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Ricky's one-hitter

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  1. Is Congress going to pass good NIL legislation? No, we can't even get rid of daylight savings. Is the wild west good for Texas? Also, no. If schools are afforded advantages by their state legislatures, that's bad for Texas. Is the ability to pay players legally better than holding our nose and doing it illegally on rare occasions? Hell yeah.
  2. You're missing the value of NIL to Texas entirely. The bag man peddles raised funds from private donors. If that was also true of NIL, you'd have a case, but it's not. The value for Texas is a) legitimizing paying players and b) the incredible amount of opportunity to raise public money compared with the other 95% of schools. There will always be more money in NIL, regardless of school, than a bag man could offer. If federal legislation ensures a fair playing field, the bag man is moot. Again, the bag man can not offer the same amount of money that NIL can. They can only pander to immediacy of the bag. While it's unlikely that the federal government will be able to create and pass meaningful NIL legislation, it would be a net benefit to regulate when athletes can first be paid, what ability states have to advocate for prospects to stay in state, etc. There is significantly more value to Texas in setting a floor for how the big money works than trying to punish the small money.
  3. What lack of guardrails helped in the Colin Simons recruitment? Are you suggesting that swamp aggy's final counter was entirely above board? In a world without bagmen, we win more recruitments. That's not to say that I have any idea how to craft federal NIL legislation, but the idea that bagmen existing is good for Texas is wild.
  4. Football intern seems to be reading the roster like one contiguous position gro....nevermind.
  5. If only JQJ had stuck to QB... You can bet they'll let him launch a couple off a toss if Rising is out.
  6. He wouldn't even mention it if said WR hadn't ever visited, therefore, it's Gekyle Baker. We were one of his first offers, he's visited thrice, and is committed to frog. For context, here are WR candidates for "massive" flips who have visited Texas: 5* Jeremiah Smith - 1 (4/22) - fOSU 4* Gekyle Baker - 3 (10/22, 1/23, 4/23) - TCU 4* Dre'lon Miller - 2 (4/22 & 9/22) - aggy 4* Gatlin Bair - 1 (3/23) - Boise 4* Joshisa Trader - 1 (4/22) - Miami 4* TJ Moore - 1 (3/23) - Clemson
  7. Both fair quibbles. Guilbeau has done enough stupid shit that I'm not counting on him for anything more than depth. Finkley played out of necessity, will play out of necessity again, and will likely be out of a job next year. Hence, depth.
  8. I haven't spent any time reviewing prospect ratings this cycle but checked the current state of the class, outstanding targets, etc, after Simmons committed. TH and CS were landing mid to high 4*s (93-97) with regularity, and for us, that was always an acceptable, safe bet. While neither staff effectively developed anyone, it's also fair to say that Texas hsfb overexposes guys with mediocre athleticism and enough skills training to hide their deficiencies. This cycle has been the opposite of that. Using the On3 composite, we have 1 mid 4* (Gibson), and with the exception of mayyyyyyyyybe Blake Ivy, we aren't even recruiting any others right now. '22 (we took eight) is actually a really good example of what that range of rating looks like after 18 months on the roster, especially compared with the 8 below them. It appears Sark has learned a lesson: On3 Composite 2024 Expectations Brooks 95.9 Probable starter Neto 95 6th or 7th OL Thompson 94.43 Transfer Allen 93.87 Depth Finkley 93.69 Depth Tapp 93.56 3rd or 4th DE Bledsoe 93.3 Depth Guilbeau 93.1 Still on the team Ross 92.29 Depth Blue 92.25 RB3 Murphy 91.7 QB2 Jordan 91.42 2 deep Williams 90.9 2 deep Bryant 90.08 Depth Burke 89.76 2nd or 3rd Edge LTG 89.56 Depth
  9. Counterpoint - they do now.
  10. If you'd like to make a gif every time Sydney's affairs are aired in this public forum, be my guest. Otherwise, be prepared to be the animated face of every lover he takes. I don't make the rules.
  11. I'm not going to give that guy clicks by linking it, but he LITERALLY got this from a screenshot of an OB post on MBG that was positing Arch is overrated. Farrell literally commented on it this morning. MBG is a twitter account that screenshots hawt takes from fan sites for public ridicule. He's worse than a caricature at this point.
  12. I think Roach just found out that Patrick Taylor is dead.
  13. Mama Simmons must have been spotted in Westlake touring houses
  14. LSU has reasons to feel good based on the prospect. Texas has reasons to feel confident, because "moves" The hope for LSU is to not be in a last minute bidding war. They're in one. Simmons' actions indicate sincere interest in LSU, but he may go to Texas, because "moves". Ya know.......this is pretty accurate.
  15. JFC is this a bit? Every post lives at the intersection of technical illiteracy and inane one-liners, so you're either futureman's Bob Hope adjacent sock, or you're a contemporary of Bob Hope.
  16. Not a great data point if Simmons and Durham announce together
  17. "HEB is out of brisket, but here's some hanger steaks which should be fine."
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