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KXAN published stat graphs for the season for all areas. Click link for complete article. Check the graph on quarter performance. (excerpt) https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/horns-report/by-the-numbers-stats-to-know-about-the-texas-longhorns-2023-season/ How many points do the Longhorns typically score each game? The chart below shows the number of points scored and allowed by the Longhorns in each game. The team is scoring an average of 35.1 points per game, while allowing the opposing team to score an average of 17.3 points per game.

Pierce is in charge, but kudos to Rodriguez for his connections. (12 years at Pepperdine)

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Below is the Perfect Game rankings referred to in the above post. Click on link for entire list. Note this does not include portal. With the addition of Yeskie as pitching coach, LSU has a very strong coaching/recruiting staff. Combine with Marucci and NIL money... but you have to play the game on the diamond. HS commits Top 100 Points Avg Player College Recruit Rankings Class of 2024 | Perfect Game USA Texas - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments

Does Barron look 100% ? Seem to be favoring his right leg, noticed same when he got up from table at post game press conf.

Piqued my interest @Js1. Cursory look at past opponents who have published schedule. Lone Star Invitational @McCombs 23-25 Feb Stanford, ULL, Colo St (great tournament) Texas St, Feb 28, (there) Apr 10 Tenn is coming down to play UT Arlington on 8 Feb and follow with a weekend @Baylor. Too bad we could not have scheduled in lieu of UTA or a Monday game. Suppose game at Clearwater affected. New B12 teams '23 record. UCF 40-21 BYU 35-17 UH 20-30 (Hope Nadia Taylor and Hope Trautwein can improve the program) Cinn - No program

"rest of my mind" Luv you David ! https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/football/2023/11/11/texas-football-longhorns-win-over-tcu-horned-frogs-quinn-ewers-jonathon-brooks-reactions/71553280007/

Yep, they have until 1 Aug '24. Not a good rule since teams need to fill out roster with portal, etc. National Signing Day is November 8, 2023 for all D1 and D2 sports outside of football or basketball, and the signing period continues through August 1, 2024. National Signing Day: Everything You Need to Know (ncsasports.org)

https://www.tcta.org/legal-services/legal-issues-a-to-z/faqs-when-placed-on-administrative-leave I am not in the education field, but did he contact the Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc as the first step ? Is he a new hire under a probation period ? I believe @Knoxtnhorn is in the education field. Though I think he is in the Metroplex, perhaps he can offer advice.

At 12:46 Scipio alludes that TCU had our offensive signals last year. Mentions coaches, players thought the same.

https://txst.com/sports/baseball/schedule Texas St schedule for those interested. Texas games are at Astros Minute Maid College Classic and April 9th and 10th. Texas St also plays at the Round Rock Classic Feb 23-25 with Kansas, Wash St. and Kentucky (Mitchell Daly's return to the ATX area). Hope he does well, great person.

Final Fall game vs Texas St, tonight, 6PM (weather permitting, 64% chance of ts). No LHN.

https://www.mlb.com/news/d-backs-bullpen-surge-helps-key-world-series-appearance Nice article on the formation of the Dbacks bullpen. GM or whoever needs a payraise. And Lovullo and Brent Strom (75 years old) for their management. Lovullo gives Strom full control. Former Dback Greg Swindell is happy. (excerpts) That bullpen makeover started when the D-backs acquired Sewald. While all the attention was on splashy deals around the league like Justin Verlander, Jordan Montgomery and Max Scherzer, the D-backs sneakily made just as big of a deal to acquire their closer. Adding Sewald allowed the younger relievers to settle into their roles. That then opened the door for Thompson, who was designated for assignment by the Rays in August, to become an integral middle reliever. Ginkel has been one of the hottest relievers in baseball for over a month. Saalfrank was called up at the start of September to be a lefty killer.

Post was made to reply to post immediately above which asked which game was telecast last year.

