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9 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

This guy is a stud and would be very happy to have him, but not a position of need at all? Wonder if there's some concern that Vasek will just never be healthy. 

There's always room for Best Player Available 

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Just now, texifornia said:

There's always room for Best Player Available 

Right and I think he's good enough that he'd very much improve a position group that's already stellar. Kind of reminds me of going after Silas Bolden when we already had Bond/Golden/Cook/Moore/Wingo. 

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19 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

This guy is a stud and would be very happy to have him, but not a position of need at all? Wonder if there's some concern that Vasek will just never be healthy. 

They want really good players and you can never have too much good edge depth especially with Moore playing for linebacker. 

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2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

They want really good players and you can never have too much good edge depth especially with Moore playing for linebacker. 

We gonna run out the 7 EDGE package like we ran out the all 7 DB package a few years ago???

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Bobby

One might wonder why the Longhorns are recruiting Stanford edge David Bailey from the transfer portal given edge is a position of strength for the Horns.

Well, the answer isn’t that complicated. Texas clearly sees Bailey as an immediate player for this team.

Bailey had seven sacks a year ago for the Cardinal and is thought to have high-end NFL upside. As a high school senior at Mater Dei in California, Bailey was the no. 34 overall ranked player in the country and is considered the best overall pro prospect on the Stanford squad.

Getting after the quarterback will always carry a premium value. You can never have enough.

So the Horns are looking to make a position that is considered a team strength even stronger.

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Bobby

One might wonder why the Longhorns are recruiting Stanford edge David Bailey from the transfer portal given edge is a position of strength for the Horns.

Well, the answer isn’t that complicated. Texas clearly sees Bailey as an immediate player for this team.

Bailey had seven sacks a year ago for the Cardinal and is thought to have high-end NFL upside. As a high school senior at Mater Dei in California, Bailey was the no. 34 overall ranked player in the country and is considered the best overall pro prospect on the Stanford squad.

Getting after the quarterback will always carry a premium value. You can never have enough.

So the Horns are looking to make a position that is considered a team strength even stronger.

 

Have a friend in their AD so have some additional info amidst the current dumpster fire. Excellent kid and would be a culture fit here, similar impact to Trey Moore with better NFL measurables. High value on academics, but we all know how that goes when NIL gets big enough. UCLA is the favorite unless Texas blows them away or someone comes in with a godfather offer.

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11 minutes ago, Professor Chesney said:
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Have a friend in their AD so have some additional info amidst the current dumpster fire. Excellent kid and would be a culture fit here, similar impact to Trey Moore with better NFL measurables. High value on academics, but we all know how that goes when NIL gets big enough. UCLA is the favorite unless Texas blows them away or someone comes in with a godfather offer.

We're going to need to offer more than a box of cannoli.  

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I'll be shocked if we're willing to pay what it will take to get him. I don't know how much we have tied up in DE, but all it takes is a TTU or similar to just blow their wad on a single dude they get hard for. 

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10 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

I'll be shocked if we're willing to pay what it will take to get him. I don't know how much we have tied up in DE, but all it takes is a TTU or similar to just blow their wad on a single dude they get hard for. 

I doubt that a kid that went to Stanford as a top 40 recruit in the country is going to go to Tech. Michigan, UCLA maybe Florida but dirt Aggy isn’t pulling this type of kid.

I know he visited there but just don’t see it.

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4 hours ago, Professor Chesney said:
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Have a friend in their AD so have some additional info amidst the current dumpster fire. Excellent kid and would be a culture fit here, similar impact to Trey Moore with better NFL measurables. High value on academics, but we all know how that goes when NIL gets big enough. UCLA is the favorite unless Texas blows them away or someone comes in with a godfather offer.

UCLA 247 mod says that his ask is about 4x what they're able to come up with. Bodes well for us, as we might be the happy medium with UCLA being poor and Texas Tech being exclusively for illiterates with severe learning disabilities. 

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45 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

I doubt that a kid that went to Stanford as a top 40 recruit in the country is going to go to Tech. Michigan, UCLA maybe Florida but dirt Aggy isn’t pulling this type of kid.

I know he visited there but just don’t see it.

One of the top softball pitchers went from Stanford to TT this year. You can no longer say that it's not possible or doubtful when TT is willing to pay a shit load of money. 

