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  1. Forget the 9.95 rankings - Cooper is a target for UGA, tOSU, Miami, FSU, and Texas. That tells me he is pretty damn good.
  2. I'm not a lawyer but yeah, I don't see how anyone can legally limit compensation unless there is full collective bargaining like the NFL. I think it's a question of when, not if, this clearinghouse stuff that limits collectives gets thrown aside.
  3. Sinner was better today. Carlos couldn't hit his serve for some reason and that was the big difference. Also thought he went to the dropshot too often. The thing that sucks is that Sinner shouldn't have been in the final in the first place after that free win down 2 sets against Dimitrov. He got a break playing against an injured Djokovic too. Unless someone else really steps up, these guys are going to play each other in a ton of finals though. No one else even seems close to them right now.
  4. Imo seems like a safe bet. The NCAA hasn't been able to enforce anything in ages, I don't see that changing now just because a consulting firm is involved.
  5. How is this dude borderline 5 stars if his top options are Baylor and TTU?
  6. So bizarre - Tech currently has two low 4 stars in their class, all the rest 3-stars (other than Ojo). So basically, they just threw their entire recruiting budget at Ojo.
  7. Some other school is gonna be real pissed when UT swoops in with their newfound Ojo/Carlton budget money.
  8. Fwiw, ESPN is reporting it as a "revenue share contract" under the house settlement, although they could certainly be wrong Five-star OT Felix Ojo commits to Texas Tech, lands $5M+ deal - ESPN
  9. Tech just gave a high-schooler a 2nd-round draft pick deal. That is insane. I assume this means more money available for Lee or other positions so that's cool.
  10. The real concern here shouldn't be about Ojo or even this class as of July. The concern is that the paradigm has shifted and Texas appears to no longer be playing the same game as other schools. Before House settlement, Texas was the one doing the money-whipping. Now it seems to have reversed. Several people on here/9.95ers supposedly in the know have alluded to some schools not stopping at the settlement cap through various means. Maybe the current admin/staff will be different but pre-NIL Texas liked to play by the books. That means going back a similar disadvantage Texas faced against bag gamers. All that being said - I always believed the House Settlement would even the playing field in a negative way for Texas. Even if everyone were strictly compliant, the financial advantage Texas previously had is now much smaller on a relative basis.
  11. Cool cool so we're essentially back in the bag game world. I wonder what these "loopholes" are or if it's really all just hidden payments.
  12. College baseball is weird. Vandy (fairly) earned the 1 seed despite only one batter hitting over .280 on the season and their top 2 starters with ERAs over 4. Similar story for Texas. Meanwhile teams like LSU and Arkansas, even Louisville, have 5+ guys hitting over .300 and similar pitching.
  13. How the fuck did Cody Campbell get put in that role? Mega Trump donor I assume? Seems like a random choice otherwise
  14. Kirk Bohls with this report: With the addition of 10 football players out of the transfer portal and probably one or two more on the way, the budget for next season’s Texas roster has grown as well. It currently sits somewhere “between $35 million and $40 million,” which counts the likely revenue-sharing allotment expected to be $20.5 million as well as payouts through the Texas One Fund, a connected source tells the Houston Chronicle. This also figures to be a one-time exorbitant expense because athletic director Chris Del Conte and others have said the school plans to phase out its collective in favor of the revenue-sharing via the House settlement and with the move to name, image and likeness payouts through corporations. “It’s just unsustainable,” the source said of the high payouts. “The next season after this year, the whole world will be back to reality.” The source declined to reveal how many Longhorn players will command at least a $1 million salary because such transparency foments comparative discussions and locker-room chaos. … Head coach Steve Sarkisian applauded quarterback Quinn Ewers for not taking money from the Texas One Fund although the Texas source said he got some but was paid the bulk of his money by corporations “so Texas could have more good players around him.” … Quarterback Arch Manning is “by far the highest-paid Texas player,” as expected, but doesn’t take a dime from the school. He and his family acquired all his deals on their own “with no help from the school.” Texas Longhorns will spend between $35-40 million on football roster
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