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9 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

I think I have a post in 2022, or maybe in 2023 after OU drove down the field to win they game, in which I said something along the lines of "It's time to accept that as long as PK is our defensive coordinator, we will never have an elite defense. Period." 

 

Any opinions regarding the offense, specifically regarding the red zone?

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2 hours ago, OnAComputer said:

Have you seen the size of those baseball contracts? If you can get that, forget football.

At the risk of taking us on a tangent this feels very much like a 20 year old argument. Yes, Shohei's has an absurd contract but only top 10 type players get even close to that type of deal and you have to slog for years just to get that one single contract while most of the other contracts have stagnated/grown minimally. I think in the past almost every level of player would have been better going the MLB path if they were equalish in skill in both but now the entrenched starter/pro bowl/all-star player it could be argued has higher upside in the NFL. Hall of famers/journeymen/guys struggling to keep their spots you definitely prefer to be in MLB.

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22 minutes ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

Might be faster, but a much bigger PITA to share data, esp on mobile, making the forum not as useful

fix incoming for that - x.com will just intercept and automatically do stuff and even have videos. 

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36 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

I think I have a post in 2022, or maybe in 2023 after OU drove down the field to win they game, in which I said something along the lines of "It's time to accept that as long as PK is our defensive coordinator, we will never have an elite defense. Period." 

 

 

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1 minute ago, CastHorn said:

https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/player/football/2025/?state=nv
 

Now the #1 player in the state of Nevada. One of the largest risers in recent memory. We landed some dogs at LB, but we definitely botched that LB #3 spot. 

Well, part of that leap is that he's one of the only players with bluechip offers left standing that they can talk about, so they want it to feel exciting.

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On 1/31/2025 at 1:13 PM, texifornia said:

Well, part of that leap is that he's one of the only players with bluechip offers left standing that they can talk about, so they want it to feel exciting.

Definitely a lot of that, but he's also pretty good and they probably just got around to watching his film.

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9 minutes ago, Chango said:


so … what this data is telling me is that ousux

It also says if you put your guesses on bar charts and line graphs they become facts.

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21 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

It also says if you put your guesses on bar charts and line graphs they become facts.

Trust the Science.

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully this doesn't double up... it was "saving" a moment ago and 504'ed itself.

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Joe Cook: Happy national signing day! Did you even notice?

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Remember when errrbody signed on the first Wednesday of February? Those days are long gone. The February signing day, or National Signing Day as it was known, was once a consistent checkpoint of the college football offseason. Usually about a month after the national championship game and arriving on the heels of January official visits, the first Wednesday of February was a day of celebration, excitement, drama, and more for college football fans. A number of evolutions have since removed a method for the conversation surrounding college football to continue into the offseason. Instead, the day where schools celebrate their newest additions has been shoved into the crescendo of the regular season in December.

This isn’t just a Texas-only phenomena. Only three players in the top-550 of the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking, Ty Haywood, J’Vari Flowers, and Zahir Mathis, entered the day uncommitted. A handful of others had pledged to a school but had not yet signed. The overwhelming majority of prospects sign in December, right when college football is about to play its most important games of the regular season.

The first evolution that took luster off of the traditional signing day was the introduction of the “early signing day.” The 2018 cycle was the first to have this opportunity in the winter of 2017. Coaches quickly realized that “early signing day” had to become National Signing Day, or else it meant committed prospects could listen to other programs throughout the holiday season. That happened with Keondre Coburn, who still eventually signed with Texas. Because of that emphasis, February lost a good amount of its shine. The onset of early signing day didn’t kill the February celebration immediately, just ask Steve Sarkisian. When he arrived in early January of 2021, he saw needs on his roster and that he could address them with unsigned prospects. He did just that, adding a player like David Abiara in February 2021. There have been recruitments that have stretched into February in recent years, namely DJ Campbell in the 2022 cycle and Warren Roberson in 2023. However, those recruitments currently function as exceptions.

The onset of the winter transfer portal window has also dampened the importance of the second signing day. When the early signing day started, the portal was not yet a thing. The transfer portal first opened up in October of 2018, so high school kids during the first cycle with the early signing day had no reason to hastily reserve a spot in a recruiting class. Senior risers like Moro Ojomo could afford to wait until February. Now? Teams are incentivized to fill roster needs from the portal instead of from the high school ranks. The portal offers more immediate help. High school recruits sign in December because they don’t want to lose their spot.

