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Bodacious Bevo

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  1. I think Wingo has a really high statistical floor this year. There’s been a lot of talk about the deep ball this offseason and we haven’t spent as much talking about who can be our YAC-getter in the screen game (like back when we talked about who could take over for Keilan Robinson). It’s not a singular guy, but an important part of Sark’s offense. Wingo’s ability to run after the catch was his best trait last year. I’m expecting that to carry over. I bet he has 5+ catches in the first half against Ohio State with the majority being quick, short throws. He’ll also catch bombs of course. His ceiling is TBD based on how he developed in all the nuanced parts of the position over the offseason. I’m in the contingent that is skeptical of Deandre Moore being a real high-end WR, but if he does make that leap it will be the first time that Sark has a guy that combines the gritty, JWhitt-esque elements with someone that is also a complete receiver. Opens up the possibility to really grind in 12 personnel with three skill position players that can contribute as blockers while also having 3+ guys that can create explosives without it being schemed for them.
  2. I would usually agree, but the warehouse might put enough of a premium on his ability to push BO&W in a locker to promote him. They just also have to auto-delete any emails he sends from his company account. Like giving the little brother a controller that isn’t plugged in.
  3. Adding to this - the 2023 bama game would have gotten us in over them if Jordan Travis didn’t break his leg. Some of these games can be more than resume boosts and just straight up make it a H2H decision.
  4. PK has already made several significant changes as staff have come and go. It’s one of his strengths. The defense this year will probably be a blend of things, but that’s already a departure from our defense the last couple years. I believe an informed poster here said that Joseph was the one that pushed the two-high looks we majored in Sark’s first three years. We already started getting away from that last year but I think it’s an indicator that we’ll see pretty big changes with our defensive pass game coordinator exiting.
  5. The Fatheree injury must be a real bummer since that means they can’t move their 6’ 7”, NFL draft pick LT to center anymore.
  6. Bijan and Rojo ran for ~6 ypc with a combination of Hudson Card, Casey Thompson, and Frosh Ewers. There were a lot of issues with our run game last year and we don’t have to pin all of it on Quinn. There have been effective run offenses that didn’t have a great QB to stretch the field for a literal century. Related note - if the run game is better this season, let’s not just heap all the glory on Arch and discredit all the RBs and OLs that will have had a more direct impact on that.
  7. He’s like Wemby without blood clots. Parker Livbanyama.
  8. There are federal regulations that require airlines to allow customers to cancel flights within 24 hours of booking for a full refund. So I’ve done that (book flight just before game then cancel right after if we lose) a couple times Booking has to be made at least 7 days before the flight which works when there are 10 days between games
  9. After thinking about it a bit more, I think the spanking is better described as merciful than merciless
  10. I just can't imagine how fucking stupid I'd feel getting up and wholeheartedly singing "varsity's horns are sawwwwed off" after watching varsity hire away my school's most successful coach and mercilessly spank me on the football field in the span of six months
  11. If you want to post stuff like this, more context on what they actually said would be appreciated Bell has done an interview and mentioned sitting behind Arch for a year, so he (like everyone else around Texas) already knew he was returning before Archie’s comment
  12. This would be a really depressing read if I were an A&M fan
  13. From what I remember, A&M didn’t want him either until we flipped Anthony Hill (he was #970 in the 247sports composite)
  14. The Score links it gives don’t work fwiw
  15. It sounds like Shaw has separated as a starter on the DL. I’ve expected Bravard to start all offseason long and also penciled in Watson once we added him. But we’re now two weeks into camp including a couple days with full pads, so the smoke on Shaw is becoming more legit in my eyes.
  16. Hell, back in 2020 Sark dialed up multiple play action deep shots against A&M in the 4th quarter while up 21+. I can’t link directly to the plays from mobile but the time stamp for the one that connected is 20:31. It came on second down while Alabama was up 45-24 with less than 6 minutes on the game clock. All of Alabama’s starters were in. I also think 2020 Alabama is worth watching given what is expected from our offense next year. We don’t have the speed at WR or general awesomeness at RB (I think we’re a year and health away there), but there’s some stuff we’ll see reappear and complement some of the things Sark added to the offense the last couple years (like TE leak).
  17. Took a minute to look back at some of our past rankings in the Sark era. 2021 - #15 - 248.65 2022 - #5 - 289.04 2023 - #3 - 304.09 2024 - #6 - 286.90 2025 - #1 - 312.27 2026 - TBD - 289.05 This class is shaping up pretty similarly to the 2023 class in terms of score/rank, size, and 5 star distribution (QBs: Manning/Bell; LBs: Hill/Atkinson; B last names: Baxter/Bishop). The 2024 class ranked lower because we only had 22 signees. But to the discussion about the 2022 class, it could have as many contributors this year (between 9 and 14) as ‘22 did any year (14 if you’re being generous). A 50% contribution rate on a title contending team is pretty outstanding. *2024’s 14 possible contributors this year: Simmons, Wingo, Baker, Black, Gibson, Umeozulu, Washington, Livingstone, January, Mack, Smith, Kibble, Clark, Johnson-Rubell **2022’s 14 contributors (generously defined): Campbell, Banks, Brooks, Blue, Finkley, Guilbeau, Umeozulu, Murphy, Agbo, Hutson, Burke, Williams, Robertson, Red
  18. FWIW Jake Kreul, Izayia Williams, and Malakai Lee would move us to 303.99 in the 247 rankings.
  19. I read the DT note as meaning the pursuit/addition of a fifth DT is not being talked about, not that the player would be a sleeper.
  20. What's the confusion about? They've been hitting, just not tackling to the ground. Athletes get injured playing basketball and they wear shorts
  21. We dodged a Bijan-sized bullet with that one My favorite Zach Evans memories (IIRC): He was going to attend a recruiting weekend for JMBLYA back when Herman did that and just straight up turned around and went home when the show got cancelled due to rain His brother legit wanted to fight one of my idiot friends that talked shit on twitter. DM’d him asking for an address, sent a picture of a gun, etc
  22. I made a post about this in the 2024 gaskamp thread. The only candidates to me are Neto, Conner Robertson, and Will Stone. I think Burke, Guilbeau, and Campbell are the only other guys from the 2022 class still on the roster and none of them qualify for the Gaskamp. That 22 class busted super hard outside of the OL. Part of the reason we’re such a young team this year (in addition to elevating the talent since, transfers both ways, etc). The OL haul will always be great though.
  23. I’ve officially talked myself into Jerrick Gibson becoming RB1 (1b with Wisner?) this year, so I hope he can make up for some of the difference we’re seeing post-Bijan
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