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Good morning. Happy Saturday to everyone as we, uh, we're gonna jump into our round table today We're gonna talk about SARC's offense and how it's become a little bit of a plug-and-play But then we're also going to jump into what we've learned with the NIL. So let's let's bring in the lads You've got Eric Nahline. We've got Paul Waddlington and Ian Boyd You are looking at this System with the players that we've lost and the players Yeah, I can't even hear you. Okay, great. So let's do this Let's have you start with what's going on with our players and I will fix that. We've got some new players coming in Can you hear that at all? You're much better. Yeah, great, but I didn't hear anything you said. Did anyone else? No I'm just kidding out of here anything Next man welcome everybody Okay, let me bring this in you're good. No, this is better No idea why simply putting headphones on really helped anyway, here we go So what we're going to talk about today is the idea that we've got a System going by way of recruiting by way of transfer portal where Sarks are often since has become a little bit more Plug-and-play we've lost some players and we've got some folks coming in that are almost let's be honest a An analog to what they've got going on so I'd love to hear Paul's thoughts on that Eric has a great article on the site We can get into it Yeah, so it's actually interesting concept You know, so obviously Texas lost a lot in the NFL draft which is always a good thing for your program, but possibly a scary thing for the team the next year and Eric wrote a really interesting article about replacing these players and he sort of went guy for guy and I think it's accurate, but another way to look at it is one of the great insights of the money ball Revolution the analytics revolution in the 90s and baseball Was that you start with the end goal and you actually work backwards in the aggregate So you're not going to replace that really good pre-agent that the New York Yankees stole from you who hit 330 with 45 home runs What you're trying to do is replace his run production in the aggregate with upgrades across the board and so Do we know that Isaiah Bond is going to be as good as Xavier worthy man for man? I don't know he could be actually Do we know that DeAndre Moore is Going to be a better replacement than Jordan Whittington. I think he's actually more talented physically I think he's got a higher upside, but we don't know if you can contribute what you know a grizzled veteran brought to us and also brought to the locker room But when you start to look at a third to your quarterback when you start to look at an offensive line That brings back four of the five starters and actually got better depth behind them, which is a big deal Then you start to look at it and say all right in the aggregate Can we at least match the production that we had last year? Can we put out at least 35 points a game? Can we move the ball on a per-play basis right not just aggregate raw yardage because that's dependent on your pace That's dependent on lots of stuff, but how many how many yards do you get every time you run a play on average? How good are you in the red zone? Are you settling for three or are you getting six over time? That makes a big difference so you could actually have Inexact matches player for player But you in the aggregate can have a better offense or at least an equal offense to last year And I think frankly the goal is to have a better offense because the Texas offense last year was explosive But kind of hit or miss in some instances. So I like that article a lot Not only for the player the player thing, but also the aggregate and the best individual position That you could look to and say we're gonna replace this than the aggregate is jutavian Sanders at tight end So a willing blocker, but I would say an average blocker a Very good receiver Not super dynamic necessarily with the ball in his hands, but also very capable Can you in the aggregate match some of the things that jutavian Sanders gave you? Well, yeah with gunner helm Yeah, great hands willing blocker. You got a barry night black who's actually got better deep speed and More ability to threaten the middle of the field probably than Sanders and and everyone can catch the ball so We're not gonna replace jutavian Sanders singly But in the aggregate can we replace him? Yeah, it looks like we can so I think that's the encouraging thing about what we've done in the portal And then of course what we've done in just raw development with the john take cooks the don'tary moors etc So, you know sometimes you can convert Scott Hadeberg and make him play first base and he walks a lot He hits 280 and all of a sudden you realize this is actually This this journeyman is one of the more useful players in baseball and you end up with a higher aggregate run production So that's kind of my approach and I think that's a synthesis of eric's article And I think it's an encouraging thing for us heading into the season One of the things we discussed Ian was the idea that that schematically this isn't necessarily a plug-and-play system This is the reason that this is going to be a Possibility is exactly what Paul highlighted and eric in his article, which is the the experience we're having on the line And at the quarterback position and I'd love to hear your thoughts on specifically how those two areas schematically make it easier for these these players to kind of jump in and be successful Yeah, we're still only I mean this coming year we're gonna see what a Like upper-classman SARC offense looks like and I think that that's probably gonna clear up some of the some of the issues we've seen with like Full use of the playbook red zone efficiency and things like that This coming year we'll have you'll see a third-year player at left tackle And that'll be the