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I took her comment to mean "I hate doing these pressers - get asked the same dumb questions every time and I'd rather be relaxing in the locker room." I remember Yao Ming getting asked "what are your favorite English words" and he said "Last question" lol. For some the pressers are easy breezy, for others it's a bit of a pain.

I saw this on The Athletic - "Texas spent a pretty penny — close to $3 million, we’re told — to bring in Cam Coleman from Auburn and to give quarterback Arch Manning one of the best receiver groups in the country." Question: If Cam is getting "close to $3 million" as an experienced productive transfer then what is a fair market valuation for freshmen recruits Easton Royal or Monshun Sales ? And could you justify paying both? (I'd assume they would warrant roughly equal NIL deals since they are ranked #1 and #2 WRs). Also, while I'm here, the same article asked "Is it [the Texas WR room] the best? One Power 4 personnel staffer sees some flaws." Flaws? Flaws? What are you talking about dude! Here's what the P4 "personnel staffer" had to say - (guessing he works for a jealous rival). "Coleman is their best receiver with a great catch radius, but I don’t think he’s a burner,” he said. “Ryan Wingo is your best athlete, but not a real good receiver. Emmett Mosley is your best overall receiver, but doesn’t have long speed. They all have flaws that can limit them if you have really good corners. Week 2 (versus Ohio State) will be the test.” Actually haven't seen anyone claim we had the "best" WRs, just that we had upgraded the position with Coleman, but whatever. Interesting take on our WR room. If they want to see "long speed" I hope we unleash Bishop on their sorry asses.

PAY DA MAN !!!

Shrinking OV list hopefully means we feel really confident about the guys we are still recruiting

Supposedly they will file for an injunction in Lubbock District Court, so odds are they might get a favorable judge. This is what Chambliss did in Mississippi USA Today article - NCAA may decide Brendan Sorsby’s season — or a Lubbock judge might

Hopefully whenever Brock Williams and John Meredith decide to announce it (I'm hoping those are the two lol)

I like this better than last year's rat poison when we were the pre-season # 1 team and Arch was the Heisman favorite projected to go # 1 in the 2026 NFL draft. Underestimate us until your heart's content ...

Speaking of media rights, this one scrambled my brain for a bit. "Amazon to televise 3 marquee Duke basketball games as part of landmark deal" - not just the usual pre-season dreck games but games against UConn and Michigan and Gonzaga. Right now the UConn and Michigan games look like two of the most anticipated non-conference games on anyone's schedule next season. quote: "The deal will include extensive NIL opportunities for Duke athletics and is part of a broader retail partnership expected to be announced at a later date." Think about it - we get to televise a few of your most anticipated games and provide "extensive NIL opportunities for Duke athletics" as part of the deal. Pretty crazy. The rich get richer - Duke's my favorite college BB team, I never miss a game televised on 'regular' TV, but wouldn't pay extra to see them on Amazon Prime (probably should get a sub?). How did they pull this off with ACC and ESPN blessings? "The move will raise eyebrows around college sports. The deal could end up marking a harbinger for the future, as streamers are expected to be more aggressive in acquiring rights in upcoming collegiate sports rights discussions. Duke worked with the ACC and ESPN on future scheduling commitments in exchange for the ability to play these three neutral-site games, including participating in select ESPN-owned and operated neutral-site events in the 2027-28 and 2028-29 seasons." Who would make a good co-partner for Texas football?

They have him going to Cleveland, so probably a good fit, right?

I got it from this article in The Athletic - "2026 NFL Draft: Comparing top analysts’ rankings" (paywall) [quote on the source of these] The Athletic collected data as of the morning of April 23 from the following sources: The Athletic’s Dane Brugler’s ‘The Beast’ guide, ESPN’s Jordan Reid (published April 17), Pro Football Focus’s big board, NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein, ESPN’s best available list, The Ringer’s Todd McShay, NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, ESPN’s Mel Kiper, The Athletic’s Nick Baumgardner (published March 26) and Yahoo Sports’s Nate Tice (published April 15).

Don't leave us hanging in suspense man - you "predict he doesn't [miss/play/?] single game this year" ?

I just finished compiling first round data from two 2026 mock draft composites plus individual first round mocks from ten of the biggest industry names. Todd had the most accurate 2026 first round mock of anyone, by a wide margin over everybody except Mel Kiper (the edge over Mel was slight). I was impressed. So hopefully he's right again about 2027 Longhorns going in round one (I'll start a new thread later today and post the draft data - pretty interesting to mock draft watchers)

If they had any sense they'd be looking for the people who ratted him out in Ohio - specifically Cincinnati, since Sorsby left there on bad terms. He's currently being sued by UC for $1 million for breach of contract, plus Cincy plays in the same conference as Tech so would love to stick it to them. They would be in a much better position to know about his gambling than people in Austin. Texas doesn't really care much about what goes on in Lubbock. Wonder what the over/under is on Kalshi for his possible suspension? I'd guess half the season, though I wouldn't bet on it. It's a clever move to play the addiction card and head to rehab early - improves his chances at avoiding a permanent suspension. If I had to bet I'd say justice demands the lifetime ban but wouldn't surprise me to see him weasel out given CC's money and a possible favorable venue for a trial.

Unless it's a photo from a recruiting trip, right? I searched 'arch manning georgia gear' and this is the first of many images to surface. No big deal ...

My recollection is we wanted Klare as our top TE choice but he preferred to stay in the Big 10 since he's from Ohio and played at Purdue. He wasn't highly rated out of high school but shined at Purdue so OSU became an option for him. OSU (allegedly) made him a very solid NIL offer since they were light at TE. Probably a no-brainer for him, we didn't really pass on him so much as he wanted to go to OSU and he passed on us. I can't recall him even making a visit to Austin. Endries was our consolation prize.