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1 hour ago, Napoleon said:If by “them” you mean “One poster who does not have an AG tag.”, then I agree. I found that post funny as well, even if it was probably a troll.
I did glance at their baseball & basketball boards a bit and enjoyed seeing this:
And enjoyed learning that:
•Michigan fans are the worst.
•The school retired Wade’s number DURING THE SEASON. (WTF?)
•Wade was 9 of 41 in last year’s 2nd round game & this year’s 2nd round game combined.
NOT clutch.
I did enjoy this person’s response to putting Wade’s number up in the raptors and not the former leading scorer, King.
😂
I agree that the Texags baseball and basketball forums are fucking awesome right now.
-there are a couple of threads on the baseball board that were started during or just after their first loss to Vanderbilt. They start rationalizing how to turn things around, starting with a win or two in the next two versus Vandy. The progression of each thread gets more and more hilarious.
-there’s a poster sunshine-pumping about this being a great season for basketball and thanking Buzz Williams. At first, some aggies call the guy out as a troll and I was inclined to buy that. Then, the poster returns and proceeds to ardently defend both the season and BW as successes, and measures each against the arbitrary last 25 years. It’s awesome.
-a common thought pervasive on both 247 and Texags about the tournament loss is that Michigan was horrifically “underseeded “. These losers make this argument every fucking year in which they lose to a lower seed. They made it about Penn State two years ago. That thinking is one of best insights into the overall aggie mentality and why they’re never going to win anything. “If only a shittier team was placed in that spot, then our higher ranked team would have actually done something. “ Right.
-the baseball posters are starting to work in some thinking that, what they really need to do, is go even further over the top with NIL. They need random boosters to pay a $3M buyout to a guy that would have taken the job without a buyout provision. Then, after spending more money on NIL in baseball than any team has ever spent (including LSU in 2023), they need random boosters to enthusiastically double-down and buy all of the quality in the portal and in recruiting to help the unnamed new-new HC win the national title in 2026. Never mind that a bunch of their current roster was deemed worthy of massive NIL and will be transferring after the season to contenders.
Sadly for these idiots, the word on the NIL front for baseball is that the boosters involved did it as a one-time thing to avoid the humiliation of a roster collapse and to “show Schlossnagle who runs the show.” LOL.
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If Miller is the guy, this will all be over tomorrow. If it is him and it is not annoubced tomorrow, it’s just fucked from the jump.
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28 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:
Why not hire him this year if that’s who they want? I’d like to think we can currently outbid Drake
McCollum is expected to take the Iowa job.
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1 hour ago, Pancho said:
wake up and it’s GTLV
gym, tan, laundry, violence
Black dudes have to tan? I’ve lived my whole life not knowing that.
15 minutes ago, Pancho said:I don’t recall any report that said Few was lined up, only that there was slight interest.
What I’ve passed on is that he expressed interest and there were talks with a third party of some sort. Everyone is basically denying that these days, moving it to “Few said ‘no’” last time, which is new.
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First spring practice update. It's both funny and sad. Highlights and then article in spoilers:
-Elko remains fully butt-clenched with reporters in terms of anything they can actually report. Reading between the lines, there also continues to be conveyed a sense of pravda-level oversight in terms of even the comments the writers can make about the team as they watch practice.
-Marcel Reed already looks way better, while throwing against no defense.
-The Zeno guy continues to be touted as an amazing back-up at QB.
-Concepcion is going to catch 110 passes for 800 yards.
-Some no one named Bethel-Roman isn't good enough to crack the starting line-up at WR, but boy, he's someone to watch out for, I'm telling ya.
-Moss and Daniels are out for the spring. Reuben Owens is dutifully following the Elko S&C requirements of gaining as much weight as possible during the offseason. He's trending towards legitimate fatass at TB per eyewitness accounts. Karels spins it well here.
-The TEs are all 6'5" and over 250 except Niblack. They're all slower than molasses and can't block or catch for shit.
-The OLs looked super impressive while standing around and doing nothing while the press was present.
SpoilerCOLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M football team returned to the two outdoor Coolidge Practice Fields for its first of 15 spring practices Friday. GigEm247 and the other media members in attendance were permitted to observe, film video and take pictures for the first five periods (approximately 30 minutes) of the practice before leaving. Our practice highlights can be found here.
Given the limited and controlled viewing window, along with the restrictions on what the media can report, there were not a lot of significant takeaways from the practice. The Aggies were not in full pads, so they were not tackling. Media members also were not able to see them in any competitive settings like one-on-one drills, seven-on-seven work or 11-on-11 action.
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Still, there were a several notable observations that came from watching the first five periods. GigEm247 exclusively watched the offense. Here are some notes from the practice and position-by-position thoughts and takeaways.
Injury reminder
A&M coach Mike Elko ruled out eight injured players for the spring: linebacker Scooby Williams, cornerbacks Tyreek Chappell, Jayvon Thomas and Jamar Beal-Goines, offensive linemen Ar'maj Reed-Adams and Joshua Moses, and running backs Le'Veon Moss and Amari Daniels.