Just the first game. The annual Fall World Series will be played Thursday-Saturday, November 3-5, with the series opener set to be broadcast on Longhorn Network at 6 p.m. https://texassports.com/news/2022/10/6/baseball-announces-2022-fall-schedule.aspx You mentioned you spoke with a player at a tailgate who stated Pierce elected not to play another opponent during the Fall to better evaluate the players. Did he seem pro/con or indifferent ?

Dlisappointed the media oligarchs in Bellmont have not released the post game press conf on TexasSports or YouTube (that I can find). An abbreviated version was on Texas Game Day Final but seemed to be far from the completed version. UH, USC, and others are available.

https://riceowls.com/sports/baseball/schedule Rice published their schedule this week. No Texas, will play Notre Dame, Stanford, aggy and LSU. In spite of Pierce allegedly cancelling the traditional Stanford series, note how Stanford schedules. They hosted Rice and Tech last year (maybe a home/home), played @ OU. Played at the Round Rock Tournament in '21 and @ UTSA. Maintain their recruiting footprint. I and think others miss the Stanford series. Will be interesting to see how the demise of the PAC12 affects their program.

The NCAA is investigating the University of Michigan football program amid allegations of sign-stealing, the Big Ten announced Thursday. “U-M Athletics will offer its complete cooperation to the NCAA in this matter,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement Thursday. “At the University of Michigan, all of us are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity for all members of our community. This is the same expectation I have of all coaches, staff, and student-athletes.” The Big Ten approached Michigan State on Wednesday, ahead of this weekend’s matchup between the rivals in East Lansing, with what the league described as “credible evidence” that the Wolverines have successfully stolen signs called by opposing teams’ coaches this season. Athletic article: The NCAA is investigating Michigan “over possible rule-breaking around in-person scouting of opponents,” according to an industry source briefed on the matter. According to NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1, off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited. Manuel spoke with conference commissioner Tony Petitti on Wednesday. According to a source with knowledge of the allegations, as of noon Thursday, Michigan had yet to be presented with evidence compiled by the conference. The Big Ten claims that Michigan, as one source with knowledge of the allegation said, is using a “vast network” to steal opposing teams’ signs. The league told Michigan State it has reviewed film that indicates UM had knowledge of what play an opposing team was going to run before the play occurs. “The Big Ten Conference considers the integrity of competition to be of utmost importance and will continue to monitor the investigation,” the league said in a statement Thursday. Upon learning of the pending investigation, Michigan State initially warned the Big Ten it might consider not playing Saturday’s game out of concern for health and safety for its players, according to two sources briefed on those conversations. On Thursday morning, MSU confirmed it will play the game. Michigan’s upcoming opponents were notified of the allegations and games are expected to take place as planned, an industry source said Thursday. Sign-stealing is not prohibited by the NCAA, unless a team intercepts in-game electronic communication. But it has a long history, with decades of accusations and allegations in college football. Prominently, in 2020, Clemson was touted as the best sign-stealing program in college football. Prior to the 2020 Sugar Bowl, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables “seems to always know exactly what the other team is doing.” Arizona State coach Todd Graham was accused by both Washington and Utah of signal-stealing in 2015. At halftime of a 2014 game, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder accused Auburn of sign-stealing. A year prior, Auburn was accused by Florida State of sign-stealing in the BCS championship game. The list goes on. The question facing Michigan is if these recent allegations go beyond on-field sign-stealing. Michigan is currently under NCAA investigation for a series of Level II rule violations relating to recruiting during a COVID dead period and statements to NCAA investigators. Coach Jim Harbaugh served a university-imposed three-game suspension. https://theathletic.com/4978212/2023/10/19/michigan-football-sign-stealing-michigan-state/

