Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend ("F*** Texas and all of its money.")

[reddoor]

Apparently CDC is ZFG for "Women's or Men's Cross County" - no schollies before or after the capital infusion. Might cost us a Director's Cup.


And we increased "Women's Rowing" by 40 scholarships - WTF? How many girls do they stuff in those boats?


Ok I'm good with "Women's Beach Volleyball" going from 6 to 19 as long as we recruited talented "talent".

I would imagine the cross country schollies will be inherently included in TF... lots of overlap.

 

[SouthAustinHorn]

Not really buying tires were kicked. He hired the same guy he was going to hire 3 years ago. The photo last Sunday when it was announced Texas v Xavier said it all - and I posted it at the time - the deal was already done.

Would have been awkward if Texas won that game

 

[jqm622]

best female comics in no particular order (even though you equivocate on the definition of "best" every week):

tig notaro
sykes
taylor tomlinson
joan
sarah silverman
phyllis diller
roseanne (if by "best" you mean "most important," which you do like 40% of the time)
ellen (see above)
poundstone
nikki glaser

you can swap in maria bamford for poundstone if you like

 

[HSB Horn 2023]

I'm shocked you don't have Ellen in the top 10.

 

[Ketchum]

Field of Dreams laps the field in sports movies. Hoosiers is better than Bull Durham.

all great movies

 

[Ketchum]

Isn’t the Brooks love more related to his Body Fat Percentage being sub 20% and his tracked speed? They haven’t gone pads yet. I don’t think it’s an indictment on others and more so a surprise that’s he’s that big and athletic

The excitement is. for as lot of reasons. He's impressed behind the scenes.

 

[Ketchum]

B/S CDC sees a niche to make Texas the premier training ground for US Women's Rowing ?

.

🤷‍♂️

 

[Ketchum]

What? No Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, not even honorable mention? Sheesh ...

🤷‍♂️

 

[tlcdownunder2]

(Buy) Joe Burrow is right behind him.

Damn right

 

[Ketchum]

10. Whitney Cummings- kind of a naughty girl but I like her style.
9. Sarah Silverman- solid body of work.
8. Nikki Glaser-Nikki gets in on the strength of the Brady roast alone. She also makes my groin feel weird.
7. Melissa McCarthy- kind of a female Chris Farley
6. Amy Poehler- always solid. Always sarcastic.
5. Kristen Wiig- fantastic comedic actress in feature length stuff.
4. Tiny Fey- great writer and sketch comedy
3. Gilda Radner- have to respect her for hanging with that original SNL crew.
2. Lucille Ball- titan of comedy. She was Oprah before there was Oprah success wise.
1. Joan Rivers- My First Lady of comedy. Always on. She would peobably still be crushing it had she not let the cat out of the bag on Big Mike.

This is a stand up comedy list. Yours is a comedians list.

 

[Seminole1981]

winner winner, chicken dinner

Ketch with the NIL advantages that you mentioned Texas having in the opening of your piece how do you feel that perhaps elevates Millers' hire at Texas?

 

[Ketchum]

I'm shocked you don't have Ellen in the top 10.

why?

Have you ever seen me mention her once about anything?

 

[Ketchum]

Ketch with the NIL advantages that you mentioned Texas having in the opening of your piece how do you feel that perhaps elevates Millers' hire at Texas?

what NIL advantages?

 

[bdub12]

The excitement is. for as lot of reasons. He's impressed behind the scenes.

Why is that a negative reflection on others?

 

[wfoot1]

I talked to a nice group of Tiger fans on Friday night. They said they thought they were good, but might have pitching depth problems. They were right.

Sean Miller is not the right answer to any question I ever asked. Forget about men's basketball even trying to be elite .

 

[BrobaFapp]

"Let. me say it again," the first source cited in this column, said "**** Texas and all of its money."

 

[Ketchum]

Why is that a negative reflection on others?

Because no one ever mentions them for any reason at all. I thought that was clear.

 

[longhornlm]

That quote doesn’t justify 68 schollies for the least popular college sport.

What is CDC’S contract bonus for winning the Director’s cup?

CDC loves watching rowing envy? I’ve got nothing.

 

[Ketchum]

I talked to a nice group of Tiger fans on Friday night. They said they thought they were good, but might have pitching depth problems. They were right.

Sean Miller is not the right answer to any question I ever asked. Forget about men's basketball even trying to be elite .

what is elite in your mind?

 

[wfoot1]

I believe Phyllis Diller is the inspiration for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Didn't have the bewbs for it.

 

[Ketchum]

CDC loves watching rowing envy? I’ve got nothing.

I follow one of them on IG.

 

[Seminole1981]

what NIL advantages?

Perhaps I should have said scholarships - as you said the following.

The topic of choice with several sources was Chris Del Conte's recent announcement that Texas Athletics was adding another 200 scholarship athletes to its roster at a cost of more than an additional $9+ million to the athletic department for the year.

But it is nonetheless a monetary advantage over virtually all other programs. Which would seem to give Miller a competitive advantage in recruiting against the competition.

 

[wfoot1]

what is elite in your mind?

Final Four, minimum. Way past time.

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

 

[Ketchum]

Perhaps I should have said scholarships - as you said the following.

The topic of choice with several sources was Chris Del Conte's recent announcement that Texas Athletics was adding another 200 scholarship athletes to its roster at a cost of more than an additional $9+ million to the athletic department for the year.

But it is nonetheless a monetary advantage over virtually all other programs. Which would seem to give Miller a competitive advantage in recruiting against the competition.

NIL isn;'t the same thing as the scholarship advantage.

 

[Ketchum]

Final Four, minimum. Way past time.

I mean.... Kentucky has done it once in the last decade. KU has done it once in the last 7 years. It's not an easy thing to do.

 

[BrobaFapp]

I follow one of them on IG.

what's the rowing attire by the way?

 

[Seminole1981]

NIL isn;'t the same thing as the scholarship advantage.

I get that. Given what you said how do feel about Miller in relation to that advantage.

 

[o5prey]

I imagine what an amazing place we’d be in if our machine was churning for NIL also

 

[Mike.Tip]

Haven’t studied it but I suspect a big part of it is Title IX

Was my thoughts. I suspect it has to do with scholarship ratios.

 

[Ketchum]

what's the rowing attire by the way?

Not anything that's better than their downtown attire.

 

[Ketchum]

I get that. Given what you said how do feel about Miller in relation to that advantage.

Men's basketball has no scholarship advantage. It's a non-revenue sports edge.

 

[Ketchum]

I imagine what an amazing place we’d be in if our machine was churning for NIL also

I can't believe it''s not. No one can.

 

[PreamoHorn]

CDC loves watching rowing envy? I’ve got nothing.

Rowing looks really cool.
The Egyptians had rowing competitions.
The sport became popular at the most prestigious universities in the world during the 17th and 18th century.
We’re Texas. Prestige is what we do.

 

[TreeHorns]

Not really buying tires were kicked. He hired the same guy he was going to hire 3 years ago. The photo last Sunday when it was announced Texas v Xavier said it all - and I posted it at the time - the deal was already done.

I tend to agree. Which photo are you regerring to though? Sorry. I truly have no idea. I found his post game interview a little odd. It was like he knew that if he won, the job was his. They asked him about the next game and his comment was something along the lines of “who cares. This win was all that matters.”

 

[BogeyHater]

Did Sommore get considered?
Interesting note, apparently she's Nia Long's sister.