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  1. This is a certainty. I don't have any special insights on that happening, but I have fairly decent common sense, I hope, and it seems obvious that that would have a generally negative impact on "giving". Without going into details for hopefully obvious reasons, I can say that as of last week, there are two things I feel fine with the board knowing: 1) There's a C-corp in existence under TOF lying fallow. It was requested by some of the larger donors for ease of transition in the event of the IRS rescinding the 501(c)3 status. Folks want to ensure competitiveness for the different UT sports programs regardless of tax benefits. The tax benefits absolutely help, though. 2) While a recent development, Del Conte and the powers-that-be throughout the AD and UT admin have a clear understanding that there is going to be an ongoing need to an active and helpful external NIL program long after the AD is able to start sharing revenue. Thankfully, some of these other dumbass institutions cannot keep their mouths shut and have stated quite clearly that they're going to use NIL collectives as a topper to win talent acquisition after the House Settlement "makes all things otherwise equal". Most of the money isn't doing this for tax purposes, but that certainly helps. Like I said, I think losing 501(c)3 status would have a generally negative impact on giving, but I don't think it would be some sort of crushing blow. The past, present and future scenarios have been hashed and rehashed with the bigger donors.
  2. One of you dorks is tracking silent commit/Hi stuff, right? I know they've had like 2-3 for awhile and some of that would have gone public but for Sarkisian being ill for JR Day.
  3. I had the idea, did a quick search and then typed something out in 2 minutes before a call. Obviously I meant Boyz N the Hood.
  4. @SquishMitten can offer a better opinion. The day has always likely been coming, but there's safe harbor for everyone who participated before anything gets rescinded, I believe.
  5. I don't see how either of those guys carries the day at QB3 through the draft. A lot of people expect Milroe to do well at the combine, but I could see him being a disaster in the throwing drills.
  6. Somebody thought enough of you to marry you and have your baby? Is she a goth/emo type that thinks the world is always about to end? Congrats on both, regardless. I'm actually amused at the notion of some chippy, happy-go-lucky woman discovering sarvanash in their company's accounting or engineering department and thinking that she can fix him. Or maybe in real life, sarvanash is like the funnest, chirpiest guy at the office. It's only on Surly in which he shows his deep, dark, "it's the end of the world as we know it" self.
  7. Did they do one after ATM lost to Baylor in 2004 or did they stop doing them after Slocum was fired?
  8. I looked and couldn't find a thread on this. If there is one, ban me and delete my account, I guess. Anyway, I just watched The Departed for like the 15th time the other day and thought about this. Not just the mafia, but any gangster movie. There are tons. Here are my top 5: 1) The Godfather II 2) The Departed 3) The Godfather 4) The Untouchables 5) Snatch Thought about Boyz N the Hood and Road To Perdition in there too. Good Fellas and at least Scarface could be "closetojumping is a dipshit" omissions, I guess. Also, Pulp Fiction isn't a gangster movie.
  9. This is doing it right. I've had almost the exact same meals at GW Fins and Clancy's. The food makes it worth it. I'm salivating right now thinking about a meal there. I'd much rather have a place that gets the food right and doesn't nail the atmosphere than vice versa. Now a bar? I'd probably flip that.
  10. Given OU's dominance over the sport, I don't think anyone was wrong to have slotted them at #1. I don't always think that for returning champs, but geez.
  11. Carnell Tate stayed and many thought he'd transfer. Ohio State is kind of like Texas and Georgia in that they lose a lot, but they also return a lot of talent. Georgia got really hammered and loses 18 of 22 starters. Texas lost 13/14 and OSU lost like 16. They return Downs and Styles on defense, losing the other 9 starters. They return Smith, Tate, and 3 OL but they lost the other 6 on offense, including weapons Judkins, Henderson, and Egbuka, and both OTs and the injured OTs before them. They brought in quality transfers at TE, RB, and 2 OT. They'll be playing with an inexperienced freshman at QB unless they buy one in the spring window. The defense is a complete rebuild with a new coordinator. I think Ohio State will be a top 20 next year, with potential to go top 10 if the transfers fit, the OC and DC hires are great, and the QB is worthy of the hype. They've basically not been out of the top 25 in over a decade, so I'm not going to bother considering a real downside for those shitheads. Of course, it's almost impossible to really think through any team's 2025 outlook until the spring portal closes.
