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Posts posted by RGBIII
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1 hour ago, UDontKnow said:
Dumb question amnesty: Do these NIL offers come with financial counseling for the players?
Most collectives offer some form of program, course or even incentive to take counseling. I think you can guess how many of both kids and collectives follow through or give two shits about it
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11 minutes ago, Longhornfrenzy said:
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With the revenue sharing model, now everyone will be competitive with the money.
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The only thing I'll say about Texas right now is I don’t think they should’ve paid that much for Felix Ojo. For that amount, I don’t know what these other guys got. I would’ve never recruited him. I won't say A&M never did, but they were going over Zaden Krempin and John Turntine. You could say the Aggies got Krempin and Samuel Roseborough, who have just as much of a chance to be successful college players. Same with Turntime.
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Here’s where Texas fans are going right now. They eye the NIL deals getting turned down by Deloitte. They think they’re doing nothing in the grey and everyone else is in the grey and that all these recruits will decommit. The deals being turned down in those things will affect the players on campus. The players on the roster. Some of these recruits that you think will decommit will get to their schools and not get what they thought. If you say man, that portal is going to be insane in another year or two, then I'd agree with you.
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Let’s not do this thing that A&M isn’t losing Brown over money. That A&M didn’t lose Boobie Feaster over money. They could have gotten more at those other schools. They didn’t lose them over money. Texas isn’t losing people over money. What they're doing is their threshold for any individual player is different than the A&M, USC, Alabama, Houston, Texas Tech and Baylor. You mention Tilman Fertitta. This has nothing to do with Cody Campbell. These guys can take it to the other level, but when you talk about Baylor, Texas Tech, Houston, Virginia, Kansas and Arizona, they don’t have this crazy alumni base. Fertitta and Houston basketball alumni are different. Now, they have $14-17 million to spend that they didn’t have.
- Can they do an 85-man roster that competes with LSU, Florida, Georgia and Michigan? No. Can they do that for one player? Yes. A handful of players? Yes. With the Cody Campbell money. Texas Tech can fight. What they’ve done is they went all in on what I thought was not that impressive of a portal haul. I think it's impressive for them, but they’re playing in the Big 12. I like what Tech is doing. I think Tech understands Tech. Like softball, “Why would you pay that money?” Look at the spotlight it got them. Why would you pay that money for Ojo? Personally, I’d buy two linemen for that. When I first saw that number, I thought you could get three five stars for that money. Now, you see the reality of a little under eight a year guaranteed. You could’ve got two for the price of one. I think Mike Elko would do that. I think Steve Sarkisian would do that, but that’s Texas Tech. The pop they got from beating out Texas for Ojo is worth it for them.
4 minutes ago, 6th Street said:Who got a hold of Billys keyboard, no way he actually typed that out himself without spontaneously combusting, shockingly accurate tbh
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15 hours ago, Josef Pwag said:
Word on the street is that if you combine the money given to Carlton and Ojo, it still wouldn't pay Ketch's tab at Golden Corral.
This implies that he leaves and comes back, pretty sure his ass is merged into the fibers of the booth at this point
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39 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
I was looking at the mock draft (1st round) from a scout on Twitter this morning. Who are our guys that are expected to go from the HS ranks? Cunningham and Fein? He had them like 15 and 16 overall. I lost the post or I’d link it.
Also, Liam Doyle has absolute bust written all over him. This dude had the Angles taking him 2nd overall. “Yeah, that’s about right.” I thought.
30 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:Yep, that's about right. We've expected little-to-no chance they make it to campus for a while.
Otherwise, Cozart has had an amazing summer, though it seems like he's destined for campus. However, I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up being drafted and went. There hasn't been much talk of that, so maybe he wants too big of a signing bonus for teams to really consider him. If this were 10 years ago, no chance he ends up in Austin. But, times sure have changed in regards to HS pitching prospects and the draft.
Cunningham and Fien are gone. Cozart is up in the air, I would call it 60/40 on him not making it to campus. We are watching two portal guys Freeman and Moroknek as well
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16 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
What in the hell does Tom Herman have to do with any of this?
Knew it was coming, still cuts like a knife to the heart
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17 minutes ago, Mittens said:I snuck on to the field and did the same thing, spreading my Dads ashes out in RF in 2019. We used to watch 50+ games a year together in section 134. Made me a Stros fan since birth. He had the best seat in the house for WS G6 2022…he also had the worst seat in the house for WS G7 2019 but we won’t talk about that
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30 minutes ago, Hellraiser97 said:
My brother suggested DCC to me a while back and I added it to my audiobook queue. Just finished it last week. Absolutely brilliant! The voice actin on the audiobook really takes it to the next level. Need to get the next book.
The voice acting is truly incredible! Jeff Hays is incredible, makes the entire book come alive and turns all the characters 3D
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12 hours ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:
Thanks for starting this. Awhile back I was between Dungeon Crawler Carl and Spells, Swords and Sheath by Drew Hayes. I ultimately went with SSS by Hayes and I raced through it. It was basically as you describe DCC. They seem like very similar series, but this rec has convinced me to try Dungeon Crawler Carl now
Here's a link to Spells Swords and Sheath if anyone is interested in it
https://www.goodreads.com/series/167002-spells-swords-stealth
I will check it out…after my third DCC reread
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1 minute ago, Hermanator said:
The 9.95 "I have super secret info but I can't tell you" is peak 21st century dumbassery
Normally I agree with you but when it’s an extreme legal matter like an assault, or cough cough…shooting or something of that nature. It’s better to not state anything definitive until it plays out
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This series needs it own post! This is the most fun I have had reading a new book series since A Song of Ice and Fire. The premise sounded pretty silly at first, and I have never read a LitRPG book, but I blitzed through the entire series (7 books) in 2 weeks, about 90 hours on Audible, and I wish I could relive it all over again.
