Maalik Murphy unfucked Duke, works his next miracle at Oregon State

[horn4life 3836]

A big tip of the hat to Maalik.  He came in and saved our season, making the CFP possible.  For a guy coming in as a sub without endless starting team reps he did a fine job.  Despite what I felt was an inordinate criticism from some folks here.  I have a feeling that Maalik is going to be exactly what he was here, somewhere else.  A hard worker with talent, who has proven himself to be a hell of a teammate.

I have a feeling he is going to do very well, wherever he lands.  And I for one appreciate his time here, and wish him the very best wherever he may land.  I would love to see what he might do getting more than a week of starting snaps in practice before facing a ranked opponent.

Hook'em and good luck, Maalik!

[Mantis Toboggan, MD 1520]

Yeah they need to change this to after the CFP is concluded. It also screws up all the other bowl matchups.

Counterpoint: watching half of aggy portal away and decommit has kept me entertained throughout this down period between the conference championship and the playoff. I think we ought to keep the schedule just for that. I’d be pretty bored in December without it.

[Stringer 1487]

If we find a way to win it all, that dude better be invited to whatever celebration we have.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3586]

1 hour ago, mdmost said:

 

Yeah, Georgia wants him... maybe they need him to hold the starter's jockstrap lol. Rice, Syracuse, and UCLA are believable at least. 

[Had Enough 2110]

…..,,,and babysat a lead in another win is going to get the same shit everyone else gets…

to be literal, he actually had to “lead” a drive for the win when the score was tied.

[Ghost of LL 15679]

55 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Shit’s borked.  Need to change portal transfer window.  How the fuck does this make sense w the playoffs pending? 

He needs to be enrolled in school for the spring semester.

The shit’s that borked is that the playoffs go so far into January that football is now also a spring sport.

[Catdaddyhorn 3462]

3 hours ago, Helobious said:

Should’ve clarified not an FBS talent currently. That’s my bad. You can’t teach that arm strength he has. He’ll probably never be a mobile threat, but if he can improve his ability to actually read a defense and his accuracy he has a very high ceiling. He does have a long way to go, not to knock him or anything but it’s just the current reality.

Reading defenses wasn't MM's issue. Consistent accuracy and composure when under duress was the issue.

[markstanco 12781]

Shit’s borked.  Need to change portal transfer window.  How the fuck does this make sense w the playoffs pending? 

Only is a minor issue with the 4 best teams, the other 400+ in d1-3 are fine with it.

[TreatyOak 17304]

Good luck to Maalik. I hope he does well and makes it to the league. 

[Slowride91 31]

1 hour ago, horn4life said:

A big tip of the hat to Maalik.  He came in and saved our season, making the CFP possible.  For a guy coming in as a sub without endless starting team reps he did a fine job.  Despite what I felt was an inordinate criticism from some folks here.  I have a feeling that Maalik is going to be exactly what he was here, somewhere else.  A hard worker with talent, who has proven himself to be a hell of a teammate.

I have a feeling he is going to do very well, wherever he lands.  And I for one appreciate his time here, and wish him the very best wherever he may land.  I would love to see what he might do getting more than a week of starting snaps in practice before facing a ranked opponent.

Hook'em and good luck, Maalik!

+1

[Rimbo 26891]

4 hours ago, texifornia said:

End of an era

 

 

 

But seriously: Good luck to him. We don't get to this point without him. I legitimately hope he does well wherever he goes.

[SHOOTER12 8885]

4 hours ago, TexEx15 said:

Source?

South Austins' mom.

Srsly, MM did himself proud as a Longhorn and as a young man. Nothing but respect for how he dealt with things. Gonna be missed and I hope he goes on to great things.

Edited December 14, 2023 by SHOOTER12

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1598]

Mack should dump Max Johnson and go after Maalik.  Feels like a good fit. 

[Magus Ossis 2997]

Leach (RIP) figured it out. The wiring in the pre-motor-planning cortex is not generally susceptible to coaching an inaccurate passer into being a consistently accurate one.

