Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Caver60 443]

20 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Rink committing next weekend.  Aggy bound.

No sweat, and good for him. I’m still scarred by Robert Heard proclaiming Shane Rink as the better every down prospect over his teammate, Sam Adams. Whoops

[Ghost of Shag 2730]

6 hours ago, campcrunk said:

We just have SO MANY "fun," "little" recruiting hiccups to look back on "fondly" from the Charlie/Herman years. 

Terrell Cuney, Cameron Hampton (WHO?), Lorenzo Joe, Chris Warren, Kai Locksley, Cameron Townsend (what's with all the LBs named "Cameron" that I do not remember at all?), Buck Major, Garrett Thomas, Patrick Hudson (alas, what could have been - under the pretty significant assumption that we didn't fuck up his development ALL the way up. Which is a MASSIVE gamble and probably not at all realistic given our staff at the time. Sigh...), Jeff McCulloch, Kyle Porter (saw him play in HS. I could've sworn he was even better than Rodney Anderson, though it's hard to tell behind the grown ass men Katy rolls out on OL. Turns out that they both just kind of sucked), Jean DeLance (see what proper development can do for you??? I don't give a shit that he didn't do anything in the NFL. He was damn solid in college. For Florida😠).

And who could possibly forget JP Urquidez? Certainly not @Tex Pete. Then, OF COURSE, we have the amazing, astonishing, astounding, absolutely unparalled Florida Five. Thanks to Davante Davis for being the only one was worth a shit, managing to last through one, single, solitary motherfucking practice without quitting, AND having the grades to make it onto campus in the first place. Also, does the name "Shiro Davis" ring a bell for anyone? Me neither. 

Oh, and hey! Who wants to see Tom Herman call a pitch to Danny Young on 4th and 0.5 so we can watch him promptly lose 3 yards and turn the ball over at our own 40 while looking like he's running through quicksand? Good times, good times. Herman EASILY had some of the most baffling turnovers on downs I've ever seen. And I LOVE it when coaches are aggressive and do that. Herman was just godawful at it. Then, of course, we had the other "magnificant" offensive "weapons" Herman and his cadre of imbicile assistants and yes men brought in.

Montrell Estell (when he wasn't switching back and forth to DB), Reese Moore, Reese Leitao, doctor and amateur pharmacist (and as an part time amateur pharmicist myself, I don't even respect his work in that field. Xanax? How generic and uncreative can you get? Go get you some 4-HO-MiPT, DPT, or DiPT. Or, if you absolutely have to sell benzos instead of something cool, try Pyrazolam, Bromazolam, Flubrotizolam, or Flubromazolam. They're not even technically illegal as long as marked "not for human consumption" and/or you put the little skull and crossbones on the container thanks a loophole in the Federal Analogue Act you could pilot an aircraft carrier through), Toneil (excuse me: Toenail) Carter, Jordan Pouncey, Brennan "Alligator Arms" Eagles, Josh Moore's unregistered gat, Malcom Epps (probably my personal favorite. "Bama wanted him so he MUST be good!!1" Saban would have trapdoored his ass 15 seconds after he set foot in Tuscaloosa. Assuming, of course, that the only reason we got him at all isn't because Saban had already trapdoored his ass. And then, "offensive wunderkind genius" Lincoln Riley takes him? That alone should disprove every "Riley is an incredible coach" argument we've ever had on this board), and Casey Thompson, annihilator of locker rooms. Who could forget good old Casey Thomson, his proud papa, and their insistence that Casey was worlds better than Ehlinger. 

We should also note that Thompson (and dear old dad, of course. I wonder if he got to keep the orange jumpsuit from that SI cover?) played at least some small part in Cam Rising bolting for Utah - though I concede most of it had to do with Rising's idiotic assumption that he'd come take Sam's job from day 1), Tyler Johnson, Javonne Shephard (lol), Ja'Quinden Jackson (GOD FUCKING DAMMIT, HERMAN AND YURCICH. We had this guy as a potential wildcat QB or powerback and we were running pitches to DANNY FUCKING YOUNG on 4th and inches???!!) and, of course, Keaontay Ingram (here come the intrusive thoughts and involuntary flashbacks of the LSU game which will probably be followed by seizures and months long severe depression...). 

