Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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TN-POSSUM said:
Actually, I'm CIA and the past 2 weeks were spent gathering intel about our European allies. During my latest reconnaissance mission, I can now confirm the bowl on the left is not a bidet, as we previously thought, it is to wash your feet in. View attachment 747067*pic from our hotel outside of Florence



Funny story....

Every hotel we stayed at in Italy had 2 bowls in the bathroom. Milan was our 1st stop and a fairly nice place. They had what appeared to be a pull-up/balancing bar above the seatless bowl in our bathroom. My cousin travels a lot and he had told me about foreign countries having bidets but I had never seen one. When I went to the bathroom that evening (#2), I thought "well, let's give this a try." Upon inspection, the faucet turned slightly down but I thought it might rotate to the desired angle, once I was in place. Me mentally trying to work out the logistics of getting from one bowl to another to "clean" myself was probably the most confusing part, I just couldn't make it make sense. If I did what I though was "the correct procedure", I would have probably ripped the bars of the wall, fell into the shower, and still had a poopy butt. I ended cleaning my self like I always do but was still curious about the extra bowl. After dinner that evening, I asked if anyone had figured out the bidet in their bathroom yet and after some funny looks, was told it was for feet washing. I'm so glad I didn't do anything stoopid. 🤣


FYI.....the Italian hotels we stayed at didn't supply washcloths but they did install foot tubs and towel warming racks. Evidently, the Italians are big on warm towels and clean feet. We did get told to bring our own washrags, prior to the trip. I honestly don't know what the locals do. 🤷


AFYI.... most public restrooms we went to didn't have a toilet seat.... and that was for either gender. The 3 different rest stops we used had a 24/7 bathroom attendant with a mop. 🤢 View attachment 747073
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I was thinking of going to Italy, but that doesnt look like Charmin on the dispenser, so having major reservations.
 
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UTProf said:
So apparently. UT will get a bigger percentage from EA if we play College Football 26 (as Tennessee) more. So there's your excuse for why you're gaming instead of doing chores.
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Up to $50k right? The athletic department makes more than 11 times that, daily. Keep doing your chores.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Can someone explain the extra $20-$23 million we receiving to pay players with. Which sport gets what amounts and does EVERY school get the funds?
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I haven't followed closely, but are we actually receiving funds to pass through to players?

My understanding is we are simply paying out of our current revenue pool. Aka an outcome of either/and increased ticket prices (talent fee already in place) and decreased coach/admin pay or capital outlays.

But again I haven't followed much. Would be nice if we're getting NCAA funds.
 
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JCVol00 said:
Im starting to buy the Joey Aguilar hype, I think he is the best down field thrower we’ve had under heup, my only question is his mobility
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Even better than 2022 Hooker? He was pretty deadly. Accuracy and all. Florida, LSU, Bama, some huge darts throughout the year 😍
 
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knoxvol52 said:
The Big East conference and Gonzaga are the ones who will benefit the most. There's 99 schools that don't have D1 football but almost all of them are smaller conferences.
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Think you may have a point vs some programs/conferences. My question is how much those unis even have to spend (overall).

UT, overall, has enough to give some extra to basketball, if needed.

Nova, Gonzaga, etc have nothing external to help support bball. And I question if either makes as much (organically) as having 20k+ in TBA all season long.

My guess would be UT MBB brings in more organic revenue than Big East types. Plus, we can take from other buckets if needed. From what I've read, we won't be forced to re-allocate re: Title IX (maybe I'm wrong). I don't see those schools suddenly dominating. They could have already done the same under NIL.
 
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Devo182 said:
Think you may have a point vs some programs/conferences. My question is how much those unis even have to spend (overall).

UT, overall, has enough to give some extra to basketball, if needed.

Nova, Gonzaga, etc have nothing external to help support bball. And I question if either makes as much as 20k+ in TBA all season long.

tl;dr My guess would be UT MBB brings in more organic revenue than Big East types. Plus, we can take from other buckets if needed. I don't see those schools suddenly dominating. They could have already done the same under NIL.
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Connecticut has won 2 out of last 3 National Championship. They're already semi dominant...
 
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