Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Elmer_Fudd 22008]

[Bodacious Bevo 3572]

Ethics tangent incoming

The merging of scholarship and roster limits are another change that, imo, disrupts the system that many know and love, but really just makes CFB more normal and less exploitative. 

Putting aside talk on how this impacts Texas and CFB as a whole, it's kind of crazy that teams have been able to have students do all the work of being on the team without any kind of financial support. How much time do walk-ons spend on football every week? 20 hours? 40 hours? And they're expected to do it largely for intrinsic rewards while being completely dismissed as second-class players by the public (not this site). That's not to mention the equity discussion around requiring a student to pay ~20k/year to be on the team.

Walk-ons are just a weird dynamic that shouldn't exist in modern CFB.  

Edited July 25 by Bodacious Bevo

[HellesBier 39]

2 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Ethics tangent incoming

The merging of scholarship and roster limits are another change that, imo, disrupts the system that many know and love, but really just makes CFB more normal and less exploitative. 

Putting aside talk on how this impacts Texas and CFB as a whole, it's kind of crazy that teams have been able to have students do all the work of being on the team without any kind of financial support. How much time do walk-ons spend on football? 20 hours? 40 hours? And they're expected to do it largely for intrinsic rewards while being completely dismissed as second-class teammates by the public (not this site). That's not to mention the equity discussion around requiring a student to pay ~20k/year to be on the team.

Walk-ons are just a weird dynamic that shouldn't exist in modern CFB.  

Yea, fuck people for working hard and chasing their dreams. Fuck those opportunities. 

[BurntOrange&White 38766]

8 minutes ago, HellesBier said:

Yea, fuck people for working hard and chasing their dreams. Fuck those opportunities. 

As long as we’ve don’t have to have anymore white safeties who gives a fuck

[irishtexan 11413]

16 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

And they're expected to do it largely for intrinsic rewards while being completely dismissed as second-class players by the public (not this site). That's not to mention the equity discussion around requiring a student to pay ~20k/year to be on the team.

Walk-ons are just a weird dynamic that shouldn't exist in modern CFB.  

To be fair, they are rewarded in a large amount of top-shelf poon as football players at the University of Texas. Can't put a price on that. 

[Hookem2147 20831]

Myron Charles was scheduled to come in today per OTF but had to reschedule 

[LebongJames 1769]

7 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Myron Charles was scheduled to come in today per OTF but had to reschedule 

That reeks of bullshit. He doesn’t live in Dallas or Houston. He would have to drive to Sarasota, get on flight and then get to campus. Not exactly a trip that I feel would be rescheduled last minute.

[Newy25 7590]

1 hour ago, Mittens said:

How on earth do FCS teams do it?

They put an inferior product on the field. That’s how they do it. 

[Getafix 28362]

 

Jordan Scruggs (Horns 247)

 

 

 

On the two prospects committed elsewhere, who were considering visits to Texas

 

From the Gerry note, sounds like one of those was Charles ... 

 

 

[Goodman 3272]

1 hour ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Ethics tangent incoming

The merging of scholarship and roster limits are another change that, imo, disrupts the system that many know and love, but really just makes CFB more normal and less exploitative. 

Putting aside talk on how this impacts Texas and CFB as a whole, it's kind of crazy that teams have been able to have students do all the work of being on the team without any kind of financial support. How much time do walk-ons spend on football every week? 20 hours? 40 hours? And they're expected to do it largely for intrinsic rewards while being completely dismissed as second-class players by the public (not this site). That's not to mention the equity discussion around requiring a student to pay ~20k/year to be on the team.

Walk-ons are just a weird dynamic that shouldn't exist in modern CFB.  

[speed817 18826]

8 minutes ago, Getafix said:

 

Jordan Scruggs (Horns 247)

 

 

 

On the two prospects committed elsewhere, who were considering visits to Texas

 

From the Gerry note, sounds like one of those was Charles ... 

 

 

What time does the crew from Perfect 10 show up to the pool party???

[Texas Wahoo 3376]

2 hours ago, Mittens said:

How on earth do FCS teams do it?

