Dick Tomey Hired As Outside Consultant

Seriously?

Yes. Dead serious.

unrelaated question: was there an airplane banner at the game this weekend?

So, Mack turns to one of the guys that helped bring us back. A defensive mind, indeed.

This, to me, means there will be few changes on the offensive side of the ball.

I hope I am wrong.

Withholding judgement pending the recommendations that are put forth.

He showed up the last time “major changes” were needed. That year we fired all the defensive staff with minimal changes on offense. Davis must have polaroids on Brown.

Taylor Bible will be instructed to switch his brownie icing from “creamy” to “light.”

Why is it that when I hear his name, I picture some crooner?

Why didn’t they hire scipotex? He has more credibility than any old goat past his prime. Or mayhbe Gerry Hamilton to tell them how to tell them how to avoid recruiting any more Whalies?

Recommendation number one: start recruiting outside the county.

Mack seems to prefer being a CEO instead of a football coach; I’m not sure if that’s a good thing.

A fucking consultant? Why? Everyone know what the damn problem is this makes me sick.

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This could be interesting. Tomey was there in 2004 when the defense held Adrian Peterson and OU to 12 points, while GD shit the bed on offense, as we were shut out despite having Vince Young and Cedric Benson. I’d be shocked if Dick was a fan of our OC, and I know he wasn’t a fan of FatDog.

I think Mack is going to use Tomey as cover to fire his asshole buddies, since Mack doesn’t have the balls to evaluate them on his own.

I think this is weak sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I’m optimistic that Mack and Co realize there are some deep rooted issues with the program. But I agree this seems to mean that Mack either doesn’t have the football smarts to identify the issues on his own, or doesn’t have the balls to make the hard decisions. Neither gives me the warm and fuzzies.

Is it possible that the views of the outside consultant will provide Mack the cover he needs to fire someone who he also has a personal relationship with?

Say Dick Tomey suggest we need to overhaul the offensive staff and Mack does so. Is that just wishful thinking?

No believing Mack will grow a pair is wishful thinking. What an embarrassment that we have a head coach that can’t fire his slob of a cronie at OC and whatever you want to call McWhorter, Kennedy, and Maddog. This infuriates me that he doesn’t have what it takes to address the situation himself. I mean shit is he in 7th grade and can’t breakup with his gf so he has to get his friend to pass her a note after school? Sack the fuck up Mack.

Great reporting, Tripps. This is really good news for all the change agents. When CEO’s hire consultants, it portends bad news for everybody in the organization. Where’s the fat? Who’s ideas are not being heard? The final report provides necessary cover for the tough decisions (read: “But gee Greg, I tried to tell them you said we were only a couple years away from repeating but Dick and his team say differently. No hard feelings, right? I mean, we can still go grip it and rip it at our usual Monday 2:30 tee time.”)

This is setting up nicely for Deloss and Mack to claim the eval made them do it. Perfect storm is a brewin’.

In addition to offering his opinions, Tomey’s presence is clearly going to be used to give Mack cover from firing ANYONE, much less his BFF or other albatrosses like Fat Dog and Brian Davis. Cleve Bryant’s job evaporated as soon as Gloria Allred’s name was mentioned, regardless of how innocent he might be, so there’s that.

I also feel pretty strongly that this move was not Mack’s idea exclusively. As much as I think WM is ready to take over next year, there are those with opinions that REALLY matter that perhaps don’t see it the same way. That and those people perhaps are mostly convinced WM is gone anyway.

This is going to get interesting.

Very, very embarrassing to all. Grow a pair, Mack !

Thank you torre! I don’t find this interesting in the least. Pathetic is the right word.

Yes, it’s pathetic, but it’s also the only way Mack can do this. He’s soft. And most of the fanbase has enabled this weakness for 13 years. So, the only way we’re going to get change is to give him the cover he needs. Tomey is a no-nonsense guy who started the “Not Our Standard” policy. We’ve been giving it lip service, lately, but he won’t in his recommendations.

Best possible news at this point. Mack listens to Tomey, who knows his shit. An outside perspective is what’s needed because this staff believes its own BS.

How awesome would it be if Mack just came out this week with some newly found brass spitting fire and just took care of it? I know it isnt going to happen but it would be Christmas come early.

