JUST NOW: Coach Jim Schlossnagle reveals certain things about his contract..

The Texas Longhorns hired new head coach Jim Schlossnagle on Wednesday, in a move that sent shockwaves through the college baseball world.

On one side, the Longhorns were praised for their swift and decisive action to land arguably the nation’s best coach in the midst of his former team’s College World Series run.

On the other, Aggies fans felt heartbroken and betrayed by the coach that, less than 24 hours earlier, had expressed outrage when asked if he was considering leaving College Station.

And for both sides, there was one major lingering question: Why now?

During his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Schlossnagle went in depth in his answer to that question, and explained exactly why he decided to leave Aggieland for the 40 Acres.

“I’m sure the question will come up, why this move and why now? I don’t take that lightly,” Schlossnagle said. “On some hands, this was a very easy decision because of my relationship with Chris, my past history, and my belief in him and his wife Robin. But, it was obviously very hard. There’s a lot of decisions in life that you don’t get to choose the timing. You don’t get to meet with your team as you would like. And for that, I am sorry… Although it was super, super hard and emotional to make this decision because of my love for the players at Texas A&M, I just simply could not pass up this opportunity.”

At the end of the day, Schlossnagle’s choice was always going to be Texas. In fact, it was reportedly going to be that way dating all the way back to before the postseason even began.

Obviously, that doesn’t help heal the wounds that will be left in Aggieland as a result of his departure.