Realist Horn Posted February 7 Posted February 7 With Fenves going there as president, will he make a move for Del Conte? Quote
TexasLonghorns Posted February 7 Posted February 7 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Realist Horn said: With Fenves going there as president, will he make a move for Del Conte? Hartzell* went there to be the President. Hopefully he doesn’t try to recruit CDC but I won’t be surprised if he does given their relationship. Edited February 7 by TexasLonghorns 4 1 1 Quote
chennups Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Wouldn't that be a step down? I understand that Hartzell went due to the overly political nature of the UT-president position and having to kowtow to so many people. SMU is private, so it's just his Board (no legislature, etc). Quote
CHorn427 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 As much as we love The University of Texas as a school, it does not have objective claim as the best college in America. So as the president of UT, you can’t say you’re leading the best college in America. In contrast, as frequent winner/contender for the Director’s Cup, UT Athletics does have objective claim as the best college athletic department in the country. So if CDC leaves Texas for SMU, it would be leaving arguably the best athletics department in the country for a department at SMU that doesn’t frequently compete for titles in major sports (if any). That would be a perplexing move 3 Quote
Bobby Burton Posted February 7 Posted February 7 I’m sure they would have interest. They should. But I also think another person in the department might be a possibility. 10 1 Quote
Jack Lala Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1 hour ago, TexasLonghorns said: Hartzell* went there to be the President. Hopefully he doesn’t try to recruit CDC but I won’t be surprised if he does given their relationship. He'll try but CDC ain't going nowhere. Man has the best job in America. 1 Quote
jlcollins519 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said: I’m sure they would have interest. They should. But I also think another person in the department might be a possibility. Drew Martin? Quote
Austalgia Posted February 7 Posted February 7 2 hours ago, CHorn427 said: As much as we love The University of Texas as a school, it does not have objective claim as the best college in America. So as the president of UT, you can’t say you’re leading the best college in America. In contrast, as frequent winner/contender for the Director’s Cup, UT Athletics does have objective claim as the best college athletic department in the country. So if CDC leaves Texas for SMU, it would be leaving arguably the best athletics department in the country for a department at SMU that doesn’t frequently compete for titles in major sports (if any). That would be a perplexing move Well said 2 Quote
Realist Horn Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 2 hours ago, TexasLonghorns said: Hartzell* went there to be the President. Hopefully he doesn’t try to recruit CDC but I won’t be surprised if he does given their relationship. Correct - I’m dating myself with Fenves. 1 Quote
Realist Horn Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 25 minutes ago, jlcollins519 said: Drew Martin? My guess Quote
TexasLonghorns Posted February 7 Posted February 7 33 minutes ago, jlcollins519 said: Drew Martin? https://texaslonghorns.com/staff-directory/sarah-baumgartner/1642 would be my guess 1 Quote
Nuufaola Posted February 7 Posted February 7 I would be surprised if he made that move. It’s basically going back to TCU 1 Quote
Realist Horn Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 18 minutes ago, MaestroHorn said: Chris Plonsky? from your lips to God's ears 2 Quote
Oldest Horn Posted February 7 Posted February 7 CDC has already done the private school thing. Our budget is more than Rice, TCU and SMU combined. You could probably throw Baylor in that pool too. Quote
Helotes Longhorn Posted February 7 Posted February 7 SMU has our permission to hire Mack Brown instead. 1 Quote
Alex Butler Posted February 8 Posted February 8 8 hours ago, TexasLonghorns said: Hartzell* went there to be the President. Hopefully he doesn’t try to recruit CDC but I won’t be surprised if he does given their relationship. If it was Fenves CDC would give him the old Tommy H double bird. Hartzell, would be smart to try but I don’t think they have a big enough dept for CDC to really want that job. Quote
Tex555 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 8 hours ago, chennups said: Wouldn't that be a step down? I understand that Hartzell went due to the overly political nature of the UT-president position and having to kowtow to so many people. SMU is private, so it's just his Board (no legislature, etc). Your assumption is not true. Hartzell left because he got paid tons more to be at SMU. 1 Quote
chennups Posted February 8 Posted February 8 32 minutes ago, Tex555 said: Your assumption is not true. Hartzell left because he got paid tons more to be at SMU. That too! Quote
Bootleghorn Posted February 8 Posted February 8 6 hours ago, TexasLonghorns said: https://texaslonghorns.com/staff-directory/sarah-baumgartner/1642 would be my guess Sarah would be a solid choice. Quote
Bevo92 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 12 hours ago, CHorn427 said: As much as we love The University of Texas as a school, it does not have objective claim as the best college in America. So as the president of UT, you can’t say you’re leading the best college in America. In contrast, as frequent winner/contender for the Director’s Cup, UT Athletics does have objective claim as the best college athletic department in the country. So if CDC leaves Texas for SMU, it would be leaving arguably the best athletics department in the country for a department at SMU that doesn’t frequently compete for titles in major sports (if any). That would be a perplexing move Agree. Can’t see any logical reason especially now that UT football has built so much momentum and is set to go on a run the next 5 yrs. Also, have you been to SMU’s stadium? Holds 32000. Quote
Jarveaux Posted February 8 Posted February 8 19 hours ago, chennups said: Wouldn't that be a step down? I understand that Hartzell went due to the overly political nature of the UT-president position and having to kowtow to so many people. SMU is private, so it's just his Board (no legislature, etc). One school conservative & other Liberal. Quote
MarkInAustin Posted February 8 Posted February 8 The typical run of a college president, especially at a public U. is 5 years. This regardless of how well loved one might be. There are relatively benign institutional factors that underlay this timetable. You could research this yourself, I am merely reporting the standard result. 1 Quote
Longhornmd Posted February 8 Posted February 8 It doesn’t make sense to leave a small private school to go to a larger school like Texas which has one of the biggest Athletic departments and relatively unlimited resources. SMU had to buy their way into the ACC. How big can SMU’s budget be when you factor in the deal they made to get into the ACC vs. traveling cost, facility upgrades, coaches etc. Don’t forget NIL deals and possible revenue sharing deal. More of a headache. At Texas you are played well and no shortage of financial means. Boosters and fans can be a problem at any school so that shouldn’t be any issues. Quote
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