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  1. 5 minutes ago, stork642 said:

    I’m not going to lie I’m impressed at the suffocation of this alleged assault.  Usually Sooners sucker punch girls or beat the shit out of teammates.  They are really thinking outside of the box of peanuts on this one.  Well done sooner. Well done. 

    It's been pretty well known about out here for awhile.  Very surprised @billfromlaketravis didn't know about it.  Not surprised that LTISD did nothing about it. 

  2. 1 hour ago, ousux said:
    1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:
    So again, what are you on about? The guys we’ve lost to the portal have a combined 9 starts. 
     
    it’s likely we do lose some players in the 5 day window for playoff teams. 

    So again, wtf point are you trying to make? I made it clear it's not about those 3 specific players but rather the example they set for someone who is quality depth and may compete for a starting job thinking they can hop in the portal and have Bama, Georgia, tOSU etc hitting them up with offers. Hell even Maalik is finding slim pickings with landing spots now and he was once considered to be one of the most coveted portal QB's.

    I think the point is that these guys weren't competing for jobs or quality depth.  Players that are competing for jobs and are quality depth who transfer will get better offers than these so no lesson learned. 

  3. 17 hours ago, Jabberwocky said:

    No, but this means pensions, unionized wage negotiations, medical coverage, and tax liability for the schools. This would open up a whole new can of costs. Who knows what other implications come from this?

     

    I don't believe any of these unions have any say over the Name Image and Likeness deals athletes get?  I also don't believe that because I have no clue.  I assumed the only NIL funding the unions cover are for entire union being in a video game, but I believe players can opt out of those if they wish.  NIL isn't schools paying players to play football so I think the unions are going to have a tough time getting a piece of this. 

  4. 2 hours ago, Harrison Stafford said:

    Arian Foster was playing like an all pro RB until he became a vegan.  Subsequently, he battled nagging injuries and played like crap.  The only variable that changed was Foster’s diet.  Not a fan.

    Dude was Vegan for like 3 months. 

  5. 57 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    It's hard to create an accurate list on stuff like that, but just glancing, Peter Thiel isn't listed and he easily eclipses Cook. I'm sure there are others if it was relevant to think through. 

    I've always thought Geffen claimed his alumni status with Texas. Is that not true? I know Texas has claimed him over the years.

    Thiel is #4 on the list, but yes the list is probably not very accurate and missing others. 

  6. 2 hours ago, hadtoaddresssometingisaw said:


    You’re an absolute schmuck for going to bat for ufc lol
    They let their heavyweight champion walk cause he they wouldn’t pay and he will get paid twice as much for a boxing match than his last ufc contract.

    I think you have reading comprehension issues.  I am clearly stating in all of my posts that boxing is a better route to go.  

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  7. 1 hour ago, JohnnyRage said:

     

    I'm a pro-labor guy, but even for a throw away event, first fight contractual fighters in the UFC make something like $12,000 to show, additional $12,000 for a win, and potentially a $50,000 performance bonus. 'Boxing' doesn't pay that.

    Carry on.

    No Boxing doesn't pay that.  UFC is the pinnacle of MMA.  They have about 600 fighters under contract at any given time.  Roughly 40% of those make 6 figures a year (250). No top 250 list for boxers, but the #99 boxer makes about 200k a fight and #100 (fights in more popular weight class) made 500k in his last fight.  I'd be surprised if the #250 ranked boxer made less than the #250 ranked UFC fighter.  Might be possible, but doubtful.  Yes if you compare a first time UFC fighter to a first time boxer the UFC fighter would make more, but that is likely not the first pro fight that MMA fighter has fought.  If anything an MMA fighter on the way up and a boxer on the way up earn about the same.  Once they start getting on PPVs, etc... the boxers earning potential is way more.  

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  8. 3 hours ago, Handcruser said:


    Full disclosure - I’d read the part about chicken fried steak.

    And if you’re not going to plowmans kitchen in Taylor for chicken fried steak you’re doing it wrong.

    Good to hear!  Mark Plowman was a boss of mine when i used to bartend at Chuy's.  Nicest guy on the planet and has amazing stories.  Been trying to get out there but havent been able to. 

  9. 2 minutes ago, Viper said:

    to get political but not partisan, by what right are they putting forth these bills? I could see maybe them putting rules on the public colleges offer lifetime scholarships and unlimited transfers and the like, but wouldn't that not apply to private schools?

    It would get tested in court, but they do have the power to pull federal funding for any of the schools who don't meet the guidelines.  Not sure how popular pulling Science grants would be for universities who didn't follow athletic rules.

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  10. 2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    A better question is to ask how a 4, or at most a 5 year player, is expected to win 10 Rings.

    Aggie Math at it's finest. 

    Don't underestimate Aggie.  They probably plan on launching a new program this year where they make a ring for every SEC win.  

  11. 4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    This fucking idiot created that dipshitted name and didn’t even check to make sure he could secure the URL. Wow. 

    Outside of certain tragic hilarity with all of this, I believe the one other benefit this absurdity will provide is that there is one fanbase dumb enough to wind up backing him in some form. With that group’s support, he’s going to get in the middle of a recruitment or two and royally fuck them up for ATM. 

    It's still going to not end well, but https://thenaritiv.com/ 

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