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HookEm

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  1. The thing about this team is that we have plenty of firepower if somebody is having a bad night. Carr, Hunter, Allen, Rice or even Morris can all take over a game and score 20+.  If someone is playing bad, they need to just get it to whoever is playing good.  Carr is really the only one who plays hero ball, and most of the time I don’t have a problem with it.

    Great great win.

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  2. 48 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    Sounds exactly like the guy we should hire 

    Well... we were sick of Rick Barnes by the end of his career at Texas.  Pretty sure there were some boos in the last few years.

    Change of scenery and he is back to being the Rick Barnes we all loved for most of his career here.

    Given Calipari's success over the whole of his career, it is possible he will have a solid rebound somewhere.

  3. 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

    That doesn't change the fact that a rivalry doesn't exist unless both teams in question consider it a rivalry.

    Again, I think it depends on where you live in the state.  If you are a UT alum in Midland, Abilene, El Paso or Amarillo, I suspect that you feel like UT vs. Tech is a rivalry in a more tangible way than say UT vs. Arkansas.  If you live in Beaumont, not so much. 

    I grew up in the panhandle, so admittedly I'm biased and want to beat Tech more than a lot of my friends.

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  4. 4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    THEY cared a shit ton about it. 

    That does not a rivalry make.  Or else we'd have rivals all over the Big 12 and the state of Texas because THEY care more about beating us. 

    Sorry, we may be stuck playing ISU, KSU, WV, etc., but they are not our rivals. 

    I think that is over stating things.  We have been playing Tech in football since 1928 and in basketball since 1958. In hoops especially, the games have always been competitive, as Tech has beaten us 8 out of the last 10 games.

    They were also one of the few old SWC teams that joined us in the original Big-12 and there was talk that they would join us if we went to the PAC-10.  In fairness, maybe that actually kept us from joining the Pac-10.   

    Everyone knows and works with a bunch of Tech fans, especially in the western portion of the state.  It isn't the same as ISU or WV.

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  5. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I thought Chris Beard coming to Texas really elevated the UT-Tech rivalry in hoops.  They have a good program and cared a shit-ton about beating us (see them buying out the Erwin Center last year).  The game in Lubbock was one of the most electric environments in all of CBB last year.  I think that would have continued if Beard had stayed.  Oh well.  Who cares now.

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  6. I like Joe Golding. He did amazingly well at ACU. He is also doing better at UTEP than Rodney Terry ever did. And he is 10 years younger.  At some point he is going to get a job at a major program. He is basically Chris Beard lite. He would be a risky hire for Texas though.

    Under no circumstances should we hire Terry. That is the one thing I know for sure.

    As I look at the best college coaches, there are very few young guys. That is one thing that sucks so bad about losing Beard. I don’t want a dude in his 60s winding out his career. I want a hungry coach in his 40s or early 50s who will be here a while.

    That leaves us with: Mike Cronin (51), Chris Holtmann (51),  Tommy Lloyd (48), Royal Ivey (41)

  7. 16 minutes ago, 76Jayhawk said:

    Do they sell beer/whiskey? 

    Lollll. Imagine asking this question about the Moody Center.

    Not trying to be a dick, but it is like the place was designed first and foremost to sell booze.

  8. Sometimes the other team is just on fire. No coaching or defense had anything to do with KState going 31 of 33 from the line.  If they shoot their season average of 70% we probably win.

    Not even counting them going 56% from 3 when their average is 33%.

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  9. Syracuse still can be the premiere basketball school for NYC area recruits. Put someone like Calipari there and they could dominate. Their last title isn’t that long ago.

    Regarding Tech vs OU, I guess a case could be made for Tech. They have shown a willingness to win and have hired some decent coaches in the last 20 years. And I think they could do better in the Big 12 than OU will in the SEC. Call it a wash I guess.

  10. In the era of NIL, I think the big, rich schools like UT, Michigan, Florida, Ohio State move way up the list of desirability.  Right now if you are a great coach, and you can coach at Michigan or Indiana, I think you take the Michigan job.  

    I think this would be my ranking of job attractiveness if the job "suddenly" came open.

    1. UNC - Jordan, Nike, history, fan support, money, class
    2. Kansas - Passionate, knowledgeable fanbase
    3. Kentucky - Biggest, most rabid fanbase who will do anything to win, but unrealistic
    4. UCLA - Dominate the west coast and live like a king in LA
    5. Duke - Money, history, huge NBA alumni base, fans  (but who knows if this will hold)
    6. Texas - Money, new arena, low expectations, 'cruits
    7. Michigan
    8. Indiana
    9. Louisville
    10. Arizona
    11. Florida
    12. Syracuse
    13. Michigan State
    14. Ohio State
    15. Baylor
    16. Cincinnati
    17. UCONN
    18. Villanova
    19. Illinois
    20. Gonzaga
    21. Arkansas
    22. Oklahoma
    23. Tennessee
    24. Oregon
    25. Maryland
    26. NC State
    27. Mizzou
    28. Oklahoma State
    29. Texas Tech
    30. Memphis
    31. LSU
    32. Iowa State

     

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