Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money

[Elmer_Fudd 22993]

Everything is just fine.

 

[Deej 77824]

Any word on how many visiting recruits committed after the game?

[closetojumping 65422]

Shanhan played 8 snaps. 

When they signed the Utah C, the guru consensus was that he was going to be the starter. Nabou beat him out in fall camp. The Utah guy was a nothing at Utah. 

So, of course, Carter Karels is pointing out the PFF grades from the game and implying this is an upgrade. You have Texags doing something similar. They’re coming dangerously close to having to play some of the worst OL in P4 on what looks like what already is one of the worst OLs in P4.

Edited September 2 by closetojumping

[WBT 20975]

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

GBD and Hicks were both 5 stars. When people reference that ATM “still has a lot of talent on the defensive front”, those guys are absolutely a driver for that due to their rankings. Albert 3 Star Regis certainly isn’t. 

What do you expect a poor college football talking head to believe, the 247 talent composite or his lying eyes?

[Deej 77824]

11 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Shanhan played 8 snaps. 

When they signed the Utah C, the guru consensus was that he was going to be the starter. Nabou beat him out in fall camp. The Utah guy was a nothing at Utah. 

So, of course, Carter Karels is pointing out the PFF grades from the game and implying this is an upgrade. You have Texans doing something similar. They’re coming dangerously close to having to play some of the worst OL in P4 on what looks like what already is one of the worst OLs in P4.

If it's an upgrade, why wasn't he starting?

Oh, never mind.

[closetojumping 65422]

2 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Another one that I think you've mentioned not long ago is Kam Dewberry.  

Deeewwwbie dooobie doooo played 0 snaps on Saturday. Hope he and his handlers invested his bag money wisely. Ouch. 

[BurntOrange&White 41861]

1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

Nope. The Utah Center will most likely move there just like he did in the ND game, but it will leave an opening at Guard. Don’t think it’ll be Shanahan, though. 

The Utah center got banged up as well....the final drive had TJ Shanahan at center.

[Pato del Muerto 53500]

I think “final series” is a more apt descriptor as drive tends to have some implication of forward progress achieved. 

[Rickylovesweed 15511]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

So, of course, Carter Karels is pointing out the PFF grades from the game and implying this is an upgrade. You have Texags doing something similar. They’re coming dangerously close to having to play some of the worst OL in P4 on what looks like what already is one of the worst OLs in P4.

The problem with looking at PFF grades for this game is I'm pretty sure ND played more conservatively than they will all year. 

Once they realized that Weigman couldn't do anything in the passing game, there was no reason to bring pressure. It looked to me like ND stayed in a very base defense and said "hey we will let you nickel and dime for 2 yards a play." 

 

Edited September 2 by Rickylovesweed

[Pato del Muerto 53500]

Knickle?

[Rickylovesweed 15511]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Knickle?

I'm drunk, I edited it for you. 

[Enchubben 5600]

Considering he threw for only 100 yards it’s more like penny and nickel. 

[Rickylovesweed 15511]

2 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

Considering he threw for only 100 yards it’s more like penny and nickel. 

I think that's how more teams will play aggy. 

Common sense says to bring pressure against their shitty OL but why create a boom or bust scenario for their offense. They don't have the skill talent at WR or RB to create big plays if you keep the ball in front. 

Weigman might only go 2/15 on deep balls but that's better than their current offense. 

 

[HenryJames 67361]

[Wulaw Horn 19595]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Deeewwwbie dooobie doooo played 0 snaps on Saturday. Hope he and his handlers invested his bag money wisely. Ouch. 

He’s from Attascocita. Getting 20% while sitting on a beach (or the bench) imo. 

[Pato del Muerto 53500]

12 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Look how happy he is to not be at aggy. 

[F250 29201]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Knickle?

Kenickie.

 

 

[SydneyCarton 49500]

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Look how happy he is to not be at aggy. 

Most likely it’s because he’s far away from his fucking mother. 

[Dbeasy 15595]

5 hours ago, BornAndRaised said:

Shit just keeps getting worse for aggy.
 

@BurntOrange&WhiteSince you brought Shanahan up during the game. Looks like he's their starter at C now.

Westlake wonks were stunned at the recruiting ranking of Shanahan coming out of high school. Not only is the talent questionable, there is nothing between the ears, apparently.  Should fit right in. 

[RomaVicta 30586]

Huge head-to-head win over tu. If A&M's line wasn't so good every year, he'd already be second team all SEC.

