Texas recruiting notes 2019

[Red Five 40,630]

Hot take here but for 900k our OC should probably be calling plays.

[Napoleon 8,600]

3 minutes ago, Rhinotx said:

Herb Hand is a co-OC , so we would have 3 co-OCs?

How many co-ocs before the broth is spoiled?

[ClubWhatever 12,087]

25 minutes ago, gordogg24p said:

Carrier is also from Houston and attended Houston while Dana was his OC. That would be very unexpected.

Wouldn't be the first guy to try to live in Austin while working in Houston

[ClubWhatever 12,087]

1 minute ago, NorLa Horns said:

Meekins could be a candidate to be let go. I know he's a good recruiter. but he could be one of the odd men out if they want to bring in more than one guy. 

IDK. just putting it out there.

put it back

[satyanash 14,281]

1 hour ago, Nabad said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_F2X8H3Zc

See  at 2:32:25 or so. Reading the body language, seem to think an RB coach change is unlikely...

Back, and to the left.

[Machinator 32,097]

Bringing this back to recruiting, apparently EJ did a Q&A with Barton Simmons, and ratings bumps for Whittington, Jake Smith, and Owens are incoming (and probably Watson as well). Tyler Owens might be a 5* candidate.

[Bevo 13,523]

5 minutes ago, Machinator said:

We're veering into message board fan-fiction territory now.

Correct.

[texifornia 56,487]

1 minute ago, Machinator said:

Bringing this back to recruiting, apparently EJ did a Q&A with Barton Simmons, and ratings bumps for Whittington, Jake Smith, and Owens are incoming (and probably Watson as well). Tyler Owens might be a 5* candidate.

What a delta between excitement at time-of-commitment and final ranking. aggy throwing a colossal shitfit is just the icing on the (mostly-baked) cake.

[Thiefery 4,965]

Owens a 5* ??

[Machinator 32,097]

Owens is getting the Overshown treatment.

[Fud 9,545]

4 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Bringing this back to recruiting, apparently EJ did a Q&A with Barton Simmons, and ratings bumps for Whittington, Jake Smith, and Owens are incoming (and probably Watson as well). Tyler Owens might be a 5* candidate.

I'd be interested in reading this, if anyone has it 

[Stampeder 92]

2 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

Owens a 5* ??

He's a freakish athlete, no doubt.  Reminds me a bit of Sean Taylor in terms of size/athleticism.  But he needs a good bit of coaching at this point.  If he takes to coaching he could be an absolute star in 2-3 years, no question.

[Machinator 32,097]

Here's the link, if someone has it: https://247sports.com/college/texas/LongFormArticle/The-Stampede-Rankings-QA-with-Barton-Simmons-127440676/

[Katfid54 8,591]

This staff's eval ability is excellent.  Let's hope they're hitting on DL and LBs like they've hit on other positions.  Those are the only two positions where the evals still appear untested in my opinion.

[achooloco 1,065]

2 hours ago, Machinator said:

The 9.95ers aren't too plugged in with this staff in general, but in particular when it comes to staff changes, they're clueless. 

Where are they plugged into the staff? I loved that about Strong, and seems that Herman has continued the practice. 9.95ers don’t know shit, it’s awesome. 

[NoName 16,290]

30 minutes ago, Rhinotx said:

Herb Hand is a co-OC , so we would have 3 co-OCs?

curious but is there any reason we COULDN'T have 3 co-OCs in name only? 

if it lets you pay dudes more and bring in better names why not do it for title?

[Chili dog 1,787]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

I would agree.  Regarding RB, though, unless the NFL calls on Drayton and he really wants to go back to the professional level, I see him staying at Texas.  And Giles' job security seems tied to his coaching notwithstanding his recruiting shortcomings.  But what the fuck do I know?

Drayton has said he wouldn’t rule out another job in the NFL. He also owns his home in Lakeway, so I know he likes it in Austin and doesn’t have plans to bolt. 

