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“I’m gonna alleviate some of your concerns because I know you’ve got seven wideouts that all can play,” Saban told Sarkisian. “I know you’ve got three quarterbacks that all can play. Baxter was the best running back I saw of any team, aight, so you’re gonna be able to run the ball. “If you can run it, you can always do better in the red zone. I’m just gonna do a little coaching clinic here just in case.”

Kelly has a pretty solid resume. Guys like Frank Wilson, Bo Davis, and Corey Raymond have long histories of good work. The one thing that can be frustrating reading this board is this idea that every single recruitment is about NIL (not that you said that).

I do not think there is a singular factor, that can explain things. 1. Texas hasnt recruited at DT well for quite some time.. Given the amount of portal takes there, that is hard to argue 2. Texas went with an unknown at DT in Baker. Bigger issue is he had 0 contact with DT recruits prior to Jan/Feb.. 3. Weak DT class in state this year. Forcing Texas to play from behind in national recruitments with an inexperienced DT coach. 4. NIL just adds, so much volatility to recruitments. I believe the Sharma number was 800k and is for the 29th ranked DL in the nation. I do think he is under-rated, but he is currently ranked 1 spot above Rink in the national rankings. There just isnt much you can do to stop someone from overspending on a single recruit. 5. DT is arguably the most competitive position to recruit. The solution is not easy. I completely agree with Gerry on DT recruiting. Texas did not recruit enough names. Maybe it was hubris on Sark's part, but hopefully it was a lesson learned. Maybe it was a mistake that would have been avoided with an adult in the room running recruiting (Glasscock). That we will never know

Jake Majors is starting. Not much to discuss

should add Townsend ran a fully automatic 10.92 100m at district.

JT Sanders - 6'3" 235 as a recruit Townsend - 6'3" 235 as a HS junior

Outside of WR and maybe OT, it shows the services are pretty good at measuring pure athleticism. Positions that require more mental aspects of the game (QB/LB/S) and projections on body development (DT/OL), the services struggle.

decided to look Top 100 players drafted by position: 1. DE - 60% 2. Athlete - 53.8% 3. TE- 53.6% 4. OT- 52.9% 5. CB - 45.7% 6. RB- 40.6% 7. QB- 40.3% 8- IOL- 40.0% 9. S- 39% 10. DT- 38.6% 11. LB- 33% 12. WR- 30.8%

That would be the 3 in my view, assuming Townsend plays TE. I sell WRs in general. They are maybe the most plentiful position in football (especially in Texas)and its is also a position that has more busts, than you would expect. (inside Texas did some work on bust rates by position and WR had the lowest draft rate amond top 100 players.)

I think people are sleeping on Townsend, might be the most likely NFL player on offense in the state of Texas.

since when does USC lead for Faraimo?

I believe Gerry said Nansen had recruited him at Arizona. Nansen must see something he likes. They only brought in 4 LBs and he was one of them

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I dont agree with part either. DT is a hard position to recruit/evaluate. I would rather take my chances with elite recruits. While the 60+ bust rate is eye opening, I woudl bet 3 stars bust at higher rate. I do agree on numbers though. If you know a positon has a high bust rate and it is vital to winning, you probably need to throw numbers at it. Sark has not. I do think Jackson profiles to being a hell of DT, despite him having 0 current interest in playing there currently. He is already 270 and a 2 sport guy, I could see him easily at 300 as a Junior that maybe me wish casting.

I dont think you understood what I said. Pulling 7-10 guys out of the NFL from a pool of ~200+ recruits is not going to tell you much about the BUST rate, which is what you were trying to disprove. I believe I addressed your attempt to shift the argument with the Clemson and Bama comment in the following: "I wouldnt be surprised if the elite came from the top of the rankings, but that doesnt mean there isnt a 60%+ bust rate." Probably best to move on from this little sidebar, since it is not particularly accurate or interesting.

That is not going to be helpful. I do know guys like Chris Jones, Buckner, and Simmons were listed as a DE coming out of HS. Jones was 250 and Buckner 238 pounds. I have doubts on whether Sark would go after those guys. Sark is a size queen. You have taken players starting from the 2013 class. There were 41 guys listed at DL in the 24 class. I am not going to look, but let's say its 7 classes (2013-2019). Let's call it 30 kids a year or 210 players. The 7 listed, taking out guys listed at DE, are not going to tell you much about the bust rate. I wouldnt be surprised if the elite came from the top of the rankings, but that doesnt mean there isnt a 60%+ bust rate.

Texas is losing that kid, but that is just the risk of recruiting Louisiana. LSU completely ignored him. Got in late. They offered and he immediately postponed his commitment announcement. That will happen from time to time. Some kids dont want to leave the state.

Oh God, I can already see this shit turning into Evan Stewart 2.0. I am going to have to see people jonesing for him ever time the portal opens.

DT was a disaster. I have a hard time saying it was because of poor individual recruiting efforts. Here are the visits: Sanders (uncommited) Kevin Wynn Brandon Brown Myron Charles Josiah Sharma They tried to get Zion in.. Texas wanted to get 4 DTs in this class. They zeroed on 6 DTs. 4 of those were OOS national recruits. Sanders is probably the only one "Texas should win". That was just unrealistic. Sark set Baker up for failure.

We shall see. Florida and A&M imploded that was 3 of 5. Oregon lost a coach a few years ago. Worthy became available, because Michigan couldnt get him in early. I have no idea how it will work out, but the idea that the recruiting is static is nonsense. I am not sure Texas has reached a level where they are a known commodity. They had 1 year in the last 5.

Just to put the shitty week into perspective, I looked at Texas last year.. Texas brought in 47-49 kids for official visits and signed 22. The following players were committed to other schools (or on the verge of committing to other schools) at this time Simmons LSU Filsame - Florida Mack -Florida. Butler - Colorado. TyAnthony Smith - A&M. Missed on notable players like Micah Hudson, Wesco, Ryner Swanson, Daniel Calhoun, Michael Uini, Makia Saina, Jordan Ross, McKinley, Jonan Ajonye, Jayden Jackson, Faga, Hibbler, Lindsey, Gipson, Justin Williams So despite all the bad news, Texas is not far from where they were last year. Hopefully, Sark finishes like he did last year.

Just to put the shitty week into perspective, I looked at Texas last year.. Texas brought in 47-49 kids for official visits and signed 22. The following players were committed to other schools (or on the verge of committing to other schools) at this time Simmons LSU Filsame - Florida Mack -Florida. Butler - Colorado. TyAnthony Smith - A&M. Missed on notable players like Micah Hudson, Wesco, Ryner Swanson, Daniel Calhoun, Michael Uini, Makia Saina, Jordan Ross, McKinley, Jonan Ajonye, Jayden Jackson, Faga, Hibbler, Lindsey, Gipson, Justin Williams So despite all the bad news, Texas is not far from where they were last year. Hopefully, Sark finishes like he did last year. damn it, wrong thread

Florida is probably a better job. I can’t think of a worse situation than following Saban at Bama.

It’s definitely a loss, but it is not 1 that can not be overcome. Best way to think of it is wins above replacement. Texas can find options to mitigate that loss. You can point to recruits like French/Locket or the portal. Some positions are just more plentiful, than others. WR is arguably the most stacked position in football currently