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  1. From Bobby today, below. His Butler comment is only the kind of thing he’s going to post when a coach is asking him to do so, IMO. **** Time for some news and notes (a lot of it on the freshmen): - KJ Lacey continues to look the part of a future starter at the D-I level. Lacey has a good presence, delivers the ball on time and has some escapability to him. He does not have the arm strength of Arch Manning or Trey Owens, but he has some wily-ness that makes him difficult to defend at times. - James Simon is ahead of Ricky Stewart of the two freshman RBs. Christian Clark is still running third team behind Tre Wisner and Jerrick Gibson. Some are saying Gibson’s body is leaning out some this spring, which is giving him a little more bounce in his step. - Parker Livingstone is the team’s go-to receiver currently. The clear no. 2 is Daylan McCutcheon. McCutcheon continues to be well ahead of the three other freshmen, as Jamie Ffrench, Kaliq Lockett and Michael Terry get accustomed to the intricacies of a pro-style offense. None of those guys played in offenses as sophisticated as McCutcheon did in high school. Aaron Butler is not a factor at the position. - Nick Brooks continues to receive high praise. The words “first-round pick” get used by a lot of folks when describing him. Brandon Baker, I am told, also seems to be taking a real step forward in the last couple of weeks. - Justus Terry and Lance Jackson are both receiving a lot of early praise. Terry is working primarily at strong-side end currently. Cole Brevard and Alex January appear to be a step ahead of their cohorts on the interior. Both Josiah Sharma and Myron Charles are showing real glimpses of why Texas liked them so much in recruiting. - Perhaps the surprise of the second half of spring camp? Linebacker Brad Spence. - Derrick Williams is still not all the way back. And he is only repping at safety. Jelani McDonald continues to improve. - Kobe Black has reportedly had a good spring, enough so that Texas is unlikely to look in the portal for experienced depth at corner. Kade Phillips has also shown some real value there early in his career. - Graceson Littleton may be the biggest surprise of the defensive freshman. The Tampa native is a future player for the Horns. He is giving Wardell Mack a real run at nickel.
  2. Texas is hosting a HS Kicker from St. Thomas this weekend. Dude has visited once and also visited LSU and ATM, so apparently he’s looked good on film. https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/6811-2026-kicker-in-town-this-weekend-wednesday-351-pm/
  3. Restricting legal income for non-collectively bargained participants will not survive first contact in court. Jay Bilas was mocking the premise on the radio two days ago saying everything we’re saying here. He’s also a lawyer. The LSU and Bamas of the world are still really fucking poor. Collectives will still exist. The first time a deal for a player signing autographs and getting $500k to do so is declined, the whole thing goes to court and then we all get to point and laugh at those shitty, impoverished institution and the fucking cheaters trying to support them.
  4. The funniest part is that actually overspending on a defensive line and then watching the mercenaries kill all positivity in the culture is what Elko and Fisher actually did at ATM. So, yeah, sure, Texas must be that fucking stupid as well.
  5. He’s for sure one that should be on the radar. Like I said, if it’s kind of obvious, it’s not something people on this board should feel is unplanned. Not saying we have to agree with the staff on it. If something is a “whoa!!” for you and you don’t think you’re one of the board idiots, then that is something different. There are no current worries in that regard, btw.
  6. In our Dallas hotel elevator last October, two fat sorority girls, dressed up like whores on the Friday night before the game, drunkenly told me and my wife that OU was going to “beat that ass because of sooner magic, baby!!” I just smiled and waited for our floor.
  7. They didn’t scour the CFP landscape and say “man, this Watson guy up in Syracuse is a must get!” Fran Brown wants it to be one way, but it’s the other. The player’s agent called around to all of the big brands and checked interest. Then serious conversations were had. Sorry that Syracuse is poor. I feel super bad for two of the biggest huckster bagmen of the pre-NIL era in Brown and Robinson. Fuck those grifting gasbags. There is going to be more attrition from the Texas roster, planned for, and people will hand wring. I’m not saying there couldn’t be a surprise or two that is a net negative, but barring that, a few guys are still likely to leave and that will be obvious and according to plan. There is still a good shot of a few more additions, and at least one could be another really big deal on several levels. Some of this might not conform to the portal window timeline, which should be fun on the boards as well.
