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  1. Jett Walker's tape is just 5 minutes of him running straight ahead through holes you could drive a truck through. It's not even a 1-cut running style, it's like 0-cut. He does have good size, decent straight line speed, and doesn't mind contact. I suppose he's a guy that's happy to come to Texas, play school, get 30 carries a year trucking defenders from SHSU, and be a motherfucker on special teams.

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  2. 1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

    It's probably going to 24 like FCS.

    I'm fine with that.

    Yeah. It's fine. Doesn't matter. We're just replacing bowls as year-end entertainment at that point. I don't believe that, say, #19 Michigan truly has a chance to get hot and win 5 games in a row and lift the trophy, but it also doesn't hurt anything. More football is good.

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  3. You're on the right track. The only thing that makes logical sense would be a complete reorganization of college football into something like you propose. I've always thought that 8 10-team regional conferences with promotion/relegation to 1-AA makes a ton of sense.

    The problem is that it will never happen. Money is the big reason, but there's a whole lot of practicalities that make it impossible. Reorganization and realignment will continue to happen, but as it has already - in fits and starts, piecemeal, and unequally. That means deciding a champion will always have some fuckery to it.

    We used to argue about who is #1. Then the BCS came along and we argued about the top 2. Then the playoff and we argued about the top 4. Now it's top 12(ish). If they expand to 16, I guarantee that #17's fans will be pissed off in the first year. We as Texas fans are mad right now, and probably rightly so, but there's diminishing returns on the number of teams you put in the playoffs. The 16th best team doesn't actually have much of a chance to win it all. Honestly I kind of doubt that the 12th best does. Fourth best might.

    The one change that intrigues me a little bit it just getting rid of the committee. Use a computer, or Elo, or whatever and just be done with it. Publish the parameters that go into the calculation. At least that way everyone knows what they need to do.

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  4. 22 minutes ago, chad.ihrig said:

    If Henry goes Duck, does that increase our chances for Lott?

    Yes, but maybe not enough. IT said that they don't believe both Henry and Lott end up at Oregon, but that USC is in good position with Lott. My guess is that Texas has made it's last and final NIL offer to Lott and that he can get more elsewhere.

    5 minutes ago, Bevo said:


    I like Tillamook ice cream.
     

    should be relevant

    This shit right here is legit:

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  5. 7 minutes ago, D3zii said:

     

    RB: Obviously

    WR: Do we leave it up to chance though is the real question. Next year is Arch's last season at Texas and as we seen this season Championship windows don't come often. Ohio State did it last season and it paid off, so why not us? If Wingo takes the next step, makes us that much better. We need to surround Arch with Weapons. Can't do that if we're sacred to make moves and coddle players and end up with the "what if". 

    IOL: Obviously

    DT: We need an interior pass rusher. This is what separated Georgia's defense the last few years. We've been pretty solid against the run and on the edges we're great. But we really haven't had that interior dominance when it came to pass rush since Byron Murphy and Sweat. I Think this is a need, imagine how better our defense would've been 

    LB: I can see them banking on Atkinson, but I can see us go after a Vet here. Would love to come across another Gary Johnson

    CB: Same as WR, do we leave it up to chance? Love what I seen from Phillips when he played. Black showed something against A&M but just liked I stated with WR, do we leave it up to chance? This is Simmons last season on the 40 so we need to take advantage of it.

    Safety: Think we go get one here to. Xavier Filsame and Dereck Williams didn't give me the warm fuzzy feelings when they were on the field. I love Jonah but he's in baseball so can we really depend on him? Hopefully McDonald comes back, but we need safety help. 

     

    If this year taught us anything it's not to take anything for granted, and when the opportunity is there, you have to take full advantage because you don't know if they'll come around again, 

    WR will be really interesting. Even if Moore is gone, you've got Wingo, Mosley, Livingstone, Niblett as your gadget guy/returner, McCutcheon whom they seem to like, and then God knows what's going on with Lockett/Ffrench. So a top 4 they're reasonably comfortable with + Niblett + a couple lottery tickets. Sark does love his WRs, but a transfer that can definitely crack that rotation won't be particularly cheap. Feels like money better spent elsewhere to me.

    For full disclosure, I also thought we were sitting OK at WR two years ago and then we proceeded to bring in Matthew Golden AND Isaiah Bond AND Silas Bolden. So it's likely I don't know shit about fuck.

    We also have the news that Texas has made a big NIL offer to Chris Henry Jr., and I don't know how to interpret what that means for a transfer WR (if anything).

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  6. 1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

    “Potentially” means a couple of things depending upon the position. 

    1) They’ve done everything they can to not spook Cooper before he arrives on campus. They had to sell the Georgetown guy to him as a non-threat. They’re not going to come out and say “yep, got to get us a top line RB to get that room in order”. Some of you guys have been really dense about the RB room and Cooper this whole cycle. 

    2) “Potentially” at other positions likely indicates ongoing conversations with current roster players about staying or leaving. 

    Beyond that, you didn’t mention Barnes at LB, who is hardly “nothing”, Jesus. 

    At DT, they don’t have anyone to replace Brevard besides Sharma, and he’s an unknown quality. Getting a known entity from the portal to support that spot is likely viewed as critical, and I’d agree. 

