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2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk


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3 hours ago, HateYouAndMyself said:

On the one hand those individual commitment threads are pointless and pretty gross. Just a bunch of the thirsty weirdos on here spamming and reacting with drooling to the same tired memes and sex gifs they've seen posted by the same people a hundred times before...     but I'd still prefer that happen THERE as opposed to in the actual relevant recruitment threads. So I guess if nothing else they serve the purpose of quarantining the creeper spam a bit. 

 

New motto?

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To be fair, a lot of kids would love to go to UT, my nephew included.  Both his parents went to UT as well as  three uncles and two aunts.  But UT was harder to get into than when I and his father were admitted.  He graduated from a prestigious private HS in Houston but wasn’t the crème de la crème.  
So he went to Arkie because some of his buddies in a similar situation in HS were going there.  He is not dumb.

i wouldn’t have gotten into Texas today…ok maybe I’m dumb.

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11 minutes ago, Matuka said:

So he went to Arkie because some of his buddies in a similar situation in HS were going there.  He is not dumb.

There are MANY quality options between Texas and the joke that is Arkansas. Your nephew is not bright.

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1 minute ago, JFKFC said:

There are MANY quality options between Texas and the joke that is Arkansas. Your nephew is not bright.


Unless you are a psychopath, no one with kids would say shit like that to another parent. Nor should they. But given you nearly hyperventilated at the thought of not getting another dt, I’m strongly considering you might be on the spectrum 

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5 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

no one with kids would say shit like that to another parent

Do you really not know what nephew means?

FYI - I didn't begin this course of discussion. Let people sing the praises of Arkansas somewhere else.

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31 minutes ago, JFKFC said:

Do you really not know what nephew means?

FYI - I didn't begin this course of discussion. Let people sing the praises of Arkansas somewhere else.

Don’t get so defensive. There is nothing wrong with being on the spectrum. We are all special in our own way. 

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16 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

What was up with Blackshire?  Seemed like he had a ton of upside.  

Ton of upside? I don’t think anyone thought he was more than depth. 

played 9 gms in ‘21, 8 in ‘22 and 7 in ‘23

25 tackles in 3 years. 

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9 minutes ago, utfan87 said:

Ton of upside? I don’t think anyone thought he was more than depth. 

played 9 gms in ‘21, 8 in ‘22 and 7 in ‘23

25 tackles in 3 years. 

Coming out of high school he definitely was talked about with huge upside.  I guess he just never put the work in.  

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5 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

What was up with Blackshire?  Seemed like he had a ton of upside.  

I never understood taking Blackshire or their plans for him. My best guess is that Banks wanted him for special teams, and the Texas staff sold him on a chance to play Mike. When he figured out Mike wasn’t happening, he bounced. 

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2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I never understood taking Blackshire or their plans for him. My best guess is that Banks wanted him for special teams, and the Texas staff sold him on a chance to play Mike. When he figured out Mike wasn’t happening, he bounced. 

He came on his own accord and NIL wasn't involved. It made sense for the staff to bring him in with the only issue being the scholarship shortage at the time.

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8 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

What was up with Blackshire?  Seemed like he had a ton of upside.  

Based upon what?  Never played at Bama?  They made no effort to retain?  Too slow for the position?  Bad instincts?  Maybe fat? 

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1 minute ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

I personally thought it was just two people talking but appreciate the context. 

Nick Cannon is a brilliant actor.  You should easily be able to understand the scene with just a look at that face.

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4 hours ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Nick Cannon is a brilliant actor.  You should easily be able to understand the scene with just a look at that face.

Is that the look he gave when he was informed that he has 4 more babies on the way?  He’s up to 12 now?  

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On 5/4/2024 at 12:20 AM, SamMan said:

Tiny quibble here. Respectfully, Bobby actually did say this very thing. I believe it was one of the morning shows, probably late-March. Something to the effect of “guys, I’m just telling y’all, this team is literally a big time, difference maker at DT away from being a legit championship contender next year. Without it, I’m not sure that they are. That’s the only impediment they have right now.” I remember it because I remember thinking, “that’s a bold statement—the last time I saw that secondary they looked like dog shit, and they are sporting a years long track record of underperformance.” 

The rest of this is long, it is spoilered for space:

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@JFKFC gets it half right when he says what he heard and was told was horseshit. The problem is it isn’t NIL and the big swinging dicks that let him down. His blame is ill-placed. OTF shoulders some of the load here.

That said, I never took Bobby’s hyper fixation on that singular issue too seriously. The man readily admits that he is a compulsive worrier and tends to focus on the negative. This isn’t the first time this sort of thing has happened, either. He spent the entire offseason last year looking under every rock to find a way to get Jake Majors (suggesting either Conner or Hutson take over repeatedly) out of the starting center position he had competently held for two years because he was simply too damn small and had snap infractions. [Ironically, now he has changed course and thinks Cruz should move to guard..because Majors and Robertson are good. I’d rather not discuss Conner’s struggles or why Ian thought Campbell (lefties can’t snap!) lacked the mental acuity to play anywhere on offense, ergo he should be a NT.] Likewise, Gerry has been expertly trained in striking the perfect balance between what his audience wants to hear, and what his audience needs to hear. In my opinion, they bear some responsibility for the schadenfreude going around right now. They pushed narrowly-tailored narratives that fit preconceived notions/outcomes, and those things did not come to pass.

