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I would argue going from .45 to 5.56 would be upgrading more than reloading, way more powerful.

More like bringing a knife to a gun fight lol.

If Texas is supposed to be in the top 5-10 of NIL and WBB programs, there better not be any rebuilds at all and just reloads. That's terrible ROI if you're reloading with the money allegedly being tossed around.

Portal closes today so I'm guessing/hoping there's going to be some updates in the next couple of days.

Makes sense, they needed a comeback to beat Georgia and then lost to Georgia with the offense being pretty anemic. The pitching was not dominant either, and that's including Kavan getting run off in game 1. The good news is they have time to fix their issues, however a double bye for the SEC tournament might be out of the picture. Last year they showed that winning the SEC was not needed to win it all; hopefully they can do it again. WCWS is where they need to be locked in.

According to someone on the other site, rumor was that Lee’s father was looking for a big payday. SC puts a lot of $ behind their women’s bball because most their other sports aren’t going to compete for championships. I concur that hate to lose Lee, but am excited to see what Vann can do.

I think Gerry said that Vic is trying to operate under the radar and not have a bunch of media hype around it (a la CDC). If this is true, while it sucks for us information fiends, it's probably better for the program overall.

I do see the offensive benefit, IF she's willing to accept a diminished role. IMO, the offense should not be built around her but as a complimentary "pick your poison". I see if being more of a benefit in the second half when teams are tired and she can just play bully ball. On the defensive side, the rotations have to be on point because the quicker teams will abuse the pick and role with her until they are blue in the face.

What are the details on them as possible replacements? Also hoping there's a chance Jordan Lee returns. I'm not a fan of Audi Crooks and just have a feeling that Texas being thrown in there is just for her camp to up the price for the teams that really do want her. I don't see how she would fit into the Texas system that Vic runs - defense first, easy buckets in transition, in the set offense, it's a version of the triangle at the top of the key until they get a mis match or get the look they want to attack.

The national media is too busy gushing over Beckers and Fudd reuniting.

To put things in perspective, he could have easily prioritized the portal and getting replacement players for the ones leaving; but he chose to focus on the human and being there for a player. Admittedly, I've been refreshing trying to see what info there is on incoming transfers, but this makes sense why there hasn't been much news. While I want Texas to field the best possible teams and always win it all, Vic's actions show that there are things more important than sports. Also, prayers for Grace Prenter's family, it's very difficult to lose a loved one, especially a parent.

Vic coaches like a parent; he sets expectations and demands excellence while offering tough love. If players break rules, he holds them accountable. Sometimes it may suck to see fan favorites or talents players leave, but based on the above - I do not believe it's because of the type of leadership that Vic puts out. I'm not saying he's perfect (no one is), but I am confident in his ability to hold players accountable in a world where accountability has been lacking for a long time and star players usually get away with more because they are "star" players.

I hate ou but have to give credit to gasso how she manages to consistently put together elite teams. Yes ou pays but no one’s going to convince me they out pay other schools by a significant amount. If anything the big schools with money should be able to outspend them if they want.

I actually would be very interested to see how Texas' fiscal breakdown for sports was. Shows which teams pull their fair share based on % allocated.

I do believe this is why Booker tried to play hero ball. What I saw was UCLA play as a team and Texas play as a bunch players trying to go 1v5, including Booker.