Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Josef Pwag 1876]

27 minutes ago, texifornia said:

They're pretty close in terms of OOS perception.

This is the most retarded fuckng thing I have ever seen posted on this website. Even for undergrad.

You brought up US News. Go look at their undergrad ranking of Texas for Business, Engineering, CS...anything that matters. UGA is nowhere close. 

Edited August 12 by Josef Pwag

[Sal 1101]

18 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Get a fucking grip. I know you pride yourself on having attended 5-6 schools and being a fanboi of at least 10 more, but Georgia and Texas are not generally viewed on the same level, and fucking US News & World Report isn't going to change that. Georgia's viewed a good school for a football school in the South. Texas is an internationally recognized research institution and generally held in that regard. Many of us have worked with folks all over the western world in various industries, and I challenge anyone else besides texifornia to come forth and argue also that folks have the same perception of institutions between Texas and Georgia. That is the first time I have ever heard that shit.

I’ve met one notable Georgia alum in all my time in banking/investment management/consulting but have worked with dozens of UT grads on both coasts

Edited August 12 by Sal

[BurntOrange&White 41638]

3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

In any case, if a recruit cares about "academics" in the above average recruit sense, UT, UF, and UGA are all competitive.

If they care about not getting arrested for reckless driving, UGA is in trouble.

Sure if you also agree Texas A&M is on the same academic level as Texas and Florida. Because if you don't then you shouldn't put Georgia in that category.

[texifornia 58761]

Just now, BurntOrange&White said:

Sure if you also agree Texas A&M is on the same academic level as Texas and Florida. Because if you don't then you shouldn't put Georgia in that category.

They're not. But they also tick the "it's a real university with some credibility" box compared to the Auburns of the world.

[BurntOrange&White 41638]

Just now, texifornia said:

They're not. But they also tick the "it's a real university with some credibility" box compared to the Auburns of the world.

My point is Georgia is closer to Aggie than they are to Texas and Florida.

[Josef Pwag 1876]

1 minute ago, texifornia said:

They're not. But they also tick the "it's a real university with some credibility" box compared to the Auburns of the world.

There are many doors open to certain Texas, Michigan or UVA grads that are not open to A&M or UGA grads. They are not comparable. You implied they were close to being equals. Stop embarassing yourself. 

[BlackCat 492]

I dont put Florida and Texas on the same level but I think Florida is an actual good school. 

Georgia gets overhyped as a school in the south and Texas because it isn't a complete joke like the other southern football schools. Its viewed as a full step above the bama/lsu/tennessee's of the world. I think thats accurate, but not because Georgia is a top flight institiution, but because those other schools are mediocre. 

[texifornia 58761]

1 minute ago, Josef Pwag said:

There are many doors open to certain Texas, Michigan or UVA grads that are not open to A&M or UGA grads. They are not comparable. You implied they were close to being equals. Stop embarassing yourself. 

 

Just now, BlackCat said:

I dont put Florida and Texas on the same level but I think Florida is an actual good school. 

Georgia gets overhyped as a school in the south and Texas because it isn't a complete joke like the other southern football schools. Its viewed as a full step above the bama/lsu/tennessee's of the world. I think thats accurate, but not because Georgia is a top flight institiution, but because those other schools are mediocre. 

This is essentially the point I was trying to make, but put better. I'm done now.

[Josef Pwag 1876]

6 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

I dont put Florida and Texas on the same level but I think Florida is an actual good school. 

Florida does a great job of gaming the US News rankings. The Bright Futures scholarship keeps a lot of elite students home because they can go to UF for free. Getting into UF even as an instate applicant is murder. However, it is difficult to find a single undergraduate category where UF is ranked ahead of Texas. I looked once, and I couldn't find a single one. 

Edited August 12 by Josef Pwag

[Josef Pwag 1876]

3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

This is essentially the point I was trying to make, but put better. I'm done now.

Your exact quote about Texas and UGA was this:

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They're pretty close in terms of OOS perception.

That wasn't the point you were trying to make. 

[Professor Chesney 685]

8 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

There are many doors open to certain Texas, Michigan or UVA grads that are not open to A&M or UGA grads. They are not comparable. You implied they were close to being equals. Stop embarassing yourself. 

[closetojumping 65238]

Anyways, I have a friend that is a bit of Georgia honk with friends on that staff. I was surprised to hear him tell me recently that Smart is in Urban Meyer at UF territory with that team if he's not super careful quickly here. They're bringing in guys that are harder to focus and control on critical developments at hand. Hope that's true.

[Burt Macklin 19209]

53 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

I have a hard time singing the academic praises of a non-Notre Dame institution that is going all out to attain AAU status and can't get it done. Hell, even USF became an AAU member. To get triggered that quickly, and that vigorously, you MUST have a kid attending Georgia.....

