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  1. The obvious answer is the meteoric rise of Cam Williams, no? Unless something is coming totally out of left field, things are in good shape with all 3 you mentioned. You guys go immediately to the negative too quickly.
  2. Hudson is gone already and being actively recruited. Next week's official opening of the portal is a mere formality. ATM is allegedly making a big push. I thought the guy was overrated, severely, as a recruit, and want nothing to do with him at Texas. He does not possess an elite skill. He's also a lying shitheel, so I'll be cheering against him, wherever he lands. Maguire and his staff got cute in how they handled Hudson during his recruitment, having him do shit with Texas staff and report back, talking shit about Texas in group texts. Both folks are easy to root against. The most predictable thing about Hudson going to Tech is that Tech would absolutely fuck it up and not meet the ridiculous expectations that the player had in showing up. It's comical. Couldn't happen to a better group.
  3. If Drinkwitz dumps him early, ATM doesn’t have to make a max offer.
  4. Gerry and Bobby are like a pendulum in full swing right now. Here’s to staying on the upswing through tomorrow. There’s clearly a really big flip that might happen in UT’s favor.
  5. I feel like I was pretty clear on the Mills stuff. Just a weird deal. Not a big deal, even I would have liked to keep him.
  6. If you bet $100 to win $15000 on Miami winning it all, you would lose $100.
  7. Where do you get this shit?
  8. This is awesome. Holland is a fucking douche.
  9. He's a finesse air raid guy. This will be a fun mix to watch next year between that offense and the Venables defense.
  10. At one point, he was under investigation as a campus serial rapist. I expect him to land at Baylor, Oklahoma or Penn State shortly.
  11. You should blow right by pissing and dive straight into shitting your pants. Or just shit fire and save matches. Good luck either way.
  12. Translations to English are bolded in the quoted text.
  13. This is the most anyone has written about a punter in a single post in the 27 years I've been reading the boards. It's not every day that you get to see a first, so thank you for that, sir. It's doable. You don't have to match that or come very close. You need a guy willing to bet on himself that, if he comes back for a fraction of that and produces, he'll have a shot at a 2nd or 3rd round grade. Get paid now and then get paid substantially better with another year. It has worked for multiple players, so he might be one of the next candidates. I agree that relying on portal players for any position is tenuous. So does the staff. Everyone would rather be building off of a strong foundation of productive HS talent. Even prevalent positions in the portal like QB are fraught with peril. Someone is going to bust at some point and lacking depth is going to hurt. FSU with DJU this year (and several other position groups, frankly), is a cautionary tale in this light.
  14. Bledsoe's gone, so we can classify him as a bust. Bryant has ... not been good this year. I'll cling to the same hope as you and maybe something develops there. Mitchell is another one that may or may not be at Texas a week from now. If he sticks, he's crossing over into the territory where we might wind up having a player.
  15. Posted this just now in the aggie recruiting thread, but here's some more and a miscount somewhere: Looking back at The Greatest Recruiting Class of All-Time, HOLLAAAA!!!!: Walter Nolen - gone Evan Stewart - gone LT Overton - gone Denver Harris - gone Jacoby Mathews - gone Anthony Lucas - gone PJ Williams - gone Jake Johnson - gone Smoke Bouie - gone Marquis Groves-Killebrew - gone Chris Marshall - gone Bobby Taylor - gone Ish Harris - gone Ethan Moczulski - gone Shemar Stewart - stayed - draft pick Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy - stayed -bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Conner Weigman - stayed - bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Enai White - stayed - bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Bryce Anderson - stayed Kam Dewberry - stayed - dude had one snap on Saturday Le'Veon Moss - stayed Malick Sylla - stayed - 60 snaps this season Donovan Green - stayed -got fat and slow after being hurt, getting married. rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Hunter Erb - stayed - 11 snaps this season Martrell Harris - stayed? - Zero snaps this season. Maybe he left? Theo Melin Ohrstrom - stayed Jadon Scarlett - stayed - 8 snaps all year Jarred Kerr - stayed - 35 snaps all year Noah Thomas - stayed Mark Nabou - stayed 14/30 gone with more leaving shortly. Moss, Nabou, Ohrstrom, Anderson, Thomas are the only true producers to have stuck it out. Anderson was a borderline 5 star and now might not be drafted. The others were mid-to-bottom of the class and have outshined the heralded highly ranked guys. This is the kind of class that destroys a program.
