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As both a physician and the father of a Div I athlete, I can’t disagree more. These are 18yo knuckleheads thrust into a very competitive environment. If steroids are the culture, most will participate or get left behind. And the medical downside for many will not be realized until years later. We are talking about the health of kids. Put me firmly in the “heavy testing, harsh penalty” crowd.

Hey man, if the kid told you he likes it then my first response is that's great. My second response is WHY ARE YOU TWEETING AT RECRUITS? My third response is to ask you to see if he likes this one.

oh shit

100% of Macks players juiced

just tweeted Evans my edit

indeed.

The problem is that HEB ISD is never open.

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Here's the near-final tally on the Perroni predictions from the beginning of the cycle. A realistic 2019 scenario: Absolute monster class for A&M by Brian Perroni Texas A&M closed out the class of 2018 incredibly strong and the new staff has also started the class of 2019 off with a bang as well. The Aggies currently sit at No. 4 in the team rankings and have a very real shot to finish with their best class ever. Here is a very early look at a realistic potential class. Not all these players will end up as Aggies but A&M has the potential to land each and every one of them. Also, there are names not on the list that will likely become serious targets. Jimbo Fisher and Co. will go across the nation looking for talent but those names are not on this list yet. Two positions that is likely to happen at are linebacker and offensive guard. QB Grant Gunnell, Houston St. Pius: The first commit in the class, Gunnell is still taking other visits and there is definitely cause for concern. If he does not end up in the class, Fisher and Co. will look to find another player at the position relatively quickly to get it shored up. Arizona RB Isaiah Spiller, Klein Collins: A current Oklahoma pledge, Spiller is an Aggie legacy and spent this past Sunday in College Station. The four-star is a legitimate candidate to flip from the Sooners. WR Kam Brown, Colleyville Heritage: A&M got its speed receiver for the class in the former UCLA commit as the four-star pledged to the Aggies over the weekend. WR Chase Lane, Houston St. Pius: Lane has very good speed for the slot. He committed at the same time as Gunnell and the two are teammates and very good friends. He will likely end up with Gunnell if the QB does go elsewhere. WR Theo Wease, Allen: The nation's No. 29 overall prospect did not have an offer from the previous staff but that has quickly changed. The one-time OU commit is very high on A&M. OU WR Arjei Henderson, Fort Bend Travis: Henderson and Wease want to play together in college. They previously committed to the Sooners together at the same time. The numbers are going to get interesting at receiver with so many good ones in the state. Florida TE/H Elijah Higgins, Austin Bowie: The 6-3/215 four-star prospect is a high school receiver that some project to be a tight end. He has serious speed for his size and an offer list to back it up. He left A&M this past weekend with the Aggies in good shape. Higgins will likely see his ranking go up as other services adjust theirs. Stanford TE/H Nnamdi Adim-Madumere, Fort Worth Southwest: Another high school receiver, expect the 6-3/225 junior to see his offer list increase a ton this spring and to likely shoot up the rankings as well. A&M was his first Power Five offer and I have a CB in on him to the Aggies. Minnesota OT Kenyon Green, Atasocita: The state's top-ranked player, the Aggies are in very good shape with the five-star tackle. He publicly named A&M his leader and it is going to take a lot of work by another school to keep him from being an Aggie. OT Javonne Shepherd, Houston North Forest: The 6-7/305 junior looks the part of a future NFL left tackle. He and Green want to play together at the next level and A&M has done a very good job with him. Shepherd is another I expect to shoot up the rankings once more people see him in person. Texas commit... situation is fluid DE Braedon Mowry, Katy Taylor: It looks like an A&M/OU battle for Mowry with the Aggie in very good shape. A&M has built a pipeline with Katy Taylor and the four-star DE looks likely to be the next to head to College Station. DE Marcus Stripling, Katy Mayde Creek: The 6-2.5/260 defender was blown away by the new staff in Aggieland. He was already really high on A&M and is in College Station frequently to see friends. It is likely an A&M/OU battle but the Aggies are positioned well. OU DT DeMarvin Leal, Converse Judson: Leal is another player I expect will see his ranking continue to rise as people actually see him in person. He is incredibly disruptive on the line and has a chance to finish in the discussions as the state's top player. He is a relatively quiet kid but has long been high on A&M. DT Josh Ellison, A&M Consolidated: As long as he gets his academics in order, the local four-star prospect is going to see his offer list increase even more. He is high on both A&M and TCU early but he very well could stay in town to play his college ball. Possibly processed DE/LB NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Fort Worth Nolan: A&M has a battle on its hands but Osafo-Mensah is the state's top edge rusher and a big priority target for the Aggies. He was in College Station this past weekend. ND LB Marcel Brooks, Flower Mound Marcus: The fast and hard-hitting linebacker has never shown much interest in A&M but the new staff changed that. He will be in College Station on Saturday with the Fast 7v7 team and his reaction will be interesting. He's the top pure linebacker in the state by far but the Aggies have work to do to catch up. LSU CB Bobby Wolfe, Houston Madison: A&M beat out numerous other teams for the 6-3/190 four-star prospect when he committed this past Sunday. Wolfe is an incredibly physical corner. Arizona CB Marquez Beason, Dallas Bishop Dunne: There was thought that the national top 100 prospect could have possibly shut things down last weekend. That did not happen but I could still see it happening in the near future. Illinois CB Erick Young, Fort Bend Bush: Young and Wolfe are best friends and have long said they want to play together in college. The 6-1/195 four-star is a big-time A&M target and many expect he will be an Aggie as well. CB Jeffery Carter, Aledo: This one is going to be a battle but the Aggie built some serious momentum by having him on campus each of the past two weekends. The former Oklahoma commit is close with Adim-Madumere and the two could very well end up together. Carter also plays on the same 7-on-7 team as several other players on this list. Alabama S Brian Williams, Dallas Bishop Dunne: The five-star defender has already committed to A&M and has become a vocal leader in the class. Landing him a couple weeks back was huge for the Aggies. S Demani Richardson, Waxahachie: The 6-2/205 defender loves to hit and does a great job in coverage. There was a ton of buzz out of College Station this past weekend and he was one of the players that came away very impressed. K Caden Davis, Coppell: If not the country's top kicker for the class, he's very close. Davis committed to the previous staff and wants to be an Aggie, so he will be if the new staff decides to still take a kicker. More will likely be clear once a special teams coach is named and a kicking coach hired. This class of 23 prospects would be incredibly loaded. Several of them are likely to see huge jumps in their current rankings as well. Even before those players see their rankings rise, the 23 players listed would give A&M a team total of 301.24 with the current rankings. That would have finished No. 3 this year, No. 4 in 2017 and No. 2 in 2016. Other players considered for inclusion: WR Jordan Whittington, Cuero: Will A&M have room for that many receivers? Can the Aggies supplant Texas as the perceived current leader? Whittington is very, very good player and will be interesting to follow. Texas WR Jalen Curry, Houston St. Pius: Curry is a teammate of Gunnell and Lane and was also a Florida State commitment under Fisher. The receiver numbers are going to play a big role here as well. Arizona TE Austin Stogner, Plano Prestonwood: A current OU commit, Stogner was high on both A&M and FSU when he committed to the Sooners. He is going to give the Aggies a long look and is also close friends with Gunnell. OU OL Branson Bragg, Crandall: The lone in-state interior lineman with an A&M offer, Bragg admits to growing up a big fan of Texas. He could be an in-state battle. Stanford OL EJ Ndoma-Ogar, Allen: The four-star offensive guard has not received an A&M offer at this point but he is the type of player the Aggies have gone after on the interior recently. OU DE T'Vondre Sweat, Huntsville: From an hour down the road, Sweat says he grew up a big A&M fan. He was also visited by Fisher and several other Aggie coaches. He was once close to committing but has slowed things down a bit. Texas OT Tyler Johnson, Conroe Oak Ridge: The national top 100 prospect has a top three of A&M, OU and Texas. He has always seemingly liked the Longhorns, though, and was not at the Super Bowl event over the weekend. Texas CB Marcus Banks, Spring Dekaney: Banks has been on campus numerous times and A&M is one team he always mentions. The numbers at corner could get interesting as well, though. Alabama