[Ricky Butler 2,657]

27 minutes ago, texifornia said:

What a delta between excitement at time-of-commitment and final ranking. aggy throwing a colossal shitfit is just the icing on the (mostly-baked) cake.

He would have been cheaper than Brian Williams. 

[South Austin 52,124]

Just now, Chili dog said:

He also owns his home in Lakeway, so I know he likes it in Austin and doesn’t have plans to bolt. 

I'm sure a lot of other assistant coaches own their homes, and even for short-timers owning a home in Austin isn't exactly a bad investment.  So I don't read much into that aspect.

[Chili dog 1,787]

5 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I'm sure a lot of other assistant coaches own their homes, and even for short-timers owning a home in Austin isn't exactly a bad investment.  So I don't read much into that aspect.

For sure. I had a lengthy conversation with the guy. He was surprisingly candid about a lot of things. Basically said he might go back to the NFL at some point, but he and his wife love Austin and he expects to be here a while unless something crazy presents itself. Obviously buying a home in Austin doesn’t make it an anchor, though.

[Fud 9,545]

16 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

Drayton has said he wouldn’t rule out another job in the NFL. He also owns his home in Lakeway, so I know he likes it in Austin and doesn’t have plans to bolt. 

 

3 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

For sure. I had a lengthy conversation with the guy. He was surprisingly candid about a lot of things. Basically said he might go back to the NFL at some point, but he and his wife love Austin and he expects to be here a while unless something crazy presents itself. Obviously buying a home in Austin doesn’t make it an anchor, though. 

Word is, he almost left for Akron over the past month 

[Chili dog 1,787]

1 minute ago, Fud said:

 

Word is, he almost left for Akron over the past month 

HC job, right?

[Hiphopopotamos 20,865]

1 hour ago, gordogg24p said:

Carrier is also from Houston and attended Houston while Dana was his OC. That would be very unexpected.

And while generally we'd expect Texas to pay better - I don't think a liquored up Houston administration and their billionaire patron are going to be outbid this cycle.

[Fud 9,545]

1 minute ago, Chili dog said:

HC job, right?

Yes

[Katfid54 8,591]

59 minutes ago, Machinator said:

We're veering into message board fan-fiction territory now.

I veered into your mom last night.

[ClubWhatever 12,087]

18 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

I veered into your mom last night.

Did you dive, keep, or pitch

[Digdogger 1,343]

18 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

I veered into your mom last night.

She, too, likes to run 10 personnel

[Elmer_Fudd 22,101]

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

Bringing this back to recruiting, apparently EJ did a Q&A with Barton Simmons, and ratings bumps for Whittington, Jake Smith, and Owens are incoming (and probably Watson as well). Tyler Owens might be a 5* candidate.

Another mod on 247, Greg Biggins, says he thinks Washington gets a bump.

[Hiphopopotamos 20,865]

Just now, Elmer_Fudd said:

Another mod on 247, Greg Biggins, says he thinks Washington gets a bump.

Someone posted a screenshot earlier of Biggins talking about Watson.  Biggins a big fan of Watson and will try to move him up the rankings when the 247 group all meet.

[Chili dog 1,787]

24 minutes ago, Fud said:

Yes

And I guess I should hedge a little by saying this conversation was last spring and plenty can change in that time. The primary thing I got out of talking to him was that Garrett Wilson was never coming to Texas. This was before he committed to Ohio State. Drayton told me they put him with Wilson on Wilson’s visit because of the mutual Ohio connection. All Wilson did was talk about Ohio State the whole time.  As far as his being happy in Austin, he did seem more pro-Austin than pro-Herman. Kinda got the feeling he and Herman had a better working relationship than personal relationship. I wouldn’t be completely shocked if he left, but he intimidated it would be for the NFL if he left to take another RB spot. 

[Katfid54 8,591]

1 minute ago, ClubWhatever said:

Did you dive, keep, or pitch

I spread her out.  Then I showed her my flexbone, and she went for the midline.  So I read the backside and pulled out before I made a splash play. 

