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  1. Ran in to E.Hogan last Friday night at Hays City Store... he was trying to act all important and the bartenders just ignored him. Hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
  2. Only 4 teams ?? Fitz says hold my beer...
  3. Might be better for jayhawks to lose in their 1st game of B12 tournament and rest up for NCAA tourney
  4. How did Lance Leipold become college football's chief architect? He never stops building. “He once told me, ‘My job is to make sure that every year, these players feel the growth of what’s going on.'" ZACH BARNETT MAR 7, 2024 Over at The Athletic, friend of the site Max Olson has written a deep, deep, deep dive into Lance Leipold's rise to become college football's most respected architect. The piece begins with the moment a 22-year-old Leipold decided to quit his career as an aspiring law enforcement officer to enroll in grad school and pursue a career in coaching. It took 20 years in the business for Leipold to land a head coaching job. Despite his status as a former Warhawks quarterback and assistant, he was not a popular hire in Whitewater. Seventeen seasons later, the 59-year-old is in the final act of a College Football Hall of Fame career. He's 163-60 with six Division III national championships at Whitewater, two MAC East championships and the only AP Top 25 appearance in program history at Buffalo, and now a 3-year progression from two wins to six to nine at Kansas. As the story states, Leipold is a true CEO coach. He doesn't coordinate either side of the ball, and delegates the nitty-gritty of the game-plan to his coordinators. Instead, as the story lays out, Leipold directs his energy into building the program. No goal is too big and no detail too small. At Whitewater, Leipold got new facilities, new uniforms, and even fixed the irrigation of the practice fields. At Buffalo, he convinced the administration to purchase a full-fledged equipment truck rather than renting one. Kansas has committed north of half a billion dollars in facility and stadium improvements under Leipold's watch. The reason I wanted it write about it here is Olson's story touches on something rarely discussed when the topic of facilities is brought up in college football. A new locker room isn't just a vehicle for players to become bigger, faster and stronger: it's a force multiplier. As Leipold explains, players will become more invested in the program if they know the program is invested in them. The irony is that Leipold's building of Kansas coincides with what many expect to be the end of the decades-long facilities arms race in college football. This week, Ole Miss AD Keith Carter said his department has shelved planned improvements to Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium, realizing that money will be better spent paying players. But, it doesn't take a new stadium for players to realize that their program is investing in them. And when college football's full-fledged pay-for-play era arrives, he'll still be coaching at Kansas (he's now under contract through 2029) and finding different ways to show his players that they're not just giving. Read the full story here.
  5. Johnny Nansen nets raise in move from Arizona defensive coordinator role to Texas Also: More details on Steve Sarkisian's contract extension. ZACH BARNETT MAR 7, 2024 In leaving Arizona for Texas, Johnny Nansen took a step down in duties and title, but a step up in salary. After earning $750,000 in salary as Arizona's defensive coordinator (plus a $50,000 retention bonus that was due to him at the end of January), Nansen will make $900,000 as the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Texas, according to documents obtained by the Austin American-Statesman. NIL needs and uncertainty slowing down the facilities arms race, one SEC AD shares Of course, there were non-monetary factors that took Nansen from Tucson to Austin. Nansen and Steve Sarkisian are extremely close -- Nansen was an assistant under Sark from 2009-15 at Washington and USC. New defensive tackles coach Kenny Baker will earn $550,000 in 2024 and $600,000 in 2025. Nansen will earn a modest $25,000 bump in '25. Additionally, Joe Cook of Inside Texas reported new details on Sarkisian's contract extension. Texas would owe Sark 85 percent of the remaining contract if fired for cause, a 15 percent increase from his original deal. It would cost Texas $54.315 million to move on after 2024, $45.475 million after 2025, $36.55 million after '26, and so on until bottoming out at $9.265 million with one year remaining on the contract after 2029. As previously announced, his salary starts at $10.3 million in 2024 and reaches $10.9 million in 2030. The contract includes a duty to mitigate for Sarkisian and an offset for Texas until Dec. 31, 2026. Those clauses expire on Jan. 1, 2027. Should he leave for another position, Sarkisian would owe Texas $10 million after 2024, $6 million after 2025, and dropping $1 million a year thereafter. His bonus structure ranges from $1.25 million for winning a national championship to $100,000 for reaching a bowl game.
  6. Former Nebraska assistant returns to Texas in off-field role at TCU One of the top high school coaches in Texas is back in the Lone Star State. ZACH BARNETT 10 HOURS AGO Former Nebraska tight ends coach Bob Wager is expected to join TCU's staff in a high school relations role, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. A New York State native, Wager moved cross-country to pursue a career in Texas high school coaching in the early 1990s. He landed the head coaching job at tiny Tolar High School in 1998, and by 2006 was the head coach at Arlington Martin, located in between Dallas and Fort Worth. Taking over a program with only four playoff appearances prior to his arrival, Wager went 143-64-1 with 17 playoff appearances, seven undefeated district titles, and nine berths in the Sweet 16 in Texas's highest level. That success landed Wager a job on Matt Rhule's inaugural Nebraska staff, but he resigned in July after he was cited for DUI. Sonny Dykes recently lost a stalwart in his recruiting department after recruiting coordinator Eron Hodges left for Alabama in January , and so Wager's hiring will bolster the Frogs' connections in Texas high schools.