youngest guy on the team other than the third-year player right tackle You have veterans across the interior line You have a wave of guys behind them that will be veterans by the time they see the field in 2025 or 2026 You have was this now fourth-year Quinn When archmanding would be due to take over archmanding will be a Third-year player right yep by the time Trey Owens gets him behind him. He would also be a third-year player SARC is pretty exacting on what he wants. He has a big playbook He expects his receivers to master very precise routes He expects his lineman to master a pretty wide array of run blocking schemes and protections But he's got things at the point now where those like key infrastructure positions like tied in and quarterback and offensive line Are well stocked with veterans and then at receiver they can either just promote the young guys that have got it or they can go to the portal so it it's not a system really that's designed to Easily plug and play or you just like stick a freshman or sophomore in in a gay position And you're often to rank like a you know like a hurry up. No tempos up tempos spread where everything's really simple And you just go really fast They're pretty precise and elaborate But SARC has just got the portal in the Texas resources all humming together in such a way that you know It's unlocked Can you can you expand on this idea a little bit that you talked about in your article Eric with You know the concept, but this is possible really Because of the recruiting because of taking in high school players and having them in the program for an extended period of time And this will seamlessly transition us into in IL chat when it comes to retaining talent But I think that's that is a major part of this is is still the basis of it is the same You've got to get talented high school players in and build your program from that that level up Yeah, as Ian mentioned, you know the portal has been a way for him to sort of bridge talent gaps within the program The most obvious position has been wide receiver, you know Xavier worthy wasn't technically a portal guy But you know he's kind of considered that at least up Internally they view him as hey, we got him You know in a way, we normally wouldn't have been able to get him in the past And I Mitchell was huge while these young that 2023 class gets to grow up Now it's going to test the theory on how quickly some of these freshmen can play with Ryan Wingo because I think we're going to see him a lot But that's also the other side of the coin, you know If you recruit guys that are so talented you can't keep them off the field. That's a good thing as well So it's you know it ties in perfectly with the next conversation Star case is one of the best at roster management that I think I've ever seen in college football Especially given all the different different balls that he has to juggle now It's got he's got the the program right where he wants it You know it was going to take time to build it up to this But once you get to that point, I do think it becomes a lot easier to to reload year over year Well before we get into that with the rest of boys on what we've learned with NIL I want to talk a little bit about our friend Laura Baker now if you're looking to buy or sell a home in the central Texas area. I want you to reach out to Laura and the reason we want you to reach out to Laura is the fact that she's let's be honest She's family right Laura is a UT grad. She's an avid Longhorn fan She's a member of the board that inside Texas calm Which I would love for all of you to join and she's an elite member of the Andy Allen team with Keller Williams Realty So if you're thinking about making a move give her a call today her number is 512 784 0505 again, that's Laura Baker her number is 512 784 0505 let's start with you Paul in in the world of NIL in the world of the transfer portal I think it would be interesting to Hear your thoughts and kind of the evolution for you in What you thought this was going to be when you first heard about it to what you've actually learned that it is And I think this is a it's a good opportunity to go around the board here and really really get a sense of what we've learned in this experience So let me hear your thoughts first Paul. Yeah, I think we forgot the way NIL actually works now Used to stand for it still stands for name image likeness that the whole premise of it was that College athletes would be able to pursue effectively marketing and advertising opportunities and that's sort of what it is but that's not mostly what it is right now and The truth is it's it's a legal way to pay players Why wouldn't even say legal it's it's a NCA approved or somewhat NCA sanctioned Approved way to pay players and get money in their pockets and it's taken on different forms I mean the old the old backdrop was different in that you know an NIL is actually a collective or a Some sort of fundraising arm that's going to pay the players directly, but that may or may not come with actual Advertising value or marketing value to a specific company, which was how it was originally sold That said it's about board in that it's reported Or it should be you're gonna pay taxes on it. You know things like that, right? And yes, as Eric has said before is one of the problems that street agents have with it Is that it goes it should go directly to the player? So they're increasingly having to come up with manipulative and interesting ways to insinuate themselves in the recruiting process and Where there's a handler there is a way? And they still are finding ways to do it, but it's actually harder. So actually, that's a good thing We're we're not that far removed from street agents selling prospects for camp visits and Basically courting four or five prospects at ten thousand dollars a pop renting a big suburban buying those guys some sneakers and some fast