Aggy 2024: Still waiting on the Looch 44

[MH BEVO 1265]

48 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Lollll at Tony Grimes getting second team behind a freshman.

I’ve heard so many guys at the office hyping Grimes up. This brought me joy. 
They have also been hyping weigman so lol at him being even with Johnson. 

[billfromlaketravis 11823]

29 minutes ago, MH BEVO said:

I’ve heard so many guys at the office hyping Grimes up. This brought me joy. 
They have also been hyping weigman so lol at him being even with Johnson. 

Your office sounds like it sucks. 

[Getafix 29459]

 

 

 

[Burt Macklin 19230]

5 minutes ago, Getafix said:

 

 

 

Jimbo is killing himself scouring the country for overrated RBs with character issues as we speak. 

[Tex Pete 21488]

12 hours ago, MH BEVO said:

I’ve heard so many guys at the office hyping Grimes up. This brought me joy. 
They have also been hyping weigman so lol at him being even with Johnson. 

In case you haven't figured it out, they're always going to be hyping someone.

I can still recall the excitement over what a badass Jackson Appel was. Not to mention Dennis Franchione, Mike Sherman, Kevin Sumlin, and Jimbo Fisher.  Oh, and John Chavis and his snuffboy.

[SimkinsMan 4554]

 

[Mr. Mojo Risin' 2207]

11 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

And what schools got that ball rolling 13 years ago (or whenever it was)

Edited August 7, 2023 by Mr. Mojo Risin'

[Teryor 5005]

 

[RollingPresidential 633]

9 minutes ago, Teryor said:

 

But what does it mean

[SydneyCarton 49505]

Check the NIL thread, I'm not writing it in 3 places

[Getafix 29459]

(In this report, a pretty significant "development" because of its absence - not a mention of Grimes or McCall. (Until someone asked in the Q&A.))

Texas A&M's open practice: Developments in the secondary

Tarp (Aggie 247)

 

Spoiler

 

Texas A&M's open practice: Developments in the secondary

Tarp (Aggie 247)
 

- There were some noticeable personnel developments on Sunday at the cornerback spot opposite Tyreek Chappell and that tended to catch the attention of most people that were at Texas A&M's open practice.

The Aggies rotated transfer Josh DeBerry and frosh Jayvon Thomas at one corner spot and it will be interesting to see if this is a permanent arrangement. A&M brought in DeBerry to give him a look on the outside even though his pedigree was concerned primarily working on the interior at Boston College. Thomas is an outstanding athlete with a little more size and the advantage of being an early enrollee in comparison to fellow frosh Brayvion Rogers.

Both have their plusses and minuses...Thomas is quicker while DeBerry understands routes and route combinations better which gives him an extra step that he lacks in pure speed. For example, Thomas got picked on a mesh route that no one communicated to him while DeBerry struggled more when he had to run downfield with people. Technically, DeBerry is ahead in terms of things like his backpedal and he's going to be lower in it than Thomas (who can negate his considerable speed because of this).

- Chappell has always been an aggressive player but he seems to be getting more handsy in coverage as time goes and it's noticeable when you watch him in isolation. He's incurred eight penalties in his career and he had a play on Sunday that would have been whistled for one in a game. You have to like his aggressiveness but he could sink his hips better and keep his eyes upfield more in trail coverage.

- There wasn't much happening between the hashes in 7 on 7 or 11 on 11 passing game due to the presence of second year man Bryce Anderson. He won a one on one rep in the drills where the wideouts are given a step on the corners versus go routes which is very hard to do. He can turn his shoulders and hips more like a corner and comprehend where you want to go as a receiver before you get more than two steps out of your route. He's also a sure tackler in terms of getting people wrapped up in thud tempo.

- Finally, I'm going to focus on one of the few people that were missing from the event was safety Demani Richardson.

Richardson had the two spectacular game changing returns for touchdowns last season that pretty much gave the Aggies their only two wins in Southeastern Conference play. Beyond that, Richardson has been a consistently good box safety for A&M over the past few years, someone who generally takes the best angles versus the run game and doesn't miss a lot of tackles (although that was more of an issue for him in 2022 given the number of chances he got due to the issues of the rushing defense).

