Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (About Texas and NIL...)

[oktexan]

It wasn't a movie. It was a TV show in the 90s. I'll still contend this performance was his best.

This was his best work IMHO. Won him an Emmy.

Time of Death​

https://er.fandom.com/wiki/Time_of_Death#articleComments

"Time of Death"
Season 11, Episode 6
Air date	November 11, 2004
Written by	David Zabel
Directed by	Christopher Chulack

"Time of Death" is the sixth episode of the eleventh season of ER. The episode first aired in November 11, 2004. It was written by David Zabel and directed by Christopher Chulack. It focuses on the final 44 minutes of an alcoholic ex-con name Charlie Metcalf who comes to the ER with a cirrhosis-related illnesses. Actor Ray Liotta, who portrayed Metcalf, won an Emmy for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series".

Plot​

Charlie Metcalf, an ex-con and an alcoholic, comes in the ER with stomach aliments and Pratt, Luka and Sam work to save him. Metcalf tries to make amends to his son, whom he hasn't seen his prison release.

 

[Ketchum]

I don’t know…the Manning name brings a lot of viewers and readers…

It doesn't mean he brings a class that is currently rated as one of the best of all-time.

Everyone needs to be realistic.

 

[Ketchum]

It wasn't a movie. It was a TV show in the 90s. I'll still contend this performance was his best.

This was his best work IMHO. Won him an Emmy.

Time of Death​

https://er.fandom.com/wiki/Time_of_Death#articleComments

"Time of Death"
Season 11, Episode 6
Air date	November 11, 2004
Written by	David Zabel
Directed by	Christopher Chulack

"Time of Death" is the sixth episode of the eleventh season of ER. The episode first aired in November 11, 2004. It was written by David Zabel and directed by Christopher Chulack. It focuses on the final 44 minutes of an alcoholic ex-con name Charlie Metcalf who comes to the ER with a cirrhosis-related illnesses. Actor Ray Liotta, who portrayed Metcalf, won an Emmy for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series".

Plot​

Charlie Metcalf, an ex-con and an alcoholic, comes in the ER with stomach aliments and Pratt, Luka and Sam work to save him. Metcalf tries to make amends to his son, whom he hasn't seen his prison release.

That was an excellent hour of TV.

 

[Eagle Fang]

It doesn't mean he brings a class that is currently rated as one of the best of all-time.

Everyone needs to be realistic.

No I wasn’t saying the number of 5 stars and highest rated class historically…I’m only talking about impact and National buzz…I think Arch would have the SEC region and fanbase glued to Austin TX right before our entry…

 

[Ketchum]

No I wasn’t saying the number of 5 stars and highest rated class historically…I’m only talking about impact and National buzz…I think Arch would have the SEC region and fanbase glued to Austin TX right before our entry…

what does impact and national buzz mean?

 

[Eagle Fang]

what does impact and national buzz mean?

Onward and upward impact for our program and positive attention from the outside viewers brother…not to mention a booming OB site

 

[McKinneyHorn05]

Uhhhh.... he wasn't in Casino.

😂 I had to look it up....I messed up

 

[Ketchum]

Onward and upward impact for our program and positive attention from the outside viewers brother…not to mention a booming OB site

It's not going to amount to a ton if the football on the field isn't much better in 2022.

 

[Eagle Fang]

It's not going to amount to a ton if the football on the field isn't much better in 2022.

Agreed. But it’s gotta turn around at some point in our lifetime right???

 

[Ketchum]

Agreed. But it’s gotta turn around at some point in our lifetime right???

I hope you're right.....way more right than me. Wayyyyyyy.

 

[Eagle Fang]

I hope you're right.....way more right than me. Wayyyyyyy.

I get how the NIL has put a bad taste in a lot fans mouths…but honestly the NIL is probably the best thing to happen for TX to be a major player now…it’s like the shot in the arm this program needed to wake the hell up…

 

[Ketchum]

I get how the NIL has put a bad taste in a lot fans mouths…but honestly the NIL is probably the best thing to happen for TX to be a major player now…it’s like the shot in the arm this program needed to wake the hell up…

completely agree.

 

[nuufaola]

This article is welcome. I will also take it as vindication of my position a couple of weeks back when I basically said:

We are pretty good and pretty organized at NIL, and that we were trying to build a program that will withstand IRS/NCAA/DOJ/Texas lawmaker scrutiny. That we won’t be handing out bags of cash. That other schools are doing all kinds of things that I believe are not sustainable.

Glad the OB editorial team has come around to my position and isn’t just saying “UT isn’t aggressive enough“. Yes, if “aggressive“ includes blatant violations of the law such as bags of cash or starting a NIL deal BEFORE somebody is enrolled, we were not aggressive enough. That stuff is just very very unlikely to happen at UT, as our ethos is to follow the rules, and certainly not to do something blatantly illegal.