Umm... they don't?  South Dakota State lists 85 players on their 2024 roster:

https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster

And 108 players on their 2023 roster:

https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster/2023

[Getafix 28362]

 

 

 

 

[Park Gothic 4883]

1 minute ago, Getafix said:

 

 

The visit needed to be kept secret an hour ago and now it's posted publicly. Wonder what changed. 

[billfromlaketravis 11286]

I think many of the preferred walk ons will be scholarship players elsewhere in the near future. Good for them. 
 

If I understand Title IV correctly, 20 additional football scholarships would create 20 additional women’s sports scholarships. Again good for them. That said only the Big Ten + SEC + SMU will be able to afford 40 additional full athletic scholarships. I think many Big 12, ACC, and P5 schools will stick at 85. 

Edited July 25 by billfromlaketravis

[Fondren & Main 6573]

11 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

The visit needed to be kept secret an hour ago and now it's posted publicly. Wonder what changed. 

Price went up with Oregon.

[TXRed 3143]

13 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

The visit needed to be kept secret an hour ago and now it's posted publicly. Wonder what changed. 

Seems like both of them bailed so it doesn’t really matter if it’s public info. 

[BurntOrange&White 38766]

17 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think many of the preferred walk ons will be scholarship players elsewhere in the near future. Good for them. 
 

If I understand Title IV correctly, 20 additional football scholarships would create 20 additional women’s sports scholarships. Again good for them. That said only the Big Ten + SEC + SMU will be able to afford 40 additional full athletic scholarships. I think many Big 12, ACC, and P5 schools will stick at 85. 

Nothing in the entire history of college football says that teams will be like nah I’ll just stick to 85 over stockpiling 20 extra scholarship players aka collecting talent

[Speedway 152]

Texas will probably need to add two if not three women's sports to satisfy Title IX requirements. Water polo and gymnastics, maybe equestrian, are the most likely. Field hockey and Lacrosse are also possibilities but where would they play?

Edited July 25 by Speedway

[TXRed 3143]

Definitely not opposed to women’s gymnastics at Texas. 

[BurntOrange&White 38766]

[BornAndRaised 12201]

Not a great day for a pool party in the ATX, but at least it's not at an apartment complex in BCS

[Lonestar88 4582]

I’m not really complaining about it, but was there really that much of a demand for 20 more football scholarships? If there was, I completely missed it. 

[Hitch 50]

28 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Lingerie football league imo. 

[Speedway 152]

Women's gymnastics and equestrian are current competitive sports in the SEC. I don't think water polo, field hockey, or lacrosse are currently played in the SEC.

Edited July 25 by Speedway

[Mittens 7991]

1 hour ago, Texas Wahoo said:

Umm... they don't?  South Dakota State lists 85 players on their 2024 roster:

https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster

And 108 players on their 2023 roster:

https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster/2023

Sigh. Scholarships. smh 

[Rickylovesweed 14084]

12 minutes ago, Speedway said:

Women's gymnastics and equestrian are current competitive sports in the SEC. I don't think water polo, field hockey, or lacrosse are currently played in the SEC.

Rifle team will be one I bet.

TCU just won the national championship and there's a relationship with Del Conte. Seems like a coach we could steal. 

[mwaadeeb 1147]

57 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I would have attended many a woman's beach volleyball match as an undergrad. Scouting.

[Getafix 28362]

 

One of the big ... whales ... we are after.

 

 

 

[chad.ihrig 569]

Lingerie football league imo. 

[Blackcat00 759]

3 hours ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Ethics tangent incoming

The merging of scholarship and roster limits are another change that, imo, disrupts the system that many know and love, but really just makes CFB more normal and less exploitative. 

Putting aside talk on how this impacts Texas and CFB as a whole, it's kind of crazy that teams have been able to have students do all the work of being on the team without any kind of financial support. How much time do walk-ons spend on football every week? 20 hours? 40 hours? And they're expected to do it largely for intrinsic rewards while being completely dismissed as second-class players by the public (not this site). That's not to mention the equity discussion around requiring a student to pay ~20k/year to be on the team.

Walk-ons are just a weird dynamic that shouldn't exist in modern CFB.  

Says the guy whos never played a minute of an organized sport after junior high/middle school. 

[Hookem2147 20831]

Josiah Sharma is on campus today, per IT.

[Tex Long 4273]

On 7/24/2024 at 12:09 PM, kwood4408 said:

 

PM Late Kick Josh... looks like he's got a new paper pop move.