The unit looked like it missed him on Sunday given the number of long runs they had to face. Richardson's presence usually means that things get cleaned up on the back end of the defense and that didn't happen as often with his absence.

There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and Richardson brings that to the unit via his knowledge and experience.

 

 

 

From the Q&A in the thread following the article:

 

 

[satyanash 15608]

Hamm trying to take advantage, as usual.

[SydneyCarton 49505]

That twat launched an Ap without a website, and no ability to learn anything else about the company. Maybe he's got more info in the ap, but I'll let one of you clowns download that shit and explore. Either way, this ain't a great look.

 

[SydneyCarton 49505]

Bonus hilarity:

[Bodacious Bevo 3691]

4 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

That twat launched an Ap without a website, and no ability to learn anything else about the company. Maybe he's got more info in the ap, but I'll let one of you clowns download that shit and explore. Either way, this ain't a great look.

 

Woah man slow your roll. You forgot one of the three ways he misspelled narrative. It's TheNaritiv. The second a should be an i. 

And he does have a website https://www.thenaritiv.com/

But the website only has one page with twelve total words and no information about the company lol. But hey if you click the email in the bottom right it refreshes the page. That's a feature

[UncleSonny 6798]

44 minutes ago, Getafix said:

(In this report, a pretty significant "development" because of its absence - not a mention of Grimes or McCall. (Until someone asked in the Q&A.))

Texas A&M's open practice: Developments in the secondary

Tarp (Aggie 247)

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Texas A&M's open practice: Developments in the secondary

Tarp (Aggie 247)
 

- There were some noticeable personnel developments on Sunday at the cornerback spot opposite Tyreek Chappell and that tended to catch the attention of most people that were at Texas A&M's open practice.

The Aggies rotated transfer Josh DeBerry and frosh Jayvon Thomas at one corner spot and it will be interesting to see if this is a permanent arrangement. A&M brought in DeBerry to give him a look on the outside even though his pedigree was concerned primarily working on the interior at Boston College. Thomas is an outstanding athlete with a little more size and the advantage of being an early enrollee in comparison to fellow frosh Brayvion Rogers.

Both have their plusses and minuses...Thomas is quicker while DeBerry understands routes and route combinations better which gives him an extra step that he lacks in pure speed. For example, Thomas got picked on a mesh route that no one communicated to him while DeBerry struggled more when he had to run downfield with people. Technically, DeBerry is ahead in terms of things like his backpedal and he's going to be lower in it than Thomas (who can negate his considerable speed because of this).

- Chappell has always been an aggressive player but he seems to be getting more handsy in coverage as time goes and it's noticeable when you watch him in isolation. He's incurred eight penalties in his career and he had a play on Sunday that would have been whistled for one in a game. You have to like his aggressiveness but he could sink his hips better and keep his eyes upfield more in trail coverage.

- There wasn't much happening between the hashes in 7 on 7 or 11 on 11 passing game due to the presence of second year man Bryce Anderson. He won a one on one rep in the drills where the wideouts are given a step on the corners versus go routes which is very hard to do. He can turn his shoulders and hips more like a corner and comprehend where you want to go as a receiver before you get more than two steps out of your route. He's also a sure tackler in terms of getting people wrapped up in thud tempo.

- Finally, I'm going to focus on one of the few people that were missing from the event was safety Demani Richardson.

Richardson had the two spectacular game changing returns for touchdowns last season that pretty much gave the Aggies their only two wins in Southeastern Conference play. Beyond that, Richardson has been a consistently good box safety for A&M over the past few years, someone who generally takes the best angles versus the run game and doesn't miss a lot of tackles (although that was more of an issue for him in 2022 given the number of chances he got due to the issues of the rushing defense).

The unit looked like it missed him on Sunday given the number of long runs they had to face. Richardson's presence usually means that things get cleaned up on the back end of the defense and that didn't happen as often with his absence.

There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and Richardson brings that to the unit via his knowledge and experience.

 

 

 

From the Q&A in the thread following the article:

 

 

So you’re telling me that Grimes, who has sucked his entire college career, still sucks now that he’s in CS? Crazy 

[SydneyCarton 49505]

1 minute ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Woah man slow your roll. You forgot one of the three ways he misspelled narrative. It's TheNaritiv. The second a should be an i. 