And, of course, Herman's defensive recruiting. Just... MWAH! *Chef's kiss.* Jalen Green, Tyler Owens, Juwan "I'm collecting AARP checks dven though I'm still transferring between schools" Mitchell, Prince Dorbah ("just look at that first step! He's like our very own Von Miller!"), Xavion Aford, Sawyer Goram-Welch (counting him as a DT since that's what he was recruited as - even though he's found a way to be a complete non-factor (or worse) on BOTH sides of the ball now), and Caleb Johnson ("if he ever gets on the field, he's like Gary Johnson but bigger and faster! Really! I swear! Guys? Guys? Where are you going?").

And, to save the absolute best for last, the tin man himself, BJ Foster. Maybe the single most frustrating Texas defensive back I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Say what you want about Taafe, Schooler, and Haines. At least they left everything on the field when they played. Foster, on the other hand, couldn't even be bothered to run down multiple very stoppable touchdown plays and plenty of other long gains when he didn't feel like it.

Meanwhile, Breckyn Hager is still MASSIVELY overrunning the backfield somewhere. He's probably several hundred miles behind the play by now and still going, determined to get to that QB. Don't ever give up, little buddy. You'll get to freshman Brock Purdy someday, even if you have to sprint all the way to San Francisco to do it. 

Well. What a "fun" little walk down memory lane. I think almost everyone here knows I could keep going on this. For a long, LONG time. But I think this post is already too long (and disheartening, enraging, and just plain miserable enough). Also, I prefer not to disparage MOST kids who decide to be Longhorns as long as they try, aren't complete fuckups, or aren't just bad guys. Anyway, now that I've remembered all of that and even done some research on it, I'm gonna go drink a whole container of bleach, swallow 3 bottles of Oxy, and stick my head in the oven just to make sure I get the "job" done.

Sincere thanks to Bijan, Sam, Roschon, Lil'Jordan, Collin Johnson, Sweat, Ford, Cosmi, Poona, and some other guys for making our games under Herman and Strong (usually) bearable to watch. Especially when Herman actually bothered to play Bijan.

[BurntOrange&White 41847]

52 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Rink committing next weekend.  Aggy bound.

meh

[closetojumping 65396]

19 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

meh

Rink didn't pass the "can this guy make a difference for us winning the CFP?" test. Good pickup for the aggies though. If they're in the process of reorienting around the notion of being a development school, like KSU, Iowa, or Kentucky, they'll be a consistently good 9-4/8-5 program. I don't think the mouthbreathers will let Elko settle into that, but it looks like he's got something trending towards the right idea.

[BurntOrange&White 41847]

2 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Rink didn't pass the "can this guy make a difference for us winning the CFP?" test. Good pickup for the aggies though. If they're in the process of reorienting around the notion of being a development school, like KSU, Iowa, or Kentucky, they'll be a consistently good 9-4/8-5 program. I don't think the mouthbreathers will let Elko settle into that, but it looks like he's got something trending towards the right idea.

Reminds me of the typical white kid that mack would take just to take as early as possible so he could kick up his feet and be a lazy fuck. I'm glad we're past that now it seems.  

[Redneck Mutha 8176]

12 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

Was that worse than ending up with Casey Thompson?

9-14 as a starter and headed to ou.  I like how that career path is trending.

[jeevsie 3789]

Tangentially related:

 

Watkins committed to LSU. 'Member him?

Duncanville has Durham (same comment as above) but also Moore who we're still chasing. (SWIDT?)

Also, Watkins was at a Klein school last year. Consipiracizing Atascosita recruited a dream team to pull this off? Don't know the other kids.

[SydneyCarton 49477]

1 hour ago, Caver60 said:

No sweat, and good for him. I’m still scarred by Robert Heard proclaiming Shane Rink as the better every down prospect over his teammate, Sam Adams. Whoops

*CSB alert

when I was in 5th grade, my parents signed me up for a YMCA summer camp, Shane Rink and Sam Adams were two of the summer camp counselors there. Adams was a pretty cool dude with the kids. Rink was a bit of an asshole. 

[Nigel Tufnel 211]

39 minutes ago, jeevsie said:

Tangentially related:

 

Watkins committed to LSU. 'Member him?