[South Austin 52,124]

12 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

I wouldn’t be completely shocked if he left, but he intimidated it would be for the NFL if he left to take another RB spot. 

How did he intimidate you when saying this?  Was he holding a gun? 

[Chili dog 1,787]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

How did he intimidate you when saying this?  Was he holding a gun? 

Intimated... (autocorrect) 

[Ricky Butler 2,657]

3 hours ago, closetojumping said:

What I know is that Beck didn't call plays after Tulsa. Without getting into too many details, that comes from someone near him in the games. Hard to call plays when you go entire drives without saying anything into your headset.

This is why I think there will be staff changes. If Herman doesn't want to be the sole playcaller, then the staff has to be shuffled.

[Ricky Butler 2,657]

19 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

Someone posted a screenshot earlier of Biggins talking about Watson.  Biggins a big fan of Watson and will try to move him up the rankings when the 247 group all meet.

I'm just happy the guys showed well at the all-star game. That seems to be a better indicator of future success than what Barton decides to do with the info.

[Spawn of Cthulhu 2,241]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

I'm sure a lot of other assistant coaches own their homes, and even for short-timers owning a home in Austin isn't exactly a bad investment.  So I don't read much into that aspect.

Does Saban still own that place in town that he reportedly bought a few years ago?

[Katfid54 8,591]

3 minutes ago, Chili dog said:

6 minutes ago, South Austin said:

How did he intimidate you when saying this?  Was he holding a gun? 

Intimated... (autocorrect) 

Don't suffer intimidation from his imitation of your intimation.

[South Austin 52,124]

Just now, Katfid54 said:

Don't suffer intimidation from his imitation of your intimation.

I was intimating that imitation is the sincerest form of intimidation. 

[Chili dog 1,787]

7 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

Don't suffer intimidation from his imitation of your intimation.

Neither irritation, nor intimidation, resulted  from the intimation imitation.

[Sgt. Slaughter 2,841]

29 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

I spread her out.  Then I showed her my flexbone, and she went for the midline.  So I read the backside and pulled out before I made a splash play. 

Sounds like more of a wishbone to me.

[Katfid54 8,591]

Just now, Chili dog said:

Neither irritation, nor intimidation, resulted  from the intimation imitation.

I thought my post was inimitable.  But your post is an illustration that my illation was merely an imprecation.

[Leanderman 2,267]

Did you end it with a belly play?

[hookem48 4,631]

can't believe my dumb ass came here for recruiting news.

[destroya 367]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

Considering we want to keep Beck and want to hire Carrier and Beaty and we want to get Giles help, we need 3 positions to open up. I see W and the 2 wide receiver coaches as possibilities. So, best case scenario would be for Beck to slide over to QB coach and co-OC, Beaty to OC and TE, Carrier to WR coach and then bring in an extra DL coach. Hurtt I guess would be possible but he is with Seattle.

But what do you think TH wants to do ?

[Huckleberry 32,694]

47 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

I spread her out.  Then I showed her my flexbone, and she went for the midline.  So I read the backside and pulled out before I made a splash play. 

9 out of 10. Should have gone with explosive play at the end.

[Chili dog 1,787]

35 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

I thought my post was inimitable.  But your post is an illustration that my illation was merely an imprecation.

Impressive. Had to look up illation and imprecation. Incredibly, no, the intimidation implication roused intrigue, imagination and inspiration. 

Apologies to the board for the irritation. 

Edited January 7, 2019 by Chili dog

[Fug 540]

Good luck Bru

[TexasFan21 1,275]

1 minute ago, Fug said:

Good luck Bru

USC fucked that up pretty quickly. 

[South Austin 52,124]

1 minute ago, Fug said:

Good luck Bru

Eh, USC could've hired Greg Davis and Bru still would've gone there.

[Ricky Butler 2,657]

Just now, TexasFan21 said:

USC fucked that up pretty quickly. 

They must have really twisted his arm to agree so that they could go recruit with the look of "stability."  Losing Bru sucked, but a weak USC will allow us to nab some guys from CA and AZ that we might not normally be able to.