 

[Bevo 13436]

26 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Josiah Sharma is on campus today, per IT.

 

That's a nice surprise.

[Hookem2147 20831]

Antonio Coleman also on campus, per IT

https://www.on3.com/db/antonio-coleman-163282/

[Texas Wahoo 3376]

1 hour ago, Mittens said:

Sigh. Scholarships. smh 

I think part of the settlement is going to be the lack of walk-ons.  If they play football for a major school, they are going to have to be on scholarship.  Obviously Texas and other schools can operate with 85 (or even 70) scholarship players if they are allowed to have a ton of non-scholarship walk-ons, but that is not going to be allowed.  

[Post Oak 20092]

1 hour ago, Getafix said:

 

One of the big ... whales ... we are after.

 

 

 

Honestly id be happier if he just committed to Schloss than trying to do both 

[Goodman 3272]

2 hours ago, TXRed said:

Seems like both of them bailed so it doesn’t really matter if it’s public info. 

Just like that, Sark outs the mole. 10win Sark's on another level.

[Goodman 3272]

2 hours ago, Speedway said:

Texas will probably need to add two if not three women's sports to satisfy Title IX requirements. Water polo and gymnastics, maybe equestrian, are the most likely. Field hockey and Lacrosse are also possibilities but where would they play?

Lacrosse should be a priority imo. They can play on the soccer field until Angela wins a title since it seems her recruiting is just too good to part ways with at the moment.

[Beer Drinker 592]

Did womens soccer get any additional scholarships?

[TXRed 3143]

Glad I was wrong.

 

 

Edited July 25 by TXRed

[BornAndRaised 12201]

Glad sharma is back, but if oregon dropped life changing money on him, I don't really expect anything to come of it. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep showing that we want him though. Maybe phil knight will croak and checks will start bouncing.

[BachelorTrek 2895]

37 minutes ago, Goodman said:

Lacrosse should be a priority imo. They can play on the soccer field until Angela wins a title since it seems her recruiting is just too good to part ways with at the moment.

NCAA field hockey field is 100 yards by 60 yards.

NCAA lacrosse field is 110 yards by 60 yards.

Seems like both can be played at the soccer stadium (Myers Stadium). Done deal.

[RockyMountainHighHorn 886]

18 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Glad sharma is back, but if oregon dropped life changing money on him, I don't really expect anything to come of it. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep showing that we want him though. Maybe phil knight will croak and checks will start bouncing.

Their stock tanking hurt him plenty…not enough to impact nil but he can’t be happy this week 

[derp 731]

49 minutes ago, TXRed said:

Glad I was wrong.

 

 

Texas: "They didn't give you that size of a bag. Show us."
Sharma: "Bet"

[Fondren & Main 6573]

46 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Glad sharma is back, but if oregon dropped life changing money on him, I don't really expect anything to come of it. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep showing that we want him though. Maybe phil knight will croak and checks will start bouncing.

Not everyone loves Eugene.  I mean I do, but if it were up to me I'd institute a purge up there in Oregon to fix that state.  California can kick rocks, but I'm down to save Oregon.  It is truly a beautiful state that I love very much.

[Hookem2147 20831]

53 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Glad sharma is back, but if oregon dropped life changing money on him, I don't really expect anything to come of it. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep showing that we want him though. Maybe phil knight will croak and checks will start bouncing.

Gerry made a comment on OTF that made it seem like his mom may not have been completely on board with the Oregon decision.

[LTtxfan 48713]

12 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Not everyone loves Eugene.  I mean I do, but if it were up to me I'd institute a purge up there in Oregon to fix that state.  California can kick rocks, but I'm down to save Oregon.  It is truly a beautiful state that I love very much.

Oregon sucks... 

[Mother mopar 3267]

I love 10 more scholarships.  30 wide receivers on the team. The ones left over that Oregon didn’t want 

Futureman got another sock, damn son.

[BornAndRaised 12201]

8 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Gerry made a comment on OTF that made it seem like his mom may not have been completely on board with the Oregon decision.

Ketch is parroting the same shit on twitter. Basically saying Texas was and is still confident, and they feel like his decision isn't final and will be made final later. We will see I guess.