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They definitely each have one of the most unguardable players in the county, albeit at different positions. The Flemings kid is almost impossible to stay in front of and Toppin has some of the best footwork you will ever see at the collegiate level.

I’m a huge fan of Del Conte and think he’s a helluva an AD. He was also more of a basketball guy prior to coming to UT so far be it from me to criticize any hire he makes. But Miller is pretty much the opposite of the Bucky Ball hire (i.e, big name, splashy-type hire). Different approach, often times “safer” both in results on the court and in justification by the AD. Time will tell how each hire plays out. In terms of recruiting at this level, I’m not sure how much coaching comes into play anymore. I’m afraid wayyyy more often than not, it simply comes down now to who brings the biggest “bag.” I also have no idea how the NIL for basketball stacks up with these two schools. On that note, I think Grant McCasland has the easiet recruiting job of any coach in the state now. If Cody Campbell is willing to pump a few million into softball, I gotta think Tech hoops is gonna have the biggest NIL fund of any of the Texas schools. )If only Chris Beard hadn’t thought the grass was greener…) Speaking of the Red Raiders, read yesterday that Duke, U of H and BYU have a combined 5 losses this season. 3 of those are to Tech…

Not a fan of that guy. I am probably biased there too but I don’t have a lot of respect for guys that sacrifice their friends to attempt to hold on to their job a little longer. Tim Kaine was a top assistant of his for years and was widely credited for getting Ja Morant to Murray State (without which, I’m not sure McMahon ever gets the LSU job). I half expected them to can him after last season and try to bring back Will Wade.

I am admittedly biased because I am fairly tight with one of his assistants who was also with him at Samford. But this appears like it could be a tremendous hire by Alberts. Bucky wasn’t a “sexy” type hire that many Power 5s are tempted to make. He had a really good 5 year run at Samford but that was his first collegiate job after being a very successful HS coach. That’s not the “safest” of hires for an AD in the SEC. One sign of a great coach is who he hires as his assistants. My buddy aside, I loved the Kyle Keller hire. I always thought he was exceptional at SFA with obvious roots in the state. I was hoping he might bring in Joe Jones, one of the all time Aggie greats on the court who is a very well-respected coach now in his own right. But staffs are often tricky, especially for new hires so maybe he will get to come home in the future.

I agree

My thoughts are it is hard to argue with this list, both because it looks really good to me and because I am pretty certain no one has seen more of these teams play than you…

And if you count the regular season, they beat all 4 number one seeds.

I am about the furthest person you could find for an expert in the sport. But they looked like the best team I’ve seen.

Tech with a big upset of Duke in MSG last night.

I know seeding was based on record. And I only saw the game where they beat Texas and some of the playoff games. But that team was a juggernaut

A&M plays Kentucky in the national championship on Sunday. The Lady Aggies ( not sure if they call them that) advanced out of their region as a 3 seed, taking out arguably the best volleyball program in the country in the regional final, Nebraska. They took out another 1 seed, Pitt, in the final 4. Now they face their 3rd straight one seed, Kentucky (who beat Wisconsin who beat 1 seed Texas in their regional final) for all the marbles. I have to say, I never watched much volleyball in my life other than occasionally in the Summer Olympics. Didn’t have a kid who played so just wasn’t something I was much exposed to. In the last few years, I have watched several matches in the women’s tournament when I see it on. It’s actually a pretty fun sport to watch. A lot of action and some super athletic women flying around. Good luck to the Aggies (I think it’s their year).

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Cards with a road win at Montana today, 68-63 to improve to 3-1.

You somehow manage to find the good games to attend, more often than not.

Would this game be considered a “must watch?”