Nobody said coaching doesn't matter, but the economics of the situation do matter and they're a substantial (but not impossible) barrier to moving forward with someone else.

As someone who writes about Texas basketball and sees the page view counts, I can assure you nobody gives a crap about Texas basketball even when they're good. More people will click on a story about a 3-star OL commit than a game recap.

Because the athletic program is a business and football makes up the vast majority of the revenue. Put it this way: pretend you've got a company where you have two employees that are underperforming, and you're considering replacing them. You're a $20 million dollar company and it costs...

It was a fracture, and it's fine.

I wrote nearly 19,000 words over 9 preview pieces, 'long and complicated' is my default setting.

Yes. DO + Roach + Jones = 3 to give, and they'll find room for a fourth if McDaniels wants to come.

I'm going to say Lamarcus; he was at Texas for two years but only because of a major hip injury. He was a one & done prior to the injury, and his sophomore year they went to the Elite Eight. With the 1&D types, it's as much about the surrounding cast as it is about them. That EE team...

He's fine, it was a minor fracture.

The 2019 class will be small because relatively few players leave this year. If I had to guess, it's 3-4 players at the most. This is less about 'falling behind' and more about simply not having that many spots to fill so they're being selective. Recruiting will be fine.

He's playing this year, IMO.

His skill-set is somewhat similar to Coleman's.

Is there any reason to pick a preemergent other than Dimension? That seems like the consensus pick in my research.

I'm fine with letting them bypass college entirely. (I suspect that is going to be an option sooner than later, perhaps as soon as the 2019 NBA draft.) I also think we're headed down the path of the G League becoming a legit minor-league system not entirely unlike what baseball has. They already...

Turner's production issues had very little to do with his talent -- he's one of the most-polished freshman bigs I've ever seen -- and very much to do with relationship struggles between him and the coaching staff. I can't really delve much further into it without making one side or the other...

I'm 95% sure the coaching staff was responsible for the decision to remove him from the team. As for Bamba, I have a hard time justifying a guy like him having to stay in college longer than he already does with reasons other than "I really like him in burnt orange". He's ready to contribute to...