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  1. 17 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

    LOL. Rivals is just now releasing it's initial rankings for the 2026 class? 

    Are Rivals and On3 just consolidating into one service now? Does that mean ESPN's dogshit rankings will have additional weight in the composite rankings? That would be funny. 

    Edit: Looks like Rivals dropped Wesley from #6 to #24 nationally. 

    I’ve actually been using ESPN more lately because 247 and On3 aggressively block adblockers.

  2. So Bobby says that Cooper is a special player, a guy Sark has singled out, and that we want a big time RB in this class. But we pursued Crowell and Edwards hard and all the Cooper stuff has just come up recently. Cooper didn’t even OV. So do they think Crowell and Cooper are equivalent? If so, why not go all-in on Crowell just like we are with Cooper? If not, then Bobby’s logic doesn’t track. I dunno, I’m confused. 

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  3. Fun (albeit meaningless) group game between Germany and Sweden on FOX right now. Germany had a woman sent off for handling a ball on the goal line. Sweden converted the penalty to make it 3-1. All this before halftime. Sweden has a couple lookers of course. 

  4. 16 hours ago, Tuco said:


    She and I have a mutual understanding; neither of us give a shit about the other. Although, I do eagerly await her ghost-written tell all book after Donald starts feeding the worms.

    You don't have to wait. Bezos's $40 million bribe "documentary" is coming later this year to Amazon Prime.

  5. 19 minutes ago, hornian said:

    And that's how we (as Texans) got into this mess in the first place. People like Paxton thrive due to low information voters who blindly pull the lever for the (R) candidate, even if they would blanche at what that candidate is/does/stands for if they actually took a little time to educate themselves. 

    But, it won't change. Go read the LBJ biographies by Robert Caro. This has been going on in Texas since reconstruction. 

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  6. 9 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

    Wow. From Sam Spiegelman this morning:

    Hey y'all ... a few hours out from Jamarion Carlton's 4 pm commitment

    This has been Texas vs Baylor for days -- Baylor has had a ton of momentum since June 20. That momentum has faded a good bit over the last few days

    That has coincided with a full-court press from La'Allen Clark and many behind the scenes at UT. I am not ruling out Baylor, but I am leaning toward the Longhorns with Carlton based off intel and conversations had this morning

    My pick is on already on UT -- and I'm feeling stronger about this as we get closer

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  7. 46 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    Miami on3 site on Derek Cooper:

    4-star RB Derrek Cooper | No. 34 overall prospect, No. 3 RB
    CaneSport’s picks: Miami
    +++ We felt like it was all but a guarantee Cooper would end up at Miami shortly after his summer official visits concluded, but he told Inside Texas he wanted to move off his July 12 commitment date so he could visit the Longhorns during the season. We still think Miami will find a way to ultimately get the job done considering the overwhelming effort and resources the Canes have sunk into his recruitment. He’s the highest-ranked remaining uncommitted offensive recruit on Miami’s board by a fairly considerable margin, but this recruitment is getting tight.

     

    42 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

    South Carolina on3 mod on Samari Matthews:

    — With the caveat that things can always change in recruiting, my expectation is that Cornelius (N.C.) Hough four-star cornerback Samari Matthews will pick Texas on Friday. It’s gone, at least from the info I’ve gathered, from being something I thought was at least a possibility to being the expectation.

    While Texas did enter the game later than other schools that were in the mix, cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey was heavily involved with Matthews when he was at Rutgers, so there was a long-standing relationship here that predated the Longhorns officially getting involved.

    That said, my other expectation is that this one will not be over. I expect South Carolina to continue to fight for Matthews’ signature into December. As we’ve expressed, that’s not always the case when a player picks another school but in this case, it will be.

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  8. Seems like we’ve been reading for a few years now that certain programs make promises they can’t keep, but is there any evidence that it actually matters? Mark Bowman’s family doesn’t seem overly concerned with what happened to Jordan Addison.

    Betting against the capacity for cognitive dissonance in human beings when it’s in their own self interest is a proven loser. 

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  9. Here's The Athletic's guess at the 26-man WC roster as of today. They didn't do a starting lineup or put them in order.

    • GK: Turner, Steffen, Schulte
    • DF: Dest, Jedi, Richards, Ream, McKenzie, Freeman, Scally, Zimmerman
    • MF: Adams, McKennie, Musah, Tillman, Cardoso, Berhalter, LDLT, Tessman
    • FW: Puli, Weah, Balogun, Wright, Luna, Pepi, Sargent

    Not a ton to argue with. GK suuuuuucks. No depth at FB and no 2nd CB you feel good about. I think LDLT is a waste of space, but it's not like he'll be playing a lot so whatever.

  10. 7 hours ago, Derka said:

    gotta be honest- there’s a bunch of y’all who desperately need pitching, and we keep offering you andrew abbott, devin williams, and one of our hitters for one of your hitters, and literally dozens of these offers have just sat there and then expired. no response, no counter offer. the league is basically sitting static. it’s not very fun when nobody participates.

    with that said, mine and hg’s team is doing great in pitching and only so-so in hitting, and we are trying to remedy that by trading pitching for hitting. if anyone out there could use some pitching, holler at us.

    I think that's a drawback of the Roto format. If you're down it's hard to mount a comeback and it feels hopeless. Maybe next year we could experiment with doing a 2nd half winner to keep people more interested.

    As for trades, I wouldn't mind a pitcher but I'm also chasing OPS just like you. You'd have to give up a fortune to get someone like Greene from me. Have you tried $50 Donation/@UTHornFan014? I heard that guy likes trading lol.

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