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  1. You are going to have Taffee making the calls during the season. Saw a report that they are muzzling him for fall camp, so the others can make the calls. I am not sure how the other safety is going to work out with Wiliams and McDonald, but both have had quality time on the field. Given McDdonald has reportedly gotten time at Star, he may be the guy that bounces around (both safety spots and star). If that happens, I could see him as the match-up chess piece. Run heavy team and McDonald starts at star with Williams at Safety. Just an aside, those 2 are bring the wood in the run game. I think McDonald missed something like 1 tackle last year, that is ridiculous. I am hoping Black wins the other CB, but if not, Texas will not have a single player without real game experience. The one concern I have is Texas doesnt have a true #1 Cb on the team, but that will get answered quickly vs OSU
  2. Its hard to expect production that we have seen the last 2 years, but I do not see it as an issue. Cuse guy has real upside. Purdue (Brevard) guy seems like someone that can anchor at the LOS, not going to give you much pass rush. It is also very deep. I think it has an above conference average floor and if Maraad Watson (Freshmen AA at Cuse last year) and/or January break out as disruptors it has a chance to be a real strength of the defense.
  3. I dont think he is an athletic freak. I dont see him running the 100m in HS. I see his 23.73 senior record in the 200m as senior and 47.84 400m personal record. Different races, but those are not implying he is a burner. His strength is his length. That said if he can just catch the ball consistently, which he can, he will upgrade the Georgia WR room. They led the nation in drops last year. https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/2024/06/13/noah-thomas-scouting-report-nfl-draft
  4. There is always a chance he is Trevor Lawrence, Manziel, or Mayfield (painful to put those 2 in). CFB is an old game, we can both find people of either side of this equation. Maybe he is James Street. He comes in and never loses a game. You should not be upset with anyone, it is just typical preseason BS lists.
  5. Branch is an athletic freak. He hasnt shown to be very good at football. If Lincoln Riley cannot figure out how to get him going, no chance Bobo can. Anderson showed potential at OU. If he is fully recovered, he could certainly make noise. He also has a good QB.
  6. Texas was 74th in the country last year in 2nd half scoring (12.4). . #9 in fist half scoring (19.4) 11th in 1Q (8.1) 10th in 2Q (11.4) 65th in 3Q (5.8 pts) 75th in 4Q (6.7 pts) You could argue Texas had comfortable leads in the 4Q that depressed the number. 3Q was just shitty.
  7. You could argue the best WR and RB are not eligible (Williams and Baugh)
  8. Arch would not be the 1st year 1 starter to excel. The odds may not be with Klatt on this one, but it is hardly a bat shit crazy prediction. One can look at Arch's start and say they were vs poor competition and write them off or look at what Arch showed. First thing he showed was a large improvement from game 1 to game 2. He also completed what was arguably the best pass of the season. He hit Moore, I believe, down the sideline while getting drilled when MSU brought an extra man. Not many look deep knowing a free rusher is coming and even less throw dime 50 yards downfield knowing they are going to get a shoulder pad to the ribs. The fact he got it out on time without any hesitation was probably the most impressive part of the throw. He showed command of the system, while scrambling and seemingly blindly hit the safety value in the left flat just before getting hit. I have not even mentioned the scrambling ability. Tape shows that Arch can be a special player, if he can be consistent. We shall see how it plays out, but I would not bet the mortgage against Arch being the top QB. The NFL seems to agree with Klatt.
  9. Texas had multiple poor QB games last year and did alright.
  10. I would counter that a QB that likes to throw downfield will open up the run game.
  11. Walter Camp reportedly had a $100,000 slush fund in the late 1800s at Yale. The history of paying players in college football is about as old as college football. I dont see it ending anytime soon.
