Texas Recruiting Notes 2023: Strippers, Monkeys, and 5-Stars

[closetojumping 62,595]

Boy, I don’t know how it is possible, but I think we’ve sunk to a new low. Engineering professor stories, it turns out, are more boring than engineering itself. I don’t even know what kind of banal shit I could compare these last few pages to in any other vein. Reading Ian Boyd perhaps? Fuck. 

[maninblack 7,974]

engiNERDS!!!!

[conVINCEd 21,469]

1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

Boy, I don’t know how it is possible, but I think we’ve sunk to a new low. Engineering professor stories, it turns out, are more boring than engineering itself. I don’t even know what kind of banal shit I could compare these last few pages to in any other vein. Reading Ian Boyd perhaps? Fuck. 

Just so you know, I needed to get my hatred for my freshman calculus teacher who barely spoke English off my chest.  I’ve now done that now, so consider it over.

[irishtexan 11,515]

No one gives a shit about what professor you had in college, people.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,091]

Is this not group therapy?

[Bevo 13,575]

6 minutes ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

Is this not group therapy?

I don't think being told your recruiting ideas are stupid and you are stupid too provides much therapy but your mileage may vary.

[Tex Pete 20,339]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Boy, I don’t know how it is possible, but I think we’ve sunk to a new low. Engineering professor stories, it turns out, are more boring than engineering itself. I don’t even know what kind of banal shit I could compare these last few pages to in any other vein. Reading Ian Boyd perhaps? Fuck. 

Don Hong was terrible for calculus. I’m not sure what language he was speaking, but I couldn’t follow him. That motherfucker. 

[RollLeft 5,043]

4 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

You like apples?

Goddamnit. That was my joke

I think you mean; Son of bitch stole your line.  

 

2 hours ago, irishtexan said:

No one gives a shit about what professor you had in college, people.

Sounds like we now know the guy serving our kids fries, people.  

[Colonel Sanders 1,336]

6 hours ago, TheMailBox357 said:

 

Shouldn't this be 46-3 reasons?  Wrong blowout moron.

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6 hours ago, irishtexan said:

No one gives a shit about what professor you had in college, people.

You’re right. But, we’re on page 433, so this train might need some help getting down the track to 1,000. 

[JesusSweatDuck 17,781]

7 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

"Isn't that supposed to go in your mouth?" - Brent Venables 

[Dbeasy 15,044]

To be fair, any reference to Burn After Reading is a positive contribution in any social situation. So we’ve got that going for us. 

[texifornia 56,898]

6 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Boy, I don’t know how it is possible, but I think we’ve sunk to a new low. Engineering professor stories, it turns out, are more boring than engineering itself. I don’t even know what kind of banal shit I could compare these last few pages to in any other vein. Reading Ian Boyd perhaps? Fuck. 

It's surprising, given how math and engineering majors are usually so smooth and charming in social situations

[JesusSweatDuck 17,781]

13 minutes ago, texifornia said:

It's surprising, given how math and engineering majors are usually so smooth and charming in social situations

[WinningIsHard 4,028]

7 hours ago, irishtexan said:

No one gives a shit about what professor you had in college, people.

I had an Irish professor once for statics, he was a prick. I can’t for the life of me figure out what jogged my memory about that, oh well lol. 

[Daichee Bell 2,925]

7 minutes ago, WinningIsHard said:

I had an Irish professor once for statics, he was a prick. I can’t for the life of me figure out what jogged my memory about that, oh well lol. 

Great fucking story. 

[JBJ 3,654]

5 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

Don Hong was terrible for calculus. I’m not sure what language he was speaking, but I couldn’t follow him. That motherfucker. 

Same but with Lee Huang in Statics.  I remember him drawing a square on the board at the start of class one day and asking the class what the word for it was.  After about 5 minutes of the class guessing, he was looking for the word BOX.

Ended up with a point grade of 78 in the class and that was good enough for an A somehow.

Edited August 12, 2022 by JBJ

[WinningIsHard 4,028]

10 minutes ago, Daichee Bell said:

Great fucking story. 

He was being a prick, it reminded me of a professor who was a…fuck, never mind. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,488]

I had a difficult time understanding my PChem II professor. She had an accent, but it was the material that was the problem. 

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

7 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Boy, I don’t know how it is possible, but I think we’ve sunk to a new low. Engineering professor stories, it turns out, are more boring than engineering itself. I don’t even know what kind of banal shit I could compare these last few pages to in any other vein. Reading Ian Boyd perhaps? Fuck. 

