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This just might help bring in a grad student recruit:

The University of Texas at Austin is once again tops in Texas. On March 12, U.S. News & World Report released its annual graduate school rankings — a sort of bible for educational institutions — and UT shines in nearly every department. 

For the 2020 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings, the magazine examined 2,054 graduate programs across six disciplines: business, education, engineering, law, medicine, and nursing. To determine the overall score, data strategists then sent surveys to more than 22,018 academics and professionals beginning in fall 2018 through early 2019.

Public affairs
The LBJ School of Public Affairs ranked the highest among UT's graduate programs, coming in at No. 10 with an overall score of 3.9 out of 5. The school tied with Princeton University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Minnesota in the 2020 ranking.

Also on the public affairs list is Texas A&M University (No. 33), University of Texas at Dallas (No. 53), University of North Texas (No. 82), University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at San Antonio (tied at No. 123), Texas Tech University (No. 139), University of Houston and University of Texas at El Paso (tied at No. 151), and Sam Houston State University (No. 182).

Engineering
UT's famed Cockrell School of Engineering has constructed an exceptional program, coming in at No. 11, and besting Ivy League schools such as Cornell University and Princeton. Texas A&M also fared well with a No. 15 ranking in engineering.

Rice University (No. 27), UT Dallas (No. 64), UT Arlington (No. 82), Texas Tech (No. 93), Southern Methodist University (No. 106), UNT (No. 141), and UTSA (No. 148) were also among the Texas schools on the list.

Education
When it comes to education, UT's flagship university also aced U.S News' graduate program ranking, taking the No. 13 spot. 

Elsewhere in the Lone Star State: Texas A&M (No. 34), Texas Tech and UNT (tied for No. 93), SMU and TCU (tied at No. 105), University of Houston (No. 110), UT Arlington (No. 118), Baylor University and UTSA (tied at No. 134), Texas State University (No. 157), Texas A&M Commerce (No. 163), Sam Houston State (No. 172), and Stephen F. Austin State University (No. 193).

Law
When it comes to law schools, UT was judged 16th in the nation, with an overall 77 out of 100. Just up the road, Baylor earned a respectable No. 48 spot. 

The jury's in for other Texas law schools, too. U.S. News ranked SMU No. 52, UH No. 59, Texas A&M No. 83, and Texas Tech No. 117 as tops in the state.

Business
McCombs, UT's powerhouse business school, also fared well in the cutthroat world of MBA rankings. The school came in 19th, followed by Rice in the 26th spot.

Other competitive MBA programs in Texas include: UT-Dallas (No. 38), Texas A&M (No. 40), SMU (No. 43), Baylor (No. 57), TCU (No. 66), and UH (No. 95).

Nursing
It seems UT's graduate nursing program is quite healthy as well. UT's School of Nursing took the 24th spot. It was followed closely behind by UT Health Science Center in Houston (No. 30) and UT Health Science Center in San Antonio (No. 35). 

Checking up on other Texas graduate nursing schools, Baylor (No. 41), UT Arlington (No. 56), Texas Woman's University (No. 70), Texas Tech and University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston (tied at No. 87), Texas A&M (No. 99), TSU (No. 129), and University of the Incarnate Word (No. 162).

 
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Bru McCoy's already on the list as a true freshman

Brad Crawford: College football's 10 most electrifying players in 2019

There's nothing more frightening as a football player than watching someone faster than you approaching with breakneck speed. A quick move to the left or right leaves you in quicksand, unable to recover after said playmaker races past with nothing but green grass ahead of him. College football is littered with playmakers ahead of the 2019 season, but only a few enter the electrifying realm, a title reserved for the elite talents who have mastered their craft and know exactly what they're doing — and where they're going — with the ball in their hands.

