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yeah. I am still assuming tOSU, right? I know you've seen him a bit and have some knowledge but I was under the impression that if OU had been serious from early on that he would be a commit. Does that track with what you know?

Agreed. I know that c19 has made things esp challenging in terms of evaluations - esp up front. Having said that, I think the talent gap between McClellan and Roberts is pretty fucking clear. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That is a weird take. I didn't understand anyone recruiting Jadon Scarlett and I don't really understand this take either. It's insane to me that OU didn't push hard for Chris McLellan from the outset, but it's esp nuts when they end up taking Roberts after slow-playing McLellan.

Added 5* Jeadyn Lukus today :: https://247sports.com/player/jeadyn-lukus-46095135/

he's pacifying his base. this is the same group that buys "the worm is turning" and shit year after year, so he throws out some platitudes (even one that doesn't make sense because "ramification on A&M's end"?) that hint at decisive aggy action (best done in secret, no less) and how they aren't just going to take this lying down and you give the rubes the out that they want and need - delusions of grandeur.

Henderson to Bama and now Robinson to UGa. Clemson and Etienne are on the clock...

here it is ::

I think Clemson is moving slower as a whole, in terms of offers and legitimate pursuit. I don't know if it's evals being slowed by c19 or if it's simply not wanting to fill up too quickly. It seems like once they've decided that they move swiftly. It seems like the DB recruiting paints the picture (to me) first you had Pride and Covil once they were in the boat and the class floor was set the focus went to the big fish in Everette and Sabb.

Drumm had an update a week or so that was pretty brutal on Greene, sounds like they got Mack'd. (*Edit - found it).

SMU says, yes. I don't disagree with your premise for the most part because: fuck Baylor most of all but I will say that NIL creates several changes in the landscape and schools like TCU, UCF, and SMU (even Cougar High if they could unfuck themselves) because of their markets and donor base can punch far above their previously limiting weight class. Yes, the NIL should and will be a massive boon for schools like Texas and USC but there are several G5 schools that stand to provide a much bigger and better return with NIL than bottom-feeding P5 schools. SMU players are going to see a lot more money, esp over the long haul, than guys at Oregon State or Washington State for example. They also stand to benefit from the playoff expansion by giving them a legitimate shot at the brass ring, albeit a very small window. Blue bloods always have and always will be carrying the rest of the conference. You could replace TCU, Baylor, and Tech with Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Missouri and have the same conversation about the SEC. Ditto the B1G, ACC, and the PAC.

With Reese Rumfield (2024 QB) having moved in and Sarmari Howard at RB, this dude is going to put up video game numbers this year. That offense is going to be potent.

I'm not talking about Becton in terms of S&C per se - I'm talking about his impact on recruiting. This entire conversation was specific to the original point that a position coach (Sark and Flood) should be able to point to the NFL draft and say we developed X and make it rain on the recruiting trail. I pointed out that the current messaging is that Texas trying to counter the messaging from everyone that Texas was doing more of the same. Hiring Becton was more of the same, which in turn is not a boon to recruiting. I don't think anything there is shocking. As a S&C coach he's a good coach - he's a good S&C that is getting his team in game shape. Like I said though "No one is choosing OU because of Bennie Wylie and no one is choosing Texas because of Becton." There are S&C coaches that do make a recruiting impact and combatting the "more of the same" messaging by hiring one (or multiple) of those coaches away from their current role and into the role at Texas would've helped recruiting as well as perhaps maximizing performance and bringing in new ideas and techniques. I don't even think that's a controversial opinion. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Do you guys think S&C happens in a vacuum? Do you honestly think people don't know who different S&C coaches are and what they prefer to do and how they go about their jobs? These guys all speak at events all the time. Giving back to the coaching community is actually part of the requirements of their job and certifications. Torre Becton comes directly from the Ivan Lewis coaching tree - so what he does is known. Do you think if someone is coming from the Mike Leach coaching tree that they are likely to be running the flexbone? Lewis and Becton both worked under Sarkisian previously at USC and UW. It was a comfort hire and I said it when he was hired. This isn't new information. By comparison, when Cochran left Alabama for an on-field role at UGa, Saban went and grabbed David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea to replace him. Those guys brought in entirely new approaches to recovery and flexibility and a ton of new analytics and research-driven ideas. He didn't even do more of the same and that "the same" at the time was undefeated seasons and guys that look like fucking cyborgs. Saban went and got more cutting edge and advanced. If you compare what Becton teaches and does with guys like Joey Batson, Mickey Marotti, Tommy Moffit, Edmond and Hill at Kentucky, that assbag Feld at Oregon it's not comparable. It's Jimbo Fisher vs. Lincon Riley as QB coaches and OCs. Both have success on their resume but which guy is teaching new ideas and techniques? Bennie Wylie is in the same boat - he does a bunch of shit that he's always done because that's what people do. He's not a plus for their program, he's just the guy getting the guys in football shape. No one is choosing OU because of Bennie Wylie and no one is choosing Texas because of Becton. If you guys think the S&C guys don't matter in recruiting... I don't know what to tell you.

