Bobby Burton

He just replaced A&M with South Carolina for June 20. My take on the offer is pretty simple. He’s damn good and Texas is going to recruit the best in the country. Penn State has also offered and is trying to get him to visit.

While elements of what you say are true, I think it's more about who the people are. For example, Bob Kraft got plenty of grief over his involvement in these types of places, although he apparently did so with consent. He was on the news over it for months. DeShaun Watson did it without consent sometimes, allegedly. Those two are/were the faces of a franchise. They have a much higher profile than Tucker. After all, Tucker is a kicker. If Tom Brady did it, what do you think the media would do? There's also the idea that Kraft was the first owner and Watson was the first player to have to bear such allegations. So the "newness" aspect drove some of the media narrative IMO. It's similar to the first time someone like Ray Rice did what he did during the Me Too movement. As for the punishment phase, Tucker was just waived by his team after they looked deeper into the allegations apparently. What else could a team do? My point is: I think there are certainly some elements of race as an issue in America that are valid. And part of what you wrote above is true. But it's not exactly an apples to apples comparison like you make it out to be. Again, America is not perfect. I'm just not so sure this is a shining direct example of what you speak.

Love this!

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Hearing the trip to New Orleans for Arch and some of the receivers might be cancelled. New Orleans just had three inches of rain and it’s not looking better the rest of this week.

No political comments please.

Interesting rebuttal from plaintiff’s attorneys as it relates to the possibility of an “Executive Order”. https://www.hbsslaw.com/press/ncaa-student-athlete-name-image-and-likeness/hagens-berman-law-firm-behind-massive-ncaa-nil-litigation-says-talk-of-executive-order-and-sabans-interfering-are-unmerited

Sometimes, it’s just nice to read or hear about things, about someone truly taking advantage of their opportunities. This is the case below…

It’s well, well over $20mm. Period. That’s not debatable. Someone may be feeding him a line of bs.

That’s why they might go the way of Northern Iowa. It feels like they’re asking the state of Iowa to fund the NIL instead of the university.

Notre Dame.

He talks about $20mm being too much and the possibility of Iowa State becoming Northern Iowa. Somewhat fascinating to me. https://x.com/genetics56/status/1918764080170684448?s=46&t=ISjkoHkBIkXYXFbgvlDUoA

Rick Vavro is down there today and sent these pics. Looks like a Chamber of Commerce weekend.

I may have started it, but everybody here is what makes this place great IMO. I mean that, not only for CJ, Gerry, Jeff, Blake, etc., but also the folks who post who are both knowledgeable and civil.

Wow. End of an era.

Only for a National Championship. I have my standards.

Thanks for the kind words!

I wish nothing but the best for all involved, personally and professionally. That's about all there is to say for me.

Yes, they absolutely do.

Wow! This baseball team is the biggest sports surprise on campus this year IMO.

Steve Sarkisian recap of NFL Draft: “There’s nothing like seeing our players achieve their lifelong dreams of being drafted to the NFL, and that goes for the ones that will sign as free agents, too. When you look at last year’s draft with a school-record 11 guys, and this year breaking that with 12, that’s 23 players in two years drafted off a team that in year one (in 2021) we didn’t have any. That says a lot about the work these guys have poured into building our program and the trajectory of where we’re headed because of these guys. This group of guys went to back-to-back college football playoff semifinals, led us to top-five rankings the last two years, won the Big 12, were in the SEC Championship game in overtime – things that hadn’t been done at Texas for a long time. They set a standard and there’s a lot of be proud of with this group because of what they’ve meant to our program. To think, when we got here there were 32 players total from Texas on rosters in the NFL and when you add this group in, we’ve nearly equaled that number in the last three drafts (28) – 23 in the last two alone – which is pretty incredible. I couldn’t be prouder of every one of these guys and the future they have ahead of them. It’s not really when you get drafted, it’s what you do with the opportunity, and I’m confident all these guys – along with the ones signing as free agents –understand that and will maximize the opportunity in front of them.” “These guys are one of the groups that helped change the culture of our program. We were excited to see their names called on draft day, but more importantly, want to let the teams that picked them know that they’ll not only give it their all on the field, but be great teammates, tremendous representatives of their franchises and outstanding members of the community. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them and so happy for them and their families.” “They really put in the work, bought in, committed to being great, and it says a lot about our staff and all they poured into them, as well. Their explosiveness and power, football IQ, ability to do a great job interviewing with teams, the way they conduct themselves, those are all things we take great pride in here, and these guys are a great reflection of that. It’s a great moment for them and their families, but it’s also definitely motivating for the guys that are on our roster now. The message to them is if you follow the recipe for success here and focus on team success, the individual accolades, awards and honors will come. We’ve got a hungry group that wants to help the team be successful. It’s a roster full of ‘want to’ guys and not ‘have to’ guys, and I credit a lot of the players before them for creating that ‘want to’ mentality that our team has right now.” View full news story

They’re currently on a two-game losing streak. 😉