I was still at ABC-13/ESPN and had just started at South Texas when the whole Shaune B. fiasco began unfolding. Jeff must’ve felt comfortable talking about it with Tim Melton at the time -- maybe because Tim had been through something similar with Nancy Lopez and Ray Knight. Tim is such a nice guy, he probably reached out to Jeff first. Who knows. But to Tim’s credit, I don’t recall him ever repeating anything, even with all the rumors flying around.
that might have been spouse number one. It's been a long time though. It was wife number two that he was eating with. I didn't even realize they were divorced. No wonder he looked like shit sitting there.
Not on topic, but I saw Jeff Bagwell at Buffalo Grill yesterday. He looks like hell. But his wife looks just as hot as the day she walked down the aisle at St. Michael. Two Houston "legends" that absolutely outkicked their coverage, Bagwell and Ray Childress.
Reporting back after two years. My kid is a Longhorn at heart, but she is very happy at A&M. She was initially disappointed getting CAP'd, but Texas didn't offer what she wanted to do as a career anyway (veterinary medicine). That helped smoothed things over back in Spring 2023. I asked her to go live her own dream - that she didn't need to go to Texas for me - and she has never looked back. She turned down some great schools to stay in state, but it really has been a great fit and as long as I continue to own Thanksgiving weekend, all is well. Not getting into UT Austin isn't the end of the world.
I see it differently. I don’t think it was about intangibles or leadership at all. Money tends to explain decisions far better than character assessments these days. Texas seemed comfortable with Wisner until the money conversation changed. Once he demanded more, the calculus shifted to “we can replace this skill set,” especially if the staff believed they could find a better back - more bang for the buck. That doesn’t mean Wisner lacked leadership—it means he became economically expendable.