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The Outland trophy winner had more TDs than the Doak Walker winner last week. Also this:

He walked on Senior Recognition Day, so I didn't include him in the spreadsheet. He could always change his mind.

I've seen a couple of posts about LB not being a problem, so I'm assuming I'm missing something on my spreadsheet. Not sure about the positions of the RS FR, but it looks to me like the only LBs with experience are Blackwell and Hill. Also, no idea who will start at NT. Looks to me like S, Mike, and NT are the biggest needs on defense. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit#gid=1682239859

For those curious about a Where Are They Now perspective on the Aggie 2022 class, the "Aggie by Class" tab tracks the status of each recruit, sorted by the year they signed with A&M, then by rating. There's a similar "Texas by Class" tab. They both go back to 2017. I didn't include Nolen since he's not in the portal yet and GH said that Aggie was better positioned to retain him. I did include Jake and the Overton brothers since it seems like they are likely to leave and the 48 hour clock has started. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit#gid=1912575733

I fully expect all the aggie assistant coach hires to be highly regarded.

I added a 2024 tab to the depth chart spreadsheet. I removed everyone that walked on Senior Recognition Day, although some might come back. I also removed Worthy and Mitchell since they'll be declaring for the NFL. I'm sure there will be others declaring as well (Ewers, Sanders), but I'm leaving them until I see something more definitive. Not sure about the positions of the RS FR, especially Edge/Buck vs. SAM, so suggestions are welcome. Link to the 2024 sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit#gid=1682239859 Here's the defense:

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My tracker assumes that everyone that is eligible for an extra Covid year uses one. For example, Jake played 2020-2023 without using a redshirt (no RS after his name), so he can use his Covid year in 2024. Since he has one year remaining, I list him as a Junior even though 2023 is year 4 with no redshirt.

I don't know, but here's how the USC boards are reacting:

"We've got ourselves another Leon O'Neal! Whoop!" - aggie

Go easy on him, it's hard to tell a coach no. He just wants to please everyone.

He didn't say it. It's not true. Just another in a long list of aggie made up shit that they repeat until they believe. https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/give_me_a_handful_of_texas_aggies_and_ill_win_a_war_general_george_s_patton World War II General George S. Patton is often quoted as saying: “Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win a war.” The quote appears on some Aggie T-shirts, but no source has been found. Most scholars believe that Patton never said it. The earliest recorded citation is from 1993. Misattributed Mike Province, founder and president of The Patton Society calls this an urban legend and in the Texas A&M Battalion (2 October 2006) is quoted as saying “I’ve gotten e-mails and questions regarding that quote for several years… People will use it with Texas Aggies, The Citadel, Virginia Military Institute and even Clemson. All of these schools want to be linked to Patton… Anything is possible… I honestly don’t believe he said it, because I’ve heard too many people say that he said it about their school. But if anyone out there can find proof that he said it, I’d love to hear about it and get it out there.”

I dump the roster from the UT Athletics website into the depth chart spreadsheet periodically (look for the Roster tab). Here's a filter with no Undeclared (38), Exercise Science (2), Physical Culture and Sports (10), or blanks (20).

They're listed under Edge/Jack. Here's the full defense:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit#gid=1253781136

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The aggies had 7 home games to choose from for their Maroon Out game and they chose Mississippi St, the only opponent with maroon as their team color?

The Aggie by Class tab shows the status of every signee since 2017, sorted by year then ranking. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=111720819493539103059&rtpof=true&sd=true 7 transfers from 2022 class. Anthony Lucas is the only DL so far. Others were: Denver Harris Chris Marshall Smoke Bouie PJ Williams Groves-Killebrew Ish Harris

He should go to Okie St to complete the FU Dad trilogy.