For this spring's most notable list, there's going to be exclusions and possible snubs. This is what makes any ranking worth talking about. Let's hear who you think college football's top playmakers will be next season and highlight the few we might have missed. We've limited our selections to nine dynamic pass-catchers and a running back we're taking a chance on having a monster season for a national title contender. Sit back and watch magic happen when these guys have their numbers called:

TYLAN WALLACE, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE

2018 numbers: 86 catches, 1,491 yards, 12 touchdowns

The Wallace file: A Biletnikoff finalist a season ago, Wallace made a substantial leap from freshman to sophomore year during his first campaign as a starter within Oklahoma State's Air Raid look, but he'll have to adjust to a new OC and starting quarterback this fall. He's one of the leaders for the Cowboys, who are hoping to turn the tides on 2018's disappointing finish. “Nobody liked those T-shirts, but I felt like that was a thing that we needed to see," Wallace said this week, referencing workout apparel with all the team's losses from a season ago. "That’s something that we know that we need to work for, so that doesn’t happen again this year.”

BRU MCCOY, WR, TEXAS

The McCoy file: The only true freshman in this list, McCoy will be a major part of the Longhorns' passing game in 2019 as a high-profile five-star facing great expectations at wideout. The No. 9 overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting cycle per the 247Sports Composite, McCoy hasn't yet been granted a waiver to play immediately at Texas after transferring from USC — where he initially signed. The nation's top-ranked player at the athlete spot, McCoy's versatility should pay immediate dividends at the X position and he'll get plenty of early opportunities in single coverage as a big, physical threat.

JAYLEN WADDLE, ATH, ALABAMA

2018 numbers: 45 catches, 848 yards, 7 touchdowns; 14.6 yards per PR, TD

The Waddle file: There aren't many players nationally who move like Waddle, a shifty sub-6 foot wideout who moonlights as a lethal threat in the return game for the Crimson Tide. Whether he's getting to the sticks on a bubble screen or taking the top off the secondary, Waddle can do it all as sometimes Tua Tagovailoa's fourth option in Alabama's talent-rich core of wideouts. This guy has some of the quickest feet in the SEC and has no problems getting open off the line.

JUSTYN ROSS, WR, CLEMSON

2018 numbers: 46 catches, 1,000 yards, 9 touchdowns

The Ross file: Trevor Lawrence's star wasn't the only celestial being that went supernova in January's national championship game. Ross torched Alabama's talent-rich secondary with six grabs for 153 yards and a score, including this terrific one-handed grab near the sideline. Ross averaged 21.7 yards per catch as a freshman and his two most impressive outings came in the College Football Playoff. At 6-foot-4, Ross is a challenge to defend in 50-50 ball situations and he gives the Clemson passing game a difference-maker outside the numbers. Don't be surprised if he leads the ACC in touchdowns receptions as a sophomore.

LAVISKA SHENAULT JR., WR, COLORADO

2018 numbers: 86 catches, 1,011 yards, 6 touchdowns; 5 rushing touchdowns

The Shenault file: He's not going to get the exposure he deserves playing at Colorado, but Shenault is an elite player. One of college football's most notable performers in the opening month last fall, Shenault missed a few games in October due to injury and didn't seem to have quite the same burst after his return. He scored a touchdown in five straight games to open the season and managed five 100-yard games (including a 211-yard outing vs. Colorado State in the opener) in his first seven starts. A thick wideout at 6-foot-2 nearly 230 pounds, Shenault is utilized inside the red zone as well as a power running option.

CEEDEE LAMB, WR, OKLAHOMA

2018 numbers: 65 catches, 1,158 yards, 11 touchdowns

The Lamb file: So much for hiding this freak on the outside opposite of WR1 in Norman this season. Marquise Brown's departure to the NFL means Lamb steps into the driver's seat of an Oklahoma passing game now orchestrated by former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts. Will the Sooners win another Big 12 Championship with one of the nation's top offenses? If that's the attention, getting No. 2 the football is essential. It'll be interesting to see how quickly Hurts and Lamb develop a bond this spring as a top QB-WR duo.

J.K. DOBBINS, RB, OHIO STATE

2018 numbers: 230 carries, 1,053 yards, 10 touchdowns

The Dobbins file: He might not be the most talented ballcarrier in the country and won't be running behind the strongest offensive line, but believe this when we say Dobbins' numbers at season's end will be noticeable — despite somewhat of a sophomore slump after a 1,400-yard freshman campaign. He's not listed at the top of the Heisman board at the position alongside Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor and Clemson's Travis Etienne, but he deserves some darkhorse love. No longer splitting carries with Mike Weber, Dobbins is the guy in Ohio State's new-look backfield with Justin Fields at quarterback. There's a strong belief the Buckeyes will be more balanced this season, which means Dobbins' numbers will flourish.

