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closetojumping

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  1. Without going into a bunch of details, the 501(c)3 side of TOF will be ending shortly. The House settlement is specifically ending that aspect for all programs. Independent NIL work and TOF LLC related work will continue, including uninterrupted for the subs and stuff. NIL support above the university/AD payouts is still going to be essential and corporate NIL will be critical, due to many of the concerns voiced here about the return of bags and other such if there isn’t more active support to ensure players feel like they’re getting their value.
  2. I've skimmed his stuff this time around. It looks like a lot of pseudo-math lumped in with his opinions in an effort to look credible. I get it, but anyone putting weight on his numbers early in the season is messing with fool's gold.
  3. It’s only a good hire if the guy is calling the shots on personnel, like a NFL GM. And that’s assuming that he’s actually good at that these days. It’s bizarre looking from my view. It pleases me. OU looks lost at that this point.
  4. You guys are doing a ridiculous amount of handwringing about this. As corporate NIL grows veins into the Texas athletics department, and that's happening for sure, fearing the unhinged offer will become more and more pointless. The Canady scenario is not the norm, even for Tech. Barring lunatic-level shit out of nowhere, Texas is sitting pretty. And if there were going to be lunatic-level shit, we'd be hearing about it already.
  5. There's like 8 OL drafted in this mock of the first round. None of them are Kelvin Banks Jr. That shit is laughable.
  6. It’s the local elementary school PE coach, everybody! Replete in your Bike shorts, tucked in Polo, long tube socks and a whistle, you’re going to punish all of us because one asshole stepped out of line.
  7. You posted the wrong pic, doofus.
  8. Being a Title-ist looks like a miserable fucking life.
  9. I see two issues: 1) It’s just kind of retread feel to the hire for many of us. It’s also a position coaching role, as opposed to simply being an advisor. 2) Some people think that anyone over a certain age, I guess maybe 65?, is a worthless fucking drag on society. They either need to sit in their rocking chair, watching Matlock reruns while they eat their tv dinners, or they need to be taken out back and shot, leaving their carcasses to the coyotes and critters. I’m in group 1, but I agree with your sentiments.
  10. Booker and Membou are objectively worse than Banks in every way. Neither has better tape. If Banks is a Guard, he's a better Guard than either. Frankly, Booker looked like shit at times. Also, the idea that Campbell is 3x better on the board than Banks is dumb as fuck too. Campbell also doesn't have better film than Banks. Watching these idiots, and I know you dig Jeremiah but he does this every year, pick apart obvious takes over things like one inch in height is comical. Watching Kiper then rank Simmons above Banks as well is what I regard as evidence of dementia setting in for that well-coiffed but old bastard. Texas did win. Finished 3rd in the country and was a playoff semifinalist. I think you missed this while posting with your eyes rolled back inside your head on the Quinn Ewers thread for months at a time.
  11. I think I have Edwards in my early predicted list for this class. He's the kind of back that Sarkisian likes to have on the roster for utility work and STs. I assume they are able to land Cooper or the Bama guy and Edwards. That info on Stewart confirms that he's not coming to Texas. It's odd to me that Texas seems to take an early commitment every year that ultimately has no business being on the commitment list (QBs excluded). They're going to sign a tier above Stewart for all 3-4 WR slots.
  12. Seems like a hedge commitment for Texas. If they’re feeling like they’re going to close well on 3 guys higher on the board, I’m betting he doesn’t make his visit.
  13. Where was an attempt at policing in what I wrote? I commented on comments, which is literally the reason for this thread.
  14. I don't like the hire, personally. I like everything else this offseason, but the Akina hire is uninspiring. Here's hoping he's still got it, I guess.
  15. Ha. Right. We are caught in a maelstrom of overthinking this one. This shit is building up into a Cat 5, given the personalities involved. This is going to be overthought for another 25,000 words, I suspect.
  16. All of those teams crave the perception of “momentum” in the recruiting cycle. Those are all paid unofficial visits without some other guys being serious about the recruitment. Let’s see who gets the OVs. Almost. It’s not the offer, it’s the fact that ATM will pay for every demand ahead of an actual signing right now. -Pay a guy to unofficially visit and pay for his family? Sure -Pay for a commitment? Sure. -Pay for a visit? Sure. -Guarantee playing time? Sure. -Bad mouth your own depth chart? Sure -Pay a better number for a signing over Oregon, Texas, Ohio State or others? Uhh, maybe?
  17. The money had absolutely zero to do with this. There isn’t a donor out there begging for a random assistant hire. No they will not. Good lord. Texas has a ton of young recruiting support and Akina has all of the skins on the wall otherwise. I’m nowhere near 73, buddy. He’s the opposite. This is a bad take and you should feel bad.
  18. You saved yourself there at the end. There is no way that subject can be discussed without Chuckles being right in the middle of it. I think she would have been gone after this past fall but the ladies pulled out the conference title. She’s got to be hanging by a string.
  19. Yikes. I haven't followed Clark since she moved on to the WNBA and I don't even want to know what she's done to inspire hatred.
  20. I guess I've not kept up with Swoopes. What platform is she on in which you guys are seeing her behave so angrily, and about what?
  21. I guess we're all kind of just shrugging on this. I feel like Sarkisian has a great chance to upgrade here.
  22. Serious question - is Sheryl Swoopes actually rich?
  23. You should start a RB thread where you bawl all over the current depth chart and everyone can laugh at you as you do it.
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