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Chili dog

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  1. Boyd was a completely different player the second half of last season. He was fantastic. Teams stopped testing him altogether. If he maintains that trajectory, I expect him to do well in the draft. His size and athleticism are rare. He’s extremely physical, and he seems to have developed the attitude you love in a corner. I’m excited to watch him this year. 

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  2. 2 hours ago, PatSolitanojr said:

    I am going on the record and stating that I do care if our players suck. Even if they have a grrrrrreat attitude. 

    I don’t want our players to suck either. I was just saying I’m not going to dog a kid for being a bad football player if he’s actually doing what coaches ask and being a good teammate. His inability to do so in high school made me doubtful he’d be any better in college. That’s what infuriated me about our offering him. From what I understand, that’s also why TexPete’s “irrational” dislike for the kid was actually pretty rational to me. 

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  3. 54 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    Chili, do you know JPU? Any of his HS coaches? Ask them about his football ability. When they stop laughing, you’ll really feel bad that we took him. They talk about it like they just sold a lemon of a used car to some unsuspecting sucker. 

    Yeah, I know the coaches and faculty who were at cove while he was there. Some are still there. I played with some, in fact. Not many flattering things to say. I don’t care if a kid sucks. I care about his attitude. I wouldn’t be shocked to learn he’s more humble at Texas, where he may very well be the worst player on the team. I’m pretty sure Wickline stopped calling him once he met him and realized he was a fraud. I thought we dodged a bullet when Baylor took him. Alas... 

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  4. 4 hours ago, 6th Street said:

    He looked awful in the spring game. Like walk on level bad. How the hell was he a 4 star? 

    Purely based on size and self-generated hype. He was pitiful in high school, where the competition was weaker. And I wouldn’t bad mouth the kid if he’d been a positive contributor or a team player. He was neither. Again, I hope that’s changed. 

  5. 7 hours ago, texasstrong12 said:

    I know nothing about him except what I've seen on Twitter. He's always positive and seems like a team first type player. 

    His dad seems like a decent guy on twitter too. Always positive and upbeat about his service. Seems like he comes from a pretty good family. 

    But maybe he's a "douche" behind the scenes. 

    I may have too much access to old information. Like I said, my opinion of the kid is based on his actions in high school. His dad was a piece of work, too. Wanted special treatment for his son. Wanted JP excused from certain work outs that he didn’t think his son needed to participate in. Constant gym selfies and look-at-me shit blasted on social media, but didn’t actually work out hard, if at all. Did not have the respect of his teammates or coaches. I’m sure TexPete has covered this stuff pretty thoroughly. 

     

    All that said, I won’t ignore the possibility that the kid has had an awakening and learned some humility. I hope he has. I want young people to develop into contributing members of society, and I believe in redemption. If such a transformation has transpired, it’s happened in the last couple of years. I’m just telling you, he was a turd and a waste of potential all through high school. I never had any optimism for his success based 100% on his attitude and personality. 

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  6. 47 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    We don't have a lack of recruits, but we have certainly missed out on some key recruits. I make no excuses for us missing on key recruits because it absolutely should not happen at Texas. That said, we would be foolish to have our class full or 90% full right now. That allows no flexibility in taking late bloomers or backing off of guys who obviously won't pan out.

    There are certain aggie commits that I wish would come here, but they have bread in the bunch and little margin for error with few remaining spots open. I know, a bird in the hand and all that, but that bit us a lot with Mack, especially at the end.  

    Agreed. Our class isn’t bad. We’ve brought in some outstanding out-of-state talent and we have room to grow with late quality. It’s frustrating because we’re getting beaten in-state at possitions of need, which should NEVER happen. FCB. But I like it better than the days when Mack jumped all over Trey Hopkins and Dom Espinosa in May and then never offered Luke Joeckel. 

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  7. 13 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

    Good. Fuck him. I hope the whole staff gets shitcanned after he signs and they suck the whole time he’s there. 

    Agreed. Honestly, my biggest fear is his decommitting and going to OU or aggy. I hope he stays at tOSU and flounders in the turmoil. 

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  8. 2 hours ago, Tex Pete said:

    Lots of good info and insights. I'm always amazed that there are a lot of football fans that spend more time analyzing teams and players than some of the journalists who get paid to cover the sport. That also explains a lot of the inane drivel we hear on college football Saturdays.

    Honestly, I've bought several CFB magazines this year, but I just haven't mustered up the energy to read them. Something about wanting to see us win a lot of games for a change just leaves me more apathetic this summer than I usually am. Thanks for sharing.

    Most of the online “journalists” are just sports paparazzi these days. There are a few who actually accumulate facts/stats and provide insightful, objective analysis of those facts, but those are few and far between. The few good articles get buried under the piles of crap written to satisfy the unwashed masses. It takes time to scour all those sources to get substantive info. 

     

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