  8. Ah yes, Luther Vandross. The Velvet Voice. RIP. But what does he have to do with any of this?
  9. I’m, sorry, but there are tangents and then there is this kind of stunt. What on earth does maritime law have to do with any of this, sir?
  10. “furtive” is one of my favorite words. I feel like the very sound of it implies its meaning. Also, 💯on some of these people feeling seen, in dark ways, with that post.
  11. Well, yes, in part, that started it. I didn't even look at who posted it. It could have been any of you that I do not have on ignore. I responded dismissively and mockingly. Turns out it was a new guy and he's not having any of it. He's to the point now of lashing out about how little he cares about me and how mean we all are for ganging up on him. I feel super bad about everything now and I've begun to rethink my posting style and proclivities. In the "argument" there's actual legitimate discussion about the RB position in this cycle. FWIW.
  12. How much less could you care? I'm interested in seeing how far into the depths of your mental mediocrity we can take this.
  13. Over the course of my first full year at Texas, I lived in a rental home that one of my buddy's parents owned in south Austin. During those first 9 months in town, I had 7 different roommates. I was the only one eligible to return to campus for my sophomore year at Texas, out of 8. I went in with zero AP points because I had no guidance or money in HS for the exams. Multiple other guys went in with 15+ hours already counted due to AP, with A's and B's for each of them. Those fuckers finished at UH, Texas State, ATM, Sam Houston, or working on the ship channel. You are damned straight it can be done. Apparently a good first step for it is to become roommates with me.
  14. No one is predicting that Texas lands both Crowell and Cooper. No one is even saying they'll land one. We actually discuss this shit at length in this thread, if you'd bothered to read any of it. I've stated in this thread, for months, several things about RB and recruiting in general: 1) Texas wants two RBs, as usual. 2) Texas wants one of them to be KJ Edwards. 3) Texas is looking away from Osborne for the other one. 4) Latimer was a preferred choice of Choice. He was also really interested in Cooper and Crowell. 5) Texas would be happy with any of the three options. 6) If Texas really wants a recruit, barring something insane from Oregon or Michigan, they are going to get that recruit.
  15. Are you a Titans fan or something? Joe Burrow and Cam Ward have almost nothing in common. I find that comparison comical. Do you think that Ward has a lightning quick release, is a witch at going through progressions in the pocket and wields a fucking cannon? I don't see any of that. Daniels is also a guy that can see all the layers of a defense and limited mistakes in the passing game. The dude went 57/7 in his last two years throwing the ball while rushing for over 2,000 yards. Ward threw 7 INTs this season and was not a rushing threat out of the backfield. On top of that, Ward is shorter, with smaller arms, and tiny hands. They're both black QBs, and that's where I see the similarities ending. Tyler Shough had his only healthy season last year in a pass happy offense and a shitty conference. The fact that he's being mentioned as legitimate draft pick in this cycle is laughable. Who gives a shit what he'd do in someone else's offense? Miami got out of several games through rigged officiating and should have easily been two losses worse last season. They played in a miserable conference and still didn't make the playoffs. The "Cam Ward is a leader of men" narrative has the ACC doing a lot of work for it.
  16. The thing about Mangino that gets lost in all of the humor over the years about his morbid obesity and everything around that is that the guy was an unbelievable OL coach. He was also an amazing evaluator of talent. Kind of a rotund savant. I know he's allegedly a major asshole, but I've always kind of hoped that Sarkisian would hire him as an analyst to evaluate OL recruits, opposing DLs, our own OL efficiencies/deficiencies, and offer up red zone input. I don't care how expensive his wish list would be. If the guy wants to be compensated in Japanese wagyu gravy and ruby port by the gallon, then we step up and do so. If he needs a towel boy to wipe his ass 4 times a day, Max Merrill needs a gig. If he's defiling Bellmont restrooms twice weekly, have a fucking plumbling crew on standby. This needs to happen.
  17. My original response included knowledge. You simply don't understand the context of it, clearly. Your comments weren't irrelevant, they were simply wrong.