Damn this made me laugh lol

Can any GOP supporters really outline their platform at this point? Cause all I can see as their platform being is: move money from middle-class and poor up to the top percentages, limit civil liberties, limit voting population, choke all public services (education, utilities, infrastructure, etc) to allow for private enterprises to fill the void, get far-right judges into key positions to ensure this cycle continues for years. And if you agree with this strategy, how do you think this will benefit the country long-term?

From the AP: https://apnews.com/40d2013b71434a57a94b635b79e6701c

I'm relieved this wasn't posted by our media team, and I urge you to never post this again. Show it to no one.

I think about stuff like this when former high school players complain about the pussification of football when targeting is called in college or pro football. In grad school, I went a couple of years of watching very little football. I started watching the Oilers again when I was through. With new eyes, I was amazed at just how super human those guys are. I played in high school. Watching the game, I realized that I would be destroyed on the first play. Literally. I was awed by how hard the men playing the game were. They still are. They and the game are not made soft by taking steps to protect their brains. We're just deprived of our thrill in seeing the devastating hit that we ourselves could never deliver or sustain. Avoiding and reducing CTE is clearly the right move. I've never read a story like this one. Nobis is a football hero. His SI cover photo is a defining image of the game. We must consider how much that brain damage could have been avoided or mitigated. Hook 'Em, Nobis Family

Oh everyone can fuck off with this everybody does it bullshit.

pssy

he blocked and reported me

You know what the hardest part is about hiring a cat sitter? Having to tell your parents your gay.

