ArizonaLonghorn

Yeah, Jerry Sandusky has been in prison for the past 14 years (where he belongs) and is first eligible for parole when he is 98 years old. You sure you want to compare your situation to theirs?

Roughly 80% hit rate, maybe a little higher? Kids change their mind all the time. No problem.

This series is starting to have that 1977 feel for me, when Bill Walton's Portland Trailblazers dropped the first two games against a powerful 76ers team (Julius Irving, George McGinnis, Daryl Dawkins), then swept the next four games to win the championship. Not saying the Spurs will win four in a row, but they could certainly win a seven game series. Spurs are really young and they came off a very emotional and physically draining seven-game series against OKC, so it looked like they just weren't quite ready for those first two games. But if they get it rolling they could definitely beat the Knicks. Not predicting anything, but I find it funny how the national media overreacts, like saying the Knicks were going to sweep after game 2.

I think the winner of the Big 12 gets a bid, so that won't work. NCAA should lay down the gauntlet - something like "OK, the judge says you can play him but our NCAA rules that you agreed to say he is clearly ineligible for his admitted gambling, so Tech will forfeit every game in which he plays". Probably illegal to ignore the injunction but would Tech call their bluff? Probably but at least the NCAA would be taking a stand. They always cave.

I read it differently, but could be wrong. Take my major at Texas, Electrical Engineering. You need 120 credits to get the BSEE. If you are say a generic junior at another school taking 30 credits per year you would typically have 90 credits (+/- a few) by the end of your junior year. Texas will accept up to 60 of them towards a Texas degree (is the way I read it) since you must do 50% at UT or 60. So basically you would lose a year's worth of credits in this example. To take it to the extreme like Sark's Ole Miss basket weaving faux pas, if you had 117 credits you would lose 57 of them in the sense they would not apply towards your Texas degree, while a school like Ole Miss might take all of them and require you to take just one more class to 'earn' your Ole Miss degree (an extreme example but Sark was making a point about why it's difficult for us to recruit juniors out of the portal). Basically any credits from other schools beyond 60 (in this engineering degree example) do indeed get "thrown away" in the sense that you aren't able to apply them towards a Texas degree, is the way I read it.

Nope, he actually committed to us. A Hamiltonian "Hi" signals a silent commit.

Ah, thanks, she's listed as a Junior on the ASU roster site I looked at, but good news for us that she's a graduate.

How does the Texas requirement that you complete 50% of your coursework at UT to earn a degree affect our ability to recruit juniors? I see Sam Swan is listed as a junior at ASU so if she would lose say 1/3 of her credits transferring to UT she would probably need two more years to graduate, but at other schools more accepting of transfer hours she could graduate in a year. (This was what Sark was referring to when he said you could take just one class at Ole Miss and earn a degree). So seniors could portal in as grad transfers while portal frosh or sophs would potentially keep all or most of their credit hours, but juniors would take a hit, right?

For those complaining about the NIL costs of Camara-like linemen who may not play for a while, take a look at the tackles in the 2023 class and where they were taken in Round 1 of the recent NFL draft, the earliest they could go pro. At least five of the top 13 were first round picks - Proctor, Mauigoa, Freeling, Fano and Lomu. Maybe a couple others were taken later or will be high picks next year. These are the Kelvin Banks type guys, a couple were three year starters and all were worth the NIL price. The trick of course is to get the right guys - the first four mentioned were in the top 7 rated OT coming out of high school but what happened to the other three? (Honestly I don't know, maybe they went later, maybe they'll go high next year or maybe they washed out ... just checked, two transferred down from LSU -> Kentucky and Penn State -> UNC-Charlotte, the third swung down to OG). The point is if you have an open spot ((I think we do with both OTs leaving after next year) AND the guy looks like an early contributor then go for it. But yeah, no guarantees. As for the "get 'em in the portal" argument, those guys are rare and extremely expensive. A lot of IOL we had our sights on stayed with their school or transferred elsewhere. And Seaton was not without baggage. In Flood we trust, right guys?

Sydney Sweeney did it better - in every way. Of course the Sox were so distracted they lost 28-5.

