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Come on over? I prefer to support all our programs.

I’m confident Morris already has a list of capable replacement on hand. How many coaches have been poached for P4 jobs this offseason, 3? I think we’ve made good hires and will continue to do so. I’m excited to see who we bring in.

Conference tournament is going to be wide open!

Saban told ESPN.... "What we have now is not college football -- not college football as we know it. You hear somebody use the word 'student-athlete.' That doesn't exist." "But what you have now isn't name, image and likeness. A collective has nothing to do with name, image and likeness," Saban said. Saban said he would like to see any player compensation model that is created to be brought in-house at the various schools and taken away from donor-based collectives. Of course, then there could be Title IX issues. And while Saban wants to see players get their share of the financial pie, he said the only way any of this works is if there's also a commitment on the players' side. "Just like an NFL player has a contract or a coach has a contract, something in place so you don't have all this raiding of rosters and mass movement," he said. "I wonder what fans are going to say when they don't even know the team from year to year because there's no development of teams, just bringing in new players every year." https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39572219/nick-saban-wants-voice-change-college-football

If playing their sport was only worth a free education, Nick Saban wouldn't have amassed $150 million in career salary as a coach. There wouldn't be all these billion-dollar TV broadcast deals. You can't let that kind of money flood in and expect your actual product -- the players -- to be doing it without significant monetary compensation. There are a lot of college sports where the players only get a free education. Even some tiers of college football. We could all start watching them instead and say to hell with the P5, er P4, er soon to be P3. Instead of doing that I'm trying to get over my fear of needles so I can get me a Chandler Morris back tatt.

Does he not realize that the vast majority of college football fans hate the way things have been going with NIL and virtually unlimited transfers?

Left UNT to be the Special Asst to the HC at Texas. Less responsibilities, a more recruiting-centric management role and most likely a significant raise. Same title they have Gary Patterson

Big loss. He was our conduit to South Dallas. UNT football is always bumming me out it seems like these days.

UAB getting waxed by Rice

OR, we just opened a transfer portal pipeline in Austin. Can't hurt to have a guy there who might guide a player who's looking to get playing time to NT and for Morris to have a trusted contact to vouch for work ethic, etc.

Oh, I'm definitely not saying he's going to follow Gilbert to UT. I doubt UT even has room for him. I'm just not sure his heart is in the game, and without Gilbert here, he may not really want to give it a go here. Maybe he's developed a relationship with Coach Cobbs, and decides to stick around & play to his potential. Fingers crossed.

One of the announcers was Coach Burton's brother.

Huge blow to us as far as recruiting goes. His presence on staff was much more impactful than Coach O's, IMO. With this move, I highly doubt we see Tre Bradford here next season. As for Coach Gilbert, he's certainly doing what's best for him & his family. "Coaching" TE's in this offense is a joke... as there are none.

TEs were not particularly great in this offense last year. Yes, his coaching/recruiting connections helped a lot last year. Give Coach O a raise and hire a TE coach with DFW ties.

When people give me a Puking Eagle for a comment like this, I can never tell whether I made them puke or the state of college football did.

Eric Morris has got to hit 6 with or without Chandler. Other wise we DID regress.

We got Jamario because UNT had a great support system for student's with dyslexia.

The only thing that may derail us in the tournament is having to play 4 games in 4 days. Hopefully with everyone back we will be able to go 9 deep and give some guys a little rest.

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I mean, we destroyed Cinci in a bowl game once, and I didn't see CUSA-tier athletes coming to this Sun Belt school. Both of us are right to varying degrees. I just think, for most kids, a full conference slate of AAC teams is cooler than an opportunity to win a ton and be rewarded with....a matchup with Rice.

I think any of the top 7 could legitimately win the tournament. I would be very scared of UNT (if we get healthy) and Memphis.

Time for him to be a big boy and stick to a commitment and earn a degree. He wouldn't get any playing time at UT.

We need to consider Bradford's history over the past few seasons, and yes, Gilbert was a huge influence in Tre's life in H.S. He was definitely a reason, if not THE reason, Bradford signed-on here. With Gilbert gone, and looking at his previous stops, I'm not holding my breath.

I think his meaning was that we wouldn't have signed Bradford without Gilbert.

Refs were terrible, but... The announcers were our own. As noted above, one is Coach Burton's brother. Honesty doesn't make them Charlotte homers. *Coach Burton's partner was Kyle Youmans.

Isn't he already enrolled and on campus?

He lost me at “a coach has a contract.”

This team is going backward. Bad shooting particularly at the line, out hustled and just plain bad basketball. Beaten by a team down two starters.

