Texas AD Chris Del Conte

[Laga4 1270]

1 hour ago, YoungCounty said:

I agree with showcasing the academics. I realize that's probably not going to get great ratings, but it could be a huge asset to the academic side. 

I wonder what kind of ratings the 100'th showing of the '69 Texas v Arkansas game got?

Hell yes showcase academics.  All of it.  Business,  Liberal Arts,   Engineering,  Math,  everything.  

Edited August 18, 2018 by Laga4

[Fire Jack Chevigny 938]

What's missing is the showcasing of the academic side of the university. I've said this before and I'll say it again that adding programming about what kind of research the university is involved in and why the slogan is "What starts here changes the world." Yes, its presently a network about Texas Longhorns Athletics, but it could be a network for then entire University of Texas. Aggy can't stop or object this kind of programming and the sure as fuck cant compete with it... on account of they dont have a network with which to do so (then you'd have to ask what academics they have that are worth a shit anyway).

They do show the student fashion show every year and films done by RTF students, but I agree there should be more focus on things other than athletics.

[Izhmash 563]

Needs more pom squad!

I'd also vote for airing the Texas Venture Labs competitions.

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

2 hours ago, Fire Jack Chevigny said:

They do show the student fashion show every year and films done by RTF students, but I agree there should be more focus on things other than athletics.

They aired the big thing that Obama spoke at from LBJ library celebrating the anniversary of the civil rights act.  I’m sure they have those ratings. And the ratings shouldn’t matter that much, air the cool stuff the schools are doing. 

[Goodman 3273]

CDC, moving on to shit that matters. After lawyers take 40/60%, sucking the AD for pennies & sucking her recruits off it's time to move on. Another great chapter in Plonskys book ends.

 

[Horn of Gabriel 1650]

42 minutes ago, Goodman said:

CDC, moving on to shit that matters. After lawyers take 40/60%, sucking the AD for pennies & sucking her recruits off it's time to move on. Another great chapter in Plonskys book ends.

 

Hopefully this is the prelude to putting Plonsky out to pasture.

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Claim was for $4MM, Brian.  

 

Edited August 20, 2018 by Wally Pryor

[Js1 85449]

21 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

Claim was for $4MM, Brian.  

 

That's good, because....

Um....

3/5 of $1 million is $600k and the bad joke writes itself there.

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Blame the Statesman and some of the first candidates to be laid off w/ its pending downsize.

John Mask, a lawyer for Kearney, and UT spokesman Gary Susswein had confirmed in June that a settlement was in the offing, but they provided no details. Mask said last year that Kearney was claiming damages approaching $4 million, including the value of a new contract that had yet to be signed.

https://www.hookem.com/2018/08/20/university-texas-announces-settlement-amount-bev-kearney-discrimination-case/

[SydneyCarton 48134]

Not to defend Brian Davis because he sucks horribly at his job and he looks like the kind of guy that would try to sleep with his teenage babysitter, but I took that to read that Kearney claimed 4 million in damages, but she was initially seeking 1 million to settle the suit, and in the end she received 600k to settle the suit. 

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Lay them all off.  Sans Toby Plohetski the Statesman has gone to such utter shit. 

[TrashMaster G 17581]

On 8/18/2018 at 5:18 PM, Izhmash said:

Needs more pom squad!

I'd also vote for airing the Texas Venture Labs competitions.

I'm picturing a Pom Squad program similar to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Squad series.  I bet ratings would be pretty decent.

 

2 hours ago, Goodman said:

CDC, moving on to shit that matters. After lawyers take 40/60%, sucking the AD for pennies & sucking her recruits off it's time to move on. Another great chapter in Plonskys book ends.

 

It's a shame Bev gets a single penny, but this is probably a relatively cheap way for UT to dispense with the nonsense.  Although we probably paid at least that much again in our lawyer's fees.

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[Katfid54 8635]

2 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

Ray Romano?

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8 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Well, you don't need to say more if you think the Bozo the Clown shoes do your talking for you, I guess. Otherwise, yeah, I'd like more of an explanation, thanks.

[kingkoopa6 8376]

I love this guy. 

Edited August 31, 2018 by kingkoopa6

[runthebone 8024]

What color are those things?  

[Huckleberry 33044]

1 minute ago, runthebone said:

What color are those things?  

Yeah, I'm starting to see why our end zones are the color they are if Bellmont thinks those are burnt orange.

[mrhorn 1383]

Poor Jackson is going to fly all the way out to DC and show up a day late to the game.

[Artie Fatso 161]

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

[SydneyCarton 48134]

Just now, Artie Fatso said:

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

What in the fuck are you talking about?

