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If mediocre coaches like Les Miles and Ed Ogeron can win national championships there then how do you rationalize "doom(ed) to fail"?

Hypothetically, say Sark wants to leave (for whatever reason) and CDC is OK with it - no buyout, nothing like that, just a mutual amicable parting of the ways. Texas job is open. There are only two coaches on the list who just might (possibly) come here that I think would do an excellent job, based on what they've done the past say 5 years - I'm leaving out Kirby, Dabo, Saban, Cignetti - the usual extremely unlikely or unobtainables. Marcus Freeman and Dan Lanning are the two I think would be great fits at Texas. I know there are solid reasons that might keep them in their current jobs, but those are the two I'd go for who seem even remotely feasible, probably in that order. What do you guys think? Any other big names that you think are interested? Would Freeman or Lanning be suitable for you?

Hope he plays well. Really hope he stays healthy. He was playing at a very high level before that injury. A good article on the Longhorn from Arp and his comeback on ESPN: How Cowboys' DeMarvion Overshown returned from knee injury

The key things to look at are first, how many deals are being turned down for not meeting the FMV threshold and second, how many lawsuits are filed regarding deals not accepted. The NCAA has a recent history of caving at the mere mention of lawsuits, given their history of losing so many court cases the past few years. I just checked and the updated stats seem to indicate the agents have figured out ways to make most deals 'legal'. From Associated Press article More than $87 million in NIL deals have been approved in college sports since June (updated Nov 9 so pretty recent): (quote) The College Sports Commission released statistics Thursday saying it has approved 12,175 third-party name, image, likeness deals for athletes worth $87.5 million while rejecting fewer than 400. The latest snapshot, which includes data from June 11 through Nov. 1, also provided an update on turnaround time. It said 53% of deals submitted to NIL Go were resolved within 24 hours and 74% of deals that reached resolution did so within seven days following submission of all required information. Third-party deals, often with organizations with close ties to the schools called collectives, are a way for athletic departments to go beyond the $20.5 million they’re allowed to pay players directly this academic year as part of the court-approved House settlement. ... The overall value of the rejected deals was $10.01 million, with an average of $25,400. Common reasons for rejecting deals include them not fitting the CSC definition of having a “valid business purpose,” a requirement designed to prevent collectives from simply paying athletes to play at the school. Also, a practice called “warehousing” athletes’ NIL rights is against the rules; that happens when a company locks up a player’s NIL rights with no immediate plan to use them. Athletes must also be receiving a fair “range of compensation” for what they’re doing, a metric being determined by Deloitte, the accounting firm hired by the CSC to create NIL Go. The 394 rejected deals does not include deals that were not cleared at first but have been sent back for further review. The CSC said no cases have been sent to arbitration. (/quote) This will be an ongoing story but so far it looks like the 3rd party deals are going through relatively unscathed. Would be nice to know if the really big ones like Felix Ojo's $5 million+ deal are getting approved.

Unless those two college assistants are named Kyle Flood and Peter Kwiatkowski I ain't too worried ...

Jerry Tarkanian explained it well many years ago when Kentucky basketball was being investigated for things like FedEx envelopes and shoeboxes full of cash were sent to recruits, yet Kentucky always seemed to escape serious penalty: "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky they're going to give Cleveland State another year of probation"

This one with QB Walker Howard is possibly worse better ...

That's exactly what we did last time we played them, running for 302 yards in a 57-7 blowout less than two years ago. They need to make the semifinals of the CFP to justify all the talk, I feel. Good luck!

Interesting stat ... only two teams in the Top 10 have lost a game to a team with a losing record. Alabama lost to Florida State (4-5) and Texas lost to Florida (3-6). Put another way we have arguably the worst loss of all the Top 10 teams. So no complaining about our ranking or chances for the CFP please. We still have a chance, let's take it.

She seems nice !

Me too

Or, good catch Larry is Arizona Cardinals' best player ever, and a really nice guy off the field.

I used to think like this too but that win at Oregon was very impressive ... We'll know a lot more when they play Ohio State in the conference championship game (if OSU doesn't screw up against Michigan again) but Indiana looks pretty solid right now.

I don't want to get too deep into this swamp like I did last year, but I think "head to head" in a 3 way tie only applies if all the teams played each other, and we didn't play Ole Miss so this tiebreaker gets skipped and on to the next one ...