Tough losing Nabou. If he'd been a Texas player, all the third-team all-district safeties posting on Texags would be talking about how they'd had their ACLs disintegrate during games but gutted it out. 

[TexasRenegade 2610]

6 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Another one that I think you've mentioned not long ago is Kam Dewberry.  

[Tired Horn 836]

6 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Shanhan played 8 snaps. 

When they signed the Utah C, the guru consensus was that he was going to be the starter. Nabou beat him out in fall camp. The Utah guy was a nothing at Utah. 

So, of course, Carter Karels is pointing out the PFF grades from the game and implying this is an upgrade. You have Texags doing something similar. They’re coming dangerously close to having to play some of the worst OL in P4 on what looks like what already is one of the worst OLs in P4.

They may be some of the worst linemen in P4, but you forget the Aggie ace in the hole--they really get A&M.

God help them.

Edited September 3 by Tired Horn
typo.

[Funk Doctor Spock 13287]

Bobby out here being a bummer comparing Sark's team's speed to tOSU. He fails to understand that Sark can actually coach his talent and has better QBs/WR combo. 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20917]

6 hours ago, F250 said:

Kenickie.

 

 

It's A&M.  Sunshine pumperknickle. 

[bluto 4997]

9 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I think that's how more teams will play aggy. 

Common sense says to bring pressure against their shitty OL but why create a boom or bust scenario for their offense. They don't have the skill talent at WR or RB to create big plays if you keep the ball in front. 

Weigman might only go 2/15 on deep balls but that's better than their current offense. 

 

Agreed on nd playing 2 deep and not maxing pressure.
 

This pisses me off when defenses simplify the game for struggling qb’s by blitzing. Especially if it’s obvious without disguise. I think it’s what allowed calzada the conqueror to beat saban a couple yrs ago, they kept sending obvious blitzes that only forced him into hot reads, zero mental stress post snap

Edited September 3 by bluto

[bizzle 1202]

19 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Shanhan played 8 snaps. 

When they signed the Utah C, the guru consensus was that he was going to be the starter. Nabou beat him out in fall camp. The Utah guy was a nothing at Utah. 

So, of course, Carter Karels is pointing out the PFF grades from the game and implying this is an upgrade. You have Texags doing something similar. They’re coming dangerously close to having to play some of the worst OL in P4 on what looks like what already is one of the worst OLs in P4.

a lot of this will end up being how good the nd defense is (i think pretty solid) but the ol was not horrific saturday, which is kind of frightening considering how the game went. we new the wr / te spot would be rough but weigman repeatedly shit himself and then klein panicked and those two continued their back and forth all game long. i have a modicum of hope for the ol coming together into something approaching mediocre, but not sure it matters based on everything else going on via that side of the ball. 

[BurntOrange&White 41861]

cope

[crash_davis 23470]

6 minutes ago, bizzle said:

a lot of this will end up being how good the nd defense is (i think pretty solid) but the ol was not horrific saturday, which is kind of frightening considering how the game went. we new the wr / te spot would be rough but weigman repeatedly shit himself and then klein panicked and those two continued their back and forth all game long. i have a modicum of hope for the ol coming together into something approaching mediocre, but not sure it matters based on everything else going on via that side of the ball. 

Bizzle, you are now experiencing why Texas was lost in the football wilderness for almost 2 decades. Our Oline sucked during those years. Your Oline is on par with the shit that Mack Brown left us with when he finally got fired. 

Get used to wishing for a better Oline. It's going to be awhile.

[BornAndRaised 12876]

9 minutes ago, bizzle said:

a lot of this will end up being how good the nd defense is (i think pretty solid) but the ol was not horrific saturday, which is kind of frightening considering how the game went. we new the wr / te spot would be rough but weigman repeatedly shit himself and then klein panicked and those two continued their back and forth all game long. i have a modicum of hope for the ol coming together into something approaching mediocre, but not sure it matters based on everything else going on via that side of the ball. 

do you have a modicum of hope for how god awful your d-line was against an oline with a combined 6 starts?

[closetojumping 65422]

15 minutes ago, bizzle said:

a lot of this will end up being how good the nd defense is (i think pretty solid) but the ol was not horrific saturday, which is kind of frightening considering how the game went. we new the wr / te spot would be rough but weigman repeatedly shit himself and then klein panicked and those two continued their back and forth all game long. i have a modicum of hope for the ol coming together into something approaching mediocre, but not sure it matters based on everything else going on via that side of the ball. 

