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Del Conte, Texas and the Big 12
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<blockquote data-quote="DelFrog" data-source="post: 2584999" data-attributes="member: 69918"><p>"A source close to Del Conte told Horns247 one of the biggest reasons Del Conte left the comfort of having helped build TCU athletics into a nationally respected powerhouse (TCU has a four-game winning streak over Texas in football by an average score of 38-8) was his fear Texas would get its athletic director hire wrong and cause the Big 12 to crumble."</p><p></p><p>"Del Conte was a great hire for many reasons, namely that he understands the importance and power Texas wields in the Big 12 and in the national landscape of college athletics. That includes good relationships with other influential Power Five schools — something Patterson failed to recognize, causing UT's strong bond with Oklahoma as founders of the Big 12 to deteriorate.</p><p></p><p>Del Conte also understands the importance of the next wave of media rights agreements facing the Power Five in about six years. But even more importantly, Del Conte understands the passion of college athletics. That passion has been missing from Texas."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/Article/Texas-Longhorns-athletic-director-Chris-Del-Contes-first-six-months-spent-repairing-UT-athletics-soul--118919096" target="_blank">https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/Article/Texas-Longhorns-athletic-director-Chris-Del-Contes-first-six-months-spent-repairing-UT-athletics-soul--118919096</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DelFrog, post: 2584999, member: 69918"] "A source close to Del Conte told Horns247 one of the biggest reasons Del Conte left the comfort of having helped build TCU athletics into a nationally respected powerhouse (TCU has a four-game winning streak over Texas in football by an average score of 38-8) was his fear Texas would get its athletic director hire wrong and cause the Big 12 to crumble." "Del Conte was a great hire for many reasons, namely that he understands the importance and power Texas wields in the Big 12 and in the national landscape of college athletics. That includes good relationships with other influential Power Five schools — something Patterson failed to recognize, causing UT's strong bond with Oklahoma as founders of the Big 12 to deteriorate. Del Conte also understands the importance of the next wave of media rights agreements facing the Power Five in about six years. But even more importantly, Del Conte understands the passion of college athletics. That passion has been missing from Texas." [URL]https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/Article/Texas-Longhorns-athletic-director-Chris-Del-Contes-first-six-months-spent-repairing-UT-athletics-soul--118919096[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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