Gerry Hamilton

Rodney Terry vs. Sean Miller ... part 2

The winner of Texas/Xavier will take on No. 6 seed Illinois Friday in Milwaukee

Texas does MAKE the NCAA Tournament Texas vs, Xavier in an 11 seed play-in game Play-in game will be Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio

Retired or NBA coach But Texas is also willing to pay a buyout to a certain point (not a 10 mill+ buyout)

We shall see on Indiana ... No. 54 in NCAA NET and 4-13 vs. Quad 1

Elijah Barnes notes ... The freshman linebacker from Dallas (Texas) Skyline reported to Texas at 243 pounds. He is now weighing 235-236 pounds. That is an ideal weight for Barnes with his frame. He's clocking right under 21 MPH on the GPS in Torre Becton workouts. Barnes is working at multiple linebacker spots, and is expected to be part of the Texas special teams coverage units in 2025.

The last part is huge IMO

He's trying to help CDC hiring Sean Miller lol

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Question for the community ... 1. Do you think Texas will get in the NCAA Tournament? 2. Do you want Texas to be in the NCAA Tournament?

We shall see. The team that should not be in is North Carolina ... a total joke if they get in the tournament going 1-12 in Quad 1 games. The entire NCAA Tournament has/should be looked at as Quad 1 games: UNC is the one team that has shown the worst results against the best competition.

I agree with you

John Clark is going to be really good He broke his pinky finger in preseason ... tried to play, but ended up having to have surgery and missed the season.

It comes and goes. I would have just turned the offense over to Haith ... RT and McClain run the D ... that didn't/hasn't happened.

RT has to let his guys coach. Haith is a quality offensive coach IMO

Correct. Was told he was committing to USC this week. Texas will stay on him, and get him back on campus.

He's been expected to move on overseas or where his career takes him. But worth a double check after season

Will Wade - nah. Others ... two for sure will be in it on some level.

Portal opens March 24 and closes April 22. Texas will have 6-7 spots to fill from the portal, if not eight. Tre - NBA Tramon Mark Kadin Shedrick Arthur Kaluma Julian Larry Jayson Kent Ze'rik Onyema All gone. Heard rumblings of a transfer out too.

I think that scenario could well be in play, and has been.

What has this week done for Rodney Terry? Entering the SEC Tournament the future of Rodney Terry at Texas was when, not if. Now after wins over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M very likely resulting in Texas getting a bid in the field of 68, Terry's tenure has life in Austin. OnTexasFootball does not believe Terry is assured of being retained just by getting in the Field of 68. So the next question is what does Terry need to accomplish in the NCAA Tournament to get another year in Austin. The first scenario is very simple, can't drop the play-in game and be secure. The problem with losing in the Round of 68 would be trajectory of the program. From Elite 8 to Round of 32 to Round of 68. But what happens if Texas wins the play-in game, and advances? That provides Terry with the opportunity to earn another year. That would be winning a game in the tournament three straight seasons. If Texas wins two games in the NCAA Tournament, another season odds go way up. Winning six games in three seasons in the NCAA Tournament is not normally the formula to get one fired - save a few blue bloods. But Texas is not a blue blood in hoops. Firing a coach and paying him 4.5-5 million to leave after winning six NCAA Tournament games in three seasons is a lower percentage probability. Also for Terry's future ... Rodney Terry's two wins in the SEC Tournament will prove very beneficial in getting another job (USF has shown real interest) if Terry and Texas part ways.

If Texas wins two games in the tourney, tough to let a coach go. Would likely be a kick the can down the road for a year scenario. But we shall see what happens.

Needs to win a couple of games in tourney to ensure he has shot to stay. Lose in play-in game ... trajectory of program Win play-in game, lose in round of 64 ... trajectory of program Win two ... given himself a chance IMO

Definitely under consideration if the job opens