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  1. We're working with different definitions then. If he goes on to win multiple national championships and becomes a hall of fame coach, meanwhile Texas only reaches the Sweet 16 once every 15 years, I'd call that him being bigger than the program. He'd go down as an all time great, meanwhile the men's basketball program would be stuck in a quagmire of underwhelming results based on the resources available. I'm not saying that's going to happen. I am saying it could. Not sure I'm alive to see it regardless, so not sure how much it matters, really.
  2. I guess. We'll see how it goes. I think he's an amazing basketball coach, and if he doesn't implode, I feel quite confident that's going to be borne out. We'll get a first hand look at it since we'll be in the same conference.
  3. I know I'm a proselytizer, but more folks should pay attention to women's volleyball, IMO. Last year was so much fun. This year won't be the same kind of juggernaut, but they'll be a top 5 team. Gregory Gym is crazy for home matches. People like different sports for different reasons, but for me volleyball is a fun sport to watch. And it helps that we win a lot. But yeah, this team was a lot of fun to follow. Every Texas team that made it to the Elite Eight (5) has created a ton of special memories for me. I wish we'd just do it more often. From 2002 to 2008 I thought that's what Texas basketball was going to be for the rest of my life. The last 15 years have been extraordinarily disappointing for the most part until this season.
  4. You're not the first person to post this. They're not together any more. I know this for a fact. I don't know why people keep assuming they are. I understand there hasn't been a press release about it, but it's obvious he was in the process of moving on from the relationship when the fight occurred. It was a huge contributing factor. Not as big of a contributing factor as Beard's idiocy, but a contributing factor nonetheless. My main point is that people should quit assuming they're still together. They absolutely are not. 100%.
  5. Maybe. But he's the one most responsible for the Elite Eight season we just had in only a year and a half on the job. Only the 5th one since the NCAA went to the 64 team format 40 years ago. Unless he flounders in some way, or Texas makes an amazing hire (maybe Rodney Terry), it could very well be that Beard ends up being bigger than the program.
  6. Also hard to find a talented big who can switch. That was the biggest issue. Texas looked at some guys, but if you couldn't switch, you weren't coming to Texas.
  7. Here's an interview with Logan Eggleston about her experiences as a pro in Turkey thus far. It's conducted by Brooke Nuneviller, the Oregon star who also just went pro in Turkey at about the same time Logan did. Madi Kubik from Nebraska is also on the interview, talking about her experiences as a pro in Puerto Rico. Brooke has been doing a series of these for Volleyball magazine, including one where she interviews all time Texas great and Olympic gold medalist Chiaka Ogbogu, but this is her best one because the others she's interviewing veterans, but this one she's interviewing two other players who are in the same boat as her. Nothing really about Texas per se in here. It's really all about what they're experiencing as pros, and what an adjustment it's been: https://volleyballmag.com/pro-volleyball-life-abroad-with-brooke-nuneviller-logan-eggleston-madi-kubik-032523/
  8. So after tonight, there will be one team left from the top 12 teams entering the tournament. I've been to a number of forums for different basketball schools. The most overused statement I see is, "if only we could have won that game our path was wide open!" No fucking shit, sherlock. EVERYONE'S path is wide open!
  9. "Gurley could sell his paintings for thousands!" About a guy making millions every year.
  10. Here's a good one from yougov.org I'd prefer to see something that shows changes over time, if there are any, but it still shows how high the indifference is about the war among the French compared to other European countries: https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/articles-reports/2023/02/24/one-year-european-and-american-attitudes-war-ukrai I should be clear that while I think of polling as important, I also feel like they're widely over remarked upon. They're treated almost like scorecards most of the time, when there are way too many variables that goes into composing them. Nonetheless, I do like reading about them, even if I don't put as much importance in them as others do. The best ones are the organizations that conduct polls on a consistent basis around certain topics, and ask the same questions each time. I like seeing how views change according to these polls. It's much more informative to me.
  11. It's interesting to me that on a long enough time line, the diminishment of Russia could be a disadvantage to the West because it empowers China, and China under their current system of government is a bigger threat over the long term than Russia is. At the same time in the near term Russia has made a full scale invasion of a neighboring European country, and so this makes me laugh. China is going to take complete advantage of Russia's situation. No doubt about it. That's what I was telling a bunch of people a couple of days ago who simply watch the news and were pseudo fearful of China and Russia "getting together." There's no getting together here. There's China preparing Russia for butt sex with no lube, and not even a reach around.
