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CBS: Bob Bowlsby to step down as Big 12 commissioner amid realignment shaking up conference landscape
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<blockquote data-quote="TCUdirtbag" data-source="post: 3144658" data-attributes="member: 61297"><p>Not advocating, but a few notes based on feelings within the conference/industry vs TCU fan bubble:</p><p></p><p>Kirk Schultz is a highly respected administrator. Prior to being Wazzu president, he was a very popular president of K-State. Seen as innovative. Was at K-State when Nebraska and the A&M started the Big 12 game of dominos. It would be unorthodox to pick a university president to lead a conference - especially in the current (r)evolutionary era of college sports.</p><p></p><p>Linda Livingstone has quickly become a highly respected president. She’s an Ok State alum and played WBB there. She’s the vice chair of the Big 12 Board. She’s extremely active in the athletics space / member of the NCAA D1 Board and the NCAA BOG. The general industry perception is that she went to Waco and cleaned up Ken Starr and Art Briles’ mess. If they want a president, she probably makes more sense than Schultz. She may though be more strongly persuaded to stay at Baylor ($) than Schultz at WSU. </p><p></p><p>Kirby Hocutt is highly respected and well-liked. He has connections everywhere from his long tenure at Tech, previous stints at Miami (AD) and OU (associate AD), and he is a grad of K-State. He’s served some industry roles like the CFP committee etc. His president is the current president of the Big 12 Board. “Oil guys like him” is actually not correct. They have actively at times gone to war with him - and then one became his boss. I suspect Hocutt is looking for an escape hatch from Lubbock. Not sure this would be one he gets. </p><p></p><p>I agree Luck is the clubhouse leader but wanted to add those notes on the other potential candidates. A couple other names I’d throw in:</p><p></p><p>Internal candidates - Tim Weiser (Deputy Commissioner since 08, former K-State and Colorado St AD) and Kelvin Smith (Executive Assoc Commissioner and GC, and former Learfield exec).</p><p></p><p>CDC: Del Conte won’t stay in Austin forever. If Sark or Beard don’t win, his seat will get hot. And the worst kept secret is he was not driving/not totally supportive of the SEC move—or at least how it went down. That came from the Regents and a few other power players. Does he want out / to move up before things get too hot (see his exit from TCU)? I think he does, but I think he prefers Pac-12 commissioner to Big 12. Don’t be surprised if his name gets mentioned though.</p><p></p><p>Finally, if we’re just tossing current AD names around, I’d throw in Lyons (WVU) and Rhoades (Baylor).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCUdirtbag, post: 3144658, member: 61297"] Not advocating, but a few notes based on feelings within the conference/industry vs TCU fan bubble: Kirk Schultz is a highly respected administrator. Prior to being Wazzu president, he was a very popular president of K-State. Seen as innovative. Was at K-State when Nebraska and the A&M started the Big 12 game of dominos. It would be unorthodox to pick a university president to lead a conference - especially in the current (r)evolutionary era of college sports. Linda Livingstone has quickly become a highly respected president. She’s an Ok State alum and played WBB there. She’s the vice chair of the Big 12 Board. She’s extremely active in the athletics space / member of the NCAA D1 Board and the NCAA BOG. The general industry perception is that she went to Waco and cleaned up Ken Starr and Art Briles’ mess. If they want a president, she probably makes more sense than Schultz. She may though be more strongly persuaded to stay at Baylor ($) than Schultz at WSU. Kirby Hocutt is highly respected and well-liked. He has connections everywhere from his long tenure at Tech, previous stints at Miami (AD) and OU (associate AD), and he is a grad of K-State. He’s served some industry roles like the CFP committee etc. His president is the current president of the Big 12 Board. “Oil guys like him” is actually not correct. They have actively at times gone to war with him - and then one became his boss. I suspect Hocutt is looking for an escape hatch from Lubbock. Not sure this would be one he gets. I agree Luck is the clubhouse leader but wanted to add those notes on the other potential candidates. A couple other names I’d throw in: Internal candidates - Tim Weiser (Deputy Commissioner since 08, former K-State and Colorado St AD) and Kelvin Smith (Executive Assoc Commissioner and GC, and former Learfield exec). CDC: Del Conte won’t stay in Austin forever. If Sark or Beard don’t win, his seat will get hot. And the worst kept secret is he was not driving/not totally supportive of the SEC move—or at least how it went down. That came from the Regents and a few other power players. Does he want out / to move up before things get too hot (see his exit from TCU)? I think he does, but I think he prefers Pac-12 commissioner to Big 12. Don’t be surprised if his name gets mentioned though. Finally, if we’re just tossing current AD names around, I’d throw in Lyons (WVU) and Rhoades (Baylor). [/QUOTE]
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