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We celebrate a College World Series dream and then dive into how a Texas Tech quarterback gambling scandal turns into a test of leadership, PR, and the NCAA’s shrinking power. We argue about what accountability should look like in the NIL and transfer portal era, then close with why big sports moments like the World Cup can bring people together when nothing else does.
• why gambling violations hit differently from other scandals
• how Texas Tech’s public messaging amplifies the story
• what the Big 12 pressure campaign signals about conference power
• Sark’s scheduling remarks and the rivalry energy they spark
• NIL recruiting vs coaching development and roster management
• Tech’s quarterback situation and the risk of rushing an ACL return
• Deuce Adams on fit, system familiarity, and earning a shot at Wisconsin
• Texas baseball in Omaha, the cycle, and what elimination games reveal
• entitlement culture, hard coaching, and telling the truth anyway
• Spurs-Knicks ticket economics and what “home crowd” means now
• World Cup fandom in Texas and sports as a bridge across differences
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We sit down with Lake Travis High School ace Cooper Webb to talk about the work behind becoming an elite high school pitcher and what it really means to commit to Texas baseball. We get specific on pitch design, the MLB draft decision tree, and why the College World Series in Omaha feels bigger than people expect.
• the long recruiting grind and what it demands year-round
• showing up consistently as the real separator for pitchers
• why Texas 6A baseball prepares players for college and beyond
• building a five pitch mix and adding new fastball shapes
• the kick change story and learning from modern pitching media
• pitcher superstitions, routines, and staying present in big moments
• the MLB draft explained with a simple housing market analogy
• how NIL and the transfer portal raise the level of college baseball
• a father-son fishing story that still makes us laugh
• College World Series field breakdown and predictions for Omaha
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We head to Omaha with two angles you can’t ignore: the Jello Shot Challenge at Rocco’s and a Texas baseball family living out a long-shot dream. Pat McEvoy breaks down how the shot count turns into real charity, then Eric Borba shares the full-circle moment of watching his son Casey reach the College World Series stage.

• Why Omaha feels like a baseball pilgrimage from Rosenblatt to Charles Schwab Field
• How Rocco’s Jello Shot Challenge started and why it exploded on social media
• Where to go for first-timers and what makes downtown Omaha work
• How the challenge raises money for charity, including food banks and veterans support
• Thoughts on reseeding and why the bracket should play as-is
• Which fanbases are built to win the shot race if they stay late
• Eric Borba’s COVID-era detour that reshaped recruiting and exposure
• How Texas entered late and what sealed the commitment
• What it means to have lineup depth when a proven bat hits eighth
• The Disch-Falk outfield traditions that turn fans into family
• A father-son story that makes Omaha hit different
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