Of course, Bull Durham is made up. The thing we're discussing is Hooisers. The suggestion was that it was a better film, partly, because it is a true story. That's not quite true,
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend ("F*** Texas and all of its money.")
- Thread starter Ketchum
- Start date
Not a fan of Barr, either, but she's kind of like the Ty Cobb of her genre. No one actually likes her, but she's still one of the greats.
Well, when you get it wrong, that's often the response by many!
We were in the car coming home and I was on the phone and did not see the graphic. Based on the short excerpt I saw it seemed as if Ketch was saying that Texas was adding scholarships for all sports some of which are capped, I believe. If they were adding scholarships, particularly in nonrevenue sports it had to be because of UT's ability to handle the added cost of those scholarships. Essentially creating a parallel to NI Lin a way. If you understand.
After getting home and reading the article on the laptop I believe the essential complaint by other schools regarding Texas was "how in the hell can they afford that and how in the hell can we compete with that". Essentially openly stating that the financial advantage Texas has gives them an unfair competitive advantage. One coach even said that if they want the same track athlete (I think it was in track) that we want we cannot compete with them for that athlete.
Ketchum Headline was after all Blank Texas and all it's money... wasn't it.
Last edited:
Yeah. I’m the same. With as much home grown talent as we have in Texas we could start a Women’s Gymnastics, Men’s Soccer and maybe even Men’s Hockey team and immediately be competitive.
A thought on Miller... Everyone seems to be looking for a coach with skins on the wall or a big "splash" hire. That's all based on past success, which means it's based largely on recruiting, roster management, culture building and coaching in a pre-NIL world. What worked then, or even this year, won't necessarily carry over into the brave new world we are entering.
I'll also add that Texas has pretty much been a poster child for the concept that producing lottery picks doesn't necessarily equate to a lot of team success. We need to find a way to recruit a solid roster, balance 1-year guys with some program depth, and get our guys playing in a system that gets quality looks on offense and quality stops on defense.
I don't know if Miller is "the guy" who'll nail the magic formula for long term success in the NIL era, but CDC seems to like him and that carries a lot of weight with me.
I'll also add that Texas has pretty much been a poster child for the concept that producing lottery picks doesn't necessarily equate to a lot of team success. We need to find a way to recruit a solid roster, balance 1-year guys with some program depth, and get our guys playing in a system that gets quality looks on offense and quality stops on defense.
I don't know if Miller is "the guy" who'll nail the magic formula for long term success in the NIL era, but CDC seems to like him and that carries a lot of weight with me.
I think one of my concerns with Miller is that he is wildly unproven in this new era of roster building and NIL.
He literally has minimal success in the modern era of the sport.
I have a lot of thoughts on everything that has been reported in the last 48 hours.
Mostly I'm upset that UT can apparently lap the entire rest of the country when it comes to handing out scholarships to non-revenue generating sports, but at the same time, we can't afford to be more than a lower-middle class basketball program in terms of a head coaching hire and available NIL funds for top-level recruits in basketball. In the same weekend, you have reported that we are spending an extra $9 million a year in non-revenue scholarships, but we can't afford spend $7 million a year in NIL on a top 5 basketball roster. Frankly, that sucks and it is a shitty way to allocate resources in my opinion.
This news about the basketball team not having the financial resources to bring in a Bill Self-level hire or the NIL funds to support a head coach building a championship roster, combined with the periodic planted stories that the university is in dire need of more NIL funds for football or we won't be able to sustain success... It all begs this question...
Is Chris Del Conte a mediocre below-average athletic director specifically when it comes to fundraising? Maybe he is the best in the business when it comes to coaching hires and game day experiences and having the right answer for every tough question that the fans ask and having the best-looking burnt orange sport coat wardrobe, but it is really starting to look like he sucks at fundraising for NIL and specifically fundraising for men's basketball.
Mostly I'm upset that UT can apparently lap the entire rest of the country when it comes to handing out scholarships to non-revenue generating sports, but at the same time, we can't afford to be more than a lower-middle class basketball program in terms of a head coaching hire and available NIL funds for top-level recruits in basketball. In the same weekend, you have reported that we are spending an extra $9 million a year in non-revenue scholarships, but we can't afford spend $7 million a year in NIL on a top 5 basketball roster. Frankly, that sucks and it is a shitty way to allocate resources in my opinion.
This news about the basketball team not having the financial resources to bring in a Bill Self-level hire or the NIL funds to support a head coach building a championship roster, combined with the periodic planted stories that the university is in dire need of more NIL funds for football or we won't be able to sustain success... It all begs this question...
Is Chris Del Conte a mediocre below-average athletic director specifically when it comes to fundraising? Maybe he is the best in the business when it comes to coaching hires and game day experiences and having the right answer for every tough question that the fans ask and having the best-looking burnt orange sport coat wardrobe, but it is really starting to look like he sucks at fundraising for NIL and specifically fundraising for men's basketball.