Now now, just because he played for three high schools and is on his third college team ... nothing wrong with six schools in seven years, is there? (just noticed, all three of his college teams might make the playoffs this year if Lincoln Riley can pull it off LOL)

Lane Kiffen - Jimbo Fisher - Collin Klein - Ed Orgeron - Lincoln Riley That was wildly imaginative and very entertaining LOL Thanks for posting the link

Look at the published details of the Felix Ojo 'contract' where it said "this much if we are capped, THIS MUCH more if things stay the same". Would be very interesting to see how their deals are structured and if the NIL Go and Deloitte people are OKing these third party deals. Haven't heard many details about the % of deals blocked by NIL Go since early September.

This is how programs like Texas Tech, USC and A&M (and doubtless others, but those programs seem to be at the forefront) are reeling in top talent. Story on ESPN about how Texas Tech built arguably the best DL in college football for a measly $7 million. I know Texas was after at least two of these cats in the portal last year, Bailey and Hunter. I'll quote a bit on how they convinced David Bailey to transfer from Stanford to Tech for around $3 million. (quote) LUBBOCK, Texas -- I have the deal of a lifetime for you. Give me a call, bro. Minutes after David Bailey entered the transfer portal March 28, Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard sent him that text message. The pass rusher from Stanford didn't respond. He wasn't answering calls, either. Blanchard reached out to Bailey's agent, who informed him that the coveted transfer was leaning toward going to UCLA. But Blanchard wasn't giving up that easily. That night, he tried appealing to Bailey with one more text. David, give me 120 seconds to have a convo with you. If you're not interested after that, I'll leave you alone. Bailey remembers he was hanging out at a friend's house on a Friday night, back home after recently graduating from Stanford. He took the phone call out of curiosity. Bailey had been at the top of Blanchard's list of edge rusher targets in December, and the GM was willing to pay whatever he wanted. Texas Tech wasn't just talking about going to $2 million. They were ultimately willing to make him the highest-paid defensive player in college football with a deal exceeding $3 million in compensation, sources familiar with the negotiation told ESPN. It's possible no defender in college football has earned more in the NIL era. "I took that call," Bailey said, "and, yeah, everything changed for me." Within two days, Bailey was on Texas Tech's campus for a visit. He still went on trips to Texas and UCLA, trying to gather as much information as he could ahead of a life-changing decision. But in the end, the Red Raiders made an offer he couldn't refuse. And just like that, Texas Tech has built what it believed to be the best defensive line in college football. Bailey and Romello Height (Georgia Tech) bringing nonstop pressure off the edge. Lee Hunter (UCF), Skyler Gill-Howard (Northern Illinois) and A.J. Holmes Jr. (Houston) wreaking havoc inside. Five hand-picked players out of the portal who could transform not just their front but their entire defense. ... The Red Raiders invested more than $7 million to secure these newcomers along the defensive line. They've been worth every penny for a program chasing its first Big 12 title and now ranks No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings ahead of Saturday's game with unbeaten BYU (12 p.m. ET, ABC). Bailey is the national sack leader with 11.5 /quote Does Texas need to pick it up a bit with tossing piles of cash around? We are currently the third highest ranked team from Texas in the CFP standings.

I thought either Ffrench or Lockett would pass up Parker Livingstone and have more catches than him by the end of the season. So far it's PL 21 - frosh WRs 10 (Lockett (3), Ffrench (1) and McCutcheon (6)). Glad I didn't find any takers for THAT bet.

Yeah but the potential problem with this happens when the regular season champ has a good record but loses the CCG to a team with a lesser record (like last year when Clemson snuck in) and suddenly that league gets two bids ... in basketball we call 'em "bid thieves" for a reason Say BYU goes undefeated and then loses the CCG ... what then, for example? Would they get left out at 12-1 with a regular season championship while a 9-3 team goes?

One more ... Miami has the same 6-2 record as Notre Dame and Miami beat Notre Dame head-to-head yet Miami is ranked 8 spots lower than ND.

I grew up in the Carolinas with an 8 team ACC, only one of which was passably good at football. When Miami and FSU joined everyone assumed they would dominate in football every year but that didn't happen. With Clemson also having a down year no one respects the ACC and rightly so.

Thanks! Really liked the breakdown beginning at the 9:10 mark where Arch goes to his 4th read (and Wisner makes a terrific block on pass protect). Totally different QB play than earlier in the season. Hope he has that much time against Georgia.

Oklahoma short shorts with the codpiece was funny ...

Honestly that would not be a bad result for us, to finish 10-2 and be a lock for the playoffs as probably a top 6 or so seed, but get to skip the conference championship game against another top team. Rest up, get/stay healthy and prepare for what's coming. It would of course be an honor to win the SEC championship but the eyes of Texas are on a bigger prize.