A&M not because of anything other than money. Like it was a pretty big monetary jump, vs this where A&M would have been comparable in pay to Texas

[@colepriceguitar1153]

Also, he said he wasn’t interested in another job more than two weeks before he left TCU. He said he wasn’t leaving a&m and then turned 24 hours later.

[@007kevin24]

You look like an idiot doug

[@dougrose7334]

@@chopkong you do realize that coaches do this all the time right? This same coach told the media he wasn't going anywhere and then immediately took the A&M job. But again where was the outrage? The only difference is other fan bases don't act like 5-year-olds throwing a tantrum when it happens

[@bcoxal]

Lol