OT: Texas AD remains in the hottest of water
I thought many here would find this interesting as this all-too-familiar story at Texas just continues to get more and more unreal.
http://www.scout.com/college/texas/story/1586647-sources-fenves-close-t…
September 14th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^
When I heard Iowa selected this guy, I said immediately that no one must have paid attention to what Michigan just went through.
September 14th, 2015 at 10:33 AM ^
Hilarious part of that article is how he got the job. Korn-Ferrey recommended Oliver Luck which makes perfect sense. Successful AD, well respected nationally, etc. Some guy with a bunch of money recommends Patterson, who hires him to help make the AD his fiefdom.
Basically what happened with Iowa's Presidential search, too.
September 14th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
September 14th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^
"Patterson Must Go" banner flying over DKR before the Rice game. @statesman pic.twitter.com/rrKCKxAVkM
— Jay Janner (@jayjanner) September 12, 2015
September 14th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^
and this is almost the exact story.
September 14th, 2015 at 10:57 AM ^
Especially with Patterson firing long time department personnel and replacing them with his lackeys.
September 14th, 2015 at 10:45 AM ^
I have followed this story and momentum is building among their fan base to remove him. They are one of the largest and richest athletic departments in the country. I don't see how they can keep him.
September 14th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
you can kiss Charlie Strong and possibly Shaka Smart goodbye. The alumni and boosters do not like them because of their skin colors as sad as it sounds.
September 14th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
September 14th, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^
(1) Most UT alumni--or at least 100% of the several I know--do not feel even close to that way. It's a very liberal-minded university, after all.
(2) Even if the fans did feel that way, zero moderns ADs would ever *fathom* firing a coach with that motivation.
(3) Your "as sad as that sounds" qualifier gives the post an "unlike what happens in Ann Arbor" character, which is unmindful that as recently as the 1990s a very vocal minority of Michigan fans wrote Steve Fisher vicious racist, anti-Fab 5 hate mail. On this point, I could accept Texas having that type of minority opinion, but not if it's being used to imply why Michigan is morally superior by comparison.
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September 15th, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^
Not to mention RR being labeled as a country bumpkin because he spoke funny.
September 14th, 2015 at 11:01 AM ^
Sumlin? I think Strong hasn't produced at all as a coach (not necessairly his fault) and people are looking for a change.
September 14th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
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September 14th, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
lost its direction when business people began weaseling their way into the athletic offices. That soul is long gone. I kind of feel sorry for young people today who have no idea or any recollection of what college athletics used to be before big money took over.
September 14th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
Could WD's aunt email the Texas AD? That usually gets the ball rolling.
September 14th, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
Looking at this again, I now remember that Patterson was President of the Trailblazers in the mid 2000's. "Broken economic model" with the Rose Garden arena, poor team performance, temporary "For Sale" sign for the team during his tenure. A lot of fan disenchantment in Oregon during his reign. Same results, different town... (Obviously, UT is not for sale, but you get my point..)
September 14th, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
The Red River Shootout against Oklahoma on Oct. 10 - normally one of the toughest tickets in college football - has roughly 8,000 unsold tickets on the Texas side of the Cotton Bowl.
Speaking of "You know it is bad when...", you know you have a shit AD in Texas when this game is not a sellout on the Texas side of the stadium. I don't think I have ever heard of this game not being sold out, even if one team was blowing chunks in a given year.
September 14th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
"stop drinking and go to bed" or "go find a new team" emails and he'll be gone just like Davey boy. Sounds like he's pretty much put every other nail in the coffin he'll soon be sharing with Dave.
September 14th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
Curious, has UT had a stadium noodle yet?
September 14th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
D1 AD's around the country are chatting about this and they even did a breaking news on D1 Ticker for all athletic admnistrators this morning.
Here's the breaking news:
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2cf324200cd8a891c384a4e81&id=bfd4ad…
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September 14th, 2015 at 10:34 PM ^
You are a good source of dirt!
September 15th, 2015 at 12:49 AM ^
Maybe if I find myself with time on my hands later I'll try to piece this together myself, but maybe somebody here that's close to the situation might already know.
Are the people pulling money from the program to force Patterson out now more or less the same group that were pulling money to force DeLoss Dodds out a few years ago? Or are there two different factions at war here?
And if it's the latter, are the divisions still related to the old Royal/Akers split?
Every time I read about the goings on at Texas I feel like I've been reading the same story for 40 years, and I wish I'd paid more attention so I'd have a better idea of what's happening. And then I realize I'm glad I didn't have to pay attention to it all.