Another factor that’s led to today being a dud is the explosion of players enrolling early. With class size limits no longer a burden coaches have to deal with, and with players wanting to see the field as fast as possible, there’s more motivation for signees to get on campus to get used to life as an FBS player. Nineteen of the 23 signees Texas added in its 2024 class were early enrollees, while 22 of 25 signees from the 2025 class arrived on campus in January. Rules around recruiting and the transfer portal change so often, so maybe there’s a chance for the second signing day to reclaim a position of prominence. But since the onset of the early signing period and the transfer portal, the day that was part of a revered annual ritual now struggles to draw attention from anybody, much less errrbody.

 

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On 1/31/2025 at 8:20 AM, satyanash said:

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I was glancing at high school enrollment per state to try and gauge these numbers per capita and this fun fact popped up on google…

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kinda surprised me as I feel like I’ve frequently seen reported that texas education is trash.  also seems impossible that a state as big and diverse as we are would graduate a higher percentage of students than certain other smaller states.  but, the internet never lies.

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1 hour ago, futureman said:

I was glancing at high school enrollment per state to try and gauge these numbers per capita and this fun fact popped up on google…

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kinda surprised me as I feel like I’ve frequently seen reported that texas education is trash.  also seems impossible that a state as big and diverse as we are would graduate a higher percentage of students than certain other smaller states.  but, the internet never lies.

Appears to be false.

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/coi/high-school-graduation-rates?utm_source=coe_share&utm_medium=figure_tool&utm_campaign=copied_url#1

Behind such educational stalwarts as MA, WI, KY, TN and the leader in West Virginia.

Aaand, I'm not sure graduation rate is any indication of educational quality, see, e.g. West Virginia.

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58 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Appears to be false.

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/coi/high-school-graduation-rates?utm_source=coe_share&utm_medium=figure_tool&utm_campaign=copied_url#1

Behind such educational stalwarts as MA, WI, KY, TN and the leader in West Virginia.

Aaand, I'm not sure graduation rate is any indication of educational quality, see, e.g. West Virginia.

If you hand a diploma to anyone that can count to potato, you're going to have high graduation rates.

MIT is sitting below Wheeling University and their cross-river buddies BU on this list: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate

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1 hour ago, texifornia said:

If you hand a diploma to anyone that can count to potato, you're going to have high graduation rates.

MIT is sitting below Wheeling University and their cross-river buddies BU on this list: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/highest-grad-rate

I definitely follow your point but it's still kind of surprising to see MIT behind Wheeling. Usually, high achievement schools like that will do whatever it takes to get kids graduated because grad rate counts towards their US New & World Report ranking. I knew someone who failed out of Duke twice and they took him back both times - and even after he was let back in the second time, he technically violated the terms of his academic probation by not maintaining a 2.5 and they just let it slide

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8 hours ago, campcrunk said:

I definitely follow your point but it's still kind of surprising to see MIT behind Wheeling. Usually, high achievement schools like that will do whatever it takes to get kids graduated because grad rate counts towards their US New & World Report ranking. I knew someone who failed out of Duke twice and they took him back both times - and even after he was let back in the second time, he technically violated the terms of his academic probation by not maintaining a 2.5 and they just let it slide

Or, he was fucking Dean Wormer’s wife.

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21 minutes ago, Scholz said:

Great kid. Family is over the moon.

I’m always so proud and happy for these kids.

All sports generalizations/cliches aside, these are typically the kids who simply bust their ass in practice and are a positive influence on their teammates.

Really cool to see.🤘🏻

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12 hours ago, campcrunk said:

I definitely follow your point but it's still kind of surprising to see MIT behind Wheeling. Usually, high achievement schools like that will do whatever it takes to get kids graduated because grad rate counts towards their US New & World Report ranking. I knew someone who failed out of Duke twice and they took him back both times - and even after he was let back in the second time, he technically violated the terms of his academic probation by not maintaining a 2.5 and they just let it slide

That list is a four-year graduation rate, so I'm guessing Wheeling has just done something to hyper-focus on achieving that stat for the attention it would garner. That would happen when you compare favorably to the wealthier schools (whose students will, on the whole, be better supported from various sources).

That table bottoms out with schools at 2 and 3 percent rates for four years. A bunch of those schools in the single digits and teens probably will be closed within five or six years, because they're fixin' to fall off the enrollment cliff, too.

