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  1. There are so many idiotic things said in those posts, but it never ceases to amaze me how some of them lack basic comprehension skills. Burton was referring to the last cycle, yet they’re tying new NIL deals for Manning to that number. Sadly for those idiots, $25M isn’t cutting it in the new cycle. Corporate will push $10M and the collective + House is committed for more than $25M, substantially. No one has to love this, but it’s better to be on the high side than the bitchy, whiny side.
  2. How in the hell is ATM still ranked? I get the “loaded with talent” narrative, I guess, but they’re not exactly losing to other really talented teams. They’re 9-6 with numerous bad losses. It’s like Texas football during the dark periods. Start out highly ranked due to “talent” and then fall apart due to coaching and a soft culture. Maybe they show up and run rule Bama all 3 games this weekend or something and then everything turns a corner. Hard to buy right now though.
  3. What did that guy do to get unloaded on like that?
  4. Here’s a sad article that Tarp had to write, obviously under threat of violence towards his family, about the defensive draft prospects for 2026: Texas A&M had three defensive linemen go to the 2025 NFL Combine in Nic Scourton, Shemar Stewart, and Shemar Turner. All three of them are expected to be no worse than second day draftees with Stewart moving into the top ten in some mock drafts and Scourton perhaps expected to possibly a day one selection as well. However, despite the losses, the Aggies return most of their starting lineup from their 2024 unit that might mean better things in 2025 and perhaps as many defenders going to the 2026 NFL Combine. Gigem 247's Jeff Tarpley spoke with ESPN Central Texas radio host Glenn "Stretch" Smith about who was coming back on defense and what to expect from the biggest names on that side of the ball that make them draftable for next year. We'll start on the inside. Albert Regis is someone who started alongside Turner. He looks a little undersized at first glance but is actually much bigger than you think. He's about 6-foot-1, 6-foot-2, maybe 320 pounds. He's a very agile interior lineman. He is hot necessarily a guy with a lot of get-off that comes up the field but someone who can move up and down the line of scrimmage, moves well laterally, and makes plays all over. The breakout guy for 2025 may well be on the outside. Cashius Howell (transfer from Bowling Green) had a good bowl game against USC. He had a couple of sacks, half a dozen pressures, and an interception. Howell was a real force for a unit that was missing Scourton, Stewart, and Turner as well as some other guys due to injury. Given his size right now, 240 to 245 pounds, he may be more of a 3-4 type of outside linebacker at the next level as opposed to a 4-3 defensive end but he fits A&M's scheme well. You've got the Mike backer, Taurean York, who had a very good freshman campaign but wasn't quite as good this year due to various issues, most of which weren't of his own making. He's someone to keep an eye on but probably not for the 2026 Combine. Scooby Williams, the Florida transfer, had a nice year in 2024. He's an off-the-ball backer to watch out for. He was much improved and became more of a line of scrimmage, downhill player. He is probably going to test well in a combine setting. Bryce Anderson, one of the A&M safeties is a veteran who has started a lot of games and played a lot of football. He has been a nickel and a safety. He was dinged last year but should be able to show more of what he can offer you going forward. He is another one who should have a good combine. Will Lee, the big corner who returned the interception for a touchdown against Texas is a guy that's going to get scouts' attention just because he is 6-foot-3. He is a big guy. He likes to get physical, jack receivers up, and make them feel like they're running routes in a phone booth. He is not going to beat you in a sprint but on the other hand he is going to make your life extremely difficult to catch the football. He's going to measure out well. The issue is how well he tests out but that is a totally different thing and that's something to worry about in March 2026 as opposed to the fall of 2025. Overall, if A&M has a lot more players that are going to be NFL-worthy and combine-ready a year from now, those will be the guys that make it happen.
  5. I don’t buy any of it. That’s an agent going fishing and a reporter trolling for clicks.
  6. The mere fact that Manning brings a legitimate running threat to the QB position is going to improve pass blocking even with the losses to the pros.
  7. I assume that's an agent pumping out nonsense and Nakos being willing to publish it for clicks. That's QB money and I don't give a shit if she's the next Caitlin Clark. I doubt it is a coincidence that "OU is surging" out of the blue in this recruitment. What's likely happened is that Tech has told her they don't have the money and OU's saying that they'll try. The deal likely isn't close to this, so they're trying to turn Texas into a scared imbecile and up their offer to something that is mere fantasy.
  8. Someone let the rest of us know when "Brauny" makes an appearance to tell his texags audience that they "knew this was coming" without ever having even hinted about such a thing. I'm surprised it hasn't already happened.