As Trips said, this is a good thing. And folks wishing ‘Mack would grow a pair of balls’ are missing the point. Tomey is the ‘pair of balls,’ so consider them grown for all intents and purposes. Some hard decisions will be made soon, and many heads are going to roll.

Oh, and this is the first positive thing that has happened all season.

This just in…Greg Davis sucks

It’s amazing how quick action is taken after someone flies a public banner calling or change. There’s a 1 to 1 correlation here.

It’s a step in the right direction. It’s SOMETHING.

I agree with the premise this is cover for house cleaning and it probably wasn’t all Mack’s idea. Davis, McWhorter, Kennedy and Mad Dog should all be gone at years end. As bad as this team is a new coaching staff can clean up a lot of these problems…There are a lot of schools who would love to have the talent level on this team.

Another old coach but at least he’s a red ass. It’s sad that he has bring in consultants mid season to tell him what’s wrong.

We all know Applewhite is a fan favorite, but what is the consensus on his coaching ability as an OC…Is he considered and up and comer?…Does he deserve a shot at the OC slot? or do we go and get a proven OC? I never thought I would say this ….but I can’t see Davis surviving this year….Mack’s loyalty to Davis will ruin his legacy if he survives.

I find if appalling that the University of Texas pays Mack $5 millions a year, has a head coach in waiting, and has any number of high paid assistant head coaches, but yet we have to bring in a fucking 105 year old coach as a “consultant” to fix the obvious problems.

Applewhite’s a folk hero but I’m not convinced he’s a great coach. At the very least he’s coaching the wrong position.

I’m with Trips here – this is a sign that Powers and Dodds get what’s going on.

Mack is a CEO – some CEOs hire hatchet men to make the cuts, other do it themselves. As long as the necessary cuts are made, the method isn’t that important.

Tomey is an experienced guy that Mack and the administration know and trust. He was chosen for a reason.

We should give it a chance before we blow it off to bullshit and smokescreens.

But is Dick Tomey reporting to Mack Brown? I hope not. He should be reporting to, at minimum, Deloss Dodds, and probably Bill Powers if it is to be a thorough and objective analysis.

If his boss is Mack Brown, the only thing that will happen is to sacrifice a scapegoat or two (McWhorter, Kennedy?) and GD and Mad Dog stay. Business as usual, but with a “see what we did? We saw a problem and corrected it” alibi. And another 4-5 game losing streak to OU.

At this point, some skepticism is natural.
However, it is a hopeful sign. The last time Tomey was involved, good things happened.

We will see. I particularly like that he is purportedly looking not at just one area, but at the whole shebang. Live up to your reputation, Tomey!

If Mack Brown is such a “CEO-type” coach, then why is it he has to have a “pair-of-balls Tomey” rammed down his throat? Reality shows him to be the coddler incapable of making the tough decisions.

We’ve already been down this road. G.Robinson and D.Tomey have already brought a sense of toughness to this program! Eighteen months later, Not-Our-Standard(NOS) was out of Mack’s mind/sight and swept away into obscurity. He doesn’t even have the ability to learn from past mistakes or proven improvements.

The minds in Belmont have come up with an idea that will shelter $5,000,000 Mack. I’ll take it. However, it will be a temporay improvement, as proven by past history.

Mack’s fired assistants without help before. This looks like a top-down evaluation before big changes.

holdem, if Mack is a proponent of this outside consultation because he wants to identify blind spots that threaten the trajectory of the program, he deserves praise. But right now, we don’t know the precise who and when behind this getting set in motion.

The fact that Tomey was seen on the sidelines at the Baylor game suggests that the impetus for the consultation predates the Baylor game and that it is not being kept a secret.

I think Tomey brought “bull in the ring” to Texas practices right? I vote for a coaches version. First call – GD versus Ball Hawk. That would end the problem right there.

Spokesman says Tomey was “just visiting” and hasn’t been hired
http://blogs.chron.com/longhorns/2010/10/ut_football_tomey_was_just_vis.html

Official word is that he was just visiting.

I’d love for this to be true, but surely we’ve learned by now not to get our hopes up.

Best news I’ve heard all season.

Those of you who are bitching about Mack not having the balls to do this himself are missing the point. Perhaps you are familiar with the “good cop-bad cop” meme? We just hired us a bad cop.

