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

[SquishMitten 10,395]

If Gerry's comment was about Kirkland, and then he put in a CB right afterwards, that's an exceptionally dickish move 

 

ETA: dickish if the kid didn't tell him it was OK

Edited July 20, 2022 by SquishMitten

[Getafix 28,392]

 

 

On Kirkland ... 

 

 

Longhorns making surprise run at four-star offensive tackle

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Longhorns making surprise run at four-star offensive tackle

Mike Roach
 

This cycle has been full of surprises for Texas fans.

In the last month, the Longhorns shot up the boards adding double-digit commitments from some of the best in the country. Is there another surprise in store? This morning, we got word there was some growing buzz with four-star Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips offensive lineman Payton Kirkland. The massive prospect is set to make his decision this weekend, and the Longhorns are coming from out of nowhere to be a factor in the race.

Kirkland is a prospect Kyle Flood has been hard at work for traveling to the Sunshine State several times to see him during the spring. While Kirkland initially released a list of finalists that didn't include Texas, we are told as of this morning that the Longhorns are very much in the mix. We took a few hours to connect with several sources, and each of them indicated that Texas has gone from outside of the main group to a big contender.

Miami was one of the schools assumed to be in the lead for Kirkland, but he also has 247Sports Crystal Ball picks for Michigan State and Florida. We've reported in the past that with four offensive line commits already on board, Texas would be out to find premium prospects to finish off the class. At the moment, I think Texas is making enough noise to be considered a legitimate contender to land Kirkland on Saturday.

247Sports' National Recruiting Analyst Andrew Ivins is hearing similar buzz and reported it during an episode of Preps to Pros on the 247Sports YouTube page.

The 6-foot-6, 345 pound offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 25 offensive tackle in the nation and No. 57 overall prospect in Florida, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

His 247Sports scouting report from Ivins is below:

A big body with some functional athleticism. Owns a wider base. Believed to be just under 6-foot-6, 350 pounds coming out of junior season. Blessed with some length in the arms. Power-based player that is a solid drive blocker. Packs a strong punch and has won with his upper body plenty of times on Friday nights as he pushes would-be tacklers and pass rushers to the side. Has shown that he can get to the second level and find a linebacker when needed. Has worked through a different pass sets over the years and has an effective quickstep for someone his size. However, must keep improving as a pass blocker, especially if he’s going to be tasked with trying to fend off the twitched-up front seven players that call the SEC home these days. Likely will need a few years to rework the body and add strength in the core, but has the makeup of someone that can be molded into a multi-year starter at a Power 5 program with the right coaching. Will be viewed by some as a tackle at the next level, but could also find a home at one of the guard spots, which isn't a bad thing as position versatility is always valuable. Rare measurables could eventually have him on the radar of NFL scouts.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2022 by Getafix

[RGBIII 22,798]

1 minute ago, SquishMitten said:

If Gerry's comment was about Kirkland, and then he put in a CB right afterwards, that's an exceptionally dickish move

Very Fong like. He’s not typically like that

[Pato del Muerto 52,320]

[CowtownHorn 5,126]

9 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

 

[Hookem2147 20,908]

The fact he felt the need to tweet that tells me more than if he didn’t say anything at all

[RabidM 2,664]

Shelby's frame isn't close to maxed out.  He'll grow into a perfect edge.  I think Akana will add some good weight and be a more standard DE. 

[EZ$ 2,102]

1 hour ago, Street2Peschel said:

Please let it be Hill.  The Aggy fallout would be entertainment for the rest of the year.

Hicks would hurt them more. They now realize Hill is a dogfight, so they are somewhat prepared for disappointment. They think Hicks is in the bag.

[Longhornlove 4,779]

12 minutes ago, The Deuce said:

Fake info being given to see who’s leaking info that the staff doesn’t want out in the public realm? Definitely an easy way to catch them if you feed different people different names we are certainly not getting🤷🏼‍♂️

That's Tyrion Lannister scheming right there if true.

[The Deuce 1,094]

 

[The Dog 43,771]

?????????

[Octavian 1,025]

Lol I feel like this is shitty either way… they ruined this kid’s moment just for clout or they are gonna be wrong and look like dumbasses

[Longhornlove 4,779]

Someone is trolling someone.

[Hookem2147 20,908]

Bye

 

[USMCHorn 1,369]

They could've kept this shit to themselves.

[Askew 362]

Methinks she doth protest too much 

[Lonestar88 4,585]

Lmao, I wonder what happened here.

[irishtexan 11,442]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

BTW, crazier things have happened than Jayvon Thomas flipping and announcing along with Muhammad.

This is how you message board. Either it happens and it's awesome and hilarious. Or it doesn't, but Aggy still sees this and commence pants-shitting. It's really a win/win.

[Junior Bonner 6,227]

No way Gerry put it out there without permission. I say Kirkland told him okay and now he’s trying to build suspense. 
 

JMHO

[SarksJuggs 1,106]

Creating this big diversion to commit here anyway will be hilarious 

[texifornia 56,434]

Ahahaha this is amazing

[SarksJuggs 1,106]

Just now, SarksJuggs said:

Creating this big diversion to commit here anyway will be hilarious 

Especially with the Owho fans begging for him in his mentions.

[HtownHorn 14,446]

It's hilarious to think that Gerry would enter that pick without Kirkland's knowledge. Who do you think Gerry got his information from? You guys are playing the mark role well.

