OT: Steve Patterson(Texas AD) angers a lot of his fanbase

Submitted by Ricky from Sunnyvale on

Steve Patterson the AD over at Texas has been compared to Dave Brandon on the blog before and I'm sure will be again. His most recent genius move was to force popular Texas sports blog shaggybevo.com to change their name. This was briefly covered on todays front page. It created some first world problems for members like not being able to find the site and login problems, nothing huge but just another straw to help the camel's back.

I could imagine the justified uproar if Dave Brandon made the blog change it's name over some "MGO" trademark or something. I hope Texas can get rid of their CEO style Athletic Director like we did.

Now there is a certain user on that blog that some of you might know, but all of you should get acquainted with. He is a master artist with MS Paint and covers college football in season on weekly basis. He has a great take on Patterson's tenure at Texas so far. Now before you click know it might be a little NSFW so, ya know... Also offseason.
 

 

STEVE PETERSON TENURE IN REVIEW SO FAR IN MS PAINT http://t.co/2DbmTXvskg

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M-Dog

August 5th, 2015 at 10:33 AM ^

For a guy that had no experience in handling big time athletics, nor even saw the point of them, he handled the situation deftly.

He could have just shut down and let the whole thing implode.  I'm sure he thought he had more important things to do.  But he gave it his due diligence.  

Kudos.

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M-Dog

August 5th, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^

google prevailandride for like a best of

Make sure you are not at work.

Or at home with the family.

Or among friends who are not 12 years old.

Or in public places.

In fact, it's best to get in your car alone and drive to the middle of nowhere where nobody can hear you or see you.

It will be worth the trip.

 

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4godkingandwol…

August 4th, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^

This is a good point... We often associate CEO style as being a bad thing. A great CEO is actually one who isn't so focused on short term profit, rather on long term customer loyalty. Brandon represents all that is bad in business... Trading long-term equity for short term gain, promoting cronyism, ignoring data, hubris, contempt of customers, etc... He is a caricature of a corporate raider anthropomorphised. I hate that man and the type of business he stands for.

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Mr. Yost

August 4th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^

He's been pissing people off ala Brandon since he arrived. The President even told him to chill.

IMO, he'll be gone as soon as it's somewhat fiscally responsible to do so. 

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BrotherMouzone

August 4th, 2015 at 7:54 PM ^

This may be the middle schooler in me talking, but is shaggybevo short for shaggy beaver, as in a womans bush? Any clarification would be great, unless that is not the case...



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Tater

August 4th, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^

So Patterson has basically alienated the most ardent portion of his school's fanbase: those who read its most prominent blog.  What a fucking idiot...

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umbig11

August 4th, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^

Notable Texas-based reporter Brown with his latest piece, this one on the changing relationship dynamics between leaders at Texas & Oklahoma that sources say make it easier for Sooners Prez Boren to "sell a vision to those in his camp that may or may not include Texas when it comes to realignment," points to a possibility of Oklahoma &Oklahoma State one day bolting together with the SEC as the likely destination, believes the leadership turnover at Texas has created a divide - link

http://www.scout.com/college/texas/story/1569620-what-do-changing-texas-ou-ties-mean-for-b12

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