There was a post about a tweet from KJ Lacey about top stars visiting Texas this spring.
Why was it removed? Just curious.

...we are so fvcked as a country.

We must have some of the dumbest schizters running this country.

The poor & middle class just continue to get sh!t on year after year after year. Our government has a spending problem...on both sides. Inflation over the past 3 years has pounded the regular people.

**Massive pandemic spending & money giveaway.
**Big Pharma support spending
**Massive military spending in neverending wars.
**Social programs funding & refunding bc the US gives away money to people that wont work, entitlement programs, & illegals.

Wtf is going on?

Inflation & spending affects EVERYONE...especially the poor & middle class.

People act like they don't care.

This sh!t matters to me as I have 2 kids that want to go to college.

The cost of goods.
The cost of higher education
The cost of automobiles
The cost of gas
The cost of insurance
The cost of homes

Why do some people just don't care that our federal government has fvcked us?

Our leaders do not care...they have failed us.

https://theathletic.com/5321481/202...l-donors-nil-fans/?source=user_shared_articleDonor fatigue: Some college football fans wonder why they have to pay for players

Some excerpts from the article that I thought OB might find interesting

“This season, Belzer estimates, at least 15 schools’ collectives will be paying more than $10 million total to their football teams. He said the median among the power conferences will be around $4 million to $5 million. That’s money that is either in addition to or in place of money that is going to traditional donations for season tickets, facilities or other things.

“I have this conversation with ADs constantly. I say you have to be ready, or you’re going to be on the wrong side of what’s about to happen,” Belzer said, meaning revenue sharing.

But in the current model, where do programs stand? In talking to several experts, who were granted anonymity to speak about these issues, the consensus is that it varies by program.

Georgia is probably in the same group as Alabama as programs that have recruited well and won recently on the field, although Alabama faces a big change as it moves forward without Nick Saban. They have built a lot of facilities during the past decade, fundraising to do so, and thus many donors might be closer to being tapped out. LSU, Clemson and other schools that went fully into the facilities race are in that boat. Teams like Georgia, however, have the added “burden” of recent success, which makes fans wonder why their collectives need the money.

Sullivan’s reluctance speaks to what the Georgias and Alabamas are up against: the lack of panic.

“I guess it’d be a little different, would you give to get one of those championships,” Sullivan said. “But we just ended a 41-year drought.”

At Texas, Texas A&M or Tennessee (among others), programs and donors might have great facilities and such, but they’re incentivized to participate more in the NIL donating program because they want to get back to the glory days. There’s a desperation factor at places like Nebraska, which saw a huge influx of donations after snagging five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola away from Georgia in December.

Some programs are sneaky good at NIL, like Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, which need that bump to get to a higher tier. Athletic directors and coaches have realized it’s a good tool, so they’ve encouraged donating. As in: Hey, this is a way to have a better product on the field.

When it comes to fundraising, school administrators have realized they need to adjust. Some are scaling back on asking for money for facilities and other traditional things, knowing even their big-money donors have only so much to spend.

“At the end of the day, NIL is probably the most direct line to being competitively relevant,” one administrator at a power conference program said. “The old adage in fundraising is to say: ‘Coach what do you need, how can I help you?’ It used to be, ‘I need a new locker room’ or something like that. Now, 90 percent, if not 100 percent, of coaches are going to say, ‘I need NIL money.’”

Ole Miss is among the schools that have felt that already: Athletic director Keith Carter said this week that it had “put on the shelf” plans to renovate the stadium, citing the current landscape.

But when it comes to fundraising for collectives, Ole Miss is an example of full buy-in, from the coach to the administration to the fans. The Grove Collective has been one of the most high-profile collectives, and Ole Miss followed up an 11-win season by getting key transfers.

“I think everybody understands that you’re showing proof of concept then you’ll probably be OK,” Jones said. “But the moment you have any downturn in success on the court or the field, you’re probably going to have some issues.”

Cliffs Notes: No.5 Texas won the final Big 12 Tournament Championship it will ever compete for with a 70-53 win over Iowa State in Kansas City on Tuesday night.

The Participants: No.3 Texas (30-4, 14-4 Big 12) and Iowa State (20-11, 12-6 Big 12)

Pre-Game NET Rankings: Texas (No.3) and Iowa State (No.31 )
Pre-Game RPI Rankings: Texas (No.7) and Iowa State (No.30)

Game MVP: True freshman Maddison Booker scored a career-high 26 points, while grabbing 6 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists in her final Big 12 game as a college player.
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Key Stretch: With 3:28 left in the first quarter, Texas held a 14-10 lead. With less than 4:30 left in the second quarter, the lead ballooned to 30-10. Yup, a 16-0 run. It was over at that point.

Madison Booker Watch: Tonight's 26 point effort was Booker's 13th 20-point game of the her incredible freshman season.

Worth Mentioning: The Longhorns hit 7 of 11 shots from downtown against the Cyclones. More of that, por favor. If the Longhorns can just get respectable three-point shooting in the NCAA Tournament, they become very, very, very tough to beat.