Ian Boyd articles? Are you sure you want that?

[closetohumping 17,438]

I always liked professor Garner for business foundations.   He said he used to say “I can be bribed but I assure you none of you have the money to meet my price”.   Apparently a few people asked him to throw out a number 

[UncleBuck 6,453]

14 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

The real Bill Guy taught calculus at UT for 40 years and was not an ass.  

Might be confusing him for Bill fella

[MirrOlure 14,760]

Don Hong was terrible for calculus. I’m not sure what language he was speaking, but I couldn’t follow him. That motherfucker. 

I’d still choose him over Professor Kleinberg


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[Cairn Horn88 8,260]

Engineering professor stories not going away….

It's a beautiful morning, 
I think I'll go outside for a while
And just smile
Just take in some clean fresh air, boy
No sense in staying inside
If the weather's fine and you've got the time
It's your chance to wake up and plan another brand new day
Either way…it’s ok.

[tejas60 3,532]

you rascal

[Shaggyhorn 641]

Remember when I first met Dr. Guy, I was working as a janitor and I solved this math problem he wrote on a chalkboard. 

Dr. Guy was great. I didn’t do great in his class because I was an idiot as a freshman. I did not like his apples or equations.

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

[NoName 16,351]

12 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

What's actually amazing is professed Texas Longhorn fans continuing to enrich a person who took money from a charity golf tournament in honor of a deceased Longhorn football player to settle personal debts instead of sending all proceeds to the deceased player's family. 

 

[IBuryPaul 273]

I recently began watching this. I like her and this is about as relevant as the other shit going on here. 

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3 minutes ago, IBuryPaul said:

I recently began watching this. I like her and this is about as relevant as the other shit going on here. 

Mmmmm. Firebush is my favorite. 

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20 hours ago, SarkAfterDark said:

Y’all really have some weird infatuation with Ketchum, I mean 3 pages of this shit. Give it a fucking rest.

Hi Geoff!!

[Shaggyhorn 641]

Mmmmm. Firebush is my favorite. 

Take care. You will likely get burned.

[SquishMitten 10,403]

Fuck all y’all. I’d rather read about your gotdamn thermostat presences. This is fucking awful

[derpyhorndog 2,557]

3 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

Fuck all y’all. I’d rather read about your gotdamn thermostat presences. This is fucking awful

[Herbie Hancock 7,345]

Fuck all y’all. I’d rather read about your gotdamn thermostat presences. This is fucking awful

I’d rather read all of Grendel’s missives start to finish.

[BigOrange1 6,433]

lord i forgot about grendel.

[Redneck Mutha 7,954]

[jeevsie 3,733]

Hmm....

Can't post about professors.

Can't start a new thread cuz new threads are frowned upon.

What to do, what to do?

[Da Fino 2,778]

36 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

I’d rather read all of Grendel’s missives start to finish.

I wonder if he's still taking roses to work or has worked up the confidence to ask that coworker to lunch in person?

[texifornia 56,898]

4 minutes ago, jeevsie said:

Hmm....

Can't post about professors.

Can't start a new thread cuz new threads are frowned upon.

What to do, what to do?

Make a thread in the Basketball forum, they could use the traffic

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The Athletic: How Texas’ recruitment of Arch Manning depended on quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee

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“We spoke the same language, thought the same way,” Sarkisian said. “Came from different systems but came together where I completely entrusted him with everything that I felt like needed to get done. And … I could always count on AJ to get it done.”

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Milwee essentially functions as a carbon copy; Stewart calls him an “extension” of Sarkisian.

“I know if I can’t be at a drill or at a certain period and coach Milwee is coaching the quarterbacks, he’s saying exactly what I would be thinking and … saying,” Sarkisian said. “Sometimes I don’t want him to always think like me and I want his own opinion. … I give him full trust and autonomy to go do it.”

 

 

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How Texas’ recruitment of Arch Manning depended on quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee

By Sam Khan Jr. and Max Olson

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After Texas won the Arch Manning sweepstakes in June, Nelson Stewart, Manning’s coach at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, joked that throughout the recruiting process, he talked to Longhorns quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee more than his own wife.

Stewart, whom the Manning family designated to run point on Arch’s recruitment, wasn’t exaggerating by much.

