Magus Ossis

Yes-- the solid production out of that class despite its (on paper) lower talent rating and small size was crucial, IMO, in making "Texas is back" even a possibility. If we keep getting our asses handed to us on the field, the excitement of a new coach can wear off before we stock up on enough new classes, and we get caught in a vicious cycle. As it stands, the future is wide open. Also, I am more than a little gruntled to see our recruiting go from the 89-90 averages to 91-93. I know that rankings are not everything, but they are something. And we are not reaching Mullen-style for stars at the expense of character, fit, etc.

Love the potential as a great receiver, the low drama, and the tag to Milroe.

2015 was Strong’s first full class. 27 guys signed, .8943 average, 10th nationwide, 1st B12. Only one left is Burt. Some duds and no-shows, but included Malik, Connor Williams, Omenihu, Hill, Boyd, Davis, and the punter. 2016 was peak Strong era. 28 / .9007 / 7 / 1. Turned out better than it looked after Baylor raped its way into trouble. Would have been better had Hudson not medically washed out. Fair number of guys gone. Included Duv, Jones, Shark, Collin, Zach, Roach, and LJ 2017 had 6 committed when Herman took over. Ended with 17 / .8758 / 25 / 2. A few misses, but included Sam, Cosmi, TQ, Gary Johnson, Josh Thompson, Kerstetter, Bimage, Brewer and Boyce. 2018 was Herman’s honeymoon class. 27 / .9216 / 3 / 1. Rising and Williams gone. A few others may not pan out. Historically good safety haul. Lots of contributors and expected contributors. 2019 was the anti-honeymoon, the shadow of the jimbotron. 26 / .9119 / 3 / 1. Bru, Floyd, and Brown all off the board before the season starts, but 2/3 might be back. Potential - haven’t done anything yet. Our 247 class conference ranks are 1, 1, 2, 1, 1. It’s time. 2020 marks the reversion of aggy to the mean and under our boot. We’re at 16 / .9313 / 6 / 1 so far. 2021 is apparently the Milroe show. 7 / .9269 / 2 / 1 so far. source: 247

Because they have Lamar, UNT, Plano East, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and USCe there to cushion the blow. They would need an implosion of historic proportion to fail to win 6 games, let alone more than once in a row.

Well that was fun while it lasted

The SEC is soft outside of Bama, UGA, LSU, and maybe Mullen’s gators. Aggy is no Texas, but they’re more talented than most of that conference. Clemson with Trevor will likely work them over. Their odds of beating a top team aren’t great, but the odds of losing to one of their other 5 aren’t much higher. I’ll laugh along with everyone else should they stumble, but the overwhelming likelihood in my opinion is that they win either 7 or 8 this year, before the bowl. The treat won’t be their utter collapse; it will be their exposure as an obvious little brother in the SEC and to us.

I would sit him through and including the OU game. That sends the message that he’s missing the biggest games of the (regular) season but leaves hope for redemption and return. I think a full year suspension would make return so remote for an emotionally distressed young man that the risk of his falling away would go up.

Ok, I’ll call it. 2120.

Talent like his is proof Texas doesn’t rebuild; we reload.

Wasn’t that shortly before Duv officially moved to the slot? Smith’s path to playing time just got better. Stinks for Josh— I hope he gets things straightened out in his life.

We need (not necessarily lack, but need): A path to the playoffs, Media availability of our games, A media deal that feeds our AD enough money to keep us in the rich club, At least a few games a year against teams in/around Texas, The OU game, and At least a couple of respectable games against out-of-state opponents including one marquee match-up annually. A weak B12 is not necessarily an insurmountable obstacle to any of these. We don't need any given conference mate to make it work. Even OU was OOC for the longest time. Pig and LSU are not coming, but it's OK. We just need to make sure that we aren't asleep at the switch when we get near the next big junction.

Why don't OU coaches like baseball? No hitter sounds like an impossible behavior standard. Thank you. Thank you. Don't forget to tip your server. I'll be here all week.

Documented by ESPN to be one of the top 32 historic football national brands. Texas, OU, nor USC-- none of them can claim to be an SEC top 32 national program.

Please don't let the joke about Whit turn into a cruel burn after some future scandal.

Wow. Moneyballing football to the point of distinguishing QB from team. I shouldn't be surprised, but I hadn't thought of it.

I'm comforted to know that the B12/SWC footprint representation is (Iowa, depending on how you draw the map,) Castiglione from OU, and Slocum from aggy. 2 votes from our neck of the woods will help ensure Texas gets a fair shake.

I really only disagree with one of the assumptions underlying publishing these historic charts. That would be the assumption that S&P+ isn't a nonscientific data-mining abortion of a pretense at meaningful football team strength analysis. Carry on.

Eaux Neaux

Feel bad for the kid. Keeping his weight under control while nonweightbearing for an ankle injury isnt going to be easy.

Yeah, they sold that loss like it was a super bowl win. And largely seemed to succeed. Was he truly at aggy? I thought he just lived in the land of the lost.

Why would any rational human with choices go to aggy? Answer-- no human is completely rational, and motivated bumpkins hard-sell people in ways that sometimes appeal to the uninformed and/or irrational parts of athletes' brains.

I think with class size and how a few schools are killing it, #6 is more likely.