‘What a Fraud!’ ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Torches Texas A&M Baseball Coach for Taking Texas Job a Day After Saying He Wouldn’t

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo tore into the Texas A&M coach for shooting down a question about taking the job at rival Texas, just end up taking the job a day later.

After losing the College World Series to Tennessee on Monday, Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle was asked about comments on the rumors involving him and the open coaching position at the University of Texas. Schlossnagle called the reporter “selfish” for asking the question and claimed he wanted Texas A&M to be the last coaching job he ever took.

Less than 24 hours later, it was reported that Schlossnagle did indeed take the job with the Longhorns.

During his segment “What Are You Mad About” on Wednesday’s episode of First Take, Russo called Schlossnagle a “fraud.”

“What a fraud!” Russo said. “Five minutes later, he signed a contract at Texas! So he’s sitting there and he’s basically telling the media at Omaha what they can and cannot ask, and yet, he knew the AD at Texas, so he had that deal done long before Texas A&M lost in the championship scenario! So he’s sitting there making deals with Texas, loses in the finals to Tennessee, and then when he gets asked a question about the Texas vacancy, he basically reams out the media! Try that in New York!

“That is a disgrace! He knew the AD at Texas! You don’t think these two guys were hand-in-hand for a long period of time? And then he’s basically killing the poor kid who asked him the question about the Texas job? I mean, I understand it was five minutes after you lost, but by the same token, you had the deal done before the finals even began!”

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