    "Nothing" was an overstatement, but Barnes is a bit like Sharma to me. Very talented young guy with a bright future, but are you feeling good about having him as your first (and basically only) man up off the bench at stand up LB? I'm sure Atkinson will play some, but more in a situational, get-your-ears-wet role. There's just a big ol' gap at LB in the roster matrix.

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  7. Here's my thoughts on our needs. I'm using the excellent Google Sheets roster maintained by @AP101Shttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TzoBTIvCXfZIk7Sz3C9txMg0yPvrXyVM/edit?gid=1327300395#gid=1327300395

     

    QB: Not a big need. Supposedly Owens is gone. Arch is the starter with Lacey backing him up. I could see going out and getting another Caldwell-type, just for an emergency.

    RB: Sark says "potentially". Conventional wisdom says they'll be looking for a potential starter. Expecting this room to clear out quite a bit.

    WR: Personally, I could see us passing. We have a lot of numbers here and plenty of needs elsewhere. Latest reporting I've seen is that they'd like to keep the young guys around if they can.

    TE: Not a big need, especially if Endries is back. They like the young guys on the roster. Maybe a blocking surface if Shannon moves on.

    OT: Starters are set, but how good do they feel about the 3rd option if someone gets injured? Dunno how you bring in a portal option to be your 3rd tackle, though.

    IOL: Dear God yes. Dire need. Two guys AT LEAST, please.

    DE: Good numbers, and good quality already on the roster. Expensive. I think we're set.

    DT: Acknowledged by Sark as a need. Seems like the numbers are OK. Either they must not love Watson or believe the young guys aren't ready yet.

    LB: Sark says "potentially". Seems like a need, because you have Lefau, Smith, and then nothing.

    CB: Losing Muhammad, but seems like we're in OK shape here with Littleton/Black/Phillips.

    S: Depends on a lot of things. Does McDonald return? Is Derek Williams SEC starter quality? Jonah Williams going to focus on baseball? I'm guessing this is why Sark said "potentially".

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  8. 2 hours ago, Bevo14 said:

    There's no "potentially" about runningback. They better go get one whether or not Wisner stays. 

    I think the picture is becoming clear that the staff is trying to decide if they want Wisner to be The Man next year, and Wisner is trying to decide if he wants to stick around without a guarantee of being The Man.

    Purely business decisions on both ends, I presume.

  9. 2 hours ago, Teryor said:

     

    247 prediction where are they now:

    Quarterback
    Dia Bell Texas

     

    Running Back

    Derrek Cooper (Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports) Texas
    Carthage (Tex.) four-star KJ Edwards committed to aggy in June and stuck with it

     

    Wide Reciever
    Pearland (Tex.) Shadow Creek three-star Chris Stewart Texas

    Aledo (Tex.) four-star Kaydon Finley just never really seemed like a match, ended up at Notre Dame

    Frisco (Tex.) Panther Creek four-star Jalen Lott we wanted this guy the whole cycle it seemed, circled back one last time late but he stuck with Oregon

    Norman (Okla.) North four-star Mason James I don't remember this guy ever being on our radar. Signed with Washington

     

    Tight End
    Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei five-star Mark Bowman got an insane NIL deal from USC

    Brunswick (Ga.) four-star Heze Kent seemed like we decided we weren't that interested. signed with Florida

     

    Offensive Line
    Mansfield (Tex.) Lake Ridge five-star Felix Ojo signed with Tech for huge NIL

    Klein (Tex.) three-star Nicolas Robertson Texas

    Melissa (Tex.) three-star Max Wright flipped to SMU like a week ago

    Clearwater (Fla.) four-star Samuel Roseborough A&M

    Fort Worth (Tex.) North Crowley four-star John Turntine III Texas

     

    Defensive Line
    Fort Myers (Fla.) four-star Kendall Guervil we tried a lot with this guy but never could pry him off his Florida commitment

    Tupelo (Miss.) three-star JaReylan McCoy I don't remember much contact with this guy. signed with Florida

    Monroe (La.) Ouachita Parish four-star Dylan Berymon seems like we might have cut him loose. 247 doesn't show him as signed with anyone

    Richland (N.J.) St. Augustine Prep three-star Damari Simeon don't remember this guy. signed with Ohio State

     

    EDGE
    Temple (Tex.) four-star Jamarion Carlton flipped to Texas like a week ago after being committed to Baylor forever

    Prineceton (N.J.) Hun School four-star Luke Wafle we were a finalist but USC came in with big NIL supposedly

    Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian School three-star Dre Quinn there was a little late smoke with this guy but he ended up signing with Ohio State

     

    Linebacker
    Defensive Back
    New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr three-star CB Hayward Howard Jr. — Texas

    Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian four-star S Davon Benjamin we really wanted this guy but Oregon beat everyone

    Houston (Tex.) North Shore four-star S Chace Calicut Georgia/prison

    Cornelius (N.C.) Hough four-star CB Samari Matthews,  Texas

    Willis (Tex.) four-star ATH Jermaine Bishop Texas

    Austin (Tex.) Anderson three-star S Yaheim Riley Texas

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