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Bodacious Bevo

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  1. UT won't be doing anything of the sort From the university's NIL FAQ: ETA: I think this is a strict interpretation with easy workarounds, but point is that if you want to contribute to NIL, you just need to go out and do it.
  2. This is required reading now that bag man discussion is big again https://www.bannersociety.com/2014/4/10/20703758/bag-man-paying-college-football-players
  3. For those asking about enforcement: the state law requires players to submit all their NIL contracts to the university prior to signing. Then they make sure the deal follows the rules as boss man explained them. Compliance is very easy to work with on that front. Right now the biggest hurdle you'll hit trying to pay a player is working with the player. They're understandably busy, cautious, and generally overwhelmed. The leverage lineup is a pathetic attempt by the university to pretend they're doing something to help. The NIL law prohibits universities from directly providing NIL compensation, but that's not the issue here. It's self-inflicted wounds by compliance/AD interpretation of general Texas law prohibiting the use of state resources for private gain. It shouldn't be hard to find workarounds if there were any desire to do so.
  4. I think it's more that they had a good convo with Evan Stewart and are trying to start closing him
  5. Don't overthink it. Casey takes the snap, makes the read, then depending on the throw he or Hudson make the pass
  6. I know it's not preferred but have we considered a 2 QB system? Casey can handle pre-snap checks and generally controlling the offense with a focus on his mobility and intermediate throws. But then whenever he sees someone running open deep he can hand the ball to Hudson to make the throw
  7. I'm indifferent on much of this conversation but the blue blood discussion always intrigues me Blue blood doesn't mean the best current programs or the best current jobs. Blue blood as a term (beyond CFB) has always been about nobility of birth and pride in history/lineage. The blue bloods are Texas, OU, Bama, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State, and USC. We've been around since the early days of college football and have built our prestige over many generations. We've all gone through stretches of dominance and troughs. We're the programs that built CFB from the start and have been there every step of the way, shaping it into the sport we enjoy today. Sure, we've sucked, and Nebraska sucks, and ND and Michigan have their own issues, but it takes decades to undo history that's been built up for 100 years. There are a ton of variations of the chart below that illustrate this. Total wins, total win %, AP ranks, etc. And they all show a gap between the blue bloods and the next closest group.
  8. Then shit yeah that'll be good for them. It's certainly much better than just providing counsel. The only barrier I could see is agents bogging things down but I imagine that the business will just provide agents of their own I was actually reading through our state bill earlier. It only states that the university can't provide compensation to athletes for their NIL. But on the UT NIL FAQ: May The University of Texas or its staff members assist a SA with arranging for the SA to utilize their NIL for compensation with my business, etc.? No. The University of Texas and its staff members may not arrange for our SAs to participate in NIL contracts or activities. There are two reasons: (1) Texas’ NIL law precludes an institution from providing NIL compensation and (2) Texas law generally prohibits the use of state resources for private gain I work in the UT system so I get point 2. They don't play around with state funds. But there's a definite lack of effort to play within the rules creatively.
  9. How is it a game changer? I'm going purely based off the article. If they're actively hooking guys up with deals or managing brands for the players that's a different story. The Oregon Accelerator sounds like a bigger deal based on how the article is written, but maybe you're privy to more than what is explained in there ETA: When I said some of the stuff being worked on here at Texas, I definitely didn't mean what the school itself is doing
  10. Read the article and it doesn't really sound like a difference maker. Nike and the names are cool but it's just another group advising athletes on how to build their brand and make money off their NIL. Same shit as leverage. And honestly I'd bet the athletes are kind of burnt out on all the presentations and trainings they get about that stuff. The stuff that I think will really make a difference are initiatives like Burnt Endz, the UWM deal at Michigan State ($500/month for every football and basketball player to promote UWM on social media), and some of the other stuff being worked on here at Texas Spoilered article
  11. Some of y'all are really disrespecting Casey's arm. He has a good arm I've gone back and charted every deep throw he's made this year (stats are ugly: 1/10, 23 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 1 PI drawn). The issue isn't that his arm is weak or that he's incapable. He just needs to work on consistently using the correct amount of touch. Sometimes he puts too much air on his long balls. I think it's an overcorrection because as a freshman he came in only throwing darts. He'll figure it out. Plus he's had some back luck with an egregious missed PI and Marcus Washington tripping on an easy TD. I would have graded 6 of his 11 attempts as good throws and 2 others were just a bit off but correctable. That's not a bad rate.
