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  1. (Eric Nahlin) Cameron Williams to Oregon and what lies ahead

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    Gross.

    The Keahnist Thompson miss was a meh. The staff was late to move and already had a number of good options in play at Jack. Plus, UCF had proximity and the promise of playing tight end on its side.

    Terrance Brooks was a much tougher loss, but while UT checked a lot of boxes, it didn’t check #1, a track record for development. UT did all it could and was set to be the bridesmaid to Bama right before that trashy trollop Ohio State showed up and went home with the groom.

    The Cameron Williams (OL Duncanville) miss is more disappointing because it reveals some flaws in process. Texas offered on May 5th — as in less than two months ago. That’s well after the staff had its sea legs under it. Even more puzzling, that’s surely well after Kyle Flood was familiar with him given he recruited the state while at Bama. Maybe given Cam’s size they wanted to see him in person, but that doesn’t square given the giants Flood signed out of North Shore in back to back classes (Damieon George and Jaeden Roberts).

    Even if they had good reason, it doesn’t matter. Mario Cristobal is one of the best o-line coaches in the country and he offered in January…of 2020.

    The Cam Williams miss guarantees this staff will be evaluating film well into senior seasons, not so they can be diligent and say they did, but to be vigilant and fill needs. It also guarantees the staff will continue to play the long game with in-state and out-of-state long shots. It also becomes even more imperative, if that’s possible, they land Kelvin Banks and Devon Campbell.

    Texas should receive good offensive line recruiting news in the coming days with Connor Robertson (Austin Westlake) and Cole Hutson (Frisco) set to announce tomorrow. Fans should always want coaches to land their priorities and these two are in fact priorities. Hutson was offered while Flood was at Alabama and Robertson was an early surprise offer from Flood upon his arrival to Austin. These are good foundational pieces, each with interior versatility.

    Williams would have filled a different role. He represented upside as a mammoth sliding wall right tackle, or a mauling guard. In looking around the state, there aren’t many of those.

    Remaining known targets besides Robertson and Hutson:

    OL Devon Campbell, Bowie (Arlington, TX): Texas is in a good spot currently. For your sake, hopefully the staff proves it can win an extremely hard fought recruitment for an elite before Campbell decides.

    OL Neto Umeozulu, Allen (Allen, TX): Long shot and Flood hasn’t proven to be Quigley Down Under while at Texas.

    OL Malik Agbo, Todd Beamer (Federal Way, WA): Long shot.

    OL Earnest Greene, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA): Longer shot.

    OT Kelvin Banks, Summer Creek (Humble, TX): The same written about Campbell goes for Banks. The only problem is he’s set to announce in three weeks and Jimbo Fisher has more experience as a head coach closing these types of recruitments out.

    Addendum (posted later)

    If we thought Banks was going to A&M, we’d state it plainly like we’ve done hundreds of times throughout the years. I have no problem hurting y’all‘s feelings.

    This should sound like the staff needs to get more aggressive and close better and because we have some mild concern growing in that department, it should affect how we view their ability to close out Banks.

    OT Kam Dewberry, Atascosita (Humble, TX): Long shot.

    OT Josh Conerly Jr., Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA)

    Expect this list to expand in the coming months.

    By no means is it time to hit the panic button, but let’s see if these guys get more aggressive when it comes to offering and closing.

    Steve Sarkisian and Kyle Flood aren’t in Tuscaloosa anymore.

     

  2. 15 minutes ago, Poe It Up said:

    3:15pm update from Nick: Coming on here to let you guys know that I have lowered my confidence score on my Texas crystal ball to a 4. I had heard some really encouraging things this week in regards to where Texas stood with Williams, which is why I entered a CB, but Oregon has been able to put in some major work in the final hours and I think there's a better chance that the Ducks land him at this point. Commitment should be around 6pm

    Nick's clarification

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    There's a better chance, not that [Oregon has] THE better chance. If I knew what I know now three days ago though, I wouldn't have a pick in at all. Similar to my stance on Kris Ross earlier this year, and that one happened to work out for Texas.

     

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