2024 Fall Camp Thread - Bubble Wrap ALL THE RB

[billfromlaketravis 11290]

52 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

God damn. If we're shooting our shots, I'm gonna say Aaron Butler is gonna be our Jaylen Waddle. 

Works for me. The Prince That Was Promised. 

[chad.ihrig 569]

I can’t stop watching the kid in the back. No pedo.

[AbeFroman 2043]

Fun bags

[Jersey Man10 3499]

[Jimmy Two Times 724]

I can't remember the last time a freshman was being hyped up by Bobby/Gerry the way Wingo is - I guess Kelvin Banks was pretty similar. I'm curious if Cook/Moore get the courtesy start against CSU because it sounds like a combination of Bond, Bolden, Wingo, along with Niblack, would be extremely difficult to defend. 

[Reese Bennett 3597]

8 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

I can't remember the last time a freshman was being hyped up by Bobby/Gerry the way Wingo is - I guess Kelvin Banks was pretty similar. I'm curious if Cook/Moore get the courtesy start against CSU because it sounds like a combination of Bond, Bolden, Wingo, along with Niblack, would be extremely difficult to defend. 

I should hope that the era of courtesy starts is over. You bleed for the team, great, you have our thanks. But that should not get you playing time if someone else is better.

[Red Five 40355]

10 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

I'm curious if Cook/Moore get the courtesy start against CSU

Bond/Cook/Moore to start would probably make the most sense at this point. A second string of Golden/Wingo/Bolden is funny, because that might be better than the first string.

[Harrison Stafford 3318]

11 hours ago, futureman said:

hey thanks for your wrong opinion. 

I can’t please everyone.  I’m not a taco.

[kevwun 15300]

Our 2nd unit at wr will be better than just about everyone's 1st string.

Edited August 5 by kevwun

[closetojumping 62010]

18 hours ago, immamac said:

I'm gonna laugh when sydir finishes the year with 5+ sacks. 

He’s more likely to wind up as a sack of goo, watching Spongebob reruns from his mom’s couch in New Jersey by the time the season is finished than with 5 sacks on a football field. How high did you get before visiting the practice on Saturday night? 

16 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

Despite Gaskamp Award notions for Juan and despite all indications he’s a great guy, I find it hard to believe he’ll have a bigger impact than Niblack. Unless Niblack is considered more of an H-back.

immamac is prone to fits of absurd hyperbole. The post you’re responding to appears to be another example. 

[Red Five 40355]

17 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

immamac is prone to fits of absurd hyperbole. The post you’re responding to appears to be another example. 

Yeah, Burton said this morning that he thinks Niblack gets drafted before Bond, or any of the other portal transfers. So getting buried behind Juan Davis seems... unlikely.

[immamac 41718]

24 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

He’s more likely to wind up as a sack of goo, watching Spongebob reruns from his mom’s couch in New Jersey by the time the season is finished than with 5 sacks on a football field. How high did you get before visiting the practice on Saturday night? 

immamac is prone to fits of absurd hyperbole. The post you’re responding to appears to be another example. 

I would say my entire posting style is mocking hope on the football board lol

[texifornia 56015]

 

[thunderlounge 7636]

26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

How high did you get before visiting the practice on Saturday night? 

Dammit. I knew my stash was a 1/4lb light. 
 

[texifornia 56015]

 

[BurntOrange&White 38877]

Bobby Burton

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 2.2k

Posted 3 hours ago

I'm headed over to the University this morning for the media window that begins as 9am.

Here's a quick what-we-learned from week one:

- Silas Bolden will have a significant role in 2024. Expect Bolden to win the punt returners job and expect him to find a way into the rotation as a receiver. "Fearless" has been the way some have described the diminutive transfer receiver from Oregon State.

- Ryan Wingo is better than advertised. He has continued his ascent and did not hit the freshman wall over the summer.

- Trey Moore is making lots of plays. But he doesn't look like he should. He is clearly the smallest of the Texas edge players.

- Texas is trying to manage the secondary to get their best 11 on the field. That means Jaylan Guilbeau has seen the majority of starting action at nickel with Jahdae Barron potentially filling a role opposite Manny Muhammad at one cornerback spot.

- This has the makings of a really good transfer class. If I'm guessing who would be drafted first among the transfers, I'd maybe pick Amari Niblack at this point over Isaiah Bond. Niblack has looked like a major weapon early in camp.

