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I don’t follow the draft every year as early as some of you guys do. I obviously do follow CFB a ton though. I just assumed Walker was viewed already as a 1st or 2nd round guy. Is he new to the scouting world? He came into this season with All-SEC expectations.

So you think one of the most organized and well-funded NIL programs is going to be targeted for WRs by other schools as some sort of priority? Okay then. All Burton was doing was looking at the roster and saying “well, somebody will leave”. There’s no current info about anyone being interested in that right now. It’s likely to be someone told after the season that their role for 2025 is unclear at that point in time. Same as last cycle. Hilson and Terry will take it to top 3 or 4 alone. Someone can play with that and get back to us. They feel good about one of the DBs. Not sure who it is. I think Lee is pure fantasy as well.

Ya think?

I think it was more of a rebuttal to whatever cloak & dagger silliness was being spewed by one of the other $9.95ers and then that being played back to OTF with old man questions/statements.

And here's more from Gerry. If this doesn't redirect you fucking idiots into more interesting dialogue, @immamac should just delete the fucking thread and subforum and finish the process of turning this site into a food and travel site.

Few things are more boring than reading about a bunch of idiots' eating preferences and personal cooking techniques for steaks/stuff. Here's a recruiting update from Bobby Burton:

Some sort of bastardized Alien + Dune mash-up. Nothing is safe anymore.

Why don't you just do us all and forever and end the ruse. Just come out with a big "ARCH SHOULD STARTS!!!" post and get on with it.

Now you guys know me fully. I'm Greg Davis and I share information with Mike Roach.

Cook seems like he has regressed. Burden was hurt early and missed parts of multiple games. They have the skill guys to do it, provided Cook can distribute and the OL doesn't suck out loud. Noel, the TB transfer, is also good. They've had a bizarre open to their season, given expectations. All the picks I've heard so far are for ATM. Any outcome here won't surprise me. I think Drinkwitz is a mouthy idiot who fell into a solid season last year. I don't have a high opinion of the ATM roster, their offensive coaching, or the way they develop talent.

What’s interesting to me is that Wingo isn’t getting the same run at a national level as the other two, but he’s still getting a lot of mention. In terms of stat totals, he’s not even close to the production as the other two yet, even though he’s posted great numbers for a freshman. Ohio State doesn’t “have” to have Smith putting up numbers any more than Texas needs Wingo to do so. They have less depth but also other star players. He’s just so good that they can’t help themselves. Alabama has to have Williams posting numbers. Dude is a godsend for them. If he gets hurt, they’re a totally different offense because they don’t have the game breakers at WR or TE that they’ve grown accustomed to over the least 17 years.

Similar on Sooners Illustrated, but the mods have indicated lower body soft tissue. They expect to get Tatum back. The complication there is that he didn’t just get concussed, but mildly hurt something in his upper body. He’s as close to a sure return as they have on the current IR. The rumors have been floated of a Farooq return for the Texas game. Okay. The dude is a JAG. Also, his foot injury is a recurring issue that they should have operated on in the spring. If they rush him back for Texas, how effective will he be? The mods are skeptical but an insider has insisted on it. Anderson ain’t returning to the field or the program after the season if their mods are reliable. They’re speaking as though they’re certain. Anthony is done. Gentry Williams might be done for the year because they’re saying he’s not showing a lot of progress on the shoulder. The biggest break for the bye week on OU’s end is with the OL. They need the time together and they’ve been banged up.

He looks generational at this point. Smith and Wingo are either as good as their hype or better and Williams looks like he’s a cut above both of them. Lot of time left for all of them, though. The odds are strong that at least one flames out due to injury, drugs, pussy, whatever. The odds aren’t bad that two of them do, frankly. All are playing within strong cultures, so maybe that shields all 3 in this instance. Then it would just be staying healthy.

They’re all pretty fucking awesome. Williams also seems to possess the ability to bend space and time to his will, and contort his body to match, which is nice. That might make up for a few tenths of a second.

Figuring out timing in the pocket is an experience thing. I’m more concerned about whether or not the guy can consistently hit the wheel route. I’m betting routes of that nature will be a major source of focus for him over time. I don’t think there’s anyone better on those types of touch passes than Ewers and it’s a major part of Sarkisian’s offensive structure. Flats, outs and wheels, all with the target moving away the ball rapidly.

Regarding TB, there is a better than zero chance of a Roshon Johnson scenario playing out in the spring as well. Sarkisian is fucking creative, so there’s that.

I’m wondering if that’s more coming from the MH side than anything. Not saying that for certain, but I asked about him recently. The view then was that: 1) he didn’t handle his relationships with Texas folks all that well in the first place, which can always be overcome but … 2) there are always so many good WR options in the portal that the expectation is that speedsters with stats will be the priority, same as this year. 3) the Big 12 and ACC as additional farm systems only amplifies that upside. I guess we’ll see. I know you have reliable info as well. Good to have multiple data points for the board.

He’s got NIL deals now. He’s making 7 figures. Have no illusions about the PR of autographed card revenue going to charity, there’s plenty going into the account for other efforts these days. This is an accurate post. Cooper Manning has holdings that far exceed the public estimations. They all do and they’ve supposedly gone in together through family office stuff on numerous RE and PE investments. All of their kids and grandkids and their grandkids are set. The reality is that there is always more money to be made when people and entities are throwing new money-making opportunities at you. Sure. But that is also true as the starting QB at Texas. Arch Manning is going to make 1st round QB money or better each and every year he remains the starter at Texas. I think he’s going to be the first non-Livy Dunne 8 figure NIL per year earner without any support for that from TOF or other booster support. We’ll see, but it wouldn’t be a crazy jump from here.

Gerry and Bobby seem to be developing the position that Texas is going to take McCutcheon. I’m guessing he’s the “hi” and we’ll hear more about it soon. That take leads to the next take that likely one WR role will be targeted in the portal, likely the fastest guy available with some proven numbers. No one has a clue yet who that will be, but it is a given that several fitting this description will be there.

I’ve negged you for threadshitting. This thread had jack shit to do with the astros and sign stealing. You attempted to derail the discussion. Negged. Get right or get fucked. If you were on the Astros cheating thread with your plaintive whines about folks holding Pete Rose in judgment while the Astros committed these apparent sign-stealing atrocities, I’d not be present.

Negged.

One guy is, and I’m negging him for doing. I hope he keeps posting.

Love the relativists who equate betting on one’s own team while being able to impact that outcome with sign stealing. Sure, man, those are the same thing.

He obviously has first ballot hall of fame numbers but for the betting on games, including his own, part. I said he was overrated, not that he sucked.

He was a slap hitter who played a long time. Most of his records are counting stats. He had a few MVP-type seasons and otherwise just hung around for 24+ seasons. Less than 200 homers, less than 200 stolen bases. Took out a defenseless player in a meaningless all star game and ruined that guy’s career. Fuck him.