“We talked every day,” Stewart told The Athletic this week. “He typically still calls in the evening when he’s driving home to see his kids. He’ll call me en route.”

It is that type of persistence that proved integral in Texas’ recruitment of Manning, the top recruit in the 2023 class with the famous last name. Milwee showed up at Newman at 7 a.m. and stayed until 7 p.m. on days he was allowed to recruit on campus. He brought his own video camera to film the quarterback’s on-field work. He built a strong relationship with Manning, the grandson of Archie, son of Cooper and nephew of Peyton and Eli, and gained the family’s trust.

 

Over the past 19 months, Stewart and the Manning clan have come to know Milwee, 36, as a personable, even-keeled coach with a relentless work ethic. That echoes the sentiments of those he has played and worked for and coached. Once one of the youngest offensive coordinators in the FBS, Milwee is emerging as an invaluable part of Steve Sarkisian’s staff in Austin as a coach and recruiter. And as the Longhorns mull a decision on naming Quinn Ewers or Hudson Card their starter, it’s Milwee who is working closest with them daily.

“If you’re going to be given the responsibility to be the quarterbacks coach at Texas, you better have authority over that position,” said Louisiana-Monroe coach Terry Bowden, who hired Milwee to his first coaching job. “He clearly has the authority and knowledge.”

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Milwee’s quarterback expertise comes from personal experience.

His father, Jeff, was a longtime high school coach and AJ “was raised on the sideline,” Bowden said. Drew Noles, who coached AJ in his final two years at Boaz High in Alabama, said he was a “phenomenal” multi-sport athlete.

“He was a great basketball player; his team made the final four,” Noles said. “He was on two state champion golf teams. He could’ve played college baseball. He could’ve run track for us.

“He was truly one-of-a-kind.”

Milwee shined brightest as a quarterback. He led Boaz to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs in his junior and senior seasons. Noles remembers a long game-winning touchdown run in the second round of the 2003 postseason versus Shelby County in which Milwee reversed field “and probably ran 200 yards” dodging tackles all the way to the end zone.

“He made Flutie-type plays,” Noles said. “He wasn’t a prototypical sit-in-the-pocket guy. He was hard to tackle then, my goodness.”

Though some scholarship offers came, Division I schools weren’t too interested in the 5-foot-10 Milwee. So he walked on at Alabama for a year before transferring to North Alabama, then a Division II program.

Milwee set multiple passing records under then-coach Mark Hudspeth. Milwee still holds the school’s career marks for passing yards (8,436), completions (677), attempts (1,030) and touchdown passes (73). He was a two-time finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, Division II’s equivalent to the Heisman. He led the Lions to the D-II playoffs three straight years, including a semifinal appearance in 2008.

After graduating with a finance degree, Milwee remained at UNA as a graduate assistant for two years under Bowden, who succeeded Hudspeth following 2008. Milwee spent a year on staff at East Mississippi Community College, winning a national junior college title, before reuniting with Bowden at Akron as his quarterbacks coach in 2012.

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A year into his time with the Zips, Bowden promoted Milwee, then 26, to offensive coordinator, the second-youngest in the FBS to hold that title at the time. Bowden was the same age when he landed his first head coaching job at Salem College in 1983, so Milwee’s youth didn’t rattle him.

“He had good coaching skills from the very beginning,” said Bowden, whose ULM team opens the season at Texas on Sept. 3.

At Akron, Milwee was a quick study. He was demanding without being demeaning.

“He’s hard on the guys that he trusts. … His expectations for you are very high,” said Thomas Woodson, the Zips starting quarterback from 2015-17. “He’s tough on his guys at quarterback more than any other guys on offense.”

Said Bowden: “It wasn’t screaming and hollering and all those things that you might get from someone else. When he runs a meeting, he’s very smart, he’s very organized, he knows what he’s doing.”

Over time, Bowden — who has called plays most of his career — began delegating that duty to Milwee. “I’ve met a lot of young coaches that I wouldn’t turn it over to,” Bowden said. But he said he felt Milwee had star potential, so gradually, he’d have Milwee provide more input.

“AJ would send plays in through me, and sometimes I might say, ‘No, let’s do this,’ but I very seldom ever had to do that,” Bowden said. “He understands why if you run it one way that you better have a counter play the next play, when’s the time to catch the defense off guard.”

