I see you have never been to Tejas......................
Agreed. It was a matter of degree and discretion.
Whereas regents and trustees of UTw and aTm are bad to go to the press, UA trustees might make phone calls to coaches, but they rarely air it in the press. Witness the statements to the press when UTw was courting Saban, and the recent written rant by an aTm regent after the collapse against UCLA. I am unaware of a UA Trustee doing anything remotely in that ballpark.
Also, the stick swung by Paul Bryant Jr. kept a lid on things. Between his lineage, his money, and his willingness to use influence, NOBODY crossed him.
Fortunately for us, he had two priorities, neither of which involved self-aggrandizement: (1) preservation and propagation of the idealized image of his father, and (2) the advancement of the University. Quirky though he may be, he's not looking for glory. Finis St. John (father of the current Trustee of the same name), was a respectable second in influence, an all-around class act.
Between the two of them, they kept the egos put of the public eye. There are no corresponding enforcers in Austin or College Station.
So, yes, we have had Trustees and boosters lean on coaches. But they didn't, and still don't, air it in public. Monumental difference.
I'm aware of only one time that they came close. A majority of UA's BOT wanted to retain Mike Price after the Arty's debacle. Dr. Robert Witt, in the President's chair less than 90 days, refused...said, "It's him (Price) or me." The BOT backed down, in no small measure because nobody had made public statements on the subject, and therefore no public words to eat.
Think that would have happened in either Austin or College Station?
The fact that UA isn't 100% pure on this doesn't mean we're no different from the Texas schools. We're not in their galaxy.