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Professor Chesney

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  1. This insipid take got buried during the OV weekend news, so I wanted to bump to emphasize how disingenuous this really is. I had thought the emergence of NIL would finally loosen up the media and let them acknowledge the rampant bag game behavior of the last 15 years. Clearly that is not the case for whatever reason. To oversimplify, NIL is an expanded, sanitized evolution of the under-the-table player compensation that a handful of shady programs utilized for years with impunity. Case in point, I unearthed this legendary post detailing what Alabama football players drove over the years during their time in Tuscaloosa. Anyone with half a brain cell can see what is going on here, and it is impossible to credibly how this is different from the status quo, much less that it is a better/fairer practice. https://247sports.com/college/usc/board/29/contents/alabamas-recruiting-dominance-continues-wow-50860219/ It is impossible for someone with as much industry insight as Terry to argue in good faith that the pre-NIL days were a nobler, cleaner time that was better for the players and the spirit of competition. They’re just mad that Lambos > Dodge Challengers.
  2. I wonder if these developments permitting direct school-athlete monetary payments will let us revisit the policy of the school rewarding loyalty points in exchange for TOF donations.
  3. While this is nice, it is peak off season so only the die-hard degenerates like us are still loosely paying attention. All of the filthy casuals have lost interest in asking about Micah Hudson for the twentieth time and have wandered off somewhere else to complain about baseball or politics. They’ll be back in the fall.
  4. If Texas can soft fire Blake Gideon with a “reassignment”, this board’s reaction would be orgasmic.
  5. If it gives anyone comfort, I recently caught up with someone who would generally know that feels positively about Kenny Baker purely as a coach based on this spring. He isn’t some “rah rah just give more effort” charlatan. The techniques he is teaching and his methodology seem to be legit. Didn’t get into if he was better or worse than Bo Davis. Forgot where I posted it last year but the same person in spring/summer last year insisted Byron Murphy would be a revelation.
  6. Right when I had already reached the acceptance stage, they go and do this…
  7. Purely based on limited observation, it seems like the teams that coax a player into the portal are usually the ones that win out since they have already done a lot of the legwork making their pitch through intermediaries. Big example that come to mind is Drew Sanders with Arkansas. Curious if anyone feels differently.
  8. This is a very interesting topic, appreciate the spreadsheet work. Noticing how none of the 1st round WRs were 5 stars, I wonder how “valuable” a 5 star at one position will likely be versus another position. For example, is a 5-star WR more likely to be a first round pick than a 5-star DL? I am too busy (lazy) at the moment to do a deep dive, but a cursory look back at the 5 star WR rankings is kind of shocking. In 2021, for example, the industry ranked WRs in the top-40 were: Emeka Egbuka (OSU), JaCorey Brooks (Bama), Mario Williams (lol), and Agiye Hall (lolol). In 2020: Julian Fleming (OSU), Demond Demas (lol), J Smith-Njigba (OSU), Kayshon Boutte (LSU), Rakim Jarrett (Maryland) and Jordan Johnson (ND). Draft status isn’t the be-all-end-all of player productivity, but only JSN was a first round pick and arguably a ++ player.
  9. I tried Verdad Kitchen for the first time, and I think it easily has the best fajitas in Austin. To be sure, “best fajitas in Austin” is a low bar compared to Houston or San Antonio, but I would put these up against el tiempo, pappasitos, la piscina etc. Definitely on the pricy side, however. We also ran into Cooper Manning, so another positive data point.
  10. Nice. One of my favorite cities; there is something for everyone there. Really easy to bike around. Not sure if you need any recs, but Joe Beef lives up to the hype. Otherwise you can’t really go wrong with hiking, restaurants, and clubs. Only negative is that the Casino does not have craps. Biggest tip is to make sure to check the weather a week out. May can be near freezing cold or a sunny paradise.
  11. By complaining that you’ll miss “a bunch” of away games each year, you’re implying you travel to the big XII towns where Texas actually played their away games. I don’t see how that logical leap is so difficult to make? @bolverk admittedly schooled me on driving geography so my initial point on convenience is weaker. So I’ll just stop being poor and fly instead.
  12. Jeez dude, take 20% off the top there. This is an overly dramatic, terrible take. So much wrong here. Lamenting that you won’t get to travel to scenic big 12 towns like Lubbock, Ames, Manhattan, or Stillwater? I refuse to believe anyone can argue in good faith that these are better road trips than Nashville, Athens, Baton Rouge or Oxford. Also, I don’t understand the flying point because it is not like the SEC is more geographically inconvenient than the big 12. Have you ever driven to Lubbock? It’s miserable and takes like 9 hours. Baton Rouge, Fayetville and the Mississippi schools are all closer or comparable distances. Calling ESPN execs “fascist” is the dumbest, most nonsensical overreaction I’ve seen on this board and that is a high bar. I don’t think that word means what you think it means. Finally, zero chance you forego binge drinking during football season. Most unbelievable take in the entire post, honestly.
  13. Oh, like CJ Stroud?
  14. Can someone explain why Terrion Arnold is getting projected in the top ten? Admittedly most of my perception is colored by him getting roasted by Texas’ receivers in September, but he doesn’t seem like an athletic freak and defaulted to pass interference whenever he was getting beat. He wasn’t even the best CB on his own team this past year. Did seem great in run support though.
  15. *failed DC. So really it is just convincing a successful and highly compensated NFL d line coach who hasn’t coached college in 10+ years to come down and cater to the whims of teenagers. Slam dunk imo
  16. You should make posters pay extra or donate to TOF before they can be immune from being made fun of for the dumb takes they post. Kidding aside, exciting stuff and kudos for getting this off the ground.
  17. I know this kid will eventually be a stud. But it was hilarious watching dad-bod Ethan Burke work him over all game for two sacks and multiple holds.
  18. Good reason to post his interception against OU. I was in the stands that day and I swore it was one of the most athletic DB plays I would ever see. Glad that we’re finally recruiting athletes like this again.
  19. Caleb Downs had some quote in his recruitment about how he can’t imagine leaving the south and there are only two coaches he ever considered playing for: Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. With a kiss of death like that I’d be shocked if he didn’t end up at Ohio State.
  20. Agreed. Also, his family food truck is pretty good https://jiveturkeyatx.com/menu-
  21. You’re most likely right, that Sark just won’t rotate no matter what, but the WR room talent level is now orders of magnitude different from prior years. Here are WRs 4-6 from the prior years (ugh): 2021: Kelvontay Dixon, Marcus Washington, Kai Money 2022: Savion Red, Troy Omerie, B. Thompson 2023: Cook (FR), Deandre Moore (FR), Isaiah Neyor (injured). Even in 2023 when the talent level was the highest, it still didn’t even come close to the level of the first string. The backups were either talented but true freshman (Cook & Moore), or inured/pouty Neyor. They couldn’t really justify taking out the starters even when gassed because the talent drop-off and risk was still too high. In 2024, it is not unreasonable to think that the backups might significantly close the talent gap enough to warrant spelling the starters, or in the case of Wingo offer a combination of size + speed that isn’t otherwise present on the roster. There won’t be the same drop off from Golden to Cook than say, Golden to Marcus Washington. Still, if Sark doesn’t rotate next season, the initial instinct would be to worry that otherwise how can you continue to pitch elite high school talent that they will see a path to development and playing time. But if this becomes the new normal, does it even matter?
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