Elko did not disclose the nature of their injuries or offer an exact timetable for when they are expected to return.
What happened in the first five periods
During the first period, the quarterbacks and the offensive linemen were outdoors while the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends were still working in the Coolidge Football Performance Center. The quarterbacks warmed up, throwing short passes to each other. The offensive linemen were working with their position coach, Adam Cushing.
The running backs, receivers and tight ends joined the quarterbacks and offensive linemen for the second period and beyond. During the second period, they divided into multiple groups of 11 to run plays with tempo against air.
The next three periods saw the offensive line go through position drills. The running backs, receivers and tight ends spent that time either taking part in position drills or running routes against air before catching passes from the quarterbacks.
Position-by-position takeaways
• Quarterback: It is hard to take much from the quarterbacks throwing against air, especially because most of their passes were from a short or intermediate range. Still, there is plenty to like about this group.
For starters, the offseason work Marcel Reed has done with private trainer Thomas Morris of QB Country is clearly paying off. Reed looked smoother and quicker than he has ever been from a mechanics standpoint. I do not recall seeing any of his throws being off-target either, but again, they were merely against air.
Reed said Wednesday he aims to complete at least 70% of his passes this fall. It is a lofty ambition, considering only seven FBS quarterbacks achieved that feat last season while he finished with a 61.3% rate. Still, with more experience and what should be a better situation for him this season, Reed upping his completion percentage and overall game seems likely. By how much, though, remains the question.
UAB transfer Jacob Zeno brings significant experience and proven production, making him an ideal backup. He is most known for his accuracy, though he badly misfired a routine five-yard stop route to tight end Nate Boerkircher against air. Without seeing him in a live setting, Zeno is not as easy to judge because the biggest knock on him is his tendency to get happy feet in the pocket.
After this season, Zeno will expire his eligibility and leave A&M in need of a backup again (assuming Reed returns as the starter). But the Aggies remarkably have three other quarterbacks on scholarship who could step up in the future: redshirt freshman Miles O'Neill and early-enrolled freshmen Brady Hart and Eli Morcos.
O'Neill looks every bit of his listed measurables, coming in at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds. He might not be the most mobile quarterback, but his arm strength stands out. As two newcomers in their first semester of college, Hart and Garcia understandably still have a lot of room to grow. From what I saw, Hart had the worst pass of the practice. He badly overthrew walk-on receiver Chase Burton on a five-yard stop route to the boundary side by the numbers.
• Receiver: Get ready to hear the name K.C. Concepcion quite often. Among the 38 scholarship players A&M added to its roster ahead of this spring, the NC State transfer should have the most impactful 2025 campaign. His past production suggests he will be the top receiver for the Aggies, which is needed after they lost almost all of their key contributors.
Listed at 5-11, 190 pounds, Concepcion is not the type of receiver who will frequently snag 50-50 balls in traffic like the 6-6 Noah Thomas did. He is most effective in the short and intermediate range, using his compact frame, quickness and overall explosiveness to break tackles and make plays in space.
Mississippi State transfer Mario Craver, sophomore Terry Bussey and redshirt freshman Ashton Bethel-Roman are among other receivers to watch.
The 5-10, 165-pound Craver is almost exclusively a burner, leading the Bulldogs with 21.6 yards per catch last season. Vertical speed is probably the biggest ingredient A&M lacked among its receiving corps last season, so Craver should be a welcome addition.
Bussey seems poised for a noticeable second-year jump. Compared to last season, his circumstances now are much better. I am not sure if anyone ever reported this, but he underwent a procedure on his knee last offseason and did not practice with the Aggies until August. He also spent almost half of preseason camp at defensive back before moving to receiver. Yet, Bussey still made an impact as a true freshman. Now imagine the progress he could make with a healthy offseason while developing as a full-time receiver.
Keep an eye on Bethel-Roman. He is someone who continues to receive plenty of buzz. I am not sure Bethel-Roman will ultimately surpass the likes of Concepcion, Craver and Bussey this season, but he is talented enough to emerge as a key contributor.
• Running back: Nothing with this position group stood out more than Rueben Owens II and the 10 pounds he added to his frame since last fall, which brought him to 6-0, 215.
The redshirt sophomore looked noticeably bigger, which should serve him well because he previously struggled to fight through contact at times. It also might help Owens be more durable. He is coming off a significant left foot injury, which kept him out for the first 10 games last season.
With Moss and Daniels sidelined with injuries, all eyes will be on Owens this spring. Now, it is difficult to imagine Owens surpassing a second-team All-SEC selection, in Moss, this offseason. However, what Owens does this season will be important for the future. Moss, Daniels and reserve E.J. Smith will all expire their eligibility after this fall, paving the way for Owens to potentially be the top option in 2026.
Early-enrolled freshman Jamarion Morrow also caught my eye. His hands are impressive for a freshman. I could see him being used as a receiving back of sorts at some point.