 

6 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Bizzle, you are now experiencing why Texas was lost in the football wilderness for almost 2 decades. Our Oline sucked during those years. Your Oline is on par with the shit that Mack Brown left us with when he finally got fired. 

Get used to wishing for a better Oline. It's going to be awhile.

C'mon, bizzle. crash mostly sums it up here. If you're looking at that OL and thinking "yeah, I can work with that", you're maroon-shaded glasses are trending towards painted an opaque black. For all of the shit we've heard talked about the SEC being some sort of terrifying "LINE OF SCRIMMAGE LEAGUE!!", you can't possibly be taking the position now that that OL is worth a fuck against that backdrop.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18963]

14 minutes ago, bizzle said:

a lot of this will end up being how good the nd defense is (i think pretty solid) but the ol was not horrific saturday, which is kind of frightening considering how the game went. we new the wr / te spot would be rough but weigman repeatedly shit himself and then klein panicked and those two continued their back and forth all game long. i have a modicum of hope for the ol coming together into something approaching mediocre, but not sure it matters based on everything else going on via that side of the ball. 

I actually agree with Bizzle on this. Their oline looked more cohesive than it has in the last couple of years. Maybe Weigman didn't know how to react when he wasn't running for his life? 

[crash_davis 23470]

11 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I actually agree with Bizzle on this. Their oline looked more cohesive than it has in the last couple of years. Maybe Weigman didn't know how to react when he wasn't running for his life? 

Cohesive is relative.

Rushing, aggy averaged 3.84 ypc. Without Weig's 7 carries/28 yards, the RBs averaged 3.87 ypc. That's pretty shitty. If you can't run the ball, then at least you better be able to throw it...

Weigs was 12/30. In post interviews, Shrek said that Weigs had a cleaner pocket than he realized which meant Weigs felt that Notre Dame dline was pressuring him enough to rattle him. At this point, I don't think it takes all that much to rattle him. That shit doesn't get fixed in one or 2 games. He's taken a beating since last year. It's going to take awhile for him to get over the PTSD.

They are deathly thin at Oline. Sound familiar? Their starters may be barely serviceable but their depth is shit. 

They are firmly a mid level team. They were a mid level team with all the talent in the world. They'll continue to be a mid level team filled with cast offs from other programs.

 

[Foosters 18280]

I too remember thinking that our shitty O-linemen would turn a corner after another year of coaching and weight training.

[BurntOrange&White 41861]

2 minutes ago, Foosters said:

I too remember thinking that our shitty O-linemen would turn a corner after another year of coaching and weight training.

But we were told they have the best strength and conditioning guy in the world in Tommy Moffitt!!!!!!!

 

Who is the guy that actually thinks Moffitt is still good on this forum?

[Scholz 12306]

2 hours ago, BornAndRaised said:

do you have a modicum of hope for how god awful your d-line was against an oline with a combined 6 starts?

Look at ND's go ahead TD in the 4th.  aggy had 9 in the box on that play and ND ran it right up the gut.

[utee94 16087]

20 minutes ago, Scholz said:

Look at ND's go ahead TD in the 4th.  aggy had 9 in the box on that play and ND ran it right up the gut.

Many people on this site who know a lot more than I do about ag recruiting and the ag depth chart, pointed out that the ags have good starters on d-line but there's no depth behind it.  From watching that game, it seemed apparent to me that the ag d-line put up a solid front for the first half, but ultimately just wore down and started getting gouged.  It makes sense given what's been said about their depth issues.

 

Edited September 3 by utee94

[crash_davis 23470]

9 minutes ago, Scholz said:

Look at ND's go ahead TD in the 4th.  aggy had 9 in the box on that play and ND ran it right up the gut.

7 blocks against 9 in the box.

TE and RG pull. Looks like the run is to York's gap.

York gets met by the TE and doesn't even bother fighting the block. He just moves to his right as the TE blocks him.

York (red), runner (green). Ball game, bitches.

Video should start at the play. York is fucking horrible. 

 

[Pato del Muerto 53500]

9 in the box but 5? of them are still to the right of the center as the rb hits the hole. 3 gives zero effort to chase down the line. 

[kevwun 16438]

26 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Many people on this site who know a lot more than I do about ag recruiting and the ag depth chart, pointed out that the ags have good starters on d-line but there's no depth behind it.  From watching that game, it seemed apparent to me that the ag d-line put up a solid front for the first half, but ultimately just wore down and started getting gouged.  It makes sense given what's been said about their depth issues.

 

Notre Dame also finally realized that Leonard passing was hopeless and started running the ball.