Duncanville has Durham (same comment as above) but also Moore who we're still chasing. (SWIDT?)

Also, Watkins was at a Klein school last year. Consipiracizing Atascosita recruited a dream team to pull this off? Don't know the other kids.

Other kids are Tory Blalock, who is a fantastic athlete and D1 RB recruit, then a kid going to Iowa for track, and another to TCU for track.  Watkins on the anchor.  We were there.  Perfect conditions and a perfectly executed race.

[Sgt Hulk 14427]

9 hours ago, campcrunk said:

We just have SO MANY "fun," "little" recruiting hiccups to look back on "fondly" from the Charlie/Herman years. 

Terrell Cuney, Cameron Hampton (WHO?), Lorenzo Joe, Chris Warren, Kai Locksley, Cameron Townsend (what's with all the LBs named "Cameron" that I do not remember at all?), Buck Major, Garrett Thomas, Patrick Hudson (alas, what could have been - under the pretty significant assumption that we didn't fuck up his development ALL the way up. Which is a MASSIVE gamble and probably not at all realistic given our staff at the time. Sigh...), Jeff McCulloch, Kyle Porter (saw him play in HS. I could've sworn he was even better than Rodney Anderson, though it's hard to tell behind the grown ass men Katy rolls out on OL. Turns out that they both just kind of sucked), Jean DeLance (see what proper development can do for you??? I don't give a shit that he didn't do anything in the NFL. He was damn solid in college. For Florida😠).

And who could possibly forget JP Urquidez? Certainly not @Tex Pete. Then, OF COURSE, we have the amazing, astonishing, astounding, absolutely unparalled Florida Five. Thanks to Davante Davis for being the only one was worth a shit, managing to last through one, single, solitary motherfucking practice without quitting, AND having the grades to make it onto campus in the first place. Also, does the name "Shiro Davis" ring a bell for anyone? Me neither. 

Oh, and hey! Who wants to see Tom Herman call a pitch to Danny Young on 4th and 0.5 so we can watch him promptly lose 3 yards and turn the ball over at our own 40 while looking like he's running through quicksand? Good times, good times. Herman EASILY had some of the most baffling turnovers on downs I've ever seen. And I LOVE it when coaches are aggressive and do that. Herman was just godawful at it. Then, of course, we had the other "magnificant" offensive "weapons" Herman and his cadre of imbicile assistants and yes men brought in.

Montrell Estell (when he wasn't switching back and forth to DB), Reese Moore, Reese Leitao, doctor and amateur pharmacist (and as an part time amateur pharmicist myself, I don't even respect his work in that field. Xanax? How generic and uncreative can you get? Go get you some 4-HO-MiPT, DPT, or DiPT. Or, if you absolutely have to sell benzos instead of something cool, try Pyrazolam, Bromazolam, Flubrotizolam, or Flubromazolam. They're not even technically illegal as long as marked "not for human consumption" and/or you put the little skull and crossbones on the container thanks a loophole in the Federal Analogue Act you could pilot an aircraft carrier through), Toneil (excuse me: Toenail) Carter, Jordan Pouncey, Brennan "Alligator Arms" Eagles, Josh Moore's unregistered gat, Malcom Epps (probably my personal favorite. "Bama wanted him so he MUST be good!!1" Saban would have trapdoored his ass 15 seconds after he set foot in Tuscaloosa. Assuming, of course, that the only reason we got him at all isn't because Saban had already trapdoored his ass. And then, "offensive wunderkind genius" Lincoln Riley takes him? That alone should disprove every "Riley is an incredible coach" argument we've ever had on this board), and Casey Thompson, annihilator of locker rooms. Who could forget good old Casey Thomson, his proud papa, and their insistence that Casey was worlds better than Ehlinger. 

We should also note that Thompson (and dear old dad, of course. I wonder if he got to keep the orange jumpsuit from that SI cover?) played at least some small part in Cam Rising bolting for Utah - though I concede most of it had to do with Rising's idiotic assumption that he'd come take Sam's job from day 1), Tyler Johnson, Javonne Shephard (lol), Ja'Quinden Jackson (GOD FUCKING DAMMIT, HERMAN AND YURCICH. We had this guy as a potential wildcat QB or powerback and we were running pitches to DANNY FUCKING YOUNG on 4th and inches???!!) and, of course, Keaontay Ingram (here come the intrusive thoughts and involuntary flashbacks of the LSU game which will probably be followed by seizures and months long severe depression...). 

