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Their coach has a serious problem.

Legalization of pot.

Completely different legal issues

This doesn’t include any roster building and NIL

Correct

Good context, thanks. That makes sense. So maybe the narrative hasn’t been debunked!

We fired our coach that needed a buyout and hired miller thats why it's that high. Look at Indiana they did the same thing as us last year.

This represents the operating budgets from a year ago, so not indicative of the current-year budget. And this does not disaggregate by NIL, so again not totally informative. But, if accurate, these numbers suggest that Texas is spending as much as anyone in the country on MBB. A year ago, Texas spent the fourth-most on its MBB operating budget of any program in the country. Just thought it was interesting given the narrative that suggests the opposite.

Two things, Texas WBB is in great hands currently. Texas WBB will be in great hands for the future. This upcoming recruiting class is Vic’s best and the top in the country.

From the announcment for Spaight: "The 5-foot-8 senior point guard averaged 19.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and four steals per game this past season, leading the Gaels (23-3) to the Class 5A state title, the program’s second in three years. Spaight shot 48 percent from the field, including 41 percent from 3-point range, and sank 77 percent of her free throws. The state’s 2023-24 Gatorade Player of the Year and the 2026 NIAA Class 5A State Championship MVP, she’s ranked as the nation’s No. 18 recruit in her class by 247Sports. "Spaight has maintained a 3.29 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at the University of Texas this fall. "Spaight has volunteered locally serving meals to the homeless and assembling backpacks for underserved schoolchildren. She has also donated her time as a youth sports camp instructor and as part of holiday turnkey drives for the needy."

From the announcement for Bjorn: "The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-2 senior guard/forward averaged 25.7 points and 14.3 rebounds per game this past season, leading the Panthers (22-7) to the Class 6, District 8 championship game. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection and a national Naismith Award semifinalist, Bjorn also averaged 2.5 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.8 steals per game. Ranked as the nation’s No. 10 recruit in the Class of 2026 by ESPN, she concluded her prep basketball career with 2,380 points and 1,192 rebounds. "Bjorn has maintained a weighted 3.93 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at the University of Texas this fall. "A member of the Park Hill South student council, Bjorn has volunteered locally with People of All Colors Succeed, a non-profit that focuses on self-empowerment for students."

From the announcement for Crittendon: "At the time of her selection, the 6-foot-3 senior small forward had led the Ravens to a 22-4 record this season and the quarterfinals in the 6A state tournament. Crittendon averaged 28.3 points and 6.7 rebounds through 26 games, including 36 point effort in a 86-25 win over Brighton High. A three-time Rocky Mountain League Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American selection, Crittendon is ranked as the nation’s No. 8 recruit in the Class of 2026 by ESPN. She concluded her prep school career with 2,983 points, 891 rebounds, 270 assists, and 323 steals, making her the leading scorer in state history. "Crittendon has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at the University of Texas this fall. "She has volunteered extensively at local elementary and middle schools in addition to donating her time to the Denver Dream Center, a non-profit organization that offers support for underserved people at risk. Also a member of River Ridge’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has also served as an instructor at youth basketball camps."

From L-R: PF Bri Crittendon, SF Addison Bjorn, PG Lizzy Spaight

I will be winning this year. Thanks for playing everyone!

Running back room was so fun to watch go through drills last week. There have been years where there were noticeable dips at the position after the top guy or so. Not in 2026. Texas goes 7 deep, with four in a position to give you really solid production whenever need be.

Great stuff Jeff

You think they getting bounced in the first round?

I feel really good about these four groups. That's not to say that the other position groups are in trouble, but I love the talented depth within these four positions.

