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They have to find the $ to fire Earley somehow.
Putting him in charge is like Texas going from 2005/2008 Mack to Chris Jesse.
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11 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
Almost. It’s not the offer, it’s the fact that ATM will pay for every demand ahead of an actual signing right now.
-Pay a guy to unofficially visit and pay for his family? Sure
-Pay for a commitment? Sure.
-Pay for a visit? Sure.
Does Elko not understand that the signature is ultimately what matters? Or does he think he can flywheel "momentum" into something, like a lower price for the signature later on?
I don't get it.
(And from the inside, I wouldn't be able to explain it)
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1 hour ago, Blotto said:
I will qualify my earlier comments by suggesting I was really talking about the football players and basketball players (probably baseball as well)....the ones that arrive in Austin with fat NIL deals with dreams of a high paying professional career. I suspect that swimmers, rowers, etc... are probably more disciplined than the average student and would do well in class. But I'm guessing the majority of our scholarship football and basketball players wouldn't sniff admission to UT if it weren't for the fact that they were badass athletes. I've heard a lot of these guys speak and they don't sound particularly well educated.
Totally fair, and what you are saying could be true.
My sample size is small, and doesn't include the sports you mention as far as I know, but I have been happy to have student-athletes in my class because they take the "student" part seriously and are really trying to pick up the material. Of course, there is self-selection bias because I teach in a major that has a reputation for being difficult. No academic advisor will direct students to our department for an "easy" major.
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37 minutes ago, Blotto said:Why even require them to take classes at this point. They are professional athletes that will soon be getting paid by the athletic department to play football. I guess you could make it optional for the few that actually want to learn something. But the traditional notion of "student athletes" seems pointless these days. Let them major in football.
I teach an upper-division elective at the business school and have had multiple student-athletes in my class. As a whole, they are above the average for my class--they show up most of the time, pay attention, and do the work. I don't know what sports they play unless they give me documentation about the specific classes they are allowed to miss due to University-sponsored sports events. One student who plays a sport people know about wrote to me yesterday asking the best way to make up the work they have to miss due to the competition schedule.
I am impressed by our student-athletes. They work much harder than I did when I was a student.
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1 hour ago, Armybrat said:
Well, on the other hand with 70,000 supposedly enrolled in that degree factory, there should be at least a handful online who are not operating with a smooth cerebrum.
A bunch of my college friends are sending their kids to A&M. The state's population has grown a lot and getting into UT is hard. I am not sure if these kids who grew up as Longhorns suddenly become redass, or remain 2%ers, or something in between. A&M has also gotten so big that Fish Camp fills up within hours or minutes of the slots opening up, so at least, a smaller percentage of the incoming class is getting the immediate indoctrination.
At the public in-state price point, A&M seems to be the next best option for a lot of people. Not exactly sure why UT-Dallas isn't higher on people's lists, but for whatever reason, it just isn't. Or maybe getting into UTD is also very competitive (I don't know).
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8 minutes ago, texifornia said:
They have Micah Hudson pencilled in as Jeremiah Smith 2.0. So good luck with that.
Lol Micah Hudson is at A&M now? Greatness
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46 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:So many red flags in this first year regarding Elko's ability to be a successful head coach. Lot of signs of immaturity: the "this is a real program" comment then losing 4 out of the next 5, his sideline antics, sideline commentary, etc. He gets easily frustrated out there and his body language is terrible for a Head Coach. Maybe he figures it out, but I get the sense that Elko thinks he has all the answers with little ability to self reflect. Kinda reminds me of Tom Herman.
So OU has a Charlie Strong clone as coach, and A&M has a Herman clone.
What a time to be alive.
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6 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:
I'm just here looking for OU transfer news my dudes
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7 hours ago, closetojumping said:
What do these idiots really have to sell? College Station? The Elk? NIL like everyone else? The SEC like 15 others? It’s not clear.
- Yell leaders
- Reveille
- The Corps
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Only Texas school in the SEC- Small town feel with 70,000 students on campus
- Consistent 8-4 performance
- Maroon carrots
- Jizz jars
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It is unbelievable to me that they are already talking about firing Elko. I thought they would do much worse than 8-4 given the roster turnover they had.
Not to mention, residual buyout payments for Jimbo AND Elko, and salary for a new coach, and NIL?
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19 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:
also, it seems statistically impossible for all of these 2022 players to bust so badly. Like you couldn’t pick highly rated busts at the clip jimbo did here and their money paid dearly for (in 2022 terms). It’s almost like that place ruins people. Someone should write a white paper on it. That’s not bad luck. It’s something else.
There must be something in the water in College Station.