And, of course, Herman's defensive recruiting. Just... MWAH! *Chef's kiss.* Jalen Green, Tyler Owens, Juwan "I'm collecting AARP checks dven though I'm still transferring between schools" Mitchell, Prince Dorbah ("just look at that first step! He's like our very own Von Miller!"), Xavion Aford, Sawyer Goram-Welch (counting him as a DT since that's what he was recruited as - even though he's found a way to be a complete non-factor (or worse) on BOTH sides of the ball now), and Caleb Johnson ("if he ever gets on the field, he's like Gary Johnson but bigger and faster! Really! I swear! Guys? Guys? Where are you going?").

And, to save the absolute best for last, the tin man himself, BJ Foster. Maybe the single most frustrating Texas defensive back I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Say what you want about Taafe, Schooler, and Haines. At least they left everything on the field when they played. Foster, on the other hand, couldn't even be bothered to run down multiple very stoppable touchdown plays and plenty of other long gains when he didn't feel like it.

Meanwhile, Breckyn Hager is still MASSIVELY overrunning the backfield somewhere. He's probably several hundred miles behind the play by now and still going, determined to get to that QB. Don't ever give up, little buddy. You'll get to freshman Brock Purdy someday, even if you have to sprint all the way to San Francisco to do it. 

Well. What a "fun" little walk down memory lane. I think almost everyone here knows I could keep going on this. For a long, LONG time. But I think this post is already too long (and disheartening, enraging, and just plain miserable enough). Also, I prefer not to disparage MOST kids who decide to be Longhorns as long as they try, aren't complete fuckups, or aren't just bad guys. Anyway, now that I've remembered all of that and even done some research on it, I'm gonna go drink a whole container of bleach, swallow 3 bottles of Oxy, and stick my head in the oven just to make sure I get the "job" done.

Sincere thanks to Bijan, Sam, Roschon, Lil'Jordan, Collin Johnson, Sweat, Ford, Cosmi, Poona, and some other guys for making our games under Herman and Strong (usually) bearable to watch. Especially when Herman actually bothered to play Bijan.

Hey. Fuck you guy 

[Getafix 29458]

 

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[TheAuditor 1047]

On 3/26/2024 at 2:30 PM, Park Gothic said:

Pigs get fat. Hogs get slaughtered. Seems like every time a team takes 2 big time QB recruits, it blows up in the staff's face. I don't know shit about fuck, but the whole thing makes me nervous. 

There's a joke here about @SydneyCarton and people spelling like petards, but I can't quite put my hands on it. Can one be hoisted by autocrrect?

Surly Off-Season Motto 2024

[Chango 227]

*CSB alert

when I was in 5th grade, my parents signed me up for a YMCA summer camp, Shane Rink and Sam Adams were two of the summer camp counselors there. Adams was a pretty cool dude with the kids. Rink was a bit of an asshole. 

So you’re saying “Fuck the Rinks”?

[nycHorn 3123]

So you’re saying “Fuck the Rinks”?

I’m fine with letting Rink skate to Aggy.

[SydneyCarton 49477]

7 minutes ago, Chango said:

So you’re saying “Fuck the Rinks”?

Fuck, maybe it wasn't Shane Rink. Someone else named Shane that was Adams teammate in HS that went to play college ball, I thought at A&M. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22990]

3 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Rink didn't pass the "can this guy make a difference for us winning the CFP?" test. Good pickup for the aggies though. If they're in the process of reorienting around the notion of being a development school, like KSU, Iowa, or Kentucky, they'll be a consistently good 9-4/8-5 program. I don't think the mouthbreathers will let Elko settle into that, but it looks like he's got something trending towards the right idea.

But the good thing is will get one William P. Liucci to write an article proclaiming how the Elk is taking tu legacy kids away from Sark just a few months on the job and how the mouth breathers in Austin are scared.