  12. Yes. I'll see if I can find some. There are polls for pretty much every European countries, and a lot of non western ones as well. Paris has a lot of domestic politics that are playing a bigger role than Ukraine right now. Edit: Here's an article about the presidential race, although not specifically about French support for Ukraine specifically. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/france-election-2022-macron-heads-polls-but-ukraine-overshadows-the-debate.html
  13. Back at you. I'm very appreciative of everyone contributing to this thread. Too many to name, I'll just forget someone. I enjoy reading everyone's thoughts on the conflict. And about their brother's thoughts, too!
  14. Or any night for the past 6 years. He had all the power in that relationship, other than pussy is undefeated, which is admittedly a big exception to make. Still, while I understand her actions contributed to the situation, I blame this entire ordeal on Chris Beard. Not saying she didn't contribute, but it was his choices that ultimately led to his dismissal. Not her's.
  15. I think it's fairer to say he was a complicated person. But he was absolutely fraudulent. He's the Bob Wheeler of this war. He definitely put himself out there as something he was not, and he definitely stole money.
  16. This article is so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. It's about a couple of combat medics deployed at a stabilization center in a dingy basement just a few clicks away from the front lines. Well worth a read: https://kyivindependent.com/national/i-work-then-i-cry-exhausted-medics-near-bakhmut-fight-for-every-life
  17. Here's a salient tweet from the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs about why it's important not to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics even under a neutral flag:
  18. Could add India to that list, too. Modi had all the makings of a ruler for life from the beginning, and at this point he's cementing it.
  19. Jerritt Elliot is being inducted into the USA volleyball Hall of Fame. https://usavolleyball.org/story/usa-volleyball-announces-2023-hall-of-fame-inductees/ "Texas women’s volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott will receive the All-Time Great Coach Award, which recognizes individuals for success and excellence in volleyball coaching over a period of many years. Elliott has coached several successful National Team Development Program (NTDP) age-group teams for USA Volleyball while leading Texas to two NCAA Championships and multiple other titles."
  20. I don't have anything against Barnes. I like him a great deal as a human being. I'm still glad he's struggling with tournament success. I'm just petty that way. I know a Sweet 16 is pretty good, but even then, losing to FAU is not going to feel good for Vol fans. Now if Chris Beard can channel his inner Gillispie in the next few years, that would be awesome.
  21. Apparently he could be a candidate for Terry’s staff. We’ll have to see.
  22. And of course, with a rotation comes looting. Russians gonna russian. They Rush In, and then they rush out.
  23. To be honest, I think there are a lot of head coaches at all levels who could check some boxes on the psychopathy checklist. I know there are a lot of CEOs. When winning is the primary measurement, it's going to attract people somewhere on the psychopathy spectrum. I've always said that life/work balance is overrated in a head coach of a team I root for. I just don't know of any coaching legends who are famed for their life/work balance.
  24. That's my thing. Texas has always hired their coaches after the season is over. Including interim coaches. You have to negotiate a contract. It doesn't make sense to do that until after the season is over. It's a bunch of noise for the sake of making noise.
  25. He's not a realistic person. That's not his strength. He's not introspective. He's not truthful, frankly. He's an optimist who thinks by sheer will he can transform a situation. There are pros and cons to this. But if he can keep his personal demons at bay, it makes him an extremely compelling basketball coach. I saw recently where Dana Altman criticized the Oregon fan base for only having 3500 fans in the seats for their NIT loss. Which is what you see coaches do all the time. I remember when Mack Brown criticized the Texas fan base for not being passionate enough to fill up DKR-Memorial. That is pretty much never effective. Compare that to Beard who constantly talks about how amazing the fans are, whether he's at Texas Tech, Texas, or Seminole Junior College. That's not realistic, especially at the beginning. But that's how you motivate people. He talks about being a Monday night program. He talks about every one of his players being a future pro. He talks about every opponent being an NCAA team. That's what he does. Being realistic is simply not part of his DNA. I don't understand why it should even be an expectation.
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