And he does have a website https://www.thenaritiv.com/

But the website only has one page with twelve total words and no information about the company lol. But hey if you click the email in the bottom right it refreshes the page. That's a feature

Well fuck me. 

[JesusSweatDuck 18113]

1 hour ago, Teryor said:

 

Will be interesting how this impacts their class.  I'm sure this has been essentially the entirety of their NIL pitch to their players.  What happens now?  

[SydneyCarton 49505]

14 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

Will be interesting how this impacts their class.  I'm sure this has been essentially the entirety of their NIL pitch to their players.  What happens now?  

This won't impact their class. And this would have nothing to do with a pitch to players. What happens now is that their small and medium sized donors who wanted loyalty miles will probably dry up to some degree next season. 

[gmr548 16701]

Will be interesting how this impacts their class.  I'm sure this has been essentially the entirety of their NIL pitch to their players.  What happens now?  

Throw a few more sheep into the comp package?

[Vertigo 20497]

Wrong thread

Edited August 9, 2023 by Vertigo

[immamac 44354]

2 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Just signed up as well for Texas One. Maybe @immamac can create some Texas One avatar flair. Or you know... maybe make a T-shirt that he never sends to anyone. 

I still have shirts. They will be making the trip to Tuscaloosa. 

[Redneck Mutha 8179]

37 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

But the website only has one page with twelve total words and no information about the company lol. 

Whoop!

[SydneyCarton 49505]

I need another Burnt End Yeti. 

[Waterboarder 343]

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

I need another Burnt End Yeti. 

I need one too

[Walte464 450]

13 minutes ago, Waterboarder said:

I need one too

Me too

[Foosters 18280]

[HtownHorn 15236]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Well fuck me. 

That's what your wife didn't say.

[TheBryMan81 2633]

11 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I need another Burnt End Yeti. 

I need a first Burnt End Yeti.

[BadgerHorn 147]

18 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

This won't impact their class. And this would have nothing to do with a pitch to players. What happens now is that their small and medium sized donors who wanted loyalty miles will probably dry up to some degree next season. 

I think I see what you're saying here. If you're a rent-a-player and taking re-bid’s every year for your services, it doesn’t matter...  as long as transfer portal rules don’t change. 

Does the recruit (or his family/agent) intending to be on campus 3+ yrs look at this and perceive a risk to what they were projected, promised, or signed up for in the out years? 

Not sure if NIL contract durations are typically 1 year, multi year, open ended.

[Getafix 29459]

 

FYI ... you guys are too nice to chuckle at this, aren't you?

 

 

 

[SydneyCarton 49505]

11 minutes ago, BadgerHorn said:

I think I see what you're saying here. If you're a rent-a-player and taking re-bid’s every year for your services, it doesn’t matter...  as long as transfer portal rules don’t change. 

Does the recruit (or his family/agent) intending to be on campus 3+ yrs look at this and perceive a risk to what they were projected, promised, or signed up for in the out years? 

Not sure if NIL contract durations are typically 1 year, multi year, open ended.

That's not actually what I was saying at all. Nothing I wrote had anything to do with a perspective from a player side at all. What I meant was that the A&M mentality is that they demand to get something for their money/efforts. Which is true everywhere, but their culture to a degree is worse than most. Players aren't going to concern themselves with this shit, if theyre even aware of what that fund is in the first place. For them, the market is the market, and they'll get paid what they get paid, either as a recruit or a year to year mercenary. 

What I meant with my post is that the A&M donors, small and medium sized, saw an avenue to get something for their donation. A carrot for shelling out that extra money. Loyalty points, better seats, etc. Gotta get something to part with that hard earned Aggie cash. I believe there is a not-insignficant portion of A&M fanbase that was willing to give money to NIL to get loyalty points and other swag, who will be unwilling to do so for just the "good of the aggie program." I think this mentality exists in greater effect within the A&M culture than it does in the Texas culture, although I'm not sitting here telling you that fucking fundrasing has been easy. 

I don't see this even showing up on a player/families radar. Either they get what they're promised or they don't. The outcomes from there don't change. And contracts can be written up however the fuck you want. Monthly, yearly, whatever. 