[Vito Andolini 9447]

3 hours ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

Other kids are Tory Blalock, who is a fantastic athlete and D1 RB recruit, then a kid going to Iowa for track, and another to TCU for track.  Watkins on the anchor.  We were there.  Perfect conditions and a perfectly executed race.

So, Nigel, they really cranked it to 11…

[Funk Doctor Spock 13283]

12 hours ago, campcrunk said:

We just have SO MANY "fun," "little" recruiting hiccups to look back on "fondly" from the Charlie/Herman years. 

Terrell Cuney, Cameron Hampton (WHO?), Lorenzo Joe, Chris Warren, Kai Locksley, Cameron Townsend (what's with all the LBs named "Cameron" that I do not remember at all?), Buck Major, Garrett Thomas, Patrick Hudson (alas, what could have been - under the pretty significant assumption that we didn't fuck up his development ALL the way up. Which is a MASSIVE gamble and probably not at all realistic given our staff at the time. Sigh...), Jeff McCulloch, Kyle Porter (saw him play in HS. I could've sworn he was even better than Rodney Anderson, though it's hard to tell behind the grown ass men Katy rolls out on OL. Turns out that they both just kind of sucked), Jean DeLance (see what proper development can do for you??? I don't give a shit that he didn't do anything in the NFL. He was damn solid in college. For Florida😠).

And who could possibly forget JP Urquidez? Certainly not @Tex Pete. Then, OF COURSE, we have the amazing, astonishing, astounding, absolutely unparalled Florida Five. Thanks to Davante Davis for being the only one was worth a shit, managing to last through one, single, solitary motherfucking practice without quitting, AND having the grades to make it onto campus in the first place. Also, does the name "Shiro Davis" ring a bell for anyone? Me neither. 

Oh, and hey! Who wants to see Tom Herman call a pitch to Danny Young on 4th and 0.5 so we can watch him promptly lose 3 yards and turn the ball over at our own 40 while looking like he's running through quicksand? Good times, good times. Herman EASILY had some of the most baffling turnovers on downs I've ever seen. And I LOVE it when coaches are aggressive and do that. Herman was just godawful at it. Then, of course, we had the other "magnificant" offensive "weapons" Herman and his cadre of imbicile assistants and yes men brought in.

Montrell Estell (when he wasn't switching back and forth to DB), Reese Moore, Reese Leitao, doctor and amateur pharmacist (and as an part time amateur pharmicist myself, I don't even respect his work in that field. Xanax? How generic and uncreative can you get? Go get you some 4-HO-MiPT, DPT, or DiPT. Or, if you absolutely have to sell benzos instead of something cool, try Pyrazolam, Bromazolam, Flubrotizolam, or Flubromazolam. They're not even technically illegal as long as marked "not for human consumption" and/or you put the little skull and crossbones on the container thanks a loophole in the Federal Analogue Act you could pilot an aircraft carrier through), Toneil (excuse me: Toenail) Carter, Jordan Pouncey, Brennan "Alligator Arms" Eagles, Josh Moore's unregistered gat, Malcom Epps (probably my personal favorite. "Bama wanted him so he MUST be good!!1" Saban would have trapdoored his ass 15 seconds after he set foot in Tuscaloosa. Assuming, of course, that the only reason we got him at all isn't because Saban had already trapdoored his ass. And then, "offensive wunderkind genius" Lincoln Riley takes him? That alone should disprove every "Riley is an incredible coach" argument we've ever had on this board), and Casey Thompson, annihilator of locker rooms. Who could forget good old Casey Thomson, his proud papa, and their insistence that Casey was worlds better than Ehlinger. 

We should also note that Thompson (and dear old dad, of course. I wonder if he got to keep the orange jumpsuit from that SI cover?) played at least some small part in Cam Rising bolting for Utah - though I concede most of it had to do with Rising's idiotic assumption that he'd come take Sam's job from day 1), Tyler Johnson, Javonne Shephard (lol), Ja'Quinden Jackson (GOD FUCKING DAMMIT, HERMAN AND YURCICH. We had this guy as a potential wildcat QB or powerback and we were running pitches to DANNY FUCKING YOUNG on 4th and inches???!!) and, of course, Keaontay Ingram (here come the intrusive thoughts and involuntary flashbacks of the LSU game which will probably be followed by seizures and months long severe depression...). 