[Hiphopopotamos 21191]

I remember watching that play live and thinking there was so little effort given by the defense that I legitimately wondered whether or not they were told to let him score 

[Bodacious Bevo 3691]

53 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

7 blocks against 9 in the box.

TE and RG pull. Looks like the run is to York's gap.

York gets met by the TE and doesn't even bother fighting the block. He just moves to his right as the TE blocks him.

York (red), runner (green). Ball game, bitches.

Video should start at the play. York is fucking horrible. 

 

It looks even worse from the back angle. The pulling TE doesn't even engage York - he's helping the other TE do a reach block on the DE. York is unaccounted for but takes himself out of it completely. Big props to Love for getting through the hole. It's a great run. 

At this point it's fine. He's a couple steps too far out but the hole is really small and he's in fine position to clog it at least. Giving up 2-3 yards on 2nd and 9 is fine. But he kinda just runs straight ahead into the DE's butt. 

 

[Vertigo 20495]

9 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

It looks even worse from the back angle. The pulling TE doesn't even engage York - he's helping the other TE do a reach block on the DE. York is unaccounted for but takes himself out of it completely. Big props to Love for getting through the hole. It's a great run. 

At this point it's fine. He's a couple steps too far out but the hole is really small and he's in fine position to clog it at least. Giving up 2-3 yards on 2nd and 9 is fine. But he kinda just runs straight ahead into the DE's butt. 

 

[Burt Macklin 19230]

9 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

It looks even worse from the back angle. The pulling TE doesn't even engage York - he's helping the other TE do a reach block on the DE. York is unaccounted for but takes himself out of it completely. Big props to Love for getting through the hole. It's a great run. 

At this point it's fine. He's a couple steps too far out but the hole is really small and he's in fine position to clog it at least. Giving up 2-3 yards on 2nd and 9 is fine. But he kinda just runs straight ahead into the DE's butt. 

 

Yeah, I was gonna say, he’s not even blocked. Literally just runs himself out of the play guessing the wrong gap (when the gap should’ve been pretty obvious based on what was unfolding in front of him). Just a god awful play by York. 

[Bodacious Bevo 3691]

While we're dragging A&M players, Bryce Anderson can also be seen taking a horrendous angle on the first TD run. He's not blocked on either TD play (first at 10:45, second is timestamped in the video above). The second isn't his fault though.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18963]

The play he makes (or more accurately, doesn't make) at the 10:48 mark is even worse. 

  

16 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

While we're dragging A&M players, Bryce Anderson can also be seen taking a horrendous angle on the first TD run. He's not blocked on either TD play (first at 10:45, second is timestamped in the video above). The second isn't his fault though.

And yeah.... look where he goes flying in. Brutal.

Edited September 3 by Mitch Cumsteen

[crash_davis 23470]

38 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

It looks even worse from the back angle. The pulling TE doesn't even engage York - he's helping the other TE do a reach block on the DE. York is unaccounted for but takes himself out of it completely. Big props to Love for getting through the hole. It's a great run. 

At this point it's fine. He's a couple steps too far out but the hole is really small and he's in fine position to clog it at least. Giving up 2-3 yards on 2nd and 9 is fine. But he kinda just runs straight ahead into the DE's butt. 

 

It's as if Trent Richardson had a kid who grew up to play LB for aggy.

[Doc Daneeka 6793]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

Notre Dame also finally realized that Leonard passing was hopeless and started running the ball.

Dumbfucks should’ve been reading the game thread. It was pointed out to them many times before it finally dawned on them. 

[HtownHorn 15236]

2 hours ago, crash_davis said:

7 blocks against 9 in the box.

TE and RG pull. Looks like the run is to York's gap.

York gets met by the TE and doesn't even bother fighting the block. He just moves to his right as the TE blocks him.

York (red), runner (green). Ball game, bitches.

Video should start at the play. York is fucking horrible. 

 

Man you aren't giving the TE the credit he deserves. The pulling guard runs right into the ass of the playside tackle which allows the edge to get past him, so the TE simple blocks both the edge and York to clear the hole for the running back. Then #27 and #14 both complete whiff while falling on their asses.

Edited September 3 by HtownHorn

[crash_davis 23470]

Back to recruiting. They had 100 recruits at the game. No feedback or comments from the recruits?

I'm sure it was all praise...

Edited September 3 by crash_davis

[Vertigo 20495]

22 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Back to recruiting. They had 100 recruits at the game. No feedback or comments from the recruits?

I'm sure it was all praise...

The elk spared no expense. The red carpet was rolled out. All is well.