Texas Settles With Mack Brown

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University of Texas officials said yesterday the school had agreed to pay former football coach Mach Brown $2.75 million and place him in a one year $500,000 job as special assistant to the president for athletics (fund raiser). Brown had reportedly been negotiating for more money. Texas officials said if he stays on with the university beyond the one year deal, future compensation would be discussed then.

Maybe it's just me...but sounds like Texas would like to be one and done with Brown.

By the way, Brown was under contract through 2020 at $5.4 million per season. Texas officials said Brown resigned and that the school is honoring his contract. I certainly don't know the details of Coach Brown's contract but sounds like either he is one dumbass businessman or he is getting screwed big time.

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[CoachCB]

Figured he'd get more than $2.75 million....personally thought it would be at least 1 year's salary. But he's made a shit-ton off of Texas for producing 1 national championship.

 

[Conan]

Considering all the 4* and 5* talent in the state of Texas that was literally gushing into UT on a yearly basis during Mack's stay there, and the limited success Coach CB alluded to which isn't exactly rocket science for the average fan to take note of either, it could be said that Mack was the official garbage disposal of CFB. I can say that here in Oregon, the few (by comparison) Texas recruits were highly valued and greatly appreciated. They did deliver too. Now it's questionable whether or not the University of Texas is still considered the #1 destination by most 4* & 5* high school recruits within the state. Meanwhile Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Sumlin have both vaulted in popularity. You have to wonder how their current success has devalued Mack's stock. Perhaps it really was Mack's time to go while the gettin' was still good.

 

[sdf]

This is exactly what Texas and Mack should have agreed to 2+ months ago and sorta what I recommended back when.

Let Mack step down/resign and give him a big paying job within the University. Mack is not going to go coach a smaller program like Wyoming or Memphis or Mia OH and no big time program is going to let him be the coach. This would have let Texas start anew and Mack can keep earning a big salary doing nothing.

 

[CoachCB]

Considering all the 4* and 5* talent in the state of Texas that was literally gushing into UT on a yearly basis during Mack's stay there, and the limited success Coach CB alluded to which isn't exactly rocket science for the average fan to take note of either, it could be said that Mack was the official garbage disposal of CFB. I can say that here in Oregon, the few (by comparison) Texas recruits were highly valued and greatly appreciated. They did deliver too. Now it's questionable whether or not the University of Texas is still considered the #1 destination by most 4* & 5* high school recruits within the state. Meanwhile Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Sumlin have both vaulted in popularity. You have to wonder how their current success has devalued Mack's stock. Perhaps it really was Mack's time to go while the gettin' was still good.

Conan, when he was hired from UNC it was a head scratcher. He had mild success at UNC (sure, it was "big" success for UNC). However, he never could get over the FSU hump and never won an ACC championship there.

 

[GoSooners]

Conan, when he was hired from UNC it was a head scratcher. He had mild success at UNC (sure, it was "big" success for UNC). However, he never could get over the FSU hump and never won an ACC championship there.

Coach, Mack has actually been a success everywhere he's been. Before NC he also took a Tulane team who was a dumpster fire from a cheating scandal to eventually making making a bowl before Brown moved on to NC. He was also the top offensive coordinator in the country back in the 80's. It's why Barry Switzer hired him from being HC at Appalachian State. Barry Switzer had just thrown Marcus Dupree off the team, and he hired Mack Brown to join the staff. The wishbone had gotten stale by that time, but Mack reeducated OU on the art of the triple option. And they won the NC the next season. Many may not know this, but Mack Brown took a pay cut from the $80,000 he was making at Appalachian State down to $50,000 as OC at OU because that's all the budget allowed. What Switzer did was supplement his salary out of his own coorporation in return for his services for that coorporation. He paid Mack to do things like appear on his radio and TV shows, make speeches, go to banquets, promote the program (which we know he's good at), appear on talk shows etc. And Switzer paid him a talent fee. All of this was a bigtime NCAA violation, and Mack and Barry knew it. And that's part of what led to Switzer eventually quitting OU because it's considered lack of institutional control because OU did not control that money. Switzer has long ago admitted to all of this. Although I doubt that Mack did. The funny thing is, this is what is meant by "lack of institutional control." Not the student shooting, raping and doping that went on a couple years later. Mack's downfall in recent years has been what I've said it was all along. Some very poor choices were made when it came to hiring his assistant coaches. And he also wasn't able to adjust to the way the game was changing around him.