And, of course, Herman's defensive recruiting. Just... MWAH! *Chef's kiss.* Jalen Green, Tyler Owens, Juwan "I'm collecting AARP checks dven though I'm still transferring between schools" Mitchell, Prince Dorbah ("just look at that first step! He's like our very own Von Miller!"), Xavion Aford, Sawyer Goram-Welch (counting him as a DT since that's what he was recruited as - even though he's found a way to be a complete non-factor (or worse) on BOTH sides of the ball now), and Caleb Johnson ("if he ever gets on the field, he's like Gary Johnson but bigger and faster! Really! I swear! Guys? Guys? Where are you going?").

And, to save the absolute best for last, the tin man himself, BJ Foster. Maybe the single most frustrating Texas defensive back I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Say what you want about Taafe, Schooler, and Haines. At least they left everything on the field when they played. Foster, on the other hand, couldn't even be bothered to run down multiple very stoppable touchdown plays and plenty of other long gains when he didn't feel like it.

Meanwhile, Breckyn Hager is still MASSIVELY overrunning the backfield somewhere. He's probably several hundred miles behind the play by now and still going, determined to get to that QB. Don't ever give up, little buddy. You'll get to freshman Brock Purdy someday, even if you have to sprint all the way to San Francisco to do it. 

Well. What a "fun" little walk down memory lane. I think almost everyone here knows I could keep going on this. For a long, LONG time. But I think this post is already too long (and disheartening, enraging, and just plain miserable enough). Also, I prefer not to disparage MOST kids who decide to be Longhorns as long as they try, aren't complete fuckups, or aren't just bad guys. Anyway, now that I've remembered all of that and even done some research on it, I'm gonna go drink a whole container of bleach, swallow 3 bottles of Oxy, and stick my head in the oven just to make sure I get the "job" done.

Sincere thanks to Bijan, Sam, Roschon, Lil'Jordan, Collin Johnson, Sweat, Ford, Cosmi, Poona, and some other guys for making our games under Herman and Strong (usually) bearable to watch. Especially when Herman actually bothered to play Bijan.

 

[Eggo 4026]

6 hours ago, Ghost of Shag said:

No mention of Erick Fowler? You make me sick. 

Edit: I quoted the wrong guy. Hand up accountability. Been a long half week. 

Edited March 27 by Eggo

[texifornia 59013]

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[Elmer_Fudd 22990]

35 minutes ago, texifornia said:

https://www.on3.com/db/nick-brooks-150033/

Visiting for the spring game as well.

[BigBenBamboozle 1957]

1 hour ago, Eggo said:

No mention of Erick Fowler? You make me sick. 

Edit: I quoted the wrong guy. Hand up accountability. Been a long half week. 

[texifornia 59013]

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[Knoxtnhorn 6304]

9 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Reminds me of the typical white kid that mack would take just to take as early as possible so he could kick up his feet and be a lazy fuck. I'm glad we're past that now it seems.  

LOL.  The first year I truly started following recruiting, Texas had some sort of Deer Park pipeline.  I was absolutely sure this was going to take us to the next level.  I think we signed 4 players from that school in one year.  Or, perhaps I'm misremembering.  I think this would have been around 1991.

[Nigel Tufnel 211]

4 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

So, Nigel, they really cranked it to 11…

Well, they needed that little push over the cliff…and got it.

[jeevsie 3789]

Weren’t there four from Texas City one year?

[Bevo 13870]

9 minutes ago, jeevsie said:

Weren’t there four from Texas City one year?

First year under Mack

[joeycovers 399]

10 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

LOL.  The first year I truly started following recruiting, Texas had some sort of Deer Park pipeline.  I was absolutely sure this was going to take us to the next level.  I think we signed 4 players from that school in one year.  Or, perhaps I'm misremembering.  I think this would have been around 1991.

The only DP guys I can think of in that time were Pullig who went to ATM and Bryan White  

[closetojumping 65396]

10 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

LOL.  The first year I truly started following recruiting, Texas had some sort of Deer Park pipeline.  I was absolutely sure this was going to take us to the next level.  I think we signed 4 players from that school in one year.  Or, perhaps I'm misremembering.  I think this would have been around 1991.

