Hey, everybody, welcome in to the flagship podcast.

I am Chip Brown of Horns 247.com, joined as always by my esteemed colleague and proud Tampa Catholic graduate.

That's right.

Eric Henry 24-7 sports and horns 24-7, as you see on his tag there.

And he is from Tampa.

And that's where the Texas women's basketball team will be playing Friday night,

6 o'clock against South Carolina in the final four, Eric.

We've been talking about the Texas women's basketball team a lot and for good reason because now they're in their first final four since 2003.

We will get to spring football.

We will get to baseball and everything else.

And the men's swimming and diving team winning the national championship.

But Eric, how are you doing, my man?

And how does it feel to have Tampa in the center of the college athletics universe?

Part of it.

I'm doing all right, Chip.

I cannot complain.

Always a beautiful day to be hopping on the line with you, talking a little Texas athletics.

Chip, real quick, forget to Tampa.

What does it take for one to become esteemed?

Because you are esteemed, right? You are esteemed. You're a pillar in the Austin community in terms

of the Austin sports community. Really, the college football landscape as a whole. I'm just curious,

what does it take for one to become esteemed? I'm just trying to learn.

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