Friday, September 20, 2013

Tom Hicks Tried To Hire Nick Saban At Texas

Tom Hicks' history in the sports world has been atrocious. As owner of the Texas Rangers, he overpaid A-Rod while the team languished near last place. The Dallas Stars were deep under the salary cap and struggling while Hicks underwent bankruptcy. He sold off the players of a Brazilian soccer side, then almost got Liverpool FC relegated. And he robbed Shreveport of their century-old Minor League Captains.
Now he's involved in college sports just as he was in the pros: like an ass.
The AP reports Hicks was one of two Texas regents who's brilliant idea of improving the Longhorns was hiring Nick Saban while he was coaching the Tide to another BCS championship. So they reached out, and Saban, or his agent, obviously declined.
Read more at CBS Sports.

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