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Brilliant. Sign letter of intent and transfer to Texas with zero intention of ever playing a game. Sit out year. Transfer back to USC. Sit out year. Play one bad ass season and go pro with almost zero

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39 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Not so sure we won't be decent there, and maybe seem some 2 TE/HB sets.

I hope so too. At some point we have to get over losing experience and expecting an immediate downgrade rather than reloading and not missing a beat. Neither Brewer nor Leitao came in as substantially worse players than Beck. They have had time to marinate and get stronger. Neither may be a direct replacement, but either could very well bring a new, even better dimension to the offense.  

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11 minutes ago, SLChorn said:

Completely off topic but why do people, like Meekin's wife, pay good money for pants that have holes in them? Also, should we be concerned that Bru isn't flashing the Hook'em?

Anyone check the portal lately?

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9 hours ago, SLChorn said:

Completely off topic but why do people, like Meekin's wife, pay good money for pants that have holes in them? Also, should we be concerned that Bru isn't flashing the Hook'em?

There's no way to answer this question without indirectly insulting Mrs. Meekins, and she seems like a nice lady.

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Since spring practice started today, here's a way-too-early bold predictions for next year: 

  1. Jones, Foster, and Sterns are all All-Big 12 safeties
  2. One of them wins Big 12 Defensive POY
  3. Whittington has 1200 all-purpose yards
  4. Christian Jones makes FR All-American
  5. We don't have a 1000 yard rusher

Record prediction: 10-3 (not including a potential CCG)

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4 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Since spring practice started today, here's a way-too-early bold predictions for next year: 

  1. Jones, Foster, and Sterns are all All-Big 12 safeties
  2. One of them wins Big 12 Defensive POY
  3. Whittington has 1200 all-purpose yards
  4. Christian Jones makes FR All-American
  5. We don't have a 1000 yard rusher

Record prediction: 10-3 (not including a potential CCG)

I think we're migrating here.

 

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On 3/10/2019 at 7:44 AM, Tex Long said:

And if he can rebound, too... a couple of years, folks be saying "You remember that guy MensaTom had his first couple of years, something about Michael Jordan...?" 

lol he blurred the face? 

damn I miss pickup at Greg. 

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1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

 

Was just about to post this. Good stuff from Max Olsen

 

 

AUSTIN, Texas — Tom Herman watched his Texas team run around during their first spring football practice Monday morning and couldn’t help but notice who wasn’t there.

Gone from the 2018 team are 14 starters, most of whom will get a shot at playing in the NFL. Eight of their leaders on defense have graduated. Subtract all those key pieces from a team that overachieved in Herman’s view by winning 10 games and, well, you’ve got work to do.

“It is a little discouraging, not seeing a lot of those faces,” Herman said, “because I miss ’em.”

But the solution is just as obvious. If Texas plays up to all the preseason top-10 hype heading its way for 2019, it will be because a promising sophomore class took a massive leap forward. Although it’s still so early to make those kinds of proclamations, it was plain to see as the Longhorns embarked on their first practices since the Sugar Bowl triumph against Georgia.

That sophomore class has already done a lot in a short period of time. It arrived as the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite and made an immediate impression with 16 signees playing as true freshmen and nine of them earning starts. Safety Caden Sterns led the way as the Big 12’s Defensive Freshman of the Year, and his peers contributed in ways big and small.

And now so many members of that class find themselves in far more prominent roles this spring, whether they played much last season or not.

“There’s a lot of guys — a lot of young guys, redshirt freshmen and sophomores — that are now running with the No. 1s and No. 2s,” Herman said, “and they’re used to kinda standing on the sideline for most of practice.”

Sterns and fellow safety B.J. Foster combined for five interceptions and seven pass breakups in 2018. Now the Longhorns need Anthony Cook and Jalen Green to rise up as starting cornerbacks. They need Ayodele Adeoye to be a playmaker at linebacker. They need to unleash DeMarvion Overshown. They need Keondre Coburn (who’s out with a kidney issue), Moro Ojomo and Daniel Carson to shore up the defensive line. Coburn and Ojomo did take advantage of the new four-game redshirt rule, as did Ayodele, and still have four years to play.

And they could use a breakout season from Joseph Ossai, who looks poised for one after a strong finish to 2018. The long, physically gifted pass-rusher who’s ideally built for setting the edge as their B-backer earned two starts late in the season. He led the team in stops against Georgia and showed glimpses of the kind of disruptor he can be on passing downs in Big 12 play.

“A lot of those guys are gonna have to play for us,” Herman said, “especially on that side of the ball.”

Texas’ offense has plenty of those guys who need to level up in year two as well. With Collin Johnson and Devin Duvernay healing up to start spring ball and John Burt focusing on track, the door is wide open for their young wideouts to stand out. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger says he loves what sophomore receiver Brennan Eagles is showing this offseason. He also likes the change of pace that a healthy Joshua Moore is bringing in replacing Lil’Jordan Humphrey as the Longhorns’ top slot receiver.