Viewing windows into two spring practices aren’t enough to tell us everything about the 2026 Texas Longhorns. Nevertheless, the time afforded to the media to take stock of the Texas position groups provides a good snapshot of positional depth across the roster. One thing I’ve always tried to identify is which position groups have talented depth. Those are position groups that can bring In reserves for starters with minimal decline in ability, potential, or production. The best recent example is the 2022 running back room on the Forty Acres. With the Doak Walker Award winner (Bijan Robinson) leading the way, Tashard Choice’s room in his first season coaching the Longhorn running backs included Robinson, Roschon Johnson, Keilan Robinson, Jonathan Brooks and Jaydon Blue. Those players who shared a backfield for one season at Texas were selected in the first, fourth, fifth, second and fifth rounds over three NFL drafts, respectively. That’s the best-case scenario for a position group aiming to boast talented depth. Right now, I think four position coaches can rightfully claim they’ve got talented depth in their room. 1. DEFENSIVE LINE Even if Justus Terry doesn’t exclusively fit in with Kenny Baker’s group, the fact that the defensive line can go through drills unaffected by the absences of Terry or James Johnson (both of whom are on the mend) says a lot about the unit’s depth. It would be hard to find a better four-man group in the country than Ian Geffrard, Alex January, Hero Kanu and Maraad Watson. There’s a chance all four of them could be drafted in 2027, or January and Watson could return for the 2027 season as potential early-round picks in 2028. Regardless, Watson spending time practicing playing closer to the ball is the kind of move that could allow Baker and Will Muschamp to mix and match combinations based on certain situations to ensure the four lead dogs in the pack have enough gas in the tank for the fourth quarter of games and, hopefully, a deep run in the College Football Playoff. Considering there are four players with realistic NFL futures headlining the group, Baker and the Longhorns can continue to let Myron Charles, Josiah Sharma and Zion Williams develop behind them. Texas also doesn’t need Johnson or Terry to rush back from injury because of the quality and quantity at the point of attack. This group might not have the ceiling of the 2023 group, which featured four linemen who went in the first three rounds of the 2024 (Byron Murphy went 16th overall and T’Vondre Sweat was the 38th pick) and 2025 (Alfred Collins was picked 43rd overall and Vernon Broughton was selected with the 71st pick) drafts. Thankfully, it doesn’t need to repeat that level of draft success to play a pivotal role in the Longhorns' competing for a national championship. 2. WIDE RECEIVER Emmett Mosley V and Ryan Wingo weren’t on the field for either media window during the first week of spring practice. Still, they’ve got spots secured within Steve Sarkisian’s circle of trust as two of the four wideouts on the 2025 squad who were targeted more than 40 times (94 targets for Wingo, 49 for DeAndre Moore Jr., 48 for Mosley and 44 for Parker Livingstone, according to Pro Football Focus). Considering the 31-target difference between Livingstone and the wide receiver with the fifth-most targets last season (Daylan McCutcheon with 13), there are six scholarship wideouts (McCutcheon, Sterling Berkhalter, Jermaine Bishop Jr., Kohen Brown, Kaliq Lockett and Chris Stewart) competing for the last spot in the rotation. And if the buzz Bishop generated last week carries over to padded practices after spring break, that could leave five of Chris Jackson’s scholarship players to duke it out for whatever targets are left over after the top four wide receivers get fed. The sense of urgency among Jackson’s charges should be sky high. Anything less won’t cut during what must be an insanely competitive spring, with Sarkisian, Jackson and the other offensive coaches doing whatever it takes to maximize what’s expected to be Arch Manning’s final campaign as a Longhorn. 3. EDGE Brad Spence spending time with the EDGE group and the linebackers in spring practice is a sign that Muschamp wants to put Spence’s natural pass-rushing ability to good use. Colin Simmons is going to draw enough attention to get pass rushers playing alongside him in favorable matchups and cleaner paths to the quarterback. Spence is one of the players who can take advantage of those situations, but he’s not the only one. Lance Jackson, Smith Orogbo, Zina Umeozulu and Colton Vasek have flashed playmaking ability throughout their Texas careers. Keep in mind that after Muschamp was hired, the staff avoided losing Umeozulu and Vasek to the transfer portal, showing their value to the program. Even though six defenders are competing for opportunities to get after the quarterback, Jamarion Carlton and Richard Wesley look the part physically. It isn’t a hot take to think one or both of the true freshmen could log high-leverage snaps by the time the 2026 season is in the books. 4. RUNNING BACK There was a time last season when Quintrevion Wisner, C.J. Baxter and Christian Clark were dealing with or recovering from injuries. That left Jerrick Gibson and James Simon to pick up the slack. By the time the Longhorns were preparing to face Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, three of those five runners had entered the transfer portal. Michael Terry III had already moved over from wide receiver for depth purposes by that point. Wanting to avoid similar pitfalls in 2026, Sarkisian and Jabbar Juluke left nothing to chance in the offseason when rebuilding the running back room. Raleek Brown and Hollywood Smothers were two of the best available running backs in the transfer portal. Derrek Cooper was one of the top high school running backs in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Those three, along with the returns of Simon and Terry, the late-cycle addition of Jett Walker and whatever becomes of Ryan Niblett's role, give the Longhorns seven scholarship backs, a group with a good mix of experience, youth, proven production and high upside. Considering Baxter and Clark were coming off major injuries at this time last year, it’s remarkable how the position has been almost entirely turned over and is better positioned for success, with more margin for error based on the early returns from spring practice. View full news story

They needed to mind the damn business. That boy ain’t hurting nobody. Let the boy move a little dope. It’s giving him entrepreneur skills and continue to help him develop his mathematical skills.

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Can’t believer his sister is a Sooner

You are right

His girlfriend is a sooner for one and he likes to do it for engagement because we have such a big fanbase