TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kevin Sumlin ? The beginning of the end for  Kevin Sumlin  at Texas A&M was not a 59-0 loss to Alabama or an embarrassing Johnny Manziel headline or going 3-3 against Mississippi State. Instead  it was the first week of December in 2013 when he signed a contract that ensured heâd never have to worry about money ever again.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rick Del Sontro ?  "We thought of the program as a risk mitigation tool for lenders " Del Sontro said. Before launching his nonprofits  Del Sontro worked as senior vice president of franchise and sales development for Cendant Real Estate  a unit of the New York-based conglomerate Cendant Corp. That company split up after disclosing accounting irregularities in 1998.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bob Muzikowski ? âIf we go down to (Bishop McNamaraâs) place  itâs âWhere you live is good  where we live is bad â â  he  said. âMy kids go to Hope. Our Christianity is actually a little radical â we think you should go where itâs bad.â

SOLUTION:
Negative