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  1. I saw that image and thought "man, we're just a hat on the table here". Maybe we're both right? Did this dude ever even visit Texas?
  2. This reads like one of those old Big Cigar fantasies that Nahlin would conjure out of thin air and have the audience eat it up. At a minimum, I’ve heard different stuff on at least 5 guys from that class. I hope his info is better. Unfortunately, I’ve heard the same stuff from completely different places on a few of them. As an example, Jonah Williams is going to be a one sport player, one way or the other, more sooner than later. That may not be a forced thing, but returning to FB as a 4th or 5th guy on the depth chart would tell the tale anyway. I wrote that post thinking of your head exploding. I have no idea what to tell you, as I have the same issue. They like the dude and he’s likely to be getting a raise.
  3. No idea. It might be a situation where they’d prefer not to, but that’s just a guess. One thing seems apparent, nobody is knocking By Gawd Spencer Shannon out of that second starting TE spot, so there’s only going to be one other starter. I’ve developed the opinion over the years that every program must have some stupid form of personnel adherence they have to stick to somewhere even when better options are slapping the HC in the fucking face. It can’t just be regime after regime at Texas with these idiotic tics.
  4. On a scale of 60 to 190 proof, what are the odds that Sarkisian actually does his fucking job and shows up for the Junior Days this cycle?
  5. Regarding Baxter, if the guy has good people around him and has managed his money well, he’s a millionaire as he heads elsewhere. He made that money while not knowing the difference between being hurt and injured, then having a sidelining injury and not playing, then being a shadow of his former self and being a net negative when on the field. He will now go somewhere else and collect a paycheck while likely again shattering into a million pieces and not doing much to improve that program’s record. He writes a nice article though. OL, I won’t be surprised if 5 guys leave. 3 minimum. WR, there was at least one costly poor evaluation last cycle that is unlikely to be reupped. Moore can also go be average somewhere else. No one wants to see Wingo leave other than clowns on this site. It would have to be a gamechanger for someone to be a portal priority, apparently. RB, ton of turnover. If they don’t land a very big prize in the portal, shame on them. The emergence of Townsend as a true potential unicorn at TE creates the luxury of wishing Endries well to the NFL and the downside of potentially losing some other promising guys who simply know they’re not going to play a ton behind Townsend. They know it is a pipe dream to retain Hill, but keeping everyone else, including Spence, is a big deal. Some guys at DB think they’re worth more than the portal likely tells them they are but Texas has a ton of depth and talent, as well as experience. Maybe they seek a difference maker at Safety, I guess. Akina, Flood, Jackson, Huff - they could all be seeking employment elsewhere.
  6. Whether or not Flood is back is a bit irrelevant to the premise of whether or not he actually did his job this year. The answer to that question is that he did not, and that is a belief held within Belmont and among its benefactors. Flood was apparently challenged about using the portal to field his best 5 and he effectively said “my team is on the court (field)” and ended the discussion after last season. His loyalty was not rewarded and it cost Texas. He went late into this season calling Connor fucking Stroh one of his kind of guys. Solid work. That dude is walking and the portal is being used heavily this cycle and none of that is because Kyle Flood has done his job and deserves to continue to draw a salary from Texas.
  7. Most of the names in the rumors are nothing more than potential or already proven to be lacking. There is going to be some pain, but they’re not showing the door to starters or promising contributors and they’re looking to upgrade. People are going to tweak because that’s what they like to do. People were handwringing in the WBB thread last night when Texas was up by 18 against a top 11 team in the 3rd quarter. It’s what people do.
  8. No. I just gave it to you. Or I made it up as an example of the options. Who knows?
  9. For what? I don’t see anyone else attempting to write a hagiography for Tre fucking Wisner. Again, get a fucking grip. Texas can do better and they’re about to do so. No one wants to hear lamentations when Wisner enters the portal as an expense to that. To boot, Texas is about to see 20-25 guys walk. I am already tired of seeing the future handwringing about guys who have been recruited and portaled over in an attempt to win the title next season.
  10. No, I don’t think I will do either rec. You’re thread-clogging here with weak content and the rest of us are tired of reading that shit. Push back from the keyboard, review your futility, regroup, and be a better poster going forward. We’re all rooting for you, because we don’t want you ostracize you into becoming another clown poster that no one ever takes seriously again. Canonizing a borderline mediocrity is not going to endear you to the board.
  11. When Wisner is playing elsewhere next year and Kewan Lacy is running for 1800 yards at Texas, you’re going to have a blast cheering for the San Diego State Aztecs. We’ll send you a box of Kleenex to cry your tears of joy into as Wisner finishes 2nd team All Pac 12 and plays in the Military Bowl or whatever the fuck. Meanwhile, the rest of us will be kindly happy for him and focusing on who Texas plays after a first round bye in the playoffs. In short, get a fucking grip and stop embarrassing yourself with your maudlin takes about an okay D1 back in this thread.
