Texas Recruiting Notes 2020

[Burntcowboy 1845]

[Burntcowboy 1845]

[Newy25 7668]

23 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Interesting. We still do not know who we are making a priority with our second CB, right? A&M feel very confident about Eaton. 

[Gardner Barnes 1562]

 

That is where you are supposed to engage. On the breastplate. It’s makes for great twitterspeak but every OL coach teaches players to engage there.

[jdhorn92 1545]

32 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

He a ‘20 or ‘21 guy? 

[Machinator 32099]

Just now, jdhorn92 said:

He a ‘20 or ‘21 guy? 

Is this the 2020 or 2021 thread?

[closetojumping 62604]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

9.95ers are saying it's legit.

@closetojumping is this also clickpumping?

 

1 hour ago, Stampeder said:

Yet, not a one of them has changed their CB to cloudy.

I default to clickpumping bullshit with the sudden “who really knows?!?” silliness right before a commitment announcement. It happens regularly. Players push that narrative and $9.95ers love it. It just happened with Broughton. 

The traffic directly ahead of a commitment will always flash when an announcement is scheduled.  When/if drama can be added with vagueries and potential backtracking, every site wins. 247 flat out benefits from drama between Texas and OSU. Same for Rivals. The Chris Thompson recruitment has been as innocuous as it gets. Now he’s waffling and we’re hearing about it, even though he’s known when he was committing for months? Right. 

I’ve seen the traffic and time on page metrics for sites when there’s a contested recruitment versus a surprise commitment and it is night and day. The only folks that win with an out of the blue commitment is the coaching staff that lands it. 

[Ricky Butler 2692]

1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

The Chris Thompson recruitment has been as innocuous as it gets. Now he’s waffling and we’re hearing about it, even though he’s known when he was committing for months? Right. 

And waffling while trying to meet an arbitrary deadline HE SET HIMSELF.

[Rickylovesweed 14293]

9 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Players push that narrative and $9.95ers love it. It just happened with Broughton. 

 

So much this. You can bet the same thing happens with Bijan before Friday. There are going to be rumors that he's waffling and USC/Ohio State are making a push. 

 

[Dbeasy 15047]

Hmmmm

Remind me of the story with him? He was headed aggy but was that because prioritized Ringo?

[UcancallmeSurly 451]

26 minutes ago, Burntcowboy said:

 

 

Nullifying shitty weather, fat women & burning couches in less than 72 hours seems like quite the task.

[TommyGufano 6021]

4 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

 

Remind me of the story with him? He was headed aggy but was that because prioritized Ringo?

 

And Kimber. And Rogers. And obviously Crawford.

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

23 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Is this the 2020 or 2021 thread?

Your logic programming is faultless

[Dbeasy 15047]

And Kimber. And Rogers. And obviously Crawford.

That’s right. Georgia is effing up our recruiting.

[Dbeasy 15047]

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

[Rickylovesweed 14293]

4 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

what's odd about throwing money around? It should be fairly obvious why they are landing recruits. 

[ClubWhatever 12128]

1 minute ago, Dbeasy said:

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

Ya think?   They recruit to level BBB+ for 30 years, then change staff and all of a sudden recruit to level AA+.  Right.  

[thepop 4409]

Chris Thompson has been silently committed for months. Block out the noise you hear. 

[Rickylovesweed 14293]

4 minutes ago, thepop said:

Chris Thompson has been silently committed for months. Block out the noise you hear. 

This should apply to about 98% of the rumors near the end of a recruitment.

The 9.95ers knew Broughton had made a commitment video and they were still pushing the narrative that he "might delay" or it "might be aggy". Some of that probably had to do with Broughton building suspense but this is just what 9.95ers do. 

Maybe there's truth to the Thompson rumors (I doubt it) but it's best to just block out the rumors near the end of a recruitment because nearly all of them end up being 9.95 bullshit or the recruit trying to build suspense. People better buckle up the next few days because I guarantee there are going to be a shitload of rumors involving Bijan. 

 

Edited July 30, 2019 by Rickylovesweed

[Tex Pete 20342]

9 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

They’re openly buying players. It’s not odd. 

[UcancallmeSurly 451]

11 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

It's "pay back".

[satyanash 14481]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

 

[Dbeasy 15047]

They’re openly buying players. It’s not odd. 

Except Kimber and Lindberg aren’t playing that game.

[satyanash 14481]

Nahlin said earlier in the day that there's a "stunning similarity" between CTJ's recruitment and Jahari Rodgers'.

[Foosters 17850]

So people pay these sites a monthly fee for assurances that they know inside information. Do the sites actually ever share the inside information?

[satyanash 14481]

2 hours ago, BigVegasHorn26 said:

Is there actual reporting of him waffling or just the standard Auburn is still in it/making it interesting?  

