Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Pretty much all of this will make A&M heads explode...)

[TheHorn]

Osaka is Japanese. Her name is. And for me, there’s a Japan flag by her name and her supporters hold it up and when given choice she chose Japan for tennis representation. She has dual citizenship but she’s Japanese.

“..if man wants to come himself Muhammed Ali, I say Muhammed Ali.”
“Mama call him Clay. I call him Clay. Cassius Clay.”

 

[TheHorn]

Otherwise great write up. I think the WR comparison, recruiting-class wise will be interested. Really Roy Williams was underrated in his class due to some injury he had...he should have been number rated based on talent alone (many said that back then when he won multiple state track meet events). My recollection was BJ was #1...perhaps Rogers passed him tho. Regardless BJ, Roy and Sloan Thomas were 1, 4 and 7 in country (at WR) and Tony Jeffrey was a 3-star. BJ and Sloan underperformed. TJ performed to his ranking. Roy is Top 1 or 2 WR all-time.

It’ll be interesting to see how this class does compared to that class.

It’s nice to have this as a topic for discussion...compared the topics the past decade...

 

[TexasForever83]

It's not a movie I'm dying to rewatch, but I thought there were quite a few beautiful elements to it. The acting, directing and story were really good.

The sound was amazing. Not sure if you have a surround setup, but the way they portrayed the street scenes it sounded as if you were there. Really cool.

 

[jdriscoll]

Rafa owns Rog in head to head.

2-1 on Grass
11-9 on Hard
2-13 on Clay

Hmmmmm.

 

[Ketchum]

Doesn’t mean he was recruited as a WR.

Again, that's up for debate.

 

[Ketchum]

Your Buy/Sell section in your 10 Thoughts from December 30, 2018. I thought landing Bru would make this class better and/or deeper than any before, and you sold it.

Link

changed my mind.

 

[Ketchum]

Your ranking the 2019 receiving class as the best in school history makes me wonder how you would rank the 2018 DB class in school history?

Last year's DB class was also an amazing combination of super quality at the top and a ton of depth.

Pretty sure I ranked it as the best group in school history.

 

[Ketchum]

Black Panther is in the middle of the pack of Marvel movies. One of the best pictures of the year? C’mon.

 

[Ketchum]

I heard Elmo’s creater was cleared of 3 of the sexual abuse charges.

Judge said they were filed too late.

Too soon maybe....?

 

[Ketchum]

B/S Texas lands a top RB in next years class?

Buy

 

[Ketchum]

The beach scene was overwhelming. Yeah, it brought out some tears.

The birth of the child was crushing.

 

[Ketchum]

Black klannsman was awful ,Greenbook was amazing

define amazing.

 

[Ketchum]

She represents the Japanese Fedration not the US.

That doesn't make her less American.

 

[ThrowittoRoy]

Dude, Naomi Osaka is not an American.

She's been here since she was three and refers to herself as Japanese-American.

Tough call.

1-She has stated she has interest in playing for Japan in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
2- She plays for Japan in the Federations Cup.
3- However, she does have dual-nationality. (Japan / US). (Technically triple, with her dad being Haitian, if Haiti allows for it and she chose to pursue it)

Japanese law states she is forced to pick one or the other when she turns 22, however, that law is hardly ever enforced. (Source)

Personally, points 1 and 2, have me picking Japanese over American, despite #3. (Especially if she ends up picking Japan for the Olympics.)

Edit: for the record, I have triple citizenship and i consider myself all three, but I am not a professional athlete being forced to pick a country to represent.

 

[Ketchum]

This from Longhorn fan in Japan... Naomi Osaka has dual US/Japan citizenship. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Haitian (I don't how she got American citizenship). She was raised mostly in the USA lives, works and trains most of the time there and talks like a shy, young teenage American girl. She identifies herself, however, as Japanese and TV coverage (here at least) puts a Japanese flag next to her name. She is fast becoming a rock star over here.

Interesting thing to watch here is that Japan does not legally recognize dual citizens. It's very rarely enforced and in actual fact for most people it's a "don't ask, don't tell" situation. ...Any change resulting from this could have a profound effect on the children of expats over here who have one Japanese and one foreign parent. Yu Darvish is another example (Japanese mother/Iranian father).

It's interesting that some define being an American, only if they drape themselves in the flag's colors.

 

[Ketchum]

Tom Herman’s message to Jimbo and the other coaches when it comes to recruiting...

cornbread!

 

[Ketchum]

Osaka is Japanese. Her name is. And for me, there’s a Japan flag by her name and her supporters hold it up and when given choice she chose Japan for tennis representation. She has dual citizenship but she’s Japanese.

“..if man wants to come himself Muhammed Ali, I say Muhammed Ali.”
“Mama call him Clay. I call him Clay. Cassius Clay.”

As I was saying...

 

[Ketchum]

The sound was amazing. Not sure if you have a surround setup, but the way they portrayed the street scenes it sounded as if you were there. Really cool.

It was. The natural sounds in the movie were fascinating.

 

[Ketchum]

Tough call.

1-She has stated she has interest in playing for Japan in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
2- She plays for Japan in the Federations Cup.
3- However, she does have dual-nationality. (Japan / US). (Technically triple, with her dad being Haitian, if Haiti allows for it and she chose to pursue it)

Japanese law states she is forced to pick one or the other when she turns 22, however, that law is hardly ever enforced. (Source)

Personally, points 1 and 2, have me picking Japanese over American, despite #3. (Especially if she ends up picking Japan for the Olympics.)

