Glass Joe

The Willie Stargell jersey makes me like this commit even more.

Every house needs a utility man like John S. Mill

Forget about passing these guys the football, they should be passing the baton.

Wow! This is big. Great job getting the kid on campus under the radar…and should’ve been plenty of 1-on-1 time for the kid with the coaches.

@Gerry Hamilton does the Texas staff view Guillory as a Safety or CB for this class?

Sounds like Waxahachie is upping its recruiting game to better compete in District 11-6A. If you can’t beat them, join them.

More broadly, I’m interested to see the difference in how SEC refs call the game, versus the clown show of B12 officiating.

Is Osborne loose limbed and flexible, or wound way too tight and easily knocked off balance on contact?

Maybe this time, our AD will have the replacement identified and a deal vetted with the coach instead of getting hefty raises for every credible P5 coach that would be a target of a program like Texas. I know Perrin was an interim in a difficult situation, but this is how we wound-up with a mid major coach who simply doesn’t have a skill set to steer an organization at the highest level of his sport.

Tennessee Tech at home in the Supers was a minor miracle, as we would’ve otherwise been on the road at Ole Miss when they were a top 5 program. And we were very fortunate to win Game 3 against TTU. Then, swept out of Omaha. Then we somehow get USF at home for the Supers after they somehow got through the Miami regional with Miami and UF in the Regionals. Finally, we get East Carolina in the Supers (a program that’s never made the CWS in their history) and we prevail with the big sticks in Game 3. Well earned trip to Omaha. I realize some will say “but Pierce has 3 CWS trips in 7 years”….that’s what the record says! But context should matter in evaluating the “achievement” of making the CWS. For instance, Texas has made HALF of all CWS played in the past 76 years (38), and we are the winningest program (percentage) in college baseball history. So, is the goal for Texas to be a top 8 team when matched against the Tenn Tech, USF, and ECU programs of college baseball? (Top 8 meaning we make the 8-team CWS by beating those programs)? Texas has elite facilities, elite brand, elite history, top shelf resources, great fan support, and is located in the heart of the most talent rich high school baseball players / programs in the nation. Why shouldn’t we aim higher than ending the season #8 in the country 3 out of every 7 seasons? If our program “inputs” (resources) are top 3 annually, shouldn’t our results measure up? Maybe our metric of success should be higher than finishing in the Top 8 (against non-elite competition) and getting swept out of the CWS twice? Pierce feels like a solid mid-major baseball lifer whose success at Texas is as much due to context and inherent advantages of the Texas program than any causation he’s bringing to the program. Similar to Shaka, Herman, et al of the Patterson / Perrin era. Can Pierce really maximize an elite P5 program consistently? Don’t get me wrong…I love Texas baseball, and Pierce’s 2021 and 2023 teams accomplished things that made me a damn proud Longhorn, regardless of not winning a title. But I see a really bad storm coming next year, and there’s no place to hide. I hate the thought of listening to SEC fans mock us for being a bottom third team in “our sport” next season, particularly the LSU fans. Humbling isn’t a good look for the Texas brand. I hope I’m wrong, we shall see.

Memo to Porter: get an interpreter next time.

Hunter needed to develop in two key areas to allow Abmas to maximize for the Texas offense. One, Hunter needed to develop into the primary ball handler (with M.Carr leaving from last season). Obviously, that didn’t happen as Hunter is a ball handling liability. The result is Abmas had to burn lots of energy being the primary ball handler and this sub-optimized Abmas is an off ball shooter from distance. Two, Hunter needed to develop as the guy who can run a P5 offense and get his teammates the ball where and when they needed it to score. Again, that didn’t happen, and poor Abmas bore the burnt of having to initiate the offense. I will give Tyrese props for his on-ball defensive improvement and improving his shot from distance when open. He’s effectively got an off-guard game trapped in a PG body. That said, I would prefer to move on from Hunter and get a true PG in here who can get Tre Johnson the ball where and when he needs it to optimize his scoring ability next season. As well as a PG who can coordinate the other parts of an effective offense (getting Weaver the ball off cuts, getting Alexander the ball on the low block, etc).

Disappointing. I was hoping the SEC would allow Texas (and OU) to play the other 7 SEC schools that we didn’t get to play in the 2024 season (plus the Tx-OU game, of course).

Hi Trev. Welcome to your first day on the job here in aggyland. Here’s your first crisis to handle. (In seriousness, RIP to the poor victims)

As long as he brings C.Carrington with him 😀

Gerry, do you have any thoughts on the future of Ignite / G-League in general, and the possible impact of the Ignite program ending, and what that all means for college basketball? Adam Silver and team will be reviewing the future of Ignite in the next few months, due to the NIL impact on college basketball.

Wow, that tops the Lane Kiffin firing on the airport tarmac following a loss to Arizona State. At least Kiffin got to do the obligatory postgame presser before getting fired.

His brother has played for Minnesota and Tech (Brady Boyd), and was Ewers’ go-to guy when he was QB at SLC.

Do you think Texas is a 7 seed for the NCAA tourney right now? And if we lose to KSU in the first round of the Big 12 tourney, do we drop to an 8 seed, or stick at a 7 seed? Lastly, what would Texas need to do in the Big 12 tourney next week to secure a 6 seed in the NCAA tourney?

Sidenote on some NBA history: Tom McMillen played on the 1972 U.S. Olympic team that was robbed by the Societs for the gold. He was then a first round pick of the Buffalo Braves (NBA team). The Buffalo Braves moved to San Diego and became the Clippers, and Tom McMillen was traded away to make room for Bill Walton. Eventually, the Clippers moved to LA.

NCAA with a Friday afternoon news dump, conceding defeat in the courts and (weakly) suggesting their own leadership needs to “do something!”. What a profile in courage the NCAA leadership is!

My 5 most difficult (or worrisome) games: 1. UGA - easily the best opponent 2. Michigan - at Big House, top 10 team 3. OU - They live and die for this game 4. Kentucky - classic trap game on schedule before the aggy game 5. UTSA - A program defining opportunity for a well-prepared team with some talent and Texas coming off the biggest non-conference game in the nation (UM)

Another intangible that Texas has entering the first weekend of the NCAA tournament is we are very experienced in playing big games on one days rest. Texas plays so many games on ESPN “Big Monday” after also playing on Saturdays that we are experienced in the short turnaround game prep (one days rest) - and particularly so against top level competition. Since the NCAA tournament requires teams to play on this same short turnaround timeframe, this is a subtle advantage for Texas.

I strongly suggest that @Gerry Hamilton make the drive to Goodland, KS to do some in-person scouting. Just look up where Goodland is on Google maps and let me know whatcha think 😀.

Do you think USC convinced him to take his OV on June 22 in order to prevent him from attending Texas’ preferred OV weekend? If so, may be indicative of which school really has his ear right now.