Woodson said Milwee emphasized a fast pace to make opposing defenses uncomfortable. The Zips won their first bowl and achieved their first eight-win season as an FBS program in 2015 and made another bowl two seasons later. But after a 4-8 campaign in 2018, Bowden was fired. Milwee joined Alabama’s staff as an analyst in 2019, where he met Sarkisian, then Alabama’s offensive coordinator.

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When Milwee and Sarkisian united in Tuscaloosa, they quickly developed a rapport.

“We spoke the same language, thought the same way,” Sarkisian said. “Came from different systems but came together where I completely entrusted him with everything that I felt like needed to get done. And … I could always count on AJ to get it done.”

After Alabama went 24-2 in two seasons and set offensive records en route to winning the 2020 national championship, Sarkisian brought Milwee with him to the Forty Acres. One of the top priorities was connecting with Manning. With the pandemic-induced recruiting dead period still ongoing, the initial Manning contact in January 2021 came via videoconference.

When secondary coach Terry Joseph sent Stewart the Zoom link, Stewart clicked on it, and the first face he saw was Milwee’s. Both Sarkisian and Milwee had regular Zoom calls in the first half of 2021 with Manning, and Stewart said he could sense that the star quarterback  “really connected” with Milwee.

“He’s a really authentic guy in developing his relationships,” Sarkisian said. “He’s diligent in his craft.”

Said Bowden: “He’s not a salesman. He’s gonna tell you the things you need to hear.”

The Mannings visited Texas last year and witnessed Milwee running a quarterbacks meeting.

“He has great attention to detail,” Stewart said. “He can look at a clip of Arch and see things within 10 seconds that would take me forever.”

Though the Manning recruitment went to plan, 2021 didn’t. Texas had a turbulent year, particularly at quarterback, with Card winning the job in preseason camp only to be benched after two games. Casey Thompson started the last 10 and excelled initially after taking over, but injuries, inconsistency and poor offensive line play contributed to the team’s struggles in the season’s second half, which included a six-game losing streak.

Thompson transferred after the season, and Ewers, the top recruit in the 2021 class who Sarkisian and Milwee also recruited from the time they arrived at Texas, transferred in from Ohio State. Even while mired in those struggles, Stewart said Milwee consistently exuded positivity.

Milwee, who wasn’t made available for comment for this story because Sarkisian limits access to assistant coaches, enters his fourth season working with Sarkisian. Milwee essentially functions as a carbon copy; Stewart calls him an “extension” of Sarkisian.

“I know if I can’t be at a drill or at a certain period and coach Milwee is coaching the quarterbacks, he’s saying exactly what I would be thinking and … saying,” Sarkisian said. “Sometimes I don’t want him to always think like me and I want his own opinion. … I give him full trust and autonomy to go do it.”

Milwee must take that responsibility and thrive with it. When it comes to talent, he is in as enviable a situation as a quarterbacks coach can find himself, with a former No. 1 overall recruit and two former four-stars (Card and Maalik Murphy) on the roster and the top 2023 recruit arriving in December.

He won’t be alone in handling them all, as Sarkisian — a former BYU quarterback — remains heavily involved with the position and still calls the plays. His own lengthy resume runs from coaching Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC to Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones at Alabama.

Together, they must guide Ewers and Card to better, more consistent results than last year’s while setting the stage for Manning’s winter arrival. Milwee’s ability to manage his gifted passers will play a key role in Texas’ fate.

 

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11 hours ago, Not a cat said:

I remember Buss for psych 101. First day  the old short dude walks into the packed auditorium at batts hall and announces there's a sign up sheet outside his office and anyone that beats him at racquetball, the entire class gets a day off.

Finally near the end of the year he asks a student to stand up, announces that the student beat him for his first loss

in a decade or so and next class was cancelled. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I liked old Professor Buss. He was like Mel Brooks’s twin. 

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

By: Justin and Gerry

From the road in Florida and Louisiana

There is a similarity between Texas commitments Cedric Baxter Jr. (Orlando/Edgewater) and Derek Williams (New Iberia, La./Westgate). Both are top-30 ranked prospects in the On300, and neither are close to being finished products physically. There is plenty of physical upside remaining for two of the top prospects in the country. Both guys will add 10-20-pounds of pure muscle and definition to their frames.