ESPN Bracketology: This is what ESPN's Charlie Creme had to say about UT's seeding today: "Texas held on to win in the Big 12 semifinals against Kansas State to keep its title hopes alive, but the Longhorns' opportunity for a No. 1 seed is likely gone. That has nothing to do with what the Longhorns haven't done; a Big 12 tournament championship would be significant. But USC has done more. The Trojans have the most wins in the country against the NET top 25 (eight), and their march to the Pac-12 title on Sunday was done with victories over two other teams in the top 10 of the NET (UCLA and Stanford). The triumph over the Wildcats represents a top-25 win for Texas, giving the Longhorns five. Iowa State, Tuesday's opponent in the championship game, is now in the top 40 of the NET. It's impressive, but Texas' résumé won't rise to the level of USC's accomplishments. Also on Monday, Oklahoma's decisive loss to the Cyclones cost the Sooners a spot in the top 16 -- opening the door for Colorado to slide back in."

During his latest SOTU, our President stated emphatically that he remains committed to “ending cancer”, even though he also has claimed he has done so.

Supporters, please enlighten me to his leadership regarding this tragic scourge,

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Cliffs Notes: The Longhorns created 10 steals to hep create a 25-8 advantage in fast-break points, as Texas beat OU 94-78 on Saturday to finish 9-9 in Big 12 play in the regular season.

The Participants: Texas (20-11, 9-9 Big 12) and Oklahoma (20-11, 8-10 Big 12)

Pre-Game KenPom Rankings: Texas (No. 25) and Oklahoma (No.37)

Game MVP: About once every half-dozen or so games, senior Tyrese Hunter will remind you that when he's hot, he can be one of the best players in the Big 12, while he's completely mortal on a lot of the other days. Well, today was one of those good days. Hunter scored a season-high 30 points on 9 of 13 shooting (3 of 4 from downtown), while dishing out 7 assists and picking up 3 steals. Oh, if he could only put a batch of these performances together in a row...
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Key Stretch: The Longhorns only led by 5 at the half, but a lay-up by Dylan Disu, a lay-up by Max Abmas and four-straight points by Hunter pushed the Texas lead to 13 points in less than 2 minutes into the second half.

Bounce-back Game: In 5 of his last 6 games, sophomore Dillon Mitchell hasn't broken double-figures and in 4 of those games he scored 5 points or fewer points. On Saturday, he broke out for 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting, while looking like a guy who was comfortable on the court again.

Sizzling shooting: The Longhorns finished with a triple-slash line of 63.5/50.0/95.7. Yeah... that'll do.

Worthy of a mention: The Texas bench of Mitchell, Kadin Shedrick and Chendall Weaver combined for 31 points on 12 of 15 shooting.

Making History: Abmas moved into 8th place on the all-time list on Monday night and now trails former Creighton star Doug McDermott (3,150 points) by 67 points for 7th place after scoring 11 points vs. the Sooners.

Bracketology: The Longhorns entered the night solidly on the 8/9 seed line and in the Rick Barnes side of the No.1.

Yea, I’m getting older. But combined with other fav follow

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Madison chose #35 because she‘s a huge fan of KD. Durant has been following WBB for years (from the AAS):

"She had an incredible season. Our point guard went out early this year so she had to step up and assume a different role, playing a point-forward.”

"Future is bright. As a freshman, she's got so much more to do, but she's already staking claim in this league right now and she's going to be even better as she moves forward."

Booker wears the No. 35 jersey because that is what Durant wore. The Texas men's basketball program has retired that jersey number in honor of Durant, who played for the Longhorns for one season and won the Naismith Trophy in 2007. When asked if Booker was representing his number in the correct way, Durant replied that "she's gonna have that thing retired on the other side."

I think Netflix is involved so it going to make some money.
I was wondering if Tyson was needing some $ or will this be a legit fight. Hopefully he gives a really effort. It looks like he can still throw the leather.
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Looks like a go. 15 min

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My head has been banging all week

Looks like the “makeover” of the RNC in Trump’s image is near complete.

Howdy Ya’ll! im hoping someone can shed light on how real this is. I’m curious if/how businesses will need to pivot as a result. My hope Is for the thread to stay focused on ripple effects in the business realm but am posting in the corral becauwe…well, it’s us 😀

Overview

Project 2025

Horrific, but is a now dated story, and wasn’t presented as such:

“First-term Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama in the GOP response criticized current immigration policies, describing how she had met a woman at the U.S.-Mexico border who told of being raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by cartels, starting at age 12.

The victim has previously spoken publicly about the abuse happening in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 — not in the United States during the Biden administration. Yet, Britt used the account to chastise Biden’s action on the border.”

OB Fam,

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Why can't posters on here get it through their head that who you support or don't support DOES NOT mean that you are part of some "ilk"?

Many well-meaning, thoughtful people support Donald Trump.
Many well-meaning, thoughtful people don't support Donald Trump.
Many well-meaning, thoughtful people support Joe Biden.
Many well-meaning, thoughtful people don't support Joe Biden.

Whatever group you fall in doesn't make you better than anyone in any of the other groups. And just because someone is in a group different from you, that doesn't mean that they are bad people.