The story follows Carl and his cat, Princess Donut as they try to survive to the 18th level in an intergalactic game show, the World Dungeon. It is essentially a "video game" book as the characters gain new abilities, powers, and levels while exploring each level of the dungeon, which provides a new setting and objective in each book. The characters start very 2D before really getting fleshed out in subsequent books, but the constant throughout is the humor. This is the funniest fucking book I have ever listened to, multiple laugh out loud moments that made me look like a crazy person while listening in HEB. Extremely Surly brand of humor!
I highly recommend listening on Audible instead of just reading; the voice actor Jeff Hays is absolutely incredible. It is one dude, but you would legitimately think that it is a full cast. The audio also adds bonus sounds, and there is an "immersion tunnel" version that is even more insane with sound effects (this one was a bit much for my taste). The narration blows all other audio books out of the water.
If you are looking for a fun read that doesn't take itself too seriously, I promise you this is the one to start. It is soon to be adapted into a television show, and if done right, it has the potential to be one of the biggest IPs on the planet. It's Hunger Games meets Running Man meets South Park meets Fallout 4 all rolled into one easily consumable package. My entire friend group has been addicted, and I can guarantee the same here. God dammit Donut!
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Yep, y'all compile a list and I can answer
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14 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:And yet Texas operates like a pussy while others continue to push boundaries.
Push boundaries like creating the nation's biggest and best NIL collective, spending more in NIL than everyone else in the nation, while killing the portal and ending with the #1 recruiting class in the nation, LITERALLY LAST YEAR? Other schools are pushing those kinds of boundaries? Oh wait, some 17 year olds made non binding decisions based on absurd potential numbers before fall camp has even started and you for some unknown reason let that ruin your entire mental state...but oh, ah yes, Texas and their vaginal tendencies.
How the fuck have you not been crowdsourced yet you thin skinned puta, take your pants pissing over to Orangebloods
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This may have been the best offseason the rockets have ever had. Stone is an elite GM
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I fucking love it. Goodbye Jalen Green, I will not miss trying to defend you to the haters. Goodbye Dillon Brooks, I fucking hated signing you and was very wrong, you will be missed. HELLO KEVIN DURANT WELCOME HOME!
Not giving up the 2027 or 2029 Phoenix picks plus hanging on to Sheppard, Jabari, Eason and Whitmore is crazy! I think there is another move left here plus should have room for the MLE even after resigning FVV and Adams
Rockets just replaced the worst player in their starting 5 with a top 15 player of all time....lets fucking gooooooooooooooooooo!
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Quick trade thought: Stros should go after Keller, Reynolds and Frazier from the pirates. Keller screams like a dude that the Astros could sprinkle pixie dust on and turn into a monster, he has hella stuff. Frazier is meh but he’s an upgrade over Rodgers and is a lefty. Reynolds has a big contract but with money freed up next year it wouldn’t be an issue. Switch hitter as well and just steady as hell (slower start this year)
Probably can’t afford it in terms of prospects but maybe a dezenzo, Myers/chas, blubaugh, melton, janek type package peaks their interest
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3 hours ago, closetojumping said:
Maybe it’s the ND catcher?
3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:ND catcher or Virginia SS? Both?
3 hours ago, HenryJames said:Baseball I assume.
Its a LHP
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4 hours ago, closetojumping said:@RGBIII had some concrete numbers that he'd heard on Bowman and the numbers both defy gravity and logic.
Just absolute stupid numbers that no one reasonable would ever pay. 7M over 3 years, peak Kyle Pitts at Florida probably isn’t worth that
3 hours ago, Lou_Sassle said:I just don't understand why they would allocate that amount of resources to a position that, historically, Riley doesn't use a whole lot.
Promises…ask Jordan Addison how his USC promised turned out. USC is building the stupidest house of cards I’ve ever seen and that TE is just the most glaring example
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Not sure what this is but all the mentions are about EJ Holland. Guessing Shannon Terry saw EJs wedding photo finally
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3 minutes ago, WBT said:
Everyone? The reason NIL was banned and outside employment were heavily regulated for decades were to attempt to prevent thinly veiled pay for play. As soon as the NIL ban was lifted, pay for play was inevitable.
Everyone in the Texas AD did, absolutely no one was prepared for this outside of Oregon and a group on this message board
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23 minutes ago, Teryor said:Bummer, least it isn't Georgia
Supposedly 7M over 3 years. Absolutely laughable
5 minutes ago, cafe society said:Some BMD is stepping up for USC, it would seem.
Absolutely not, these are just complete empty NIL promises to build momentum and then pray to god they stick. Its fucking stupid as hell. Riley probably also thinks that these promises will get the BMDs to join in to save face rather than see a mass exodus to the portal/decommittments. The money is not there whatsoever..I would think a majority of their BMDs are thinking about buyout money more than NIL
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Texas Basketball Recruiting Notes: It's Miller Time
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If this is the son of Trevor Ariza, I may commit seppuku. Ariza couldn't have retired more than 2 years ago...how fucking old are we?