Randolph Duke
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Time to rally around the flag, boys. We may be about to get our swagger back.
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If Strong bolts for Miami, then he wasn't the man for the job, and realized he was in over his head. I don't see the happening, unless he fails and the seat gets hot. Another possibility is he could get pressure to change assistant coaches, and balk at that.....If that be the case, he needs to go anyway, because it will be obvious he made some poor choices if that comes to pass.
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Hook'em!! Agree!!
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Sad day for our great University.
This whole scenario reminds me of nothing so much as the rift created when DKR stepped down and the BMDs insisted on Akers over Campbell. The original "spilling of the BBs."
It lead to a 20 yr. wander in the desert.
This whole scenario reminds me of nothing so much as the rift created when DKR stepped down and the BMDs insisted on Akers over Campbell. The original "spilling of the BBs."
It lead to a 20 yr. wander in the desert.
One thing to consider about Strong rumors would be that it would be much easier to win a conference title at Miami than at Texas. Who does Miami have to contend with compared to OU, TCU, Baylor ? There is also recruiting to take into account. Florida is a great base for him, and he doesn't have but FSU and Florida to contend with there. In Texas he has TCU, Baylor, Aggy, OU, along with others who poach our talent. Coaches are not loyal to a school. The are loyal to the $$$$ and the easiest route to winning. Its not going to be easy returning Texas to the elite.
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Strong has a guaranteed 5-year contract. He isn't going anywhere unless we fire him.
Enough said
Enough said
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So here's what I'm getting from my source:
The last straw was the coaches meetings last week. They absolute despised Steve Patterson
On top of this Steve Patterson was arguing with Fenves about the timing of the Erwin Center demo. He believed that UT could delay the med school, until Steve Patterson got the city to gift UT a billion dollars to build an arena, hence the stat the Athletic Department put out about Texas athletics bringing +$700mill into Austin. None of this was going to happen.
Fenves met with big donors and alums in Dallas 2 weeks ago and then some from Houston over the weekend. Big donor from Dallas said yesterday Steve Patterson would be gone before Fenves was inaugurated Thursday.
Mack was initially considered for interim until they hire some one full time.
As I reported here Mike Perrin will be interim. Mack had conflicts and felt awkward working over Strong so soon.
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Who is Mike Perrin? In short, he's a well repected Houston atty and clos to sever big athletics council people. He's a solid, reliable guy with UT credentials and someone to ease the minds of coaches and calm down alums.
The decision to fire Patterson was made a few weeks ago, but Fenves made the call yesterday after meetings with the coaches.
Mack was asked to be interim as a courtesy, but politely declined and gave input.
The last straw was the coaches meetings last week. They absolute despised Steve Patterson
On top of this Steve Patterson was arguing with Fenves about the timing of the Erwin Center demo. He believed that UT could delay the med school, until Steve Patterson got the city to gift UT a billion dollars to build an arena, hence the stat the Athletic Department put out about Texas athletics bringing +$700mill into Austin. None of this was going to happen.
Fenves met with big donors and alums in Dallas 2 weeks ago and then some from Houston over the weekend. Big donor from Dallas said yesterday Steve Patterson would be gone before Fenves was inaugurated Thursday.
Mack was initially considered for interim until they hire some one full time.
As I reported here Mike Perrin will be interim. Mack had conflicts and felt awkward working over Strong so soon.
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Who is Mike Perrin? In short, he's a well repected Houston atty and clos to sever big athletics council people. He's a solid, reliable guy with UT credentials and someone to ease the minds of coaches and calm down alums.
The decision to fire Patterson was made a few weeks ago, but Fenves made the call yesterday after meetings with the coaches.
Mack was asked to be interim as a courtesy, but politely declined and gave input.
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canzano has had this tweet saved since day 1, and he will continue to be a dbag. Agenda driven.
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Agree that Canzano's take was somewhat "agenda driven".
But, in this case, where there's smoke there's fire. Patter$on had alienated everyone in Portland before his departure. I won't miss him.
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Me: As an employee of Texas, how do you feel about this? How do you feel about Texas' portrayals in the media? I've heard others lament that"we're a joke"
Source: Ha. Personally I'm delighted. He was a serious problem. As an alum and employee, I'm glad to see the cancer excised before he could do more damage. Fenves appears to have a lot of respect for tradition and such. I expect him to make a much smarter hire. This is a good day for UT and UT athletics.
In the department and the administration and Belmont/Moncrief people are jumping for joy behind closed doors.
If we're being laughed at, it's for what SP did, not the move to change. Anyone who thinks getting rid of him is bad does not fully understand the damage he was doing or the sheer magnitude of the animosity he created in donors, letterman, and alums. He was Dave Brandon 2.0, and Texas wasn't going to wait the 4.5 years it took for Michigan to clean out Brandon
Source: Ha. Personally I'm delighted. He was a serious problem. As an alum and employee, I'm glad to see the cancer excised before he could do more damage. Fenves appears to have a lot of respect for tradition and such. I expect him to make a much smarter hire. This is a good day for UT and UT athletics.
In the department and the administration and Belmont/Moncrief people are jumping for joy behind closed doors.
If we're being laughed at, it's for what SP did, not the move to change. Anyone who thinks getting rid of him is bad does not fully understand the damage he was doing or the sheer magnitude of the animosity he created in donors, letterman, and alums. He was Dave Brandon 2.0, and Texas wasn't going to wait the 4.5 years it took for Michigan to clean out Brandon
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It might have been agenda driven - but it was 100% correct. Just a bad hire that didn't need to happen - and there was plenty of info available so that it shouldn't have.
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Here's a quote for yall. One of the alums closely involved with athletics said, "A great program creates the money, not the other way around. This isn't the NBA, where tradition means nothing. At Texas, our proud traditions are the foundation for everything else. If you don't understand that, you don't belong here."
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