It was later than that. I think it was 94 or 95. I played against all of them. White, some dude named Garcia, some dude named Jake and I can’t remember anything about the 4th guy. 

[UDontKnow 10571]

5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

It was later than that. I think it was 94 or 95. I played against all of them. White, some dude named Garcia, some dude named Jake and I can’t remember anything about the 4th guy. 

Keith Frierson?

https://texassports.com/sports/2013/6/28/FB_1995_Roster

[closetojumping 65396]

2 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

Keith Frierson?

https://texassports.com/sports/2013/6/28/FB_1995_Roster

There you go. Jake Hammer. Frierson. The Garcia dude. Everyone understood Bryan White. We scratched our heads about the other three. 

Bryan White used to attempt the “I’m a longhorn football player” move on my girlfriend and her friends in a class they all had. I can’t say I blame him, but he was a bit of a wee man and they thought it was funny in an eye-rolling way. 

[Mittens 8705]

1 hour ago, jeevsie said:

Weren’t there four from Texas City one year?

Tyrone Jones, Ervis Hill, Jermaine Anderson, Everick Rawls

[txfight 40]

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

There you go. Jake Hammer. Frierson. The Garcia dude. Everyone understood Bryan White. We scratched our heads about the other three. 

Bryan White used to attempt the “I’m a longhorn football player” move on my girlfriend and her friends in a class they all had. I can’t say I blame him, but he was a bit of a wee man and they thought it was funny in an eye-rolling way. 

Mike Garcia.

[LCHorn 2751]

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

There you go. Jake Hammer. Frierson. The Garcia dude. Everyone understood Bryan White. We scratched our heads about the other three. 

Bryan White used to attempt the “I’m a longhorn football player” move on my girlfriend and her friends in a class they all had. I can’t say I blame him, but he was a bit of a wee man and they thought it was funny in an eye-rolling way. 

Just in weird coincidental ways I met Jake Hammer and Antwan Kirk Hughes as recruits and was heavily selling Texas (the latter was at Buffalo Club when neither of us were legal).  

[tejas60 3557]

20 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Fuck, maybe it wasn't Shane Rink. Someone else named Shane that was Adams teammate in HS that went to play college ball, I thought at A&M. 

Shane Dronett? rip

[South Austin 53222]

4 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Bryan White used to attempt the “I’m a longhorn football player” move on my girlfriend and her friends in a class they all had. I can’t say I blame him, but he was a bit of a wee man and they thought it was funny in an eye-rolling way. 

Was this before or after the Nebraska game in 1998?  Because notwithstanding his overall unremarkable career, after that night alone (2 catches for 113 yards) he had a decent case for some action.

[closetojumping 65396]

Just now, South Austin said:

Was this before or after the Nebraska game in 1998?  Because notwithstanding his overall unremarkable career, after that night alone (2 catches for 113 yards) he had a decent case for some action.

I'm sure he got plenty of pussy. Just being a random player on the team doesn't get you next level pussy though. But yeah, this was '96-'97-ish. 

[South Austin 53222]

Just now, closetojumping said:

I'm sure he got plenty of pussy. Just being a random player on the team doesn't get you next level pussy though. But yeah, this was '96-'97-ish. 

Subtle humblebrag that college girlfriend was "next level pussy."

[closetojumping 65396]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Subtle humblebrag that college girlfriend was "next level pussy."

Ha. Didn't think about that coming off like a douche. Oh well. I had a hell of a time at Texas on the female end. 

[South Austin 53222]

6 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Ha. Didn't think about that coming off like a douche. 

You don't have to think about it.  It just happens.

[Bevo 13870]

35 minutes ago, tejas60 said:

Shane Dronett? rip

Bridge City

[GJ Winne 177]

52 minutes ago, tejas60 said:

Shane Dronett? rip

Shane showed up at our fraternity house one Saturday afternoon while we were building for a party, convinced his girlfriend was inside for some reason.  Our pledge class was small in numbers (spring class - like 10 guys maybe?), but most of them were big ass dudes who lived at the gym and not afraid to scrap.  Obviously not the size of Dronett, but not your normal 170# frat rats.  Dronett is out on the sidewalk raising hell and the pledges are basically a wall between him and the house, telling him to gtfo, beating chests, etc.  Dronett swings at the closest one, misses him but connects w/ the next closest one's shoulder, and straight up dislocates it w/ one punch that wasn't even meant for that guy. 😲😲
That turned into Dronett vs 8 guys w/ the 8 guys barely holding ground until Shane decided he'd had enough and decided to leave.  Our guys were thrilled w/ his decision.

