MarkInAustin

Took the words from me, and wrote it better than I would have.

They may try to kill the two geese that lay golden eggs but there are so many ways for it to backfire . One.has to wonder how stupid this is.

It is easier to kill a bill than to pass one.

Crowder was half of the pair of best Edges ever at UT, and one would be hard pressed to find better than Tim and B-Rob anywhere. They were a Natty pair. Tim gets my vote.

First, it is good that Sorsby will not suit up for a college team this season. Second, it was good that he went into rehab - and we can all wish him success in fighting his addiction, one day at a time. Beyond that, nothing else has changed, and the rest has been ugly.

The Big 12 could couch its response as discipline of its other members. It could say that no conference team can take the field against TT if Sorsby has suited up. Give TT the "wins". Nobody will count those forfeitures against the conference foes, nor take TT's "undefeated" record seriously.

i have alluded to this before. TT had been in the process of gradually building its academic rep over the last decade. It had moved into the top fifth of engineering schools and was attracting National Merit Finalists with full rides. It had done this, quite surprisingly, in Lubbock, Texas. ---- Wealthy donors have done magic for UT and so they could have for TT. I fear Campbell's agenda may send the academic reputation of TT back into the darkness. The State and even the nation really need more first class research institutions that are attractive to top STEM students. Instead, the public and brutal embrace of dishonesty in TT athletics will tar the entire school. Sad.

The NCAA as a party is not a Texas resident. I ask anyone currently practicing trial work why this case was not removed to Federal Court and why venue was properly in Lubbock at all.

I suppose the NCAA could rule that any game he plays in outside the judicial district of that Lubbock trial court will be a forfeiture by TT if Sorsby is suited up.

I hope Volantis settles down.

How many final two inning sets did Kavan pitch in CWS games? Or is this a two season total, all games?

We were at a performance at Bass Concert Hall last night, so the moment it was over I headed for the door in order to look to my right at the Tower. All lit in Burnt Orange...I knew. Watched the abbreviated replay on YouTube when I got home. You realize that a 70 mph pitch from 42' is on you in .4 sec., quicker than a 92 MPH pitch from 60'? Great game, great team. Hook 'em!

The Spurs passing game was a glimpse into the past. The individual highlights other than Wemby's were many and significant, although Wemby deserved the MVP award that was his alone.. His backup made a key block in crunch time. Harper made a sensational putback in crunch time. Champagne hit key threes and he, Castle, Harper, Devin, and Fox all played harassing D. Vassell put a 7'1" "star" in a box and kept him there. Fox controlled pace late in the game and made his shots as well. Keldon Johnson contributed tough minutes. Hat tip to SGA: I hate his perfection of the Harden Flop for the 21st century, but he carried his team and never quit.

https://www.texastech.edu/board-of-regents/bio-heath.php This is the kind of student TT has been trying to attract. As for his role as the student on the Board of Regents it expires tomorrow, or I would have written to him and asked for his vote to end this self immolation, which, of course, is the stepchild of the Board Chair.

TT has been upgrading its academic rep. For example, it has been attracting national merit finalists with full ride scholarships. But now, with this corrupt tail wagging the dog the school has suffered a blow to its reputation that may set back its image for a decade. This is a damned shame. America and Texas need more reputable and affordable engineering schools. Football wasn't ever going to add to TT's quietly improving reputation but it didn't have to sully it, which it has. I think TT's President deserves to be fired, immediately.