I have always been on board with the notion that UT needs to continue to advance its NIL technology, processes and fundraising. Of course that is true, as it is in life. A shark needs to swim forward or it will die. But, at least we have identified UT to be the shark that it is.

 

[Ketchum]

This article is welcome. I will also take it as vindication of my position a couple of weeks back when I basically said:

We are pretty good and pretty organized at NIL, and that we were trying to build a program that will withstand IRS/NCAA/DOJ/Texas lawmaker scrutiny. That we won’t be handing out bags of cash. That other schools are doing all kinds of things that I believe are not sustainable.

Glad the OB editorial team has come around to my position and isn’t just saying “UT isn’t aggressive enough“. Yes, if “aggressive“ includes blatant violations of the law such as bags of cash or starting a NIL deal BEFORE somebody is enrolled, we were not aggressive enough. That stuff is just very very unlikely to happen at UT, as our ethos is to follow the rules, and certainly not to do something blatantly illegal.

I have always been on board with the notion that UT needs to continue to advance its NIL technology, processes and fundraising. Of course that is true, as it is in life. A shark needs to swim forward or it will die. But, at least we have identified UT to be the shark that it is.

who are you talking to?

What context are you referring to with quote marks?

 

[RLong68]

This article is welcome. I will also take it as vindication of my position a couple of weeks back when I basically said:

We are pretty good and pretty organized at NIL, and that we were trying to build a program that will withstand IRS/NCAA/DOJ/Texas lawmaker scrutiny. That we won’t be handing out bags of cash. That other schools are doing all kinds of things that I believe are not sustainable.

Glad the OB editorial team has come around to my position and isn’t just saying “UT isn’t aggressive enough“. Yes, if “aggressive“ includes blatant violations of the law such as bags of cash or starting a NIL deal BEFORE somebody is enrolled, we were not aggressive enough. That stuff is just very very unlikely to happen at UT, as our ethos is to follow the rules, and certainly not to do something blatantly illegal.

I have always been on board with the notion that UT needs to continue to advance its NIL technology, processes and fundraising. Of course that is true, as it is in life. A shark needs to swim forward or it will die. But, at least we have identified UT to be the shark that it is.

Lol at “scrutiny.” Particularly by “Texas lawmakers.”

 

[nuufaola]

who are you talking to?

What context are you referring to with quote marks?

You are right on the quote marks. The argument was probably not about the definition of “aggression.“

There was a weekly post that contended that UT was not up to snuff on NIL, and I, rather obnoxiously said basically “none of you people have any idea of what you are talking about”. It went poorly from there.

I think your article today captures a more fair look at the state of NIL at UT, and I appreciate it.

 

[RLong68]

who are you talking to?

What context are you referring to with quote marks?

He’s just glad you and the rest of the OB staff has come around to “his” position.

 

[RLong68]

You are right on the quote marks. The argument was probably not about the definition of “aggression.“

There was a weekly post that contended that UT was not up to snuff on NIL, and I, rather obnoxiously said basically “none of you people have any idea of what you are talking about”. It went poorly from there.

I think your article today captures a more fair look at the state of NIL at UT, and I appreciate it.

@CS

 

[nuufaola]

Lol at “scrutiny.” Particularly by “Texas lawmakers.”

Well, i listed them in the litany, as Texas’s NIL laws presumably have to be followed. We are not going to design our NIL program to blatantly violate Texas law.

 

[nuufaola]

He’s just glad you and the rest of the OB staff has come around to “his” position.

Or that UT is pretty good at this. It’s not the basket case that was taken as a fact last month, which was perpetuated by a couple of articles that I don’t believe were grounded in the facts.

The board was filled with the usual self-loathing drivel around indifference, lack of effort, cheapness, cluelessness, etc.

 

[Ketchum]

You are right on the quote marks. The argument was probably not about the definition of “aggression.“

There was a weekly post that contended that UT was not up to snuff on NIL, and I, rather obnoxiously said basically “none of you people have any idea of what you are talking about”. It went poorly from there.

I think your article today captures a more fair look at the state of NIL at UT, and I appreciate it.

what weekly post?

I don't think there's a clear understanding of how NIL works and what's been happening behind the scenes, but that's because transparency is hard to come by in this new world we live in.

It leads to some misinformation at times among fans (see the 3.5 million that Jordan Addison was allegedly offered), but I haven't sensed a heavy portion of criticism, at least none more than you would expect following a 5-7 season that was full of mistakes.

 

[Ketchum]

Hmmm...

2022 = landing three 5*s.


2023 = landing four 5*s would be a disappointment...

We will be a winning team with Arch Manning, have an established QB, experienced safeties, and an O-line with two or three experienced and talented sophomores.

Consider... I am saying that landing four 5*s would be a disappointment. Lol.

🤷‍♂️

 

[Ketchum]

Or that UT is pretty good at this. It’s not the basket case that was taken as a fact last month, which was perpetuated by a couple of articles that I don’t believe were grounded in the facts.