True, but we really REALLY would like to kick their butts in the WCWS tonight and tomorrow, am I right? Eternal scoreboard reads 57-7 (last meeting) and 55-18 (all time record in the sport that matters)

Uh oh - guessing Stephanie, Michelle and Sarah are not going to like this lol

Part of the "five to play five" proposal includes an age limit. Clock starts at 19 or when the player graduates high school, so likely 24 would be the AARP marker. Exceptions for religious missions, pregnancy and military service (I think I got them all)

Yep, Tracy played for Tech 20 something years ago and the family gave so much money for NIL and facilities that they named the softball facility after her a few weeks ago - (quote from TexasTech.com) Tracy Sellers Field On March 27, 2026, Texas Tech formally announced the renaming of its softball facility to Tracy Sellers Field, recognizing former Red Raider softball student-athlete Tracy Sellers and her family’s significant impact on the program. Sellers, who competed for Texas Tech from 2001-03, and her husband, John, have played a major role in supporting Red Raider Athletics through philanthropic giving, including contributions to the Red Raider Club, NIL support, and capital improvements that have helped elevate Texas Tech Softball in recent years. The announcement also reflects the Sellers family’s direct investment in the facility itself. Prior to the 2026 season, the stadium received several upgrades, including a new awning and protective netting down both baselines, made possible in part through the family’s generosity. Texas Tech framed the renaming as a tribute not only to Tracy Sellers’ legacy as a former student-athlete, but also to the family’s continued commitment to helping provide a championship-level experience for current and future Red Raiders.

Watching her play against UT last week I thought "she would be a great fit if she enters the portal" since Reese Atwood is moving on. She hit very well against Texas. Dunno who else is available in the portal or in the UT pipeline (bench or recruits) but this girl looked the part

Beating that "5 to play 5" deadline with its age limit is my guess. College NIL beats getting a 9-5 job.

Cause no one, I mean NO ONE, does a better job with QB evaluations than your Cleveland Browns. Amirite? (Do you think the Browns would pass on Sorsby if they could get him in the 4th round or later? Kalshi says 83% chance they'd take that gamble if the cost is low enough)

So you're saying he's just Tier 2 instead of Tier 1 ???

First impression was "this dude looks too skinny to play OT" ... but I see he's listed at 6'8" 270 lbs so "OK, I get it now - Trevor Goosby starter kit". Welcome to the 40 acres young man

He went to Indiana for two years, which is where he bet on his own team. Then Cincinnati for two years, where he kept on betting. Then Tech for about two months, where the 💩 hit the fan. It's not like he started at Tech and learned about gambling while there. Now that he's been called out the Tech brass is badly playing a poor hand and looking like fools in the process. But you asked why would high schools welcome Tech recruiting and I gave you the right answer - because they are willing to pay more money for recruits.

TRO - temporary restraining order TI - temporary injunction I think that's right but I'm not a lawyer either.

The agent for Jayden Rashada leaked his $13+ million contract when Florida reneged on paying him. It was more like a pro contract - signing bonus and then monthly payments with easy to hit 'requirements' for bonuses. Gotta figure Sorsby (and probably everyone else) got some money up front with the rest paid out during the fall, so just a wild guess maybe $500K - $1M at most signing bonus? And likely (hopefully) with a good conduct clause, but they seem to be making it harder to claim that with every plea for leniency in court.

Because they are willing to pay above market value in NIL for players

Just checked their roster - 11 girls, three from the USA (including the two from California mentioned in the X post) and the other eight from Thailand (3x), Australia, Colombia, Belgium, Italy and the Philippines. The proposed Cruz-Cantwell legislation to protect college sports has a provision that schools cannot drop programs even if they run low on funds caused by spending on BB and football. "Protect our Olympic sports" is mentioned. Thinking about this because I recently read Louisville is over-spending on men's BB and football and considering cutting other sports. And Arkansas announced it was dropping both men's and women's tennis - total income from those two programs was around $3,000 (including $82 from women's tennis), but the costs for coaches, tennis court access, travel and scholarships was roughly $2,300,000 annually. 61% of the women's team and 64% of the men's team were international students. (Arkansas found an angel donor to fund tennis for a while, so it backed off dropping the programs). Interesting times.

I read it as Sark's attempt to highlight strength of schedule more when the committee decides which teams get the last couple of spots in the CFP. Tech can't do much about the weakness of their conference foes but they do control who they schedule out of conference and they didn't seem eager to add any teams with a pulse when they actually had a chance to do it. The only thing I didn't like about Sark's comment was the shot about our 2's and 3's would (could? I forgot the exact quote) go undefeated playing that schedule. We have good 2's at WR and maybe RB and a young but likely talented QB but our 2nd string OL looks pretty weak to be bragging about going undefeated in the Big 12. Likewise on D we could field stout dudes at DL and EDGE and CB but I wouldn't have faith in our 2nd team LB and S units going undefeated. As Bobby B pointed out the whole dust up looks like Sark trying to be the center of attention and not Arch and his second pre-season Heisman while Joey has effectively moved the convo off of Sorsby. Both coaches did a good job changing narratives with these frivolous diversions. Well played gentlemen lol.