Quote

People make this mistake all over the country, and everybody can think of one, but there will be a guy who is big, strong and athletic, and everyone gets tempted by speed and if someone has a super strong arm. Then they say 'Well all he has to do is work on his accuracy. Well ok. He won't be accurate in high school. Then some college will take him, and then he won't be accurate there, and then the NFL says 'all he has to do is work on his accuracy,' and they'll take him there, and he won't be accurate there and then he'll be out of the league. The thing that's amazing to me, is that after all of high school he's not accurate, and now all of a sudden you're special and you're going to make him accurate? And then after college he's not accurate, and you're special and you're going to make him accurate? I just haven't seen that happen. I've seen guys improve, but they don't all of a sudden become accurate."

 

 

[dr99 566]

42 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Good luck to Maalik. I hope he does well and makes it to the league. 

The XFL or CFL?

[Hermanator 7591]

2 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Shit’s borked.  Need to change portal transfer window.  How the fuck does this make sense w the playoffs pending? 

I think there needs to be several changes, but unfortunately the window coincides with the end of fall semester and beginning of spring semester so changing the window to a later date in January/February would entail changing the entire university admissions policies for these players. Not really feasible. 

What I would do is make 1 transfer portal window from end of spring semester to beginning of summer 2. Completely do away with the December portal. 

I'd also put a GPA restriction of 2.8 or above to be able to use the portal as a non graduate transfer, and in terms of NIL I would require all money to be placed in a trust with a payable monthly living expense stipend for the duration of the athletes' collegiate career. As soon as the trust is paid out the player immediately loses all remaining collegiate eligibility. 

Those are 3 things I think could help clean this whole process up, especially with the move to a 12 team playoff next year. Something needs to be done to simplify this December madness for playoff teams. 

[Zeus 6776]

5 hours ago, hookemATL said:

Go get that bag Maalik🤘thanks for your contributions. 

 

5 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

I really hope Maalik does well where ever he ends up.  

yeah I hope he can help my Gators out bridge to DJ

 EXCEPT against Texas

[Hermanator 7591]

Also, I'm really hoping Sark told him he's QB3 for the playoffs and that's why he's leaving right now. I don't want to believe the QB2 for a playoff team would quit on the team before the playoffs. All of us who were around in 2009 should know if a backup QB is important for the playoffs. Especially with a starter that has missed games both of his years on campus. I know Sark won't say it publicly because it makes Maalik look bad if he was demoted to QB3, but IMO it looks really bad on him if he was being counted on for the playoffs and quit on the team. 

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

Did Malik heal from his “injury” in the B12 Championship game?  When he did fill in for Ewers, he just didn’t run the ball at all.

[Farmer Vincent 43]

  There is an additional five day portal window in January for teams in the playoffs, so I think it is his choice to miss the playoffs. We have seen a lot of players skip meaningless bowl games. It was surreal to see Bijan and Roschon standing on the sidelines while we were getting beat down by Washington last year, but I can't really think of another athlete missing a playoff game. He's a great QB and has helped the team but this is poor form. 

[Nicole44 22207]

I wish him all the best. 
 

"I hate it, I hate it," Murphy told ESPN. "I'm super invested in this team. Everything that we've done along the way and all the work we've put in together, it's hard to walk away, especially at this point during the season."

he knows he is not the future of the team. I am thankful that in the two games we started when QE went out we didn’t lose. He’s a great young man and I wish him well. I don’t know how many portal players will be playing in the postseason for their current team (I know there are a few from what I have read.) I think the best places for him are UCLA, Syracuse or Rice. Rice at least seems to be humming along a lot better than per usual.

Good luck Maalik and 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Edited December 14, 2023 by Nicole44

[hundredTT 578]

3 hours ago, cabowabo said:

Lol @ Rice. That’s cute. 

Hey those connections at Rice. Probably his best bet lol. 

[South Austin 53187]

Show me a Texas QB with a better career win percentage. I can’t believe we’re letting him go.

[Hank_Hill 19903]

7 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

 

The shit’s that borked is that the playoffs go so far into January.

Lol 8 days?

[Longboard Horn 41346]

9 hours ago, mdmost said:

 

I could see him going back home to southern Cali. He'd do well at UCLA.

[Longboard Horn 41346]

6 hours ago, dr99 said:

The XFL or CFL?

