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In 1977 I was in grad school at Texas and waiting for a windshield replacement at the Sears on Hancock. Someone had driven a golf ball thru my windshield as I was driving past the golf course across the street (I guarantee THAT gets your attention when you are driving 35 mph; I ducked and thought I was being shot at). At the Sears auto repair shop Brad Shearer walks in. I thought I'd go over, maybe introduce myself and thank him for coming to Texas to play football (this was the year we were undefeated in the regular season, Earl won the Heisman, Fred won Coach of the Year and Brad won the Outland Trophy). As I approached him he looked my way, his eyes got narrow and he kind of growled. I changed my mind and left him alone 🙂 He was intimidating just standing there in the auto repair lobby. Favorite between Brad and Kenneth Sims? Can't decide, I'm declaring co-champs for # 77. I just wish they had gone on to strong pro careers. Brad was slowed by injuries and Ken derailed by a drug problem.

Portaled to Georgia after a suspension-filled season at A&M, sorta made it thru spring ball in Athens but was off the team and out of football by July.

Smoke Bouie, part of the historic 2023 Texas A&M GOAT class, approves this message.

# 66 on 2024 roster was Jackson Barton, who didn't last long ... here's his mug shot - yeah, Christian should definitely sue someone for damages!

It's that Arizona sun Jeff, tends to bleach things out, even skin tones - 112 F here already here in Phoenix (I live about 2.5 miles from the Cards' practice field), and this is what happens when you are out at practice in the sun too long.

Ooh, mixed emotions for me watching this one. I was born in Charlotte and grew up on the Carolina coast not far from Michael Jordan's hometown. ACC basketball was about the only thing area teams were good at and I always pulled for UNC or Duke or NC State BB when they were good (I think 13 national titles between them since I was first watching). Attended Texas during the Abe Lemons years and really liked how his teams played. I even cheered for them when they beat NC State for the NIT championship one year (when fewer teams made the NCAA tourney and the NIT had good matchups). Probably gonna be pulling for Duke in this one though. Haven't really liked a Texas BB coach since Abe was fired. Sorry fellow Longhorns.

Central Michigan will receive a "show-cause" reprimand for Michigan's sins, if Jerry Tarkanian is right ...

Someone please tell CDC that here at OnTexasFootball we have multiple posters who would have won THREE national championships by now if they were coaching the team. Easily.

Today is June 7, shorthand 6/7. What was OU's record last season? Wild ass guess - we'll hear from John F. again on the 5th of August. Yeah, pretty subtle (and I might have gotten it wrong)

Thanks for posting Blake! Any insights on whether Title IX will be invoked by those questioning why > 90% of the settlement money will go to men? Especially if women's basketball becomes a source of revenue with bigger TV contracts? I get it, football and men's basketball generate most all the athletic department revenue, but Title IX law may not look at it that way. Are existing NIL deals grandfathered in (say USC for example) or will they be subject to review by the NIL Go team? Any fears that schools without football teams but strong basketball teams might dominate since they can spend much more on BB than those funneling 75% to football? I'm looking forward to seeing how they enforce the outside NIL deals too. It seems anyone with a large social media presence can generate a lot of $$ from sponsoring companies in their posts - Livvy Dunne for example, or Texas track and field guy Sam Hurley, who was earning around a million/year on social media even though few Texas sports fans ever heard of him.

Lanning hitting pool over this one?

Check with CJ

I remember watching the inning and thinking both runs should be unearned, so was surprised when the announcers said one was earned. Anyway I guess the disconnect in the chart was showing 0.00 ERA with one ER - not a big deal. You're doing a great job CJ, thanks.

Nerd alert, sorry - just curious about the chart where Teagan has an ERA of 0.00 on line 3 but three lines down she's shown with 1 ER. (I remember the inning, against OU when our SS made an error which lead to an unearned run and one more scored later that inning on a fielder's choice - that was the earned run). Edit: just saw this on ESPN - "Kavan has been the best pitcher in the WCWS (17 innings, 0.41 ERA, no extra-base hits allowed)"

Us Older Horns might also remember watching him play in the most astounding Super Bowl of all time, the Namath led Jets beating the heavily favored Colts to win Super Bowl III

A recruit has committed but isn't ready to announce it yet.

Thanks for the link. Key quotes (to me) from the article - "The going rate for a star pitcher in the portal was believed to be in the $100,000-$150,000 range. ... (the) Matador Club announced it had signed Canady to an NIL agreement ... The contract is for one year and $1,050,024 ... The $24 is for Canady’s jersey number. The $50,000 is for living expenses. And the $1 million is for Canady." Now THAT'S the way a less than successful program can use NIL to full effect to lure stars, big bucks sure, but personalized like $24 for the jersey number. No to and fro, no 'get back to me with a counter offer', no 'what would it take?' foreplay. Just blow them away by going all in from the jump. I admire their chutzpah, those Tech oilmen aren't fooling around.

Holy Bevo, those computer nerds generating the FPI at ESPN surely do love themselves some Texas football (and SEC in general). The 2025 FPI projections dropped today and it's a Longhorn fan's wet dream. Texas Longhorns are ranked # 1 with a 22.2% chance of winning the championship. Georgia # 2, Bama # 4. Whatever happened to Clemson and Penn State, one might ask? It gets better, believe it or not. Best offense? Texas, followed by Georgia and Bama. Best defense? You know by now - Texas, followed by Georgia and Bama. Somehow I think this might be skewed just slightly towards the SEC. Finally, "Most anticipated games of 2025 based on projected FPI ratings" Texas plays in the top 2 (@Georgia and @Ohio State), 3 of the top 6 (@Florida), 4 of the top 9 (A&M), 5 of the top 13 (Oklahoma), 6 of the top 24 (@Kentucky). This seems just a little crazy to me. But I'm hoping they are right, especially about the championship. Link to article on ESPN Top teams by 2025 FPI National Championship odds Rank Team Conf. FPI Proj. Wins Playoff % Championship % 1. Texas Longhorns SEC 28.5 10.4 83.9% 22.2% 2. Georgia Bulldogs SEC 26.6 10.1 78.6% 17.5% 3. Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten 23.8 10.4 70.6% 11.6% 4. Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 24.2 9.6 66.2% 10.4%

Doesn't feel quite as bad coming in behind these athletic factories with easy academic standards who will let in ANYBODY who can row a boat.

These two have been mentioned a lot and have OVs set to Texas in June Hezek Kent, TE, Brunswick (Ga.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Note: OTF believes Texas leads Also # 2 or 3 TE on 247 - Jun 20, 2025: O. Visit Kaiden Prothro officially visits Texas Longhorns

Kirby Smart was complaining that certain programs (USC obviously, Oregon, Tennessee, Miami) are getting recruits to commit quickly by offering $$ during their high school senior year. The number tossed around was $20K/month with stipulations that if you didn't stick to the commitment you had to pay the money back. Guessing a player as good as Bowman might warrant even more, right? Especially before the House settlement goes into effect. Just guessing, no insider knowledge ... but makes more sense than "I just want to grow the game of golf" oops, wrong sport - "We are taking over the city! All of the talent that’s here, we gotta bring it to USC". Yeah, OK.

Poona grew up on the South Carolina coast, like I did, and he has the coolest name by far so gotta go with Mr. Ford.

Excellent post Lam. Good ideas with convincing examples - the comparison of Micah Hudson to Emmett Mosley especially. Post more please!

Nope. But we have away games at Ohio State, Florida and Georgia so we need a few easy ones in there too.