Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Mdhorn 6,153]

1 hour ago, Atticus said:

Crazy that the Cali lb that usc got never even visited. 

Right, so much for program "relationships."  Or maybe the only relationships that matter are the uncle, mom, dad, brother, trainer and whoever else wants to get paid. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22,956]

3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Do you see our large offer as Sark wanting to flex out in Georgia to recruits there moving forward? 

Also I know you previously mentioned the Bama discount that was given last year with respect to Deboer....do you feel like their performance this year has hindered the ability of the "Bama discount"?

Gerry said today the Terry recruitment is over, which makes it sound like he's already signed and sent in the paperwork.

[graemakin 13]

1 minute ago, Mdhorn said:

Right, so much for program "relationships."  Or maybe the only relationships that matter are the uncle, mom, dad, brother, trainer and whoever else wants to get paid. 

Uh Texas WR Aaron Bulter says hello. LOL.

[Mdhorn 6,153]

45 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Still may be able to get him or others in a year or two, especially if Georgia is over signing to play keep away.  Even Saban lost some good players to the portal. 

[Ricky Butler 2,790]

7 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Gerry said today the Terry recruitment is over, which makes it sound like he's already signed and sent in the paperwork.

I was told that final offers are due today. 

[Mdhorn 6,153]

1 minute ago, graemakin said:

Uh Texas WR Aaron Bulter says hello. LOL.

I'm not knocking it--just half assed reflecting how relationships and timing mattered for some, like Sims, and not so much for others, like Hilson.  However, I had forgotten Butler was on the team.  I remember thinking he was a good signee at the time.  

[MuellerHorn 4,607]

13 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Gerry said today the Terry recruitment is over, which makes it sound like he's already signed and sent in the paperwork.

Which means it's not Texas.

Gerry would be absolutely giddy if he knew it was Texas.

[BurntOrange&White 41,649]

10 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Which means it's not Texas.

Gerry would be absolutely giddy if he knew it was Texas.

Huh? I’m not saying it’s us but Bobby was talking about maybe going to the ceremony at Manchester since he’s going to be in Atlanta for the CCG 

Edited December 5 by BurntOrange&White

[TexasRenegade 2,610]

30 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Which means it's not Texas.

Gerry would be absolutely giddy if he knew it was Texas.

Also, Gerry may not even know.  He may just know the paperwork has been sent in.

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

9 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t familiar with you at all. Did you post under another handle?

Yes, spider2ybanana. I hated that name, so I asked Immamac if he could change it 

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

17 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

 

It really does. I was wondering how the absolutely wild ass swings in writing ability occur haha. That’ll be fun to know going forward. 

They'll be really slow, and possible incoherent, but also I'll probably end it with something like "and I hope you're having a magical day"

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

18 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

And there's also this: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/two-types-of-drugs-you-may-want-to-avoid-for-the-sake-of-your-brain

Notable excepts:

 

 

It's why I absolutely refuse to prescribe benzos and any who come to me for care I de-prescribe. But Surly on!

Welp, guys, I've been prescribed these for 12 years, so...if I start having mood swings, you know my Alzheimer's has begun.

The reality of it sucks, but having severe social anxiety does, too. 

I would trade my Xanax for MDMA any day of the week for actual happiness. Xanax and gummies do make me happy, but I really hate that having to go to work functions and even family gatherings I have to take them. They're fun when Texas is winning, but wears off when we lose. It's a coin toss. 

And if you motherfuckers think I have a drug problem (problems are for people who seek help), how many alcoholics we got on here? Huh? Yeah. Yeah, that's what I thought. 

Public notice: I do not go to random crack houses for drugs. 

Edited December 5 by Funk Doctor Spock

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

7 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

 

 

I don't give a flying fuck that I have multiple posts, put this in the Louve immediately 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[irishtexan 11,692]

58 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Huh? I’m not saying it’s us but Bobby was talking about maybe going to the ceremony at Manchester since he’s going to be in Atlanta for the CCG 

Maybe because he's going to be a short drive away already? I don't think we can read too much into it. 

