Intro
- Find us on Twitter (@23Personnel, @puntssuck, @Michael_LBK)
- Find us on The Gram! (https://www.instagram.com/23personnelpodcast/)
- Merch/tshirt store (https://teespring.com/stores/23-personnel-podcast?)
Basketball
- Lady Raiders loss of Noel Johnson
https://texastech.com/news/2020/6/9/womens-basketball-lady-raider-basketball-mourns-passing-of-noel-johnson.aspx - COVID-19 cases among the team
- https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/05/28/a-review-of-the-eligibility-chart-with-the-addition-of-mac-mcclung/
- Ramsey
- NBA’s return has moved back the draft
- Ramsey projected #20 to the Bucks; 9 spots ahead of Kansas G Dotson lol
- League to return July 31st (target date) with 22 teams https://www.nba.com/nba-returns-2020-faq
- Lottery – Aug 25th
- Finals – End by Oct 12th
- Draft – Oct 15th
- NBA’s return has moved back the draft
- Jonathan Kuminga interest
- Officially reclassified to 2020
- Ridiculous Upside @RidicUpside
Via the G League’s website, players must be 18 years old by September 15th of the year that they’ll play in the G League to sign a Select Contract. Jonathan Kuminga won’t turn 18 until October 6th.
- Any Transfer Updates? – UPDATE
- A.J. Walker (PG) – Air Force
- Both Gach (G) – Utah
- St. John’s transfer L.J. Figueroa
Baseball
- Ncaa approved relief for 2020-2021 Academic Year
- 35-man roster cap lifted; no limitation
- Annual counter increased from 27 to 32
- 25% scholarship minimum eliminated for 1 year
- MLB Update
- First round of the MLB Draft tonight (6pm CT, ESPN/MLB Network)
- Schedule negotiations have been a beating to follow
- Latest proposal (from the MLBPA): 89-game season, full prorated salary; expanded playoffs
- Pieces of proposals likely to be approved:
- Extensive health and safety protocols for players and team personnel
- Larger rosters (potentially 30-man active rosters and a 20-player taxi squad)
- Universal DH
- Regional schedule to reduce travel (ex: teams in the AL East would only play each other and teams in the NL East)
- Expanded playoffs (possibly with 14 total teams in the postseason)
- Little League update? – Game 1 June 15th!
Football
- Athletes to return starting Monday, June 15th
- Athlon Sports Preseason All Big 12
- First Team
- OL Jack Anderson, DE Eli Howard, P Austin McNamara
- Second Team
- RB SaRodorick Thompson, C Dawson Deaton, LB Riko Jeffers
- Third Team
- WR Erik Ezukanma
- Fourth Team
- WR TJ Vasher, CB Adrian Frye, K Trey Wolff
- https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/06/05/ten-red-raiders-make-athlon-2020-preseason-all-conference-teams/
- First Team
- Second Wave of JUCO commits
- 3* DE Josh Davies-Balogun, 6-4/240; Butler CC
- 3* S Cameron White, 6-1/195; NW Mississippi CC
- https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2020/06/03/texas-tech-football-the-second-wave-of-juco-commits/
- 24/7 picks Tech to finish last https://247sports.com/Article/Big-12-2020-football-projected-order-of-finish-championship-prediction-player-of-the-year-game-of-the-year-147996879/
- Mahomes
What Did We Learn
Harry Potter and/or Ozark Update