food and gas driving to I don't know I'll just pick a random school Auburn and That guy collects ten thousand dollars per recruit delivered to that camp he nets out about 48 grand after his rental and you know buying the kids a couple of baubles and That's probably not getting reported to the IRS and he just straight-up sold Those those recruits and athletes and they didn't really get anything for it. So at least NIL is a leveler in that regard And it's a way to share the incredibly lucrative and profitable world of college football The negative is NIL can still be used as a disguise for straight-up bad drop And people say well, how could that still exist if there's NIL there's legal ways to do this? Well, when you do something legally you you pay the government a three-letter organization 30% of your money When you don't do it legally you get to inflate what you keep by about 30% And so that's the appeal and it's still being used as a smokescreen for straight-up bad dropping I think that is happening less and less particularly with the departure of certain Coaches and and program, you know within in-state programs. I'll say But you know, I think things are happening above board But NIL is an interesting way and in shorthand to get some money in the players pockets, but it's absolutely nothing What it was promised to be in terms of name image likeness marketing advertising opportunities that still does exist Lexus of Austin is still gonna want to sponsor your quarterback But it's it's a it's not really how most of the money is getting in the pay the players pockets So, you know, I think it's not turned out exactly as it was promised in the original court cases that were stuck in court for a decade and a half And do you have any particular thoughts on this? I know Paul Paul was very thorough there. Is there anything that that you Particularly individually personally thought like okay now the O'Bannon case is going through this This is what it's gonna mean for college football and now now here is where we are and again This is all gonna change even more. This is in no way a static position So but your thoughts here, I think would be really interesting and they better be really interesting Well, I think that the NIL quickly devolving into programs developing slush funds to pay players Was the most predictable thing ever? Sometimes the speed with which programs were able to set that up and how like toothless and helpless the NCAA was about it Was a little bit surprising at times But in general, I mean everyone that knew how college football recruiting has been for the last You know whatever 40 50 years you knew that that's where it was gonna go Because I mean basically more more or less that was happening under the table anyway So to just convert it into into something, you know easier and more Simple to organize was it's just kind of a no-brainer. It was funny though. I remember people there were some people that were all in on the You know pay the athletes and let the athletes have a chance to earn their market value And people would be like well this will turn into a slush fund which to me was that's fine. I don't that doesn't bother me They're obviously worth a lot to the university and to people want to pay them and let them pay them and then people would be like No, no, no that of course. This is where it was gonna go Some of the downstream things of that have been kind of interesting and surprising though Like which universities have been able to seize on this opportunity has been surprising at times. I think I Didn't really anticipate maybe it's was naive on my part But I didn't really anticipate how much of a player organ would be in the NIL era and how much they've been able to See Eric thinks I'm naive and he's laughing at me, but I mean that would be one of the first schools I would think of I didn't know that they'd have this much Force behind them. I mean, I guess Dedicated 15 of his lawyers to it. I mean it that would be like there and that they were so quick to remember that was NFTs were all the Rays all the rage everybody was talking about NFTs this I didn't understand Look, there's some some programs have been surprising to some people and not surprising others Yeah, some of the other things like an old miss taking kind of an all-in year After they've been retired and the idea of like maybe some programs are gonna push funds and all their chips in for one season and Then combine that with the portal to buy like a really good team one year But then maybe not maintain it over multiple seasons. There's I mean, there's all sorts of downstream like strategy and organizational Pieces to it that were probably always happening behind the scenes a little bit But now you can kind of see them more transparently and analyze them and it just gives you a much better picture of Different programs and how they operate so everybody's making fun of me. I should have picked it I didn't firstly, I didn't think Miami was gonna do anything. I'm just kidding We have a school with absolutely zero history of paying players I'm surprised that they they got into it when they did we obviously I want to hear Eric's thoughts on this We do we are seeing your super chats. We do thank you for that if you want to have your question answered, please go ahead and throw in the super chat ask the questions in the chat We will be getting to those but before we do Eric. This is something that obviously I mean you are easily of Certainly those amongst us and those at inside texas.com in the trenches when it comes to this Just in terms of the amount of information and sources flying around. I would be really interested to know You know because so much has changed even even in 18 months how we're approaching this and what's going on What's what's the biggest thing that you've learned or didn't expect when this thing started to where we are now? Well, there's quite