[Knoxtnhorn 6304]

5 hours ago, closetojumping said:

There you go. Jake Hammer. Frierson. The Garcia dude. Everyone understood Bryan White. We scratched our heads about the other three. 

Bryan White used to attempt the “I’m a longhorn football player” move on my girlfriend and her friends in a class they all had. I can’t say I blame him, but he was a bit of a wee man and they thought it was funny in an eye-rolling way. 

That's it.  Jake Hammer stands out - partially due to his name.  I can almost see the writeups in Dave Campbells.

[statsman 5693]

5 hours ago, closetojumping said:

It was later than that. I think it was 94 or 95. I played against all of them. White, some dude named Garcia, some dude named Jake and I can’t remember anything about the 4th guy. 

Was it LB Jake Hammer? Such a great name for a LB. 15 years ago, a friend and I were wondering whatever happened to him. It turns out that “Jake Hammer” is also a great name for another profession. If you google it, DO NOT hit the “Feeling lucky” button. 

[Bevo 13870]

20 minutes ago, GJ Winne said:

Shane showed up at our fraternity house one Saturday afternoon while we were building for a party, convinced his girlfriend was inside for some reason.  Our pledge class was small in numbers (spring class - like 10 guys maybe?), but most of them were big ass dudes who lived at the gym and not afraid to scrap.  Obviously not the size of Dronett, but not your normal 170# frat rats.  Dronett is out on the sidewalk raising hell and the pledges are basically a wall between him and the house, telling him to gtfo, beating chests, etc.  Dronett swings at the closest one, misses him but connects w/ the next closest one's shoulder, and straight up dislocates it w/ one punch that wasn't even meant for that guy. 😲😲
That turned into Dronett vs 8 guys w/ the 8 guys barely holding ground until Shane decided he'd had enough and decided to leave.  Our guys were thrilled w/ his decision.

The guy wrestled alligators...

[South Austin 53222]

1 minute ago, statsman said:

Was it LB Jake Hammer? Such a great name for a LB. 15 years ago, a friend and I were wondering whatever happened to him. It turns out that “Jake Hammer” is also a great name for another profession. If you google it, DO NOT hit the “Feeling lucky” button. 

Watch House of Hammer on HBO/Max.  Talk about a fucked up family.  

[SydneyCarton 49477]

1 hour ago, tejas60 said:

Shane Dronett? rip

No, this dude was definitely a teammate of Sam Adams. 

[Fondren & Main 6896]

1 hour ago, GJ Winne said:

Shane showed up at our fraternity house one Saturday afternoon while we were building for a party, convinced his girlfriend was inside for some reason.  Our pledge class was small in numbers (spring class - like 10 guys maybe?), but most of them were big ass dudes who lived at the gym and not afraid to scrap.  Obviously not the size of Dronett, but not your normal 170# frat rats.  Dronett is out on the sidewalk raising hell and the pledges are basically a wall between him and the house, telling him to gtfo, beating chests, etc.  Dronett swings at the closest one, misses him but connects w/ the next closest one's shoulder, and straight up dislocates it w/ one punch that wasn't even meant for that guy. 😲😲
That turned into Dronett vs 8 guys w/ the 8 guys barely holding ground until Shane decided he'd had enough and decided to leave.  Our guys were thrilled w/ his decision.

I totally believe this.  Those people from the Golden Triangle are a different breed.

I have more than a few "Bill Brasky" type stories about my ex-cop and ex-loanshark cousin from around that part of Texas.  Hell, even the little guys are insane.  My cousin's friend was a smaller guy and his motto was, "I may not always win the fight, but they're gonna know I was there." LOL

[Park Gothic 5375]

This has been a super fun stroll down memory lane.

 

[Red Five 41730]

Shane Dronett? rip

Dronett had, uh, a “different” connection to Sam Adams. If you know it you know it.