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irishtexan

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  1. They're also the four most successful teams in the SEC and don't need the distraction. Alabama could use the money, though.....
  2. National Letters of Intent do not exist anymore. I think the only thing binding under the current structure is scholarship papers, which binds the school to the recruit, but not vice versa. Theoretically, anyone who just "signed" can just enroll somewhere else, correct? Kind of makes national signing day a ceremony and somewhat meaningless.
  3. fwiw, Finkley's mother (the doctor) continues to be very pro-Texas on twitter. Good kid good family. Mack Brown special.
  4. Nope. He's already been passed up by younger guys like Collins. And we took three edge players this year too. He came in with a maxed out body. He doesn't have the physical tools or the twitch to play at Texas. Maybe he goes to a place like Rice and starts and gets an elite degree.
  5. He wants to play and was never gonna play here. I don't get the sense this one's about money.
  6. You will burn through it very fast. And there are only six one-hour episodes per season. It's truly excellent.
  7. Finally went to see this yesterday with the kids. This movie was terrible. It lacked everything that made the first movie so great. The songs were written like a bad LMM tribute band. The plot had zero cohesion. The bad guy was.... a storm? What was the conflict? Why did they need to find the island or connect with other people when things seemed to be going great for their people on their island? What was the existential threat? This film was a total mess.
  8. The Santa Claus as a 6 seed over Christmas Story as an 11 seed is fucking wild.
  9. He will fall flat on his face in 25 and they’ll fire him after next season.
  10. A reminder that ESPN rated Malachi Nelson as the number 1 overall recruit, and they had Arch at number 5, also behind Dante Moore and Jackson Arnold, both of which have also transferred.
  11. This is absurd
  12. Tell me about the shrooms and how they compare to the ones that crow on cow flop...
  13. Williams, Jackson, Lockett, Ffrench, Phillips, Terry, Terry. Who is the 8th? Maybe he's counting Smith Orogbo because he's ranked 31 on On3? But they only had 25 players ranked at 5-stars this year...
  14. The common refrain I've seen on Tigerdroppings/SEC Rant/Twitter is "Kirby's unwilling to overpay". Unwilling? Or unable? Sorry you couldn't afford him.
  15. There's no excuse not to do something every year that you've never done before?
  16. Maybe because he's going to be a short drive away already? I don't think we can read too much into it.
  17. Shit's changed since the cotton bowl. He emerged as Quinn's #1 target when Bond went down. Led all WRs in receptions, yards, and led the team in TDs. I can't imagine the family could still be unhappy with his targets. And when you consider what's coming back, I'd expect that trend to continue. He's too good. That being said, he could probably sneak into the 5th round in this year's draft, maybe? Tough to say because I doubt his combine numbers will be elite. He is an excellent college WR that does all the things you want at the position.
  18. So what's the consensus on the in-state class? Seems like there aren't a ton of elite+ prospects as compared to the last few years. However, I do notice that early in the rankings cycle they tend to underrate prospects from Texas, and a lot of guys end up shooting up after the spring. Turntine obviously the #1 overall target. Seems like he's been Flood's #1 guy for two cycles, and that he's reciprocating. Interesting to see four RBs in the Texas top 10. Do we know who we're prioritizing? Is it Osborne? In 2026, there are four Texas kids in the top 32, 11 in the top 100, and 35 in the top 250 according to 247. In 2025 there were nine Texas kids in the top 32, 19 in the top 100, and 29 in the top 250. I took a look at the top 50 in state to see where the depth is: Very deep at RB. There are 6 RBs in the top 50. Last cycle there were 2. As has been the trend, the state is exceptionally top-heavy at WR. 14 of the top 50 are WRs, and four are ATHs, which will likely become WRs. Only 6 OL in the top 50 - 3 OTs and 3 IOL. No elite QB prospects. Only the kid from Del Valle committed to Arizona State, who is at 124 nationally. We've got our guy so it doesn't matter, but that seems strange there's not at least one kid out there that's highly regarded. One TE in the top 50, and he's ranked 49 in state and 373 nationally. On defense, there are 5 DLs in the top 50, but only Hola is a true DT prospect. We're gonna have to go out of state to get some guys, which means only signing 2 or 3 this cycle stresses the 26 cycle even more. Only 1 Edge and only 3LBs in the top 50. I'm very surprised at how thin the class is at CB and S. There's only one CB in the top 50, who comes in at 35 in Texas and 250 nationally. Only two safeties in the top 50, with the highest ranked guy at 31 in-state and 208 nationally. So neither are high four stars. I can't tell if WRs are being overvalued and artificially suppressing the rankings of non-WRs. Or is it a really thin class - particularly at positions where we need numbers - OL, DT and LB?
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