a few things, you know NIL the plant of expansion in the movie the SEC all came out at the same time or relatively within a couple months of each other And I was thinking myself man. This really really cannot set up any better for Texas You know like Ian. I was I was interested to see who would would come up with these collectives first or how quickly they would get Get moving and off the ground. I think Texas could have moved probably a little quicker I was a little concerned that maybe they weren't going to use the full resources of the school But then I realized you know when you got the right people in place like L. T. I've heart sold Del Conte Mainly L. T. I've heart sold Stephen Sarkeesian I felt like they were going to get it figured out and they started to get it figured out In December of 2021 when that 2022 class was where they were really lacking. They just went five and seven Without NIL, I'm not sure that that class flourishes the way that it did I was a little concerned at first whether or not they were actually going to take advantage of the full resources of the school the whole Ecosystem all the donors they had you know imagine Mac Brown and in the if Joe Jamil was alive and Mac Brown was a coach I mean this would have been you know probably it would have been at the forefront of it I didn't realize how destabilizing it was going to be because I didn't think they were going to pair such a Free-moving portal with all this money. That's being you know the carrot and stick out there That to me was almost unfathomable because then at that point, you know, it's going to happen if they're going to have just free-range portal With NIL out there. That's going to destabilize college football. And that's exactly what it's done at this point That's why we're you know in the next year or two. It's going to look entirely different I learned a lot about Steve Sarkeesian. I Think he is you know, it's turned out. I think he's the best coach matched to a school in the country You know, I can't imagine a better coach at Texas than SARC. His program management has been exceptional. I Love I like the way he uses the portal where Ian mentioned. You know, so schools go all in one year It's kind of a controlled aggression for SARC. He's trying to bridge the gap between raising the the Talent level on the within the program, but I'll still still value in culture So you got Clemson on one end that doesn't like the portal. It's all culture and then you've got some other schools like Ole Miss this year Miami in the past certainly Colorado's at the other end of the school the opposite end you got Clemson in Colorado I think SARC is right where he needs to be on that spectrum Right now Texas has it all figured out. They got the right people involved a lot of people are getting becoming more aware It's it's gained more credibility and legitimacy I think that probably took a little bit longer than I anticipated for people to buy into it The people that can you know, really help fund the whole organization You know, it's it's still it's still evolving There's a lot of stuff and SARC and like Paul and I were talking offline There's still that bag man element that it rears its head every once in a while that makes you wonder how Texas ever got anything done back in the day recruiting wise We this is a good transition our friend Brett Nelson has a question and obviously one of the one of the key Elements that we've been looking for both in the portal and trying to enhance this run as it were is on the defensive tackle position So Brett Brett's question is should we expect the D line to be as good even with the drop off at defensive tackle There's been some some talk amongst some folks that the reason we're going for extra defensive lineman is To make them rotational to bring them in to give those those top players a little bit more of a rest and some add some depth Obviously edge is going to be fantastic, but I would love to hear from the three of you What should we expect from the D line and once again? Thank you Brett for that Well, we're going to get to everybody's question as much as we can, but let's start with you here Ian In terms of defensive line play. What should we expect with the drop off at defensive tackle? I? think you're going to see a Lower floor in a higher ceiling at the same time Because having two defensive tackles they would be drafted in the first few rounds of the NFL meant that no one could run the ball in Texas last year, and so that just made it extremely hard for Texas to Blow games in the regular season or be particularly vulnerable to the full slate of games But they were also pretty poor at rushing the passer with a base pass rush and that rear to ted in spectacular fashion trying to Hold on to leads against teams that would fling the ball around and to beat Washington in the playoffs So I think a significantly improved pass rush gives Texas a chance to be a lot better in the biggest games like Oklahoma or any SEC championship or postseason match match ups they get where the pass defense matters more but um It's a little harder like run defenses more of an every week concern in college football That makes sense and they've definitely lost there's no way they're going to be as good and run defenses. They were last year Paul do you have any thoughts on this? We talked a little bit about the idea of Obviously that edge that edge position being a maybe a point of strength here on this particular defense and getting to the quarterback But again, you know, we are going into the SEC a league that is certainly transitioning more to a pass heavier league But they are you know, they're known for their running games. How do we how should we expect this defensive line to To perform given the given the drop-off that we've had folks going to the NFL Yeah, I mean edge has gone from a Nominal concern to a clear strength and that's going