“He’s not as tall or as big, but he’s an extremely fast guy,” Ehlinger said. “He runs really, really good routes. He has great hands. He just doesn’t get tired and he’s really fast and a lot of times he’s matched up on nickels and safeties, which is a great matchup. But it’s different than what L.J. was, because L.J. was the throw-it-up-to-him, give-it-to-him back shoulder. And now Josh is gonna run by the dude.”

But the sophomore skill player who has the potential to take Texas’ offense to another level is Keontay Ingram. His 708 rushing yards as a freshman rank No. 6 among returning Big 12 running backs. He only had one 100-yard performance last season but did churn out six games of 80 or more total yards. Ingram did so while playing through a slew of injuries — MCL strain, bone bruise, hip pointer — and only got 13 carries in Texas’ two postseason games. But he’s ready to roll now, and Ehlinger is eager to see what a deeper understanding of the offense can do for Ingram in his second year.

Texas’ run game ranked 104th in the FBS in yards per carry last season and was among the nation’s least explosive, finishing 120th in rushes of 20-plus yards with nine. Ingram contributed five of those gains with a career long of 31. He averaged slightly less than 11 carries per game. It’s time to see what he can do with a larger workload.

On the offensive line, where Herb Hand has three starters to replace, Texas has all four of its 2018 signees — Junior Angilau, Christian Jones, Reese Moore and Rafiti Ghirmai — working as second-team linemen to begin spring ball. And they’re protecting Casey Thompson, who’s now the No. 2 option at quarterback after redshirting.

And do not forget the sophomore specialists. Cameron Dicker made 18 of his 25 field goal attempts and won the first meeting with Oklahoma. Australian import Ryan Bujcevski ranked sixth in the Big 12 in punting average. He’ll try to match the gains his cousin Michael Dickson made in his second year of college punting. Add it all up and that’s more than 20 second-year players who might need to take on important roles in 2019.

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Longhorns coach Tom Herman knows the value that a contributing sophomore class can bring to a team. (Tim Heitman / USA Today)

Another reason for optimism with all that youth: Herman can tell the Yancy McKnight effect is starting to kick in. Angilau, Jones, Moore and Carson are more than 300 pounds now and still moving around well. Cook and Green have bulked up nicely. Herman praised Ossai for continuing to “gain really good weight.” And that’s just in one year of physical development guided by Texas’ strength coach.

“I’m gonna toot his horn for a minute, but we’ve got the best strength coach in America,” Herman said, “and I would expect that to be pretty normal around here, for each year those guys look better and better.”

Herman won’t bring this up nor would he invite the comparison, but he has witnessed how far a team can go when a sophomore class takes the big leap. Just look at the 2014 Ohio State team he helped coach. So many players who fueled that national title run were true sophomores (Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa, Vonn Bell), redshirt freshmen (J.T. Barrett, Darron Lee, Billy Price, Eli Apple, Gareon Conley) and redshirt sophomores (Michael Thomas, Cardale Jones, Pat Elflein, Tyvis Powell).

Texas doesn’t have that same level of championship-caliber talent stockpiled right now. But it is recruiting at that level after back-to-back No. 3 recruiting classes. Ehlinger pulled off a second-year jump in 2018, overcoming his freshman struggles and becoming the Longhorns’ true tone-setter. So he knows it when he sees it, and he says he’s excited to see who else can get there and how quickly.

Last spring, Herman was telling reporters he wanted a lot more guys like Sterns and Foster. He’s about to find out just how many he has in this sophomore class. They’re a curious blend of proven, untested and unknown commodities. And their head coach clearly sees potential.

“They’re what we thought they’d be,” Herman said.

 

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3 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

I assume some have already bet the OU thing down quite significantly. 

Opening spreads via @betonline_ag

LSU -7 at Texas 

OU -17 UT 

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1107997345659133952

Those who bet assure me that actually finding someone who will take these odds is not as easy as the Google machine makes it seem. Because, you know, casinos aren't stupid.

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8 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Football March Madness for 2019 CFB.... Looks like someone from sec put this together

Texas is a #7 seed in the South??

Aggy is #3 in South Region... hahahahahaha

On a positive note, at least we're not in the same region as Maryland.

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http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26277784/let-madness-begin-64-team-college-football-bracket?sf209632003=1

Here's part of ESPN article on CFB 64 Team Playoff Brackets 2019...

