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  1. 23 minutes ago, Nuge said:

    What's the story with Butler?

    I was excited when he committed but now it seems like there is some vitriol associated with him.

    Bad teammate?  Cancer in the locker room?  Likes to party too much?  Over rated as a prospect?

    What gives?

    I've gotten the impression that he doesn't have good hands and isn't always where he's supposed to be in his routes.

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  2. 55 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

    I think it actually may have been $4 an hour 🤣. Add on the Student Services Fees bundle for tickets to all sporting events (aka blanket tax) for a couple hundred bucks, plus a few other assorted fees and I probably didn’t’t even get to $500. Sound about right, @cafe society?

    Out of staters had to add a cool $1,000 to the price tag, but it was still an incredible deal. We had a guy on my hall at Moore-Hill from College Park, Maryland. It was actually cheaper for him to pay the tuition, fees, out of state $1,000 add on AND room and board and it was still cheaper than had he lived at home and attended the University of Maryland.

     

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    I think it was $3 per semester hour my freshman year (1978) and increased to $4 the next year.  UT was harder to get into then, but a whole helluva lot less expensive.

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  3. He was a great partner for Ron.  Those broadcasts were for people who loved college football, in the days before espn decided to make everything an episode of Glee.

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  4. 1 hour ago, bEastTexas said:

    Another big factor is his family has been through the MLB process with his older brother being a 2nd rounder out of high school and having a cup of coffee in the show. His family will understand better than anybody the grind of the major leagues and trying to make it past those arbitration years if you do make it. 

    More front offices are looking to sign their top prospects to long-term extensions early which provides both parties financial certainty.

    34 minutes ago, Bevo14 said:

    I imagine he'll pick whichever one he has more fun doing.

    Which, to believe Bobby and Gerry, is likely football, since they both declare is why he chose the Horns.  But a whole lot can change in a couple of years.  Like someone posted upthread, it's good to have options.

  5. 7 minutes ago, linux said:

    I disagree Baseball is at a fork in the road, they got out of their ESPN agreement and who knows what their future is, they make around 2 billion a year now while the NBA makes 7 and NFL makes 11.

    It is entirely possible that the Ohtani contract was the absolute last of its kind and teams will start to roll back average player contracts.

     

    His post-athletic career quality of life will be exponentially better if he chooses baseball when he turns professional.  And he'll likely have a longer life if he chooses baseball.  There are studies on this.

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  6. 2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Thanks for posting that.  He had unnatural lateral quickness.  It always cracked me up when he would seemingly disappear behind  his line and then burst free out of nowhere, and then he'd run downfield with crazy dangerous ball "protection".  He was just so damn fast it didn't hardly matter.

    Sayers, Sanders and Father and Son Metcalf.  That's the roll call.

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  7. 10 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

    Such a great pickup, high volume receiver at a position of need. I like the potential of Washington, and the early word on Winston is positive, but a veteran guy with a productive track record is so important in Sarkisian’s offense. Arch’s new best friend.

    Yep.  He's not as athletic as Helm but he demonstrates glue hands under any circumstances.  Arch's safety valve.

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  8. 4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    I grew up in Marin. People like USC and Oregon football on TV and care about Cal - Stanford but in high school the Drake - Redwood water polo game under the lights was a bigger deal than most of the football games. Suburban Californians don't want their kids getting CTE.

    It's been a while since I lived out there but things were heading in that direction even 30 years ago.

  9. 25 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    I think it's an advertising play - letting everyone know he's available for a scholarship offer

    Good luck to him.  If he can get playing time at a smaller program with a respected academic/grad reputation he'll be in great shape.  Maybe Cal? I hear they're looking for a RB.  Jk

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