[texifornia 56910]

3 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Nahlin said earlier in the day that there's a "stunning similarity" between CTJ's recruitment and Jahari Rodgers'.

Depth chart willies and a good DB recruiter selling SEC makes sense.

[texifornia 56910]

"I will destroy you"

 

[Machinator 32099]

Fresh batch of Ohio State tears incoming

 

[Bam Bam Sam 303]

13 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Nahlin said earlier in the day that there's a "stunning similarity" between CTJ's recruitment and Jahari Rodgers'.

Think losing Coach Samp had a role in what's playing out with CT Jr if true?

[sushihorn 3233]

42 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It’s a little odd that the team we spanked hard in the bowl game has now picked up three recruits we are after (assuming Ringo is a done deal).

Kirby has probably concluded (quite rationally) that it's the only field on which he's likely to beat Tom Herman.

[texifornia 56910]

So. Many. New. Posters.

[Bam Bam Sam 303]

Just now, texifornia said:

So. Many. New. Posters.

Figured it was time to stop lurking after all this time.

[Cairn Horn88 8262]

36 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

They’re openly buying players. It’s not odd. 

Kirby learned from Saban.....

[squeegeedegg 723]

Same... Been lurking since Charlie had like no commits for 2016 class.  Have read every page since and I feel like I know all of you bastardos way more than I care to

[LTtxfan 49170]

Surly seducing new Posters...

[texifornia 56910]

I came around during the Malikmas era, I get it. Welcome! Don't fuck up.

[tejas60 3533]

28 minutes ago, Foosters said:

So people pay these sites a monthly fee for assurances that they know inside information. Do the sites actually ever share the inside information?

lol! after everything plays out, they will let you know all about the back story my friend!

[Doc Reeves 6434]

17 minutes ago, texifornia said:

So. Many. New. Posters.

 

I’m not sure who to hate yet, so I think I’ll hate them all

Edited July 31, 2019 by Doc Reeves

[Message Board User 12395]

7 minutes ago, squeegeedegg said:

Same... Been lurking since Charlie had like no commits for 2016 class.  Have read every page since and I feel like I know all of you bastardos way more than I care to

Lemme guess - you were no longer able to resist Katfid's sexual charisma.

[Machinator 32099]

Just now, Message Board User said:

Lemme guess - you were no longer able to resist Katfid's sexual charisma.

It was the racism that really sold him.

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

28 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Fresh batch of Ohio State tears incoming

 

Now I really think they will become major bidders in the Evans sweepstakes

[billfromlaketravis 11456]

I think a tOSU downturn is inevitable. I think Day is an above average recruiter, but holy s*** I'd be wary of him as a playcaller. 73 passes against Purdue is almost unforgivable. 

[squeegeedegg 723]

4 minutes ago, Machinator said:

It was the racism that really sold him.

I mean, Milroe is Bijan's lil bro right?

[ClubWhatever 12128]

Big money donors at that program were pissed that the AD freaked out and extended Malzahn, and if this season or next season ends with the slightest whiff that things are heading south, he and his staff will be gone.  If the family is thinking about committing to a position coach they should think carefully. 

[SydneyCarton 48075]

14 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think a tOSU downturn is inevitable. I think Day is an above average recruiter, but holy s*** I'd be wary of him as a playcaller. 73 passes against Purdue is almost unforgivable. 

 

Inevitable? You’re saying something that almost literally has NEVER happened is inevitable. I mean, it’s possible, sure, but inevitable isn’t what Id choose to call something that is a statistical outlier. Unless by downturn you mean “a few years of John Cooper.”

[satyanash 14481]

42 minutes ago, Bam Bam Sam said:

Think losing Coach Samp had a role in what's playing out with CT Jr if true?

Well, if what Keith Niebuhr's saying is true, CTJ wants to come here regardless.

I don't know why his family is pushing him to Auburn of all places though... You'd expect things like depth chart/the SEC pitch to influence the kid more than the parents.

Edited July 31, 2019 by satyanash

[Katfid54 8626]

22 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

Lemme guess - you were no longer able to resist Katfid's sexual charisma.

I get that a lot. Animal magnetism. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[billfromlaketravis 11456]

11 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

 

Inevitable? You’re saying something that almost literally has NEVER happened is inevitable. I mean, it’s possible, sure, but inevitable isn’t what Id choose to call something that is a statistical outlier. Unless by downturn you mean “a few years of John Cooper.”

Exactly. Beginning with the Woody Hayes Era, tOSU has been unbelievably fortunate with head coaches. When John Cooper and Earle Bruce are your two worst coaches in 70 years, something is going right. 

I would say I could see them dropping down to being a Big Ten contender, instead of dominating the conference, but I have very little faith in Harbaugh and the rest of the conference. 

Edited July 31, 2019 by billfromlaketravis