Bold leadership ready to move Texas into brave new world of college athletics, and possibly the SEC
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Less than a week ago, overpaid and ineffective NCAA president Mark Emmert publicly suggested decentralizing and deregulating the longtime governing body to give more power to conferences and individual schools.
As Texas Longhorns leadership prepares for that potentially seismic change and looks ahead to a future that may not include continued participation in the Big 12 Conference, the time is rapidly approaching for Board of Regents chairman Kevin Eltiffe, university president Jay Hartzell, and athletics director Chris Del Conte to make bold moves.
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A pair of Longhorn legends highlight Episode 233 of the On Second Thought podcast this week.
Former athletic director DeLoss Dodds reflects on the golden era of Texas athletics in the early 2000s under his watch, how the Longhorns almost left the Big 12 for another conference, how the Longhorn Network came to be and if the Texas-Texas A&M football rivalry will ever resume.
Dodds also discusses a tempting job offer while at Texas and gives his take on Chris Del Conte’s early success as athletic director.