She never has a straight face.

As someone who lives in a blue state, please kick us out. I'm sick of living in a donor state to pay for you in Arizona, while you elect a demented, narcissistic moron to lead the country. You can have your evangelical "Christian" nation with a gutted First Amendment as to religious freedom, gutted Medicare and Medicaid, no Obamacare, no food stamps, crappy interstate highways, and public schools that are open four days a week for Oklahoma style budget cuts. And, please, name Trump king, in your alternate reality Sean Hannity led nation with a tiny tax base.

Does Aunt Ginny have a barn? We could BBQ ribs there. I could sew the moneybags, maybe Uncle Goober could be the handler?

Interestingly, we already have data on drug use and abuse from BEFORE the ramped up "war on drugs" started. And again....it shows very little movement. But hey, as an upside, we've created a huge class of criminals whose primary crime was getting wasted with their friends (like I did on Saturday night, except I used whisky), we've built a massive drain on our financial resources (all them cops and prisons ain't free), we've all but killed the 4th amendment ("I smelled the distinct odor of marijuana"" allows a cop to search you, your home, your car, etc., at damned near any time), and we've destabilized multiple nation-states to our south by funding a massive black-market commodity that dwarfs any legal enterprise that folks could engage in down there, and in the process, created a body count in the tens of thousands as enterprises fight over turf (legal enterprises use legislatures and court rooms to accomplish this; illegal ones use AKs). Lot of winning there. For the HUGE upside of.....yeah, no real change in the rate of drug use or abuse. Opposing the war on drugs doesn't mean you like illegal drugs and want people to use. It just means that you can learn from our mistakes, and realize when something doesn't work and has utterly failed. Oh, and I used the shorthand of "stupid" because 1) I get popped for verbosity, so I choose being pithy when I can, and 2) it seemed self-evident.

My favorite are the inbreds who call Texas the “little brother” and act like aggy has passed us by long ago. Then they spend a week crying about conspiracies and desperately trying to reassure themselves that they are really better than us. By far and away the most insecure fan base in all of sport. I knew the Georgia win was a big deal, but I really had no idea the level at which it would break aggy and start this glorious tailspin of self-loathing. Beautiful to see.

EJ

Climpsum juicing you say? This makes aggy loss even more impressive. Advantage aggy.

Is that Shawn Oakman? Might want to re-think the Baylor pics. I realize it's a near impossibility finding someone in their program who didn't commit sexual assault, but still.

Maybe he can fit 27 in the 25.

Some good has come from this turboabortion of a thread. I'm now a supporter of the Texas Tribune.

That's their kicker.

And you just illustrated something that we've known for years that they have failed to fathom, refuse to acknowledge, or dismiss out of hand: Our degree has value outside of the state of Texas. Theirs does not. "Of course you didn't work with no Aggie up in NEW YORK. Why would any aggie ever want to go work in that stupid lib shithole full of queers? More like Jew York, amirite?" - High Fives himself and kisses aggy ring.

Correct me if I'm wrong Donny, but if we disparage all the gofers they'll lock us up and throw away the key.

Wut???? The devil bowed his head cause he knew that he’d been beat And he laid that golden trophy on the ground at Dabo’s feet

228.6 this morning. I think it's been maybe since 2004 or even before that since my weight has been at that point. First time I stepped on the scale this morning it said 226.8 so I re-weighed. I'll take the higher number, I'm okay with that. WOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Granted, when I was at this weight back in the day I was carrying a lot more muscle and not nearly so much flab but at my age and current condition I'm happy with the baby steps in getting to my best. Keep up the hard work, slow and steady is working for me here in year 2.

Gotchoo covered fam.

It's probably a good opportunity for Vodka Tom to tamper Leal into the transfer portal.

Seriously, where the fuck did this narrative come from? My father-in-law says the same non-sense. I'm quite certain he has never set foot in California. But I've been there plenty. California cities are fucking awesome. I should add, I've also been to a lot of those small towns in red states. They fucking suck for the most part. Some of the bigger cities and college towns are pretty fun though.

Yes, and too often it gets abused by thin-skinned types trying to shut down viewpoints they disagree with, primarily in the Cloak Room, and to a lesser extent in any discussion where someone dares to defend keeping drugs illegal. I don't necessarily agree with the comments of 'the', but I plus repped every post in this thread that I saw him negged. Some emotional types need to grow up and stop negging someone having a different opinion on a controversial subject.

And that is a gottdamned shame.

What happened to your other shoulder?

Well, it looks like we know who will play the Judge in the gay porn version of Blood Meridian.

Now the tuxedos seem kinda fucked up.

"This room was in bad shape. Smelled like menthols. Obama sat here all day watching BET and Soul Train. I've always said that those people make bad tenants."