- The Texas WR room has the most depth I've ever witnessed during my time covering or following the Longhorns.

- The Texas QB room is ridiculously talented. Go back ~10 years and my guess is Trey Owens would be pushing to start for Texas just like David Ash did. Yet now he's comfortably third string and can bide his time.

- Gavin Holmes is not going to give up the starting corner spot to Jay'Vion Cole willingly. Holmes put in some real work this off-season and it shows.

- Anthony Hill appears to be taking the next step as a leader and true middle linebacker. Multiple coaches are high on him and think he has not only the physical skills but the mental aptitude to pull off leading a defense.

- Derrick Williams is poised for a big season. In fact, the entire Texas sophomore class looks like it could be one for the ages. They are that talented across the board.

More after today's practice.

Hope everyone has a good week!

[BurntOrange&White 38877]

CJ Vogel

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 3k

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Posted 9 minutes ago

I was hoping to get one of those hour-long media windows this Monday to get a lengthier look at the roster. Turns out we were back to special teams and about 20 minutes of availability.

Luckily, there was plenty of notes from the session.

***

Texas went straight into a mock team run/screen hurry up offense for all three quarterbacks – Ewers, Manning and Owens. A quick look at the 11-man roster on each side of the ball for those sessions.

1st Team Offense

QB Quinn Ewers

RB CJ Baxter

WR DeAndre Moore

WR Johntay Cook

WR Isaiah Bond

TE Gunnar Helm

LT Kelvin Banks

LG Hayden Conner

C Jake Majors

RG DJ Campbell

RT Cam Williams

1st Team Defense

EDGE Trey Moore

DL Alfred Collins

DL Vernon Broughton

EDGE Barryn Sorrell

LB Anthony Hill Jr.

LB David Gbenda

STAR Jaylon Guilbeau

CB Gavin Holmes

S Michael Taaffe

S Jelani McDonald

CB Malik Muhammad

2nd Team Offense

QB Arch Manning

RB Jaydon Blue

WR Ryan Wingo

WR Silas Bolden

WR Matthew Golden

TE Juan Davis

LT Trevor Goosby

LG Neto Umeozulu

C Connor Robertson

RG Cole Hutson

RT Andre Cojoe

2nd Team Defense

EDGE Ethan Burke

DL Jermayne Lole

DL Tia Savea

EDGE Justice Finkley

LB Liona Lefau

LB Morice Blackwell

STAR Jahdae Barron

CB Warren Roberson

S Derek Williams

S Andrew Mukuba

CB Kobe Black

***

Couple of notes.

– OL Connor Stroh was receiving some medial attention prior to practice. Had a brace on his left knee.

– Michael Taaffe remained in a green jersey. Not expected to miss time.

– I thought Kobe Black physically looked really impressive. He has put in some positive work to his frame this offseason.

– On the defensive line, I was a bit surprised at Jermayne Lole's stature. Not as tall as I had originally expected him to be – he is listed at 6-foot-3 on the Texas roster. 

– Third team offensive line went as follows:

LT Malik Agbo

LG Max Merrill

C Daniel Cruz

RG Nate Kibble

RT Brandon Baker

– Johntay Cook had a drop on the first practice drive of the day on a screen pass.

– WR DeAndre Moore was asked to be the lead block on an RPO screen attempt. There was noticeable collision with he and Michael Taaffe on the play. If Moore wants to crack the rotation, doing the dirty work is a great way to steal snaps.

– I mentioned this in the thread, but Bolden and Wingo together on the field provide so much versatility with what you can call as a playcaller.

– There was not much of the quarterbacks today, as we got to watch mostly the special teams period of practice. Word on Quinn Ewers remains the same – there is sky high expectations for a reason.

***

Takeaways

The talk of depth at Texas has merit. My first glance at a practice this fall and that was my biggest takeaway. There is NFL talent at every single position on both sides of the ball and it is noticeable from the first time the team broke into individual position groups.

The defensive line has enough horses in the stable with size and experience to overcome maybe not having the two stallions they had a year ago with Sweat and Murphy. Alfred Collins specifically was really impressive with his frame.

[Codaxx 5456]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

Bond/Cook/Moore to start would probably make the most sense at this point. A second string of Golden/Wingo/Bolden is funny, because that might be better than the first string.

going to guess the rotation is 6 to start the season and it will finish around 4 by the end. 