[RaysBoomBoomRoom 5,742]

It’s been mentioned before but it dang sure seems like our 9.95ers actually hurt our program 

[Hookem2147 20,908]

Even if the dude is trolling, him saying ‘TexAss’ on twitter is just uncalled for. What do the coaches think reading that kind of stuff knowing what they know.

[Getafix 28,392]

These are about Kirkland, from the Miami and Michigan State boards.

 

Miami board, yesterday

 

Miami board, today

 

 

 

Michigan State, today

 

 

 

[Vermin 3,042]

My "not committing to Texas" tshirt raises a lot of questions already answered by the shirt.

[Hookem2147 20,908]

1 minute ago, RaysBoomBoomRoom said:

It’s been mentioned before but it dang sure seems like our 9.95ers actually hurt our program 

Hamilton has been doing this forever. I have a hard time believing he would do something against a kids wishes or burn a bridge.

[Pato del Muerto 52,320]

2 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Hamilton has been doing this forever. I have a hard time believing he would do something against a kids wishes or burn a bridge.

Or accidentally tweet the wrong link 

[_Leaf_ 196]

Why is everyone bending over backwards to defend Gerry Hamilton?

 

If you ask me, has has major used car salesmen energy.

[TheMailBox357 213]

1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

If it is, I bet that means we are going to miss on Shelby. 

But, as an EDGE prospect, I think Akana is better. Shelby is the better OLB.

LMAO!! Shelby is already 6-5 235LB as a 17 year old going into his senior year of High School. He's definitely an Edge, not a off-the-ball LB.

[Ghost of Shag 2,576]

Hope is a dangerous thing.

[The Deuce 1,094]

Well if nothing else, this shitshow that’s occurring is helping pass the time before the MM announcement this evening 

[Hozz 1,012]

This dude needs to be sitting at a table with 5 hats then flip it over like a mad wrestler and grab a Texas hat from below the table.

[Hookem2147 20,908]

A kid changing his college choice based on a crystal ball would truly be one of the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.

[TexasGolf 4,854]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Hope is a dangerous thing.

[Sir Ulrich 5,187]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

A kid changing his college choice based on a crystal ball would truly be one of the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.

Happened when the Baylor guys started saying they were a lock for Hookfin. At least that was the story that they went with

[Hookem2147 20,908]

3 minutes ago, Sir Ulrich said:

Happened when the Baylor guys started saying they were a lock for Hookfin. At least that was the story that they went with

If I remember that recruitment right, Hookfin was all Texas until Hand fumbled at the very end (shocking), Baylor was about to sneak in and steal him and we had to send Carrington out to negative recrui and tell him about Baylor’s history.

Edited July 20, 2022 by Hookem2147

[TheMailBox357 213]

Interesting.... so IT, Horns247, & OB are all saying Kirkland is trending to Texas, BUT Kirkland is being very vocal on social media that it's fake news emphasising that he have never ever visted Texas.

[SydneyCarton 47,809]

10 minutes ago, _Leaf_ said:

Why is everyone bending over backwards to defend Gerry Hamilton?

 

If you ask me, has has major used car salesmen energy.

There's a reason no one is asking you shit, captain 5 whole posts and 2 whole weeks on the board. Some of us have been following this shit for decades and have a pretty good idea of how Gerry operates. He isn't Taylor Hamm or EJ Holland. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,320]

There was something with bonnito and chip brown but I can’t remember it and can’t be arsed to look. 

[The Earl of Texas 3,131]

Someone hurry to Costco so we can secure that Kirkland Signature.

[The Dog 43,771]

Just now, TheMailBox357 said:

Interesting.... so IT, Horns247, & OB are all saying Kirkland is trending to Texas, BUT Kirkland is being very vocal on social media that it's fake news emphasising that he have never ever visted Texas.

That's a non-denial denial. 

Regardless I think someone leaked something in order to sabotage the recruitment. 

[ClubWhatever 12,085]

1 minute ago, TheMailBox357 said:

Interesting.... so IT, Horns247, & OB are all saying Kirkland is trending to Texas, BUT Kirkland is being very vocal on social media that it's fake news emphasising that he have never ever visted Texas.

That seems to about sum it up. 
 

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[salonghorn 204]

I think that I read that he has not visited either officially or unofficially. It doesn't make sense that he would choose a school that he hasn't even visited. It would seem that all sorts of red flags would be sent up. 

[_Leaf_ 196]

3 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

There's a reason no one is asking you shit, captain 5 whole posts and 2 whole weeks on the board. Some of us have been following this shit for decades and have a pretty good idea of how Gerry operates. He isn't Taylor Hamm or EJ Holland. 

Just because I've only had a few posts on this message board doesn't mean I haven't been following Texas recruiting for 'decades'. 

 

You can suck my dick if you want to be disrespectful just because you disagree with me. 

Edited July 20, 2022 by _Leaf_

[texifornia 56,434]

1 minute ago, The Dog said:

That's a non-denial denial. 

Regardless I think someone leaked something in order to sabotage the recruitment. 

...or to signal a last call for bids.

[SquishMitten 10,395]

Can't remember anyone specifically, but haven't we had secret visits in the past that we didn't learn about until much later?

[HtownHorn 14,446]

14 minutes ago, _Leaf_ said:

Why is everyone bending over backwards to defend Gerry Hamilton?

 

If you ask me, has has major used car salesmen energy.

[UnhappilyMarried 815]

Are we really Walter Nolen-ing a low 4 star with 1 OL spot left?