Bobby bitching about the tone and tenor of the secondary discussion turning caustic is amusing to me, considering they (other than Rod) hardly covered it with anything more than cursory explanations as to how and why they will be better (“faster, more athletic”) and platitudes about the coaches (“they didn’t have the guys”). They downplayed or dismissed any and all concerns expressed until after the spring game. It took Brooks (starter, presumed leader) completely blowing a coverage for them to mention a thing about him. Then we learned he showed up overweight (definitely heard about Mitchell’s weight and his illness at the start of camp) and hadn’t been cutting it on the field all spring (definitely dissected Collins, Broughton, and Bryant’s abilities and camp performance extensively in that same period). Suddenly, everybody (including the entire informed class of Texas commentators, apparently) realized the DBs were nowhere close to the competitive standard we were assured existed everywhere but DT…and the criticism was fierce.

Bobby ripped a true freshman for getting beat by another true freshman and a third true freshman making a great throw. A competitive rep. Not a blown coverage. Suddenly, Kobe Black is behind schedule, his move to safety has all but been made for him, and Ryan Wingo is a top ten lock for the 2027 draft. Likewise, a third or fourth string CB matches up against WR1 (more on him in sec) and gets beat on a competitive rep (not a blown coverage) with no pass rush, and Bobby rips him, too. You think his audience isn’t going to take that and run with it? Who coaches the guys he is suddenly criticizing quite harshly? “Terry Joseph wasn’t a punching bag until Brooks hit the portal and the secondary sucked..” No shit, dude. Look in the mirror. You control the conversation. It was hardly discussed until right now.

Back to WR1, the guy who came to Texas claiming to be a first round pick. Why do they feel the need to provide a catalogue of excuses for a veteran receiver having “the yips” or otherwise not being able to catch a perfectly thrown ball? We heard it was “anxiety” or “people in the stands” or Gerry’s latest “he has kinda always dropped the ball early.” What the fuck is that about? If we’re going to say the DBs he was up against were trash, why are we making excuses for his inability to do what he is paid to do? Hold him to a standard in accordance with his own fucking claim.

Thing is, they went from saying:

”Jabbar Muhammad—too short, they like what they’ve got.” 

to “Brooks’ departure was anticipated. They have a plan in place. They are going to prioritize speed and length. The WRs in the SEC are bigger, stronger, faster, better than everybody else. Gotta be able to hang with the X receivers in that league. They are going to go big game hunting. Davis will definitely get on campus for a visit.” [Credit to Rod here. Gerry tried to get him to vibe with this narrative (boundary corner bs), and he pushed back against it.]

to “peep this 5-10 175 lb corner who did nice things against UNLV while at SJSU for a year.”

That’s the issue—not failing to sign a guy, or going after inadequate talent, but leading your audience in one specific direction, toward one specific outcome, and then drastically changing course when that outcome doesn’t happen. When that occurs, blame is often assigned to the wrong parties. It makes the coaches seem incompetent and the money men appear to be gun shy. Look, I like those guys. I’ve followed Bobby and Gerry’s work for over two decades now, and they are two of the best in the industry. But they aren’t infallible.  

Quite frankly, I’m not too worried about either position. There is enough talent available that is capable of stepping up in those rooms, and there is more than enough talent capable of stepping up around them. I like Alex January and Wardell Mack was my favorite prospect in the previous cycle. If anybody is going to step up and start challenging guys for snaps by mid-to-late October, my money would be on those two. I think we’re going to be alright, but I’ve been wrong before. It’ll definitely be entertaining to watch.

 

Bobby should probably back away from some of his grand proclamations.  He may be confusing why people watch his content.  His viewership is probably up and has much more to do with team’s success and very little to with his opinions.  I don’t hate Booby but some of the things he says leaves me scratching my head. 

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2 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

I am far more interested in "here's what the coaches are doing/thinking about the roster" than I am in "here's what I think about the roster".

That may work fine for you, but the 99% is the football board - know nothing reactionaries that need to be told what to think. Bobby is good for them because his conservative outlook tempers SHOW ME A LOSS expectations. 

Those who do know *literally anything* about football and the team can filter accordingly

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11 minutes ago, stork642 said:

Bobby should probably back away from some of his grand proclamations.  He may be confusing why people watch his content.  His viewership is probably up and has much more to do with team’s success and very little to with his opinions.  I don’t hate Booby but some of the things he says leaves me scratching my head. 

Who's much higher than Savea and Norton? Were they not two of the top DT transfer candidates out there? 

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6 minutes ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

Alexander, Toia

Tioa and Alexander only dipped their toes in the transfer portal to up their value at their current schools.  

And Alexander and Nolan are prima donna headcases, so they weren't gonna be a takes by Texas from the jump.  I think we got the best two DT's in the portal...not to mention they already played together which makes it even better.  They should have zero communication issues when both out there at same time.

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23 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

I am far more interested in "here's what the coaches are doing/thinking about the roster" than I am in "here's what I think about the roster".

They can't supply the first one.  So you're SOL

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21 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

Tioa and Alexander only dipped their toes in the transfer portal to up their value at their current schools.  

And Alexander and Nolan are prima donna headcases, so they weren't gonna be a takes by Texas from the jump.  I think we got the best two DT's in the portal...not to mention they already played together which makes it even better.  They should have zero communication issues when both out there at same time.

Sounds like we did try for Alexander but Ketch helped blow it up

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15 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

Tioa and Alexander only dipped their toes in the transfer portal to up their value at their current schools.  

And Alexander and Nolan are prima donna headcases, so they weren't gonna be a takes by Texas from the jump.  I think we got the best two DT's in the portal...not to mention they already played together which makes it even better.  They should have zero communication issues when both out there at same time.

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6 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Sounds like we did try for Alexander but Ketch helped blow it up

Did not know that...I will not abide by fat-on-fat agression.

I still think Bear is a prima donna headcase, FWIW

4 minutes ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

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How so?

Find one post of mine where I wanted either Bear or Nolan as a Longhorn?  Hell, I was even meh about Williams.  I like who we have.

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