[satyanash 15,355]

24 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Yes, spider2ybanana. I hated that name, so I asked Immamac if he could change it 

[FunkSoulBrother 966]

30 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Yes, spider2ybanana. I hated that name, so I asked Immamac if he could change it 

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

Just now, FunkSoulBrother said:

Oh my heavens, this is glorious lol. God damnit! Why didn't you show me this before I changed my name? Fuck it. It's now my new avatar.

[derp 845]

3 hours ago, FunkSoulBrother said:

Never seen a dildo with a guard before.

[Funk Doctor Spock 13,121]

1 minute ago, derp said:

Never seen a dildo with a guard before.

It's my first time, too, my dude. But it's fantastic. Put it in the Louve. It looks like an Andy Warhol

Edited December 6 by Funk Doctor Spock

[LTtxfan 49,909]

Holy Shit...

[IDIOTsavant 8,673]

Me as soon as I make my way to the ‘26 thread…

[derp 845]

13 minutes ago, IDIOTsavant said:

Me as soon as I make my way to the ‘26 thread…

[BurgleBro 899]

Are we happy with the lineman this class??

 

Overall class aside, recruiting gurus, are we in a good spot with linemen? 

 

Saw some buzz on Twitter how these classes are quite watered down overall compared to the Alabama only era.

 

Edited December 6 by BurgleBro

[Beer Drinker 685]

The yellow in the avatar makes it easier to spot so you don’t click on some new stupid shit.

[Park Gothic 5,343]

1 minute ago, BurgleBro said:

Are we happy with the lineman this class??

 

Overall class aside, recruiting gurus, are we in a good spot? 

 

Saw some buzz on Twitter how these classes are quite watered down overall compared to the Alabama only era.

 

It’s not great, not terrible. Shame we lost Mills, but there’s some quality there. The room is pretty stacked and will be for a while, so it’s hard to get too worried about it. 
 

DT recruiting is the real concern right now. A little light at CB as well. 

[HtownHorn 15,243]

9 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

A little light at CB as well. 

We have signed 6 CBs in the last 2 classes, what are you talking about?

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,386]

23 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

We have signed 6 CBs in the last 2 classes, what are you talking about?

Crystal Balls

[CHIEF 5,201]

44 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

It’s not great, not terrible. Shame we lost Mills, but there’s some quality there. The room is pretty stacked and will be for a while, so it’s hard to get too worried about it. 
 

DT recruiting is the real concern right now. A little light at CB as well. 

It's an embarrassment of riches. The most stacked OL room in the country by a mile. I have watched Longhorn football for decades, and the second team would be starters probably back to the Casey Stoddard and Justin Blalock years. So, back to the 05' NC team. Have there been individuals during that time that would start? Probably. But the cohesiveness of the OL now is purely Kyle Flood, and Sark.

The team mentality is getting to be like the 05' team. My favorite story from that time was when Texas played Missouri in Columbia. I think it was Justin that turned around to Vince and said, "hey, they know the play." Vince calmly pulled out his mouthpiece, and said "so."

CHIEF

[Huckleberry 34,407]

I'm really going to need the recruiting forum to learn that the apostrophe goes before the 2 digit shortened year numerals. It's an epidemic worse than tackling in the Mack Brown and Manny Diaz era. 

It is '05, it is not 05'. 

Also *Kasey

Also also *Studdard

Thank you. 

Edited December 6 by Huckleberry

[BurntOrange&White 41,649]

2 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I'm really going to need the recruiting forum to learn that the apostrophe goes before the 2 digit shortened year numerals. It's an epidemic worse than tackling in the Mack Brown and Many Diaz era. 

It is '05, it is not 05'. 

Also *Kasey

Also also *Studdard

Thank you. 

How many uppercase letters do we use when typing edge?

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20,834]

3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

How many uppercase letters do we use when typing edge?

Two.

EdGe is the standard nomenclature.

[Hank_Hill 19,764]

1 hour ago, BurgleBro said:

Are we happy with the lineman this class??

 

Overall class aside, recruiting gurus, are we in a good spot with linemen? 

 

Saw some buzz on Twitter how these classes are quite watered down overall compared to the Alabama only era.