[texifornia 56015]

The critical info

 

[Red Five 40355]

6 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

going to guess the rotation is 6 to start the season and it will finish around 4 by the end. 

Which two won't be playing regularly by December? 

[texifornia 56015]

 

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2740]

9 minutes ago, texifornia said:

The critical info

 

[Codaxx 5456]

8 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Which two won't be playing regularly by December? 

That is the real question. I would guess Moore is the most likely. There will likely be some time missed for injuries in the group. I would bet on Wingo play time increasing as the season progresses. 

Edited August 5 by Codaxx

[closetojumping 62010]

17 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

going to guess the rotation is 6 to start the season and it will finish around 4 by the end. 

 

2 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

That is the real question. I would guess Moore is the most likely. There will likely be some time missed for injuries in the group. I would bet on Wingo play time increasing as the season progresses. 

Outside of injuries, I don't get the logic here. If you have 6 starting caliber receivers, why would you not continue to rotate them and keep everyone fresh and productive? 

[Helobious 9420]

Niblack & Bond are absolute weapons in EA CFB 25.

[closetojumping 62010]

8 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Niblack & Bond are absolute weapons in EA CFB 25.

If I ever get in trouble, I just go 5 Wide, All Go/Verticals and throw it deep to Bond, and then Wingo, and then a 5 star that I recruited with 99 speed. It feels like cheating. 

[BornAndRaised 12201]

9 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Niblack & Bond are absolute weapons in EA CFB 25.

Golden is a sleeper

[Codaxx 5456]

3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

 

Outside of injuries, I don't get the logic here. If you have 6 starting caliber receivers, why would you not continue to rotate them and keep everyone fresh and productive? 

Sark may. He has been known to keep the rotations pretty tight. Going to be a lot of variables that go into this. I am sure Sark is hoping for a lot of comfortable victories, so he doesnt have to make the call. Its more about the delta between the WRs, than if they are starting worthy. If Bond can make good on early predictions that he is a 1st rounder, he isnt coming off the field. I like Wingo to make a move, because he brings a different body type than the rest. 

[Bevo 13439]

10 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Niblack & Bond are absolute weapons in EA CFB 25.

Well, that sounds like a very important data point.

[nbmishoid 904]

2 hours ago, kevwun said:

Our 2nd unit at wr will be better than just about everyone's 1st string.

Just about everyone but Ohio State.  Not bad for a start.

I’ve worried all off season about who we lost, but am hell bent excited to watch this crew.

[Fondren & Main 6589]

Our WR's:

Bond - 10.5 100

Golden - 10.93 100

Cook - 10.76 100

Wingo - 10.55 100

Bolden - 10.61 100

Moore - 10.9 100

If we can rollout a platoon we should absolutely do it and just wipe motherfuckers out.

[TheBryMan81 2470]

7 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Our WR's:

Bond - 10.5 100

Golden - 10.93 100

Cook - 10.76 100

Wingo - 10.55 100

Bolden - 10.61 100

Moore - 10.9 100

If we can rollout a platoon we should absolutely do it and just wipe motherfuckers out.

Out of curiosity, what was Worthy's 100m PR?

 

EDIT: Found it myself. 

"As a sophomore in high school, Worthy ran wind-legal personal-best time of 10.65 in the 100-meters"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/03/08/xavier-worthy-kansas-city-chiefs-40-yard-dash/72899341007/

Edited August 5 by TheBryMan81

[BrazilHorn 6564]

3 minutes ago, TheBryMan81 said:

Out of curiosity, what was Worthy's 100m PR?

10.65

[BornAndRaised 12201]

Love hearing this. I had sky high hopes for him during the recruitment process.

[TrashMaster G 17295]

2 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

Out of curiosity, what was Worthy's 100m PR?

 

8.55

[Catdaddyhorn 3438]

3 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

Out of curiosity, what was Worthy's 100m PR?

 

EDIT: Found it myself. 

"As a sophomore in high school, Worthy ran wind-legal personal-best time of 10.65 in the 100-meters"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/03/08/xavier-worthy-kansas-city-chiefs-40-yard-dash/72899341007/

Remember also that Worthy didn't run high school track again after his sophomore year due to covid and graduating early his senior year.  So who knows what he would've run as high school junior or senior. 

[brojangles2 769]

4 hours ago, Helobious said:

Niblack & Bond are absolute weapons in EA CFB 25.

