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tokamak

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Posts posted by tokamak

  1. 46 minutes ago, Bodowned said:

    Dumb/serious question: I assume that the Hollywood Smothers recruitment is something we’re transparent about when we’re taking Raleek Brown’s commitment? Or is it a situation where you take Smothers no matter what regardless of if it upsets Raleek?

    The only thing I’ve seen on that is Bama mods wishcasting that Brown would open it back up if we stole Smithers from them. Didn’t seem like they had any actual info to that effect.

  2. 21 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Terry is a Tweener WR. He’s never going to be a “big back” the way you’re implying. Unless by big you just mean Tall. Think Lil’Jordan Humphrey.

    Kinda crazy that Terry's name hasn't come up at all (yet!) in this craziness. I'm not trying to wish it into existence, but a high 4-star that didn't play and doesn't really have a position? Surprised he's not on Kentucky's roster already.

  3. 1 minute ago, Lonestar88 said:

    Zina is coming back last I saw. Also, he flashed enough this year that he belongs in a different category than Barnes or Clark imo.

    Yeah honestly I couldn't remember as I was typing that out. Hard to keep track of who's in officially, who's said they're in but not official yet, who we're trying to bring back, and the status of those final negotiations. We've already brought Christian Clark back from the brink once and now he's maybe gonna bail again, lol.

  4. 6 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

    In this era dollars have to go to proven production, not potential. I’m not sure how we will ever keep a guy like Clark around on the roster now.

    Yeah, I've been thinking about this a lot this week. Under past paradigms, you'd roll with guys like Christian Clark and Zina Umeozulu and Bo Barnes next year because....that's what you have on your roster. Your young guys have to sink or swim and become your main guys at some point. Maybe it works and you have a good season, or they don't pan out and you have a bad season. Then you repeat the whole process again the next year. But under this new system, from a coach's perspective, why roll the dice on a relative unknown when you can go out and get proven production?

  5. 16 minutes ago, Bevo said:

    As a Junior (2024)

    • Earned Master of Science in Global Retailing in December 2024

    • Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference

    • Played 11 games on the line, starting nine games - all at left tackle

    • 81.8 pass-block grade (PFF) ranked second on team

    • 480 snaps played including 479 at left tackle

    • Just one sack allowed in 227 opportunities

    • No pressures allowed in seven of first nine games

    • No hurries allowed in eight of 11 games

    • 90.0 pass-block grade at Kansas (Oct. 19) – no hurries in 33 chances

    He already had a masters degree by December of his junior year? Man, Nigerian parents don’t fucking play.

  6. 5 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

    And what if he plays and is in fact trash?

    Then he’s no worse off than riding the pine at Texas for 4 years and walking away with a degree in kinesiology or whatever (which tbh in this scenario Sark tells him to take a hike at some point anyway).

    Look I don’t actually give a shit about the dude so I’m gonna drop it. Unless he wants to put on 70 pounds and convert to C. Then I’m intrigued.

  7. 5 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

    Well he’s almost certainly going pro in something other than sports, so he might consider it.

    Dude if he plays his cards right, he's got a chance to exhaust his NCAA eligibility with 7 figures in his pocket. He can go to fucking community college later if he cares about a degree.

    I don't use or care about any social media except what's posted on Surly, so I don't understand the clowning on Owens. I guess he's been talking trash about Texas which if so, fuck him. But his arrangement makes total sense. A 3-star that has never played is not going to transfer to Georgia. But Arkansas State has offered him a very good chance to be their guy next year (their established starter just transferred to Iowa State). If he plays and isn't trash, he'll 100% be in the portal again and moving up the ladder. For Arky State's part, they get to roll the dice on a guy that was good enough to be recruited and developed by Steve Sarkisian and Texas for a couple years, which is a better class of player than they can recruit out of HS. Both sides fully understand the situation, I guarantee it.

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