  9. Well, it's all subjective. I can't argue against Mateer when it comes to experience. My logic was that Arch is the starter, so I want a guy I trust that will be there and ready when he's gone.
  10. Sooners Illustrated released the sooner spring depth chart and it does not disappoint. I will spoiler it below. Highlights: -Remember that Venables has his team continue to regularly beat the shit out of each other in practice well into the season. I don't even think this is rumor. It's some sort of source of pride and many of the OU insiders are shocked when they go to practices and it. Which leads us to ... -Two of the OL starters (left side of the line) will be missing spring training due to torn labrum surgeries. No big deal for OL, right? Ask Tommy Brockermeyer. -Jayden Jackson, freshman AA DT, will also be missing the spring due to torn labrum surgery. No big deal for a DT either. Right. -Barnes (RB) is missing the spring after suffering a foot injury during winter drills. -Jayden Gibson (WR) is out for the spring after hurting his knee again in workouts. It's alleged that the ACL is torn again, but the mods haven't confirmed. -Jared Kanak, former highly rated LB recruit who was committed to Clemson and then came over to OU as Venables allegedly begged him to stay loyal to Dabo, is still running 4th string and going to split time also working out with the TEs. -Gentry Williams, Peyton Bowen, and Kendal Dolby are not able to practice yet with the team, after all 3 suffered injuries in the fall campaign. Notable, but nothing to blame on anyone. -Finally, I challenge anyone interested to offer up who they'd take from this OU two-deep and place in the Texas two-deep. I'll go first - Burks (Slot WR), Everett (C), Sexton (RT), D Williams (NT), R Mason Thomas (Edge), Eli Bowen (CB). Jackson if he comes back and there are no lingering issues with his shoulder. That's 6-7 for me and only Everett and D Williams are probably starters. It's definitely more than I would take from ATM, but that's a pretty weak group of top end talent for OU compared to the last 26 years.
  11. Sooners Illustrated released the sooner spring depth chart and it does not disappoint. I will spoiler it below. Highlights: -Remember that Venables has his team continue to regularly beat the shit out of each other in practice well into the season. I don't even think this is rumor. It's some sort of source of pride and many of the OU insiders are shocked when they go to practices and it. Which leads us to ... -Two of the OL starters (left side of the line) will be missing spring training due to torn labrum surgeries. No big deal for OL, right? Ask Tommy Brockermeyer. -Jayden Jackson, freshman AA DT, will also be missing the spring due to torn labrum surgery. No big deal for a DT either. Right. -Barnes (RB) is missing the spring after suffering a foot injury during winter drills. -Jayden Gibson (WR) is out for the spring after hurting his knee again in workouts. It's alleged that the ACL is torn again, but the mods haven't confirmed. -Jared Kanak, former highly rated LB recruit who was committed to Clemson and then came over to OU as Venables allegedly begged him to stay loyal to Dabo, is still running 4th string and going to split time also working out with the TEs. -Gentry Williams, Peyton Bowen, and Kendal Dolby are not able to practice yet with the team, after all 3 suffered injuries in the fall campaign. Notable, but nothing to blame on anyone. -Finally, I challenge anyone interested to offer up who they'd take from this OU two-deep and place in the Texas two-deep. I'll go first - Burks (Slot WR), Everett (C), Sexton (RT), D Williams (NT), R Mason Thomas (Edge), Eli Bowen (CB). Jackson if he comes back and there are no lingering issues with his shoulder. That's 6-7 for me and only Everett and D Williams are probably starters. It's definitely more than I would take from ATM, but that's a pretty weak group of top end talent for OU compared to the last 26 years.
  12. If it helps regarding the status of Turntine on the board for UT, I've asked Gerry directly about it on the OTF board. I'll post his response here. Last time I heard anything, Turntine was still atop the board and Texas felt good about his ability to gain good weight for the collegiate game.
  13. Can you idiots get back to the work of posting aggie idiocy and your comments on said posts? Yard work discussion is a new low. Thanks.