to be huge for exactly the reasons Ian said Yeah, I'm a little concerned about teams straight up getting physical with texas inside uh, michigan will be interesting bellwether early in the season because that's exact I I it is made for 2020 for a year of our lord and I can I promise you I can tell you michigan's game plan right now so And it's not changing. So we have to hold up against those kind of teams interestingly. You're right about the SEC lc You know, you don't have as many of these power running games You know, this is this is not 2016 anymore. And so even georgia who we associate with physicality That's a pass first football team and and they will be throw the ball first for good reason this year because of cars and back and some good receivers so But some schools like michigan obviously, but then also like kentucky subtly Could can be a team that's pretty physical running the ball between the tackles and if you can't stop it It can be a real pain. And so, you know, that's where I think we're gonna have we're gonna be You know, as they say when you travel in in asia same same but different Uh, I think that's I think we might have the same total level of ability in the d line But it's going to be distributed very differently And it's going to come out in different ways meaning if texas can get a lead against certain teams You're going to see some pretty devastating pass rush potentially but we also have the we also we have the opportunity to get bullied around and you know, that's something that we've got to work for work against and and eric shakin his head saying no, it's not going to happen not on his watch he'll he'll run out there like the 12th man, but I I do think that there is that potential and we'll see early against michigan if we shut that down Um, boy. It's going to be a tough defense to to deal with over over four quarters of play Well, it is the you know, it is the idea that sark always is is talking about is Complementary football, right? If we can if we can start running up the score a little bit that that that certainly helps our defensive line And i'm allowing those edges like you just said paul to really get to the quarterback If we can move on a do you have anything to add there eric before we move on? You know, they might lack some front line talent at d tackle, but I like that they're very experienced There's there's a lot of maturity there. That's why I don't think that they're going to get pushed around all that much I mean, I don't think they'll get dominated. Anyways, they are they aren't going to be nearly as good Running the defending the run But like, you know, one of the things of all offseason is it's going to be and coming on the coaches to scheme them right And that's that's going to be the big question for me But I do like the fact that they're at least experienced and physically mature Up the middle and norton was a was a much bigger get than I think people realize And they will they will just I mean last year they would defend their own from too high and ship people down And next year they'll just put half or Derek Williams or whoever in the box As needed especially against michigan Like that whole game against michigan is michigan is going to be the michigan's coaching staff figuring out. How do we get? Fewer three big passing plays The texas doesn't just sit on our run game for four hours Right Can uh, can erin brown add more good weight? We'll throw this over to you to start with eric erin brian, um, I don't know that he needs to add more good weight Uh, you know, it's you got to be able to move, you know, just stack and wait on people can have the minishing returns He's known for his run stopping. He's never going to be a great pass rusher But the bigger he gets the less he's going to even offer you then On the other side a lot of scrimmage, you know, we'll see this year I think uh, you know, he's probably going to be the third detackle or nose tackle. I should say Um, but uh, yeah, I don't I don't know that he needs to add weight Well moving over, uh, we've got our friend utboy, uh, john tays publicist He's asking john tay may not be as gifted athletically as some others. However, he's going to shine hide and watch um Last sentence. I don't fully understand but we're with you. I look for I want john tay to be awesome who does It's all just hi right now I like the idea of that Great. Well, we thank you all again for these super chats If you have any questions go ahead and throw them in we are moving through through this Okay, so We've got our portal closed We've got We've got the opportunity now we've seen kind of the the big pieces on the defensive tackle start to Start to settle in with their respective teams eric what are What are the areas moving forward that we should be watching as fans just to keep on our eye out for With transfer players. I know we've had a cornerback on on campus recently I know that we've got some some defensive backs that are in play But what what are the things that as an expert The uh, the fans could be watching for to see where we're moving with this I think you know, don't call me an expert. I think I know I apologize as they Seize it It's enormous Yeah, it's my novice opinion. Well, mind how about my informed opinion. I checked with somebody It's morning about uh jv and cole the uh corner back from san jose state still on campus Um, he's uh, he's he's had a really good visit and they want him That's the number one thing I cared about hearing right now is do they want him? Uh, like I said coming into it's a bit of a job interview. They didn't know 100 percent You know, is he gonna fit within the culture? You want to meet him and get a good feel for him Does he seem like he's coachable? Uh, you know, what's his level of uh football character? Uh, so that all checks out next step will be how bad do they want him? Does he still go to auburn and that's what