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Whitmire is the only one who seems to have a brain or any critical thinking capabilities. +1 University of Houston. I think....

Whitmire should have followed with, "Then why the fuck are you here wasting my time and taxpayer money?"

It's as much a mystery as the details of Pepper Hamilton's report. In case it has not been said recently: Screw Baylor.

Whitmire just destroying this buffoon representing Baylor. the Baylor athletic director. Baylor totally screwed the pooch here. Whitmire asked why he's not considering the best interests of other Texas schools - like Houston.

I wonder if Gottlieb uses his own credit card these days. Fwiw - Gottlieb went to Notre Dame. He stole a classmate's credit card and made numerous purchases. He transferred to Golden West College (CC in Huntington Beach, CA) and then to OSU. He occasionally has interesting perspectives on basketball, etc., but when he starts to talk about loyalty, responsibility, business, etc., it's comical. Sure, no one is the person he/she was at 20, but Gottlieb has made so many horrible public statements over time that it seems that he lacks the proper perspective or humility for the job he has.

Agree. Very professional. Shares facts about the state of Texas Tech, notes upward trajectory and pride in the direction it is going. Notes that he will always act in the best interest of the university, its athletics department, and its affiliates. It's almost like Schovanec realized that shitting on Texas and OU might not really help his cause. And he decided to stifle whatever tantrum he had brewing (if any at all) until he cooled off. Again, very professional.

This is the key takeaway. The impact of such a move is well above the level and responsibility of the AD - at any university. Even the most talented AD in the country would not be involved in the initial discussions. The stakes are too high. @closetojumping - when you refer to "adults" in this context, do you mean President + BOR? Are others involved?

Exactly. With the academic financial incentives at OU, there are likely more national merit scholars enrolled today than were enrolled in the 60s, 70s, and 80s combined.

This. Until 2011, every member of the Big10 was in the AAU. Today, Nebraska is the only Big10 member NOT in the AAU, as they were voted out in 2011. They would have have been admitted to the Big10 w/o the academic credentials. ISU and Kansas meet that requirement and could be the additions to get the Big10 to 16.

Culturally, they might fit better in the B1G (MSU, PSU , Michigan).

SIAP - ESPN pumping the Aggy/SEC relationship as "perfect fit." https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31845340/how-texas-sec-college-football-top-conference-formed-perfect-fit There seems to be a great deal of revisionist history in there. It is typical offseason promotion... One especially odd reason for leaving the big12:

I think he misspelled COUNTY.

The comments are worth the trip over to reddit-land.

Looks like 2-man duck-duck-goose.

David Ash has a BS in Communications and an MS in Finance from UT Austin. I have to believe any finance gig will pay better than this. Of course, few finance gigs allow you to knock the living hell out of someone.

As with any live sports, the goal is to sell ads. And you set ad rates as a function of viewer numbers. Producing a weekly Tebow special interest piece is considerably easier (and more profitable) than rotating through the other members of the Gators (Hernandez, Pouncey brothers, etc.). Tebow is a very good athlete and he is extremely competitive. My guess is that he will not make the 53 man roster, but will sell a few jerseys and put about 1500-2000 more butts in preseason seats and the proceeds go directly to the Jags ownership. He'll provide the networks with a weekly pregame human interest story and will attract more TV eyeballs. For reference, the offensive contributors on the 2008 UF National Championship team included the following NFL-bound players: WR Percy Harvin, Riley Cooper, Louis Murphy TE Aaron Hernandez OL Phil Trautwein, Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Pouncey, Mo Hurt, Marcus Gilbert RB Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey That's quite a talented set of offensive players. Tebow had a lot of help. For reference, the defense included future NFLers Joe Haden, Janoris Jenkins, Brandon Spikes, Major Wright, Carlos Dunlap, Ahmad Black, and Jermaine Cunningham. The team was loaded.

@Doc Reeves comment reminded me of this

I disagree, but it is not a hill I care to die on His antics reflect poorly on him, not UT. Skip Bayless is a smarmy, loud-mouthed, lying douche. I'm not sure it really reflects poorly on Vanderbilt. It reflects poorly on him.