With that arm he would ball in the CFL. A lot of teams are big on the deep pass. 

[Bigbend1812 13038]

 

[Frank Drebin 5833]

I can’t imagine a decent p5 team would guarantee him a starting position.  

[pch 1264]

Godspeed Maalik and thank you for representing the University with class. The CFP would likely not have been possible without you.  Go to UCLA and become another qb with UT ties who beats USC.

[Wulaw Horn 19571]

9 hours ago, ousux said:

9 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Only morons thought Milroe sucked. Go read my posts mocking that idea the day after our game. Along with CTJ and other non regards. 

It can't be denied even the goat was looking for a replacement in game 3 vs South Florida, but yeah I could see in our game where Milroe had potential to be dangerous if he just got a wee bit better in the passing game, and it seems he's done that.

And they designed a couple running plays for him that weren’t scramble drill. Which they did. 

[Jkwellborn 7018]

Only morons thought Milroe sucked. Go read my posts mocking that idea the day after our game. Along with CTJ and other non regards. 

Milroe fucking sucked last year. I thought, and still do, he’s being used incorrectly. I think they’ve changed up some of what they do on offense to start using his running ability more.

[Daichee Bell 3074]

Sark is gonna help him find a spot to develop. There’s no animosity here. MM made a hard decision but the correct one.  He’s not gonna be out there flailing in the wind like 90% of these transfers. Hook ‘em, Maalik.

[TreatyOak 17304]

8 hours ago, Hermanator said:

I think there needs to be several changes, but unfortunately the window coincides with the end of fall semester and beginning of spring semester so changing the window to a later date in January/February would entail changing the entire university admissions policies for these players. Not really feasible. 

What I would do is make 1 transfer portal window from end of spring semester to beginning of summer 2. Completely do away with the December portal. 

I'd also put a GPA restriction of 2.8 or above to be able to use the portal as a non graduate transfer, and in terms of NIL I would require all money to be placed in a trust with a payable monthly living expense stipend for the duration of the athletes' collegiate career. As soon as the trust is paid out the player immediately loses all remaining collegiate eligibility. 

Those are 3 things I think could help clean this whole process up, especially with the move to a 12 team playoff next year. Something needs to be done to simplify this December madness for playoff teams. 

[LTtxfan 49939]

So the tweet lists teams showing interest include:  Georgia, UCLA, LSU, Syracuse, Rice.

None of those seem like good options for Maalik.  Any other ideas for schools/coaches that run an offense built for a pocket passer?  Maybe a really good QB coach and offensive coordinator?

I'm not a fan of Maalik playing in the Big 10 or SEC at this point in his career.  Hope he finds a place where he can start, and get good QB development.  He definitely will need a good offensive line due to his lack of mobility...

 

 

Edited December 14, 2023 by LTtxfan
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[MirrOlure 15232]

  There is an additional five day portal window in January for teams in the playoffs, so I think it is his choice to miss the playoffs. We have seen a lot of players skip meaningless bowl games. It was surreal to see Bijan and Roschon standing on the sidelines while we were getting beat down by Washington last year, but I can't really think of another athlete missing a playoff game. He's a great QB and has helped the team but this is poor form. 

This is just plain stupid.

First, from Maalik’s perspective, it gives him freedom to carefully evaluate all alternatives and find his best fit, without that annoying little detail of having to prepare for a playoff game(s).

From the team’s perspective, now Arch can prepare as the sole option to go in if anything even as minor as QE loses his helmet on a play.

Not only is it not “poor form” it is essentially the closest thing anyone could have to a win-win in a difficult situation.

[Longboard Horn 41346]

He's leaving Texas undefeated as a starter. Up there with legends like Duke Carlisle and James Street!

[LTtxfan 49939]

Would Washington State be a good fit ???

[hookemATL 12229]

8 hours ago, Farmer Vincent said:

but this is poor form. 

Try again Copernicus. The situation/timing forced his hand, and he is handling it with class. I’m sure MM and Sark had a discussion and worked toward this resolution together.
 

