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Tex-19

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  1. SIAP but has it been reported/confirmed that Weiner is staying at UT and not going back with Earley? One thing in ATM's favor with this hire - it does give them a chance at a NC next year by keeping the roster together. From that standpoint, it's not a terrible dice roll which they can bail out of within a couple years. But beyond next year, I'd be disappointed if I were an ATM fan.
  2. This drama might do for college baseball what Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese did for WBB. At least a little bit
  3. ATM has no room to whine considering the same shit happened when they hired Schloss and Jimbo. It's laughable. As far as them airing dirty laundry, seems like a classic MAD situation (Mutually Assured Destruction). Anyone think Schloss hasn't seen some illegal shit at ATM? While Jimbo was there?? Lol With that said, ever since he went to ATM (the first time I ever heard him talk), Schloss has given me some slimy vibes. A little Jimbo-esque. Still feel that way. But clearly he's a good coach.
  4. I must say that coaches getting asked about job rumors is always a fascinating thing to watch. It's a no-win situation but there are different approaches to take. Getting angry at the reporter isn't a good look for sure. However, I wonder if there is a little more context to the situation: The reporter was apparently from TexAgs and maybe Schloss knew that the reporter knew he was leaving. In which case, yeah he's pissed that the reporter pushed it out in the open at a time when the players and fans are already hurting. But more likely, that's an orange-colored glasses view and he's just an asshole like most college sports coaches. For real. This Schloss move is just example 3,452 of how college sports coaches are sociopaths. Obviously you don't want someone doing real criminal shit but no one should expect any of these guys to be bastions of morality.
  5. Lol why would Schloss tell anyone ahead of time that he's going to air grievances about ATM at his press conference? Seems like a load of crap
  6. So his whole staff has known about this during the CWS? Wow that's wild
  7. I just Googled his name and got a kick out of this. Nice job AAS!
  8. Picking up the Schloss fam perhaps?
  9. Well one thing is for sure, OTF isn't waffling on this one. They're being fairly obvious reading between the lines and saying it's signed
  10. Or it's not one of those two of course
  11. Gerry (not about a particular candidate): "By done deal ... the firing of Pierce isn't announced unless there is contract signed by the new hire already. It's 100% done."
  12. I don't think CDC would care about stealing thunder from the SEC BUT if his guy is Schloss or Vitello I would sure as hell think they would want him to hold off on creating a distraction. And I would think CDC would oblige.
  13. I still can't imagine a coach winning a NC and immediately leaving for their bitter rival. That would be wild. Even ignoring the rival part, when was the last time a Big 3 sport HC left after winning a national title (excluding pro jobs). I can't think of a single time. I wouldn't be surprised if CDC is doing his buddy a solid at ATM's expense and giving Schloss max negotiating leverage. Also, supposedly Schloss has really been pushing for facilities upgrades at ATM so I suspect that would be a big factor in all this.
  14. Same. I think it'd be a lot more likely if they'd lost in the supers or something
  15. I think there will be way more parity. The percentage gap in payroll between the UGAs/UTs of the world and the TCUs/Northwesterns of the world is about to shrink dramatically. Same reason a small market like KC can build an NFL dynasty while the NY teams haven't won shit in years. One question - does every P5 school HAVE to pay out the full $20mm per year? My understanding is that they do but I'm not sure. If yes, even more parity. If no, then some schools will drop further back but you'll still have some new ones pony up and become competitive.
  16. imo this is just the next step towards college football becoming a minor-league NFL. NIL and collectives still matter but the playing field will be much more level. Think about the NFL - why doesn't every free agent go to NYC or LA? Why don't random fans donate money for player salaries? Because the money directly from the team is the biggest factor by far. What's interesting is to see how different schools allocate the $20mm. First of all, no one seems to know for sure if Title IX applies yet. Beyond that, do some schools go all-in on smaller sports (ie Duke with basketball, Vandy with baseball) or do those same schools use this as an opportunity to actually get good at football (ie Duke/Vandy putting all $20m to football would suddenly make them a serious contender). As for the "where will schools get the money from when their athletic departments are losing money" question...schools will just lose more money in athletics and subsidize it from other places. Sticking with Duke and Vandy examples, both are small schools with endowments in the $10 billion range. $20mm/year is a drop in the bucket, especially if it is partially offset by additional revenue from winning. Bottom line - this feels like a complete ground-shift in the college sports landscape. We're gonna see random P5 schools suddenly pop up as contenders in a variety of sports depending on how each one decides to allocate this.
  17. Yeah so basically Sainz braked to avoid a collision on Perez, costing himself two spots and saving Perez from penalty, and then Perez is the one who benefits from the Sainz penalty which was a way less egregious version of the same thing. Seems extremely dumb
  18. Can someone who knows F1 better explain why Sainz got a penalty for going a little deep in one corner but Perez didn't get one for totally barreling through the first corner which cost Sainz two places and could've taken out multiple drivers? And then of course Perez is the one guy who benefits from the penalty lol Also nothing for Piastri after squeezing Sainz off the road on the prior lap? Seems wildly inconsistent to me. Also looked like Piastri still had plenty of room outside of Sainz when they crashed but he turned into his back tire.
  19. Tex-19

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    They signed 2 new starting guards in free agency so should be a lot better, at least on paper. According to PFF at least
  20. Tex-19

    2024 NFL DRAFT

    How does your GM still have a job? And is he on some kind of bender? In the last few months he has: 1. Passed on Bill Belichick in favor of Raheem Morris 2. Gave Kirk Cousins $45mm/year, same as Mahomes makes 3. Despite 2, reached for a QB at 8th overall 4. Traded a 3rd rounder to move up 8 spots in the 2nd, then reached with that pick
  21. He had a couple high draft pick safeties at ATM too. Like 2nd/3rd round
  22. Agree. Been saying from the start that it was weird Sark hired him for CBs
  23. I haven't been following the team as closely this year so can someone succinctly explain why everyone is so up in arms against Pierce? Seems like he has been good other than this year. 3 CWS appearance, pretty much always top 10. I like the Clemson coach Bakich if he does get canned. Comes from the Corbin school, took a Big 10 to a runner up finish, now doing well at Clemson. But first get ATM to give Schloss a Jimbo-level contract lol
  24. Mark seems like a baller on both ends. Pope would be awesome and Larry seems like a good pickup. Add Weaver and Tre Johnson and that's an excellent 5-man rotation at the 1-3 positions. Three stud scorers and a few stud defenders. Then just need 1-2 more bigs.
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