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Jordan is on the list. Rushmore means 4.

Maybe Mt Bonnell… not Rushmore.

Travis Mays would have had a very good NBA career if not for the injuries. He may be my favorite ever because he came from Florida to a sorry team and brought it up from the ashes to create the most exciting version of Texas basketball ever with Blanks, Wright, Collie, Myers and the rest.

Reggie Freeman, TJ Ford, KD, Tre Johnson

But the other side of the sword is that huge commitments of the revenue share is going to cause havoc to teams rosters. How will the starting left tackle feel about his backup pulling $1.7M per year? And with so much money going to one player it dilutes amounts available to other positions. Seems Sark and company get that and are being strategic. I also like the culture evaluations. As Bobby said, we may have dodged a bullet with the Ojo commitment.

Interesting to see the mix of comments on this topic. Surprised by a few. For me, this goes beyond football and the Kaydon Finley example is extremely minor overall. It was an observation about a moment that was disappointing and unnecessary, especially given his dad’s legacy. More broadly for me, It’s a commentary about doing things the right way. Representing yourself and your family with character and class. The Felix Ojo example was far more egregious and I’m extremely thankful that guy isn’t gonna be a Horn. For a few of you who’ve made incorrect assumptions about me, I feel this even stronger when a Texas longhorn crosses the line. Since Sark has taken over, it’s been refreshing to see the focus on character, doing things the right way, proving it on the field, “who you are some of the time is who you are all the time”. I hope Sark is the head of our football program for the next decade-plus. A much needed change because it wasn’t that long ago when Longhorns (Coaches, Administrators, Players) were definitely not doing things ‘the right way’. When Herman was our coach, I couldn’t stand the way he ‘led’ our team in such a classless, low character way. His lack of character, high ego, narcissistic self important mindset flowed down to some of the team and it was sickening. I posted about it at the time as did others, on other boards. The importance of representing yourself and the university with class. Winning is not all that matters. Back to the present day. Fired up and excited for our Horns. Great leadership, accountability, culture. Let’s keep it going. Hook em!! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

Growing up in a household likely full of burnt orange and a framed jersey with Daddy's and His last name on it... and surely Daddy watched Longhorns games on TV and pulled for Texas... I just know if it were me doing that, my (late) father would have made me pick up the cap and apologize to him and the coaches who recruited me for such classless behavior. This shows me that Texas potentially dodged a character bullet. Too bad he can't go back in time and play for Miami circa 1990-1991. I have to believe the ND staff were embarrassed. If this had been at A&M or OU, I "might" have understood it. But, it's an honor to represent Notre Dame and his actions are out of line with the character of the Irish. It's just a shame because his Daddy was a credit to the Longhorns. He must be embarrassed.

Isn’t Slater Martin in the nba HOF? Did UT make the final four during his time at UT? Seems like Martin and KD should be leading the way followed by TJ and LaSalle.

Okay I am assuming we are talking four. KD, TJ (Back to back players of the year), DJ and LA. Apologies to PJ, LaSalle, Mays, Mihm, and Turner I am amazed Turner is still not pissed at Barnes for only playing 16 minutes in his last game.

Met Kris Clack at the Summer League at UMass Boston back in the day. He had a shootout with spurs prospect Derrick Dial. Pretty cool but Red Auerbach sat two rows in front of me during that game.

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Oh God. It’s Jordan, even if all of them played for Texas.

Goosby was light when he got here. Turntine doesn’t have to start as a freshman. He will put on necessary mass to be a beast.

Here’s the list starting from the Tom Penders era: Travis Mays Lance Blanks Joey Wright Terrance Rencher Reggie Freeman Kris Clack Chris Mihm TJ Ford PJ Tucker Lamarcus Aldridge Kevin Durant DJ Augustin Tristan Thompson

TJ Ford, Kevin Durant Lasalle Thompson, PJ Tucker, LaMarcus Aldridge DJ Augustin, Lance Blanks, Jarrett Allen, Mile Turner, Travis Mays, Johnnie Moore

Great post. I'd say at Texas but a pro Mt Rushmore is very interesting also. Tre Johnson professionally will far surpass the college legacy he left. DJ Augustin is severely underrated. Cory Joseph - Chris Mihm - Tristan Thompson many first round picks in the past who provided much less value to winning than PJ Tucker.

Johnny Moore, Jim Krivacs, Lasalle Thompson, Lance Blanks and Miles Turner are 2nd Team. Tristan Thompson, DJ Augustine, Terrence Rencher, James Thomas and BJ Tyler round out third team.

The key recruiter for the Horns in this recruitment hadnt had contact for days. He was the main point of contact until about 10 days ago. BP-W is a solid prospect. OTF has him as a 4-star+ prospect. One college coach compared him to a future 275-pound version of Barryn Sorrell if he maximizes… if that comes to pass, very good player

Travis Mays should be in there somewhere with KD, TJ, LA and PJ.

That’s my main concern as well.

With these guys signing revenue sharing agreements (not waiting on the old NLI), I think a lot of these early commitments will stick.

For Texas Kevin Durant TJ Ford Terrence Rencher Slater Martin

NBA Bird and Magic… literally changed the game. Jordan was an amplifier to that change. Abdul-Jabbar for longevity, social activism. In short, he was a cultural icon. People forget how dominant he was… 6 MVP’s… all-time scorer.

Do you recall a kid picking Texas who greatly disrespected another school in the process? Or could have done it “better”? Didn’t think so.

Is it purely at Texas? Or NBA career factors in? KD TJ The obvious … Wooden & Naismith Awards winners DJ Augustin and LaMarcus Aldridge in my years. LaSalle Thompson is likely a pick for some Texas fans … Johnnie Moore could be too You have guys that are better NBA players that college players - Myles Turner, Jarrett Allen PJ Tucker will always be underrated as a college player at Texas