DeLoss Dodds
DeLoss Dodds
DeLoss Doddswas the sixth men's athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin. During his tenure beginning in the fall of 1981, Texas has claimed 13 National Championships and 103 conference titles through September 29, 2011. Dodds announced on October 1, 2013 that he would be retiring in 2014. However, following the approval and hiring of Steve Patterson to be the next men's athletic director in November 2013, Dodds became a special assistant to University of Texas President Bill...
committees opportunity served waiting
I've served on many committees with Rudy. And I'm still waiting for an opportunity to speak.
birthright winning
There's no birthright to winning championships. They don't come easy. But I really didn't think we'd lose, right down to the end.
athletics bob capable handling
Bob (cares) about the whole person, not just the athlete. He's capable of handling anything in athletics that there is.
athletes best great seen time
I've seen a lot of great athletes in my time in this business. He's the best of them all.
coaches meeting proud satisfied staff support worked
Regardless, we are proud of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff who have worked at meeting the standards, but we are not satisfied with some of our numbers.
chunk good handled liked money
I liked him. That was a pretty good chunk of money back then. We could have handled it, but we wanted David.
game home major philosophy schedule
Our philosophy then was to schedule one major non-conference game - home and home. That was the game.
decide
We've got to decide what we're going to do, so they can decide.
alleged followed hearing rumors spoken
We have followed up on the rumors that we are hearing and spoken with the two student-athletes who are alleged to be under investigation.
belongs top
We think in the marketplace that he belongs in the top two or three, and that's where we've got him.
among college puts three top
This puts Mack in the top three in salaries among college coaches, and that's where we like to have him.
five top
We've always wanted to keep him in the top five in the country, where he belongs.
sports spring real
The APR provides a real-time snapshot of what is happening with our individual student-athletes today. However, it does not address some of the realities that exist in sports played during the spring semester, where student-athletes accept professional opportunities before graduating or before exhausting their eligibility.