The bracket

1-seeds: Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, LSU

2-seeds: Michigan, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Florida

3-seeds: Auburn, Oregon, Texas A&M, Penn State

4-seeds: Ohio State, Michigan State, Tennessee, Mississippi State

5-seeds: Washington, Utah, South Carolina, Missouri

6-seeds: UCLA, Florida State, Wisconsin, Stanford

7-seeds: Iowa, Texas, USC, Minnesota

8-seeds: Iowa State, Kentucky, Baylor, Miami

9-seeds: Washington State, Arizona State, Nebraska, Virginia Tech

10-seeds: UCF, TCU, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati

11-seeds: Ole Miss, Boise State, Virginia, BYU

12-seeds: North Carolina, Texas Tech, NC State, Indiana

13-seeds: Pitt, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Arizona

14-seeds: Northwestern, Memphis, Cal, Duke

15-seeds: Kansas State, Arkansas, Western Michigan, Purdue

16-seeds: Maryland, Colorado, Appalachian State, West Virginia

First four out: Boston College, Wake Forest, Louisville, Army

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CFB Bracketology simulation 64 Teams

Expect drama and upsets. FPI might think it has the sport figured out, but not every higher-seeded team will advance. Matchups matter, and some teams are under-seeded or over-seeded. And, like the basketball selection committee, I create some pairings based on intriguing storylines.

Today, let's take a look at the field and the first two rounds of matchups, as we narrow the pool from 64 to 16. On Wednesday, we'll play the rest of the games.

South region

First round

(1) Alabama 38, (16) Appalachian State 13: New coach Eli Drinkwitz takes over an Appalachian State program that has 41 wins in the past four seasons, but his postseason debut won't be much fun. Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy and the rest of the Tide will be extra-motivated to win a championship after flopping on the big stage last year.

(2) Florida 35, (15) Kansas State 13:Chris Klieman will have K-State pulling off upsets soon enough, but the roster needs some work. Florida, meanwhile, continues to build on offense behind running back Lamical Perine and a deep group of receivers. A fast Gators defense holds Kansas State scoreless in the second half, and Florida advances.

(3) Texas A&M 37, (14) Memphis 24:There's a mini-reunion in this one, as Aggies offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey came to A&M from Memphis. Both teams have firepower on offense, but the Aggies' defense is the difference in this one as the group takes a big step under second-year coordinator Mike Elko.

(13) Syracuse 33, (4) Tennessee 27:Here's another matchup in which the seeds don't really match up, given each program's trajectory. Tennessee will be better in Year 2 under Jeremy Pruitt, but Dino Babers will have the Orange's offense clicking again behind quarterback Tommy DeVito. An orange team will prevail, and it will be the one from upstate New York.

(5) Utah 35, (12) Texas Tech 24: The two teams don't know one another, but the coaching staffs certainly do, as new Texas Tech boss Matt Wells twice faced Utah while leading Utah State. Wells inherits some talent in Lubbock, but Utah isn't going to stumble in back-to-back postseason games after its second-half collapse against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl.

(11) Boise State 30, (6) UCLA 24:LeGarrette Blount does the coin toss wearing boxing gloves, and Chip Kelly, who dropped his head-coaching debut at Oregon to Boise State back in 2009, falls to the Broncos yet again. UCLA will be better this year, but the Broncos' defense and run game proves to be too much.

(7) Texas 37, (10) UCF 28: Every NCAA tournament bracket has a matchup that should occur in the later rounds. This is the college football version, as both teams seem under-seeded. Texas has the better quarterback situation and defense, though, and Sam Ehlinger accounts for four touchdowns in the win.

(9) Nebraska 38, (8) Miami 30: A Huskers-Hurricanes matchup, even in the first round, is too compelling to pass up. Both teams are generating buzz for the future, but Nebraska gets the edge here because of quarterback Adrian Martinezand an offense that will be tough to slow down.

Quarterback Sam Ehlinger powers the Longhorns to close wins over UCF and Florida. Erich Schlegel/USA TODAY Sports

Second round

(1) Alabama 44, (9) Nebraska 21:Martinez is the type of quarterback who gives Alabama problems, and he'll produce some highlights. But Nebraska's defense is nowhere near good enough to slow down Tagovailoa, Jeudy, Najee Harris and an Alabama attack that racks up 31 first-half points.

(7) Texas 29, (2) Florida 27: Two traditional college football heavyweights trying to return to the top weight class meet in an exciting second-round matchup. Ehlinger recovers from an early pick-six and rallies his team late, setting up Dicker the Kicker -- Cameron Dickerthat is, of 2018 Red River Showdown fame -- for the winning field goal.

(3) Texas A&M 31, (11) Boise State 21: Although Boise State built its rep on beating programs such as Texas A&M, the Broncos will be rebuilding a bit on offense. The Aggies, meanwhile, have a centerpiece in quarterback Kellen Mond, as well as a defense that will hold up better against the pass. The Aggies move on to face You Know Who.

(5) Utah 27, (13) Syracuse 24: The fast-paced Orange stress Jaylon Johnsonand Utah's secondary, but the Utes make some smart in-game adjustments and take over with their run game, propelled by Zack Moss and Armand Shyne. Utah racks up 250 rush yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Regional semifinals

(1) Alabama vs. (5) Utah
(7) Texas vs. (3) Texas A&M

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