  14. I think they would take Cooper above Crowell, but if they could get Crowell and Edwards right now, they’d probably do it and be finished with it. Crowell has a lot more prima donna in him than the other two. Same same. Far and away, $9.95ers rank the OL the worst out of all positions. I think it is due to two reasons: 1) A lot of $9.95ers are clueless as to what they’re doing. The team site guys are often just laughable. Does anyone here think Geoff Ketchum has a clue about the football trenches? I mean, sure, he’s always been a rotund glutton, but the guy stopped playing organized football in junior high. He got the OB job by interning for Bobby Burton and being in the right place at the right time. That’s true over and over for many of the team site mods and analysts. 2) OL evaluation is truly benefitted by seeing guys in person. Most of the $9.95 crowd see a guy in person once or twice at a camp, if that recruit is lucky enough and interested enough to attend one. Few of them get out on the road and watch them in drills at their school or at a local game. Few get to know coaches from repeat appearances to catch-up, which is when the best of the best get to pick up nuance around the character of a recruit, potential distractions due to family, gangs or pussy, etc. And no, contrary to the stooge you quoted, HS coaches don’t just randomly hand out full film of a player. One other thing to keep in mind about Gerry and Bobby - they actually talk to a ton of college coaches and analysts. They’ve both been doing this for decades. If Gerry’s really high on a guy at OL, DL, TE, or LB, you can mix into your thinking about that player that, hey, Texas might really like this guy too. I’m not saying that means “trust the coaches”, but it’s a data point. If you think Banks and Flood know what they’re doing, that’s a good way to discern for yourself that maybe the national rankings on a player aren’t worth the ass sweat seeping into Ketchum’s couch on a daily basis.
  15. Motivational jargon. The silhouette of the naked girl from 18 wheeler flaps. His favorite kind of sandwich. The usual stuff we're all into.
  16. Is he implying that it is league jealousy that had LSU getting voted up and Texas players getting snubbed? If so, I agree. If not, well, that's what I think and I'm still confused by his last sentence. I feel like we saw this in CFB as well. These hillbillies and rednecks don't like Texas coming into the conference and immediately being elite in a sport. Sucks for the players, but I do find the envy entertaining.
  17. Looking back, he was one of the more “meh?” hired at the time. No one had a strong criticism, but no one here was excited, either. Seems like a great get at this point.
  18. The Iron Bowl is a lot like the Texas vs ATM game in a normal cycle. Diehards watch it. Occasionally something is on the line. Mostly, no one but those two fanbases give any kind of shit. One of the more eye-rolly things over the last decade+ was listening to talking heads wax nostalgic about the game since it had gone away. “Does everyone miss that match-up? The ratings never suggested so. “ They couldn’t name Texas vs OU for obvious reasons, and they couldn’t name Michigan vs Ohio State because they’re going to cling to the notion of SEC primacy until that is wrung from their cold, dead, tiny hands.
  19. Broken clock is still right twice a day. A blind squirrel still finds an acorn every now and again. You fire a gatling gun of hawt takes at this board on the reg. You're bound to get lucky a little along the way.
  20. Apparently, I have 38 people on ignore. -I'm fairly certain at least 3 of them are dead. -Another 2-3 are on there because they're old and posting old, and a lot of it. -Multiple shitposters who do so at volume. One has no place else to go. One may be the dumbest motherfucker on this site and unloads his stupidity at clips that would make Dutch Schaefer or John Rambo envious. Another guy has already been mentioned. He is wrong constantly, or was when he wasn't on ignore years ago, but is always absolutely certain that he's right. There's actually two like this, the other one appears to have been a big fan of Tom Herman. -A few are tedious tautologists who try to get everyone else to do their thinking for them and then try to be contrarian once they've gotten someone to spell out the answer they were first pursuing. These are recruiting board regulars. -There's like 5-6 who are probably okay. I still see them posting and I can't remember why I put them on ignore years ago. I've clicked on posts in this category in the past and decided to remove someone from the list every now and then. -Finally, this dude was a physicist who later starred in Space Balls whose sole purpose appears to be the biggest JAQ'off on the entire site, at volume.
  21. Dia Bell comes from wealth. He’s not shopping himself out to the highest bidder. On top of that, QBs at Texas have access to NIL that few other places do. The LSU guys are not only simple dumbasses, they’re known liars. They’re often wrong, but never in doubt.
  22. How do you think this is all going to work out for each of us here, Derka?
  23. It’s always felt like an inevitability, but it is still surprising that it took 20+ years before we’d have an interaction where I was included in one of your idiotic manic episodes. Regardless, I’m negging everything you’ve posted here and hope many others do the same. The football board does need gatekeeping, actually, precisely for moments like this where a shitposter comes unhinged and decides to ruin the experience for everyone else.
  24. Fair is a four letter word. It didn't merit two long posts with rants about Derka being the board's Tupac, with all eyes on him and shit. Dude is over 40. Get a fucking grip. And also, I negged Post Oak just now to your point, since it was deliberate trolling and not helpful.
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