https://vimeo.com/104020246

not to mention he has a monthly online chat w/ frog fans and has a weekly article "notes on a scorecard" that discusses the previous week athletic accomplishments and the upcoming athletic events.

That's Chris delconte , tcu ad. Not Hyman.

Watch the video

OK... I guess I am confused as to why it was mentioned in reference to this discussion on Hyman... editing my post.

I posted that as a example of what Hyman should be doing. Del conte wears something purple everyday since he is representing the students, the athletes, the administration, the alumni, etc. The guy wears purple tennis shoes & shorts

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At the same time, Hyman's plan may have included more premium seats (more armchairs, more space for suite / club areas, etc). That thought process certainty has some merit . Now, his condescension about our past attendance was smug to our fan base and lacked an understanding of the demographics of our university.

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I understand the suites factoring in, but I still don't see where our AD gets a total attendance number of 95,000 in a huge expansion/renovation project. We got over 90,000 in Kyle for the Nebraska game in 2010 towards the end of the Sherman era. In 2012 we have the SEC, Sumlin, Manziel, the Heisman, increasing enrollment, expanding alumni base, etc. I just don't see where an AD comes up with 95,000. Our average attendance in 2014 was 105,123 (according to the NCAA website), so it has already been proven 95,000 was a stupid number. Hyman is not an advocate for Texas A&M.

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Can't speak for Hyman's reasons, but it's not a stupid number, for a number of reasons. First, so many folks have complained about the design of the south endzone exterior (exposed steel rather than a faade as on the other three sides) and that was a direct result of going for a large capacity. If you took off the top 10 rows of the South Zone, it could have looked like the other 3 sides of the stadium. Second, excess capacity if the bain of season ticket sales. We may or may not sell the place out on a regular basis--that remains to be seen. It's not crazy to worry about excess capacity. Third, we don't have the parking to accommodate the increased capacity--season ticket holders at the end of the priority points ladder didn't even get a chance to purchase parking. Finally, if you believe the attendance figures from last year were legitimate, you probably need a trip to the optometrist--those numbers were based upon students drawing thousands of extra tickets, above the normal student allotment, and for most games. a lot of those tickets weren't drawn. They certainly weren't sold to ticket purchasers.

Having said all that, Hyman's argument against larger capacity was his usual condescending self, so let's get back to bashing Hyman.

But as has been stated in numerous threads about stadium size, the demographics of A&M is growing rapidly to where it should not be difficult to fill a large stadium.

The key, of course, is maintaining a team of the calibre that will get people excited enough to leave the comfort of their 70 in plasma TVs at home and fork over the dollars to make the trip to Kyle.

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But as has been stated in numerous threads about stadium size, the demographics of A&M is growing rapidly to where it should not be difficult to fill a large stadium.

The key, of course, is maintaining a team of the calibre that will get people excited enough to leave the comfort of their 70 in plasma TVs at home and fork over the dollars to make the trip to Kyle.

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The most desirable seat is a much easier sell than the 100,000th most desirable seat, to the point that it's almost not the same market. If it were all about demographics, we'd be talking about 200,000 seat stadiums some day, but that won't happen. A football field is only so large, and people will only pay to sit so far from the action. That's a constraint that demographics can't change.

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Let the Frogs have him.

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We'll trade them Hyman and cash considerations for Del Conte.

I don't want Del Conte either. Read about how he allowed himself to be treated by the sips during realignment.

Oh, I'm aware that Dodds thought his name was "Dale".

Given their wildly differing 'faces of Texas A&M,' I can't imagine Sharp and Hyman getting along.

I assume Sharp prefers it that way, so when he has to fire his ass, he'll care as much as Hyman does for the aggies...

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I like to point to Alleva ripping into the NCAA officials after their regional game got postponed when they could've played. Was it a big ordeal in the grand scheme of things? Probably not. But it was cool to see an AD go to bat for his guys. Would Hyman have done the same for us? Doubtful.

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My favorite Alleva story is the one where he lost John Chavis.

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And most LSU fans are OK with that. Only time will really tell.

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I like to point to Alleva ripping into the NCAA officials after their regional game got postponed when they could've played. Was it a big ordeal in the grand scheme of things? Probably not. But it was cool to see an AD go to bat for his guys. Would Hyman have done the same for us? Doubtful.

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My favorite Alleva story is the one where he lost John Chavis.

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And most LSU fans are OK with that. Only time will really tell.

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Maybe they tell you they are now after some perverted reasoning, but at the time I've never seen a bigger meltdown.