Breaking News: Rumsfeld Out, A&M President In

by Peter Bean on Nov 8, 2006 12:23 PM CST in Texas Longhorns Football

Leave the politics out of this discussion, folks. We'll delete it.

Just one week after I published this piece on Texas A&M president Robert Gates, the Associated Press is reporting that he will resign his position at Texas A&M to take over as Secretary of Defense of the United States of America. Donald Rumsfeld will step down as the head of the department, but remain at the Pentagon in an advisory capacity.

This isn't completely sports-related, though I'd urge you to read the article I wrote last week for some perspective on Gates and what he was bringing to Texas A&M. What will happen to his quest to change the culture in Aggieland?

Update [2006-11-8 14:3:39 by HornsFan]: The other Andrew notes that A&M still has a long, long way to go. Wow.

--PB--

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Knew it

I knew he wouldn't last long at a&m, but 1 week? Granted these are also different circumstances by which he is leaving. So much for change at a&m...

Hook 'em. 'Nuff said.

by GoHorns on Nov 8, 2006 12:25 PM CST reply actions

I think he has been there a while.....

I saw him speak at an IT Conference a few years back and it showed he was the e"aTm"e pres.

by Bevoboy94 on Nov 8, 2006 2:04 PM CST up reply actions

He has been pres since 8/1/2002.

If you are incled to go to the link below, read the line below Texas A&M University. It explains it all.

http://www.tamu.edu/president/biography.html

by Bevoboy94 on Nov 8, 2006 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks for the link

Helpful

by Peter Bean on Nov 8, 2006 2:12 PM CST up reply actions

I could have said that better

I meant 1 week since the publication was introduced. Not since he started. And this may have been his mission since the beginning, but I wouldn't know. I couldn't care less about a&m.

Hook 'em. 'Nuff said.

by GoHorns on Nov 8, 2006 2:41 PM CST up reply actions