Here is a (sounds like well-deserved) hit piece by Chip Brown on the Texas women's athletic director and how she has effected the rest of their athletic dept.: Link
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That seems like a well timed hit piece put out by someone that doesn't want her as AD
I do like that Chippy is continuing his tradition of making the Texas athletic department look like a bunch of bumbling, incompetent fools though.
Man, this is a Tommy Herman hit piece the more you read it. Herman is trying to get rid of her.
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Her job as head of marketing is to oversee UT's relationship with marketing partner IMG, which sells sponsorships in connection with UT athletics.
It is with Plonsky's approval that many of those sponsorships have turned into roughly $8 million worth of advertising during Texas football games on the video board inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on football Saturdays.
That is also something Herman is trying to change in an attempt to create a better atmosphere during games.
"It doesn't do you any good to have 100,000 in the stadium if it doesn't sound like 100,000," Herman told AM 1300 The Zone (KVET-AM) in Austin. "We want to have the best game-day atmosphere in the country - the most raucous, the most feared."
Many fans feel the amount of advertising on the video board and the use of sideline hosts to talk about various sponsorships brings the mood and sound inside the stadium to a halt.
"Chris (Plonsky) has always been more concerned about the 1 percent - those with the most dollars - than the 99 percent, the bulk of the Texas fan base," one current member of the athletic department told HD.
Several UT season ticket-holders told HD they go to games to get away from the ads they see on TV - not continue to be bombarded by them at the expense of a home-field advantage.
"I'm sure some of that will change with Coach Herman coming in," Plonsky told HD about the football game-day atmosphere after Herman's introductory news conference.
Multiple sources said Herman has been going to meetings involving game-day atmosphere, pushing for his graphics design team of Tommy Lakes and Matt Lange to have control of the video board during games
they're experiencing the same issues we did with byrne.
txjortsagent said:
they're experiencing the same issues we did with byrne.
Byrne was NOT a micro manager. No comparison to Plonsky!
Byrne gave updates on nacho cheese quality.
Best job in college football. Where else would the head coach get the privilege of hiring a graphic design team to debate video board advertising?BohunkAg said:
Man, this is a Tommy Herman hit piece the more you read it. Herman is trying to get rid of her.Quote:
Her job as head of marketing is to oversee UT's relationship with marketing partner IMG, which sells sponsorships in connection with UT athletics.
It is with Plonsky's approval that many of those sponsorships have turned into roughly $8 million worth of advertising during Texas football games on the video board inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on football Saturdays.
That is also something Herman is trying to change in an attempt to create a better atmosphere during games.
"It doesn't do you any good to have 100,000 in the stadium if it doesn't sound like 100,000," Herman told AM 1300 The Zone (KVET-AM) in Austin. "We want to have the best game-day atmosphere in the country - the most raucous, the most feared."
Many fans feel the amount of advertising on the video board and the use of sideline hosts to talk about various sponsorships brings the mood and sound inside the stadium to a halt.
"Chris (Plonsky) has always been more concerned about the 1 percent - those with the most dollars - than the 99 percent, the bulk of the Texas fan base," one current member of the athletic department told HD.
Several UT season ticket-holders told HD they go to games to get away from the ads they see on TV - not continue to be bombarded by them at the expense of a home-field advantage.
"I'm sure some of that will change with Coach Herman coming in," Plonsky told HD about the football game-day atmosphere after Herman's introductory news conference.
Multiple sources said Herman has been going to meetings involving game-day atmosphere, pushing for his graphics design team of Tommy Lakes and Matt Lange to have control of the video board during games
Those graphic design dudes are good. Hope they are put in charge of the Jumbotron
But truth be told, if Herman wants a raucous crowd then putting a good product on the field is step one
DKR has been one of the most laid-back atmospheres in college football forever - before video scoreboards and before 5-7 seasons were even thought of.Quote:
"We want to have the best game-day atmosphere in the country - the most raucous, the most feared."
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But truth be told, if Herman wants a raucous crowd then putting a good product on the field is step one
Dude, I am amazed at your intelligence
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I guess he's ok when he's not being rapey
is he a baylro turd ?
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Wow, CP as women's athletic director has advocated for women's athletics as AD and as director of marketing she has sold a bunch of advertising. She also wants to keep the big donors who pay for everything happy. Sounds like she is doing a terrible job.
Btw, didn't they fire the previous AD because he pissed the big donors off and then higher one of their donors with no AD experience to make the big donors happy.
Btw, didn't they fire the previous AD because he pissed the big donors off and then higher one of their donors with no AD experience to make the big donors happy.
Do any of you actually believe he did anything more than "tweeting" at her?Quote:
McNamara quit less than a year after being hired, returning to coach at Yale. McNamara did not respond to attempts via social media for comment.
