Joseph English

Another Ohioan here. Hook Em from Vermilion! Wife and her whole family are buckeye fans. Know your pain.

People screaming SEC bias are really getting under my skin. They are not wrong, but they don't understand why and that's what pisses me off. The preseason FPI is working off recruiting rankings and projections. Yes, SEC teams will be overrated. They will be ranked higher because they invest the most in talent. By the end of the season, it is no longer about projections and the FPI works out because every conference record balances to 0. At the end of the day, the FPI SOS does not matter compared to the FPI SOR at the end of the season. The CFB public pretends they do not believe "you are your record". Penn State last year was a better team than their record. With a 9 game conference schedule there will plenty of SEC teams that are better than their record. A 2-10 SEC team is better than the bottom half of the Big 12...

I think that general managers are balancing their classes depending on when they want to go big on portal or invest in the future. Dropping out of the top 25 is really, really bold. Taking a huge bet on the portal working out.

McDavid and Texas need a championship equally bad

https://apnews.com/article/nhl-texas-expansion-cea35e02406db733b07eca9d55632b16

I hear national media members talk about how Texas has an advantage because its the best show in town in a major city. As a Longhorns and NHL fan (Pens and Avs primarily), I wanted to hear what some other sports people in the Austin area feel about potentially getting a pro team. Did you hear about this yet? Would you support a team if it was in Austin? Have you ever watched a hockey game before? Honest opinion, hockey is the most exciting major sport to watch and play. Even though I love football (I played at the University of Toledo), the commercials and constant breaks in action can really get on my nerves watching cfb compared to hockey. If you haven't given it a chance and it comes to Austin, going to a game may completely change your mind about the sport. What the pros do on the ice is truly incredible and such a unique blend of physicality, athleticism, and skill.

Is Baker really considered a top 3 tackle or is this just ESPN hyping a name they know? @Gerry Hamilton Wasn't the breakout player of the year supposed to be Spencer Shannon according to ESPN?

*Insert comment about Flood doing any part of his job other than recruiting a transfer guard* 😂 Hope visit season is going well for the staff!

Saw a report that he is interested in more than just LSU but no idea the credibility.

New to the site, long time YouTube subscriber but... can some explain this whole Joe Z. guy who so is famous in a UT forum but a ducks fan😂😂😂

His first 5 reps of film he posted were all pancakes! I like it. Looks like he waits for contact sometimes, but with some development this guy looks pretty good.

MURP

Not officially in according to On3:

What I am seeing is we are back to playing by the rules (hearing similar about Ohio State) and trying to follow a rev share cap (17M at the most) while other schools like Oregon and Texas Tech are continuing to pay players through the loosely defined NIL rules to pay players above the “cap”. My legal understanding of house v NCAA is that it’s only a cap on rev share dollars. I expected us to spend above the cap because the NIL deal review is BS and illegal market intervention. But it seems we are taking the moral high road and only using rev share and letting NIL be true NIL deals for the players (comes from outside the program which therefore does not help recruiting). There goes our advantage of being the most financially valuable CFB program. The way that the market is playing out, your 2nd string at Texas can go play rn at Baylor or Wake Forest or Pitt for around $100k-200k more than what UT would pay because they all have around the same rev share cash. If you stay within the cap, even the Bluest of blue bloods can only pay their starters because their starters have a higher market value than other schools. The ROI for the risk on HS recruits sucks. It’s extra risky to pay a 5 star. Almost like the Indiana model better of going for 24 YOs with proven production than risky and inexperienced freak athletes. The age of parady is upon us. As a UT fan I think it’s BS that the most valuable program has to compete on the same cap rules with a UNLV, Maryland, or USF. They can, in theory, offer Cam Coleman as much rev share dollars as UT. A good NIL program, development, relationships, and facilities are the differentiator now. @CJ Vogel @Bobby Burton @Gerry Hamilton am I understanding this new world right?