I'm glad they are shining a spotlight on these folks. Sam is fantastic. Travis Vlantes and his staff is a major reason why Texas is so successful across all sports.
just to piggyback on this a bit - being an effective recruiter obviously has many facets. To the extent that one of those facets is the relational/personality piece, Baker is very well equipped. Maybe not quite Tashard Choice level energy/charisma, but he will be very effective at that aspect of recruiting.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32818403/dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-admits-having-issue-weight-conditioning - 2021
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/style/nba-star-luka-doncic-changing-170000062.html - 2022
https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/luka-doncic-slovenia-trainer-dallas-mavs-star-next-step-in-shape-usa - 2023
As someone who loves seeing the game played at the highest level, I'd love to watch an in shape Doncic do his thing. I hope for the best but am definitely skeptical.
I still can't believe the winning chef in a semi-final served a totally inedible mousse. That was the kind of dish that gets you sent home 4 episodes in. It wasn't even a particularly difficult challenge! I know it has been beaten to death, but yikes the talent level is low this season. There isn't a single chef remaining who would make the top 6-8 of a halfway decent season.
it takes an impressive amount of cognitive dissonance to say Doncic's defense has been only mediocre at times when, a few posts earlier, there is a graphic showing the three highest blow by percentages in a playoff series in the last 10 years were Doncic this postseason.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/luka-doncics-defense-hits-shameful-levels-with-mavericks-on-brink-of-being-swept-by-celtics/
Johntay Cook caused a minor stir during his recruitment when he visited Texas and said something along the lines of seeing lots of swimming trophies but not a lot of football trophies. I don't think he intended it to turn into a thing, but it did, with lots of giddy shots taken at Texas by opposing fanbases. The video in the post was a visit he took to A&M shortly after - he was mindful of his previous comments and this was his way of spreading out the mockery. He knew he was going to be asked about what he thought of A&M's trophy room and pointed out the lack of trophies (this is why he said he wasn't going to have a double standard).
Much ado about nothing, ultimately. Given the context it isn't the best way of making fun of A&M the way the twitter user seems to think it is, but c'est la vie.