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6 minutes ago, T-shirt Sip said:

One of the top softball pitchers went from Stanford to TT this year. You can no longer say that it's not possible or doubtful when TT is willing to pay a shit load of money. 

I think the kid wants to win and be on a defense that's legit. 

Texas Tech softball is at least ranked in the top 25. 

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On 4/1/2025 at 12:36 PM, T-shirt Sip said:

One of the top softball pitchers went from Stanford to TT this year. You can no longer say that it's not possible or doubtful when TT is willing to pay a shit load of money. 

Completely different financial environment though. As potentially the top softball player in the country, you're going to make more money in college than in the pros. Not surprised she took the biggest offer on the table to maximize income while in college, since professional income is likely to be limited.

As a NFL-hopeful football player, your highest levels of income depend on you making it to the NFL. It would be prudent to balance current college income with the ability to prepare for the NFL. Not sure off the top of my head what the developmental track record is for Texas Tech's current coaching staff, but I imagine it's, well, not great Bob.

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Bobby Burton

 

Stanford edge prospect David Bailey began his visit to Texas yesterday. That visit concludes later today.

Bailey already visited Texas Tech earlier this week. Among a host of other suitors, UCLA may also get an official visit.

As we’ve mentioned previously, Texas views Bailey as an elite player.

After all, he was the best player on the Stanford team in 2024. He recorded seven sacks even though opposing teams knew he was really the Cardinal’s only defensive threat much of the season.

Tech has been aggressive this cycle when it comes to NIL, so the Red Raiders are seen as a true threat. But the hope is that the higher profile and long-term success of Texas, along with competitive NIL, could be a difference maker for the Horns.

Sark and GM Brandon Harris are showing they will continue to look for any way to improve the team, even when a position appears as loaded as Texas is at edge.

I’ve been told more than once this off-season that Sark views every year as an opportunity to win a championship. Pushing the chips to the middle and going after Bailey is an example of just that IMO.

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18 hours ago, LebongJames said:

I doubt that a kid that went to Stanford as a top 40 recruit in the country is going to go to Tech. Michigan, UCLA maybe Florida but dirt Aggy isn’t pulling this type of kid.

I know he visited there but just don’t see it.


This is a special kind of dumb right here. Texas Tech offers him 500k more a year but he turns them down because “Eww Texas Tech I am a Stanford man!” ? 

He got into Stanford because he isn’t an idiot and part of not being an idiot is taking large sums of money when offered to you. 

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48 minutes ago, Newy25 said:


This is a special kind of dumb right here. Texas Tech offers him 500k more a year but he turns them down because “Eww Texas Tech I am a Stanford man!” ? 

He got into Stanford because he isn’t an idiot and part of not being an idiot is taking large sums of money when offered to you. 

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23 hours ago, LebongJames said:

I doubt that a kid that went to Stanford as a top 40 recruit in the country is going to go to Tech. Michigan, UCLA maybe Florida but dirt Aggy isn’t pulling this type of kid.

I know he visited there but just don’t see it.

Tech is likely to win the big 12 this year and will be in the CFP, they pulled one of if not the highest ranked transfer portal classes. They will be this years ASU/Indiana

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Tech is likely to win the big 12 this year and will be in the CFP, they pulled one of if not the highest ranked transfer portal classes. They will be this years ASU/Indiana

Counter Point - It's Tech 

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56 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Tech is likely to win the big 12 this year and will be in the CFP, they pulled one of if not the highest ranked transfer portal classes. They will be this years ASU/Indiana

A prognosticator, are you? 8 months out and this is who you project....over Sam Leavett and ASU?

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1 hour ago, Helobious said:

Tech is likely to win the big 12 this year and will be in the CFP, they pulled one of if not the highest ranked transfer portal classes. They will be this years ASU/Indiana

Tech last place in big 12 book it

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46 minutes ago, Helobious said:

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If I thought it would make a dent in your blockhead, I would explain why using transfer portal rankings for any sort of validation of a school’s progress is fucking dumb. Instead, I’ll just laugh at your continued idiocy and move on. 

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Who is Tech’s competition for the Big 12 this year? It’s literally just Arizona State. Tech finished 2nd last year and has only improved their squad (by a lot). ASU returns a lot too but they lost Skatteboo. You guys are acting like I predicted Sam Houston State to win the CFP.

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