Or people are just tired of your constant, shitty posting. You responded to a poster saying UGA was "decent" academically. Now you've moved the goal posts to singing their praises.

UGA is absolutely decent academically in the context of football recruiting. This conversation gets beaten to death on this board.  Usually when a kid mentions academics they just mean which schools will make it the easiest for them to pass their classes. 

[Josef Pwag 1876]

2 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

You responded to a poster saying UGA was "decent" academically. Now you've moved the goal posts to singing their praises.

I can't even begin to guess what color the sky is in your world. 

[Anton Chigurh 3332]

Rivals announcing their 5 stars. Only Jonah Williams and Ffrench in the list that were still in it for.

Fasusi.

[Codaxx 6210]

12 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

There are many doors open to certain Texas, Michigan or UVA grads that are not open to A&M or UGA grads. They are not comparable. You implied they were close to being equals. Stop embarassing yourself. 

QS World rankings

23- Michigan

67- Texas

128- Texas A&M

173- Florida

226- Virginia

541-Georgia

QS World University Rankings 2022: Top Global Universities | Top Universities

 

[texifornia 58761]

Just now, Anton Chigurh said:

Fasusi.

But are we *really* in for him?

[Foosters 18220]

6 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

QS World rankings

23- Michigan

67- Texas

128- Texas A&M

173- Florida

226- Virginia

541-Georgia

QS World University Rankings 2022: Top Global Universities | Top Universities

 

hahaha

[BornAndRaised 12819]

8 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Fasusi.

I didn't see him, and thought it notable. was just scrolling quickly though. Good catch.

[Josef Pwag 1876]

9 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

QS World rankings

23- Michigan

67- Texas

128- Texas A&M

173- Florida

226- Virginia

541-Georgia

QS World University Rankings 2022: Top Global Universities | Top Universities

 

I can tell you from personal experience that their is a subset of highly lucrative careers that will gladly interview Michigan, Texas and UVA grads (and won't talk to an A&M or UGA grad unless they are someone's nephew) regardless of the opinions of Nunzio.

[MuellerHorn 4605]

15 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

QS World rankings

23- Michigan

67- Texas

128- Texas A&M

173- Florida

226- Virginia

541-Georgia

QS World University Rankings 2022: Top Global Universities | Top Universities

 

This is a fucking crazy list. Any list that has Texas A&M over UVA academically should be immediately discredited.

Edit: Holy shit. It has A&M and ASU over Vanderbilt and Notre Dame. WTF.

Edited August 12 by MuellerHorn

[Machinator 32102]

IT

Spoiler

Nick Brooks, OL, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
This one is down to three: Texas, Georgia, and USC. And the Horns have some confidence here.

After catching up with the largest Texas target on the 2025 board recently, the Horns are in a great position to land the Georgia move-in. Georgia and USC are pushing, with the Trojans catching his eye.

But his conversations with Steve Sarkisian and Kyle Flood have been solid and he’s connecting with current players and recruits from UT’s 2025 class.

If Texas misses on Michael Fasusi, Brooks could be a fantastic take to finish the O-line haul for this cycle.

Madden Faraimo, LB, San Diego (Calif.) J Serra Catholic
The four-star West Coast product is taking his time following a summer of official visits and trips. Texas, Notre Dame, Washington, and USC are standing out at the moment. The Fighting Irish were the leaders heading into the summer, but after trips to Austin and Los Angeles, Texas and USC have made this very interesting.

There’s talk that USC is the quiet sleeper in this recruitment, with familiarity and proximity as key factors. But Texas and Johnny Nansen have his full attention.

He’d like to commit when he’s ready, but now a decision might not happen anytime soon, and could go all the way to Signing Day on December 4th.

 

[Ricky's one-hitter 9602]

6 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

I can tell you from personal experience that their is a subset of highly lucrative careers

[Blackcat00 767]

A&M accepts everyone, not the case in Athens. 

[GreenspointTexas 9930]

Why are yall arguing over average schools? 
 

Georgia, aggy, UF, all average. Texas is above average but not quite tip top tier. 
 

Tech, TCU, LSU, U of H all at the same “below average” level, for example. Yall quit splitting hairs

[Codaxx 6210]

12 minutes ago, Blackcat00 said:

A&M accepts everyone, not the case in Athens. 

Florida and Georgia have really upped their game, but I think it takes a while for the reputation to catch up. Florida acceptance rate is ~24%. That is a different level than Athens (43%). 

Edited August 12 by Codaxx

[Hank_Hill 19732]

8 minutes ago, Blackcat00 said:

A&M accepts everyone, not the case in Athens. 

Yea, while Georgia isn’t Texas people shouldn’t be giving them the same tier as A&M. 

