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Bodacious Bevo

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  1. Texas athletes have earned over $15.5 million in NIL deals (On3)
  2. I'm actually kind of with you on the OOS recruiting red flags, but Bo and Flood are much more trustworthy than Giles and Hand. And guys like Baker and McKinley would completely make the point moot. Plus, Herman just straight up never had access to guys like Simmons. Let's revisit this in January. But that's kind of where the real similarities end. 2019 was coming off better results, but we return a lot more experience, production, and proven talent than that team. In 2019 we replaced a bunch of starters: 2 OL, 2 WRs, 2 LBs, 3 DL, and 2 DBs. This year we replace our RB, a LB, 3DL, and 2 DBs. So, 1) we're replacing less and 2) we generally have more experience stepping into those spots (RB, LB, and WDE being the exceptions). We're not looking to improve through addition by subtraction (e.g., not having to pay the Kris Boyd tax because Jamison will be so awesome now that he's moving back to corner). I get you have a rep for taking the negative side, but there's a lot less projection this year compared to 2019. That said, the expectations are much higher. It's very possible we can be a better team by not imploding to go 7-5, but still disappoint this year.
  3. Chryst’s director of player personnel left and he didn’t hire a replacement for eight months. Seems like Wisconsin saw his ceiling, incoming decline, and Fickell sitting there so they made a move.
  4. Let’s get him in the boat before worrying about the numbers
  5. Seems like Hills is a take so it’s get him and Janurary, grab Robinson, split the IMG guys, and shoot for McKinley late
  6. Gerry made a comment on IT a bit ago that they don’t want to do anything to hurt their chances with Lindsey and that might come into play for Blocton
  7. Every kid has different buttons to push and it sounds like the staff got it right with Washington (and Bussey). He talks about the first practice in the context of not being intimidated. That makes sense to me given he's a kid whose recruitment blew up 2 months ago. I imagine some staffs were saying that he'd get lost in the depth chart at Texas. And I don't see anything wrong with wanting to be hosted by Sanders, who he likely looks up to (calling him the second best TE in the country). Anyways, I really like the personalities of all the kids in their IT interviews so far, Washington included. I'm so ready for the season.
  8. I don't think there's anything bad in there. Being told you can start seems like pretty standard recruiting stuff
  9. Billy Embody (on3 LSU) had updated on McKinley and Mack yesterday for those interested in a non-Texas pov
  10. Your story and these screenshots (spoilered below) are probably different recruits but it cracks me up because there's two scenarios: A) They're both Livingstone and the texags version is just so off base. And they think getting rid of Mashack will fix the problem B) They're different recruits and they somehow manage to screw up lots of visits in entirely different ways Side note - I'm working on my PhD in a field adjacent to organization theory. Would there be any interest in a write up on organizational culture with a focus on sports? Like what culture actually means, how to establish it, maintain it, etc. An example that stuck out to me recently was Kibble's commitment interview with IT where he said that what drew him to Texas is how committed the players were to working during his visit. That's a big deal - culture is established for prospective members of any organization before they join e.g., during job interviews (or in this case during an OV). Are croots seeing a culture of work or weed?
  11. Wells is saying the player is committing today but going public in the next few days So I guess nothing today
  12. hmm yes I wonder where that notion comes from
  13. ATHs we've taken since 2018: Jelani McDonald, X'avion Brice, Savion Red, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Juan Davis, Kelvontay Dixon, Jaden Hullaby, Bru McCoy, Jordan Whittington, Michael Williams 1 All-American, 1 good contributor, 2 guys contributing at other schools, 1 bust, and some young guys with the jury still out. Not too different than the rest of our recruits in the same time period.
  14. Subtitle says one good, one bad ETA: TFB says it is probably a decision date for this weekend. And that although they've long felt comfortable about JJR, that has changed and they now think Texas may need a hail mary to win the recruitment. If that's the case, props to Gideon/TJ for keeping Myles Davis and Josh Lair as options.
  15. Nahlin says JJR isn't announcing tonight
  16. What? That's someone sharing Nahlin's post on the LSU board. He was throwing shade at Ketch
  17. fwiw the slow people he's referring to are OB. Ketch (allegedly, I wouldn't know) said on a stream that 60% doesn't mean anything, it's a coin flip, not a real prediction, w/e
  18. Langi wrote an article about it on IT before the visit This is part of the larger issue with using the NFL draft to grade ranking. There are a ton of variables that affect draft prospects that are not at all relevant to a high schools football player's ability, however you define that. School, head coach, position, position coach, S&C, etc. Somewhat related, I think a lot of the shifting variables in CFB right now increase the importance of evaluation compared to recruiting.
  19. Looks like that's the fong prediction for Weston Davis. You can see OT 15 and TX 35 at the top, which is where Davis is ranked.
  20. I think concerns about TE are a little overblown. Yes it will suck to lose JT and not have someone of his caliber, but an elite TE isn't really necessary to have a great offense. Let's not forget that Sark's 2020 bama offense was incredible with Miller Forristall and Jahleel Billingsley as his top two options.
  21. Gerry has said Calhoun is a tackle, fwiw.
  22. a quarter of the posts are just people talking about how much fun the thread is
  23. I think we agree here. I'm saying Simmons is great but not at the expense of the rest of the roster. I know the other guys I mentioned are at other positions. That's why their individual value is lower but collectively it could be higher. Von is great but the point is he was a super bowl MVP and eventually still let go because of the contract he wanted. And Simmons, no matter how highly ranked, still has like a 33% chance of busting in college. He isn't a known quantity in the same way an NFL vet is. More generally, equifinality reigns. A place like Texas shouldn't get locked into a position of "oh we have to do X in order to succeed." There are many paths to a championship available to us. Let's not overextend ourselves on a single one. That's how you end up in aggy's situation.
  24. I don't necessarily disagree with you, but one of the guys you mentioned (Von Miller) also shows that even the most valuable players can't always be retained because resources are finite. Otherwise he wouldn't be in Buffalo. I think it makes perfect sense to not overspend on Simmons if it allows for us to grab other priorities like McKinley, Robinson, etc. We don't know any of the actual numbers on this board so we can't really make informed opinions, tbh.
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