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Ben Ficus

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  1. This is awesome but there is a downside to the automated page: No funny nicknames for the opponent. This week, it's Texas and LSU Jr.
  2. There's no way SEC defenses will be able to solve Jimby's wall of Aggy Rube Cubes.
  3. Thoughtful commitment. Giant commitment. Hell yes! Happy Bij-alloween everyone!
  4. This Ringo spring break trip is better than any scripted visit or pitch. A heavy hitter like that, embracing everything about the program, hanging out, watching practice, goofing off with the coaches. I'm expecting a Justin Wells update about how Ringo had to be escorted from the registrars office attempting to enroll in Summer I classes dressed in full Texas home uniform, helmet and pads.
  5. This isn't about the recruits. Herman is courting the parents and older siblings. They will have a great time. Another reminder that Herman is playing 4 dimensional chess. All his pawns have the power of Knights and Queens... and they all piss crystal. fucking. clear.
  6. You say it now, and you probably believe it, too. Casual. Oh casual, how I admire the youthful sound of it! And to think I, too, was once of those carefree young school boys, casually checking in from time to time. Oh lookie there, another big class of tight ends. How many is that now? 8, 9? Mack's got his eye on the tight ends, no doubt about it. But little do you realize, you've already been afflicted. The recruiting thread has casually made its way into your brain and guts. It's there, feasting. You are completely fucked. Problems? What problem? Yes, sure, I did travel 75 miles to attend the Aledo playoff by myself to see this running back I've heard so much about. Brown and Gray. Thunder and Lightning, my god we'll be unstoppable! Woke up sweating, a nightmare where Jordan pulled his commitment and chose Ohio State. I keep notes on all the players I've scouted this season in my notebook. Want to see? Clint Hurtt. He's a goddamn rainmaker! Show cause my ass - Texas should fight it! Still on the computer at this time of night... watching a periscope of two linebackers on an official visit at another school. What's that? I need a drink. What? Walk-on? Walk-on! I said PREFERRED walk-on, you shit smear. It's a completely different category!
  7. Are there any limits to college coaches visiting high schools if they deliberately don't initiate contact with the player? Meet/build relationships with coaches, visit principals or teachers who are fans of the team, watch training or practice. Is there any limit to this kind of thing?
  8. Any coach leaving a top tier school after one year is weird. Whether getting fired, taking another job, or sudden resignation or retirement, or other oddball reason -- it's fishy. Or crableggy in this case.
  9. Absent in body, but present in spirit. Animal spirit. Crazy ass towel waving, mullet shaving animal spirit.
  10. Thanks for posting this information -- I didn't realize until TK mentioned in the 2019 thread that there was a dedicated PWO thread. Very informative.
  11. How many PWOs is it now? Ten or more? Herman is recruiting depth to put pressure on the depth for petessakes. Between the calculated PWO recruiting and promotion (each guy gettin a photo set and internet shout out for committing), and Herman's JUCO and CC scouting, he's proving over and over that he's in an elite class of recruiters. I don't know if advanced football stats has a WAR equivalent, but Gary Johnson Calvin must have had decent WARs. Those two were massive recruiting victories. Obviously his staff is doing good work in traditional HS recruiting, too. I guess there are no surprises for Wednesday (at least none that we know of yet).
  12. The Thujone recruiting barometer is applicable here.
  13. This WR class is the 2018 Safety class of 2019.
  14. Hell yeah, Hook 'em, Big Jake. Great day for Texas football.
  15. I wondered about Ricky, too. I doubt that he was considered Top 5 at the time, given that he was the #2 FB as ranked by Tom Lemming. https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/perspective-1995-recruiting-rankings-position
  16. My wish for 2019: Longhorns All Access features Colt McCoy throwing passes to Bru McCoy during a practice session with a twist: Colt is on land, but Bru is speeding by standing in a bass boat.
  17. username: soonerfan1 password: go4thescrotum
  18. That seems like a good number of spring enrollees. Good to see three LBs arriving now.
  19. Freakin' Out and Tweetin' Bout Teens Social Media Theory and Practice for Non-Majors Flight Aware Anon Jr. Day Carpool Adventures Center for Coach's In-Home Visit Menu Analysis Weightlifting Experts Huddle
  20. Good god what a bunch of goobers. They are perfect candidates for drunken bar brawls and early morning barfing competitions in Norman.
  21. 45% Frank Gore. 45% Jamario Thomas. 10% Ryan Moats.
  22. Sounds like patience is wearing thin at Purple Baylor.
  23. Look- we have to stop being pussies about the way other schools recruit Texas targets. Yes, OU is going to throw everything they've got at McCoy -- bacon cobb salad, supreme dippers platter, 2-for-1 entrees with free appetizer and dessert. If Texas panics and tries to interfere with that kind of spread, we're fucked, and other recruits will sense the desperation. I think you need to take a deep breath, let the food poisoning runs its course, and in due time, McCoy will be ours.
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