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Barbacoa

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  1. We got out recruited for Banks which warrants a mini meltdown considering how bad we need him. Good news is that door isnt completely shut and Oregon is a long way away. And he likes Texas.
  2. Wiggins is possible. LSU is a disaster right now. It will get worse there before it gets better. They’re going to need major donor involvement to salvage their class and those baws are not happy with the school.
  3. I think he and Tapp are difference makers. Tapp is probably 50/50 at best to sign here. I think we will be doing good to bat .500 on the rest panning out. Finkley is basically tailor made for PK's defense. He would be one of my favorite gets so far in the class. Then you've got Abor who isnt coming here without us getting very competitive on the trail. Which is possible. But that would knock Tapps out likely. Basically, there's only one way Finkley, Abor, Tapp, and Wiggins end up signing here. We will be doing good to get two of those and that would make me feel better about the class. Bear Alexander is likely a non starter. Kid's recruitment is a complete mess that most dont want a part of and aggy will go all in once they whiff on their pie in the sky guys. They can put him next to Demas on their ledger.
  4. Not expecting much. I hope we make it happen bc he would be our best DL recruit. I dont think our current DL group in this class is anything that special. Lots of very solid prospects and we should get some good production out of them, but none of them are war daddies.
  5. Would be nice, and I think things are going well, but there's a lot of recruiting left in this one. We need to knock his socks off on a gameday weekend, while showing his family that Sark is who they think he is. ULaLa was a very good start. Going into Fayetteville and galvanizing the Sark effect will be a big next step. Applying serious pressure in Louisiana will help a lot too. Just takes time.
  6. Especially considering he's gonna be worth millions by the time he leaves.
  7. There is a ton of hesitation from above board dealers about this NIL stuff. More than anything, there has always been a big fear that the weight of the UT machine will come down on you if you screw the pooch and tarnish the lily white brand that is Texas. Belmont is trying to monitor, but they don’t want Texas to be the guinea pig. While I understand that, I think we could easily get away with being the “Yankees” who stress test every possible advantage the new system could give us. We could easily set the market on this stuff but that’s just not the mentality. There is no question that the word is going to get back to them that this site took the leap and directly improved the program. Banks will shout it from the rooftops and I think @immamac and @RGBIII chose wisely with the TE’s. As of now, an employed interfacing fundraiser for the program didn’t even know it was happening. I had to send him the link, and shocker, he loves it.
  8. We will be playing in the SEC next year, haven’t given it a second thought.
  9. Straight from the horse’s mouth at the university, the state NIL laws prohibiting players from associating their NIL stuff to the school are fucking us. Hopefully this gets resolved soon.
  10. I do think eventually the NIL will eclipse the bag game but it's going to take years.
  11. It means we have joined the same fight that they have been waging against each other in the SEC for all this time. The NIL is great and I hope we get our act together (major credit to this website) but the old way of doing things isnt disappearing any time soon. Texas has to cover all the bases and this guy tells me our future competitors are aware that we intend to compete on all fronts.
  12. "Involved" LA buddy tells me he will be shocked if Tapp doesnt end up at LSU, but that Texas is announcing itself in the SEC. He reached out to me bc he knew I would be happy to hear we are officially on the scene. He thinks Bryant will stick and is underrated. He says he has no clue on Preston. Agrees we are the team to beat for Arch. He says we are going to be able to launch a massive SEC recruiting campaign if we get him in the fold and recruiting for us.
  13. If I theoretically had a bag, I am not sure where I would even drop it.
  14. So why are you being internet smug about hand wringing? Look at the last decade and look at who they have taken from Texas. Here's a hint for you- it's really really bad for our program.
  15. Funny enough, our NIL presentation is what got Ewers to pull the trigger for us in the first place. Once Ohio State found out what buttered his bread, they blew us out of the water.
  16. Our admin and fan base is completely ignorant when it comes to playing these games. They're slowly starting to realize that and I'm hopeful 2023 can look different. Surly helping with Skinner would be a big deal.
  17. Being in the SEC isn't going to hurt our cb recruiting.
  18. You shouldve seen how big of a bitch he was being about others "jumping on his scoop."
  19. Suchomel claims his teased news is dropping around lunchtime today. Best guess is Bledsoe.
  20. Suchomel is not happy : Is it REALLY that important to pad those stats or let the cat out of the bag? A hint is bad enough, but a crystal ball pick is ridiculous if that gets put in.I was given the go-ahead to leak the name as soon as I was told at about 1:30 but no way in hell I was going to do that. The fact is, other reporters wouldn't have even been sniffing around on the is one if they didn't see it here first and now they may completely give the story away (as if the hints weren't bad enough).Borderline shameful, IMO.
  21. Suchomel in response to someone making the incredibly lame "mod rankings" joke: I hear ya. It's happened behind the scenes. Just need it to go public, which is always a bit dicey trying to predict the timing of teenagers.
  22. Suchomel admitted he's writing the story as we speak.
  23. He just put out new % guesses for our recruiting board, and he has Campbell at the highest % and Finkley at second.
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