Gerry Hamilton

That's definitely the pipe dream - at this point mens basketball has never had the "Duke or Kentucky" level rosters At this point, zero history in mens basketball to support that will ever happen. Texas isn't a destination school in mens CBK

IOL/C for me

Junior HUDL: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/19641238/68c768595435b5deb2e17120

California OL locks in Texas OV Orange Lutheran OL Lucas Rhoa has locked in an official visit to Texas the weekend of June 19-21. The 6-5, 305 pounder has been in constant contact with Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood for sometime. Multiple Texas coaches were by Orange Lutheran in January. Texas offered in May of 2025. This is the first known OV date for 2027 offensive tackle. The most recent entry offers for Rhoa are Georgia, Penn State and Florida.

Went well. Sark and Juluk's January visit went very well in January too. Texas knows they are very much in it! Doesn't really mean much right now though. This one will be NIL driven through the June OV's barring a major change

I'm putting in picks for Missouri, Houston, Florida State, SMU, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama and Florida

Texas has money, but there are levels to it. Texas doesn't have close to what tier 1's have. Just reality. Matas will be double to be here year two. "IF" Swain were to come back, he would be dang near double. Goosby wasn't cheap out of HS (even though he turned down double+ from BYU and double from Duke) In a scenario Swain came back (which I am not predicting), that's A LOT tied up by potentially your three best players. 55-60% I think that's the main difference in tier 1 NIL programs ... that's 33'ish%.

New 2027 IOL offer Keyon Hemphill-Woods (6-3, 280) of Columbus High (Texas) tells OTF he has not locked in his OV to Texas. The plan is to have one locked in by the end of the week. June 12-14 looks likely. He currently has Cal June 5-7, and Auburn June 19-21. http://www.hudl.com/v/2TQg4e

Texas knows Georgia in front headed into the visit. See if they can make up ground

Elevated himself to possible first rounder. Hat tip What he did in the SEC is uber impressive

Lightening in a bottle happens quite a bit IMO Some of it is strong evaluation that even exceeds, Some of it is very strong development that exceeds, Late growth spurts, etc Thomas Haugh was a lightening in a bottle scenario for Florida. Todd Golden beat out Georgia Tech as a 3-star. Was far from a national recruit. About to be a lottery'ish pick. Keaton Wagler is lightening in a bottle for Illinois. Two high major offers ... about to be lottery pick after one season Christian Anderson for Texas Tech. Was 5-11.5 when he committed to Tech. Now 6-3, and a first round pick. Late growth lightening in a bottle. Not a national recruit. Tyler Tanner at Vandy. 3-star, two high-major offers ... about to be a first rounder. Just a few.

Texas doesn't need to go on a run to make the NCAA Tournament like last year. It's pretty much this... Beat Ole Miss ... 10/11 seed line. Nothing will really change seeding wise. Lose to Ole Miss ... drop to play in game (which gets into jeopardy if there are 3-4 conference tournaments that have upset winners and forces multi-bid leagues, or extra power conference selection).

All depends on Swain's decision - portal numbers (that goes into need, and NIL available). Matas won't be cheap - tier 1/blue bloods are reaching out to his agent (he's considered very elite at center by college coaches). Two players, if they both ended up coming back, would take up around 45-50% of possible/expected NIL. Goosby wasn't cheap. So what Texas can do with 3-4 needs will tell the story IMO. If Swain goes pro, more NIL money to build out the 2026-27 roster, but that's a tough player to replace for a tier 2/tier 3 NIL program. Miller will build the program (which is what he should do). But a lot ultimately will come down to where NIL goes in the top tier of CBK, and how far off from the top the 2nd/3rd tiers sit in the NIL world. Texas has the coach. If Texas can't compete in the correct sandbox, then the build is on a different timeline, and they will have to catch lightening in a bottle on 2-3 guys to ultimately maximize. Miller was brought to Texas to legitimately build a sustainable program. He's really good, so it will happen. But seriously unrealistic fan base expectations in the college sports world rarely support that anymore. Something else that is of note: NIL wise I've talked to two college coaching buddies, and the demands of NIL levels required in major conferences are going to push for more 8 guys using up 75-80% of NIL in a lot of cases. Have a couple of minor role players at 15'ish %, and couple of developmental players. That means team health is going to take on more importance, and can crush some seasons. Roster depth not expected to be as prevalent with rev share affording every school the ability to compete/win out for really good role players.

Think the reality is a coach needs to be somewhere they are guaranteed 9-10 mill NIL moving forward if the top dogs are at 18-21’ish Kansas State is a sleeper to get to that number IMo

College Basketball Coaching Carousel Thread It may be about to be wild ... chatter in coaching circles Bill Self may retire. OTF NOT reporting that, to be clear. Jobs open now: Kansas State - Chris Beard taking a look according to agent world. He has a 4.5mill buyout, however. Georgia Tech Boston College Providence Oregon State Little Rock San Diego St. Bonaventure Northern Illinois Cal-Bakersfield Ball State Air Force Eastern Michigan Tarleton State Tennessee Tech Wagner Western Michigan Lamar Likely to open: Arizona State is about a lock to open LSU - OTF watching Will Wade here. South Carolina Syracuse Pittsburgh Oregon - rumors Dana Altman could call it a career Appears to be safe: Colorado