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  1. 1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

    I'm sure we'll eventually learn more, but it certainly appears like Brooks is leveraging Texas' NIL and brand prowess to get what he wants from elsewhere. That's how I'm interpreting comments from folks I trust. 

    So he wants to go to the home-state school, but Iowa is poor as fuck, so he's threatening to go to somewhere with a hefty NIL budget - Texas, USC, Tenn, Georgia, Colorado (surprised Aggy isn't on the list) - hoping to get enough bids to make Iowa pony up more.

  2. 28 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

    The NCAA restricts them from going anywhere while the SEC just says not here at this club. Those that are lawyers know more but that is what I have heard is the difference.

    Correct. The SEC is not a monopoly, as the player is free to move to another league and play immediately. The NCAA, on the other hand, is a monopoly and if they try to restrict a player from playing, the player can't go play in a another college league (maybe you could argue Div II or something).

  3. 2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

    From Aggie 247 and my thoughts:

    Carter Karels continues to attempt subtle messages to his aggie readers that their roster is dogshit and they're going to need to do a lot of work in the portal. He's also hinting at soon to be exits as well. I'm not sure if any of it is getting through. 

    Here's an article in which he talks about the offense and their portal needs. Spoilered so the folks that just come to this thread to crack the ever-hilarious sheepfucking jokes don't have too long of a scroll:

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    Earlier this offseason, Texas A&M hammered the NCAA Transfer Portal to fill several holes on its roster. Look for the Aggies to remain active during the spring window for the transfer portal, which begins Tuesday and ends April 30.

    During the winter transfer portal window (Dec. 4, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024), A&M lost 18 scholarship players. 247Sports previously reported that two other scholarship players, safety Jacoby Mathews and Sam McCall, are expected to transfer out of the program during the spring portal window.

    The Aggies have replaced those departures with 24 scholarship transfers so far: four cornerbacks, three safeties, three defensive ends, three offensive linemen, two linebackers, one defensive tackle, two wide receivers, two tight ends, one nickel cornerback, one running back, one punter and a kicker. Their 24-player transfer class ranks second nationally, per 247Sports.

    Those subtractions and additions have brought them to a projected scholarship count of 90 players for the fall. Per NCAA rules, A&M will not need to satisfy the 85-scholarship limit until the first day of its fall semester.

    Ahead of the upcoming transfer window, here is the start of a two-part series assessing which positions the Aggies should address through the portal. Every unit will be examined by their level of need, receiving a grade of very low, low, medium, high or very high.

    Here is a look at the offense.

    QUARTERBACK

    Position inventory: Redshirt junior Jaylen Henderson, redshirt sophomore Conner Weigman, redshirt freshman Marcel Reed and true freshman Miles O'Neill.

    How big of a need: Very low.

    Analysis: With NIL and the portal, a solid backup quarterback can be tough to keep. Following last season, A&M managed to retain two backup quarterbacks – Henderson and Reed – who impressed in game settings. O'Neill will join the Aggies in June as well.

    Now, if Henderson or Reed enters the portal this month, A&M will certainly need to improve its depth at quarterback. But if they stay, the Aggies would have to feel good about their quarterback group going into the 2024 season.

     

    RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK

    Position inventory: Sixth-year senior Jerry Johnson II, fifth-year senior EJ Smith, redshirt junior Amari Daniels, junior Le'Veon Moss and sophomore Rueben Owens II.

    How big of a need: Medium.

    Analysis: All four A&M running backs bring experience and have proven themselves to be at least serviceable. Whether any of them could flourish in a featured role this season, though, remains to be seen. None of them have reached 600 rushing yards in a season.

    If the Aggies continue to use a committee approach, Smith, Daniels, Moss and Owens should form a nice group. But if a stellar 1,000-yard rusher suddenly became available, A&M would be foolish to pass on him.

     

    WIDE RECEIVER

    Position inventory: Fifth-year seniors Moose Muhammad III and Jabre Barber, senior Jahdae Walker, juniors Noah Thomas and Cyrus Allen, sophomore Micah Tease, and true freshmen Izaiah Williams, Ernest Campbell and Ashton Bethel-Roman.

    How big of a need: High.

    Analysis: Like their running back unit, the Aggies have a solid group of receivers but might lack a true No. 1 option. No A&M receiver has produced a 1,000-yard season in college. None of the four returning receivers for the Aggies have reached 700 receiving yards in a season.

    Additionally, A&M is somewhat thin on numbers with its receiver group. Per source, Barber recently underwent surgery on a foot injury and could miss the beginning of the 2024 season (his injury timetable remains fluid). Without him, the Aggies would have only four receivers who have played a significant number of high-leverage reps in college.

     

    TIGHT END

    Position inventory: Sixth-year senior Garrett Miller, senior Tre Watson, redshirt sophomores Donovan Green and Theo Melin Öhrström, redshirt freshman Jaden Platt and true freshman Eric Karner.

    How big of a need: Low.

    Analysis: The Aggie tight end group, like their running back and receiver units, lacks a player with proven elite production. None of their tight ends have reached 400 receiving yards in a season, and only Watson has surpassed 250. However, lacking an elite tight end is not nearly as tough to overcome as not having a true No. 1 running back or receiver. 

