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This really didn't apply this year as both of Notre Dame & Ohio State's 1st round opponents had the same amount of rest as they did and then they both beat "rested" teams in the next round.

I don't know but I'm not sure there's a Texas player I've enjoyed watching less than Kadin Shedrick. Can't even imagine how different this team would be with a JT Toppin in his place.

I don't think so. If you paid attention to them at all over the last couple years you could see this coming. All year long everyone knew the season would culminate in a showdown between Duncanville and North Crowley and most that knew both teams felt like that game would be a coin flip.

We waited 4-5 years to see him star but he got on the field and produced as a freshman. We can't even get to the point of seeing Jaray on the field.

The part where he's talking about J-Whitt giving him the blueprint made me really think about Johntay and how the culture forced him out instead of allowing him to poison the well. That stuff doesn't exactly play out that way under previous regimes, especially with someone that has the talent and notoriety of Johntay.

Is the Players Era Festival a true tournament and not just a showcase? They already have the matchups set for the 2nd day which isn't something you'd see in a true tournament setting/format.

I'm not gonna lie, first time I heard of it I thought it was a Culinary Arts trade school.

Not to mention they only won by 4 at home against someone named Le Moyne.

Other than him commenting on Graceson Littleton's commitment that he'd cook him, I haven't seen anything.

So, when kids are playing AAU (or spring/summer club ball) at a high level the teams they are playing for are usually affiliated with one brand or another. Being affiliated with that brand has you playing the majority of your games in their exclusive circuit where you only playing against Nike or Adidas or Under Armor teams. Chavez has been the best player on one of the best Nike teams (Cy-Fair) on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) for a number of years now. With a kid that good, Nike has identified her as one of their future stars and that relationship over the years is one they hope to parlay into a professional one when the time is right. Could she go against the grain and sign with an Adidas school and still sign with Nike afterwards? Sure but Nike would probably prefer that the little girls that buy up all of the Aaliyah Chavez college jerseys have the Nike swoosh in the corner and not the three stripes. Hope that helps explain it some.

I hear you but using the most spoiled fanbase in all of cfb sort of proves my point. We shouldn't be that and after what we've endured over the last decade+ I'd just hope we'd appreciate where we are a bit more.

Man, I'm a little embarrassed that so many fans left the stands by this point. I know the game was in hand and maybe it was extremely hot in the stadium or something but it wasn't that long ago that Strong and Herman were on our sidelines while we were getting thumped by the likes of Oklahoma St & BYU. I would think we'd savor times like this. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Weaver was my first thought but then I thought about mimicking last year's starting lineup and potentially running & gunning from the start with Larry in the lineup.

@Gerry Hamilton with the news of Tramon Mark likely being out for tomorrow's season opener, who would you go with to replace him the starting lineup? Larry, Weaver or Kent??

The way that rivalry goes is the games are close at Jordan-Hare and complete beatdowns in Tuscaloosa. Even with Bama down, I'm not sure anyone expects this Auburn team to go on the road and keep it within 20 of the Tide.