An extremely enlightening look at the end of the Dodds era B12

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/...g-12.html/

Some of my favorite highlights:

Quote:TCU director of athletics Chris Del Conte knew he had one opportunity to get TCU into the Big 12. In order to do so, Del Conte had to drive to Austin to meet with Texas AD DeLoss Dodds.

Dan Bebe says "at least being a puppet figurehead paid well!"

Quote:After hours of waiting on Dodds with a graduate assistant, Del Conte recounts to Dodd how he met with Dodds.

“[DeLoss] comes out and says, ‘Who are you?’ Chris Del Conte, Texas Christian U. He doesn’t hear ‘Chris.’ he hears ‘Del’. ‘Del, let’s go get ourselves a drink and discuss it,’” Dodd wrote.

For five hours, Del Conte met with Dodds, unsure of whether any of his sales pitch was registering with the Texas AD.

Keep a guest and fellow AD waiting hours, doesnt bother to find out his name ahead of time and then subject him to another 5 hours with him...TCU AD gets my vote for early sainthood for not choking the old man out.

Quote:It was not TCU’s back-to-back BCS games that got TCU into “the big time,” not their new stadium, not their location in the Metroplex, or not any other attribute that had to do with athletic success. Instead, Dodds and ‘Del’ shared stories of personal struggle.

See Coogs, your membership pitch just didnt share enough struggle with Dodds! Now next time you'll know!