    And even if none of its tight ends produce at an elite level, A&M should still receive plenty of meaningful contributions from the unit. Before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in practice last August, Green showed a lot of promise. The two transfer additions for the Aggies, Miller and Watson, should be impactful as well. Miller is thought to be more of a blocking tight end, while Watson has impressed as a receiving threat.

     

    INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE

    Position inventory: Sixth-year senior Dorian Hinton, fifth-year seniors Aki Ogunbiyi and Ar'maj Reed-Adams, redshirt junior Bryce Foster, junior Kam Dewberry, redshirt sophomore Mark Nabou Jr., sophomore Chase Bisontis, redshirt freshman TJ Shanahan and true freshman Isendre Ahfua.

    How big of a need: Medium.

    Analysis: This unit is loaded with depth and experience. Of the nine players listed above, seven of them have started multiple games in college. The two exceptions, Shanahan and Ahfua, were both four-star recruits. 

    Should a quality center enter the portal, though, A&M might be interested. Foster, the incumbent starter for the Aggies, left a lot to be desired with his play last season. He also has spent this spring with the track and field team, missing all 11 football practices so far. Perhaps Nabou will ultimately surpass Foster on the depth chart and show improvement. Either way, A&M could use an upgrade at center.

     

    OFFENSIVE TACKLE

    Position inventory: Fifth-year senior Derrick Graham, redshirt juniors Trey Zuhn III, Reuben Fatheree II and Dametrious Crownover, redshirt sophomore Hunter Erb, redshirt freshman Colton Thomasson, and true freshman Blake Ivy, Ashton Funk and Robert Bourdon.

    How big of a need: Low.

    Analysis: Do not be surprised if the Aggies add an offensive tackle transfer during the spring window. From what we have heard, they will be looking. However, an argument could be made that this group does not need a transfer addition. 

    Zuhn is coming off the best season of his career and seems like a lock to start at left tackle. Fatheree, who started at right tackle for the Aggies in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, is finally healthy again. He missed most of last fall with a lower-body injury. 

    A&M has adequate depth at offensive tackle, too. Crownover could push for the starting right tackle job and has the versatility to play left tackle. Bisontis started at right tackle last season and could slide to the position again if needed. Graham started 24 games at Troy and spent time at both offensive tackle positions.

    So it appears that they're planning on losing a QB.

    The staff isn't happy at OT and will be in the portal fishing for one of those ever present starting OTs who can start on day one. 

    They think they're losing at least one TB. They also don't think they have RB1 on campus so, again, they'll be all over one of those awesome starting TBs that no one else is bidding for to step right in the lineup. 

    They just lost a WR to foot surgery who had transferred in from Troy and was an immediate starter. He won't be back for the first part of the season, if any of it. They also lack a WR1 on campus and need one of those to magically drop in for them as well.

    They don't think they need help at TE but the staff also doesn't see a TE1 on the roster. 

    They don't have a functioning C and will be begging someone to join them at that spot, otherwise they're reliant on a completely disengaged Bryce Foster or someone worse. They're "loaded" with guys on the IOL, but Karels seems to be unaware that quantity is completely irrelevant if quality is non-existent.

    Interesting that Bison Tits (who started 12 games at right tackle last season) is listed amongst the interior lineman, but isn't even mentioned as a possible contributor.

    *edit* Ah, I see that Tarp has a writeup on him and his prospects at Guard this season.

  4. 56 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

    I hope so, unless they’re an absolute badass at both ends like Augustin was. 

     

    53 minutes ago, kevwun said:

    The little guys have to have elite quickness.  DJ had that, but Abmas doesn't.  DJ was also a real point guard, which Max also isn't.

    Even complete badasses like Augustin and Abrams fell apart against taller foes. Memphis, with Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts, used their length and athleticism to completely shut them down. 

     

  5. 44 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

    Do any of these cause real pain? I know we don't want to lose these guys, but do any of them meaningfully impact our odds of winning a title?

    Not for this season, no. But you always hate to lose young, high-ceiling players that could turn into meaningfully impactful players in a couple years. You never know when you're losing the next T'Vondre Sweat.

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  6. 12 minutes ago, Getafix said:

     

    (Jordan Scruggs - Horns 247.)

     

    Matai Tagoa'i committed to USC a week ago, and canceled his 6/21 OV to Texas.

    Interesting comments at the Dallas OT7 event.

     

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    So Coach Nansen has been talking to his mom a lot, huh? Couldn't find pics of mom.

    Let's hope this isn't a Cleve "Old Freak Nasty" Bryant situation. 

  7. On 4/7/2024 at 12:59 PM, Hornius Emeritus said:

    So a quartet of Moore, Kelshaun Johnson, Ffrench and Lockett is possible?

    Would that be the greatest WR class in history? 

     

    On 4/7/2024 at 1:51 PM, Hornius Emeritus said:


    That's three of the top-six WRs.

    Moore, Ffrench, Lockett are three of the top FOUR WRs ---- and this doesn't include Kelshaun.

    https://247sports.com/Season/2025-Football/CompositeRecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=highschool&Position=WR


     

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    I think the 2017 Bama class of Ruggs, DaVonta Smith, and Jeudy (ranked 1,3, & 5) might be the best ever. 

    They went #10, #12, and #15 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

     

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  8. 1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

    Over/under on when the Surly cleaver becomes a murder weapon = October 12th, 2024.

     

    Why not just pay to put a Car Wrap on a tow truck? That way Surly gets tons of free publicity whenever the driver starts throwing rocks onto I-35.

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