In the case of Williams, he may have as much physical upside as any prospect in the country in the class. Inside Texas was informed Thursday that his father is 6-foot-5/6-foot-6, and his mother is 5-foot-11/6-feet. The 6-foot-0.5, 180-pounder with long arms doesn’t turn 18 until January, and has the look in person of a prospect that is not done growing. Westgate head coach Ryan Antoine thinks his star playmaker could end up being 6-2/6-3 and 220+ pounds in time. If that ended up being the case, Williams would end up being one of the top players in the 2023 cycle in three or four years headed into NFL Draft time. He has twitch and burst, and is an instinctive playmaker.

As far as Williams’ recruitment, after interviewing him prior to practice, he sounded like a prospect Texas will have to recruit through the whistle. And while that may be the case due to being one of the top prospects in the country, his commitment is solid per those close. Texas defensive backs coach Terry Joseph and head coach Steve Sarkisian received rave reviews from the Westgate staff. With LSU and Alabama loading up on safeties/defensive backs, Miami could stand the best chance to pull an upset. Texas A&M and Florida are also trying very hard. Florida defensive backs coach Corey Raymond is very close to the Westgate staff. As in, very close. But the Gators aren’t considered a true threat as of now. That would be LSU and Miami, as of today. With that said, Texas fans should feel good about Williams’ commitment status. He plans to be at the Alabama game September 10.

Watching Arch Manning (New Orleans/Isidore Newman) up close Thursday, the “overrated” bull crap needs to stop. I get that people are going to try and tear down the top prospect with a famous name. It's par for the course. But Manning is entering his senior season an even more advanced leader, retained the same athleticism as last year with more muscle/weight on his frame, has easily the best release in the cycle, more arm strength than given credit for with continued strength building in the legs and core, and is naturally accurate. He will be forced to play under quite a bit of duress again this season, so fans and people in the industry have to understand that. And that will make him a better quarterback at the college level. I would tell people in the industry that instead of guessing and looking for clicks and retweets, go watch him in person and talk to the Newman quarterback and offensive coordinator staff in depth. Give it a try!

Manning is not doing interviews prior to the first game of the season. The reason is simple, those around Arch want him to enjoy being a senior football player with his teammates. Peyton said as much at the Manning Passing Academy after Arch committed. I did get the opportunity to chat with Manning and Will Randle for about ten minutes before and after practice Thursday.

Here's what I can tell you, both are very excited about being Texas Longhorns. We talked about Cedric Baxter Jr's announcement. I was asked what I though about Payton Kirkland after seeing him, as Manning and Randle saw he was at Baxter's announcement. A couple of the Texas freshmen offensive linemen were mentioned. One having been very impressive thus far per the duo, and another that is learning a new position and taking in a lot of information learning the playbook and calls. There is a genuine excitement around the Isidore Newman program that Manning and Randle are headed to Texas. And in the 2025 class at Isidore Newman, offensive tackle Brett Bordelon is serious about Texas despite having serious LSU connections, including brother Bo Bordelon. The LSU freshman is running second team left tackle for the Tigers.

Another recruit very interested in what Texas’ 2023 class is building is tight end Duce Robinson, Phoenix (Ariz) Pinnacle. The On3 five-star is a prospect in football and baseball, where he recently performed at an Area Code baseball showcase.

Sources close to his recruitment says USC and Texas are his top two schools and he’s eager to set an official visit to Austin. Texas baseball coaches are interested in the despite Texas having two tight ends in the 2023 class - Will Randle and Spencer Shannon. Robinson is a no-brainer take regardless. Something about Robinsons from Arizona.

After snagging Baxter, Texas reached out to Jerrick Gibson. The 2024 Jonesboro (GA) Mundys Mill four-star and On3 No. 2 running back and the Longhorns continue to build a strong connection spearheaded by Tashard Choice. Georgia, Alabama, and Florida are in the mix. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Gibson at a Texas game this fall. The SEC move is notable to Gibson. He was on campus in June. Texas is a genuine threat.

[texifornia 56,898]

On 6/7/2022 at 11:44 AM, BurntOrange&White said:

Nahlin - Casey by Case June Strategy:

We are close to having very good clarity on UT’s big board. June fact patterns will tell us a lot as kids visit their top schools. Here I’ll go into how I view the strategy behind each visitor. Of course my view is with the benefit of inside info and round table discussions with Justin and Gerry.

