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Professor Chesney

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  1. That RB draw call on 3rd and 7 to ice the game was masterful. Cherry on top of a brilliant game plan.
  2. How long has OB been around? I bet for OB it must be really weird to see this new IT site come in and eclipse OB in every possible way…content, quality of writing, views, benefit to the UT program…I’m probably missing some other metrics too.
  3. That can’t be right. Distinctly remember him getting torched by KaVontae Turpin for 4 quarters because we couldn’t adjust.
  4. This is better than cheese puns, but it’s like you’re pulling random words from investopedia and shoehorning them into your post to try and make the metaphor work. Investing solely based on the charisma of a CEO with a decidedly unproven track record is exactly what you are taught NOT to do. Maybe Elizabeth Holmes could win 9 games with this team with that logic? But yes, these press conferences are refreshing because they are underscored by the outstanding roster management and culture building in the program right now. Further, the state of our current athletic department as a whole is a sark contrast from the Herman and strong years. Think back to 2015: you spent the entire afternoon tailgating on the unforgiving asphalt of the BB museum parking lot before watching someone nicknamed “No Contact At All” try and protect Jerrod Heard’s blindside. We’ve come a long way.
  5. Since Ishbia levered up to buy a new toy to play with, doesn’t seem like Michigan State is competitive either. Not sure what they are worried about…
  6. Yes. Unless we can bill for it, then no. (Will keep NIL talk in the NIL thread in the future). On actual recruiting, IT seems to be entertaining Jordan Ross talk with “Texas would take his commitment”, as if that was ever in doubt. We don’t actually have a shot here and they are just driving clicks, correct? He also projects to the same position as Simmons so seems like that would be a weird pickup.
  7. Without having seen an NIL contract, this is most likely the only structure that could plausibly work: down payment at the time of commitment with obligations to make physical appearances in Columbia that coincide with enrollment dates and milestones in the first year that would be impractical to fulfill if the player isn’t a student. If the player cannot or will not make those appearances, all or a portion of the down payment would be repaid. Even this is still a flimsy foundation because as others have mentioned, anything tied to enrollment or on field performance is inducement and against current NIL rules. This would land the actual university in hot water. Regardless of what the legislature implemented, I don’t think Mizzou would want to see where that path leads. This is also important. Two parties can put anything on paper, but some things just aren’t going to be enforceable. And yes, nothing would stop a player from switching schools and using new NIL money to pay off any existing contractual obligations. It seems like Mizzou is banking on inertia; that once a player and their family is paid and settled in to the idea of attending in the winter, they won’t want to go through the hassle of changing schools and having to pay anything back. Caveat that this is all spitballing and conjecture. Would be curious to look at these contracts to see how they’re structured. EDIT: And this assumes that everyone is behaving in good faith. I’m sure these Missouri lawyers and boosters would never imply faulty legal conclusions or make official-sounding threats. If there is one thing you can say about lawyers, you can say that they don’t push frivolous arguments.
  8. This guy seems to hold the douche crown among all of the LSU reporters. The level of smugness was nauseating. (before anyone freaks out that was from a week ago)
  9. I’m sure Auburn, LSU, A&M et al have a few slides on net present value and discounted future cash flows to counter this.
  10. This is one of the most unsubtle call outs I can remember from IT. Most of the time it seems like the recruiting industry dances around this for fear of upsetting someone.
  11. The funniest part of all of this is that after Gipson picks Clemson, all of the 247 sites are going to look to Roach like he’s some kind of sagely veteran of the industry with great sources. Pining after his wisdom like an Outback Steakhouse version of Buddha
  12. It is never not going to be weird seeing this…
  13. At the risk of extending the stupidity from this morning, you should assume this will be Murphy’s last year…and that is a GREAT thing for Texas because it means he crushed it on the field. One of the former players could not say enough good things about Murphy. Great work ethic, great teammate, doesn’t blow off the student portion of student athlete, and most importantly he’s talented. He’s not leaving to be a 7th round pick just because he’s draft eligible and is tired of playing school. When he leaves it’s going to be after a great season when he has a fourth round + draft grade. Stop hand wringing because the portal still exists and Texas had an upward trajectory even with an 8 win season. That’s my limited info and analysis. So most likely this will be a freezing cold take in 5 months.
  14. Looks like the recruiting dynamic in the state of Texas is changing yet again. More and more the best players the state produces are looking away from Lubbock and are looking at what’s building at Texas.
  15. Blowing the entire 247 per diem at a Nacogdoches Applebees is probably a major perk of the role.
  16. Well, shit. Maybe I am just too used to team message boards that lack the mental capacity for sarcasm and self depreciation. No comment
  17. Tangentially related to UT recruiting, but even though USC is more of a competitor it is still pretty funny to watch Nebraska shoot itself in the foot. https://www.on3.com/db/dylan-raiola-147035/
  18. To your credit, Georgetown Law is a premier authority in what does not constitute a destination law school. Really digging deep into the thesaurus for this one. Much like legal writing, shitposts should be in plain English.
  19. @immamac - let us know when to expect the Burnt Endz capital call
  20. I’m not sure we’ll see a 4-wide set work out like this if we have to take Sanders off the field. More likely it would be our five wide set. Maybe they work in some packages with Whittington in the backfield to allow the flexibility of multiple looks while maintaining a plausible run threat. But that’s approaching Ian Boyd levels of wishcasting.
  21. Drew Hughes, who was somehow good enough to survive the Urban Meyer purge and is now in his second year with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  22. I see a lot of descriptions of our linebacker commits refer to them as “off-ball” linebackers. As a casual fan who does not want to venture to the football board and has been afraid to ask: what does this mean and what is the difference with an “on-ball” linebacker?
  23. Come on now, this is low effort, in bad taste and disrespectful to our current & future students. What starts here changes the world, and we are better than this.
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