Rice beat UAB 94-71

Poor game. Missed free throws, out hustled for rebounds, dribbling into turnovers, etc. Porter for Charlotte always drives to the right, always and they don't overplay that. This is the first game that I felt we were out-everything, out hustled, coached, played, etc. Disappointing.

Hoos your Daddy?

See, Little Susie Who, you claimed you were a much better fan because you attend games, both on the road and at home. I asked if you were a student, if you had a job, and if you were still on the parent's dime. You essentially responded yes to all, and I replied that it must be nice not to have one responsibility in the world other than making grades. Your life is a breeze, and I am sure the rest of us would do the same if we were afforded the same set up. Unfortunately, I live 5 hours from Denton, have a full-time job, have two boys and a wife and other responsibilities that come with being an adult. Every game I can attend is like a road game, gas money, place to stay, food to eat, etc... and my Mom and Dad aren't contributing a dime. You have it easy right now. If I were in your shoes, I would not rush to change my situation, would be appreciative of the situation I am in and would know better than to act like this all made me some kind of super fan. Two, I know how credit card bills work. My bills show the date of the transaction and I don't have to asked my dad for a copy of the bill.

Actually a typo on my part.

I am guessing the part about QB coach was being tongue in cheek because he coached TEs.

If true, good for him. He isn't the only person with ties to south Dallas, did he really create a "pipeline" and was he a great TE Coach? I liked the hire when he came on board, but I don't think he is irreplaceable.

Welp goodbye South Dallas pipeline

EA Sports finally made their OFFICIAL announcement of NCAA25 today, and it will include all 134 FBS programs, including Kennesaw State. I am very aroused by this news and can't wait to get a copy of it. Delaware, unfortunately, just missed the cut on this one. They're going strictly by teams who'll be full members by 2025, and the Blue Hens won't be full members until 2026. (See you in NCAA26, then?)

Not getting the split with UAB may prove to be significant in the standings. Really sucks to have lost that first one after we had it under control until the last few minutes when we ran out of gas.

I think I would put the onus on athletic departments offering crazy money.

Can't find any stats. https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/fort-worth/brewer-bears/athletes/chania-price/bio/?careerid=o8qq1in70m0ee https://www.hudl.com/profile/9001917/Chania-Price Quoting UNT head coach Jason Burton: "It was important with this class to bring in people that not only fit our culture on the court but also off of it. Chania is a person that will bring us length and versatility. She can play multiple positions and will fit into what we want to do on both the offensive end and defensive end. She is also someone with elite character, excels in the classroom and is committed to being the very best version of herself. She will be a valuable addition and a culture carrier for our program." Quoting Fort Worth Brewer head coach Teranie Lewis: "I am so proud of Chania and her commitment to the University of North Texas Women's Basketball program. I am looking forward to watching her excel in her college career. It has been a pleasure to coach Chania and be a witness to her accomplishments. She is such a joy to be around and she will bring amazing things to the program."

I have it narrowed down.

I have a feeling there are a lot of other P5 programs that use very creative bookkeeping to avoid showing how bad things are financially. If I recall, during the beginning of COVID-19, several programs had to take out loans immediately to continue operations. The bottom line is that many schools are going broke trying to "keep up" with the top schools and have created a Ponzi scheme system to keep up appearances.

I have been waiting on this since the beginning of the NIL. Students already felt like athletes were being given a lot with tuition, room and board, meals, healthcare, tutoring, etc... With the athletes demanding more, the regular student was bound to get tired of footing the bill. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Hey rojomo, why don't we just forfeit the season? That would make you happy.

Great work and great idea. Organized supporter groups make noise, get tv shots and lift the energy of our away team. You captured the attention of the smu fans on their board. I went to Rice last year and that gym was already loud with our good Houston alumni base down there. That game is going to rock. GMG

Arizona is going through financial hell right now. That’s not a place we want to put our athletic department in

https://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/sports/mason-building-off-breakout-season-thriving-as-planos-go-to-scorer/article_8b614352-b2e4-11ee-9e3c-036bea70b9ee.html But while much of that production came alongside players like alums Justin McBride and Nikk Williams, Mason has stepped up as the focal point of the Wildcats' attack this season. Committed to North Texas, Mason has thrived as a three-level scorer with a number of 30-plus-point games under his belt to go along with stout rebounding and defense as he attempts to lead Plano to a third straight playoff appearance.

You all missed the clues: Cat: Morris Friends: Chandler from the TV show.

He couldn't even earn the starting job at Michigan. What makes you think he will be any good here?