This is the ONLY way this type of program re-evaluation is going to be done, and Mack/DeLoss/Bill/whomever-is-calling-the-shots is bringing in a ball-buster to do it. In hindsight, I can’t think of “Longhorn, Inc.” doing this any other way.

A-freakin’-men is all I have to say.

Here is a hidden recording of a recent interview conducted by Tomey.

http://www.imdb.com/rg/VIDEO_PLAY/LINK//video/hulu/vi4092264473/

Yeah, James I am going to have to ask you to try to block on the bubble screen.

http://www.imdb.com/rg/mediaindex/unknown-thumbnail/media/rm909416448/tt0151804

“(Tomey) has three friends on the staff,” Bianco said. “He was here with his wife and was just visiting. Mack is at his best when things are tough. He doesn’t need help.”

Yeah, OK, right.

Great news. I first suggested this maybe a year or two ago but better late than never. This is the start of a process that will provide cover for Mack to do what he knows needs to be done but has not been able to actually do. This could be the start of a great reinvigoration of Mack’s coaching staff.

This may be shocking to the players and coaches but they need to realize that big time sports is not about family (contrary to what Mack frequently says) but is supposed to be a meritocracy.

BC is famuzzz

Is there any chance that Tomey’s evaluation provides Belmont the cover it needs to ask for Mack’s resignation? If Mack balks at making the recommended changes, then Belmont can use that plus the Cleve Bryant settlement (I’m guessing 7 figures) as impetus for requesting Mack’s resignation. And I don’t think Muschamp would replace him. The next coach needs to be a proven program runner with either major conference or NFL experience.

Wait, don’t we already pay a head coach a lot of money to evaluate the team and know what’s wrong and how to fix it?

This story bears watching. I always thought Tomey and Robinson were unsung heroes of the ’05 MNC for the changes they brought to the program the previous year.

I agree with those supporting the move if the report pans out as accurate. It is called due diligence and is an essential basis for any major move within an organization like this one. Tomey has the experience with the program under Mack as well as the overall gravitas to be a fine choice for such consultation.

I think Mack is tied up at present evaluating whether we have the right personnel fielding punts. It is a much more tricky question than it appears at first blush.

Good news I think. I specifically remember RoboTomey taking defensive conditioning from FatDog. And I personally attribute their work with our NC defense in 05. Never was too impressed with Chizik.

As in the corporate world, though, hiring of consultants is mostly a cop-out. It does not reflect well on Mack at all that he feels this is necessary. Of course, maybe it’s not Mack.

The Houston Chronicle blog linked above refers to Barking Carnival and quotes Bianco as refuting the BC story (in this thread). So, what say you Trips? Is Bianco full of shit?

Was it the Okie St. game where the camera caught Tomey giving Mack some tough love?

The person I talked to would be connected enough to know if something is going on and he’s never steered me wrong. For good measure, he also claims there was a lockerroom incident between a couple of staff members that I’m not at liberty to mention yet.

As for Bianco, I’m not shocked by his comments about what was said on our blog, irrespective of how badass our blog is.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out with Tomey. Regardless of whether he is hired as an outside consultant or not, I expect the potential changes on the coaching staff to be minimal. Hey, although we can blame coaching, the players have to execute, and there has been a lot left to be desired on that front. With all that said, I expect a few sacrificial lambs to be offered after the A&M game at the earliest: the wide receivers coach and the offensive line coach are who I think get the axe, for reasons that go beyond the “not our standard” play this season. I don’t expect the OC to get canned, nor anyone on the defensive side. For all the folks calling for massive changes, it’s not going to happen, so deal with it. Instead, get behind the team to use what’s left of 2010 as a learning and character-building experience, and look forward to 2011, when we restore order to the Big XII-2.

I knew Bianco was full of shit when he said Mack is at his best when things are tough. So I’m not buying anything he says on the subject.

“For good measure, he also claims there was a lockerroom incident between a couple of staff members that I’m not at liberty to mention yet.”

I’ll bet the pizza Greg Davis ordered at half time came with an odd number of mozzarella sticks, and at that point, Jeff Madden figured he had taken enough shit.

Says a whole lot about your coach and his decision making capabilities if you have to hire a consultant to figure out the problems or fire someone. Does the word WEAK come to mind?

