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It is true. Not this renovation but a prior one. Spend more time on aggy sites and less time on Longhorn ones and I am sure you can verify this...

I agree but the last class was phenomenal and have already gotten a couple of key commitments out of this year's HS seniors. If Kennedy is worth his salt, they are going to be a very tough team come tournament time, especially next season. Stansbury on the other hand is the all time winningest coach at Miss St. and retired from there. He can flat out coach and recruit. So can't hurt having him beside you on the bench. Hopefully Kennedy will ask and heed his advice often.

You joke, but this is one of the ways aggy increased capacity at Kyle Field several years ago, trying to keep up with the Joneses.

Not quite the 50 but I do have excellent seats. Unfortunately, they are a little more pricey than their counterparts at the newly refurbished Kyle in Gomerville.

In all fairness, there isn't much time to do that when he has to spend so much of his trying to figure out how to change the channel from the LHN after he "accidentally" lands there...

Poor aggy Mack. Another "look at me! Look at me!" post in a Charlie Strong thread. But congrats on adding some shelves to the tackle box. The pee pee envy is strong with Mack, my friends...

Actually it was SEC commissioner Slive who didn't trust the Aggies to get it done against Texas. Arkansas was the hotter team and he wanted badly to win that game to strengthen his conference's position in this state. You can't argue with the move, given the result, but the way Texas played that day, I doubt it would have mattered which team he chose.

I will be in attendance. I hope I have reason to stay until the end.

He has also removed his name from consideration for Secretary-General of the United Nations ;)

I agree with Duke at the top and UK 2. I also think Shaka will have the Horns competing at a high level very quickly. I would have A&M on this list actually. I would be surprised, with the recent recruiting, if they aren't a sweet 16, Elite 8 type team in the next 2-3 years. If they aren't, Kennedy needs to be gone. The upside is that his top assistant, Rick Stansbury, is not only a top notch recruiter but a great Xs and Os guy IMO.

I would much rather have Jurich than Luck. Luck is a UT Law grad who really wanted the job and was all but promised it. Then he gets the rug yanked from under him (supposedly over being reluctant to fire Mack). So they hire another UT Law grad in Patterson. Whether Luck still would want the job is doubtful. But even still, my belief is the number one target is and should be Tom Jurich.

I am sure Patterson is embarrassed and he should be. I completely understand a coach not wanting so spend a lot of time sucking up to the BMDs because they have a job to do on the field. But a big part of the ADs job, especially at a place like Texas, is keeping the billionaires happy. I mean, how many opposing band tickets do you have to sell to make up for the kind of money Red McCombs and Joe Jamail give UT? The answer is none of us will live long enough for those $100 seats to make a dent in those donors contributions. Heck, even Beaumont has a guy who has given well into the 8 figures to the University. And he could pick up the phone at any time and you can bet your bottom that Deloss would answer. The weird part is that Patterson was an alum and you would think he would have understood how things work. As Aces said, just glad they didn't waste time and got it done now. He was never, ever going to work out in this position. I was told again today that Fenves was assured he needn't worry about the buyout. I will not be surprised at all if some measure of payback will not be instituted and make Patterson work and pay for whatever he gets (keep in mind he has infuriated many power players in this state). But ultimately, certain donors have stepped up and said they will gladly cut the final check to get him out of Belmont.

I'm told the other kid may have more upside on the gridiron. More Okoye than Olajawon.

That reference was made for stevenash. Ain't nothin' Nash loves more than a funky beat...

everybody is arguing and everybody is correct. To me the biggest two plays which were the difference in the game were Daje and Duke's punt returns. One was a TD and the other set up first and goal. Without them, we might have lost. Special teams is also a part of the game just like offense and defense. And often times special teams has a huge bearing on who wins.

His first name is indeed Chris. Last name Cross.

Mack will not be the new AD. I don't know if Luck still wants it after Powers screwed him the last time. I have heard that talks have been going on for several weeks with Jurich from Louisville, widely considered the best AD in the country. If this is true and this deal gets done, I would have to think that would be good news for Strong.

Although he won't may not play varsity ball this year, he will play in front of pretty much every major college coach in the country before his senior year begins next fall. And it won't be in a school uniform...

I was told certain BMDs confirmed to Fenves that big checks were coming if Patterson was gone.

That is my understanding as well. I don't think he will see varsity action until next season.

He's 17. Should be a junior. Unless some issue with credits transferring.

Smart was a phenomenal hire. As far as I can tell, may be the only thing he's done right since he's been here.

Definitely agree. I will say I believe he is significantly better than Swoopes. But being significantly better than Swoopes does not mean he is necessarily the long term solution to the offensive woes.

Here is maybe the best analysis I've seen on the whole matter. Smitty will appreciate it for sure: [Hidden Content]

You know, you could go ahead and claim former Big 12 mates, and/or SWC mates. It wouldn't be any more pathetic than claiming a couple of NCs from Good Housekeeping magazine 100 years after the fact...