 

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On 2/7/2025 at 9:19 PM, futureman said:

I was glancing at high school enrollment per state to try and gauge these numbers per capita and this fun fact popped up on google…

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kinda surprised me as I feel like I’ve frequently seen reported that texas education is trash.  also seems impossible that a state as big and diverse as we are would graduate a higher percentage of students than certain other smaller states.  but, the internet never lies.

Don’t believe everything you read. Texas education isn’t trash. It’s a big state with lots of variances between districts so it definitely won’t be anywhere near the best. For every metric that proves it’s great there are two that prove otherwise.

Regardless we should absolutely hold our leaders (both state and local) to a higher standard as just being better than states like Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, Wyoming, and God forsaken Oklahoma is not good enough.

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Posted
37 minutes ago, Teryor said:

Behind the Scenes: How the 2025 class came together for Texas, Part I (Offense)
 

 

Thanks for posting, enjoy reading these every year.  Can't wait to read the one for defense.

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2 hours ago, Teryor said:

Behind the Scenes: How the 2025 class came together for Texas, Part I (Offense)
 

 

The Guillory piece is hilarious. Have fun in Salt Lake, bud.

Christian turning down an elite camp because he thought he wasn't good enough is weird.

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2 hours ago, texifornia said:

Christian turning down an elite camp because he thought he wasn't good enough is weird.

This was the biggest piece that I gleaned as well...if you don't think you are good enough to compete with the big boys when you are a recruit how the hell are you going to handle playing real college games

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Some people just need someone else to believe in them even when they don’t believe in themselves. If he’s willing to work even harder to compensate for any perceived shortcomings, then he’s got a chance. 

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4 hours ago, RGBIII said:

This was the biggest piece that I gleaned as well...if you don't think you are good enough to compete with the big boys when you are a recruit how the hell are you going to handle playing real college games

 

7 hours ago, texifornia said:

The Guillory piece is hilarious. Have fun in Salt Lake, bud.

Christian turning down an elite camp because he thought he wasn't good enough is weird.

As smart and aware as you guys are, it’s surprising that y’all don’t realize how many OL talents are introverted and lacking in confidence. I think it’s almost a stereotype because it is so common.  If they’re mean between the lines, who cares? 

Unfortunately, I don’t get it here with Christian. I’m assuming he’s the new Max Merrill. 

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I know the reasons and this isn’t a criticism of this staff but holy shit it sucks to not sign either of the Duncanville duo. I think both are going to be first round draft picks. 

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If Bo Davis was still here, the DL for this class would have been Brown, Zion, Rink and Guidry or Battle.

Instead, we ended up with Terry, Charles, and Sharma.

Got a feeling Sims will be the one we wish the staff would have put more focus on in a few years.

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7 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

If Bo Davis was still here, the DL for this class would have been Brown, Zion, Rink and Guidry or Battle.

Instead, we ended up with Terry, Charles, and Sharma.

Got a feeling Sims will be the one we wish the staff would have put more focus on in a few years.

 

We will have one of the better DLs in the country and we will still lament missing on some rando because that is who we are.

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On 10/27/2024 at 6:43 PM, Cairn Horn88 said:

Are we looking at an Australian punter yet?  If not, why not?

On 10/27/2024 at 6:52 PM, graemakin said:

The last Australian punter Texas had was 🗑️ 

(Yami Virgin) Exclusive: Allegations of Fraud in Australian players Pipeline to U.S. College Football

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Tonight's Super Bowl is the culmination of years of sacrifice for players and their families. From high school to college, it takes dedication to become a professional football player. And it's not just American kids looking to make their dream a reality, Australian punters have made their way into U.S. college football in numbers never seen before. But as our exclusive seven-month investigation into troubling allegations of doctored documents and ineligible players taking football scholarships from American and Australian players suggests there may also be immigration fraud being committed.

AUSTRALIAN PUNTERS FILLING COLLEGE ROSTERS

Australian punters and kickers are in high demand in U.S. college football. From Notre Dame's championship program to teams right here in Texas, UTSA, UT Austin, and Texas Tech have Australian players on their roster. However, allegations surfaced seven months ago suggesting that not all kickers and punters playing college football in the U.S. were eligible to receive not only a scholarship but also a student visa, potentially violating NCAA regulations.

"The injustice is there are players that are doing it the right way, Australian and international players, American players that are doing it the right way, that have legit transcripts,” said a college coach who wants to remain anonymous.