  7. Mike Hart out at Michigan Former Wolverines star running back no longer with his alma mater JOHN BRICE 5 HOURS AGO The University of Michigan needs a new running backs coach, and it's bidding farewell to a former program star in the process. Mike Hart, who earned All-America honors during his Wolverines playing career, was not offered a coaching position to return with the program. Sources told FootballScoop Friday that Sherrone Moore and Michigan did not extend Hart a new contract nor an opportunity to return to the Wolverines coaching staff. Hart had arrived at his alma mater in 2021 under former coach Jim Harbaugh, who hired away Hart from Indiana University. A former NFL Draft pick, Hart also has coached at Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Syracuse, which also is Hart's hometown.
  8. Texas DB Michael Taaffe on the Trials of Walking-On & Hosting Arch Manning’s Visit 3rd & Longhorn Mar 8, 2024 Alex Okafor, Derrick Johnson, Jeremy Hills, and Nick Shuley are joined by Texas defensive back, Michael Taaffe. They discuss the trials he faced as a walk-on at Texas, what motivates him, the vibe of the DB room, and what it was like hosting Arch Manning’s official visit
  9. Eisen followed up by having Xavier live on his show, I think yesterday. Awesome 🤘
  10. Former Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett to join Ole Miss staff After coaching against Lane Kiffin three times, Zach Arnett will now coach for him. ZACH BARNETT 8 HOURS AGO Earlier today, we pondered the possibility of Ole Miss hiring away Mississippi State's active head coach. Now, reality has given us Ole Miss hiring Mississippi State's (former) head coach. Former Bulldogs head coach Zach Arnett is set to join Lane Kiffin's Rebels staff as an analyst, according to Zach Berry of OMSpirit. Arnett spent the past four years on the other side of the Egg Bowl rivalry, three as the late Mike Leach's defensive coordinator and the 2023 campaign as head coach. Arnett actually only coached three Egg Bowls, though: he was fired Nov. 13 of last year, 10 days before the Egg Bowl. Kiffin went 2-1 against Arnett's defenses. Ole Miss won 31-24 in Oxford in 2020, and 31-21 in Starkville the following year. Mississippi State struck back with a 24-22 victory in Oxford in 2022, in what would tragically become Leach's final game. Prior to Mississippi State, Arnett spent the first nine years of his career at San Diego State. He started in 2011 as a GA and by 2018 was the Aztecs' defensive coordinator.
  11. https://thesportsdaily.com/news/which-teams-have-the-most-picks-in-the-2024-nfl-draft/#:~:text=NFL Teams With Most Picks In The 2024,... 3 3. Washington Commanders (Nine Total Picks) Daniel Jeremiah said yesterday that this year's NFL Combine did not disappoint. "Good depth in this draft at QB, WR, OT, and CBs" He expects early 1st Rd picks to be loaded with QBs, OTs, and WRs
  12. blOU made a 3pt shot. Cincy timeout 14 secs Edit: Free throws coming. 3secs
  13. blOU has ball, called timeout... 35 secs left
  14. At least ucla will have much better home game crowds when the B10 fans travel to watch their teams play ucla.
  15. Damn... Guess no Urban Meyer visiting ole miss practices now. 😋 "Tulsa on Tuesday announced Corey Dennis as its new quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator."
  16. Corey Dennis takes his third job of the offseason, this time on the field at Tulsa
  17. Neal Brown takes pay cut with new extension ZACH BARNETT 10 HOURS AGO West Virginia and Neal Brown on Tuesday agreed to terms on a 1-year extension that keeps the Mountaineers head coach through 2027, the school announced. However, not part of that announcement but reported by Hoppy Kercheval of WV Metro News, is that Brown took a $400,000 pay cut as part of the deal. He also agreed to reduce his buyout from 100 percent of the remaining salary to 75 percent. "My first priority was retaining and rewarding our assistant coaches and support staff who have played such a critical role in our success," Brown said as part of WVU's announcement. "I appreciate Wren's support on that front as well as his continued commitment to me and what we are building. We share a common vision for this program and that alignment is critical to our continued success. There are great things ahead, and I can't wait to see our incredible fans back in Milan Puskar Stadium on August 31." Brown made $4.1 million in 2023 and was set to earn $4.2 million this year. Following two straight sub-.500 seasons and picked 14th of 14 in the Big 12 to start last season, WVU rebounded by going 9-4 with a win in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in 2023.
  18. DH is not batting like a guy that hits... 🙄 Damn strikeout with tie run on 2nd base
  19. Gotcha... Still probably need more than 1 QB in your list imo... All-time stuff is overrated. Mahomes did not play on very good teams, so he had to carry them more.
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