[Hank_Hill 19732]

2 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

 

Texas is above average but not quite tip top tier. 
 

 

For public schools it absolutely is 

[Park Gothic 5340]

[Zhorn96 1833]

Jesus Christ, its like I stumbled onto a Cal message board. Dick measuring over academic prowess between schools that aren't Texas for the win, I guess

[BigOrange1 6604]

can we go back to chicken fried steak talk?

[FloridaHorn 4864]

36 minutes ago, Blackcat00 said:

A&M accepts everyone, not the case in Athens. 

except for the Bleks. A&M doesn't like or accept them.

[BeautifullyFurnishedCasita 71]

3 minutes ago, Zhorn96 said:

Jesus Christ, its like I stumbled onto a Cal message board. Dick measuring over academic prowess between schools that aren't Texas for the win, I guess

How do we compare to Stanford?

[DixonHur 11938]

17 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

can we go back to chicken fried steak talk?

Did we ever come to a consensus on what makes up the greater Houston area?  

I really don't feel comfortable moving on to other topics until that's buttoned up.

[Laxtonto 13013]

23 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

can we go back to chicken fried steak talk?

 

[Zhorn96 1833]

34 minutes ago, BeautifullyFurnishedCasita said:

How do we compare to Stanford?

Hardest thing about Furdie undergrad is getting in....ahhhh, dammit

 

[Machinator 32102]

Joe Cook put in an RPM for Ffrench to Texas

[Bevo 13817]

Just now, Machinator said:

Joe Cook put in an RPM for Ffrench to Texas

Thank god for recruiting talk.

 

If you guys don't shut-up about school rankings, y'all are going to make Machinator disappear for another year.

[IDIOTsavant 8673]

18 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

 

Great, now we’ve got to remeasure….

[RollLeft 5086]

3,2,1,4

[NTVTXN 1435]

1 minute ago, RollLeft said:

3,2,1,4

Close.

4,2,1,3

but now it’s us who’s splitting hairs …

[RollLeft 5086]

the tats are a drawback arent' they?  damn. in other news...

McDonald's is about to make fans very happy—and we're Lovin' It!

This week, McDonald's U.S. President Joe Erlinger casually revealed that the McRib is making a comeback later in 2024 to menus for a limited time at least. 

[BeautifullyFurnishedCasita 71]

5,6
4,1
3,2

[kwood4408 766]

Close.
4,2,1,3
but now it’s us who’s splitting hairs …

Depends on what the end game is

[Leanderman 2350]

I warned you before what I would resort to for getting off the recruiting subjects. Let the flaming and hating begin in 3,2, 1.

"The technical term for a cats hairball is called a bezoar".

[Brad Pudding 71]

1 hour ago, DixonHur said:

Did we ever come to a consensus on what makes up the greater Houston area?  

I really don't feel comfortable moving on to other topics until that's buttoned up.

Pretty sure it includes Sillsbee, but I'm going to need directions.

[Sgt Hulk 14329]

3 hours ago, Machinator said:

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Nick Brooks, OL, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
This one is down to three: Texas, Georgia, and USC. And the Horns have some confidence here.

After catching up with the largest Texas target on the 2025 board recently, the Horns are in a great position to land the Georgia move-in. Georgia and USC are pushing, with the Trojans catching his eye.

But his conversations with Steve Sarkisian and Kyle Flood have been solid and he’s connecting with current players and recruits from UT’s 2025 class.

If Texas misses on Michael Fasusi, Brooks could be a fantastic take to finish the O-line haul for this cycle.

Madden Faraimo, LB, San Diego (Calif.) J Serra Catholic
The four-star West Coast product is taking his time following a summer of official visits and trips. Texas, Notre Dame, Washington, and USC are standing out at the moment. The Fighting Irish were the leaders heading into the summer, but after trips to Austin and Los Angeles, Texas and USC have made this very interesting.

There’s talk that USC is the quiet sleeper in this recruitment, with familiarity and proximity as key factors. But Texas and Johnny Nansen have his full attention.

He’d like to commit when he’s ready, but now a decision might not happen anytime soon, and could go all the way to Signing Day on December 4th.

 

What the fuck does this have to do with the academic ranks of school in the south.  

[Pato del Muerto 53325]

Silsbee is like an electron. You have to speak about its whereabouts at any given time as a probability. 

[Machinator 32102]

4 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

What the fuck does this have to do with the academic ranks of school in the south.  

I will say the academic talk feels much more at home for me. Harkens back to the days when Stanford was eating our lunch for OL

[MuellerHorn 4605]

1 hour ago, Bevo said:

Thank god for recruiting talk.

 

If you guys don't shut-up about school rankings, y'all are going to make Machinator disappear for another year.

It’s actually on topic. Machinator went to college. That’s why he was gone for like four years.