Acho is monetizing Acho to the greatest extent possible. I don't have a problem with it. If he's on the TV while I am watching and he gets annoying, I turn it off. The stories about his "struggles" are likely a bit inflated or disingenuous, esp. before college. Most folks who attend St. Marks are probably doing just fine. Did he receive some verbal abuse along the way? Perhaps. HS boys say stupid shit all the time to each other. My suspicion is that he heard racial slurs infrequently, as he was one of the biggest, strongest, fastest guys at St. Marks. Even if he was a turn the other cheek guy, standing up and staring down a racist asshole likely stopped the comments for good. I do not think he reflects poorly on UT. His success shows the value of getting a degree and what opportunities could open up after a career in football concludes. That's good for UT.

There are tons of good examples here. I'l view it through a slightly different lens: which debut albums "upset" their genre and/or changed the mainstream? In no specific order - many have already been said Beatles - Please Please Me Velvet Underground and Nico Jimi Hendrix Experience Sex Pistols - Bollocks Roxy Music - Roxy Music Ramones Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy Van Halen The Smiths REM - Murmur GnR - Appetite Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Beastie Boys - License to Ill Black Sabbath Nirvana - Bleach The Stone Roses Oasis - Definitely Maybe NWA - Straight Outta Compton Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show Eminem - Slim Shady Weezer - Blue Album I saw NIN in a bar in Miami in 1989. Opening acts were Meat Beat Manifesto and what would become Marilyn Manson. NIN played the entirety of Pretty Hate Machine and a few other songs. It might be the most entertaining show I have ever seen. There are many that I likely forgot.

Since others have taken the thread in the direction of admissions and top-X%, here are a couple of random notes... In 1987, admission to UT could be had in 3 ways: (1) top-25% (2) 1100 SAT (3) take 2 summer classes at UT and get B average There are various opinions on "why does top-X% exist?" The first is "taxation without representation," as rural lege members were complaining that none of their constituents were getting admitted. The second was "response to Hopwood" and the observed reduction in minority representation at top Texas colleges. There are many academic papers citing and discussing the latter. The top-X% guarantees admission into the university, not necessarily into a specific/desired major. 100% of admits to Engineering, McCombs, and others are at the discretion of the schools. In general, the person who is top-12% at Westlake, Westwood, Highland Park, etc, is more likely to gain admission than the person who is top-7% at a weaker school. That person will have high standardized test scores and more exposure to AP classes. Note that only 10-15% of applicants outside the top-6% are admitted at Texas. Limiting auto-admits to 75% of the class was prudent. Top-10% admissions would ultimately fill UT with only Texas residents. It's not entirely clear they could fill seats in more selective majors with auto-admits.

My mistake...

Have you never heard of The University of Phoenix?

Another example of "wow, offseason sucks." Too many examples of fail to list, but I will... Handle: BigGameBoomer. Hint number one that it will be garbage. State College, PA - fail As noted, Seattle and Austin are not really college towns any more. Tuscaloosa is infinitely better than Auburn. Berkeley, CA? Really? NC - App.St. Fail - UNC, NCSU, Duke? Ohio over tOSU? Nope. tOSU t-shirt fans are morons, but that part of Columbus is pretty decent. No arguments: Minnesota - big city, but the campus area is great. Indiana - slightly better than Purdue and Notre Dame, but both are catching up to Bloomington. West Virginia - no other choices and no one else could read, so who cares Agree w/ Columbia in NYC, as Manhattan would be great as a college town. However most 18-22 year olds cannot appreciate Manhattan. It's more of a 22+ environment.

Prior to its release, I paid zero attention to anything about this other than the name and Clancy affiliation. So, I recently reread Without Remorse (actually 2x speed audio book while I did my daily walks) in anticipation of this. While watching, I kept searching for the 1.5x speed option on Amazon video. Does it exist? Writing was mediocre. Acting was mediocre. Action was OK. They just borrowed a few names from WR and had some very loose ties to family deaths, CIA, Russians, etc. The writing does set up some possible derivative works, but they killed off the most talented cast member (Guy Pearce), acting-wise. However, quality acting is not really needed to carry an action series. A "true" portrayal of WR would require a considerably different investment and Vietnam-era storylines won't move the needle these days. I'm confused why Amazon - or the producers - felt the need for the additional expense for the affiliation to Clancy/WR for this. I guess a loose tie to the Clancy-verse helps with the 35+ demographic.