 

DL looks good. Edge: A  DT: B-? 

Edited December 6 by Hank_Hill

[Bevo 13,825]

4 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

DL looks good. Edge: A  DT: B-? 

 

We'll know more tomorrow.

[tokamak 6,685]

It’s a developmental OL class. Clearly they would have preferred to add Fasusi. I hated losing Mills but it’s not clear how hard the staff fought to keep him. We need to land some real motherfuckers next year.

I’m a lot less concerned than I was before we saw the Trevor Goosby-shaped monster than Flood has been cooking up in his lab. 

[Vertigo 20,461]

30 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I'm really going to need the recruiting forum to learn that the apostrophe goes before the 2 digit shortened year numerals. It's an epidemic worse than tackling in the Mack Brown and Manny Diaz era. 

It is '05, it is not 05'. 

Also *Kasey

Also also *Studdard

Thank you. 

Holy shit, it is the elusive triple pedant. I thought these were extinct!

[Huckleberry 34,407]

I'm not extinct, I've just been saving up. Then reading through this forum today I realized that this would actually be an improvement considering the message board diarrhea since last night from a certain poster.

[hornlife 205]

Valid question imo. We have been bringing in 2 year projects vs. the big class of Banks, etc.  I'm concerned about OL and IDL.  We've got Goosby - who did a great job and Baker on RT next year.  Inside OL will be interesting - no Jake Majors for calls but I think we have that covered.  Depth, big concerns.  

In the last 2 years, Baker is the only OL we've brought in that isn't a 2+ year project to get their bodies ready.  Our OT depth is an issue for next year.

DT - who knows.  Portal help again.  I'm not concerned about needing RB, CB, or WR in the portal.  We need a real OT and a few DT for rotation and depth.  I think a big OT from Oregon is in the portal. 

Could be wrong, but our OT depth for next year is shit.  Same with DT.

[Michael Knight 13,187]

Every OL class is a developmental class, very few freshmen are good enough to start on a team with a solid OL

[sith_horn 2,486]

On 12/4/2024 at 3:36 PM, HuttNuts said:

On 12/4/2024 at 2:44 PM, immamac said:

Also y'all like the new site motto? Lol

Yoda version: Begun, the Asian poon wars have

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,386]

11 minutes ago, sith_horn said:

I’m in Singapore, battling on the front lines. It’s been a hard fought 4-year battle.

[deech 2,381]

42 minutes ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

I’m in Singapore, battling on the front lines. It’s been a hard fought 4-year battle.

 

 

[hornlife 205]

2 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

Every OL class is a developmental class, very few freshmen are good enough to start on a team with a solid OL

Agree.  But the 2+ year projects concern me.  We had higher starting points prior.  OT especially worries me on our 2 deep.  DT - those young men need to develop fast. 

[hornlife 205]

2 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

Every OL class is a developmental class, very few freshmen are good enough to start on a team with a solid OL

Agree.  But the 2+ year projects concern me.  We had higher starting points prior.  OT especially worries me on our 2 deep.  DT - those young men need to develop fast. 

I'm talking about 2024 and 2025 recruiting and what we have going forward.  We're going to lose a lot on OL this year and those men were great. Just hoping we can continue that.  I trust in Flood but am hoping we are giving him the raw starting points he needs.  IDL, well Baker has a job imo.  Skill areas - we are fine, we'll have plenty for Arch to work with. LB and CB/S should also be world class.

Who's projected to be 2 deep on OT? Hell, who's starting at IDL next year?

And yea just planning.  Live in ATL so let's destroy GA (sister, bro-in-law went there, want the brag rights again). We get that bye to plan and really nothing else looks too daunting after a bye to plan.

[Rockwell Torrey 1,364]

4 hours ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

I’m in Singapore, battling on the front lines. It’s been a hard fought 4-year battle.

I am in Tokyo. I feel like I am winning.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,386]

13 minutes ago, Rockwell Torrey said:

I am in Tokyo. I feel like I am winning.

 

In all seriousness, I regularly travel all over Asia. Any westerner fortunate enough to be in this area is winning.