  18. If Gerry really believes that there will be a salary cap, he's out of his gourd.
  19. I'm not your bub, guy. You know what Gerry also says? "It's all going to come down to NIL with most of these guys these days, anyway." Cooper is on campus this weekend with his mom and stepdad. They're not doing that because they think Austin is simply a wonderful place to visit in April.
  20. N Together Now and Rollin' are both awesome, and I don't give a shit how many of you milquetoast haters think otherwise. Now, Korn? I couldn't name a song from their catalog.
  21. It's an interesting comparison. I'm not in agreement with you on it, but it's not a bad notion. To me, a big difference is the level of evaluation talent on the two staffs. Look back at that Stoops staff, year 1: -HC Bob Stoops - at the top of the defensive coaching ranks, trends and minds of that era, fresh out of a mentorship under Spurrier, preceded by one with Snyder. -OC Mike Leach - at the top of the offensive coaching ranks, trends and minds of that era, fresh out of a mentorship under Hal Mumme. -Co-DC Mike Stoops - had coached under Snyder for years, played under Hayden Fry. This is pre-burnout, hungry and focused, 37 YO Mike Stoops. -Co-DC Brent Venables - 28 YO, mentored under Snyder for 6 years after playing his way up through JUCO and then to KSU. -DE Coach Bobby Jack Wright - this dude was hired for connections in Texas and throughout the small high school world and juco hinterlands, not as an evaluator. He opened the door to so much random tape that most schools were ignoring that it isn't even funny. He was the guy that connected them to Snow College and Heupel, if memory serves. Even the worst coach on the staff was invaluable for their original set-up. -TE/ST Coach Jonathan Hayes - long time NFL TE and played with Stoops under Fry at Iowa. Coaches for 15 years in the NFL after 3 years at OU. -RB Coach Cale Gundy - dude evaluated and recruited some legends at RB for OU, and then did the same at WR coach. Evaluated and recruited Quintin Griffin, who was a midget that big schools ignored. -WR Coach Steve Spurrier JR - mentored under his father for all of his early life. 28 YO and hungry. -OL Coach Mark Mangino - multi-year OL coach under Snyder, his mentor. -DL Coach Jackie Shipp - Coached all over the country in various programs learning the ropes for a decade before being called home by Stoops. That group was young, energetic, and educated. Some of those guys became famous evaluators of talent. Their classes were almost always under-ranked in the early days. What they did heading into 1999 and then again in 2000, without a portal and not utilizing bags effectively, remains impressive. I can't even imagine what they would have done with the portal and some NIL money. Ugly. Now compare that to the trash heap currently comprising the OU staff under Venables. You keep the time machine, I'm fine here in 2025. Jay Valai, Demarco Murray, Joe Jon Finley, etc.
  22. Sanders is like Anthony Richardson when he was coming out. He looks like a laughably obvious bust. I said it about Richardson at the time and I'm saying it about Sanders now. I know that does not make me unique, just part of a camp that's done both, but it's not nearly as big of a camp as I figured it would be, honestly. I also like how Cam Ward feigned entering the NFL last year, got a mediocre grade and then went to Miami. Now he's going to be the 1st overall pick? Okay, then. I watched him play like a fucking idiot in multiple games. I never thought he looked like a 1st round pick or anything close to that. I'm interested in observing how truly wrong I am, I guess.
  23. I follow OU football. Without looking it up, I cannot remember who “RSJ” is. It’s a grim list. On their sites, they seem to be singing in unison that Burks got high 6 figures/low 7 figures. That’s insane. He quit on them last year and he wasn’t some worldbeater when he played. They love him because he beat their own defense’s ass in the spring. R Mason Thomas can fuck up an FCS team. He can really get after a G5 team on the schedule. Marvin Jones JR is a JAG who has now made over a million dollars due to his parents being smart with how they named him and lazy recruiting ranking evaluations. They have like 10 guys on their roster that I would trade someone for, and even those guys don’t look like they’re getting developed.
  24. Your certitude is lacking in foundation, distracting and lazy. If Texas truly decides they have to have one of those guys, they’re getting one of those guys. Some of you guys have learned nothing.
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