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  1. 8 minutes ago, satyanash said:

     

    Back to the drawing board for interior linemen, then.

    I guess my only hope with today's news is, this is happening very quickly. A huge 180 on everything we've heard recently. Maybe everything can calm down for a second and the kid finds his way back to Texas. 
     

    But this blows. Couldn't have happened at a worse position, I don't think. 

  2. 8 minutes ago, randygilman said:

    I would love for someone to explain to me the economic advantage of a stanford degree versus a ut degree. Anyone know where I could find such insight?

    You can't. It's not real. But Shaw sells it and 16 and 17 years olds eat it up. "Hey, I'll screw things up with all of this talent I'm gunna collect, we'll never win a big one, but you're gunna earn billions more with a Stanford degree. You on board?"

     

    (edit: I'm sure there benefits somewhere, standford vs most schools, but I'm mad right now and I'm gunna say there are zero)

  3. 10 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    Well shit. Looks like Bragg might be Stanford-bound. Per Wells:

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    Talking to a couple sources, it looks like the Crandall 4-Star OL will pick Stanford, and fairly soon. 

    He’s waiting on his acceptance letter. If he’s accepted, it will be tough to overcome the prestige factor he’s clearly smitten by.

    And if he could be accepted this quickly, he’s almost assuredly going to be accepted. 

    Now, if he doesn’t get in, Texas is the clear next choice. But he’s called the Big Intellectual for a reason.

    I fucking hate stanford. They're trash. They're never gunna win a title and you'll be just as well off with a UT degree than theirs. Stop this shit already. 

  4. 6 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Someone educate me on Twitter, since I hate it and don't use it. Do you have to be in a certain location to set a pin or can you select it?

    You can manually change your location

     

    Any players we're battling head to head with the Bulldogs for?

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  5. 4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Bizarre rant. I'm confused on which troubled poster you categorize me as. Beyond that, I don't see a whole lot of difference between this board and the old board in terms of posters. Looks largely the same, but I haven't given it that much thought, I guess. 

    Ultimately, I'm not sure how you get one sort of thread meandering without occasionally getting the other. Somewhere around this time last year on the Shaggy thread for last recruiting cycle, there was a long, drawn out discussion over medical schedules due to MM's mother being a doctor or some shit. And there was repeated talk of boners from grown men over where a recruit might be going. It goes on and on. Let's not romanticize the good old days, given that today is the same as it ever was.

    your mom is the same as she ever was (AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)...

  6. 6 minutes ago, utfan87 said:

    he is saying nothing of the sort. He was commenting on when he commits he is done with the process completely. This does not mean he's shutting it down now. 

    Read the replies to his original tweet. Someone replied to his tweet asking him when he is going to commit. He replied, simply, "Today". 

     

    Could just be messing around, but he did tweet it. 

  7. 7 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

     

    14 minutes ago, angryhomer said:

     

    A college kid wouldn't give a shit about income taxes.

    "AND OVER HERE IF YOU LOOK YOU'LL NOTICE EVERY LOCKER HAS A BIG ASS TV IN IT WHOA MAN LIKE HOW ABOUT THA..."

     

    "Yah that's nice but uh, what's the water table like around here?"

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  8. 6 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    Nobody's going to be "breaking down the door" to play for a team that hasn't won more than 7 games since 2013.

    That's a big part of it. Imagine what recruiting at Texas will be like when that changes. 

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  9. 19 minutes ago, Machinator said:

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    The amount of early offers going out around the state isn't necessarily doing Texas any favors, especially since many of them given out from schools like Alabama, LSU, and Georgia aren't committable. When one of those schools offers it makes players and their parents wonder why Texas hasn't offered.

    Texas has to play by different rules because you're not going to see uncommittable in-state offers from this staff. Part of that is ethical, part of that is self-preservation with Texas high school coaches, and part of that is the staff just generally not being in a hurry to offer younger players.

    The staff puts a high priority on program/culture fit. They want to take their time with evaluations. They want to gather as much information as possible. That means old injuries, conduct in the classroom, and potential pitfalls with family, trainers, or anyone else who might be involved in the process will be fully explored.

    Another reason for their patience is, quite simply, they want the best players. Scipio has written about this, as will I next week, but the staff is casting a much wider net while at the same time keeping its offer number low, relatively speaking. At a time when offers are losing value, the goal is to retain the value of a Texas offer as much as possible.

    The staff doesn't want players who will get them to 9-4 seasons. The goal is to win 12-13 games a year. This staff knows what guys like Ezekiel Elliott, Darron Lee, and Michael Thomas looked like as sophomores. It's guys like that -- no doubt talents -- they're looking for. Guys like Zachary Evans. If Texas offers a 2020 now it's a tell they think he's a potential star.

    Internally the staff debates the pros and cons of all potential offers. If you want a kid to be offered you have to make the case for him. This also helps keep offers low.

    On to some recruiting tidbits:

    -- Stan Drayton was just in Florida visiting Noah Cain. Texas feels very good there and in a recruitment where most of the knowns are on the table, that's a good sign. Cain gives the staff great feedback. Texas still wants two running backs in this cycle. Nothing Texas does in this cycle will hurt with Evans. He's not afraid of competition in the least.

    -- Mater Dei's Bru McCoy will be a very tough pull as @CaliHorniaBoy recently pointed out. He's likely headed to USC but the staff will stay on him throughout. He's told UT it will get an official visit. Right now Texas appears to be the second most likely destination. He's also warming to the idea of playing linebacker.

    -- Texas just offered Alvin cornerback Marques Caldwell. Obviously this is a response to the 180 degree turn in the recruitment of Marcus Banks. Once Banks' mother went quiet on the phones out of nowhere it was time to look elsewhere. Caldwell has always coveted a Texas offer. My initial reaction is this would be like offering DaShaun White....but last spring. I'd be surprised if he didn't end up a Longhorn. He'll visit soon. Interestingly he knew this offer was coming. That means the staff has liked him for a while and this isn't a knee-jerk response.

    -- There is still no real concern with DeMarvin Leal's recruitment. Texas has some allies on its side and he'll also very likely visit Alabama and Clemson. He's more likely to stay closer to home in the end, but those schools won't be speaking highly of A&M. Jason Washington is on the case and he's won some vicious recruitments, notably Anthony Cook's.

    -- We don't expect Texas to move on from the core offensive line targets any time soon. Texas either feels like its leading or still in it for Branson Bragg, Tyler Johnson, Kenyon Green, and Javonne Shepherd. Herb Hand is going to be extremely patient with this group. Hand will be in Houston this upcoming week.

     

     

    Hope he is correct on the oline part. 

  10. 54 minutes ago, GotThatFire said:

    csb I have a cousin named Ty Robinson, coaches small town TX football now, as does his bro Bo Robinson. Bo just sent his son, Silas, to play at Arky (lame). 

     I guess what this all means is that I should pencil this Ty Robinson into both our calculator and Arkansas calculator just to be safe 

    At least Silas' teammate, Joshua Moore, wasn't lame. 

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