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  1. 1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Regarding Brock Wright, there's not much Texas could have done. The family is more Roman Catholic than the Kennedys. Wright was always going to Notre Dame. 

    I know that man, I have some family connections to the coaching staff at Cy Fair. We weren't sniffing Austin Decalus either. But I do appreciate you making my argument even stronger, so thanks!

  2. 13 hours ago, Reese Bennett said:

    Man, I wish Mensah would go ahead and announce. I'm sick of Loy blurbs polluting this thread. Fuck the domers. Name-changing holier-than-thou bitches. There's a lot of hate here thrown at tree but not so much at the gilded motherfuckers. There needs to be more vitriol directed towards South Bend in this thread. Fuck those rudy-fellating gipper whores. Damn nasty BBC-conning pretenders. I hate them.

    Hates all well and good my man, and they've gotten plenty from Texas the past few years, but nothing in the same realm of high level, coveted talent that we've lost to Stanford in recent classes. Blame it on Recency Bias. 

     

    Since 2013, here are the Texas players we've lost to ND, including two classes with zero Texas players:
     

    Durham Smythe
    Torii Hunter Jr.
    Cory Robinson
    Nick Watkins
    Grant Blankenship
    Kolin Hill
    Jalen Guyton
    Brock Wright
    Avery Davis
     

    Now to me, that looks like two badass tight ends in Smythe and Wright, and a bag of guys we don't really give a fuck about. The only other names on that list that even ring a bell to me are Jalen Guyton, Avery Davis, and the centerfielder's kid. They even have a fucking kid who can't even spell Colin properly. That guy almost certainly wears suspenders under his uniform and waxes his handlebar mustachio. 

    Here's the same list from Stanford. The kids in 2016 alone are enough to gnash teeth:

    Brandon Simmons
    Solomon Thomas
    Kaden Smith
    Michael Williams
    Obi Eboh
    Trevor Speights
    Paxton Segina
    Richard McNitzky
    Walker Little
    Paulson Adebo
    Trey Stratford
    Jacob Mangum-Farrar
    Ethan Bonner

    Soloman Thomas was a complete stud and 1st round draft pick. Kaden Smith was a complete national stud (as were Wright and Smythe) but seen as one of the best TE's to come out in any class in several years at the time. Obi Eboh fucking decommitted from us to go to Stanford. We finished 2nd for Michael Williams and  he was a position of need. Trevor Speights I don't think had a Texas offer, but he was pretty well regarded. Walker Little can go fuck himself. Paulson Adebo was a flat out stud. 

    So I mean...yeah...I get the Stanford salt being a little more unbearable at this point. 

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  3. Anyone else on night mode Tapa only see the highlighted names in those articles?
    #tapaworldproblems


    I just got surly on tapa and see everything fine.

    But in weird news the spoiler tags are working in browser form but everything is splayed out like candi’s legs under Big Jim Slade in tapa.
  4. 23 minutes ago, utexas8 said:

    So nothing else about wilson from other 9.95ers besides IT

     

    Texas hosted one its most important targets for an official visit this weekend.

    Four-star Austin Lake Travis wide receiver Garrett Wilson went into his visit with Ohio State at the top of his mind. But the Longhorns gave the local product a lot to think about after his weekend on the Forty Acres

    “The visit went well,” Wilson said. “Spending time with the players and coaches and getting to see the UT family was my favorite part.”

    Wilson spent extended time with Texas commit Jordan Whittington as well as freshman defensive back Caden Sterns. Both recruited Wilson hard to Texas and gave their pitch on why he should stay closer to home.

    Living in the Austin-area, Wilson is obviously familiar with the program and the staff as he’s made numerous trips to campus. The biggest thing he wanted to take away from the visit was production from the offense, specifically through the air.

    So did Wilson see enough from the Longhorns during their annual spring game?

    “Yes, I was impressed,” Wilson said. “I loved seeing them throw it up and letting their wide receivers make plays. It was fun seeing them get a lot of opportunities.”

