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Easy one for me: RB Edwin Simmons

I remember my dad telling me that we may have the next Earl Campbell when we saw him play as a freshman.

I remember he had a big game against Rice, and he even had a KR for a TD against one of the small schools we played. Then I saw him tear up OU with a long TD that put the game out of reach. He was big and blazing fast. Got hurt shortly afterwards and I can't remember what all happened (I was in middle school) but he never recovered.

I remember he was naked in someones yard and he got arrested when he was a senior (I think)

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Guys who I thought were special, special talents who busted for whatever reason

DE/LB Mike Williams - he had Von Miller ability as a pass rusher.  Sickest video on 2002 class outside of VY

Brian Pickryl - shoulder injuries.  He was a stud.

Marco Martin - cheap shot to knee and attendant weight gain

Robert Timmons

Erik Hardeman - could do it all as a RB and good enough receiver to line out wide

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1 hour ago, Lobo said:

Rufus Harris and Kaelen Jakes from back in the day.  

Ivan Williams was borderline being a never-was until he lit up Washington in the Holiday Bowl and about single-handedly won that game for us.  

Kenny Hayter, Tasby and Victor Ike were part of that rotation right?

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4 hours ago, South Austin said:

Correct on Adams.  He balled out for us against aggy in 1995 and 1996 and against Nebraska in the 1996 Big XII title game. 

IIRC Adams also played -- albeit briefly -- in the NFL.

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I honestly thought Nordgren was going to be a star.  I watched a spring game, I guess just after his redshirt year which would have been going into simms Sr year.  I thought "no way chance mock even sees the field"  I thought nordgren was going to assume the starting role after simms. 

But that was him throwing a few balls against other 3rd stringers, and before I had any idea whatsoever about what a good qb looked like.   (In contrast I remember watching Gilbert make his first start against rice I think, and even though they won, I could tell by the 3 or 4th throw  he wasn't going to work.  ) 

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Robert Joseph, Andre Jones and James Henry.  They showed a lot of teamwork on and off the field 

Bitches deserve to get kicked and that’s what I’m here to do.
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Kenny Hayter, Tasby and Victor Ike were part of that rotation right?

Came here to post Kenny Hayter. Had a huge game against Okie State and then...

 

And the aforementioned Butch Hadnot and Sneezy.

 

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3 hours ago, South Austin said:

I have a distinct memory of Edorian seeing the field on special teams his true freshman year.  I think he had left Texas by the time the spring practice started the following year.

I remember him erasing some ridiculous angle to make a tackle on special teams (maybe the OU game his freshman year?).  He should have been a stud.  

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1 hour ago, futureman said:

isn’t he a pederast?

Charges dropped fairly certain, don't know him personally but it's really awful how that stink never leaves

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42 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

I honestly thought Nordgren was going to be a star.  I watched a spring game, I guess just after his redshirt year which would have been going into simms Sr year.  I thought "no way chance mock even sees the field"  I thought nordgren was going to assume the starting role after simms. 

But that was him throwing a few balls against other 3rd stringers, and before I had any idea whatsoever about what a good qb looked like.   (In contrast I remember watching Gilbert make his first start against rice I think, and even though they won, I could tell by the 3 or 4th throw  he wasn't going to work.  ) 

That's Taylor Hamm-level analysis right there!

It's been decades since a Texas private school has produced a top-quality QB at a big school.

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1 minute ago, C-Man said:

That's Taylor Hamm-level analysis right there!

It's been decades since a Texas private school has produced a top-quality QB at a big school.

who's the last one?

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Marquise Goodwin

By the literal definition, he had world class speed and was flat out wasted here by Mack. He should have been for us what "Hollywood" Brown was for OU this year.

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Rick McIvor -- Way too many injuries.  He was widely heralded when he signed with Texas, but was never a full season starter.  He ended up splitting QB time with the likes of Jon Aune, Donnie Little, Robert Brewer, Robb Moerschell and Todd Dodge. Fittingly, his Longhorn career ended with the 10-9 loss to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl game.  He ended up getting drafted and playing in the in the NFL for 6 games over 2 years, but didn't complete a single pass.

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I expected a lot from Vondrell McGee and Buck Burnette from the 2006 class. I though both were underrated, even as 4 stars. Turns out one had met his ceiling, while the other hadn’t figured out how social media could sink his career. 

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52 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

Yeah, but there was nothing misleading about his thuggery. 

He was wasted on the football field.  He was destined for UFC.

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The entire "Class of Beef" from 1989 or whatever....headlined by OL Sam Adams and Bruce Bass...not a one of those 6 or 7 OL turned out to be worth a shit.

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58 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Want to say Gary Kubiak -- but that might not be right any longer.

i forgot about kubiak.  does air force count as a big school?  beau morgan went to trinity addison in the early 90s and then went to air force. 

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Hadnot, Simmons, yep...

Here’s an obscure one for you. Mark McBath...

As DKR’s last QB he went 2-2 as a true freshman.

The next year, before he was injured he was 3-0 with the Horns scoring 44, 68 & 72 points.  The kind of point production we’d never see again under Akers.

The following year he returned just in time to lead Texas to a 29-12 win over A&M and a 42-0 win over Maryland in the Sun Bowl.

Then we never saw him again.  He left school to be something stupid like a doctor, lawyer or the pope.

 

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22 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

i forgot about kubiak.  does air force count as a big school?  beau morgan went to trinity addison in the early 90s and then went to air force. 

I think I'd give you that. Morgan was a pretty good college player if memory serves.

16 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Linus Baer.

I went to HS with Linus's daughter. /coolstarrybra

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