This coach first encountered this issue while recruiting a player who had already used some of his eligibility in Australia. He later discovered that the same athlete was re-represented as a four-year eligible freshman by the Australian company Prokick. "He had started working with Prokick, and they were these coaches that I was talking to who were under the impression that he had four years to play. He had never been to college, and I said, that's not what I discovered when I was recruiting him, he had three years to play,” said the college coach.

To investigate these claims, we enlisted the help of Ken Gamble, Chairman of IFW International, to verify the authenticity of the documents we obtained. They included the academic records of several Australian players who received scholarships. "These students that we've investigated have attended university full-time, and we don't believe that it was disclosed. If there has been a misrepresentation of their educational standards, then this is not only a violation of the NCAA eligibility rules, but it's also fraud. in their visa documents,” said Gamble.

In one case, an athlete's real transcript from an Australian school showed failing grades. However, the transcript submitted for NCAA eligibility we were shown had significantly higher grades allegedly altered to meet academic requirements. "He had three sets, right? So we had one from the school, okay, one from Prokick. But when they looked at it and they sent it to him, his GPA wasn't high enough out of high school, so they redid it and he sent it to me. I said, Why is it that this one, you gotta B in it. And this one you gotta C ” said a recruiting expert in Australia

This trainer and recruiter, who also requested anonymity, provided us with several transcripts. He claims were altered by Prokick to help players secure U.S. scholarships. These were some of the documents Gamble investigated.

"There was a kid that actually outed himself. They sat down. He sat down with his advisor and said, "Oh, you need to take these classes and these classes. And then he was like, no, no, I already took that in university. And they said, What?" They did some research. And they said, "You've already gone to uni? You've got, you know, two weeks to pack your bags and get out of here,” said the trainer.

PROKICK AUSTRALIA: NO RESPONSE

We reached out to Prokick Australia for comment but have not received a response. Coaches and trainers tell us that this not only undermines the integrity of the scholarship system but also takes away opportunities from American athletes.

THE IMPACT ON AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Renowned special teams coach Mike McCabe has voiced frustration over Prokick's recruitment practices and their impact on the U.S. market. "The punting market in the U.S. has dropped by over 54%.,” Mike McCabe, Special Teams Trainer McCabe is the owner and founder of One-on-One Kicking, one of the top training programs in the country.

"Yami: We are specifically talking about Prokick and some of the players that they've had. Are you familiar with them and what has been going on?”

"Yeah, I am. Yes. I think the whole country pretty much knows, in our industry and kicking, what is going on.” said Mike McCabe.

Like other coaches and trainers we spoke to, McCabe believes many of these players were not eligible due to grade issues and prior playtime in Australia. He argues that there needs to be better oversight in college football. "When you see a certain company that guarantees that you are going to have a full scholarship no matter where you go or if you come there to train there, that's a big red flag," Mike McCabe.

If these athletes' eligibility records were falsified, their student visas may also contain false information, raising concerns about possible immigration fraud. "If you're coming from a different country, you'd have to alter your visa just to be able to get into the United States. So you know that there is, is, is a big no-no,” Mike McCabe.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

Sources say the fault does not lie with the players themselves but with the companies representing them, and the college coaches accepting them without proper independent verification by the University themselves. Another source with the NCAA tells us that verifying documents from halfway across the world is a challenge. "So it's not necessarily their fault, but it is like these college coaches, they don't, they don't really know either, because they're taking Prokick at face value when they say, "No, no, he has never been to college," said McCabe.

Investigator Ken Gamble believes the ultimate responsibility falls on U.S. colleges to properly vet scholarship applicants. "What they should be doing is they should be getting the student to sign a disclosure document, allowing them to seek the information. They should sign a letter of authority, allowing the university here to obtain over there any historical educational records from universities in Australia,” said Gamble

This exclusive investigation raises serious concerns about the integrity of NCAA scholarships and their impact on American athletes. With more Australian players entering the U.S. system, experts say stricter oversight is necessary to protect the future of college football recruitment.

 

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19 minutes ago, satyanash said:

(Yami Virgin) Exclusive: Allegations of Fraud in Australian players Pipeline to U.S. College Football

 

While I'm sure they were stretching rules quite a bit, that American punting coach they're quoted has some real incentive to bury Prokick.

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Posted
6 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

We will have one of the better DLs in the country and we will still lament missing on some rando because that is who we are.

Who we are as in human beings? Because that's something every fan base does that thinks they would have had some kind of shot at a player. That's not exclusive to Texas by any stretch of the imagination. 

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