Last week, I was surprised to hear my nephew had not gotten into UT.

He was in the Top 3-4% of his class at a very competitive high school. My sister said his test scores were very good. He is a great kid, captain on the FB team, an Eagle Scout, and has done a ton of community service. If he passes his AP Exams, he will go to school as a second semester sophomore. He is literally the type of HS kid that I want my son to be like.

This weekend, I was chatting with my mom, who is elderly and often confused about things. She claimed the valedictorian didn't get in either.

Not believing mom, I reached out to my sister for clarification.
1) My nephew got into UT, but not for pre-med.
2) The valedictorian got in, but not for his preferred major.

Apparently, the auto admit only applies if you agree to major in something unpopular.

Why I am pissed? He is likely to be an Aggie.

This summer, the state of Florida approved a plan that allows high school students to get paid through NIL deals. Other states, including California, have been doing the same for a couple of years.

On Wednesday, Texas commitment Dia Bell announced that he has partnered with FreeForm Sports, a "leading manufacturer of football equipment, to provide custom numbered thigh pads for his high school football team as they head into the playoffs."

Of note, Travis Hunter is another who has partnered with FreeForm. Perhaps the most interesting note ... FreeForm Sports is based out of Austin based on their X page.

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Crazy how a decade plus of “Texas could never make it through an SEC schedule” magically turned into “Texas has the easiest SEC schedule of all time” within our very first year in the conference. Who could’ve seen THAT coming?🤔

Guess it’s our fault for having 4 blue bloods and 2 of our biggest rivals (away from home) on our schedule. Next time we should schedule perennial powerhouse Indiana!

I posted that I was very worried about Michigan gm at Ann arbor in September. Ketch sent a reply stating Michigan has lost most of their team and there was little to worry about .BS .Look at how many players are rated in the top 100 of cfb from UM , plus the big house factor .I have attended several games at the big house when another team is considered a big time program , and the pressure applied by their fan base .The 2nd gm of the year in Ann Arbor is like a Norman Rockwell painting , so simple, so American and just plain beautiful.
Its pure football , with no scoreboard bs and bs music .Very pure.

Westlake up 21-18 at half is my understanding. Playing at Burger Center regional quarters. If anyone’s there score updates would be appreciated

The Arkansas Razorbacks (5-4, 3-3 SEC) will play their first ever Southeastern Conference game Saturday against a familiar rival in the No. 3 Texas Longhorns (8-1, 4-1 SEC) at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.

It's hard to not think about the last time these two teams met, when the Razorbacks knocked off the Longhorns, 40-21, in front of an incredible crowd at Razorback Stadium on Sept. 11, 2021. Since then, both programs have changed significantly, with Texas once again being in the conversation of college football's top teams.

"Boy, I’d like to live on that (2021 game) and make it make a difference in Saturday’s game, but it certainly won’t," Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said Wednesday. "What they’ve done is they’ve recruited extremely well. They’ve gotten so much more physical and bigger on the offensive line and defensive line. Got linebackers that can run. They’re a big football team. Certainly not big and slow, they’re big and fast. They went out and got a kick returner and a punt returner. Of course, they have two of the better quarterbacks on one team I’ve ever seen.

"What (Steve Sarkisian) has done, he’s went in there and recruited extremely well, hired a staff of great coaches that are coaching extremely well and the kids play hard and they’ve got good players. I’m not for sure that they necessarily had that when he took the job. I’m not trying to demean anybody, but they’re much more talented than what they were when he took the job. That’s certainly a credit to him and his recruiting staff and his coaches."

The Longhorns rank top-40 nationally in every defensive statistical category listed. Texas is top-4 in scoring defense (4th), total defense (2nd) and pass defense (1st). On the other hand, the Razorbacks rank 79th, 90th and 124th in those respective categories.

Texas also has three former five-star recruits and 13 former four-stars listed as starters, per the team's game notes. Arkansas has 12 former four-stars listed as starters and one former five-star.

HawgBeat has also compared both teams' grades from Pro Football Focus, which is a football analytics website that provides grades for each individual player and full teams after analyzing each game for all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. Grades are given from 0-100, with the higher the grade signifying better performance.
Here's a look at how both teams stack up based on stats from this year and high school star ratings:

Season Stats - Texas | Arkansas (FBS rank out of 134 teams)​

Offense
Texas || Arkansas
Scoring: 38.9 (10th) | 33.0 (34th)
Total yards: 465.2 (9th) | 483.6 (5th)
Passing: 301.1 (10th) | 292.3 (11th)
Rushing: 164.1 (61st) | 191.2 (32nd)
Third downs: 46.4% (21st) | 47.9% (13th)
Sacks allowed/game: 2.0 (70th) | 2.8 (106th)
Turnovers: 15 (t-91st) | 15 (t-91st)
Defense
Texas || Arkansas
Scoring: 12.1 (4th) | 26.3 (79th)
Total yards: 251.0 (2nd) | 387.4 (90th)
Passing: 135.3 (1st) | 266.2 (124th)
Rushing: 115.7 (28th) | 121.2 (36th)
Third downs: 30.0% (13th) | 38.3% (63rd)
Sacks/game: 2.3 (39th) | 2.1 (57th)
Turnovers forced: 20 (7th) | 12 (t-64th)