Could it be title 9 related??? OR could it be CDC saying "we can even afford 85 rowing scholarships" lololol
Del Conte is a world-class fundraiser.
He hasn't been anywhere close to that in helping with NIL, in part because there's always a sense of unwillingness to share the money he is collecting in fundraising for his own purposes.
Women sports has 68 more scholarship than men's so doesn't appear to be Title IX. I guess CDC loves rowing like noone else.
The sense around the country seems to be that he is doing it because he can.
Ok... so, he sucks at it, in other words. Or at best, his focus in fundraising is severely misguided.
You're saying the athletics department is his mansion in Spanish Oaks, and the men's basketball program is the 2015 Ford Explorer that he drives to the office every day from December through March because he is house poor and can't afford a decent ride.
Hey, just be glad Sark is now making more than 5 million a year. It's only because of his big raise that the basketball coach can now earn what the football coach used to earn.
That was amazing to watch. Lots of energy in the crowd too.
Don’t disparage my Ritz crackers. A can of vienna sausages is the appropriate metaphor here.
Great start to week, @Ketchum
The scholarship news is exciting for UT athletics. They brought the rowing team out for the Directors Cup celebration at DKR last fall and I was surprised at how many girls were on that team so I'm not surprised when i see those numbers.
Wyatt Hendrickson's win was as big as anything this weekend.
Do we think a top WR will be available in the portal after spring? Seems unlikely.
Miller is a solid hire. He needs to get busy in the portal. I think it opened today for basketball right? Thought I heard Coach Cal mention that.
Saw Whitney Cummings at Mothership. She was hilarious. Nikki is great too. Her and Tony were the stars of the Brady Roast.
Hoosiers was based on a True story about Milan and Bobby Plump (Chitwood). I've been to a diner in Indianapolis called Plumps Last Shop that his son still owns and operates or did back then anyway.
The scholarship news is exciting for UT athletics. They brought the rowing team out for the Directors Cup celebration at DKR last fall and I was surprised at how many girls were on that team so I'm not surprised when i see those numbers.
Wyatt Hendrickson's win was as big as anything this weekend.
Do we think a top WR will be available in the portal after spring? Seems unlikely.
Miller is a solid hire. He needs to get busy in the portal. I think it opened today for basketball right? Thought I heard Coach Cal mention that.
Saw Whitney Cummings at Mothership. She was hilarious. Nikki is great too. Her and Tony were the stars of the Brady Roast.
Hoosiers was based on a True story about Milan and Bobby Plump (Chitwood). I've been to a diner in Indianapolis called Plumps Last Shop that his son still owns and operates or did back then anyway.
There are 68 women on the rowing team, according to texaslonghorns.com. And seven coaches. Count me as one of those who had no idea that there were that many people on a rowing team. Must be several different types of events, distances, crews, etc., to make that much specialization.
And for those who asked, the cross country scholarships are included in the track & field numbers. This was part of the footnote when this was first published a month or so ago.
And for those who asked, the cross country scholarships are included in the track & field numbers. This was part of the footnote when this was first published a month or so ago.
This is just terrible....
Its so frustrating that we're at where we're at with NIL (football being all I care about)
Hoosiers is not true, BUT is based on the story of Milan winning the Indiana state title in 1954. Just like Fright Night Lights was not a true story, but was based on Odessa Permian football in 1988.
Yes, but Bobby Plump's life story wasn't Jimmy Chitwood. All of the drama was for the movie.
I think they've been making calls at WR IMO. A DUDE will become available IMO> Just a hunch.
Good post!
Its such an important thing..... that I'm almost like if we're giving CDC a score at AD out of a possible 10 -> that in my opinion its losing him 2-3 points off his score.
The legalities of Title IX actually stipulate that athletic scholarships need to reflect the makeup of the student body. With the student body of Texas ~60% female and football taking up 85 men's scholarships, there needs to be a fairly unequal distribution of the remaining scholarships toward women's sports.
Brooks' story is starting to sound a bit like the rise of Cam Williams. Humongous, physical tackle prospect who was rated a low 4-star/3-star as a recruit, who quickly gets his weight under control and ends up being one of the top OL in college football and a high draft pick.
Attrition is just a by-product of the way Texas is handling offensive line recruiting and development (which in my mind is the correct way). Bring in a large number of guys who have the desired traits and mentality for their targeted positions and let the cream rise to the top. Ultimately, a few guys are gonna fall by the wayside.
I get what you're saying, but the reality is that only 3 or 4 guys will get significant playing time at OT during the season. I don't believe that all of the guys who fall behind Brooks will end up in the (P word).