 

[MackDonald]

Coach, Mack has actually been a success everywhere he's been. Before NC he also took a Tulane team who was a dumpster fire from a cheating scandal to eventually making making a bowl before Brown moved on to NC. He was also the top offensive coordinator in the country back in the 80's. It's why Barry Switzer hired him from being HC at Appalachian State. Barry Switzer had just thrown Marcus Dupree off the team, and he hired Mack Brown to join the staff. The wishbone had gotten stale by that time, but Mack reeducated OU on the art of the triple option. And they won the NC the next season. Many may not know this, but Mack Brown took a pay cut from the $80,000 he was making at Appalachian State down to $50,000 as OC at OU because that's all the budget allowed. What Switzer did was supplement his salary out of his own coorporation in return for his services for that coorporation. He paid Mack to do things like appear on his radio and TV shows, make speeches, go to banquets, promote the program (which we know he's good at), appear on talk shows etc. And Switzer paid him a talent fee. All of this was a bigtime NCAA violation, and Mack and Barry knew it. And that's part of what led to Switzer eventually quitting OU because it's considered lack of institutional control because OU did not control that money. Switzer has long ago admitted to all of this. Although I doubt that Mack did. The funny thing is, this is what is meant by "lack of institutional control." Not the student shooting, raping and doping that went on a couple years later. Mack's downfall in recent years has been what I've said it was all along. Some very poor choices were made when it came to hiring his assistant coaches. And he also wasn't able to adjust to the way the game was changing around him.

A student shooting, raping and doping.....ouch. I always knew they played it rough in Oklahoma and Texas but that's taking it to the limit.....when did all this occur?

 

[GoSooners]

A student shooting, raping and doping.....ouch. I always knew they played it rough in Oklahoma and Texas but that's taking it to the limit.....when did all this occur?

You don't remember this Mack? The Charles Thompson pic on the front cover of Sports Illustrated in an orange jumpsuit getting into a police car? All of this stemmed from the cocaine he was caught with. Which happened shortly after the rape and shooting incidents involving a couple other OU players that happened in the OU dorms back in 1988-89. Thompson was eventually sent to prison, and Barry Switzer put in his resignation shortly after in 1989. By the way Charles Thompson is the father of Kendall Thompson, who could be Vandy's new QB.

 

[jblonghorn]

Considering all the 4* and 5* talent in the state of Texas that was literally gushing into UT on a yearly basis during Mack's stay there, and the limited success Coach CB alluded to which isn't exactly rocket science for the average fan to take note of either, it could be said that Mack was the official garbage disposal of CFB. I can say that here in Oregon, the few (by comparison) Texas recruits were highly valued and greatly appreciated. They did deliver too. Now it's questionable whether or not the University of Texas is still considered the #1 destination by most 4* & 5* high school recruits within the state. Meanwhile Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Sumlin have both vaulted in popularity. You have to wonder how their current success has devalued Mack's stock. Perhaps it really was Mack's time to go while the gettin' was still good.

Conan- Oregon was paying the recruits that went to Oregon from Texas. That's called cheating. And what did Oregon get out of all that? If my memory serves they got nothing. And tell me how Lache Seastrunk fared? Hell, him and Willie Lyles are the #1 and #2 reasons why you still don't have Chip Kelly. He got caught cheating thus his now show cause stuck to his ass. Oregon couldn't even win when they were cheating. Mack won it all and never had to cheat. I'll take that any day.

 

[jblonghorn]

Coach, Mack has actually been a success everywhere he's been. Before NC he also took a Tulane team who was a dumpster fire from a cheating scandal to eventually making making a bowl before Brown moved on to NC. He was also the top offensive coordinator in the country back in the 80's. It's why Barry Switzer hired him from being HC at Appalachian State. Barry Switzer had just thrown Marcus Dupree off the team, and he hired Mack Brown to join the staff. The wishbone had gotten stale by that time, but Mack reeducated OU on the art of the triple option. And they won the NC the next season. Many may not know this, but Mack Brown took a pay cut from the $80,000 he was making at Appalachian State down to $50,000 as OC at OU because that's all the budget allowed. What Switzer did was supplement his salary out of his own coorporation in return for his services for that coorporation. He paid Mack to do things like appear on his radio and TV shows, make speeches, go to banquets, promote the program (which we know he's good at), appear on talk shows etc. And Switzer paid him a talent fee. All of this was a bigtime NCAA violation, and Mack and Barry knew it. And that's part of what led to Switzer eventually quitting OU because it's considered lack of institutional control because OU did not control that money. Switzer has long ago admitted to all of this. Although I doubt that Mack did. The funny thing is, this is what is meant by "lack of institutional control." Not the student shooting, raping and doping that went on a couple years later. Mack's downfall in recent years has been what I've said it was all along. Some very poor choices were made when it came to hiring his assistant coaches. And he also wasn't able to adjust to the way the game was changing around him.