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3 hours ago, tokamak said:
Aggy and going crazy for defensive linemen, name a more iconic duo.
A&M and benching senior quarterbacks
A&M and making decisions based on optics
A&M and losing to Texas
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Probably written by AI.
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1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:
- Ignores poster after poster telling him he got it wrong. At least have some balls and ban them and/or fight them in a Home Depot parking lot
This sounds hilarious, what's the story behind fighting in a Home Depot parking lot?
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59 minutes ago, Yesh said:
Hmmm, both LSU and A&M in the market for a transfer portal QB, wonder who has the advantage there.
Neither team wanted one, neither team got one.
Advantage: A&M
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I posted this in the A&M thread on the Football board. Reposting here for people's reference:
I don't know much about A&M's history over the last 30 years other than them losing some hilarious games like 27-25 and 77-0, so I asked ChatGPT about the QBs being replaced and this is what it came up with:
1992-1995: Corey Pullig 4-yr starter
1996: Branndon Stewart replaced by Mark Farris midseason
1997-1999: Randy McCown 3-yr starter, replaced Mark Farris
2001: Mark Farris replaced by Dustin Long midseason
2002: Dusting Long replaced by Reggie McNeal midseason
2005: Reggie McNeal replaced by Stephen McGee midseason (injury)
2008: Stephen McGee replaced by Jerrod Johnson midseason (injury)
2010: Jerrod Johnson replaced by Ryan Tannehill
2012-2013: Manziel 2-yr starter
2014: Kenny Hill replaced by Kyle Allen midseason
2015: Kyle Allen replaced by Kyler Murray midseason
2016: Trevor Knight (ChatGPT says he transferred from OU? Don't remember this guy)
2017: Nick Starkel (? who is this?) and Kellen Mond swapped back and forth (?)
2018-2020: Mond starts for 3 yrs
2021: Haynes King replaced by Zach Calzada (injury)
2022: Haynes King replaced by Max Johnson, who was then replaced by Connor Weigman
2024: Looks like Weigman about to be replaced by Marcel Reed
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I don't know much about A&M's history over the last 30 years other than them losing some hilarious games like 27-25 and 77-0, so I asked ChatGPT about the QBs being replaced and this is what it came up with:
1992-1995: Corey Pullig 4-yr starter
1996: Branndon Stewart replaced by Mark Farris midseason
1997-1999: Randy McCown 3-yr starter, replaced Mark Farris
2001: Mark Farris replaced by Dustin Long midseason
2002: Dusting Long replaced by Reggie McNeal midseason
2005: Reggie McNeal replaced by Stephen McGee midseason (injury)
2008: Stephen McGee replaced by Jerrod Johnson midseason (injury)
2010: Jerrod Johnson replaced by Ryan Tannehill
2012-2013: Manziel 2-yr starter
2014: Kenny Hill replaced by Kyle Allen midseason
2015: Kyle Allen replaced by Kyler Murray midseason
2016: Trevor Knight (ChatGPT says he transferred from OU? Don't remember this guy)
2017: Nick Starkel (? who is this?) and Kellen Mond swapped back and forth (?)
2018-2020: Mond starts for 3 yrs
2021: Haynes King replaced by Zach Calzada (injury)
2022: Haynes King replaced by Max Johnson, who was then replaced by Connor Weigman
2024: Looks like Weigman about to be replaced by Marcel Reed
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6 hours ago, Mitch Hedberg said:
Had Aggie friend tell me Saturday that those guys get more P than anyone on campus
Penis?
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55 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:I miss Jimbo at Aggy. Probably my favorite coach of all time. His post-game press conferences following losses were works of art.
I still give it to Fran. So many gems from those years--hold the rope, secret newsletters, Wednesday Weekly with Bill Byrne, 77-0, Listeater, the Real Deal, it goes on.
And Texas won a Rose Bowl and a national championship, both on final drives, during Fran's reign as well.
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2 hours ago, SimkinsMan said:
Then there are the heroes. TexAgs guy who asked the question and what shot down by Schloss is Davy Crockett, defending the Alamo. He will not be forgotten. Looch knew the whole time but didn't say anything because he wanted to let the guys enjoy their national title run. He was close with Schloss, had the scoop, but wanted to let the aggies enjoy their moment. What a guy. So informed, but such a dyed-in-the-wool ag. Another hero.
Which one is Gap Kid?
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Schools getting a bump in recruiting during a new coach's first full cycle is normal. If Elko finishes with a top 5 class, my hat's off to him. Good job leveraging your employer's NIL and selling playing time, a new vision for the program, and whatever else a new coach sells.
The problem for them is that one year of recruiting momentum won't be enough. Marcel Reed is not the answer at quarterback.