  12. Not sure what this offense will look like, but I expect it to look more aggressive and explosive this year. I think we will see more of the field being used in the passing game. Quinn was pretty conservative in his decision making. Arch seems to have a little more gunslinger to him. I still expect a lot of the screen game, but a lot more PA shots down the field. That might cut back on TE catches. I do worry about TE blocking. It hasnt been strong the last couple years and I am not sure anyone on the roster is an upgrade in that department currently
  13. it is possible, but there is no way to know. Its not like we have a lot of positive data on Neto playing. Without knowing the viability of the options behind him, we are all just guessing.
  14. Sark and Flood do seem to prioritize pass pro across the OL. Hayden Conner was legit in pass pro as a guard. His upside in the run game was merely shielding a DL, expecting movement was futile. Neto might just be a guy that does not get it and really struggles with any type of line movement. Physical talent isnt the issue. If I had to bet on a surprise starter on the OL, I would go with Kibble. Him playing in the playoffs was an obvious sign that he was doing something right in practice.
  15. I think that is a bit of a lazy take St Thomas Aquinas highlights. 11 carries for 134 yards http://www.hudl.com/v/2Qnd2g 16 carries for 89 vs St Johns Bosco http://www.hudl.com/v/2QRprz American Heritage- 12 for 60 yards http://www.hudl.com/v/2Qceh1 that is some legit competition. keep in mind he is playing both ways in these games. He also only has 5 games of 10 carries or more. 7 games of 5 or less carries.
  16. I completely agree. Cooper shows light feet, great contact balance, elite burst (he has that second gear), and that nice lean (he always falls forward). The vision is tough to quantify, especially with a lot of the video taken from the sideline. Its much easier to from the endzone. He is a downhill RB and most of his highlights are runs between the tackles, so I little harder to get an idea on his vision. He is the better football player by far. His special teams and defensive highlights are legit. I have no doubt he could be a D1 Safety. That physicality and overall ability give me optimism for his abilities without the ball (blocking and special teams contributions) Crowell loves to bounce it outside. That always looks impressive on film, but it is also bad habit most HS RBs have and will have to coached out of him. Its rare for RBs to consistently get away with that in college. Most Rbs will eventually learn to take 2-3 yards, instead of turning it into a negative play. He does appear to have better lateral agility. I like Cooper's burst more. I dont think long speed is much different.
  17. It’s a low percentage play but can make sense in some circumstances (young QBs in the Redzone, low percentage 3rd downs). Always viewed the play to be more about the WR than the QB. You got a guy like M Irvin and I can see it being part of the offense. Someone big and crafty (his patented push off) that is a beast in 50/50 situations. Nobody on the current roster has shown that ability though.
  18. He isn’t comparable to Bijan. Bijan moves like a he is controlled by a joystick. We may not see another RB like that at Texas for a very long time. I think he has more speed than Bijan coming out of High School (10.7 100 time). Shows solid feet. Much more of a downhill runner. He is definitely a tougher runner coming out of High School. Athletically it’s all there, but hard to see if he has good vision based on the highlights. That’s really the only question I see.
  19. Basically, what you are saying is the staff should evaluate well, because there are 5 star busts and some 3 star gems. This is well known. 5 stars get drafted around 60% of the time. 4 stars are 25% of the time. 3 stars gets drafted around 6%. A typical class will have around 32 5 stars with 19 drafted with 13 "busts". There are around 2000 3 stars in a class with 120 drafted and 1880 "busts". Easy to say stash a 3 star, save the NIL, and develop them, but the numbers tell you that it is much harder to hit on 3 stars compared to 5 stars.
  20. Damn it, I thought I could edit that before someone caught it.
  21. The drop is probably Rivals just realizing that he reclassed from 2027 to 2026. (please no Moro Ojomo jokes))
  22. Blue was the starter to open the season. He started the first 4 games he was healthy (out for UTSA). Jayden was the starter, until MSU happened. After that point it was Wisner getting the lion's share of the carries. Wisner's emergence as a reliable option was one of the bigger surprises of 2024.
  23. I can see that with Justice Haynes transferring out to Michigan (former #3 overall RB).
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