Edit: for the record, I have triple citizenship and i consider myself all three, but I am not a professional athlete being forced to pick a country to represent.

who she plays tennis for has nothing to do with whether she's American.

 

[Anwar Richardson]

Good stuff.

- This is the first year I've paid attention to Aggies complaining about the rankings. The whining is pretty funny.

- Having a class ranked higher than A&M and OU speaks volumes to the recruiting job of Herman's staff. Hard not to be impressed.

- Shaka is a basketball coach at a football coach with a lot of money left on his contract. It is what it is.

- Since you say 5-stars are more likely to become NFL players, it stands to reason that Bru has a better chance statistically of having a better career than Collin.

- Patriots acting like underdogs is like Jordan saying people doubted him throughout his career.

 

[Walter2d]

She's been here since she was three and refers to herself as Japanese-American.

'Although Osaka was raised in the United States, her parents decided that their daughters would represent Japan. They said, "We made the decision that Naomi would represent Japan at an early age. She was born in Osaka and was brought up in a household of Japanese and Haitian culture. Quite simply, Naomi and her sister Mari have always felt Japanese so that was our only rationale. It was never a financially motivated decision nor were we ever swayed either way by any national federation." '

 

[Ketchum]

Good stuff.

- This is the first year I've paid attention to Aggies complaining about the rankings. The whining is pretty funny.

- Having a class ranked higher than A&M and OU speaks volumes to the recruiting job of Herman's staff. Hard not to be impressed.

- Shaka is a basketball coach at a football coach with a lot of money left on his contract. It is what it is.

- Since you say 5-stars are more likely to become NFL players, it stands to reason that Bru has a better chance statistically of having a better career than Collin.

- Patriots acting like underdogs is like Jordan saying people doubted him throughout his career.

a. Aggie complaining is as old as the sport. The only championship awards they win are boycotts are crying.

b. Herman's staff did an incredibly class, considering they got smoked in-state.

c. Yup. It is what it is. The extension given to Shaka shortly after showing up is a big deal at the moment.

d. I'm not sure Bru arriving with an edge on Johnson in terms of likely NFL prospects before they play a down automatically translates to having a better career. It's not impossible, though. Johnson has racked up numbers that give him a huge head start and he's staying a fourth season.

e. Always looking for a mental edge, even when it has to be invented.

 

[Ketchum]

'Although Osaka was raised in the United States, her parents decided that their daughters would represent Japan. They said, "We made the decision that Naomi would represent Japan at an early age. She was born in Osaka and was brought up in a household of Japanese and Haitian culture. Quite simply, Naomi and her sister Mari have always felt Japanese so that was our only rationale. It was never a financially motivated decision nor were we ever swayed either way by any national federation." '

And yet, she's still an American, even if not gift-wrapped in the nice, neat package so many apparently wish she would be.

Sorry she's not an American they way anyone wants her to be.

 

[slimibkt]

That doesn't make her less American.

When you perform under another country’s flag, it does.

 

[slimibkt]

It's interesting that some define being an American, only if they drape themselves in the flag's colors.

Then how would you define it. As a SJW, who probably aides with people picking the gender that feel they are, to disregard the flag and country that someone chooses to perform under seems hypocritical.

 

[Ketchum]

When you perform under another country’s flag, it does.

not really

 

[drunk randoke]

Good stuff.

- This is the first year I've paid attention to Aggies complaining about the rankings. The whining is pretty funny.

- Having a class ranked higher than A&M and OU speaks volumes to the recruiting job of Herman's staff. Hard not to be impressed.

- Shaka is a basketball coach at a football coach with a lot of money left on his contract. It is what it is.

- Since you say 5-stars are more likely to become NFL players, it stands to reason that Bru has a better chance statistically of having a better career than Collin.

- Patriots acting like underdogs is like Jordan saying people doubted him throughout his career.

Nailed it

 

[TexasLawnghorn]

Your Buy/Sell section in your 10 Thoughts from December 30, 2018. I thought landing Bru would make this class better and/or deeper than any before, and you sold it.

Link

changed my mind.

This is why it’s important for the two of us to continue to talk politics!

 

[Ketchum]

Then how would you define it. As a SJW, who probably aides with people picking the gender that feel they are, to disregard the flag and country that someone chooses to perform under seems hypocritical.

You'll forgive me if I don't define someone's American-ness by which team she plays for.

 

[slimibkt]

not really

Is that supposed to be a logical reasoned response?

 

[Ketchum]

Is that supposed to be a logical reasoned response?

nope, just a remark to easily dismiss a ridiculous narrative, where you somehow think you can define someone's citizenship based on your own personal whims related to who they compete in the Olympics for.

 

[slimibkt]

You'll forgive me if I don't define someone's American-ness by which team she plays for.[/QUOTE You are forgiven since you know not what you do.

 

[Ketchum]

 

[BigSkyHorn]

d. I'm not sure Bru arriving with an edge on Johnson in terms of likely NFL prospects before they play a down automatically translates to having a better career. It's not impossible, though. Johnson has racked up numbers that give him a huge head start and he's staying a fourth season.

@Ketchum agree. The B/S was not "who has more talent/upside/skills/ranking", it was "who will have a better career" at TX. Along with the potential extra year you mention, if we agree that this is the best receiving class ever, then there will be several other dynamic targets in the pattern. We live in exciting times and hats off to what was thought to be a "down year" in '19 compared to '18.

 

[slimibkt]

Condescension is a very juvenile attitude but one day you will grow up.