• Tight end: The size of this unit certainly stands out. Four of the six scholarship tight ends for the Aggies – Kiotti Armstrong (6-6, 265), Theo Melin Öhrström (6-6, 260), Micah Riley (6-5, 260) and Nate Boerkircher (6-5, 250) – are all at least 6-5, 250.
A&M added all but Melin Öhrström from that group this offseason, signing Armstrong to its 2025 class while picking up Riley (Auburn) and Boerkircher (Nebraska) via the transfer portal. Their size could be useful, because the tight ends for the Aggies left a lot to be desired in run blocking last season. Though, Melin Öhrström played a role in those struggles.
Texas transfer Amari Niblack, another offseason addition at the position, is the most proven pass catcher among A&M tight ends. He looked like the smoothest, quickest tight end when running routes against air.
Melin Öhrström flashed as well, though, and showed noticeable improvement with his hands and overall route running. As the only scholarship tight end for the Aggies who returned to them after last season, Melin Öhrström could be ready for another jump. His chemistry with Reed might be better than any other player on the team.
• Offensive line: What a difference a couple years makes. At this time two years ago, the Aggies could not have been in a much worse place up front. They were coming off one of their worst offensive line seasons in recent memory, accumulated glaring roster management issues at the position group and continued to be plagued by injuries. One former A&M offensive lineman, Kam Dewberry, even left a spring practice out of frustration.
But now, this might be the best position group for the Aggies.
All seven key contributors from the unit are back: left tackle Trey Zuhn III, left guard Chase Bisontis, centers Mark Nabou Jr. and Kolinu'u Faaiu, right guard Ar'maj Reed-Adams and right tackles Dametrious Crownover and Reuben Fatheree II. They bring significant experience collectively, combining to appear in 226 games with 156 starts in their careers.
From a numbers perspective, A&M had more than 20 offensive linemen available at practice Friday. Two years ago, the Aggies would sometimes have only a single-digit number of offensive linemen cleared to practice. So this group felt even bigger than they already are.
Without seeing them in any one-on-one work or other competitive settings Friday, there is not much to analyze about what this group showed. The two position battles to watch, though, are Nabou and Faaiu at center and Crownover and Fatheree at right tackle.
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Just now, Radical Larry said:
With any luck, Bobby’s got the grail already.
I expected that. This surly, after all.
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I used two 2 seeds that I do not trust deeper into the tournament - Tennessee and Bama. Bama almost killed me today. I'm pretty surprised that I'm the only one that has picked either. Last year, I feel like a bunch of us got killed trying to get cute with lower seeds while there were still 1's and 2's in our hip pockets. I'm hoping to see that happen this time around too, I guess.
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2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:I'm supposed to read this section and believe these guys know what they're talking about?
1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:Here's what they wrote:
That's clearly not true.
1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:Sorry, but I have this old-fashioned expectation of people in the media being able to report things accurately. My bad...
You enjoy being pedantic, so whining about phrasing is something you get off on, and we all get it. Mark up the article and mail those guys your edits.
In reality, Gerry and Bobby both know damned every agent out there, including Sexton, and a bunch of CBB coaches, to boot. Burton can also pick up the phone and talk to just about any major booster or AD employee he wants at Texas. I feel like their articles provide data points for some readers of this thread, accordingly.
Maybe CDC plays this one characteristically close to the vest and whoever he hires is a surprise to us all. That's a decent bet. So, sure, do what you want. I'll pass on the egregiously erroneous articles from OTF when I have time, nonetheless.
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Gerry/Bobby candidate info:
Friday AM Update: Texas basketball and Rodney Terry
The Texas basketball staff is business as usual, as of late last night. The staff is scheduled to have meetings this morning with portal recruiting and high school recruiting the No. 1 topic.
Obviously, everyone and anyone around the program knows and understands what is going on.
The Longhorns are currently in the final two for 5-star power forward Koa Peat (Gilbert, Az./Perry) along with Arizona State. The decision is considered a toss up right now. He is the younger brother of NFL offensive tackle Andrus Peat. Andrus Peat chose Stanford over Texas, USC and others coming out of high school as a 5-star recruit.
Terry's future at Texas ...
Nothing has changed on our end at OTF. We continue to believe that Terry has coached his last game at Texas.
There is a lot of timing with the movement, as Bobby Burton wrote yesterday.
"But first and foremost is the modus operandi of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and the timing of how he fires and hires coaches.
For example, consider the timing of CDC's hirings of the two highest profile coaches at Texas - Steve Sarkisian and Jim Schlossnagle.
Tom Herman was officially fired on Jan. 2, 2021. Steve Sarkisian was hired later that same day, on Jan. 2, 2021.
As for Schlossnagle, previous Texas baseball coach David Pierce was informed he would not be retained on June 24, 2024. Just one day later, Schlossnagle was hired, on June 25.
In other words, during high-profile hirings, Del Conte's m.o. is crystal clear. He likes to do things cleanly, moving from one head coach to another with immediacy. As one source put it, CDC and Texas do not want to do anything considered merely "patchwork". They want a replacement ready to go prior to releasing the other head coach."
The Texas brass is well into the process of vetting candidates.
