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MuellerHorn

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  1. This team would be nothing at this point without Porter Brown and Lucas Gordon.
  2. I agree with all of the above. However, I'd be shocked if it happened. Expanding the NCAA tournament has only ever been about increasing the number of major-conference teams that make it: 1. For revenue generating and sharing purposes for conferences. P5 conferences have the power and influence to negotiate with the NCAA and make way more money off the tournament than smaller conferences: https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2018/3/30/17131466/how-much-money-do-colleges-make-off-the-ncaa-tournament-every-year 2. For revenue generating purposes for the NCAA - larger and more well-known schools will draw more fans in seats, eyes on TVs, etc. 3. Because there is a belief that the sixth, seventh, or eighth team in a P5 conference deserves to be there more than a worse mid/low-major team because they are better, played a harder schedule, have a chance to go farther, etc. Life most everything in life, it's all a game of incentive economics. The NCAA tournament is the revenue-creating engine of the NCAA. If anything, it will only continue to expand (like it continues to) in some format. We're now seeing the same with the CFP.
  3. Well that was fucking weird, Dicky V. Shades of Brent Musburger right there.
  4. I remember her calling a charge on Baylor, but that's about it.
  5. Alright, win out and beat KU at Moody for a share. One can dream, at least.
  6. Everyone defending RT and saying this team is not much different than with Beard (I'm not saying you, Pato) need to STFU in terms of this right here. The defense, especially defensive three-point percentage, is night and day.
  7. This team doesn't box out. It drives me into a pure rage every game.
  8. Another freshman who tore his ACL is tight end Will Randle. Randle is not yet on campus but his rehab is going well. He thinks he’ll be cleared by August despite tearing his ACL during the season. He’s lifting now but not going heavy. He’s regained full range of motion and actually has Newman’s juggs machine in his backyard. Randle is excited as ever to get to Austin and rejoin his good friend Arch Manning. When checking on Randle we learned Arch is having a good time. That Texas suits him and Austin is home. People back at Newman are happy for him. - That's an interesting tidbit. I'm surprised by that, but that's great. Transitioning to the defensive side of the ball, we do not expect Gary Patterson to remain in his formal role. He’s likely already left that position. We do believe he’s open to consulting with Texas, but he’d also like to consult with other programs. Sources have been appreciative of Patterson’s influence on the program but have also been careful not to give him too much credit. The feeling is they’d be fine either way but it was a good experience having him around. - Fuck. That's not ideal, but I didn't imagine he'd be around much longer. I'm sure he wants to coach again. He's only 63.
  9. A few team notes (mostly jersey numbers) from 247 (J Whitt being a great teammate - even if incentivized - again)
  10. "Texas AD Chris Del Conte opens up on how move to SEC ties in with the Texas One Fund" CDC is truly an asset. Here is a FCB article providng greater context to the Texas One Fund and the rationale to many of the recent donor changes:
  11. That’s definitely helped by Texas not playing in a 16,500 seat arena anymore.
  12. Should have just sacrifice bunted again. Not sure why you don’t let Campbell hit (because it’s an obvious play to score a run with a steal, sac bunt, and then another sacrifice of some type), but then not try to bunt the run in.
  13. Yeah, I'm thinking we're gonna need to hit on a couple portal DL after the '23 season. Yeah, I'm concerned, but I'm assuming this will be addressed in the portal. Also, the starting interior lineman should be really good with (presumably) Murphy (Sr) and Mitchell (So). Serviceable depth is where it gets challenging (at least from the present POV).
  14. Which is cleverly ironic, because it's actually kind of true. There are so many kids from Dallas that end up at OU because they don't get into Texas.
  15. Would this be permanent going forward, or solely for the 2023-2024 season due to COVID roster backlog? That reads to me like only the 2023-2024 season, but I wanted specific clarity.
  16. My bad. And I should have multi-quoted all of these responses. Sorry for the individual posts.
  17. Again, there is a lot more to running a program than stepping into a fantastic roster and not tanking the season. As has been said, RT should receive serious consideration with a long tournament run. However, I do not believe that invalidates any other concerns about whether he has the experience to sustain this program long term.
  18. I disagree with this. A top-tier candidate should be able to convince some key pieces to stay. Additionally, they'll have sway with their own current recruiting class to ask out of their NIL and change schools, potentially keep some of our current recruits, and should be able to work the transfer portal. I do agree that next year's roster might look very difficult, but that doesn't automatically mean that the roster won't be talented overall.
  19. I do not understand how people still conflate legitimate concerns regarding Terry as the CEO of a program into his results from part of this season. They are disparate arguments. Yes, Terry should get a ton of credit for the success delivered this season - which is not over, by the way. It is yet to be seen how far this team makes it. However, RT did not build this roster, has not experienced a long-term upward trajectory of excellence at either stop he served as a head coach, does not have anywhere near the background of a usual candidate being considered for the head coach position at Texas, and does not fit the criteria Del Conte normally seeks in head coach candidates. It's analogous to CEO candidates in the business world. Just because you were successful at one company or in industry does not mean you automatically will be in another environment. They are very unique individuals who thrive, and are qualified, to lead a restructuring or corporate turnaround versus someone who knows how to lead a promising start-up during the high-growth phase. TL;DR: You can't just assume that RT is the best option to lead this program five-plus years into the future simply based on this team's on-court performance. There are myriad other factors to consider.
  20. Oh fuck. It's Lowell Galindo. Why do the basketball gods hate us?!
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