JALEN REAGOR, WR, TCU

2018 numbers: 72 catches, 1,061 yards, 9 touchdowns; 2 rushing touchdowns

The Reagor file: One of the fastest players in college football with quick-twitch athleticism, Reagor shows off his wheels in a variety of ways for the Horned Frogs. TCU did a great job last season getting its sophomore standout the football, whether it came in the screen and slant game or end-arounds. Reagor averaged 14.7 yards per catch and 13.1 yards per carry, a playmaker guaranteed to move the chains when given an opportunity. The Big 12 is blessed with premiere talent on the outside, but Reagor is arguably the league's most dangerous.

JERRY JEUDY, WR, ALABAMA

2018 numbers: 68 catches, 1,315 yards, 14 touchdowns

The Jeudy file: Possibly the first pass-catcher taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, Jeudy has it all — hands, speed, athleticism. He's the perfect field-stretcher for the Crimson Tide and Tua Tagovailoa found him numerous times last fall for big plays. Jeudy averaged 19.3 yards per receptions last season and much like former Biletnikoff winner Amari Cooper, shares a similar breakaway gear as a long-strider. And Jeudy's stutter juke? Love it. It's debatable with Clemson, but Alabama's wideout quartet of Jeudy, Waddle, DeVonta Smith and Henry Ruggs is the nation's best group, a pick-your-poison predicament for opposing secondaries.

RONDALE MOORE, WR, PURDUE

2018 numbers: 114 catches, 1,258 yards, 12 touchdowns

The Moore file: Feed Rondale. It didn't take long for Big Ten defenses to center their game plan around No. 4 as a freshman last fall, but it didn't matter. After making a splash with 188 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in his Thursday night debut, Moore managed six additional 100-yard games as the Boilermakers were stubborn in getting him the football in space. At 5-foot-7, 175 pounds, Moore is naturally lightning quick and is a bad angle away from spinning out of a tackle and going the distance. His route tree is unlimited and when Moore gets a step on a cornerback, there aren't many better in football.

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3 hours ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I have been very impressed with these early enrollees.   I think several of these young men are extremely mature, poised and great leaders, in addition to being potentially, some of these best players we have had here on the 40 acres, in several years.  Having these young men here in the spring, gives them the opportunity to get playing time as freshmen, and becoming leaders of this team in the years to come.  This is important.  Having leaders push the newcomers and others, will give us a winning championship team in no time.  Kudos to our coaches in securing these player's service.

*players’

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Scipio Tex: Tyler Owens & Athletic Trajectory

Trajectory is a function of space and time. Position and momentum. We can all see the first plot point on a blank slate and pretend we know the ensuing direction and velocity, but absent more plot points over time, it's just guesswork, replete with bias, assumption and a lot of self-delusion. Athletic trajectory is no different. It's a plot point of performance and potential. One does their best to determine momentum as more data points are charted on the x and y axis.

When 2018 Plano East safety Tyler Owens committed to Texas in September of 2018, I was impressed by his physical attributes and considerably less impressed with his junior film. The distance between his on-field play and athletic attributes were considerable. The plot points didn't marry. For me, this has always been a major warning flag. In the spirit of Billy Beane's Moneyball, "If he's such a good football player, why is his football bad?"

More data came in. More minor points plotted. Owens had attended a Longhorn camp in July. He was big and long for a defensive back and easily the fastest man there. He showed solid feet and open hips in drills. He was split high with wingspan. We learned that he was an outstanding student and a good citizen. The fact that the Longhorn staff - a group I've grown to trust in player evaluation - offered him a scholarship immediately was a useful endorsement. This staff doesn't really do "camp fever."

But that junior film. Owens was hesitant, stiff, halting and outright passive and unnatural on a football field. He looked like a kid who was late to football and seemingly devoid of natural instinct. 24-7 ranked him as the 45th best safety prospect in the country - and that was largely off of his size and track times. Certainly not his film. Four months later he'd be a five star recruit.

