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Buck up, good sir! We need to improve our record against NC State and we owe Stanford. Notice I made no mention of UCLA? I’m thoughtful like that. The only monetary risk for schools like Texas in not scheduling ND and instead scheduling weaker P4 programs is around attendance and ticket prices. I doubt it’s a whole lot. The other thing worth considering is what games like that does for a conference tv deal in the long term, but that’s the kind of thing that’s almost too esoteric to factor into a single school’s scheduling choices. I think Texas and a few other programs schedule tough OOC because it’s core to their identity and alumni expectations, not because there’s a big monetary difference. The whole “what’s in for me?” premise with the Big 10 and the SEC is not something I can answer myself. Not sure how that dance would work. This is similar to the bullshit people float about “no new conference would take Texas” that aggies would tell anyone right up until July of 2021. If Notre Dame told the Big 10 they were ready to join as a full member, the Big 10’s response would be “how soon can you start?!” 💯
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Full Roster Weaponization
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Baker had to throw a shit fit to get a better allocation, also. Thinking about DT, specifically, there is a case to be made that the ground has simply shifted into new terrain from here forward. Outside of the truly special guys, most HS recruits aren't ready for significant rotational snaps until they are in year 2, and arguably year 3. Investing in HS recruits, like OL, winds up being a long term, low reward play. Unlike OL, DTs can be prima donnas and they expect to be playing from day 1, see Mitchell, Sydir, without putting in the work. They're more likely to transfer just as the investment from the program starts to pay off, see Kanu, Hero. Focusing the majority of the positional NIL spend on seasoned DTs in the portal, especially if they have multiple years left of eligibility, looks like a moneyball play. I don't have a problem if Texas banks on landing 1-2 DTs from the portal every cycle, one expected to play immediately and one who probably can, but who also has multiple years left.- 1039 replies
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On the ND 247 board, their mods are saying that the word they're hearing is that ND thinks the way forward is to dim down the ACC agreement to 2 games per year, and then cut the same deal with the Big 10, SEC and Big 12. Keep the Navy game, of course, and one other G6, like Rice next year, as an example, and then mix in 2 random home and homes with teams not in the rotation during each year from the P4. Move all of the non-revenue to the Big East. That's from people at ND talking to them off the record, it seems. There isn't a single poster on that board that wants to stick with the ACC deal they have. They appear to actually hate it. For the first in any of our lives, there are also more than a few folks on their end advocating for joining a conference. Not the majority of the posters, but other times I've read their boards, if someone mentions such a thing, they're shouted down by a chorus of haters. Not right now. It's pretty interesting. I fully expect Texas to announce that they're pulling out of the ND series and replacing it with a Stanford or NC State series any day now. What happens when others follow suit? That seems like it would force ND to get real about a future with a conference.
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! Also, "Lacy" is like Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss RB. "Lacey" would be KJ Lacey, tiny backup QB powerhouse at Texas. There's a shot everyone needs to bone up on the proper spelling for these two.- 1039 replies
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The thing about Lacey that's concerning is how diminutive he is. It's not like they didn't know that in recruiting, but now it's suddenly the "but" part of anything said about the guy. Great arm, knows the game, mobile, good leadership skills, can allegedly read a defense pretty well, but he's Herve Villechaize in stature. Can he sit on a tall TE or OT's shoulders and take snaps? -
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Deboer straight up told Sayin that he wasn't the kind of QB that performed well in his system. He brought Mack with him and sent Sayin packing. Those were like 2 of his first moves. -
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I guess every OL entering the portal is going to have multiple posts here salivating over the player, irrespective of whether anyone knows a fucking thing about his competence and capabilities. So we have that going for us, which is nice.- 1039 replies
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Baxter got hurt early on, not injured. He never figured out the difference, and that's also part of why he's gone. -
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Maybe Ffrench and Wisner actually got some decent advice. Or IT is just making shit up as they go. Can never be sure. I don't expect Clark back, so we'll see on that one. Same for Deandre Moore. I view Hills and Santana Wilson as locks for the portal, same as with Clark. JJR will get more in the market than Texas prefers to pay, but they'd keep him if they could. That's the same story with Wisner. I'll be surprised if Black isn't back. I've seen you and others apply this logic of "well, if we're not paying much, having player X on the roster doesn't hurt anything" and that's simply false in various situations, including Baxter's. The guy wants to play. If you're playing him, you're benching someone else. The odds are highly likely at this point that the guy getting benched is better. It's like having a mediocre employee in a critical position that everyone likes. It's easier to let that person continue to put a low ceiling on his/her area's output because shedding him/her might upset some folks and, well, maybe that person actually gets better. Nope, once you know, you know. Fire that person and go get the best candidate to replace them that you can recruit. And don't wait to have that candidate before making the seat empty, because you just might not ever actually make that seat empty. Baxter is a year 4 player with a busted knee and a shaken confidence. If he goes to West Virginia or South Florida and has a rebirth on the field, awesome. Texas doesn't have room at the inn for rehab projects in this cycle. Up or out.- 1039 replies
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I wouldn't expect Cruz to be starting any games at Texas any time soon, or ever, personally.
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The number is over $40M, but that also includes corporate. The Texas counter to the lunatic billionaire is that Texas is getting more corporate money than anyone and that is expected to grow. That helps in terms of being able to retain or go after non-corporate NIL guys looking at other big offers. Texas is going bigger on the portal than ever before, allegedly. To that point, some folks are willing to put their hand on the bible and say the multiple IOL are already locked up from the portal. We’ll see. Regardless, anyone handwringing over NIL isn’t paying attention. That’s not an issue. That doesn’t mean Texas won’t get outbid by random shit every cycle. They will. So will Oregon or whomever. Sometimes crazy happens and you just have to tip your cap.
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This thing is going to be uglier than Mike Elko in a speedo. Go Duke!
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Rev share enabled a higher level quality and quantity of competition, for everyone, but Texas is in the upper echelon. You do realize that Texas has the highest payroll this cycle in which they went 9-3, correct? Your post seems to indicate no clue on that front. What no school can prevent is finding itself in a position where some random other school shows up and offers a mid level 4 star some over the top value. Roughly 100 schools can now pull that stunt and it impacts blue bloods across the land.
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I would have to ask a lot of questions to know anything like that and I don’t ask a lot of questions. -
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Yeah, none of that means shit in the era of NIL. It would be a very Texas thing to worry about, but it’s a meaningless concern that you’re conjuring. You’re also assuming things have to end in bad terms when a guy transfers. A lot of times, there isn’t any bad blood. A guy just wanted to get paid more than his current school could offer. That’s it. Some of you guys just don’t fucking getting it because you don’t want to get it, I guess. Teams don’t win titles these days by overpaying 4th string “culture guys”.- 1039 replies
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