***Texas vs TCU Offical Saturday Game Thread Big XII Tournament***

[joeywa]

T9 cont; runners at 1&2; 1 out
 
Gurwitz up
0-1 fouled away right
L3; doubles up Boswell at 2B; 3-6
 
Game/Season Over

 

[joeywa]

FINAL BOOK

TEXAS 2/9/1

TCU 8/14/0

WP: HOWARD
LP: RIDGEWAY

Hook Em!
 

 

[Johnstark23]

Jeff, I truly appreciate your work. The play by play was better than the baseball most of the year. February can't get here soon enough

 

[utisdabomb12]

Now we wait on the Augie decision. 

Great work this year on the play by play. 

 

[Bear19]

Joey

Go have another bourbon on my tab. Make it a double.

 

[joeywa]

Thanks John.  Appreciate it. 

 

[joeywa]

Joey

Go have another bourbon on my tab. Make it a double.

Thanks Bear.  Just may do that. 

 

[joeywa]

Now we wait on the Augie decision. 

Great work this year on the play by play. 

Thanks Bomb.  The offseason has officially begun.  I'm sure there will be plenty to discuss.

 

[java]

I can understand why the competitor in Augie doesn't want to retire, but he can no longer give his best. At his age, no one has the energy to do it. He needs to recognize it and bow out gracefully. His contributions will always be appreciated.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

I can understand why the competitor in Augie doesn't want to retire, but he can no longer give his best. At his age, no one has the energy to do it. He needs to recognize it and bow out gracefully. His contributions will always be appreciated.

Sounds like Augie has drawn a line in the sand. I would fire him just for doing that.

"I've been on record all along that I'm not going to quit, I'm not going to resign, I'm not going to retire," Garrido said after the game, reiterating his stance for the third time. "If I'm not back it's because I couldn't control the decision. Trails end, baby. They all end, so we'll just see. But for me, I'm not quitting."

 

[dillohorn]

I'm so glad this season is over.

 

[joeywa]

Sounds like Augie has drawn a line in the sand. I would fire him just for doing that.

"I've been on record all along that I'm not going to quit, I'm not going to resign, I'm not going to retire," Garrido said after the game, reiterating his stance for the third time. "If I'm not back it's because I couldn't control the decision. Trails end, baby. They all end, so we'll just see. But for me, I'm not quitting."

I look at this statement as more of a starting point for negotiation. Why would he say he's quitting? That would cost him his salary for next year. By saying he's staying, not retiring/resigning, he forces the hand of the administration to negotiate something between his buyout and his 2017 salary.
Nothing will happen overnight. It really doesn't make sense for it to. The candidates discussed to replace him are mostly going to be playing in June. The UT administration has to make their decisions on when to talk to Augie and determine their course of action. No reason to be in any rush.

 

[Johnstark23]

What joeywa said. This decision is not his to make. He wants the chance for 2000 wins. Fine. He can do what Mark Johnson did after aggy fired him and go coach at Sam Houston.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

I look at this statement as more of a starting point for negotiation. Why would he say he's quitting? That would cost him his salary for next year. By saying he's staying, not retiring/resigning, he forces the hand of the administration to negotiate something between his buyout and his 2017 salary.

Nothing will happen overnight. It really doesn't make sense for it to. The candidates discussed to replace him are mostly going to be playing in June. The UT administration has to make their decisions on when to talk to Augie and determine their course of action. No reason to be in any rush.

I guess I'm just too old school. If I "owned" a business, I guaran-damn-tee you that no employee would ever force my hand. And I'm not near as smart as Mike Perrin is.

 

[joeywa]

I guess I'm just too old school. If I "owned" a business, I guaran-damn-tee you that no employee would ever force my hand. And I'm not near as smart as Mike Perrin is.

You're not wrong NTG.  The difference here is that the employee is under a contract through 2017.  When the time comes to do the annual review, (comparing this to a real-world job,) the boss, (Perrin & Fenves,) will probably sit down and discuss what the options are.  If they flat out fire him, he has a buyout clause in his contract.  If they don't, they will probably agree to something in between his buyout and his 2017 salary. 

I fully expect that Augie will be taken care of by The University in the right way.  He's earned it.  He has done some fantastic things for the University and the baseball program. 

I don't think you can really compare this to a normal salaried position at Company XYZ.  There are a few nuances.