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Tex-19

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  1. If he's thinking near DC, Clemson and UNC could be options. DJ U hasn't exactly locked down the job there and Howell is gone after becoming a top NFL prospect. I can't see ND being the choice bc of NIL and QB track record. Ole Miss seems to be ponying up for Zach Evans, why not Caleb too.. Miami could also be an interesting sleeper depending on their OC choice.
  2. Yeah it's obvious what they mean, but just vague enough that they can claim otherwise in the off chance someone comes sniffing.
  3. I guess they worded it just vaguely enough that they can claim something like "we just meant we'll help him win a Heisman which would boost his NIL opps" even though that's obviously not what they mean. Still very weird to say it publicly.
  4. Interestingly enough, Vandagriff was originally committed to OU, decommitted, and then OU got Caleb as his replacement. We could have our first ever NCAA trade coming up!
  5. Bizarre on so many levels, especially that they just publicly announced they're going to commit an NCAA violation by helping him get NIL deals..
  6. I mean clearly the odds of us landing him are low, but I wouldn't just assume he's gonna blindly follow wherever Caleb wants to go. He's gonna want his own NIL and play somewhere that uses WRs
  7. Oooweee Sark and Marion better be on the phone asap on this one. He was a 247 True Freshman All-American alongside Worthy. Banks listed as his primary recruiter from Bama btw. We got a pretty nice baseball program to sell too
  8. I would agree LB was the worst performing position but do think has more depth - Dmo, Ford, Gbenda, Richardson, Brock all performed pretty similarly and all got material playing time. And at least there's some hope here that Ford steps up and Dmo/Gbenda finally learn how to use their athleticism. Then some sleepers like Blackwell (who IT thinks starts), Tillman, etc. Edge was my #2 worst group last year and only Ovie and Collins are returning with meaningful playing time. I guess Jett Bush too. Collins probably shouldn't even be an edge though. Good incoming class but that probably won't help much this year. So that depth chart is Ovie, maybe Collins, Bush, Barryn Sorrel, and a bunch of True Freshmen. Safety has Jerrin T, Coffey (who basically hasn't played), and incoming Freshmen. That's really fuckin shallow and our safeties were also bad last year. So I think edge is the biggest need because it has both no strong starter candidates AND very little depth. LB at least has a chance of serviceable starters in Ford, DMo, even Gbenda, with some experienced/athletic bodies behind them who could be good if the light clicks.
  9. So the real question is does Caleb to UGA help us with Arch? Probably not much but can't hurt. At least levels the field with us getting Ewers. Not too relevant for us but also wonder what Brock Vandagriff does at that point. Agree. That room might even have less depth than LB. Edge still the worst though imo.
  10. Interesting. That's a pretty quick offer too, just entered a couple days ago. Have we offered any other safeties? Wonder if the Northwestern guy hasn't gotten an offer (doesn't look like he announces them on Twitter) Have we offered other safeties? Staff may feel like that's a bigger need than Surly does
  11. Frustrating that we seemingly didn't go after that Jennings guy KSU just got. Young guy who was an elite recruit and a midseason Freshman All-American this year before injury.
  12. The real sad part is that Thornton was actually a mainstay of the defense because we had nothing better..yikes If I were the staff I'd be bringing in 2 edge transfers as the #1 top priority (now that Ewers is in)
  13. I don't think we're opposed which is partially why I think if the coaches don't know what they need until after spring ball, it's probably too late to make a big impact through the portal.
  14. Sure seems like we've been a step behind in the portal other than Ewers/Watts. Even for offers like Neyor and the Albany guy, we've been late. Wish we had gone after that Jennings LB that KSU just got. Like others, I'm hopeful there's a plan for guys who aren't in the portal yet, which is certainly possible, but the lack of activity has been surprising. Given our staff ties, wouldn't be too surprised to see more from Bama once they finish up. I know others will disagree but I personally will give the staff somewhat of a pass for last year's portal. They came in late, didn't fully know what was on the roster, and obviously had a ton on their plate as they built the staff and got ramped up. Obviously not a valid excuse if they screw up this year.
  15. C'mon, can we stop with the whole "Every Aggy is an idiot" schtick? Yes, their boosters are pathetically desperate and likely brainwashed, but there are plenty of smart Aggy alums out there just like any school. If they managed to pull this budget together, they're probably reasonable enough to consider how to keep guys around (whether it works or not)
  16. Isn't it possible that they're promising multi-year NIL deals that will be signed as soon as the recruit is enrolled? And maybe the $30mm is an endowment amount like Clark Field. Idk but it just seems like they've gotta have something planned to keep these kids around. The boosters with that much money can't be quite that dumb.
  17. Legal NIL catching on and other schools catching up. I think A&M caught the usual buyers by surprise with the size of their budget this year, but there's no way the Bama/UGA/LSU/Oregon boosters don't adjust to the new standard being set. I expect A&M to remain competitive but moreso in the top 5 class range, not #1.
  18. He made some good plays and of course the announcers kept slobbing his knob whenever they could but I didn't see gamechanging dominance or anything.
  19. Even if the SEC/NCAA don't bust Aggy, this class isn't going to be replicable because now other teams know what they're up against. That Bama/UGA bag budget will likely expand enormously to keep up. I think they were all caught off guard this cycle. Of course that also ignores the impact of legal NIL, which has been discussed plenty here already.
  20. Watched most of the UA game. Banks seemed to play every snap for his team at RT, gave up one sack where the defender looked offsides (it was close so if not, perfect jump), maybe 1-2 other pressures, but otherwise was basically a brick wall. Overall impressive imo given he was playing RT instead of his usual LT. Campbell looked good. Hope he really has signed here (or does). Neto got beat quite a few times at LT/RT. Several of those pressures were to Finkley. Finkley looked good, pretty frequent pressures but no sacks. That's all I really noticed from our guys. Elsewhere, no one really stood out a lot. Maybe Luther Burden. Aggy guys didn't do too much either. Weigman looked pretty good but had a dropped INT. Stewart had 2 drops, not sure if any catches at all. Marshall caught several but also had a drop. Bobby Taylor dropped that giftwrapped INT from Weigman and probably gave up the most yards of any DB in the game.
  21. My 1H observations: Banks gave up a sack where the DE looked offsides (if not, absolutely perfect jump. Hard to blame him either way). Seems like he’s played the whole game at RT. 1-2 other pressures but otherwise has been stonewalling. Neto seems to be struggling a bit at LT. Saw one pressure on Devon, haven’t really noticed either way otherwise. Hard to tell when other guys are in. Finkley had an early win where Zach Rice pulled his helmet off for a penalty. For the Ags - Weigman looks good, Bobby Taylor bad, Marshall pretty good, and as mentioned zilch from Stewart so far Luther Burden and some Clemson DB prob MVPs so far
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