[TXLNGHRN10 341]

Give CDC a break

I mean it's got to be pretty hard to A, get orange smooth quills and then B, they be the exact mythical burnt orange color that Surly dreams about.

Edited August 31, 2018 by TXLNGHRN10

[Rip76 4946]

1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said:

What in the fuck are you talking about?

You beat me to it.

[Goodman 3273]

What a bunch of whiny bitches y'all are, on the eve of our season opener no less.

CDC makes more of an effort to keep us peasants informed than any fuckstick we've had in Belmont, ever. The guy holds his department accountable on twitter, get him a coop statue asap. I don't care about the shade of orange, if someone spends cash, time and effort to represent the 40 - applaud them. 

FCB.

Edited August 31, 2018 by Goodman

[txhorns 2410]

3 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

He's already made changes that really benefit the average fan.  But thanks for stopping by to show your ass.

[Katfid54 8635]

5 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

This take is way too hot for me

[mrhorn 1383]

12 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

Good luck against Southern tomorrow.

[Artie Fatso 161]

1 minute ago, txhorns said:

He's already made changes that really benefit the average fan.  But thanks for stopping by to show your ass.

Oh yes, introduce more booze, some misters and tents, close down the streets to squeeze in more drunks. Spend 175 million on stadium "improvements" to advance the interests of wealthy alums really helps serve the wider audience of fans. There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. I've been watching this since the sixties. The high water mark was spending four million on a field drainage system that was used for one year before being gutted so more lower level seats could be created and the track eliminated...brilliant. In my book that kind of largesse, disregard for all constituencies needed to support the program and creating an atmosphere of partying that runs off older people and those who don't consider it cool to sit around getting drunk in the shade is prima facie evidence of true "assholishness"...but, hey, knock yourself out.

[gurt 749]

1 minute ago, Artie Fatso said:

Oh yes, introduce more booze, some misters and tents, close down the streets to squeeze in more drunks. Spend 175 million on stadium "improvements" to advance the interests of wealthy alums really helps serve the wider audience of fans. There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. I've been watching this since the sixties. The high water mark was spending four million on a field drainage system that was used for one year before being gutted so more lower level seats could be created and the track eliminated...brilliant. In my book that kind of largesse, disregard for all constituencies needed to support the program and creating an atmosphere of partying that runs off older people and those who don't consider it cool to sit around getting drunk in the shade is prima facie evidence of true "assholishness"...but, hey, knock yourself out.

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[Wally Banger 40]

Oh yes, introduce more booze, some misters and tents, close down the streets to squeeze in more drunks. Spend 175 million on stadium "improvements" to advance the interests of wealthy alums really helps serve the wider audience of fans. There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. I've been watching this since the sixties. The high water mark was spending four million on a field drainage system that was used for one year before being gutted so more lower level seats could be created and the track eliminated...brilliant. In my book that kind of largesse, disregard for all constituencies needed to support the program and creating an atmosphere of partying that runs off older people and those who don't consider it cool to sit around getting drunk in the shade is prima facie evidence of true "assholishness"...but, hey, knock yourself out.

If you’ve been watching since the sixties, you should be one of those wealthy alums reaping the benefits. Sorry life didn’t turn out the way you wanted, Al.


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[Red Five 40877]

The mouthpiece of the wealthy alums eager to run the football program like their personal semi-pro team.... Del Conte benefits from the 35+ years of awful predecessors. Beyond that he has no value for Joe Sixpack  or the students.

It helps to read this in Brando’s voice from Apocalypse Now.

[Bill Lumbergh 7171]

9 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. 

A) attendance is down basically everywhere including pro sports and is a trend not limited to Texas or how we are run. 

B) for any portion of the attendance drop that is Texas-specific in excess of the broader trend, yes, it pretty much is the marginal play of the football team. 

Edit to add:

C) at least CDC is being proactive and trying to do things that both combat the trend (closing the streets and bringing food and drink just outside the stadium, as well as planning our expansion with the trend in mind unlike aggy and others. 

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by Bill Lumbergh

[Artie Fatso 161]

4 minutes ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

A) attendance is down basically everywhere including pro sports and is a trend not limited to Texas or how we are run. 

B) for any portion of the attendance drop that is Texas-specific in excess of the broader trend, yes, it pretty much is the marginal play of the football team. 

