Eric Hyman out at TexasA&M......Finally exposed.

[king ward]

No way dude. He ran the mens basketball into the deep toilet.

All this fuss about facilities. I dont see what he did that was so special. He paid a firm over $1mm to do a study. Wow. The famers market is nice but if you want to get down to brass tacks our football record became progressively worse as all these facilities were added. My point.....recruits dont give a shit about facilities. They care about relationships with coaches.

You have an AD now that was a national champion caliber head coach. That is huge for us. Eric Hyman was a fraud. He tripled the cost to see a game, running attendance way down, he was rude to the fan base, and he built a new parking lot. WOW. A real visionary.

And no he does not get credit for the baseball stadium. That was designed, funded and mostly built before he got here.

It certainly doesn't bother me if you decide to plant your flag on the minority position. I've done the same thing many times myself.

 

[koala22]

I believe McGee was responsible for the CLA and the baseball park was Hyman fullfilling a promise to Ray Tanner.[/QUOTE
All of the facilities including the Farmer's Market were on the board when McGee left. Hyman implemented McGee's plans. Did he/Spurrier and now Tanner raise the money? Yes. Were the facilities his idea? No

 

[lazenge44]

Hyman's a businessman that's very good at what he does. He's 65 now, with hefty earned state-pension credits accrued at several venues calculated against a very attractive base-salary history ... he's probably 'retiring' exactly according to his own personal 'life plan' with endless opportunities to earn 'consulting' income should he get the itch to stay somewhat active during this no-doubt well thought-out next phase of his life and career.
He was exactly what we needed and he advised us well. The University of South Carolina athletic department is much richer and well-off due to his leadership. I hope he enjoys his new status where ever he and family decide to take up residence - be it Texas the 'Carolina's or somewhere else. The guy got my goat more than a little with Garcia (I played a little college ball and remember FONDLY the crazy times we had) but in this era of social media what happened was a foregone conclusion ... judged on his total body of work Hyman was very good for SC athletics. He left here on his own terms (almost doubling his salary) and is now leaving aTm the same way ... no way a rich school like A&M keeps anyone around if they want 'em gone. The 'build-out' we've got is pretty-much the blueprint he fostered. Like him or not the 'view' around our campus has improved 1000% since he took control and laid the groundwork ... 'pre-expansion' and 'pre-TV' money. He ticked off a lot of 'Roundhouse' multiple-ticket holders with lower-level seats for years but there are new 'butts' in those seats today that pay a whole lot more than face-value and a few hundred bucks for those locations. Hyman was the right guy at the right time. What he did for ALL sports is visible everywhere we look ... it wasn't all just football.

very well stated, couldn't agree more.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

Hyman's a businessman that's very good at what he does. He's 65 now, with hefty earned state-pension credits accrued at several venues calculated against a very attractive base-salary history ... he's probably 'retiring' exactly according to his own personal 'life plan' with endless opportunities to earn 'consulting' income should he get the itch to stay somewhat active during this no-doubt well thought-out next phase of his life and career.
He was exactly what we needed and he advised us well. The University of South Carolina athletic department is much richer and well-off due to his leadership. I hope he enjoys his new status where ever he and family decide to take up residence - be it Texas the 'Carolina's or somewhere else. The guy got my goat more than a little with Garcia (I played a little college ball and remember FONDLY the crazy times we had) but in this era of social media what happened was a foregone conclusion ... judged on his total body of work Hyman was very good for SC athletics. He left here on his own terms (almost doubling his salary) and is now leaving aTm the same way ... no way a rich school like A&M keeps anyone around if they want 'em gone. The 'build-out' we've got is pretty-much the blueprint he fostered. Like him or not the 'view' around our campus has improved 1000% since he took control and laid the groundwork ... 'pre-expansion' and 'pre-TV' money. He ticked off a lot of 'Roundhouse' multiple-ticket holders with lower-level seats for years but there are new 'butts' in those seats today that pay a whole lot more than face-value and a few hundred bucks for those locations. Hyman was the right guy at the right time. What he did for ALL sports is visible everywhere we look ... it wasn't all just football.

He isn't leaving A&M on his own terms, he is being pushed out. I doubt he is in a pension plan at Texas A&M, the administrators there participate in the Optional Retirement Program, a defined contribution program under IRC Section 403(b), rather than a state pension. I am sure he probably has a nice balance in that, but it isn't a pension nor based on service credits.

 

[lexgamecock]

Sumlin makes 5 mil a year with a huge buyout. They ain't going to fire him.

 

[USCBatgirl21]

The CLA was built during McGee's tenure here. I clearly remember Mayor Bob wanting to make it an arena and convention center all-in-one. McGee said "No", which is why we have the separate Convention Center next door.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

Sumlin makes 5 mil a year with a huge buyout. They ain't going to fire him.

Texas Tech just refused to pay Mike Leach. Used sovereign immunity to stiff him. Aggies are actually considering that, or at least using that threat as leverage for a cheaper buyout.

 

[decock]

I think his loyals give him more credit than he deserves. I never sensed a love of the University from him. He seemed more power-- and attention hungry...much different from the demeanor of our current A.D. and our University president. I didn't like his handling of Garcia. He usurped Spurrier's authority over his team and acted like he was the coach. When his wife's associate's team-meeting" fiasco went down, Hyman's fixation was obvious...the contract, the drug test the week after his grandfather's death, and ultimate dismissal...sketch. His hypocracy was exposed when Johnny Manziel had no repercussions from the A.D. for his wild hairs! I haven't missed him one bit since he left Carolina, and I don't care about anything that goes on at Texas A&M anymore.

 

[pepsicock]

I think his loyals give him more credit than he deserves. I never sensed a love of the University from him. He seemed more power-- and attention hungry...much different from the demeanor of our current A.D. and our University president. I didn't like his handling of Garcia. He usurped Spurrier's authority over his team and acted like he was the coach. When his wife's associate's team-meeting" fiasco went down, Hyman's fixation was obvious...the contract, the drug test the week after his grandfather's death, and ultimate dismissal...sketch. His hypocracy was exposed when Johnny Manziel had no repercussions from the A.D. for his wild hairs! I haven't missed him one bit since he left Carolina, and I don't care about anything that goes on at Texas A&M anymore.

Johnny Manziel did far worse than Garcia and Hyman ignored it . Hyman was is a hypocrite .

 

[circuitcock]

He had nothing to do with the TAMU Master Plan, as it was drafted in 2004 and he arrived in July, 2012. I am not sure how much of the funding was his idea either, as it resembles the plan used by most schools, i.e. seat licenses, etc. He might have been a good fund raiser, but I am not clear about that. It appears that the fund raising went hand in hand with the big donors' desire to leave the Big 12 (and UT) and come to the SEC.

He was hired to manage the facilities expansion and create a master plan. Once he did that he decided to step down. He isn't being forced out by anyone.

 

[burghcock]

He was hired to manage the facilities expansion and create a master plan. Once he did that he decided to step down. He isn't being forced out by anyone.

The master plan was completed in 2004. He came in 2012. He helped raise some of the money, but never endeared himself to any Aggies He was fired and everyone in Texas knows it. People are complaining about the high cost of tickets, concessions and lack of a good product on the field.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

He was hired to manage the facilities expansion and create a master plan. Once he did that he decided to step down. He isn't being forced out by anyone.

Keep telling yourself that. Everyone in the state of Texas knows different. Even the TexAgs websites aren't trying to claim that.