Official visits 

June 10-12

Cedric Baxter, RB, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater: This is the long game no matter how you split it, and you can expect Texas to have a seat at the table even if he reduces his list to three schools. Getting him in early seems counterintuitive but game day visits are much more hectic, and so too will be the following official visit weekend. Show him the stadium named after two Heisman winning running backs. Have him spend quality time with Bijan Robinson and learn in detail what it’s like to be the unofficial student body president. Texas will need to get a good understanding of whether or not it’s realistic to land Baxter, or if they need to pivot towards an all hands on deck approach to Rueben Owens.

Spencer Shannon, TE, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei: They’ve offered a handful of tight ends recently, even though they can land both Shannon and Will Randle. I’m curious myself to see the long term strategy at Jeff Banks’ position.

June 14-16

Colton Vasek, EDGE, Austin (Texas) Westlake: The midweek official visit rarely works out but that’s a good approach if you want to be able to make up ground in a recruitment. A visit in the middle of the week will allow Vasek to watch workouts.

June 17-19

Arch Manning, New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman: Originally the staff was hoping to have Manning in on the final weekend of the month but due to the Manning Passing Academy that wasn’t doable. This could potentially work out better. Texas would benefit from fellow recruits on visits this weekend to get the feeling Arch will end up at Texas. Confidence is the highest it has been in favor of Texas since this recruitment took off a year ago.

Jaquaize Pettaway, WR, Houston (Texas) Langham Creek: Oklahoma is a real threat so they need a big weekend. It was interesting when earlier in the spring Pettaway said he wasn’t being recruited much by people like Xavier Worthy or that he hadn’t been in touch with Manning. Since then he has talked with Manning. This is the perfect weekend for Pettaway to visit. He’ll see how down to earth the five-star is and I believe that will appeal to him.

Will Randle, TE, New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman: I’m mildly surprised he isn’t committed yet.

My’Keil Gardner, DL, Peioria (Ariz.) Liberty: Texas got out of the gates pretty good in this recruitment but then Oregon took control. They needed to get Gardner on campus ASAP to try and make up ground.

Sydir Mitchell, DL, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic: This visit will be about taking your best shot and trying to hang around the rim in the event things break UT’s way this season. Georgia is the favorite.

Hunter Osborne, EDGE, Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville: We had Osborne on offer watch last summer and it didn’t materialize. From that standpoint, there may be ground to make up. The flip side of that is, maybe they knew they could wait. Osborne and true freshman early enrollee Justice Finkley are close. Who better to chaperone?

Tony Mitchell, S, Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson: It’s fun to force your foes to play defense.

Mikal Harrison-Pilot, WR, Temple (Texas): From a recruiting standpoint he’s wide receiver specific and UT will have some ground to make up. Having him in with Arch makes sense — those two have similar personalities. OU leads.

June 24-26

Ryan Niblett, WR, Aldine (Texas) Eisenhower: Just ensure he’s firmly committed.

Jaden Greathouse, WR, Austin (Texas) Westlake: This might be the last chance for Texas to keep Greathouse close to home. They’ll need to make a compelling pitch regarding scheme. Notre Dame is the team to beat.

Kyle Parker, WR, Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy: It’s hard to see Parker in the class, even though he has some of the most dynamic tape at the position this cycle. LSU just offered. Before that Penn State was the most likely destination. Strategy here is to retain optionality as long as possible. That’s tough to do in this day and age.

Andre Cojoe, OL. Mansfield (Texas) Summit: More

Connor Stroh, OL, Frisco (Texas) Wakeland: O-line

Jaydon Chatman, OL, Harker Heights (Texas): Consensus

Ian Reed, OL, Austin (Texas) Vandegrift: Building

It’s maybe a bit unfortunate the four offensive lineman won’t be in at the same time as Arch, but they just hung out with him in late March. These players will have a firm grip on UT’s positioning with Arch, and therefore a firm grip on class trajectory.

Ansel Nedore, DL, Round Rock (Texas): Nedore hasn’t been super responsive to schools recruiting him. They’ll want to get an understanding of why that is.

Avion Carter, DL, Amarillo (Texas) Tascosa: Carter’s another talented player the staff will want to get to know much better. Official visits for both Nedore and Carter are going to help determine how big of a need they are. Numbers on the D-line aren’t as big as they were last cycle.

Derion Gullette, LB/EDGE, Marlin (Texas): This official visit is all about cementing UT’s standing as the likely team to beat heading into July, August, and potential decision before his senior season.