  12. They have their 3rd on the way. Good for them. I like grandkids.
  13. The poor bastard rolled his ankle covering my 15 year old about 5 minutes later and he and my oldest daughter had to spend two hours in urgent care after suffering the humiliation of me beating him deep. I love the guy. Felt bad for him but I hope they come back next year for another gathering after he licks his physical and ego wounds.
  14. We were playing football with the extended family. I might be seeing it differently than other witnesses, but I am confident I am the one that has it straight . As to crocs, um, no. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything of the sort.
  15. We don't know that. I consider it an open question. I just outran my son-in-law at Thanksgiving and the dude played RB at Cornell.
  16. You might see that, but I doubt it will be at Texas, man.
  17. The OU boards are handwringing about their takes in the trenches for this class, and I don't blame them. At OL: they took 2 OGs and nothing else. One of the Guards is a 4 star and the other is a 3 star. At DL: they took 4 Edge players. One of those is their highest rated recruit, Jake Kreul, who they paid wildly for since Nagy thinks he's a future 1st round pick. The other 3 are mid 3 stars. At DT, they took 2 3 stars and that's it. It's kind of wild on the OL front. One of their big issues has been depth and relying on the portal. Bedenbaugh was chastised for that and then signed a big class last year. They're going to have to address the OL through the portal again in the near future with this kind of unevenness. They clearly think they're just smarter than everyone else with their DL analysis.
  18. The OTF guys expect Cooper to play early, although perhaps not being the bellcow as a freshman. They think he's "football smart", but *not* on the level that Baxter was coming out of HS, which was rare. That's important regarding the playbook and picking up the blitz. It all seems to be predicated on picking up the blitz for the young RBs, along with ball control, I guess.
  19. Am I dumb for waiting for Sunday before buying tickets, flights, and locking in hotel rooms for Orlando? We've decided to make a winter Disney trip out of it for the kids and a few of them will also want to go to the game with me and my wife. My concern is about the Gator Bowl. No interest in going to Jacksonville, personally. I haven't followed much bowl discussion anywhere, so maybe my concern is unwarranted?
  20. The logic for pursuing Henry is independent of anything else happening with the WR room. The guy is viewed as a sure thing by everyone. He was a lock for OSU until the Hartline departure and they were even getting a sweetheart NIL deal. Now that the guy is on the market, with Texas having multiple ties to the guy, they'd be remiss not to give it a go. Niblett signed with an agent a few weeks ago. He's likely going to be coveted as a specialist within the portal. I don't think we should assume retaining him is a given. Hope he's back, of course, but it's no sure thing. If someone of Henry's quality + production entered the portal, I'm guessing Texas would go after that guy with the same gusto, against the same programs. Beyond that, they seem to feel fine with what they believe is coming back.
  21. This is the year in which some guys are going to truly learn their actual value, it appears. Texas is alleged to be getting aggressive at upgrading key spots and letting guys walk who think more of themselves than the market likely says they should. Moore, in particular, pulled some bullshit late last year and that pretty much destroyed all goodwill once he did jack shit to justify his contract this fall. Good luck with the "NFL", which I interpret to mean UCLA or Colorado or SDSU or some other program downgrade for moderate NIL. Not saying Texas will go to the portal for WR, just offering Moore as an example of spots that can be upgraded, sometimes with development within, sometimes with standouts from the portal.
  22. Barnes was the top LB in his class and he's looked good at Texas in workouts and practices, allegedly. Spence is also likely to return. Atkinson will play if he's healthy. Looking for more than that, with other guys also developing, seems like overkill. If someone surprisingly goes pro or transfers, fine. If someone enters the portal and they're a known badass with interest in Texas, fine. I think "potentially" was a reference to whether or not Spence returns, not that they think they're in need otherwise.
  23. “Potentially” means a couple of things depending upon the position. 1) They’ve done everything they can to not spook Cooper before he arrives on campus. They had to sell the Georgetown guy to him as a non-threat. They’re not going to come out and say “yep, got to get us a top line RB to get that room in order”. Some of you guys have been really dense about the RB room and Cooper this whole cycle. 2) “Potentially” at other positions likely indicates ongoing conversations with current roster players about staying or leaving. Beyond that, you didn’t mention Barnes at LB, who is hardly “nothing”, Jesus. At DT, they don’t have anyone to replace Brevard besides Sharma, and he’s an unknown quality. Getting a known entity from the portal to support that spot is likely viewed as critical, and I’d agree.
  24. This is correct. Glasscock was not a yes man and had his own pov. Sarkisian wanted a “smooth process” and was fine with him leaving. It’s never not comical to me when people here or elsewhere want to laud Harris.
  25. I don’t even remember making a prediction list for this cycle. 5 is the lowest number, by far, that I’ve ever gotten. This was a fucked up cycle. Might be that way going forward as a new norm?
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