    Wilson now has a big decision coming up.

    After making official visits to both Ohio State and Texas, Wilson is sticking with his timeline and plans to make a decision soon. And right now, the race is extremely close.

    “I want to make a decision around the start of May,” Wilson said. “ Things are even right now, so I’m going to talk about it all with the family and see what’s right for me.”

    Wilson is set to start spring practice on Monday and will shift his focus to his team for about a week or two before coming to a conclusion on the recruiting trail.

    At 6-foot, 185 pounds, Wilson is ranked as the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 33 overall prospect in the nation, per 247Sports Composite.

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  5. Fuck that shit, ill happily be wrong and drink the kool aid on wilson. As a fan id rather cheer for the hope than have to always assume the worst. 

     

    Oscar Giles makes that harder than Jimbo trying to ride a rollar coaster,  but fuck, ill take a few hours of hope without assuming the worst. 

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  6. 11 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

    i dont understand what you are saying but if you are saying that the recruiting industry doesnt regularly overreact when a recruit has a good visit then i dont know what to tell you. they get it wrong all of the time. 

    I think the point, he, myself, and others have made is that the likelihood of us looking like anything other than a pile of shit on offense in this Spring game is unlikely. Very unlikely. Literally every 9.95 dingleberry has said as much, it's the one thing they're consistent on across sites. And as he said, the reason for that is a shitty makeshift line, a bad playcaller, a potentially rainy and wet field, etc. You keep saying "he's all texas if they show him something" but the thing you're asking them to show has about as much likelihood of being seen as Rosie O'Donnel at Le Bare while eating a fucking salad. In short, he's not coming here.

    Also, saying Ohio State looked mediocre in their spring game is a stupid, stupid defense. Like it or not, Urban has a long and storied history of offensive success. We've looked putrid for years, as recently as last. Guess what, he doesn't have to sell his resume.

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  7. 2 minutes ago, TexasRenegade said:

    Not to bring stanford talk back, but he meant almost all the Texas players at Stanford are undeclared.  Not almost all the Texas players at Texas.....

     

    Thanks Viper and Renegade. I guess his 49 number or whatever it was made me think it was an apples to apples situation. 

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  8. 10 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    There seems to be two schools of thought in our fanbase regarding Stanford:

    1) Screw Stanford. They can stay the hell out of Texas. 

    2) Good for the young man! Stanford is such a wonderful university, best of luck young fella! You can't fault him for taking a free Stanford education. 

    Last comment I'll make on it: 

    We need the in state recruits going to Stanford to win again. Look at their roster. 

    Paulson Abedo, Obi Eboh, Michael Williams, Kaden Smith, and Walker Little would be playing prominent roles on the team had they picked Texas. 

     

     

    No one is arguing this point at all man. Why do you think everyone gets their panties in a twist when Stanford gets on a guy. Those are traditionally the more intelligent recruits that historically Texas has feasted upon...until Mack Brown abandoned his clothes and started prancing around the 40 acres and various Big 12 venues from approximately 2010 onward. 

    No one is sitting here going "Shit, Solomon Thomas, we didn't need that guy." pfftt.

    What I would argue is that most people, including myself, have a school of thought on Stanford that combines those two, more like:

    "Screw Stanford, hope they get and stay the fuck out of Texas. But it's a great school, so can't knock the kid for going to Stanford." The two aren't diametrically opposed, I can hate the school and respect the kid's decision. 

     

  9. 11 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Regarding Higgins and Bragg, I think we're all suffering from BFS resulting from the Walker Little recruitment. The Stanford academic pitch is BS. I know it's one of the top universities on the planet, but hear me out: 

    Look at how many Undeclared majors they on their roster: http://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?roster=673&path=football

    47 folks. Forty-seven.  Many are upperclassmen. For those of you that work in academia or hell have kids in college, would you ever advise them to not have a major as junior? F*** no. 