i've got to figure out today One of the things that and i'd love to hear One of the things that we've talked about is this idea and we we hit on this a little bit of About educated the ut Nil system is that is to say they have a very strong understanding of market value And we've just seen certainly in the again the defensive tackle position Some major players come in we we thought this might be something that would be a good fit for text It turned out not to be And the thing the my understanding of that is the issue there is not our understanding of market value It's an issue of whatever that player may want or may need for their family there It's certainly their choices, but it's not ever going to be an issue of Texas understanding where a certain player fits Is that an accurate way of describing that? Yeah, I think Texas has a very good idea of what players are about uh worth at least to them But also to other programs they know what old miss is paying they know what oh house states paying Uh, they got their ears to the street. Um, there's a lot their tentacles go pretty far and wide within the agent world Um, Texas has the right people in charge. I mean that goes back to what we were talking about earlier Um, but yeah, they they know they feel like if we bid this Really gonna force somebody to match and they're it's gonna hurt them You know, they did not think they were not sure that oklahoma would would match on dominek Uh dominek didn't get anywhere close to what they were asking for but they still got a whole lot Um, so texas like all right you will either get them or will we'll make oh oklahoma whose wind total didn't move at all Uh pay all that much and you know instead of building for the future behind you know, the bright future of jackson arnold They just spent a lot of money on a defensive tackle. It's not going to change anything So they're they're fine with that, but they've got a very good idea of the value. They know the value of their own roster That you know, that's partly why you don't see a whole lot of guys leaving or really anybody. Nobody's left over money at texas Um, so yeah, they they know what they know the market value of these guys and that that way they can build a cap They can budget for the future. They've got it. They've got a good handle on that Pay lc. I'm gonna write an article about this Uh, but there's a lot of levels to the to the nil and some of the stuff for the portal And one of them is your budget, which is was very capably addressed by eric. The other part is The locker room You have to respect the chemistry there and so Here's the thing that we love all about athletics probably at some level whether we acknowledge it or not It's one of the last True meritocracies more or less Right in our society And athletes are very responsive to that. So you could have four years in the program You could have suffered through the five and seven year with sark and you you've worked hard and had the progression and You're getting what you're getting and then a guy comes in and gets paid If that guy Is not all that And he's getting paid more than anybody for one year That is going to cause some dissension in locker room Now interestingly because athletes are naturally hierarchical and athletes are Meridocratic in their heart. They want to win and they have an innate sense of fairness Even when one of their boys gets put on the bench By a portal transfer If you come in and you're Casey hampton reborn the second and you dominate everyone No one says a word about your n. I. Oh Okay, when ad Mitchell came in with a nice Aid, you know with a nice bag and he started dominating Defensive backs on his first day of practice. No one went oh, this just be it. They just went okay Get it Sounds good Moving on But when you you can really be disruptive to a locker room if you bring in a guy Who's been very hyped and you turn out he's just a rotational piece Right, but he's getting paid 5x What your other defensive tackles are getting paid and he's letting people know about it through his surrogate or his handler That's incredibly disruptive to a locker room And I think so not only we're looking at our own budget and what our purse strings can accommodate But we're also looking at the the bigger holistic picture of of the locker room and balance and as I said Athletes are more than happy for other guys to get theirs if that guy comes in and he's a baller and he's a dog No one says a word But the real issue is when you overpay for a jag. I don't know if you guys remember The tony kook coach signing for the chicago bowls years ago And they paid kook coach More than scottie pippin like significantly and I think comparably to michael jordan And michael jordan and scottie pippin made a point of letting tony kook coach know that Uh, when they when they played I think it was croatia in the olympics So, you know athletes have that natural hierarchy But you know what tony kook coach had dropped 35 on them. They both would have gone Hmm All right Well, we're not going to complain. We get it. So anyway my two cents on that Well, and the other side of that too is, you know, we and you're highlighting this As fans is the people that are watching this from the outside. We're only seeing Generally are reading about those nil deals those those situations for players that are coming in It's really the retention on it and that stuff that kind of is happening in the locker room in the In the organization itself with the nil that is is obviously the most important aspect of this And I think this highlights exactly what eric has been talking about for the last few weeks is this this concept of Of sark's amazing roster management and how he's able to maintain, you know, high levels of buy-in And also just keeping everybody happy with that Really nice stuff today guys. I really appreciate it. 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