If you ask Troy Aikman who the hardest, toughest coach he ever played for was he'll tell you it's not even close; Mack Brown. Mack's the reason Troy transferred from OU to UCLA. He said Mack was the hardest toughest coach in any level that he ever played for. Quite ironic seeing the Country Club atmosphere Mack set up in Austin.

 

[MackDonald]

You don't remember this Mack? The Charles Thompson pic on the front cover of Sports Illustrated in an orange jumpsuit getting into a police car? All of this stemmed from the cocaine he was caught with. Which happened shortly after the rape and shooting incidents involving a couple other OU players that happened in the OU dorms back in 1988-89. Thompson was eventually sent to prison, and Barry Switzer put in his resignation shortly after in 1989. By the way Charles Thompson is the father of Kendall Thompson, who could be Vandy's new QB.

Its all beginning to come-back to me now...Thanks Sooner. You have to remember that sometimes, guys my age can't remember (come noon-time) what they had for breakfast that same day......You'll understand that "lapse" some day (years down the road). (ha).

 

[GoSooners]

Its all beginning to come-back to me now...Thanks Sooner. You have to remember that sometimes, guys my age can't remember (come noon-time) what they had for breakfast that same day......You'll understand that "lapse" some day (years down the road). (ha).

I've heard that ESPN plans on doing one of their 30/30 shows on Charles Thompson, his fall from grace and how he has turned his life around. On one hand I would like to see it. On the other hand I hate to see OU's name being dragged through the mud again. Then I'll have to put up with all of the Texas backers coming on here talking about their perfect football program that never does wrong like those dirty Sooners. Like the Dupree story they'll probably go after the King, although Switzer had nothing to do with Charles Thompson's activities, but was at the helm when the shit hit the fan. Hopefully they'll hire a film maker who is a little more neutral on the situation.

 

[REDEYE]

Conan- Oregon was paying the recruits that went to Oregon from Texas. That's called cheating. And what did Oregon get out of all that? If my memory serves they got nothing. And tell me how Lache Seastrunk fared? Hell, him and Willie Lyles are the #1 and #2 reasons why you still don't have Chip Kelly. He got caught cheating thus his now show cause stuck to his ass. Oregon couldn't even win when they were cheating. Mack won it all and never had to cheat. I'll take that any day.

Is this the best you can do after getting your asses handed to you in a home bowl game ? Pretty pathetic...If we were cheating or paying players we would be paying the penalty for it..We receieved a traffic citation because of a grey area recruiting method.. no bigggy...And we only had the minor problem to begin with , was because certain head coach from Texas is a snitch.. I guess that's what they do down there in them parts.....for the record we got 2 BCS wins, 3 Pac 12 Championships.. Over the same time period, all we heard is crying from you...end of story.. BTW, Kelly was looking at the NFL before the snitching took place

 

[sendacash]

Well, one thing is for certain and that's nobody can accuse Texas of cheating, lol. Now Oregon and Oklahoma, that's another story indeed.

GS, that photo brings back fond memories of golden era of Colorado football when a victory over Okla in Boulder was a strong possibility. Colorado was obviously cheating at that time as well, and I think that's why coach McCartney skipped out as it was too much for a religious man to take. The key to cheating in CFB is to have accomplices at the higher levels within the academic institution and when Colorado was good in football, Gordon Gee was the president of the University, I do not think that was a coincidence.

 

[MackDonald]

Well, one thing is for certain and that's nobody can accuse Texas of cheating, lol. Now Oregon and Oklahoma, that's another story indeed.

GS, that photo brings back fond memories of golden era of Colorado football when a victory over Okla in Boulder was a strong possibility. Colorado was obviously cheating at that time as well, and I think that's why coach McCartney skipped out as it was too much for a religious man to take. The key to cheating in CFB is to have accomplices at the higher levels within the academic institution and when Colorado was good in football, Gordon Gee was the president of the University, I do not think that was a coincidence.

"SENDA": Everyone talks about the high-elevation in Denver and how it affects the performance of athletes/sports teams and the citizenry in general; The fact is, the City of Boulder has a higher altitude (MSL) than Denver...these elevations can affect the body (and the mind)..........The U of C Cheating ? Of course they did (at least they had an excuse....ha) and, its going to get worse with "Pot" readily available in Colorado now days. Altitude-sickness and marijuana......a dangerous combination. The Buffalos are going to have tough sliding (with or without snow) in the years ahead.....especially so since they are now in the Pac-12 (or whatever the number is now days).