Everything posted by closetojumping
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Baker had to throw a shit fit to get a better allocation, also. Thinking about DT, specifically, there is a case to be made that the ground has simply shifted into new terrain from here forward. Outside of the truly special guys, most HS recruits aren't ready for significant rotational snaps until they are in year 2, and arguably year 3. Investing in HS recruits, like OL, winds up being a long term, low reward play. Unlike OL, DTs can be prima donnas and they expect to be playing from day 1, see Mitchell, Sydir, without putting in the work. They're more likely to transfer just as the investment from the program starts to pay off, see Kanu, Hero. Focusing the majority of the positional NIL spend on seasoned DTs in the portal, especially if they have multiple years left of eligibility, looks like a moneyball play. I don't have a problem if Texas banks on landing 1-2 DTs from the portal every cycle, one expected to play immediately and one who probably can, but who also has multiple years left.
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Tell Me About Notre Dame
On the ND 247 board, their mods are saying that the word they're hearing is that ND thinks the way forward is to dim down the ACC agreement to 2 games per year, and then cut the same deal with the Big 10, SEC and Big 12. Keep the Navy game, of course, and one other G6, like Rice next year, as an example, and then mix in 2 random home and homes with teams not in the rotation during each year from the P4. Move all of the non-revenue to the Big East. That's from people at ND talking to them off the record, it seems. There isn't a single poster on that board that wants to stick with the ACC deal they have. They appear to actually hate it. For the first in any of our lives, there are also more than a few folks on their end advocating for joining a conference. Not the majority of the posters, but other times I've read their boards, if someone mentions such a thing, they're shouted down by a chorus of haters. Not right now. It's pretty interesting. I fully expect Texas to announce that they're pulling out of the ND series and replacing it with a Stanford or NC State series any day now. What happens when others follow suit? That seems like it would force ND to get real about a future with a conference.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! Also, "Lacy" is like Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss RB. "Lacey" would be KJ Lacey, tiny backup QB powerhouse at Texas. There's a shot everyone needs to bone up on the proper spelling for these two.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
The thing about Lacey that's concerning is how diminutive he is. It's not like they didn't know that in recruiting, but now it's suddenly the "but" part of anything said about the guy. Great arm, knows the game, mobile, good leadership skills, can allegedly read a defense pretty well, but he's Herve Villechaize in stature. Can he sit on a tall TE or OT's shoulders and take snaps?
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Deboer straight up told Sayin that he wasn't the kind of QB that performed well in his system. He brought Mack with him and sent Sayin packing. Those were like 2 of his first moves.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
I guess every OL entering the portal is going to have multiple posts here salivating over the player, irrespective of whether anyone knows a fucking thing about his competence and capabilities. So we have that going for us, which is nice.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Baxter got hurt early on, not injured. He never figured out the difference, and that's also part of why he's gone.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Maybe Ffrench and Wisner actually got some decent advice. Or IT is just making shit up as they go. Can never be sure. I don't expect Clark back, so we'll see on that one. Same for Deandre Moore. I view Hills and Santana Wilson as locks for the portal, same as with Clark. JJR will get more in the market than Texas prefers to pay, but they'd keep him if they could. That's the same story with Wisner. I'll be surprised if Black isn't back. I've seen you and others apply this logic of "well, if we're not paying much, having player X on the roster doesn't hurt anything" and that's simply false in various situations, including Baxter's. The guy wants to play. If you're playing him, you're benching someone else. The odds are highly likely at this point that the guy getting benched is better. It's like having a mediocre employee in a critical position that everyone likes. It's easier to let that person continue to put a low ceiling on his/her area's output because shedding him/her might upset some folks and, well, maybe that person actually gets better. Nope, once you know, you know. Fire that person and go get the best candidate to replace them that you can recruit. And don't wait to have that candidate before making the seat empty, because you just might not ever actually make that seat empty. Baxter is a year 4 player with a busted knee and a shaken confidence. If he goes to West Virginia or South Florida and has a rebirth on the field, awesome. Texas doesn't have room at the inn for rehab projects in this cycle. Up or out.
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$9.95 worth every penny
I wouldn't expect Cruz to be starting any games at Texas any time soon, or ever, personally.
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NIL Recruiting News Megathread
The number is over $40M, but that also includes corporate. The Texas counter to the lunatic billionaire is that Texas is getting more corporate money than anyone and that is expected to grow. That helps in terms of being able to retain or go after non-corporate NIL guys looking at other big offers. Texas is going bigger on the portal than ever before, allegedly. To that point, some folks are willing to put their hand on the bible and say the multiple IOL are already locked up from the portal. We’ll see. Regardless, anyone handwringing over NIL isn’t paying attention. That’s not an issue. That doesn’t mean Texas won’t get outbid by random shit every cycle. They will. So will Oregon or whomever. Sometimes crazy happens and you just have to tip your cap.