Niblack and Moore are both cheat codes on the game. 

[Texasborn91 877]

29 minutes ago, brojangles2 said:

Niblack and Moore are both cheat codes on the game. 

My Texas dynasty in year 2 has Bond, Golden, Wingo, Niblack, and Quinn back. All impact players. Good lord I’m running it up on bitches. 

Edited August 5 by Texasborn91

[oldhorn2 430]

kind of just rolls off the tongue....Golden, Bolden and Wingo.....

like a law firm...

[Tex Long 4285]

36 minutes ago, oldhorn2 said:

kind of just rolls off the tongue....Golden, Bolden and Wingo.....

like a law firm...

Or a sex toy with three settings.

[Slacks 6712]

7 hours ago, closetojumping said:

 

Outside of injuries, I don't get the logic here. If you have 6 starting caliber receivers, why would you not continue to rotate them and keep everyone fresh and productive? 

I don't think Sark has ever rotated more than 4 WR. He mostly focuses on top 3 and another one or two get some looks.

[msucolt45 3978]

And all the Quinn to the stable of WRs doesn’t even mention the nations’ best RB, in CJ Baxter! Ahem - we will run the ball too with Baxter, Blue, and the others within the loaded RB room.

So many plays and not enough touches to go around. Nice predicament to be in - IMO

Let alone passes out of the backfield.

Hook’em!!!

[Bevo 13439]

Do y'all think our wide receivers will be more productive this year than they were last year? 

[closetojumping 62010]

40 minutes ago, Slacks said:

I don't think Sark has ever rotated more than 4 WR. He mostly focuses on top 3 and another one or two get some looks.

That’s not actually correct and has become something akin to folklore. In addition, he’s clearly stated repeatedly this offseason that he’s going with a larger rotation because he can. 

Also, Texas has committed mid-6 figures to a minimum of 6 WRs at Sarkisian’s pleading. If boosters spend $400k on Golden to just see him returning kicks, that’s going to be a problem in the future.  Y’all may not like that, but it’s part of the game now. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 11705]

17 hours ago, Jersey Man10 said:

Let them nuts, hang. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 11705]

8 hours ago, texifornia said:

The critical info

 

I see em with some Geto Boys. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 11705]

1 hour ago, Tex Long said:

Or a sex toy with three settings.

 

[Harrison Stafford 3318]

21 hours ago, futureman said:

hey thanks for your wrong opinion. 

These are the stats from our RB’s in 1969.  Steve Worster 4.8 YPC, Jim Bertelsen 7.1 YPC, Ted Koy 5.3 YPC, Bobby Callison 4.7 YPC, Billy Dale 5.4 YPC, Terry Collins 5.6 YPC, Paul Robichau 6.3 YPC.  These are the stats from our RB’s in 1996.  Shon Mitchell 5.4 YPC, Ricky Williams 6.2 YPC, Priest Holmes 5.5 YPC, Chris Butcher 4.7 YPC, Ricky Browm 4.1 YPC.  We had more depth at RB in  1969 than we did in 1996.

[Slacks 6712]

20 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

That’s not actually correct and has become something akin to folklore. In addition, he’s clearly stated repeatedly this offseason that he’s going with a larger rotation because he can. 

Also, Texas has committed mid-6 figures to a minimum of 6 WRs at Sarkisian’s pleading. If boosters spend $400k on Golden to just see him returning kicks, that’s going to be a problem in the future.  Y’all may not like that, but it’s part of the game now. 

You bring up a good point... there is gold in them hills... I would be fine with seeing us roll out 6 WRs that can go off...  But I don't think the folklore is folklore. I don't recall him rolling out a bunch of WRs anywhere... and maybe he never could.

[Red Five 40355]

23 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

That’s not actually correct and has become something akin to folklore. In addition, he’s clearly stated repeatedly this offseason that he’s going with a larger rotation because he can. 

Also, Texas has committed mid-6 figures to a minimum of 6 WRs at Sarkisian’s pleading. If boosters spend $400k on Golden to just see him returning kicks, that’s going to be a problem in the future.  Y’all may not like that, but it’s part of the game now. 

He's also pretty fucking good, and it wouldn't make much sense to stick him on the bench, or any other of these six dudes, just for the sake of having a smaller rotation. 

Or to put another way, there isn't a Casey Cain in the two-deep anymore.