55 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

It's the first game against a top team.  The freshman will get better. Coach Vic will whip them into shape. 

I am out of loop, was this a real game or exhibition ?

3 hours ago, Beldar said:

I am out of loop, was this a real game or exhibition ?

Exhibition. First one for Texas. Believe it was UConn's second. 

As some others have said, the freshman are talented but they lack experience.  Whether they get enough experience during the year to make a run at the end will be key.  A couple of freshman for UConn were European pro players and the experience difference was obvious.

PG definitely was rough, especially the 2nd half.  Shooting % outside of Booker second half just took a nose dive off a cliff. 

11 hours ago, BabyBevo said:

Not in Women’s. 

UConn says hi

Texas will be really really good by March. Schedule is conducive to getting the freshmen going before you really have big time games that have stakes. 

 

9 hours ago, Beldar said:

I am out of loop, was this a real game or exhibition ?

Clueless.

Exhibition. It was an NIL bag for the girls. 

I think one issue I see already this year will be Speights being our backup PG and so small and a liability on defense. Unless you play defense like Rory Harmon, teams are going to attack you at 5'6" every time down the court like UConn was doing. They weren't even taking full advantage by putting her in the pick and roll. So she either needs to figure out how to play extra on defense like Rory and Hildalgo do or Vic might not be playing her as much as the season continues. 

 

Breya has really transformed her body! She is so much quicker! 

 

Nice.

81 - 64 Texas beats UCLA!

What the final score of last season's national semifinal should've been like...

I have been looking for a post game presser but I don't think Coach Vic did one. These NIL games are not very organized or well attended. Are they even worth it? How much does each participant make on these? 

On 10/19/2026 at 10:57 PM, Bevohorns said:

Was not impressed at all. The team still lacks shooting and the pg and center position look rough.

So you give up after one scrimmage going against UConn on their home floor. ? 

8 hours ago, Califashorn75 said:

I have been looking for a post game presser but I don't think Coach Vic did one. These NIL games are not very organized or well attended. Are they even worth it? How much does each participant make on these? 

Not sure, but there was some sort of media availability. A few of the Texas beat writers had some post game comments by Cori Close. One was giving Texas props for playing in their practice uniforms due to whatever issue UCLA had with theirs. The other was complaining (again) about how "aggressive" Texas is and how it is, somehow, "inhibiting the growth of the game." 

 

Upgrade in exhibition opponent. 

 

 

On 10/25/2026 at 8:45 PM, Califashorn75 said:

I have been looking for a post game presser but I don't think Coach Vic did one. These NIL games are not very organized or well attended. Are they even worth it? How much does each participant make on these? 

Its an exhibition game and change to practice against another team without counting towards the season record.

 

ChanmanV said:

I think one issue I see already this year will be Speights being our backup PG and so small and a liability on defense. Unless you play defense like Rory Harmon, teams are going to attack you at 5'6" every time down the court like UConn was doing. They weren't even taking full advantage by putting her in the pick and roll. So she either needs to figure out how to play extra on defense like Rory and Hildalgo do or Vic might not be playing her as much as the season continues.


Watching defensive mismatches like that stress me out, so I usually need a distraction after the game. Lately, I've been hopping on lucky8-bet.net lucky8 new to blow off some steam and reset. A quick session on the slots is way more relaxing than watching our backup guard get posted up all night.

 

Speights can still be useful in short bursts if the offense stays organized, but UConn had a pretty clear target whenever she was out there. The freshman growing into more ball-handling duty would ease that a lot by March.

Edited October 29Oct 29 by cedarlatch66