Doing it and selling it are often very different animals, for sure and Scott was outstanding on the trail for Clemson. I like Decari Collins a lot, honestly. I think when you look at Collins, Collins, and Randall that they had a defined physical type that they wanted/needed to fill on the roster. Those guys look like they are pressed out of the same mold, while Williams and Thompson bring a completely different build/style and speed. TSRH.

Part of the issue is that it's not just a position coach that develops the player. The S&C coach (as well as the training staff and the dietician,(s)) is a huge component to long term development and Sark hired a third tier S&C guy. There's not a modern and multi-faceted approach to full body flexibility and explosive power nor any cutting edge analytics that tailor not only the S&C workouts but more importantly full body recovery that is specific to each player and position group, as well as optimum recovery from nagging minor injuries. The gap between where other schools (specifically Bama, Clemson, tOSU, Oregon) are with S&C and Texas is with Torre Becton is a vast chasm. It's a FAR bigger gap than the gap Sark vs. other QB developers on those staffs would have as an advantage. Similarly, Sarkisian hasn't added former HC/OC/DCs to any of the support roles to speak of, much less an army of them. At Texas there aren't former HC/OC/DCs grading each days position group film, looking for things to work on in the next practice/tells that give away assignments, or grading the effort and drills of those position coaches and their army of assistants coaching along (regardless of the rules). Nor are you going against an entire defense of NFL talent for every rep. For 5 years. Even when it's 3s vs 3s. If you ask all of the players, the trainers, the high school and 7v7 coaches if they think the recruit will be developed at Alabama, independent of who their position coach is or will be, they will unequivocally say "yes", because that has proven to be true. No matter the position coach. No matter the position. The system is in place. If you ask even just QBs if they will be developed at Texas under Sarkisian you won't have unanimity and you'll have more than a few tell you that they aren't sure he'll even be the HC by the time this 2022 class finishes. You'll get the same Alabama-type responses at Clemson and tOSU. Beyond those schools it drops to a more position-by-position basis for other schools (like OU, UGa, etc) and you see the clearly defined gap between the top 3 and everyone else. The reality is that Sarkisian is a mediocre head coach taking over a program mired in mediocrity. He's done nothing but make mediocre choices for his recruiting and support staff. All while ALL the other schools have preached since Sark's hire that this is Texas doing "more of the same" -- being mediocre. You can't counter the "more of the same" messaging from EVERY OTHER SCHOOL with "We did X at Bama and developed Player Y" because all of these recruits/trainers/parents/coaches have seen an army of coaches go from Bama say excatly that and do exactly fuckall at their new jobs. So you have do it by showing them that you have changed not only what you've done in the past that was decidedly mediocre (nope) but how the entire org works from the top down to be on par with those top 3 schools. (nope). It's not as easy as saying I coached Mac Jones or Alex Leatherwood - because ___________ (insert 30 coaches who have come and gone) coached ______________ (insert 70 names from Alabama since 2011 when Saban's recruiting classes started hitting the draft like a fucking hammer). Sarkisian and his staff will have to prove that development travels with them because the messaging has been countered by every single school in the country using the "more of the same" messaging against Texas. Sarksian is going all-in on scheme and preparation. If he succeeds he will be able to quickly sell this staff's ability to scheme, develop, and identify talent and it will resonate. He will be able to flip some guys and really hammer the 2023 class. If he loses 3 or more games that all-in approach will net him a pink slip before he ever really gets going because the 2022 and 2023 classes will be marginal and we will be doing this dance again in 3-4 years.

Jay Fair to Auburn :: https://247sports.com/player/jay-fair-46109402/

As far as fans of other teams go, esp the Dirt Burglar fans, I think he's a good poster. He mostly talks recruiting with a sliver of shit talking - as it should be - and he takes random beratings from Horns in stride, for the most part. Most of the aggy and OU fans can't help but go full fuckface. I think it's good for the board to have some outside opinions (ie. @Doc Sam Beckett, @quigley, @George Clooney) as well as others I am forgetting. I mean, if he throws out a one-liner likes this one and gets negbombed, he knows that's part of the gig.

Wooten to Texas Tech ::

I wouldn’t let that kid and his family near a single other recruit/family. Terrible idea to bring him in.

Oregon adding a corner DC to support staff. Jimmy Brumbaugh, who most recently served as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Tennessee before being let go a few weeks into the 2020 season, is joining the Oregon staff, according to a report this afternoon.