No...In the Big 12, Texas experienced the biggest drop in attendance last year. I guess the "fan day experience" just isn't what it use to be...https://www.diehards.com/texas/texas-longhorns-college-football-attendance-big-12-2017

 

In addition, despite Herman being the new messiah in waiting, the game against Maryland didn't even draw 90,000

Edited August 31, 2018 by Artie Fatso

[TornACL 7722]

10 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

Oh yes, introduce more booze, some misters and tents, close down the streets to squeeze in more drunks. Spend 175 million on stadium "improvements" to advance the interests of wealthy alums really helps serve the wider audience of fans. There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. I've been watching this since the sixties. The high water mark was spending four million on a field drainage system that was used for one year before being gutted so more lower level seats could be created and the track eliminated...brilliant. In my book that kind of largesse, disregard for all constituencies needed to support the program and creating an atmosphere of partying that runs off older people and those who don't consider it cool to sit around getting drunk in the shade is prima facie evidence of true "assholishness"...but, hey, knock yourself out.

You must be a real hit at parties.

[Bill Lumbergh 7171]

1 minute ago, Artie Fatso said:

No...In the Big 12, Texas experienced the biggest drop in attendance last year. I guess the "fan day experience" just isn't what it use to be...https://www.diehards.com/texas/texas-longhorns-college-football-attendance-big-12-2017

That we had the biggest drop doesn't dispute anything I said. 

[Artie Fatso 161]

1 minute ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

That we had the biggest drop doesn't dispute anything I said. 

and it confirms what I offered...

[Artie Fatso 161]

2 minutes ago, TornACL said:

You must be a real hit at parties.

Take a deep breath - lots of folks don't like hanging out with drunks. Maybe...just maybe, we could all be sober for the game, though I admit that is difficult given the product. 

[BigBenBamboozle 1957]

3 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

No...In the Big 12, Texas experienced the biggest drop in attendance last year. I guess the "fan day experience" just isn't what it use to be...https://www.diehards.com/texas/texas-longhorns-college-football-attendance-big-12-2017

 

In addition, despite Herman being the new messiah in waiting, the game against Maryland didn't;t even draw 90,000

Maybe the attendance decline had something to do with the Strong's home W-L record or Patterson squeezing every last dime out of game-day costs?  Just spit-balling here..

[The Dude 1246]

1 minute ago, Artie Fatso said:

Take a deep breath - lots of folks don't like hanging out with drunks. Maybe...just maybe, we could all be sober for the game, though I admit that is difficult given the product. 

Yeah you and that other guy would have a blast

[Artie Fatso 161]

8 minutes ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

A) attendance is down basically everywhere including pro sports and is a trend not limited to Texas or how we are run. 

B) for any portion of the attendance drop that is Texas-specific in excess of the broader trend, yes, it pretty much is the marginal play of the football team. 

Edit to add:

C) at least CDC is being proactive and trying to do things that both combat the trend (closing the streets and bringing food and drink just outside the stadium, as well as planning our expansion with the trend in mind unlike aggy and others. 

 

Not really trying to argue - just pointing out he has a narrow view that focuses on those who have money at the expense of those that don't. You rightly mentioned attendance is down everywhere. Thats pretty much true. Texas isn't the only school that has made the mistake of ignoring the development of a fan base for the future in order to maximize profits today. Its amazing to surf this message board and see people in meltdown over the coaches and outraged at the cost of games, but get incensed when someone points out some of the underlying problems. Personally, I won't ever be at another game at Memorial stadium. Introducing alcohol was part of it, but the lousy planning of the stadium improvements has completely erased any breeze for those in the lower stands. When they complete the south end that will make it even worse. I would hate to think whatever UT does must use Aggy as a barometer...

[Leeroy Jenkins 2409]

20 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

Oh yes, introduce more booze, some misters and tents, close down the streets to squeeze in more drunks. Spend 175 million on stadium "improvements" to advance the interests of wealthy alums really helps serve the wider audience of fans. There's a reason Texas attendance dropped last year and it wasn't just the marginal play of the football team. I've been watching this since the sixties. The high water mark was spending four million on a field drainage system that was used for one year before being gutted so more lower level seats could be created and the track eliminated...brilliant. In my book that kind of largesse, disregard for all constituencies needed to support the program and creating an atmosphere of partying that runs off older people and those who don't consider it cool to sit around getting drunk in the shade is prima facie evidence of true "assholishness"...but, hey, knock yourself out.

 

[Artie Fatso 161]

4 minutes ago, BigBenBamboozle said:

Maybe the attendance decline had something to do with the Strong's home W-L record or Patterson squeezing every last dime out of game-day costs?  Just spit-balling here..

Maybe...but Patterson has been gone for a few years and Herman coming in with all his fanfare didn't change the direction of things. BTW - that period after Patterson was an example of what happens when the alums choose one of their own to run things.

[TornACL 7722]

7 minutes ago, Artie Fatso said:

Take a deep breath - lots of folks don't like hanging out with drunks. Maybe...just maybe, we could all be sober for the game, though I admit that is difficult given the product. 

Bro I'm not the one posting diatribes here.