Some notes on names of interest ...
OnTexasFootball believes Sean Miller and Tommy Lloyd are legitimate names to know. Those are not the only legit names to know.
Sean Miller's agent is Jimmy Sexton.
Tommy Lloyd's agent is also the agent of Rodney Terry. Lloyd has a nine million dollar buyout.
Names such as Doug McDermott, Todd Golden, Ryan Odom (VCU), Mick Cronin and 2-3 others have been vetted on some level. Also, yes, some unicorns have been too - but they aren't truly realistic at this point. In the last go round prior to Rodney Terry's hiring, contact was made with the agents of Mark Few, Billy Donovan and Quin Snyder. All said no at the time.
Asked a college basketball coaching source about potential fits at Texas ...
On Sean Miller, "Terrific coach. Has the type of offensive system Texas needs. Would win at Texas. Understands demands of big time job."
On Tommy Lloyd, "Great offensive system. Very impressive recruiting strategy. His assistant Jack Murphy, and Tommy are a strong combo in international recruiting. Would be a good fit at Texas."
I asked the college coach about Bill Self for fun. "He would be an amazing fit at Texas. Would crush it. No question." To be clear, OTF is not saying Self is a realistic possibility.
To be clear, OnTexasFootball is not saying the next Texas coach is one of these three.
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3 hours ago, Pancho said:
It’s not going to be Hurley.
But, if there were 2 things that might intrigue Hurley (to me) it would be 1.) more NIL funds at Texas versus UConn 2.) his ego
Allegedly Hurley and Wright are already hard passes.
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Hank South wrote a good summary on Sarkisian's coaching changes this spring, including the QB assistant coach/analyst he hired yesterday. I've spoilered the rich text version, which has links to the profiles and such for each coach. Plain text below for everyone else not so inclined.
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Texas expected to hire Chicago Bears QB coach Kerry Joseph to staff
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is making another staff move this offseason ahead of the Longhorns' March 25th spring football start date, hiring Chicago Bears quarterback coach Kerry Joseph.
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Texas is expected to hire Chicago Bears quarterback coach Kerry Joseph, according to 247Sports' Matt Zenitz.
Joseph, who has coached in college football as well as the NFL, helped develop 2024 No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Caleb Williams as a rookie last year, when Williams passed for 3,541 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Joseph has worked in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks as an offensive assistant (2020-23) and served as a coaching intern with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017 and with the New Orleans Saints in 2014.
Joseph's college coaching stints have included Southeastern Louisiana (2019) as passing game coordinator and running backs coach and McNeese State - Joseph's alma mater - in 2018 as interim head coach, offensive coordinator/QB coach.
A native of New Iberia, La., Joseph played quarterback at McNeese State, where he helped lead the program to a 42-11 record and two Southland Conference championships before playing professionally in both the NFL and Canadian Football League from 1996-2014. Joseph was a safety with the Seattle Seahawks from 1999-2001 and returned to playing quarterback in the CFL from 2003-14, including winning a Grey Cup title with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2007.
Joseph is the latest offseason staff addition at Texas as coach Steve Sarkisian has looked to bolster the Longhorns' on- and off-the-field football staff.
Chad Scott, the offensive coordinator/running backs coach at West Virginia under Neal Brown, has replaced Tashard Choice, who joined the staff of the Detroit Lions. Neal Brown, who called the offensive plays at WVU before getting let go after last season, has also joined Texas' staff as an analyst and will be allowed to coach on the field.
Duane Akina, who helped develop 15 defensive backs into NFL Draft picks while at Texas from 2001-13, and Rutgers cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey (pronounced OR-fay) have replaced defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach Terry Joseph, who joined the New Orleans Saints' staff and safeties coach Blake Gideon, who became the new defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech.
Sarkisian added Ohio State assistant LaAllan Clark to coach defensive ends, a job held by defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski the past four seasons.
Jason McEndoo, who coached tight ends and fullbacks at Oklahoma State last year, has been hired as an analyst, and McEndoo is assisting tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Jeff Banks.
Also on the offensive side of the ball, Sarkisian promoted analyst Mike Bimonte to passing game coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach after Bimonte got offers to leave.
Sarkisian has also promoted Keynodo Hudson from a staff analyst position to coaching the team's nickel cornerbacks.
Last week, Sarkisian addressed many of the offseason personnel moves.
"We're really pumped about all these guys," Sarkisian said. "And then we really tried to beef up our support staff and our recruiting staff. We brought in Errin Joe, director of scouting. We brought in Josh Dunson, senior player personnel coordinator, and then we promoted a couple people from within in Tanner Martin, scouting coordinator and Jordan Mitchell, a recruiting and retention strategist.
"So again, all the credit in the world to these guys for the job that they've done from within, but also bringing these guys in. We appreciate the support our administration has given us, that CDC [Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte] has given us, to make these moves and to do these things and to expand in a way that I think is healthy for our program given the state of college football and where we're headed."