  12. Gerry posted what I would call an extremely bullish 50/50 list yesterday. 50/50 meaning that, right now, Texas has as good of a shot at landing each of these as anyone. That would also mean that Texas is likely signing the top class in the country again if they land most of these dudes.
  13. Yeah did Uber to and from the airport in December and everything went fine.
  14. He’s a volume recruiter that can land 5 stars as well as anyone. These people negging his coaching skills are also idiots. There isn’t another coach for that position that anyone here can confidently state would be an upgrade. Also, @Codaxx saying the RB “lacks star power” is fucking dumb. Baxter was a budding star and the number 1 RB recruit in the country. His loss was discussed nationally from the day it happened through the end of the year. Gibson was also highly rated and Wisner is now a known asset with anyone covering the sport or watching games. Just a fucking dumb take.
  15. Their decline in relevance predates NIL. The rise of the street agent in the mid 00’s drove HS coaching relevance decline. NIL just iced it.
  16. That KenPom is full of shit, man.
  17. I count 15 out of 29. Where is the 31 coming from? Clearly, Gerry thinks Mater Dei is loaded and Texas can feast.
  18. No one should expect anything from him this year other than garbage time and/or special teams. He’s a true freshman on a stacked roster and then there’s the baseball. Only true mouthbreathers should be expecting else.
  19. You’re too humble. I get it. I, too, often shrink from the limelight of center stage in an effort to give others their moment. I can’t allow it here though, so I’ll let everyone see your true Longhorn patriotic commitment to the cause with the text of your last DM: “I only regret, that I have but one mouth to give for my team’s roster. “
  20. Texas didn’t have a DL coach for a big part of the cycle last year. That played a role. Oregon took the UH guy with fuck you money and then Venables went nuts for Damonic Williams. That guy needs DTs the way Catholic priests need Jesus. He’s like SuperHelobious. Texas also had signals from people around both Michigan DTs that they were thinking about entering the portal. All of that led to activity in the second window that felt sort of “meh” to everyone. Of course, just like the cycle for the 2023 season, there were a few crybabies on here who bitched about NIL letting the program down at DT and predicting the program’s near term demise accordingly. Kickers need more finesse than anything that, allegedly, Helobious can provide. @BurntOrange&White has DM’d me multiple times that he’s happy to be on deck for the team if a gentle ball gargler is needed. It might be time to call him up.
  21. Yeah, that happened after he signed with Georgia. She got the promotion shortly thereafter. Super strange.
  22. The problem with the recruiting projections is that too many idiots, paid or otherwise, incorporate their NFL projection into what a program should want as a college player.
  23. Read through Kanu's commitment thread and you'll know all you need to know. Not a fact, btw.
  24. There is one employee at TOF. She isn’t talking to Chet Ketchum or Chip Schlichter Brown. Outside of that, there are 5 board members. None of them are paid and none of them are doing the work required, or taking on the risk required, in order to be able to talk to Fatfuck and The Gambler. Some of the bigger money guys talk to some of the $9.95ers. They’d of course like to see more people helping, and TOF is a simple thing to point at for those who wish to help. A couple of these highly intelligent, highly successful, extremely helpful individuals trust Ketchum and Brown for some reason. They’ve been shown evidence to the contrary. Burton, Gerry, Nahlin, some of the MSM guys, they’re able to keep their mouths shut. Wish that was enough. It’s a bizarre headache on a regular basis that Ketchum gets ahold of something and then actively works to fuck everything up for everyone. In this instance, it’s one of those times where no one told Ketchum anything but he wanted everyone to know that he “knew” something. He had the “scoop”. Due to the fact that he is hippo fat, he cannot spot the rakes lying on the ground as he walks into them. It’s too soon on this one for anyone indirectly involved to know anything. It sounds like NIL was irrelevant here due to the guy not wanting to lose his visa and such. Beyond, the sausage-making is usually pretty fucking boring. Or just take comfort in that notion being somewhat true. There are plenty of reasons to avoid getting into details on NIL. One big reason is that we do not fully understand the ramifications in the future for the work and fights happening today.
  25. Allegedly Keys is legitimately interested.
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