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Any news on RB Christian Clark's recovery timeline? I know he's not a crucial as Baxter but Christian is a local kid and I was pulling for him to become a contributor, so thought I'd ask ...

Not in POTtsboro, Texas apparently ...

This is the first year the 2022 recruiting class is eligible for the draft. Amazing that the Aggies reeled in the highest ranked class in the 20+ year history of the rankings, with EIGHT five star recruits, and yet have only 3 players invited to the combine - one of them a transfer from Purdue. I haven't kept up with all the Aggie transfer outflows but Nolen (Ole Miss) and Overton (Bama) are the only two from that class I know of off the top of my head who are invited after leaving A&M. Meanwhile Texas has 10 original recruits plus 4 transfers (Ewers, Bond, Golden, Mukuba) invited. Says a lot about our current staff's ability to recruit and develop, and target the right guys in the portal.

Great news for all you Dallas fans, Dak says the Cowboys are "very close" to competing with the Eagles. I mean, the Eagles only won this year's games against the Boys 34-6 in Dallas and 41-7 in Philly, but oh so close.

When I wrote "Clemson" I was thinking of Deshaun Watson with his $230 million fully guaranteed contract ...

Just checked on the half-rack in my back yard and I think the small ones are probably 5 lbs, so 505 lbs total? Here are pics I just took of the 45 + 25, then the 45 + 10 + 5 on my bar. I know the plate size can vary a lot, the commercial gym I use has Rogue plates where the 10 lb plate is the same diameter as a 45 lb plate, but for just 'normal' weights I'd guess 5 lb

When I see the name "Gramatica" I think of Bill (this recruit's uncle) kicking a FG for the Arizona Cardinals, leaping into the air and tearing a ligament in his knee on the landing and missing the rest of the season. I know a lot of you guys here complain about the Dallas Cowboys but if you had to watch the Arizona Cardinals the past many years you'd appreciate the Boys a little more 🙂

Looks like just over 500 lbs perhaps? 10 x 45 + 45 for the bar + 2x the smaller (5 or 10lb) plate ?

I was thinking Clemson ...

The screen grab below is from the Consensus Mock Draft site, which seems to be pretty accurate for the first round anyway in recent seasons. It agrees with the 11 on Kiper's list and the three you mention aren't currently making the cut. Note that it includes guys who are coming back (T. Moore, Burke, Campbell for Texas, probably hundreds total). Blue - # 476, even with omission of the guys who are returning he seems a likely UDFA Broughton - # 245. Has him listed as UDFA but with the supplementary picks there are 256 taken so he could be a 7th rounder Gbenda - # 274 so could ease into 7th round but seen as a UDFA Full list of Texas players

For sure. Ole Miss and Texas 8&5 would never have even made the playoffs without Walter on their rosters, right?

As long as they don't go Jeffrey Toobin on us (look up 'Toobin zoom') I personally am not offended by anything they do or do not wear

Add # 4 to your list ... we insist on accurate usage of the word "infrequent" !!! (jk, but once you start the list you make yourself a target for any little slip from here on out )

My biggest surprise? Michael Taaffe has a Lambo and Arch doesn't. "I'm not a Lambo guy." I think I like him even more now. Red Bull >> Dr. Pepper

Opendorse has probably the most detailed info on this. Most of the juicy details are behind a paywall but some info leaks out. There is no requirement that all 'deals' be public, note, so they only capture a portion of the info. Here's a link to the most recent yearly summary from them (PDF file) Here are a few details about position group pay (something you asked about) and conference differences I nabbed on screenshots from an article in (I think) The Athletic last fall, as samples. This info came from Opendorse

Texas athletics department topped $300 million in revenue and operating expenses in 2024 The University of Texas athletics department again has shown its status as a national college sports business leviathan, recording $331.9 million in operating revenues and $325 million in operating expenses during its 2024 fiscal year, according to its new financial report to the NCAA. This is the first time since the NCAA began its current reporting system in 2005 that a Division I public school has reported more than $300 million in both revenues and expenses in the same year. It also is the largest single-year spending total, exceeding the $292.3 million that Ohio State reported for fiscal 2024 in a disclosure that occurred earlier on Monday. However, a separate independent accounting report also obtained Monday through an open-records request showed several caveats to Texas’ new figures. The largest of those on the revenue side was what the accountants’ report described as a “large one-time donation to fund the construction of the new Moody Center,” an on-campus arena that opened in spring 2022. (full USAToday article at this link)

Interesting that two teams from Dallas' division are playing in the NFC conference game, a place the Cowboys haven't reached in 30 years. And the two coaches calling plays were both coaching in Dallas recently, Quinn and Moore.

Julian Sayin says "just Sayin'"

Survey says ... February 1, 2024 At least according to the screen grab from hovering over your avatar

I think ten of our portal dudes have signed elsewhere now, and all went to P4 schools (at least initially - l@@king at you Johntay). Most of them transferred to SEC schools. Even our 2nd and 3rd team guys are in demand. SEC - Niblack (8&5), Mitchell (LSU), Bryant (Vandy), Bledsoe (Mississippi State), Gullette (Mississippi State) Big 12 - Savea (Arizona), Finkley (Kansas), Akana (BYU), Cole (Arizona) Big 10 - Cook (Washington)

Washington got a new franchise nickname, a new owner, new coach and the right quarterback and suddenly it's a brave new world. For a franchise that's been down for so long it's great to see them doing well for a change. They were impressive against the Lions and figure to give the Eagles/Lambs winner a good game for the right to play in the Super Bowl. Detroit - gotta feel bad for those fans, who thought this was their year to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time ever after winning 15 games and earning the # 1 seed. Just too many injuries, especially on defense, and they couldn't stop anybody by season's end. Gamblers who took the Chiefs, giving 9.5 points! This is why I learned the hard way to not bet on sports (years ago). With an eleven point lead the Chiefs stop the Texans one last time and just need to run out the last 15 or so seconds to win 23-12. Instead of risking a punt they take the deliberate safety, and unexpectedly the Texans cover the spread 23-14. I'll bet that drove thousands of people crazy. NFL - no wonder it's the most popular sport on television.

My biggest heartbreak as a Texas fan was the Cotton Bowl after the undefeated 1977 season, when we had the Coach of the Year (Fred Akers), the Outland Trophy winner (Brad Shearer), the Heisman Trophy winner (Earl Campbell) and were undefeated in the regular season, then lost to Notre Dame. I can't root for 'em either. Am I the only one who is not even watching the championship game?

Arch is as good a guess as any, but seriously, how often does the preseason favorite actually win the Heisman? The last ten years or so it seems maybe half the time someone not even in the early top 5 comes out of nowhere to win as the preseason fav fades (Hunter, Daniels, Smith, Burrow etc). Here are the 2024 preseason favorites, in order Dillon Gabriel, Carson Beck, Quinn Ewers, Jalen Milroe, Jaxson Dart, Will Howard, Nico Iamaleava, Nussmeir, Cam Ward, Riley Leonard.

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