SpoilerTexas expected to hire Chicago Bears QB coach Kerry Joseph to staff
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is making another staff move this offseason ahead of the Longhorns' March 25th spring football start date, hiring Chicago Bears quarterback coach Kerry Joseph.
Texas is expected to hire Chicago Bears quarterback coach Kerry Joseph, according to 247Sports' Matt Zenitz.
Joseph, who has coached in college football as well as the NFL, helped develop 2024 No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Caleb Williams as a rookie last year, when Williams passed for 3,541 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Joseph has worked in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks as an offensive assistant (2020-23) and served as a coaching intern with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017 and with the New Orleans Saints in 2014.Joseph's college coaching stints have included Southeastern Louisiana (2019) as passing game coordinator and running backs coach and McNeese State - Joseph's alma mater - in 2018 as interim head coach, offensive coordinator/QB coach.
A native of New Iberia, La., Joseph played quarterback at McNeese State, where he helped lead the program to a 42-11 record and two Southland Conference championships before playing professionally in both the NFL and Canadian Football League from 1996-2014. Joseph was a safety with the Seattle Seahawks from 1999-2001 and returned to playing quarterback in the CFL from 2003-14, including winning a Grey Cup title with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2007.
Joseph is the latest offseason staff addition at Texas as coach Steve Sarkisian has looked to bolster the Longhorns' on- and off-the-field football staff.
Chad Scott, the offensive coordinator/running backs coach at West Virginia under Neal Brown, has replaced Tashard Choice, who joined the staff of the Detroit Lions. Neal Brown, who called the offensive plays at WVU before getting let go after last season, has also joined Texas' staff as an analyst and will be allowed to coach on the field.
Duane Akina, who helped develop 15 defensive backs into NFL Draft picks while at Texas from 2001-13, and Rutgers cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey (pronounced OR-fay) have replaced defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach Terry Joseph, who joined the New Orleans Saints' staff and safeties coach Blake Gideon, who became the new defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech.
Sarkisian added Ohio State assistant LaAllan Clark to coach defensive ends, a job held by defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski the past four seasons.
Jason McEndoo, who coached tight ends and fullbacks at Oklahoma State last year, has been hired as an analyst, and McEndoo is assisting tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Jeff Banks.
Also on the offensive side of the ball, Sarkisian promoted analyst Mike Bimonte to passing game coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach after Bimonte got offers to leave.
Sarkisian has also promoted Keynodo Hudson from a staff analyst position to coaching the team's nickel cornerbacks.
Last week, Sarkisian addressed many of the offseason personnel moves.
"We're really pumped about all these guys," Sarkisian said. "And then we really tried to beef up our support staff and our recruiting staff. We brought in Errin Joe, director of scouting. We brought in Josh Dunson, senior player personnel coordinator, and then we promoted a couple people from within in Tanner Martin, scouting coordinator and Jordan Mitchell, a recruiting and retention strategist.
"So again, all the credit in the world to these guys for the job that they've done from within, but also bringing these guys in. We appreciate the support our administration has given us, that CDC [Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte] has given us, to make these moves and to do these things and to expand in a way that I think is healthy for our program given the state of college football and where we're headed."
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I have a friend that works with the recruiting visits there.. he says Mitchell is looking more like an OL now.. and that they are raving about Kanak lol
They are ecstatic about Mateer and they feel they have a future 1st rd WR (the Ark-PB transfer)
It's full koolaide season up there right now..
I remember when Jackson Arnold was the truth and we were going to get to know it. Also, Burks was a revelation who was going to be next great 1st round WR out of OU. That feels like years ago, man. Or 8 months ago, whatever.
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19 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:
Plenty of room for expansion and seats down the walkway on left field.
$10 million has already been talked about for redoing the area under the stadium where the concessions are now.
The suites as they are now are EMPTY for the majority of games. Not sure how that is a priority. Maybe that changes with the SEC now, but in the past, only big series plus regionals and Supers are they full.
Outfield seating is already in the works for left field (dumbass city give up that road in left) plus another Yeti yard in right (space is there now)
Upgrade the Locker room ?? Not sure what is wrong with this....
The $10M project is likely a $9.9M project for future reference on these kinds of things that might pop up again for any of the sports. CDC doesn't have to get BoR approval for projects below $10M. There've been a few $9.9M projects already and the concessions area is likely another.
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Posters on Sooners Illustrated aren't big fans of Joe Jon Finley as the TE coach. They have a thread right now talking about how former highly rated TE prospect Davon Mitchell is now clocking in at 275. He's "shaping up to be more of a blocking TE", per some of their sunshine pumpers.
"He's only 18!"
"He'll lose it by the summer time!"
"He's really carrying it well!"
Schmidt and JJF have a history of swelling their TEs up to unhelpful sizes, per some of the haters there. I haven't tried to verify further.
