If you aren’t one of these people, you probably know one. They are in abundance on social media, particularly during football games when things aren’t going well. It’s a mantra that’s become a mindless, zombie chant that they think will somehow alleviate all the imperfections inherent in Texas A&M Football: “FIRE SUMLIN.”
My good friend Lucas Jackson commented on this phenomenon during a recent Bullcast recording: people love the notion of firing someone. It makes them feel powerful. They love the simplicity and detachment of simply cutting off someone’s vocation as a concise and complete solution to whatever failings may be associated with the position.