[Deej 77832]

8 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

I need a first Burnt End Yeti.

[Wulaw Horn 19596]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

That's not actually what I was saying at all. Nothing I wrote had anything to do with a perspective from a player side at all. What I meant was that the A&M mentality is that they demand to get something for their money/efforts. Which is true everywhere, but their culture to a degree is worse than most. Players aren't going to concern themselves with this shit, if theyre even aware of what that fund is in the first place. For them, the market is the market, and they'll get paid what they get paid, either as a recruit or a year to year mercenary. 

What I meant with my post is that the A&M donors, small and medium sized, saw an avenue to get something for their donation. A carrot for shelling out that extra money. Loyalty points, better seats, etc. Gotta get something to part with that hard earned Aggie cash. I believe there is a not-insignficant portion of A&M fanbase that was willing to give money to NIL to get loyalty points and other swag, who will be unwilling to do so for just the "good of the aggie program." I think this mentality exists in greater effect within the A&M culture than it does in the Texas culture, although I'm not sitting here telling you that fucking fundrasing has been easy. 

I don't see this even showing up on a player/families radar. Either they get what they're promised or they don't. The outcomes from there don't change. And contracts can be written up however the fuck you want. Monthly, yearly, whatever. 

That's an interesting take on their attempt to crowd fund that I hadn't considered. I had somewhat thought that they might be able to compile the biggest subscription donor base in the country because their university is huge and if there's one thing an aggy knows how to do it's shut up and get in line and do what they are told, but there is also that element to them that you brought up that's true for sure. 

[Nivek 17415]

10 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

I need a first Burnt End Yeti.

Bob Wheeler has them on the Bus.   PM Derka for details.

[Hiphopopotamos 21191]

Stolen from SEC Rant.  Check out the cameo at the very end:

 

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1603]

4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

That's an interesting take on their attempt to crowd fund that I hadn't considered. I had somewhat thought that they might be able to compile the biggest subscription donor base in the country because their university is huge and if there's one thing an aggy knows how to do it's shut up and get in line and do what they are told, but there is also that element to them that you brought up that's true for sure. 

[General Specific 3507]

I need a first Burnt End Yeti.

I to missed the boat, Yeti, again!

[MirrOlure 15274]

I need another Burnt End Yeti. 

There are Burnt End Yetis????

[RGBIII 23016]

35 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

There are Burnt End Yetis????

RTIC only, yeti can fuck themselves

[Walte464 450]

5 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

RTIC only, yeti can fuck themselves

So where can we buy the rtic burnt ends cup

[BurntOrange&White 41867]

5 hours ago, RGBIII said:

RTIC only, yeti can fuck themselves

YUKON!

4 hours ago, Walte464 said:

So where can we buy the rtic burnt ends cup

Put your order in now. You might get it by New Years 

[Longhornfrenzy 6331]

[Pato del Muerto 53506]

Good stuff is bullshitting them on still going after simmons when they weren’t even on the table for yesterday’s announcement, and then saying they will need to flip a committed rb?

[elguapo 4620]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Good stuff is bullshitting them on still going after simmons when they weren’t even on the table for yesterday’s announcement, and then saying they will need to flip a committed rb?

[Redneck Mutha 8179]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Good stuff is bullshitting them on still going after simmons when they weren’t even on the table for yesterday’s announcement, and then saying they will need to flip a committed rb?

All they need is for Texas, LSU, and Miami to have shitty seasons while they rack up double digit wins, ya stupid sip!

[texifornia 59017]

It's Billy time

[UncleSonny 6798]

So the offensive line can’t be expected to look competent in practice going against that defensive line, give them a break. 

Also, there are questions about whether that defensive line can stop the run. And rush the passer. And also, depth is a big concern at linebacker and cornerback.

No worries though, got Durkin. 

[Burt Macklin 19230]

37 minutes ago, texifornia said:

It's Billy time

You know things are bleak when the only thing TexAgs can come up with is “our recruiting will turn around if we win this year” as if they won’t suck again and the current season ever has a big impact on that year’s recruiting class. They are absolutely fucked. 

[billfromlaketravis 11823]

Yep. Looch admitting they have no shot with Simmons is TexAgs rock bottom.