This. DeLo$$ Dodd$ legacy is, in a word, money. Unfortunately this is not professional sports and this is not in the best interest of UT athletics imo in the long run.
DeLoss oversaw an amazing time in Texas sports. National championships in football and baseball. New heights for basketball. Top 10 finishes in the Presidents' Cup. Whatever else you think of the man he was the captain of the ship when Texas athletics was the envy of the nation.
Captains need to think big picture, future, not cash grab. He cashed in and left us with a mess of a conference
My thought that his methods and plans might be a detriment to us in the future. Well, the future is here, we're stuck on turd island, and we're not even king **** of the damn place.
Deloss took a disorganized mess in 1980, guided it through horrific turbulence including the DKR anti Fred push (the truth can never be told), the organization of finances, creation of the Longhorn Foundation, the disasters of David & Mackovic, rogue operations by three different university presidents, trying to deal with the winningest baseball coach in NCAA history, two expansions of the stadium, multiple facility upgrades, how many national championships in non-revenue sports, and an increase in budget by nearly a thousand percent. During that time he suffered constant criticism from our fans, having to deal with egomaniacal coaches and donors, was always accessible, and retired as the best in his field in America, something I doubt anyone on this board could claim in each's field. Add that he always did it with class and syle even when he didn't want to. Yes, we had our differences, and he made personnel mistakes (not coaches), but he was always available to discuss them and explain his position. As was once said about Earl, "don't know how many are in his class, but it don't take long to call roll".
Granted he did make Al Gore seem charismatic, but look what he took over and what he left. A legacy of the NCAA never coming sniffing around, the building and expansion of world class facilities, the Longhorn Foundation and a program swimming in sea of cash. I miss the man.