I found the spoilered post below to be both insightful and hilarious (as a Texas fan). Kanak at TE cracks me up. The hagiographic tale of his turn from solid Clemson commit to OU signee, tearfully apologizing to Coach Dabo for having to go with his heart and begging Coach Vegetables to take his top 100 ranking and let him sign with his first class in a painful act of betrayal to Coach Dabo for both of them - what a guy. Whispers of "Coach BV's next great All American LB" could be heard on Norman podcasts and in coach/booster gatherings. Now? 7th string TE. hahahahahaha
SpoilerJoe Jon has 8 players in his TE room. Mitchell is one of six players that did not take a TE snap in a game for OU last season. With that many new options to put on the field, one would think that performance on gamedays for the TE group has to go up this fall. Even if Mitchell can't run routes and/or catch the ball, his size suggests he is going to be an asset to the offense as a blocking TE.
84 Davon Mitchell TE 6-4 275 R-Fr. York, Ala. (Los Alamitos [Calif.] HS)
81 Will Huggins TE 6-6 262 R-Sr. Lenexa, Kan. (Pittsburg State University)
44 John Locke Jr. TE 6-4 252 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Louisiana Tech University)
86 Carson Kent TE 6-4 244 R-Jr. Milton, Ga. (Kennesaw State University)
18 Kaden Helms TE 6-5 238 R-Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West HS)
22 Trynae Washington TE 6-4 233 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. (Carl Albert HS)
12 Jaren Kanak TE 6-2 230 Sr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)
19 Kade McIntyre TE 6-3 220 R-So. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS)@Constant @Pdawg88 @kilroydos and any sooner I am forgetting, what are y'all's thought about JJF and the TE position at OU right now?
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Here's another sad update from the 247 team. This time, it's Carter Karels attempting to smear lipstick all over the porcine hulk that is the ATM 2025 football outlook and roster.
Highlights:
-WR is a total rebuild and that Concepcion guy better be the fucking balls, because it's a dumpster fire around them. Hudson is gone and the Craver guy is currently suspended due to a drug bust.
-DL isn't in much better shape. Outside of Regis, it's also a total rebuild. They're relying on players from lesser programs or guys who haven't played much at better programs. I don't even think Hicks was mentioned in the article.
-Elko will not discuss injuries, so that have no clue whether or not most of the injured players from 2024 are even going to play this spring.
-Lots of dependency on scrubs named Zeno, Bisontis, and Crownover.
Bottom line, ATM has an experienced, if mediocre, OL coming back, along with a bad LB room and an even worse secondary. And Marcel "The Man" Reed. TE, WR, TB, DE, DT are all either question marks or outright fucked. Inevitably, Liucci will make the rounds this summer and tout their experience and work to convince folks "not to sleep on ATM" and voters will take the bait, as always. They'll enter the year ranked and not have a fucking prayer of being in that spot at season's end.
SpoilerEight storylines for Texas A&M football going into its 2025 spring practices
The Texas A&M football team will hold its first of 15 spring practices Friday. Here are eight storylines surrounding the Aggies before they begin their second spring football campaign under coach Mike Elko.
Carter KarelsMar 18th, 7:00 AM5
The Texas A&M football team will hold its first of 15 spring practices Friday. Here are eight storylines surrounding the Aggies before they begin their second spring football campaign under coach Mike Elko, which will end on April 19 with the Maroon and White Game in Kyle Field.
Elko's plan to improve the defense
Fresh off a 35-31 loss to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl last December, Elko did not mince words about his defense. He said the group "can't defend the forward pass" and "(does) not understand how to play zone coverage" before expressing optimism about their outlook in 2025 and beyond.
"I won't watch a defense play like this ever again," Elko said.
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A&M certainly left a lot to be desired defensively late last season, contributing heavily to its 1-4 finish. The issues were all around for the Aggies, too. The group struggled with tackling, underachieved up front, proved to be porous against the run at times and committed a glaring number of coverage busts in the secondary.
In an attempt to clean up those problems, the defensive-minded Elko will now be more involved on that side of the ball. He also hired James Madison defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill, who assumed the role of associate head coach (defense) and will collaborate with defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Jay Bateman.
With the way A&M holds limited and controlled viewing windows of its practices to the media, there might not be much to learn this spring about the new approach Elko devised. But a snapshot of the dynamic among Elko, Bateman and Hemphill should be insightful nonetheless.
Newcomers galore
Prepare to see a lot of fresh faces this spring.
A&M added 14 scholarship players from the NCAA Transfer Portal over the winter. Of the 25 scholarship players the Aggies signed to their 2025 class, only one of them, five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles, did not enroll a semester early in January. Myles will arrive in June.
One of those transfers, wide receiver Micah Hudson (Texas Tech), stepped away from the team in January for undisclosed reasons. Another receiver transfer, Mario Craver (Mississippi State), was arrested by Texas A&M police earlier this month for possession of a penalty group 2 controlled substance between one to four grams. Their status with the team will likely be addressed when Elko holds a press conference Wednesday for the first time since the Las Vegas Bowl.
Of the 12 remaining transfers for the Aggies, receiver KC Concepcion (NC State) seems poised to make the biggest impact. He proved to be highly productive in his two seasons with the Wolfpack, recording a combined 124 catches for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns while turning 60 carries into 356 yards and two scores. UAB quarterback transfer Jacob Zeno, who is expected to fill the backup role behind starter Marcel Reed, will be another player to watch.
