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  1. 5 hours ago, WETSU said:

    Texas is right on the fence. 5th in win totals but has half the titles of the 5 I mentioned. I lean towards including them in the blue blood discussion but I do think if they are in, Miami and Ā Nebraska should be as well.Ā 
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    I would agree with you 30 years ago on Nebraska, but not today. In my opinion, they lost their ability to be a ā€œblue bloodā€ when they left the Big 12. As long as they were playing Texas schools they had a foothold in Texas recruits. Today they have the same clout with Texas high school players as Wisconsin and Purdue. The same can be said of Colorado and Missouri. Rule and Sanders may have some initial success due to name recognition, but not sure that can be sustained.Ā 
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    Texas is a ā€œblue bloodā€ based on history and current financial success. Texas is a school you love or hate no matter where in the country you live. By the way A&M is climbing the blue blood ladder primarily due to financial prowess of its former students.

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  2. 46 minutes ago, WETSU said:

    Can you show me how he is other than name? Honest question. He hasnā€™t competed in camps, he didnā€™t play in any all star games, he put up just average stats in small classification ball in Louisiana. He lost in the playoffs and in some of his pre district games with embarrassing stat lines. Like 8/23 for 87 yards and 2 ints type stat lines.Ā 
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    I know heā€™s got good size. I do believe heā€™s got a good arm. I do think his pedigree is good. But can you honestly show me a 5 star one of the highest ranked QBs ever? To me heā€™s just your average high 4 star that we get yearly. Itā€™s not like heā€™s just the most athletic specimen ever and his stats are not great either. If this kid was named anything but manning heā€™s probably a mid 4 star based on physical tools and game film. And thereā€™s no shame in that. But why do Texas fans treat him like heā€™s the second coming? Why when I ask a simple question like prove to me why heā€™s one of the best ever the argument instantly turns to ā€œaggy doesnā€™t know youā€™re just jealousā€ type childish behavior. Iā€™m asking a simple question. If this kid was committed to any other school with any other last name would you all still feel heā€™s one of the greatest qb prospects ever?

    1) Manning was the consensus #1 QB in the class by ā€œso called expertsā€. He chose Texas over Sabanā€™s Alabama and Smartā€™s Georgia. History has shown that those two have difficulty evaluating talent based on the subpar QB play.

    2) I think it is a fair comment on the level of play in high school. I donā€™t know anything about the school, but suspect his parents selected the school for its academics versus athletic prowess. If they were putting his football future first, they would have moved to Carthage or Westlake. I have heard all along he is being redshirted. I suspect his redshirt year is a development year. When the depth chart comes out in August, I think he will be 3rd string. So donā€™t read anything into the depth chart.

    3) Last question you askedā€¦ I would have been bummed if he chose Alabama or Georgia.

    4) Time will tell.

    5) Not sure the importance of camps when 3 close family members played the position in the NFL.

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  3. Truly surprised by the hire and the acceptance of the hire by the Aggie faithful on this thread. Since the age of the Womenā€™s Lib movement, the number one taboo principal was you donā€™t have affairs with subordinates. Petrino rose through the ranks during this time period and knew better but ignored rule number one. That is in my mind a serious character flaw. Aggies have always prided themselves as a ā€œhigh characterā€ university. Does this reflect negatively on Fisherā€™s character? Beard lost his job at Texas because he violated the new no no ā€¦ donā€™t get involved in domestic abuse. I suspect the Aggie offense will improve under Petrino.
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  4. 2 hours ago, Matt said:

    I agree @bordertownHigh school extra-curricular activities will never be expense / revenue neutral. I'm not indicting anyone here . . . but after serving 9 years on the school board, I learned how easy it is to add admin people at all levels of the school system without ANY questions asked . . . but if you want add a coach or a sport, everybody would freak out and talk about the money. Trust me, I've seen some positions added administratively that just didn't make sense and my colleagues and I would fight these if we saw they were just "fluffy." Didn't always win those battles. This was many years ago, OK? But oh my gosh, when you want to add a coach because you only had 3 coaches for 170 kids in middle school football . . . people looked at us like we were a Democrat Congress. Thankfully, our current supe fixed that problem.

    I appreciate your willingness to diligently serve your community. I have observed that it is easier from school administrators to find a ā€œhomeā€ for someone not working out rather than non-renew their contract.Ā 

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  5. With todayā€™s Beard news, I hope Terry can keep the players focused this weekend. Thinking about the players & coaches whose lives just took a second punch. I doubt Terry will be considered for the head coach next year. Del Conte is going to be watching a lot of basketball over the next two months.

  6. 1 minute ago, Lobo97 said:

    I don't know if Texas was right in firing him or not, but this wasn't even on the same planet with the Briles situation.Ā 

    Every liberal in Austin would be picketing the games if he was retained. I understand your point, but not sure that group would see it that way.

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  7. 15 hours ago, DaveTV1 said:

    Not all of them do.Ā  I assure you.Ā  The kids aren't paid, but coaches are.Ā  Friday Night Lights still supports most sports programs across Texas including the Band.Ā Ā 

    My quess is 1% when you take into account the allocation of a half dozen coaches salaries allocated to athletic period or offseason program, direct coaching stipends, trainers, equipment, time expended by maintenance department maintains the facilities and game night, security, ticket takers, utilities, transportation, etc.. . If a school averages 5,000 for 5 home games, the ticket take is approximately $200,000. I submit the expense well exceed the revenues.Ā 
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    I support football and other extracurricular activities for the the development of teamwork and leadership skills. I believe these are important in the development of our youth.

  8. 25 minutes ago, ETXfan16 said:

    Not surprised by this one bit.

    Yep! This would have been Briles revisited if he was retained. I hate it because I felt he was the right person for the job. His attorney is correct that criminal charges may not be prosecuted. I am sure the clause about conduct reflecting negatively on the university was the reason. The issue of domestic violence is probably second to murder in no noā€™s in our society. I felt the University would have waited for the DA to decide on pursuing charges. Now the University will be embroiled in a settlement lawsuit Ā as Beard tries to squeeze some money out of a ā€œwrongful terminationā€. Unless his girlfriend states under oath that she inflected her own wounds, he has an uphill road.

    I HATE THIS FOR THE PLAYERS, COACHES, FANS, UNIVERSITY, AND BEARD.

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  9. On 1/2/2023 at 5:56 PM, DaveTV1 said:

    I don't have a problem with this.Ā  They've always played a powder puff touch/flag football game anyway.Ā  The only problem I do have is it would lose money.Ā  If they paid for their own travel to away games then sure.Ā  You don't even need a coach for flag football in my opinion.Ā Ā 

    Every high school sport loses money, including the sacred game.

  10. Kansas St outscored Texas 116-103. It was a combination of Texasā€™s inability to protect the rim and incredible shooting by the Wildcats. They shot 60% from the field, 54% from 3pt, and 94% from the line. Every time the Horns made a run, the Wildcats responded drilling a 3pt shot.Ā 

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