  16. Looking back at The Greatest Recruiting Class of All-Time, HOLLAAAA!!!!: Walter Nolen - gone Evan Stewart - gone LT Overton - gone Denver Harris - gone Jacoby Mathews - gone Anthony Lucas - gone PJ Williams - gone Jake Johnson - gone Smoke Bouie - gone Marquis Groves-Killebrew - gone Chris Marshall - gone Bobby Taylor - gone Ish Harris - gone Ethan Moczulski - gone Shemar Stewart - stayed - draft pick Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy - stayed -bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Conner Weigman - stayed - bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Enai White - stayed - bust, rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Bryce Anderson - stayed Kam Dewberry - stayed - dude had one snap on Saturday Le'Veon Moss - stayed Malick Sylla - stayed - 60 snaps this season Donovan Green - stayed -got fat and slow after being hurt, getting married. rumored to be leaving in winter 2024 window Hunter Erb - stayed - 11 snaps this season Martrell Harris - stayed? - Zero snaps this season. Maybe he left? Theo Melin Ohrstrom - stayed Jadon Scarlett - stayed - 8 snaps all year Jarred Kerr - stayed - 35 snaps all year Noah Thomas - stayed Mark Nabou - stayed 14/30 gone with more leaving shortly. Moss, Nabou, Ohrstrom, Anderson, Thomas are the only true producers to have stuck it out. Anderson was a borderline 5 star and now might not be drafted. The others were mid-to-bottom of the class and have outshined the heralded highly ranked guys. This is the kind of class that destroys a program.
  17. Strong shot of being 0-5 on this one. Obviously I hope I am very wrong here. 10-ish sounds right. The Texas MO for the portal has not been to go nuts. Maybe that changes this cycle, but I doubt it. -They'll likely add 3-4 DTs. Several of those will be role players. -1-2 WRs. I think these will be proven, productive P4 guys and at least one will be a burner. -1 TE if they can find a star. If Niblack is back, plus the fact they like Washington a ton, and Townsend coming on board, maybe they stand pat here. -0-1 TB. Just depends upon the health of CB and Clark. -0-1 LB. There's a lot to like about who they're returning and who they're signing, but they find a guy that can play STs and fit into the rotation, this wouldn't be crazy. -2-3 DBs. We're going to see some DB attrition and they need DB depth and special teams help. -1 P. I don't care if Kern is back or not, they need to try to improve this spot. -1 K. Auburn ain't cutting it. I don't see losing enough OL to make it worth going after an OL. OLs are expensive - another key facet for having excellent, home-grown OL depth. I don't know why they'd feel it necessary to find another DE, given what is on campus and joining the roster.
  18. Yeah, I said he was a solid "double" from the portal for the program up the thread. He's still a role player offering limited snaps each game.
  19. It's in the aggie 2025 recruiting thread somewhere. Going into the season, I think it was like 50% of the class was still there.
  20. Ogden was being groomed to be the Assistant AD for BB, but I'm not sure if that's still the case or not. The role was going to be independent of the HC for hoops and function in many ways like a GM.
  21. Norton was viewed as a one and done role player, which is what they got. He made low 6 figures. I'm not sure it's going to be much different for that type this cycle. Graham and Grant could have either picked up $750k in the portal. They were retained for slightly less than that. That is going to be around the ceiling for DTs this time too. If an AA enters the portal somewhere, maybe the number goes to $1M, but I doubt it. I just don't see a lot of inflation. Blind squirrels still find acorns and broken clocks are still right a couple of times each day.
  22. Ha. That post was not aimed anyone's political views, more just how off-putting the whole concept of political yelling matches is to me in general.
  23. There are many GM roles in place, with admin support underneath them as well as scouting. They're just all generally reporting to the HC instead of having him report into them. There are pros and cons to that. Texas has a terrible GM in place and the HC and coaching staff are carrying a lot of water accordingly. If the HC sucks and the GM is a wizard, I am not sure it works for a program with the HC on top.
  24. I doubt it. Texas did well at DT due to scouting and evaluations. There was big money thrown around last cycle for DTs all over the place. Texas was interested in Grant, Graham, Williams, Alexander, the dude at UCLA, the UH guy that went to Oregon, etc. All of those guys went for the kind of money that lead to Texas not matching and seeking value elsewhere. We've already been to this movie.
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