Deloss Dodds is leaving the longwhores by end of year, per ChipBrown

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Mack wanted to be Texas A.D. if and when Deloss Dodds retired.

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Yep, this gets lost in the conversation at this point.

That house is in shambles.

aTm is just licking their chops right now. Holy hell.

Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds said he has no intention to step down from the job he has held since 1982, a point he emphasized Friday.
“I’ve not made any plans to retire at any time,” Dodds said in a phone interview Friday. “When I do, I’ll give you [media] guys plenty of notice.”
The 74-year-old Dodds spoke after Orangebloods.com reported that he would step down as athletic director by the end of the calendar year. The story said that Dodds would transition into a part-time consulting job at his current $1.1 million salary, which he would continue to receive for the life of his contract through 2015.
The blowback from Dodds and Texas was strong.
The university’s official Twitter account (@UTAustin) noted that “reports that AD Dodds is stepping down are absolutely not true.”
In case anybody was parsing words about retirement and merely transitioning to another position, Dodds said of the Orangebloods report: “None of that is true by the way.”
Major Texas booster Red McCombs told the San Antonio Express-News that he had not heard anything of Dodds stepping down.
“I realize there’s a lot of talk out there, and I understand why,” McCombs said. “But there’s no split in the leadership. Everyone is solidly behind the AD and the coaches.”
Under Dodds, Texas has been the most financially profitable athletic department in the country.
Industry sources familiar with Dodds’ mindset through the years also questioned the timing of the report.
“DeLoss will go out on his own terms,” one source said. “You can be sure of that.”
At the same time, speculation about the future of a septuagenarian with 23 months remaining on a contract will be true at some point, whether it’s the end of the calendar year, the school year or beyond.
The report also came on the eve of a pivotal football game with No. 25 Ole Miss, and a bad home loss could change the dynamic.
Coach Mack Brown has been bashed after losing badly at BYU and firing defensive coordinator Manny Diaz.
“My goal would be to leave things in good shape,” Dodds said. “We need to win some football games. I’m responsible for that.”
Basketball coach Rick Barnes saw four key performers with eligibility remaining either leave for the pros or transfer in the off-season. Baseball coach Augie Garrido has missed the NCAA Tournament for two consecutive seasons.
Asked if he felt pressure given the recent struggles, Dodds said: “At my age, no. I just do my job.”
Orangebloods also reported that, in a conversation with school president Bill Powers, Dodds had recommended Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby and Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick as possible successors. Dodds denied that aspect as well, although he said he liked both of them.
Through a spokesman, Bowlsby said nothing had changed from his introductory press conference when he said he viewed the Big 12 as his final job.
He said he had “a moral and contractual obligation to the Big 12.”
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IF Mizzou fires Pinkel is Brown an option?

Hell no