Mack interested in AD position.
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I'm probably in the minority, but I think Mack Brown would be a very good AD at Texas.
Put me in that same category. Was one of his best attributes as a head coach, how to schmooze your way around.
I think he’d be fine in the same way Mike Perrin is fine. I mean Mack much like Perrin will keep the trains moving and the money flowing. Id personally like to see us find a long term AD rather than a 3-4 stop gap again. I mean Mack will be 67 by the time next school year comes around. How long does he really want the job for?
I’ve heard from Wisconsin fans that Barry Alvarez is heavily involved in the football program. That has caused tension and led to both Belima and Gary Anderson leaving Wisconsin. Id be a tad concerned that might happen in this situation espically if struggles continue.
Also. One of Mack’s weakness as a coach was loyalty to his assistants and maybe not knowing when to move on from some guys. Let’s face it Mack is a nice guy,and that’s great. Does he really want to fire Tom Herman, Shaka Smart, or David Pierece if it comes to that?
Mack wouldn’t be a terrible hire. Not sure it’s the best idea.
I’ve heard from Wisconsin fans that Barry Alvarez is heavily involved in the football program. That has caused tension and led to both Belima and Gary Anderson leaving Wisconsin. Id be a tad concerned that might happen in this situation espically if struggles continue.
Also. One of Mack’s weakness as a coach was loyalty to his assistants and maybe not knowing when to move on from some guys. Let’s face it Mack is a nice guy,and that’s great. Does he really want to fire Tom Herman, Shaka Smart, or David Pierece if it comes to that?
Mack wouldn’t be a terrible hire. Not sure it’s the best idea.
Mack Brown gave Texas fans more success than any other coach except Darryl Royal. He deserves a shot at the AD job.
Perhaps, our Mack Brown curse of losing will be lifted.
Perhaps, our Mack Brown curse of losing will be lifted.
I think he’d be fine in some ways, but I’m not sure being a great coach makes one a great AD or entitles one to the job. I mean there is a reason that there aren’t many coaches (current or former who are ADs. Like I said I think he can keep the trains moving, donors coming in and kinda keep them in check, but it’s probably time to get the long term AD in here. That’s not Mack Brown. Mack would make sense if we were looking for a interim type deal. Not sure that is what we’re lookijg for.
No way. The AD position at a major program is so much more than just schmoozing big donors these days. Mack’s skill set is suited to being an AD in the 1970s or earlier, perhaps. He has basically none of the conpetencies or expertise that we need from the person who will guide us through what will be the most tumultuous phase in the modern history of college athletics over the next decade or so. Give me someone like Chris del Conte, Greg Byrne, or Joe Castiglione.
Mack’s the type of hire an institutionally stupid and bumbling athletics program like USC would make for an AD. Of course, Texas institutionally bumbles with the very best of them. If you’re content to see us continue to underachieve as badly as anyone this side of aggy year after year, given our unsurpassed built-in advantages, hiring Mack as the AD is exactly the kind of move we should make. It’s probably the one everyone expects Texas to make. Who can blame them? Our track record of institutional decision-making over the last half-century is a history with way more than its fair share of laziness, shortsightedness, and stupidity. Hiring Mack would make perfect sense for us.
Mack’s the type of hire an institutionally stupid and bumbling athletics program like USC would make for an AD. Of course, Texas institutionally bumbles with the very best of them. If you’re content to see us continue to underachieve as badly as anyone this side of aggy year after year, given our unsurpassed built-in advantages, hiring Mack as the AD is exactly the kind of move we should make. It’s probably the one everyone expects Texas to make. Who can blame them? Our track record of institutional decision-making over the last half-century is a history with way more than its fair share of laziness, shortsightedness, and stupidity. Hiring Mack would make perfect sense for us.
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Seems to me Mack has found his niche being a talking head on tv, not sure why he'd want to be dealing with business issues, negotiating tv deals and the like. That man's so chatty even the Pastor tries to avoid him...he invented the filibuster...he talks on the phone so much, it's even busy when I dial the wrong number.
The new tv deal ends in about 6 years(2024-25) school year). In a a few years there will probably be another round of conference musical chairs. We need to have our long term AD in place for that.
Hire away a high powered tv network lawyer that does those kind of deals.
I can't see Mack Brown as an ad. What i can see him being is being on the playoff committee. I've felt this way for awhile. He'd be a perfect fit for that committee. So what if he's on tv? I mean some of the people that were on that committee were a joke, they had no business being on that committee. In fact being on tv he keeps up with every team in the country. He's a perfect consensus builder.
To me that’s more up his alley. Seeing though that he works for ESPN that might be disqualifying. Since ESPN has the rights to the CFP it could be seen as a conflict. I mean let’s not act like ESPN doesn’t have an interest in who makes it and doesn’t.
He'd work his guts out for you though.Mack as UT AD? 'THAT JUST SCARES ME TO DEATH '
I've thought long and hard about this, being careful to look at every angle and perspective regarding a hire like this before giving my opinion.
I see it going one of two ways. It will either be a smashing success, or a complete and total tragedy. No in between. Mack is a politician and a great one. He learned the ropes from DeLoss and that was during our most profitable years. He's got the glad handing, elbow rubbing, back patting down to a science.
But then there's the business side of things. This is where I worry.
Condoleeza rice would be my pick. But it looks like she may be the next NFL commissioner.
That would be a strong choice as well. He also oversaw the complete make over of TCU’s basketball arena. That expierence will probably be useful for UT for a long term AD
My issue with Mack in that job is the AD has to fire underperforming friends and Mack's track record on that is very poor. As PR guy and fundraiser he'd be great.
