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gmr548

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  1. Man I forgot about Hilton Hill entirely. You’re kind of making my point for me though. There’s been no shortage of DBs coming in and leaving as NFL prospects, despite many of them coming in overrated as you mentioned. It’s really the one group Texas consistently kept putting people into the league even during down years. For the most part those secondaries didn’t have the benefit of playing dominant defensive fronts like this year’s group did (partial exception for 2020 with Ossai finally being used correctly). Past couple years, outside of a couple new adds, it’s just a straight talent issue. That’s not necessarily on Sark as you don’t control what you inherit and it takes time to get young guys up to speed.
  2. Damn, aggy was so close to being able to putting a Bama transfer on the wall at Kyle Field.
  3. Deshon Elliott was a Thorpe award finalist; he, Brandon Jones, Kris Boyd, and Caden Sterns were all NFL draft picks. PJ Locke has stuck in the league. The issues with those post 2017 Orlando defenses were schematic.
  4. If either of them come back it’s because they frankly really want to first and foremost, and that NIL resources were found to at least make it not a financially disastrous decision to stay. Neither really has anything left they really need to put on tape. The knock on Sanders is blocking but it’s been adequate when he’s not asked to stay in and pass protect on defensive linemen. NFL teams aren’t drafting Sanders to stay in max protect, that’s just not going to have a huge impact on his draft stock. There’s really no reason for him to come back individually. Mitchell may have slightly more to gain, not from anything done on his part but because the top end of this WR class is just stupid talented. His draft stock could benefit simply from not being compared to MHJ, Odunze, etc.
  5. I think this is the correct stance. If there’s someone you really like, shoot your shot, but you recruited all these young guys for a reason; not to mention you already landed Golden. There are bigger needs on the roster.
  6. lol we’re all saying the same basic thing. It works out fine if you get Caldwell in. DL is a little thinner than you’d like if you don’t.
  7. Uh he was already playing 15-20 snaps a game and that likely goes up. I mean, the reason the interior DL has been so good over the past couple years is that they have been able to go five or six deep with competent players like that. He’d have been your second or third best returning DL depending on where you slot Broughton. I think Texas can navigate it, especially if they can get Cadwell in, but you’d have liked to get him back. I trust that Bo Davis will have a couple of these younger guys up to speed by next fall though.
  8. Either a comfort hire that requires Venables to put a disproportionate amount of time running the defense or a Gundy whiz kid type hire. Interesting.
  9. Really the only departing transfer so far that I could see having a material impact, feel like he was in line to get significant snaps next season. Still, with Bledsoe, Bryant, Mitchell, and even Swanson waiting in the wings, in Bo we trust. Retaining Collins is huge and getting Caldwell becomes even more important now.
  10. I mean it’s Venables’s system. I don’t think it’s that consequential of a move on the field. Bigger picture it gives them a chance to add another plus recruiter
  11. Supposedly stems from a TFB report, but word is there’s a push to get AD Mitchell back. I think that would qualify. He was second team All Big 12 for a reason. Meaning he was considered one of the most productive DL in the conference outside of Sweat and Murphy. You take that 10/10 times in the portal at a thin spot.
  12. Just been enjoying poaching some of the better defenders out of the state in recent years. That gets harder in theory. Like I said, still agree it’d be a plus regardless.
  13. Me: Joseph needs to go! *Terry Joseph to LSU rumor* Me: No not like that! I’d prefer him not land at LSU just because of his LA recruiting ties. It’s on the very short list of places he could land that make me think twice about losing him. But still kind of agree in spite of that.
  14. If he’s an elite recruiter that definitely makes more sense. Can never have enough of that.
  15. Arch could definitely end up the better QB. It is unlikely he would be better next year; and if the staff thought he would be and wanted to go that route, Ewers would be declaring. If this was two years ago then sure roll with Arch. Texas has a legitimate SEC championship/playoff run window open into next year and hopefully at least a couple years beyond that though. This goes back to everyone coping with a somewhat underwhelming 2022 by saying “this is the year before the year.” It turns out that was right. I know we’re not used to this as a fan base anymore but the fact is Texas has entered win now mode and decisions need to be made accordingly. I agree that we definitely should not overblow any of that, but I think where it comes into play is where you alluded to his peers - his last name is the reason we’re having this conversation at all and the reason comparing him to his peers is simply not apples to apples.
  16. This is the first season in a long time where I wasn’t honestly ready for an eight month break from Texas football by the end of it. Going to be a very long offseason I’m sure but already looking forward to 2024.
  17. Peyton also was going to sit at Tennessee if not for an injury disaster. Archie Manning had 17 INTs in 10 games his first year as a starter. Both uncles took extra years in college. I think people are really overblowing the “omg Arch is going to leave if he doesn’t play early” bit based on everything he and his family have said/done to this point. Arch and family know the long term value of development in college and want to make sure he’s set up optimally for long term NFL success. The Mannings are also, uh, not poor. This is not a first generation D1 athlete trying to get to a pro contract ASAP. If he’s having fun in college and feels like he’s growing as a player working under Sark there’s no reason to rock the boat.
  18. Bo Davis is among the best in the business and his replacement would almost certainly be a downgrade. That alone kind of sucks but he’s also been instrumental in rebuilding the culture of the program by all accounts. I’d be very disappointed to lose him but as you and others have been mentioned, it would be more of a pull to LSU than anything Texas did or didn’t do. Not much you can do about that. Hopefully it doesn’t come to pass. I didn’t know the name Johnny Nansen until now. Kind of an odd resume bouncing between DL, LB, and RB coaching. Seems a little comfort hire-y at first glance to be honest but I’d love to be corrected on that. Just at the surface level Arizona’s defense appears to have improved quite a bit from 2022 to 23 though, so there’s that. Better than Mike Stoops at least.
  19. It’s just the hype - both that surrounding Ewers and people having extremely high expectations for him and of course that surrounding Manning. Texas lost two games this year, both to sixth year QBs qualified to coach their offensive systems at this point. Consider that, consider the QB carousel this program has experienced in the not so recent past, and it’s incredibly dumb to be calling for Ewers to be pushed out. Experience at QB is extremely valuable. It would be one thing if Ewers was some no talent scrub but that is far from the case. If you want to compete for any kind of championship next season you want him back, period.
  20. This game, both in a macro matchup sense (defending the Washington passing game) and how it actually played out in terms of game script (multiple fourth quarter red zone opportunities) challenged Texas to be better than they have been all year and overcome what had consistently been weaknesses. They simply weren’t good enough. It stung but even in moment was predictable. This was a really good team that was a lot of fun to watch and brought home a conference championship that will be savored until Texas stops playing college football. They just weren’t a national championship caliber team and that’s okay.
  21. Ewers would absolutely benefit from another year in college, especially in Sark’s offense. I don’t think anyone has seriously claimed otherwise. He’d get eaten alive on an NFL field right now. Ewers however has been financially motivated his whole career (that’s not a value judgment) and the allure of an NFL contract, even a second or third round deal, is hard to pass up even if the extra year potentially vaults him into the first round. Also, it only takes one team to fall in love and the NFL has always loved a white boy that can spin it against air. Further, there’s the angle that it’s not entirely up to Ewers in the sense that the staff would put a thumb on the scale if they felt like Ewers returning would cost them Arch Manning. That does not seem to be the case based on anything I’ve seen but it’s out there in the speculation.
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