Owens' senior season brought an entirely different data point. Way up and to the right. A trajectory like a mortar shell. If an athletic journey is measured in the distance traveled, Tyler Owens sprinted across Asia between his junior and senior years.

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Suddenly, the late-reacting junior was a head-hunting senior safety reading and punishing the run like a veteran and eating up space against the spread like Eric Nahlin at Golden Corral on coupon night. He played with fire, physicality, anticipation and speed. His play against the run impresses, but his ability to erase angles from depth such as at 0:21 and 1:29 in his senior highlights tells you how he'll do against Big 12 offenses that feast off of deep safeties with cheap screen and slant games. It also tells you how Owens is best employed - as a space eraser who can take away wide swathes of the field from depth, but still capable of filling a hole in run support against the zone runs that require defenders to read holes and cutbacks as well as the running back. A player that can erase angles from depth while still filling against the run is a spread-busting cheat code. I wonder if a huge safety who can run like a deer is also a potentially effective blitzer?

And the data points keep coming in... On March 8th, 2019 a senior Owens - looking every bit of 6-2, 200ish pounds - notched a 10.29 FAT in the 100 meters. His other two senior season track times are a 10.41 and 10.62, respectively. What might he throw down in April once he rounds into form? This for an athlete who will likely carry 215-220 pounds one day. Tyler Owens will plot his next data points at Texas. His trajectory will flatten because the kind of explosive growth he showed between his junior and senior seasons can't continue, but if you're not titillated by Owens, you're not following the plot.

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10 hours ago, irishtexan said:

Is this the race where he clearly jumped but they let him run anyway? Total gotdamn sip conspiracy!

Are you talking about the race where you can clearly see the puff of white smoke BEFORE he moved on the starting line, but the sound doesn't get to the recording device about 50 meters away until after the race had started?

Is that the "clearly jumped" video that you're referring to?

Or was there an actual video of him moving BEFORE the puff of smoke from the starter's pistol? If so, please post that video, because it hasn't made it to this board.

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39 minutes ago, cochamps said:

They will have another cause for martyrdom by then.  We know that there will be crickets if Tyler does what we expect.

Are you implying that aggy may not be 100% truthful when getting called on their past bullshit? I am shocked I say, shocked!

 

Still waiting for the inevitable news for SL-O’Neal to get spun down to LB this spring or summer...

 

It is almost from a DB standpoint the don’t realize you really can’t teach speed...

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23 hours ago, satyanash said:

 

One interesting point from Boyd's article yesterday was that DFW is apparently a more-prioritized region in Texas recruiting than Houston. That hasn't seemed to be the case so far in Herman's tenure here. Generally the "maxed-out" stigma seems to apply to DFW recruits more often than it does Houston ones.

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6 minutes ago, satyanash said:

One interesting point from Boyd's article yesterday was that DFW is apparently a more-prioritized region in Texas recruiting than Houston. That hasn't seemed to be the case so far in Herman's tenure here. Generally the "maxed-out" stigma seems to apply to DFW recruits more often than it does Houston ones.

It's because Herman is MENSA and knows that people from Houston are smarter, better-looking and more athletic than people from Dallas. It's just science.

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7 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Are you talking about the race where you can clearly see the puff of white smoke BEFORE he moved on the starting line, but the sound doesn't get to the recording device about 50 meters away until after the race had started?

Is that the "clearly jumped" video that you're referring to?

Or was there an actual video of him moving BEFORE the puff of smoke from the starter's pistol? If so, please post that video, because it hasn't made it to this board.

Christ almighty. It was a fucking joke. You sound like Taylor Hamm when someone besmirches an aggy recruit.

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3 hours ago, texifornia said:

It's because Herman is MENSA and knows that people from Houston are smarter, better-looking and more athletic than people from Dallas. It's just science.

houston is a coastal backwater with a swamp climate and horrible people.  dallas is a cosmopolitan cultural mecca with a dignified and educated populace comprised of the finest of all texans.  and we have the best sports teams. 