Braylan Shelby, EDGE, Friendswood (Texas): Another chance to get the final word before the dead period. Texas needs to hold off USC and play up proximity.

Blake Purchase, EDGE, Englewood (Colo.) Cherry Creek: The kid has good tape but they’ll want to get to know him better and see if he fits in the class numbers-wise. They went after Billy Walton fairly aggressively, so an all out push for Purchase wouldn’t be a total surprise.

S’Maje Burrell, LB, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley: Former A&M linebacker and all around good guy Donnie Bragg watched Burrell at a camp and immediately hit me up stating the kid can move, but what really stands out his is leadership. “That kid is going to be a hell of a recruiter, too.” Pair him with Anthony Hill.

Anthony Hill, LB, Denton (Texas) Ryan: Texas is going to be in a dogfight with the usual suspects for Hill. They need to be on equal footing when it comes to his personal preference based on relationships, the players he wants to sign with, and perceived program trajectory.

Makari Vickers, S, Tallahassee (Fla.) John Paul II Catholic: Texas will want the last word heading into the dead period, and immediately after his Alabama official visit. If Bama doesn’t push, we like UT’s chances. If Bama does push, it helps with Derek Williams.

Derek Williams, S, New Iberia (La.) Westgate: This will be a late decision but momentum in Louisiana this summer is there for the taking. On numerous occasions Williams and his mother have already proven their willingness to visit Austin, so it’s likely they’ll return once again during the season which means this allows UT to get two more cracks at the highly-rated pure safety. Williams is a prospect where the holistic university pitch will resonate, so a non-game weekend makes sense in that regard.

Jayden Bonsu, S, Hillside (N.J.) St. Peter’s Prep: Texas needs to get him on campus ASAP to try and make up ground on Ohio State. Bonsu is a bit of a long shot, but Ohio State does have to safeties committed while Texas has none. UT also has some good ties at his school. That helps a coaching staff figure out what makes a player a good program fit and approaching the recruitment with that in mind.

Bringing this pre-June 10th weekend update back for funsies. Lefau wasn't even penned in for that weekend yet.

[JesusSweatDuck 17,781]

10 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Bringing this pre-June 10th weekend update back for funsies. Lefau wasn't even penned in for that weekend yet.

Don't you dare try to get us back on track.

[Shaggyhorn 641]

Don't you dare try to get us back on track.

Boot him!

[Vertigo 20,276]

 

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Hmm....
Can't post about professors.
Can't start a new thread cuz new threads are frowned upon.
What to do, what to do?

Anybody into fan fic? I know of a guy who was working on a piece. Maybe we could discuss?

WORLDS WITHOUT END REDUX
Act I

CHAPTER I.

In the endless void between the stars the mile-long form of a
starship moved silently, its chalk-white surface in perfect contrast
with the infinite night. The almost casual motion of this ship and
its two escorts was quietly observed. Star Destroyers, a powerful
front-line ship for the Galactic Empire, and a source of terror across
its territory. The recent arms race with the guerrilla movement to
overthrow their leadership had continued to push their weapons
technology further. It is this short time right now when that Empire
would be at its strongest, when they have their most advanced
technologies and an intact chain of command.
"Yes," said a voice with satisfaction, unconcerned with such
physical limitations on sound in a vacuum. "This will do nicely."
When those words were spoken, a change took place that was to
be felt across the universe. In some parts of the galaxy, some
special individuals noticed inexplicable feelings of uncertainty and
dread. For the two remaining masters of the Force, each the polar
opposite of his counterpart, it produced a disturbance unlike any they
had ever experienced in their long lives. And while these two were
wont to agree on anything, both could sense the potential doom that
had come into being.

 

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20 hours ago, RGBIII said:

 

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19 hours ago, BornAndRaised said:

Did aggy already write him off or is this worthy of another round of bitching posts?

 

18 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

 

I still wonder why Texas canceled his visit besides the fact that they had Payton Kirkland ready to commit. Check McVay's measurements, he's even bigger than Kirland. It's like he's another Cam Williams!

 

18 hours ago, texifornia said:

Bird in the hand vs bird in the bush who is also flirting with Saban

McVay is an IOL, while Kirkland is an OT. It's as simple as that. Between the OL already on campus & the OL committed in '23 class, UT already has plenty of IOL. What UT doesn't have enough of is OTs. Which is why UT chose Kirkland over McVay & even T.J. Shanahan.