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2025 ACC Championship - Virginia vs. Duke
This thing is going to be uglier than Mike Elko in a speedo. Go Duke!
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NIL Recruiting News Megathread
Rev share enabled a higher level quality and quantity of competition, for everyone, but Texas is in the upper echelon. You do realize that Texas has the highest payroll this cycle in which they went 9-3, correct? Your post seems to indicate no clue on that front. What no school can prevent is finding itself in a position where some random other school shows up and offers a mid level 4 star some over the top value. Roughly 100 schools can now pull that stunt and it impacts blue bloods across the land.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
I would have to ask a lot of questions to know anything like that and I don’t ask a lot of questions.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Yeah, none of that means shit in the era of NIL. It would be a very Texas thing to worry about, but it’s a meaningless concern that you’re conjuring. You’re also assuming things have to end in bad terms when a guy transfers. A lot of times, there isn’t any bad blood. A guy just wanted to get paid more than his current school could offer. That’s it. Some of you guys just don’t fucking getting it because you don’t want to get it, I guess. Teams don’t win titles these days by overpaying 4th string “culture guys”.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
He’s not worth his ask and the bid-ask are chasms apart. You absolutely wish him well and move on given the needs across the roster and the goals for next season. Folks can grumble about loyalty and professional sports and the CFB days of yore and such, but the sentimental programs are getting left in the dust. Ask a Clemson fan if you need further confirmation. Texas is upper tier in NIL without being able to be stupid like Tech, Oregon, Michigan and a few others. They have plenty of money to utilize but they cannot just sling mid 6 figures out to beaten up backs who look like they have had their lick.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
My heart goes out to you, man. Eventually, you’ll realize that these guys are all now getting paid, demanding to be treated as adults, demanding more for less on more than an annual basis. Glad Baxter came here, but he’s been paid handsomely and when he leaves, it’s because his latest monetary ask wasn’t met. Then when you look at what came out of the capital for him, from people never getting anything back, the overall contribution was net neutral at best. Are you a big Lance McCullers guy as well? I can’t wait to read your “he was such a good kid, good luck young man!” posts about Moore Jr and Muhammad also.
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Shit's Borked
Getting this constantly and it fucking sucks.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Mehringer as the OC at Rutgers for Chris Ash was one of the biggest debacles of the last 20 years. I swear I think it was the worst offense statistically in the country in whatever year that took place. I know we discussed it back in the day, but if you have never looked at the first staff Ash hired as HC at Rutgers, it’s worth a review. I contend it’s one of the worst power conference staffs ever assembled.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
There’s buzz around pursuing Coleman but then Sarkisian didn’t even mention WR being a thing this year with the portal.
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2025 Texas Coaching/Support Staff Thread
Okay, in what form? By moderators who might know something or just people wishing they had him?
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sure, let’s go.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Part of my skepticism on the coaching changes front is that no one is hearing anything about anybody. Sarkisian keeps a tight lid and all, but nothing on anyone? Hmmm.
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Texas Roster 2026
Hopefully the people on the staff and some additions in the film room to help out. I do want to remind folks that a high amount of skepticism should be applied to what I'm posting on stuff like this. a) I'm wrong a lot. Shit changes when you're managing people, and talent acquisition and retention are mercurial issues in organizations. Also, I don't ask many questions, and sometimes I make assumptions when someone is bullshitting with me and I end up drawing the wrong conclusion accordingly. b) I think people do their own wishcasting when it comes to staff changes. Half the time over the last 15 years I've heard people speak definitively about so and so coming or going and then nothing happened. That said, I feel good enough on the player side to post what I posted. I remain from Missouri on the notion that all of Akina, Flood, Jackson and Scott will be seeking employment elsewhere.
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Non-Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Hide the Money, There's Poor People Around
The answer is "money". Now what's the question?
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Texas Roster 2026
My view on it is that Sarkisian holds each side of the ball to different standards and he's either really pushing the defense on their evaluations, or giving them total freedom to handle their allotment of scholarships and they're doing a better job. Whatever is going on, either they don't know what they're doing on the evaluations on the offensive side of the ball, or they've gotten lazy. Perhaps turnover on the staff has also impacted things at RB and WR. In short, yada yada yada and Flood looks like he fucking sucks at this point and zero excuses for the dishevelment in the OL room.