Yours is simply another contrarian take that ignores all situational context and seeks to identify MM as a bad guy or “not a team player”. 
 

additionally, I’d wager this is the best result for both MM and Texas. It helps settle the QB room discussion for next year, and places Arch as QB2 for the CFP. I hope we don’t need arch, but I would prefer to have him as QB2 after seeing the full season play out. 

[MotownHorn 1884]

11 hours ago, dcar00 said:

there is also the situation on getting into school on time for the spring semester for the transfer

That’s the main problem imo. The academic calendar and the football calendar don’t align now.

This shit is only going to get worse when it’s 12 teams in the playoffs instead of 4 next year 

[dcar00 14912]

10 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Yeah, Georgia wants him... maybe they need him to hold the starter's jockstrap lol. Rice, Syracuse, and UCLA are believable at least. 

Georgia needs info on Sark/O.  Don't give it up Maalik!

[MotownHorn 1884]

8 hours ago, Hermanator said:

Also, I'm really hoping Sark told him he's QB3 for the playoffs and that's why he's leaving right now. I don't want to believe the QB2 for a playoff team would quit on the team before the playoffs. All of us who were around in 2009 should know if a backup QB is important for the playoffs. Especially with a starter that has missed games both of his years on campus. I know Sark won't say it publicly because it makes Maalik look bad if he was demoted to QB3, but IMO it looks really bad on him if he was being counted on for the playoffs and quit on the team. 

The portal window leaves him no choice. His choice was basically 1) stay for the playoffs and waste another year on the bench at Texas, or 2) leave his team before the playoffs so he has an opportunity to start and play next year 

You can’t fault him for making the decision that is best for him. I fault the NCAA for forcing that choice upon him.

[dcar00 14912]

If Arch isn't ready to be QB2 at this point, regardless of the amount of live fire, we've got a bigger problem.

[ztejas 44114]

13 hours ago, MirrOlure said:

Damn straight a QB who was 2-0 as a starter and babysat a lead in another win is going to get the same shit everyone else gets…,except maybe a ride in the parade.

He was actually the QB on the game winning drive.

[Codaxx 6238]

12 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

The portal window leaves him no choice. His choice was basically 1) stay for the playoffs and waste another year on the bench at Texas, or 2) leave his team before the playoffs so he has an opportunity to start and play next year 

You can’t fault him for making the decision that is best for him. I fault the NCAA for forcing that choice upon him.

I dont think that is correct. College football playoff participants have an additional 5 day window in January.. 

[Rip76 5012]

1 minute ago, Codaxx said:

I dont think that is correct. College football playoff participants have an additional 5 day window in January.. 

Correct.

Just heard this on “Full Ride.”  Rick was saying that most likely the team he wants to go to is basically saying that he needs to let them know now.

[Hammerin Hank 1230]

9 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I dont think that is correct. College football playoff participants have an additional 5 day window in January.. 

But if you wait that long the available jobs have already been filled, and you don’t have as much time to meet with coaches to find the best spot. It’s in his best interest to get in the portal now.

[Codaxx 6238]

1 minute ago, Hammerin Hank said:

But if you wait that long the available jobs have already been filled, and you don’t have as much time to meet with coaches to find the best spot. It’s in his best interest to get in the portal now.

I would not argue that. Just stating the facts. 

[TexEx15 17919]

50 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Would Washington State be a good fit ???

Not sure about the scheme fit because I do not know anything about their offense but seems like it could be a good landing spot all things considered.

[Da Fino 2820]

1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

So the tweet lists teams showing interest include:  Georgia, UCLA, LSU, Syracuse, Rice.

None of those seem like good options for Maalik.  Any other ideas for schools/coaches that run an offense built for a pocket passer?  Maybe a really good QB coach and offensive coordinator?

I'm not a fan of Maalik playing in the Big 10 or SEC at this point in his career.  Hope he finds a place where he can start, and get good QB development.  He definitely will need a good offensive line due to his lack of mobility...

 

 

I know a total of one UH fans. He is hoping they can afford to pay Milwee enough as an OC to leave his current position. 

[conVINCEd 21477]

1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

Not sure about the scheme fit because I do not know anything about their offense but seems like it could be a good landing spot all things considered.

Who are they going to play?