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20 hours ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

This just might help bring in a grad student recruit:

The University of Texas at Austin is once again tops in Texas. On March 12, U.S. News & World Report released its annual graduate school rankings — a sort of bible for educational institutions — and UT shines in nearly every department. 

For the 2020 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings, the magazine examined 2,054 graduate programs across six disciplines: business, education, engineering, law, medicine, and nursing. To determine the overall score, data strategists then sent surveys to more than 22,018 academics and professionals beginning in fall 2018 through early 2019.

Public affairs
The LBJ School of Public Affairs ranked the highest among UT's graduate programs, coming in at No. 10 with an overall score of 3.9 out of 5. The school tied with Princeton University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Minnesota in the 2020 ranking.

Also on the public affairs list is Texas A&M University (No. 33), University of Texas at Dallas (No. 53), University of North Texas (No. 82), University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at San Antonio (tied at No. 123), Texas Tech University (No. 139), University of Houston and University of Texas at El Paso (tied at No. 151), and Sam Houston State University (No. 182).

Engineering
UT's famed Cockrell School of Engineering has constructed an exceptional program, coming in at No. 11, and besting Ivy League schools such as Cornell University and Princeton. Texas A&M also fared well with a No. 15 ranking in engineering.

Rice University (No. 27), UT Dallas (No. 64), UT Arlington (No. 82), Texas Tech (No. 93), Southern Methodist University (No. 106), UNT (No. 141), and UTSA (No. 148) were also among the Texas schools on the list.

Education
When it comes to education, UT's flagship university also aced U.S News' graduate program ranking, taking the No. 13 spot. 

Elsewhere in the Lone Star State: Texas A&M (No. 34), Texas Tech and UNT (tied for No. 93), SMU and TCU (tied at No. 105), University of Houston (No. 110), UT Arlington (No. 118), Baylor University and UTSA (tied at No. 134), Texas State University (No. 157), Texas A&M Commerce (No. 163), Sam Houston State (No. 172), and Stephen F. Austin State University (No. 193).

Law
When it comes to law schools, UT was judged 16th in the nation, with an overall 77 out of 100. Just up the road, Baylor earned a respectable No. 48 spot. 

The jury's in for other Texas law schools, too. U.S. News ranked SMU No. 52, UH No. 59, Texas A&M No. 83, and Texas Tech No. 117 as tops in the state.

Business
McCombs, UT's powerhouse business school, also fared well in the cutthroat world of MBA rankings. The school came in 19th, followed by Rice in the 26th spot.

Other competitive MBA programs in Texas include: UT-Dallas (No. 38), Texas A&M (No. 40), SMU (No. 43), Baylor (No. 57), TCU (No. 66), and UH (No. 95).

Nursing
It seems UT's graduate nursing program is quite healthy as well. UT's School of Nursing took the 24th spot. It was followed closely behind by UT Health Science Center in Houston (No. 30) and UT Health Science Center in San Antonio (No. 35). 

Checking up on other Texas graduate nursing schools, Baylor (No. 41), UT Arlington (No. 56), Texas Woman's University (No. 70), Texas Tech and University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston (tied at No. 87), Texas A&M (No. 99), TSU (No. 129), and University of the Incarnate Word (No. 162).

 

LBJ grad here.  Love to see it!

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Just now, futureman said:

I really hope you’re not implying that an SMU coed sucking a 70 year old billionaire’s dick in a steakhouse bathroom is undignified.  

Dude, the class joints have table cloths for a reason! If I ain't receivin' I don't wanna see it when I'm hitting the can.

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It's because Herman is MENSA and knows that people from Houston are smarter, better-looking and more athletic than people from Dallas. It's just science.
houston is a coastal backwater with a swamp climate and horrible people.  dallas is a cosmopolitan cultural mecca with a dignified and educated populace comprised of the finest of all texans.  and we have the best sports teams. 
You're both half-right and half-wrong. Both places suck.
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2 hours ago, futureman said:

houston is a coastal backwater with a swamp climate and horrible people.  dallas is a cosmopolitan cultural mecca with a dignified and educated populace comprised of the finest of all texans.  and we have the best sports teams. 

Normally I find your shtick tiresome, but this was actually funny as fuck.

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