Among the 24 early-enrolled freshmen, offensive tackle Lamont Rogers garnered the most hype from a recruiting rankings standpoint. The Mesquite (Texas) Horn product joined Myles as the two five-star recruits (per the 247Sports Composite) A&M signed in the 2025 cycle. The Aggies also signed two three-star quarterbacks: Brady Hart of Cocoa (Fla.) High and Eli Morcos of Montgomery (Texas) Lake Creek.
Marcel Reed is the man
For the first time in his career, Reed entered this offseason as the starter for the Aggies. It remains to be seen, though, what the next step looks like for the redshirt sophomore.
Reed showed promise last season, especially for a redshirt freshman and when considering he needed to unexpectedly replace an injured, struggling Conner Weigman. For a single season among freshmen in A&M history, Reed finished second in passing yards (1,864) and completions (147), third in passing touchdowns (15), tied for 10th in rushing touchdowns (seven) and 14th in rushing yards (547) despite making only eight starts.
Still, Reed could not produce enough to prevent the Aggies from collapsing late last fall. He also underwhelmed as a passer at times, particularly with his deep ball. Through 11 games, Reed never reached 300 passing yards. Among the 110 FBS quarterbacks who threw at least 35 passes of 20-plus yards from beyond the line of scrimmage (per Pro Football Focus), Reed ranked 97th in completion percentage (27.8%) and 98th in yards per attempt (9.4).
Fortunately for Reed, A&M will support him with a strong running back group and one of the more experienced offensive lines in the country. This spring will offer a glimpse of how much he benefits from those advantages.
Maroon Goons step into the spotlight
The Aggie offensive line seems ready to live up to their "Maroon Goons" nickname this fall. It will likely be their best offensive line since they finished as one of three finalists for the Joe Moore Award in 2020.
Under its offensive line coach, Adam Cushing, last season, A&M showed significant progress up front. Among FBS teams in each of their previous two seasons, the Aggies were 70th or worse in sacks allowed and outside the top 75 in rushing yards per game. They finished last season 12th in tackles for a loss allowed, 26th in rushing yards per game and 55th in sacks allowed.
All seven key contributors from that group returned to A&M after last season: left tackle Trey Zuhn III, left guard Chase Bisontis, centers Mark Nabou Jr. and Kolinu'u Faaiu, right guard Ar'maj Reed-Adams and right tackles Dametrious Crownover and Reuben Fatheree II. They bring significant experience collectively, combining to appear in 226 games with 156 starts in their careers.
Zuhn leads the unit and is coming off a third-team All-SEC season. He boasts the highest number of career starts for the Aggies, tallying 37 through 41 games. Reed-Adams might be the best prospect on the team for the 2026 NFL Draft. PFF ranked him as the best returning offensive guard in the country.
While Zuhn, Bisontis and Reed-Adams are expected to be entrenched as starters, the center and right tackle spots will be positions to watch.
Nabou began last fall as the starting center but suffered a season-ending lower body injury in game one, paving the way for Faaiu to replace him. Crownover received most of the work at right tackle but shared some of his duties with Fatheree.
Who steps up at receiver?
The receiver position could be an issue for the Aggies.
No A&M player reached 600 receiving yards last season, and only one, receiver Noah Thomas, totaled at least 400. It marked the fifth straight season the Aggies did not have a player who recorded at least 800 receiving yards.
Making matters worse, A&M lost an overwhelming majority of its receiver production after last season: 85.1% of receptions, 85.3% of receiving yards and 81.3% of receiving touchdowns.
Thomas, the towering 6-foot-6 red zone target who led the team in catches (39), receiving yards (574) and receiving touchdowns (eight), transferred to Georgia. Sophomore Terry Bussey is the only returning receiver who has at least five career receptions. Redshirt freshmen Ashton Bethel-Roman, Izaiah Williams and Ernest Campbell were the only other scholarship receivers for the Aggies who came back.
The four transfer receivers A&M landed – KC Concepcion (NC State), Micah Hudson (Texas Tech), Mario Craver (Mississippi State) and Jonah Wilson (Houston) – are collectively impressive on paper. But with Hudson stepping away from the team and Craver getting arrested, they are not off to an ideal start.
Former five-star recruit Jerome Myles leads the trio of incoming freshmen receivers for the Aggies, joining four-stars Kelshaun Johnson and Tristan Norman. Whether the Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon product will be ready to make a significant impact immediately, though, remains unclear. Myles will not arrive at A&M until June and suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his knee last August.
Elko also added a veteran coach, Rutgers senior analyst John Perry, to the Aggie receiver room this offseason. Assistant wide receivers coach is his title. The two have had a relationship since being on the same coaching staff at Hofstra in 2007, serving as the defensive and offensive coordinator, respectively.
Given his proven production, Concepcion will be expected to lead the group. How the rest of the unit shapes up is still to be determined.
First impression of the new-look defensive line
Like receiver, the defensive line group for the Aggies experienced quite a bit of turnover.