If if he was there to evaluate, but everyone involved is denying that he was there to evaluate, how would Mack be able to use his evaluation as justification for making staff changes? At least, publicly.

And now I really want to know about this locker room incident. Thanks, Trips. Such a tease.

Getting Tomey is a step in the right direction but its not enough.

The entire offensive staff outside of Major should be given pinks slips after the season. Anything less than that is a massive disappointment.

Its also time to dump Maddog. I want Mack’s chronies gone. No Cleve, No Maddog, No Davis, No Kennedy and No McWhorter.

Texas football is a dumpster fire right now.

Sasha,

Do you really think regardless of the genesis Mack would come out in a press conference and say someone is getting fired?

I am intrigued by the idea that this might not all be Mack’s idea.

The person I talked to would be connected enough to know if something is going on and he’s never steered me wrong. For good measure, he also claims there was a lockerroom incident between a couple of staff members that I’m not at liberty to mention yet.

Whoa. Look forward to that bomb dropping.

Fuck it, we’ll stand by the boys.

Until I hear otherwise, I’m envisioning muschamp catching gd with a macho man-esque flying elbow.

Please, PLEASE let the locker room throwdown be between Davis and Muschamp. I said over a year ago I’d pay a benjamin to see Muschamp throat-punch Davis. It will be a glorious day when that happens.

… he also claims there was a lockerroom incident between a couple of staff members that I’m not at liberty to mention yet.

Not to be pedantic, but you mentioned it already. When might you be at liberty to elaborate? Can’t wait to find out about this.

Our 5-million-dollar man needs a fucking consultant to see this shit? Jesus F’ing Christ.

I like the move. Asking for help is very difficult for confident people, but it is what successful people do. I hope it means Mack gets objective, independent analysis. Tomey is probably the best he could do at this time.

A locker room incident, sounds like someone was trying to hold a coach accountable. I don’t necessarily think this is bad either. People need to be challenged on their ideas and effectiveness, it breeds innovation and action.

holdem said:

October 31st, 2010 at 6:21 pm

I find if appalling that the University of Texas pays Mack $5 millions a year, has a head coach in waiting, and has any number of high paid assistant head coaches, but yet we have to bring in a fucking 105 year old coach as a "consultant" to fix the obvious problems.

Holdem for post of the day.

At this point, i would be fine with an entire house cleaning. I’m talking about the whole bunch of sorry asses from GD to Mack to Muschamp. Let him go to Georgia for all I care. Clean house and start anew. Back a Brink’s truck up to someone like Peterson or Patterson and just ask them to tell us to stop when it’s enough. those guys love Boise and TCU respectively, but every man has his price.

I’m not even saying those are the right guys. What I’m looking for is a clean start with a coach that has built and run a solid program. Those guys both fit that bill. Plus it would be allow me to give a little FU to my TCU friends as we take their coach from them. Those guys are beating on my relentlessly these days.

Why would you guys rather have Peterson or Patterson than Jim Harbaugh?

I sure hope this means that Mack is Lumbergh (he’s ok as long as he doesn’t object to any of the “consultant’s” suggestions)-“I’m not sure about that, Will’s defense has been acting a little flaky lately” “So what exactly would say you do around here all day Mack?”

Will is Peter-“Not now Mack, I have a meeting with the Dicks.”

and Greg is Milton -“Apparently Greg stopped doing any work as an Offensive Coordinator back in 2005, but through a glitch in the communications system he kept being allowed to call the plays, so we fixed the glitch.” “So he’s on the fire pile?” “Uh, no, we fixed the glitch, it’ll work itself out naturally. We find it better if we avoid confrontations whenever possible.”

When possible, please share the coaches incident.

Maybe you should have hired Gloria Allred and some female consultants from tech. no doubt it would lead to the same result and would be a better send off for GD etc.

At thsi time of year they, I bet they would have thrown in some slutty haloween outfits too.

Cannot wait to hear about the coaching confrontation. Lots of things going on behind the scenes. It only confirms what many of us already know.

The 2010 season has been one huge dumpster fire and its time for some serious changes on the offensive side of the ball.

from what I hear this isn’t happening

We’ll make you a sweet deal on Tuberville. He’s the real deal, just ask him.