  12. Have to be enrolled and part of the athletic program
  13. I am working on an NIL project that I think could be very cool. I have a compliance-approved contract that I can provide for a surly/grassroots project. It's absolutely crazy that the university doesn't have templates to help with the process This is actually huge
  14. Generally agree here but Robinson at least does have a couple extra season's in Sark's system. I don't know how much he actually lined up outside at Bama but technically he has like 5x as much time with Sark's playbook as anyone else on the roster. No getting around the QB chemistry hurdle though. But yeah the hope should be that we can get him involved as a gadget guy later in the season with the ability to use him as the second RB in 21 or occasionally split him out in the slot for 11 personnel.
  15. While we're at it can we throw some of those pet streaming cams in the dorm to check in on them? We could modify the ones that dispense treats to dispense bags
  16. @RGBIII you've got an extra 10k if you hit your goals Given a goal of 50 people at 50/month + 150 at 25/month + 150 at 10/month That's a total of 2500 + 3750 + 1500 = 7,750/month or 93,000/year Minus 10k in expenses leaves 83k to distribute to the players or just under 12 grand each
  17. Part of NIL is having a contract with the player. The university compliance department reviews the contract before time to make sure it doesn't violate any laws. So that shouldn't be an issue
  18. this is what belongs on the billboard
  19. so easy to make I couldn't not do it https://gfycat.com/offbeatforsakencommabutterfly (I don't know why this won't embed. Just has our logo on his robe)
  20. The color thing is dumb af... they literally provide the exact color and much more in the brand book. Helped a friend order a new tailgating tent (not from UT) two weeks ago with the correct burnt orange. We used the color codes for shirts in college, also not directly from UT. So if compliance is getting antsy about players using it for NIL deals, that's a big yikes My take based on my personal/professional experience with compliance/regulatory boards is that there are two types of people: One that understands the purpose of the rules they enforce and work with you in a collaborative effort to find solutions that both enable your work and protect vulnerable populations; and a second type that just reads their rulebook and slows everything down to no one's benefit, except their own as they create needless work to justify their existence. Based on the perception of our AD we've probably got a lot more of the second type than the first
  21. Should've given Stan Drayton the S&C and recruiting coordinator jobs as well tbh (I generally agree with golfclap's point tho)
  22. Oh hey a surly tangent that I'm qualified for. FWIW I have a master's in clinical research and work managing a couple federal healthcare research projects The 20th century was like the wild west for research. There was a huge surge in interest but minimal regulation. The Tuskogee syphilis study was probably the most fucked up one in the US, but some of the other biggies were the monster study (1939), project mk-ultra (1953-73; yes it's real, no they didn't invent mind control), and the infamous stanford prison experiments (1971). And none of that even comes close to the fucked-upness of the Nazi human experiments or Japanese Unit 731 during WW2. Of course, there was also a lot of good, ethical research that revolutionized medicine and broadened the scope of human knowledge. Watson and Crick famously discovered the DNA double helix structure in 1953 (shoutout Rosalind Franklin), and the field of psychology basically went from Freud's horny fever dreams to the respectable field we know today due to the focus on studying the mind during this time. Importantly, all the terrible stuff led to a ton of regulation and a focus on ethics. The Nuremberg trials led to the establishment of the Nuremberg Code in 1948. It advocated voluntary participation, informed consent, avoiding harm, and ensuring quality. You might be thinking 'no shit,' but it's a big deal. In the US, congress responded to the Tuskogee syphilis study by passing the National Research Act of 1974, which would result in the Belmont Report (1979) that still guides research ethics today. You'll notice all the stuff above happened before that point. None of it would be approved today. Hell, it takes a month for my review board to approve an eight word change to our protocol. Modern research in the US is well regulated and very conscious of its ethical concerns. It's also an important part of our power on the global stage, but that's a different conversation. Bonus fun fact: when a researcher is awarded a grant, they don't make any money from it.
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