Such an awful excuse for a so-called "journalist".
All of his other claims from "anonymous sources" are probably similarly exaggerated.
I support Chris Plonsky for Athletic Director on the 40 Acres.
This.PJYoung said:DKR has been one of the most laid-back atmospheres in college football forever - before video scoreboards and before 5-7 seasons were even thought of.Quote:
"We want to have the best game-day atmosphere in the country - the most raucous, the most feared."
No, you're not.Your Friend said:
No UT grad
HeyMoe said:This.PJYoung said:DKR has been one of the most laid-back atmospheres in college football forever - before video scoreboards and before 5-7 seasons were even thought of.Quote:
"We want to have the best game-day atmosphere in the country - the most raucous, the most feared."
Arrive late, be not loud, leave early,...that's pretty good at being laid back
as well as the 5-7 years, nobody shows up, now that's laid back
So ol' Chipper is carrying T Tommie's water bottle now? T Tommie is thinks that the Adzillatron is causing the laid back atmosphere at DKR, Ha! Maybe he should just have the fanbase stay off weed for at least 48 hours before game time.
Skull Session said:
So ol' Chipper is carrying T Tommie's water bottle now? T Tommie is thinks that the Adzillatron is causing the laid back atmosphere at DKR, Ha! Maybe he should just have the fanbase stay off weed for at least 48 hours before game time.
Wasn't Tommy there long ago before the adzilla and the 5-7 seasons? Shouldn't Mensa remember how crap the atmosphere was even when they were winning 10 games a year?
well, Tommy Boy ain't too bright as we all know
I was there for the 2004 game. They were in the top 10, had VY, etc. Stadium was full. I was stunned at how quiet it was. If Hotlips wants raucous, he's come to the wrong school.
Thanks for the comments BillSteepleAggie said:txjortsagent said:
they're experiencing the same issues we did with byrne.
Byrne was NOT a micro manager. No comparison to Plonsky!
Tommy the Tongue's main focus is getting a kiss cam spot on the Jumbotron every quarter to keep his team into the game. It's not official yet, but chapstick is bidding to be a corporate sponsor.
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"It doesn't do you any good to have 100,000 in the stadium if it doesn't sound like 100,000,"
Well, you need to have over 100,000 in the stands for that to happen, and that only happened once last season (Notre Dame, ~102,000). But we know that number isn't butts in the seats.
Chris Plonsky will never be the AD at tu.
Lol Hairplug's comment on the DKR atmosphere
Lol at the horn faithful possibly paying off Bev so the matter is swept under the rug
Lol at the Belmont powers feeding idiot Chip flimsy allegations to ensure Plonsky's contract isn't renewed in a few years
With all the nonsense going on at A&M I am glad to see that other schools have their own trouble.
Lol at the horn faithful possibly paying off Bev so the matter is swept under the rug
Lol at the Belmont powers feeding idiot Chip flimsy allegations to ensure Plonsky's contract isn't renewed in a few years
With all the nonsense going on at A&M I am glad to see that other schools have their own trouble.
TPS_Report said:
Hotlips
Saying the reason sip fans are total **** is due to their video board is like saying "The Russians" were the reason Hillary lost to Trump.
I've been to about 30 home UT games mainly between 1997-2009 and about 50 A&M games between 2002-present and the sips have a problem with a small student section, pretentious fans and a poor home slate. The RRR got pretty loud some years but it was probably all the meth the okies brought in but I think if some of those games against OU had been played at home, DKR could have been rocking.
The most hyped sip home game I went to was 2006 Ohio State and it was pretty bleh so was the score though as tOSU never really showed much weakness. The 1998 game when Rocky broke the rushing record was loud for that moment but that was it. 2004 or 2005 OSU was pretty loud towards the end but that was after a huge comeback. '99 Nebraska was another game that kind of loud but not anything impressive
Compare it to 2002 A&M and OU or 2004 A&M and Tech or 2009 Nebraska where you had the scream in people's ears just for them to barely understand you.
In the end, it's more a cultural difference between fans as opposed to size or stadium dynamics or advertisements
The most hyped sip home game I went to was 2006 Ohio State and it was pretty bleh so was the score though as tOSU never really showed much weakness. The 1998 game when Rocky broke the rushing record was loud for that moment but that was it. 2004 or 2005 OSU was pretty loud towards the end but that was after a huge comeback. '99 Nebraska was another game that kind of loud but not anything impressive
Compare it to 2002 A&M and OU or 2004 A&M and Tech or 2009 Nebraska where you had the scream in people's ears just for them to barely understand you.
In the end, it's more a cultural difference between fans as opposed to size or stadium dynamics or advertisements
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