Rumor denied:

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/10/texas-denies-that-it-has-hired-tomey-as.html

I compliment Barking Carnival on limiting the people who can start threads or blogs. At least threads start off interesting and usually smart.

So, last week, Mack Brown is a blind fool who will never make the big changes necessary to save the program. Not a foolish position to take.

This week, Mack allegedly hires a hard ass to help him make the big changes necessary to save the program and he is still a fool?

Can one hold those two positions at the same time and not be a fool oneself?

I’m in the camp of those who love Brown but wonder if the end is coming. I was at the Baylor game (congrats Bears) and walked out thinking maybe the time has come for the most sweeping of changes. Maybe.

Here comes a news item that suggests Mack is thinking about the same thing. If he needs and finds able help to keep up the ten win tradition and regular contention for the MNC, then what is there to criticize? Is that not the goal?

For some, it seems that the decision about Mack has been made and no move is adequate to rectify their opinions. Does that not make these persons as stubborn in their opinions as they claim Brown is in his devotion to Davis?

If Brown takes the steps to make the changes that keep Texas elite, how do you fault him?

I hope he makes the tough moves. I’ll not finally judge him until I see what he does.

Tomey: Mack, I can tell you exactly what the root of the problem is.

Mack: Thanks, Dick. I respect your judgment and wisdom, and I’m willing to act upon your advice. No matter how personally painful.

Tomey: The problem is you, Mack.

Mack: Thanks for coming by Dick. I think United still has direct flights to San Jose. Twice daily, Your choice.

Got that “All the President’s Men” reference, sizzle.

I had one too about Bianco’s response: it was a non-denial denial.

Believe it or not, Wikipedia is already showing Tomey as a current consultant at Texas. And hey, they’re accurate mostly some of the time.

As for the locker room dust up, my money’s on Applewhite and GD gettin’ physical. Whatever the case, can’t wait for the other shoe to drop there.

Things just get curiouser and curiouser, and I suppose if we can’t have entertaining football, this tasty little drama will do until it gets back.

FWIW, Chip Brown just said on local radio that this report is “not true.”

I’m getting a Baghdad Bob feeling about all of this.

We have credible sources spouting opposing “truths.” Usually, when one side says there’s no disagreement, and the other side says, “yes, there is” I go with, “yes, there is.”

If this is true, give Mack credit. I was once told that the first step is realizing you have a problem.

Just 11 more fucking steps to go!!!

Sounds like they’re following the Houston Texans playbook. What the hell, bring in Dan Reeves too. Then hire a new head coach who tells you what you want to hear rather than what you need.

If true, this disappoints me that we would require an outside consultant to show some leadership on this staff. I’m reaching for a silver lining here, though and hoping that at least Tomey can play the heavy and start thtowing some wood and gas on this smoldering heap of crap.

“Things just get curiouser and curiouser, and I suppose if we can’t have entertaining football, this tasty little drama will do until it gets back.”

LOL

Re: wikipedia. Anyone can post there. If it’s still there by tomorrow, then maybe there’s something to it, but I could post “HenryJames is a cross-dressing hermaphrodite” on Tomey’s page and it would be there for a few hours at least.

Someone would notice the false data and eventually remove it.

It is false, right?

All coaches and football staff members are state employee, right? His employment has to be public so this isn’t something you can really hide…at least for long.

I’m guessing this isn’t true, but we’ll find out soon enough.

“Re: wikipedia. Anyone can post there. If it’s still there by tomorrow, then maybe there’s something to it, but I could post "HenryJames is a cross-dressing hermaphrodite" on Tomey’s page and it would be there for a few hours at least.”

No kidding; that’s why I said it’s true mostly some of the time. We all know it’s not a particularly reliable resource.

Oh, and is Henry James REALLY a cross-dressing hermaphrodite?

If he’s a hermaphrodite, how do we know if he’s cross dressing? The ‘cross dressing’ was the sole inaccuracy, texoz.

Trips either needs a new source or should confront the fact that every legitimate news source has denied this story.

Why would you guys rather have Peterson or Patterson than Jim Harbaugh?

Harbaugh is my guy too. He’d rip shit up here.

Chip Brown and the University of Texas are reliable?

I’m just all kinds of impressed that BC is driving the narrative now, and UT is having to respond and deflect.

What’s the converse of “jumping the shark?”

every legitimate news source has denied this story