[BurntOrange&White 41,649]

3 hours ago, hornlife said:

Agree.  But the 2+ year projects concern me.  We had higher starting points prior.  OT especially worries me on our 2 deep.  DT - those young men need to develop fast. 

I'm talking about 2024 and 2025 recruiting and what we have going forward.  We're going to lose a lot on OL this year and those men were great. Just hoping we can continue that.  I trust in Flood but am hoping we are giving him the raw starting points he needs.  IDL, well Baker has a job imo.  Skill areas - we are fine, we'll have plenty for Arch to work with. LB and CB/S should also be world class.

Who's projected to be 2 deep on OT? Hell, who's starting at IDL next year?

And yea just planning.  Live in ATL so let's destroy GA (sister, bro-in-law went there, want the brag rights again). We get that bye to plan and really nothing else looks too daunting after a bye to plan.

Goosby

Neto/Hutson

Hutson/Cruz

Campbell/Hutson

Baker

 

would be an experienced developed line next year

[TXpride 605]

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Goosby

Neto/Hutson

Hutson/Cruz

Campbell/Hutson

Baker

 

would be an experienced developed line next year

I think we'll be fine at OL next year, although I wouldn't mind taking a transfer OT just for some experience. It's the 24/25 classes that concern me, specifically at tackle. We've signed 2 true OTs (Baker/Brooks) the last 2 cycles. If Goosby is one and done, we're almost certainly hitting the portal. Not a dire situation (like DT), but we need to crush it in 26 like we did in 22. It's the single biggest reason why we're finally good again.

[closetojumping 65,246]

Whoever compared OL to Bama, here, twitter, whatever, is starfucking and little more. 

In the last four classes, Texas signed 18 guys, Bama signed 15. Texas has lost one of those guys and Bama has lost at least two. 

Three of the Texas signees are starters, each of whom will be drafted in the 2025 draft if they leave early, two going in the first round. 

The Texas OL has largely been a wall and the rotators and backups who have played haven’t changed that. 

Meanwhile, Bama’s OL has become a thin and disheveled sieve by Bama standards, even with a star mobile QB behind them. 

Maybe Flood has something to do with it and maybe dummies that can’t even dive surface deep should try harder. Folks worried about OL rankings are worrying about the exact thing that recruiting analysts suck the worst at, by a wide margin. Cam Williams was ranked collectively as the 283rd player in the country coming out of HS. He was a 3 star for 247, while playing for a large, highly visible football factory of a HS power.   

[SydneyCarton 49,325]

2 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Whoever compared OL to Bama, here, twitter, whatever, is starfucking and little more. 

In the last four classes, Texas signed 18 guys, Bama signed 15. Texas has lost one of those guys and Bama has lost at least two. 

Three of the Texas signees are starters, each of whom will be drafted in the 2025 draft if they leave early, two going in the first round. 

The Texas OL has largely been a wall and the rotators and backups who have played haven’t changed that. 

Meanwhile, Bama’s OL has become a thin and disheveled sieve by Bama standards, even with a star mobile QB behind them. 

Maybe Flood has something to do with it and maybe dummies that can’t even dive surface deep should try harder. Folks worried about OL rankings are worrying about the exact thing that recruiting analysts suck the worst at, by a wide margin. Cam Williams was ranked collectively as the 283rd player in the country coming out of HS. He was a 3 star for 247, while playing for a large, highly visible football factory of a HS power.   

Can Williams, squeaking just barely into the top 100 players…in Texas.

what truly irritates me is there’s a sect of poster who looked at his measurables when he came out and was bonkers at his potential and acted like it was a home run (it was) and then poo poo the development. 
 

Same people that yawned when we signed Mills at OL, but lost their shit when he flipped. It’s like no one remembers what serious OL development look like, which to be fair had been basically 30 years since it happened excluding the 05 class of self starters, but shit don’t take it for granted now motherfuckers. 

[closetojumping 65,246]

Also, Mills was not run off. That is a bullshit premise. They tried to retain him and he decided he wanted play where his family played. Fisch can recruit. I think he’s going to be very good.