Recap from TexasSports. - Leighann Good had right arm in a sling. Shoulder/arm injury ? Soft type sling, maybe not serious. - Didn't realize pitching Coach Taylor was so young. Checked bio, graduated from Middle Tenn St in 2018. 2 years vol asst at UConn, 2 years as pitching coach at Lehigh. Lehigh had a 2.73 era last year, 40-14 record. AUSTIN, Texas – The month of May may be seven months away, but Wednesday night's fall softball game between Texas and Texas A&M felt like a true NCAA Regional matchup, before the two programs played to a 2-2 tie after seven full innings of action. The same way it did against the Aggies when the two teams met for a regional title during their last meeting on Sunday, May 21, 2023, Texas jumped out to an early multiple-run lead in the first inning as Viviana Martinez sparked a two-run bottom of the first with a run-scoring double to plate Bella Dayton, who led off the frame with a walk and advanced to second on a Mia Scott walk, from second. Three batters later, Martinez, herself, scored when Alyssa Washington singled down the right field line to mark the sixth first-inning run for the Longhorns over the last two meetings between Texas and Texas A&M. Over the next three innings, Texas managed to have at least one runner on base, including the bottom of the fourth after the Aggies plated their first run with a two-out double in the top half of the frame. Texas A&M scored its game-tying run in the top of the seventh, when Aiyanna Coleman connected for a solo home run to begin the frame. Texas attempted to rally with three pinch hitters — Jordyn Whitaker, Vanessa Quiroga and Baylea Brandon — in the bottom of the seventh, but the trio were unable to reach base and ended the game. In two innings of work, Teagan Kavan struck out three Aggie batters, pushing her four-game fall strikeout total to 15 in 29 batters faced. FROM HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE "Tonight was very much like a regional-type matchup with the way the crowd was hanging onto every pitch and every play. Having 871 fans here tonight for a fall game, I was very pleased with that and the support from the crowd. We came out and hit the ball really well to begin the game, and then we stopped scoring. You have to give (Texas A&M) credit for that, though, because they were making plays when they had to. Both teams played really well tonight and that's just a credit to the game of softball." FROM SOPHOMORE VIVIANA MARTINEZ "So far, I've really just been focusing on what I'm practicing on every day and taking that to the game. I'm just trying to stay within myself, really. Tonight felt so good. There was an amazing crowd, so the energy levels were high and playing against (Texas) A&M is always good competition. Tonight was just a fall ball game and I can't wait until the regular season gets here." https://texassports.com/news/2023/10/18/softball-plays-to-a-seven-inning-tie-with-texas-am.aspx

Also on LHN, 7PM. (excerpt from email) FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING! Texas Softball continues their fall slate of games tomorrow against future SEC rival Texas A&M! Admission is FREE and seating is on a first-come first-served basis. Things to know ahead of gameday... Parking Complimentary parking is available in the East Campus Garage. For more information, please visit the PTS website. For questions about Texas Softball ticket options, please contact Ticket Sales and Services at tickets@athletics.utexas.edu.

Hopefully, because it is vs aggy more info will be published. Normally Fall games are free, not sure about parking in the garage. I try to get there early and find street parking. May want to call the athletic ticket office (512-471-3333)

Good Luck to him ! A check reveals he entered the portal in June, signed with Ala in August, Lake Travis alum. Exhibition game vs Auburn. Alabama was 3rd in the SEC last year in ERA. He pitched 2 innings last year, control issues.

Very sorry to hear, Bear. Especially after losing your close friend a few weeks ago. T&P for you and your Family.

Good points all Burt, and also by @bschoolprof. But don't discount the fact as mentioned by bschoolprof that 3 games (Wyoming, Baylor, Kansas) we played the backup QB which could well affect overall defensive stats. Kansas QB was scratched the morning of the game. What kind of staff leader is PK ? Good resume, but ... Are the rumors true that Bo Davis wanted to leave due to disagreements ? Read it here so must be true. 😊

If not otherwise available, may want to run a Carfax or Clearvin. Slightly high mileage on the F150 (perhaps not for truck). Does the Limited have the 450HP engine ? If so, alot of engine for your need. If the Tundra meets your interior need, may be the better choice.