    Almost all of the Texas players are Undeclared. Future Rhodes Scholar and World Leader, Walker Little hasn't selected a major, but he's sure as hell playing football . 

    They bend the admission rules for football players and steer them into easy majors; just like everyone else.  It's a football factory, like a fancy Auburn if you will.

    Herman should be able to blow a hole in the Stanford Myth. 

    Ha, listen man I've really enjoyed your posting contributions here so far on Surly. But I have to point out a bit of hypocrisy here...We all think UT is a superior education to most other universities in our region, if not most in the country. And that's somewhat justified, naturally. But pointing out that 47 Stanford football players are undeclared, and then 2 sentences later citing that almost ALL of Texas football players are undeclared is...sorta proving the point that Stanford's academic pitch isn't BS? They're at just under half to our just under 90% (guessing on the UT side). That sorta paints Stanford as the superior academic football school. 

    Also, if your notion is to blow up the idea that any football based academic pitch doesn't mean shit because everyone funnels guys into easy majors and it's really all about football...well, thanks, but I think I prefer to believe that UT is a great education and has substantial benefits, even for football players. Especially now that aTm is a degree mill. But that's just me, maybe I'm being a homer. 

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  10. 2 minutes ago, Chrispy said:

    Converting an injury riddled LB and pursuing JC options instills very little confidence. I may be proven incorrect, until then I’ll view the position with a jaundiced eye. Thanks for the information on Ingram, I was unaware of his stipulation. 

    All add some more Information. One, Tre Watson is a graduate transfer, so it doesn't qualify as "scouring JUCO options." Second, outside of what Ingram wanted, the RB position in the state of Texas last year was smoking hot garbage, so you know, some people are ok with not signing another Tristian Houston to sit on the bench for 4 years. We've got one of those already for another couple as it stands. Oh, and we're in great shape for some studs in 2019 and THE stud in 2020. I'm perfectly fine with the way we're working the RB position last cycle, as well as this cycle. 

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  11. I'm somewhat perplexed by how big this weekend is shaping up, and Herman's insistence he doesn't want it to be a big recruiting weekend and the hints that he won't be around the recruits much. But we're also hearing rumors that the staff has something huge, I think someone used the word "epic" planned for this weekend. I hope Hermans going out of his comfort zone to really make this a big recruiting event. As for guys like Leal saying they'll miss it, and considering how quickly he got swept up in the moment and with other kids at the aTm spring game...if I'm Herman I have the LHN crew put together a 15 minute documentary/promotional video of the spring game, show how awesome it was, and has all the recruits going apeshit. 

    "Oh, you wanted camaraderie? Well here's what you missed during a special weekend at Texas." 

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  12. On 4/15/2018 at 1:59 AM, Rimbo said:

    So, in the spirit of Sydney saying I need a strategy, I've come up with one.

    I've decided that I really need to Zeta Eeth Koth.

    Sound like a good idea to y'all?

    I'm not sure you even understand how badly you just Triggered me. 

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  13. 16 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

    You are. Wilson wants to go to Texas. He would have already committed if our offense wasn't an issue. He needs to see Sam, Shane and Rising throw the ball around at the Spring Game. He needs to see that really great group of receivers put on a show. Ohio State is his fall back in case Herman isnt able to convince him the offense will be functional and able to showcase his skills. 

    We get that refrain. Everyone boys it. I'm just not that optimistic that we're going to show anything of the sort IN the spring game to make him feel that way. 

    I also think it's naive to think that he can't fall in love with Ohio State this weekend. Urban is a cunt, but you know what he's still a pretty good coach and recruiter. 

  14. 11 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Lotta shitty burger joints in the “best burger in houston” thread

     

     

     

    hate hate hate

    Oh, it's the guy who knows more about BBQ than Champ here to lend his expertise on Burgers, now. I'm trying to think of an instance on this board where you've ever not been a cunt. Coming up blank. 

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