Their starting defensive ends last season, Nic Scourton and Shemar Stewart, opted to forgo their final season of eligibility as projected first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Another key loss, defensive tackle Shemar Turner, is expected to be drafted in the later rounds.
A&M also took a hit from a depth perspective. Top defensive tackle backup Rodas Getachew-Johnson expired his eligibility. Various other reserves departed via the portal: defensive ends Malick Sylla (Mississippi State) and Enai White, and defensive tackles Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (South Carolina) and Samu Taumanupepe (Baylor).
To help fill that void, the Aggies added four defensive line transfers: defensive ends Sam M'Pemba (Georgia), TJ Searcy (Florida) and Dayon Hayes (Colorado), and defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim (Iowa State). While M'Pemba spent his two seasons with the Bulldogs viewed as a project with high upside, Onyedim, Searcy and Hayes all bring proven production and experience.
Onyedim should make for a suitable option next to incumbent starting defensive tackle Albert Regis, who is coming off the best season of his A&M career. Fifth-year senior Cashius Howell and junior Rylan Kennedy, the top returning defensive ends for the Aggies, will be in the mix for significant roles while competing with Searcy, Hayes and M'Pemba.
This defensive line group might be far from establishing cemented roles. But this spring could be informative, particularly with answering whether A&M made enough moves to effectively replace all of the departures from its defensive line. The Aggies might need to prioritize transfer defensive linemen again during the 10-day portal window this spring, which begins April 16.
Avoid significant injuries
Perhaps the biggest goal with any spring football campaign is to remain healthy. It also is worth noting where A&M is from an injury standpoint going into its first spring practice.
Three starters for the Aggies – center Mark Nabou Jr. (lower leg vs. Notre Dame on Aug. 31), running back Le'Veon Moss (right knee vs. South Carolina on Nov. 2) and nickel Tyreek Chappell (knee in practice on Sept. 11) – are coming off season-ending injuries. Elko never offered a timetable for their return.
Several other scholarship players missed the Las Vegas Bowl vs. USC for undisclosed reasons, including four key contributors: running back Amari Daniels, right guard Ar'maj Reed-Adams, linebacker Scooby Williams and cornerback Will Lee III. After the game, Elko said Daniels underwent surgery and will miss four to six months. Reed-Adams wore a sling around his left arm during the game. Williams tore the meniscus in his knee during last season.
Two of the new transfers, quarterback Jacob Zeno (non-throwing shoulder) and defensive end Dayon Hayes (undisclosed), appeared in only four games last fall before suffering season-ending injuries.
Stay tuned for a more substantive injury update from Elko when he meets with the media Wednesday.
The Maroon and White Game lives!
Several major programs – including Texas, Florida State, Nebraska, Missouri and Ohio State – recently canceled their annual spring games this year for various reasons, including tampering concerns. While the Aggies will still hold their Maroon and White Game, the format for what has traditionally been an intrasquad scrimmage remains to be seen.
In its first Maroon and White Game under Elko last April, A&M emulated a real game with conventional scoring. Zuhn and linebacker Taurean York, the team captains last season, drafted players and coaches for the two Aggie teams.
Unlike last year, though, the Maroon and White Game this time will occur during the spring portal window (April 16-25). So to mitigate tampering and avoid having depth issues at certain positions throughout the scrimmage, A&M might opt to use a different format.
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I'm reminded of former Astros prospect, Colin Moran, due to these last few posts.
True to his almost name, the guy once cleanly fouled a ball off of his face. He missed months after that due to the injury. I have watched and/or played baseball for many decades and I have never seen anything like that, before or since. I believe it was partly out of embarrassment that the Astros included him in a trade that offseason and he never wore the Astros uniform again.
May this Moran be less Moranic than the last one.
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Venmo'd and in.
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Looks like it could be a big group. In and paid.
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The Irish Wrist Watch guy has been advocating for Manning to start for a long time. He likely masturbates daily to that UTSA run and the run against ATM in some sort of loop. Discussing VY vs Manning running speeds or skills insults us all and gives that dipshit some sort of oxygen to say more stupid shit.
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1 hour ago, irishtexan said:
Do they have a Armanti/D'onta Foreman situation going on with the Bowen brothers? Peyton was the big name recruit but he hasn't done shit. Seems like they only offered Eli to get Peyton, but Eli seems to have surprised a bunch of people by not sucking as a true freshman.
Also, what happened to Adepoju Adebawore? He was a national top 10 guy and he's got 10 total tackles in two years with 2.5 sacks.
They’re not developing guys. If you are a 5 star and want to go bust, sign with Venables at OU. Go look at what a lot of the highly ranked 4 stars and 5 stars are doing there. Busts all over the place. Remind you of anything elsewhere in the recent past?
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BO&W entertains me with his stupidity and sometimes he’ll link to, or C&P, something worthwhile, so I don’t have him on ignore.
That said, he’s a title-ist imbecile and a general know-nothing, so when he’s vomiting on coaching search threads, I just scroll past every one of his posts without reading. It works quite well.