Star Comparison (using Rivals ratings)​

Star Comparison - Texas vs. Arkansas
NR - Not rated

Pro Football Focus Comparison (using season grades)​

Team Grades (Texas | Arkansas)
Overall: 93.3 | 86.5
Offense: 82.5 | 83.4
Passing: 73.2 | 84.7
Rushing: 84.6 | 87.3
Receiving: 77.9 | 78.9
Pass blocking: 93.0 | 66.6
Run blocking: 68.5 | 64.4
Defense: 94.2 | 75.2
Run defense: 87.7 | 91.7
Tackling: 74.7 | 71.3
Pass rush: 85.1 | 71.6
Coverage: 93.7 | 47.3
Special teams: 83.8 | 76.4
PFF Comparison - Texas vs. Arkansas

Hey all, I searched here and didn’t find any specific info. I’m curious from those that have insight on best off campus housing for freshmen at UT. My daughter and I did a campus tour this week, and it’s her first choice. She’s not a lock to get in, but good enough where I don’t mind risking a deposit. Any suggestions or advice? We have looked at Callaway House and Moon Tower. Callaway seems more geared towards first year, so leaning there. Thanks in advance.

I need/want to talk with someone (not TRS employee) in regards to my wifes TRS retirement account. Does anyone have any contact information?
Thanks

That's a hell of a drop from -17.5

I don't recall many 4.5 line changes.

What's happening to move the line?

to Liberals who don't/will not reflect on the absurdity of their stated positions

it is not a trait of an intellectual or disciplined mind



you see the gaggle of lemmings in unison cry outrage or mock some of Trumps cabinet selection ....without once reflecting on the absurdity of the current stooge list and coming off of massive opinion failures about the election and the results

id tell you to take the loss pussies but you don't have the moral character to oblige , so you'll just pick up with the hypocrisy+ being outraged by the very things your party did while you were silent

Hopefully this can stay out of the Coral...

So sad? Funny? Amazing it's too good to be true?

Did not have this on my 2024 bingo card.

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I replied, “C’mon honey, that’s just cold!



Why would you celebrate line that???!!!”

It's probably just a weird coincidence
but Kamala Harris did not win 1 state that required voter ID
Kamala Harris also did not lose 1 state that did not require voter ID

when you couple the Democrats strong and constant fight against voter ID laws, it does make you wonder

Want to take my family to the game and am looking for 4 seats, preferably in the lower bowl. DM me if you have 4 available!

Assuming Texas wins out and makes it to the SEC championship, who is the mostly likely opponent in the SEC Championship?

From the AP, in case you were interested.

AUSTIN, Texas -- — Freshman Justice Carlton and senior Shay Holle each scored 15 points and No. 4 Texas defeated Lamar 95-58 Wednesday night.

Holle converted 3 of 4 3-point attempts. Carlton added three steals.

Madison Booker of Texas (2-0), an AP preseason All-American, missed the game with a sore hamstring and her status is day-to-day.

Freshman Jordan Lee started in place of Booker and scored 12 points. Bryanna Preston, also a freshman, added nine points, four assists and two steals.

Point guard Rori Harmon finished with eight points, eight assists and five steals in 18 minutes. Harmon, who missed the final 26 games last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, limped off the court in the third quarter after tweaking her ankle. She later returned to the game.

Akasha Davis led Lamar (1-1) with 14 points. Sabria Dean scored 13.

Takeaways

Lamar: The Cardinals, defending Southland Conference regular-season champions, trailed Texas 51-14 at halftime. The Cardinals matched the Longhorns' 44 points in the second half.

Texas: Laila Phelia, an all-Big Ten guard at Michigan last season, made her debut for Texas. She had eight points in 21 minutes as a reserve. Phelia averaged nearly 17 points last season.

Key moment

Texas outscored Lamar 20-3 during the final 7:12 of the first quarter. The Cardinals made only three free throws during the span. The Longhorns, using full-court defensive pressure, coaxed 10 turnovers in the quarter, seven of them steals. Harmon made four of the steals.

Key stat

Lamar committed 22 turnovers in the first half, allowing Texas to take a 51-14 lead at the break. The Longhorns made 14 steals in the half.

Up next

Lamar plays at SMU on Nov. 22, and Texas is at DePaul on Sunday.