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2nd Royal thread within a hour of the other one

@Gerry Hamilton I want to enter here that Phil Jackson said a certain 22 year old was the best player he'd ever seen in May 2001.

I do think a lot of the CBB world has gotten flustered with Texas finally getting a good roster, and they have projected a lot of the scheduling thing onto them. If Texas would not have had that good of offseason, they wouldn't even be saying anything look at Texas a&m schdule its way worse than us and they also probably spent a good amount of money on that roster.

@Bobby Burton spending waaaaayy too much time on C&F on The Sand Aggie Preservation Bill. Over and over and over. Not that I disagree in general, it's just wearing me down. Please let UT brass and SEC Sankey do what they are paid for. Oh. Not mentioned enough is Cody got sway because he is huge contributor to DJT and Cruz. And how did shotty Sen Schmitt from MO in into the action? Don't answer that one.

Jeremiah Smith trying to channel Kobe for Ohio State. We need Arch to lean on Kobe to kick buckeye ass. Texas won title in January 2006. Killing losers in January 2006.

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Sam feels it in his loins after girding them 😂

Question for the mods here - seems like one of two things is happening. Either the media is getting this from somewhere, like school sources or inside Royal’s circle, or these guys are rushing to get RPMs out first by reading tea leaves and vibes. Any insight into which?

Great class!

Love the mental gymnastics these guys play in their minds. Miss seeing those posts on X. Thanks for posting this!

Hot take but I think Amari Evans is a NBA player

Somebody asked me why I would mention YMCA. Greatest pre-draft workout in the history of professional sports was performed by a 17 year old boy at Inglewood YMCA.

Texas announced a 13-member Hall of Honor Class for 2026 on Thursday morning Men's: Mark Boswell (Track and Field, 1998-2000) Malcom Brown (Football, 2012-14) Ryan Crouser (Track and Field, 2012-16) Jackson Jeffcoat (Football, 2010-13) Garrett Weber-Gale (Swimming and Diving, 2004-07) Mike Williams (Football, 1998-2001) Lawrence Sampleton (Football, 1978-81) Women's: Khat Bell (Volleyball, 2011-14) Connie Clark (Softball Head Coach, 1995-2018) Blaire Luna (Softball, 2010-13) Evwella Munn (Basketball, 1979-80) Amy Shaw (Swimming and Diving, 1990-93) Janet Walker (Tennis, 1998-2001)

I had the misfortune of playing across the line from him and getting double teamed the entire game by him. He was the offensive left guard and another guy (Jennings I think who later went to A&M) who was bigger than him at tackle. Was a long night. I did not contribute to his brain disorder I can assure you as I spent the evening crashing into the gap and falling down to plug the hole so as not to end up 10 yards down field.

Lou Holtz famously described his star Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Billy Ray Smith Jr. by saying that Smith would spot the ball carrier, take the absolute shortest route to him, and "arrive there in a bad mood".

My issue is what @harveycmdsaid in a prior post. That question wasn't asked of Dusty May last year. Not Scheyer, Golden, Hurley, etc... in this summer's off season. That makes it a total BS question IMO. I do think Texas stepping up to compete with the big boys of college hoops will cause some of these moments and convos. I love it ... because Texas is going to be talked about in a totally different way nationally in hoops.

My daughter's second favorite book is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, which we read probably five times from the time she was nine to sixteen. Vietnam war movie Apocalypse Now is based on Heart of Darkness. Daughter's grandfather (my dad) served three tours in Vietnam (66-67, 69-70, 71-72) as a Navy Chief. They could only make you serve one tour. He volunteered for the last two. His primary job the last two tours was to navigate up river to deliver operators to different locations. My dad would watch Apocalypse Now with us while we read Heart of Darkness. He would always squirm during this scene for reasons I won't relay.

Heckuva player. RIP