The board was filled with the usual self-loathing drivel around indifference, lack of effort, cheapness, cluelessness, etc.

Links to these articles, please. Otherwise, it just looks to me like you're making shit up... like those quotes in your first post.

I literally don't know what articles you are talking about.

 

[RLong68]

Links to these articles, please. Otherwise, it just looks to me like you're making shit up... like those quotes in your first post.

@nuufaola is the most juiced in poster on OB. If you don’t believe it just ask him lol

 

[Ketchum]

I am suggesting it should be at least five 5* recruits. That a recruiting class comparable to the A&M level is a real possibility.

what you are suggesting doesn't really dovetail into reality.

I don't know which 5 5 stars you think Texas is getting.,

 

[HuffTex]

Uhhhh.... he wasn't in Casino.

Semantics!! Haha

 

[Ketchum]

The only NIL thing I can remember writing that was wrong was the reports that came from inside the UT football program that Ochaun Mathis had a $600K+ offer from Nebraska.

That number specifically came from sources close to the Texas program.

Upon vetting the story more, we found the discussion about that figure to be wrong and I wrote about it and have talked about it extensively.

 

[nuufaola]

what weekly post?

I don't think there's a clear understanding of how NIL works and what's been happening behind the scenes, but that's because transparency is hard to come by in this new world we live in.

It leads to some misinformation at times among fans (see the 3.5 million that Jordan Addison was allegedly offered), but I haven't sensed a heavy portion of criticism, at least none more than you would expect following a 5-7 season that was full of mistakes.

Thank you for saying this. It is hard to come by

 

[nuufaola]

Links to these articles, please. Otherwise, it just looks to me like you're making shit up... like those quotes in your first post.

I literally don't know what articles you are talking about.

It was an unfortunate exchange

I am not going to find the link. I am terrible at it

I do not like it when threads devolve into personal attacks. It makes me not want to post here

 

[Ketchum]

It was an unfortunate exchange

I am not going to find the link. I am terrible at it

I do not like it when threads devolve into personal attacks. It makes me not want to post here

I'm not making a personal attack. I'm merely asking for the evidence that backs up what you have suggested has occurred.

I would contend making an unfounded accusation is more of a personal attack than the person who has had the unfounded accusation against them asking for the receipt is.

 

[nuufaola]

The only NIL thing I can remember writing that was wrong was the reports that came from inside the UT football program that Ochaun Mathis had a $600K+ offer from Nebraska.

That number specifically came from sources close to the Texas program.

Upon vetting the story more, we found the discussion about that figure to be wrong and I wrote about it and have talked about it extensively.

It wasn’t that issue. When you posted that, I didn’t know the truth either. I had to go looking for an answer. And I think you hedged

there were a couple of bits (either in the headline article, or further down in the thread) that said UT needed to get its act together. I took issue with that notion, and I was punished for it

And, as we all know, the truth often lives someplace between two opposing views. We probably have something to learn from USC and A&M. I am just not sure what yet, given allegations of bags of cash and tampering. I don’t see us stooping to that level of illegality, regardless of the unfair advantage taken by our opposition.

 

[Ketchum]

It wasn’t that issue. When you posted that, I didn’t know the truth either. I had to go looking for an answer. And I think you hedged

there were a couple of bits (either in the headline article, or further down in the thread) that said UT needed to get its act together. I took issue with that notion, and I was punished for it

And, as we all know, the truth often lives someplace between two opposing views. We probably have something to learn from USC and A&M. I am just not sure what yet, given allegations of bags of cash and tampering. I don’t see us stooping to that level of illegality, regardless of the unfair advantage taken by our opposition.

Yeah, I just don't know what you are talking about.

 

[nuufaola]

I'm not making a personal attack. I'm merely asking for the evidence that backs up what you have suggested has occurred.

I would contend making an unfounded accusation is more of a personal attack than the person who has had the unfounded accusation against them asking for the receipt is.

i thought it was the Mathis exchange, and that the blame was placed on lack of UT NIL efforts/efficacy

I took issue with that

 

[Ketchum]

i thought it was the Mathis exchange, and that the blame was placed on lack of UT NIL efforts/efficacy

I took issue with that

You realize I'm not @CS, right?

What I specifically said was that IF Texas lost Mathis because of NIL money, it would be a sign that Texas isn't getting it done in NIL at the level it needs to.

But, Texas didn't lose Mathis because of NIL money, a point that I stressed repeatedly within 24 hours after that post was made.

It just seems harsh to me that you painted an unfair portrayal of what we've said about Texas/NIL with quotes made up out of thin air and included zero context.

You know what was actually typed in the update linked that you seem to be referencing?

"I refuse to believe Texas doesn't have someone put(ting) together a better package that can at least match anything Nebraska can bring to the table."

That turned out to be exactly the truth.

At the end of the day, it's not a big deal. I asked for clarity and I got it.

 

[CS]

You realize I'm not @CS, right?