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  1. 3 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

    We did both last year, and TH already needs to make several obvious changes. 

    And we ended up with a top 5 class.  If we don't win 10 and make the B12 'ship game I think we'll struggle to make the top 10 this year and next.

    Double edged sword for those who want staff changes.  If we win like most expect this year, I don't think we'll see any major changes.  For those changes to happen likely means we had a subpar season.

    Interesting question:  Would you rather have another 10 win season, make the B12 'ship game and no staff changes?  Or, end up around 8 wins with Giles/Warehime/Drayton out the door?

  2. 7 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

    i'm all for him flipping to them, Manning is a really good prospect.

    I'd much rather see him at OU than A&M.  I'm all for OU being a top 10 team every year... better for the conference and better for us as well.  A&M needs to continue to wallow in mediocrity for a million reasons.

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  3. 15 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    Yeah most likely. He and his dad did a nice job of burning his bridges with UT on the way to Tuscaloosa.

    Agreed.  In the end, I doubt TH would hold them accountable for all the negative comments.  I certainly would.

  4. On a positive note, if we project this class on out with Dorbah, CTJ, and Lindberg along with some other likely candidates from within the state we should end up with an overall composite of ~270.  If a few higher profile recruitments end up going our way (i.e. Johnny Wilson, flip McClellan, etc.) we could end up close to 290.  In any normal year that's a borderline top 10 class with potential for top 5. 

    Bottom line:  A blinding glimpse of the obvious, but this season is going to be critical to our long term progression.  We need to win 10 and make the B12 game at a minimum.  Win the B12 and the sky is the limit.  Achieve neither and TH is going to have to make several changes.

  5. I think this is how it's sorting out at the moment.  If so, that would give us 10-11 of the top 35 in the state.  Not bad, but should be a good bit better.  We're going to have to hit on a number of OOS prospects again if things don't change.

     

    Dorbah - Trending Texas

    CTJ - Trending Texas

    Lindberg - Trending Texas

    Collins - Trending Texas

     

    Q. Johnson - Who knows?

     

    Rogers - Trending UF

    Washington - Trending OU

    Robinson - Trending tOSU

    Ransom - Trending tOSU

    Ringo - Trending UGA

    Cooper - Trending tOSU

    Broughton - Trending A&M

    Alford - Trending Bama

    Umanmielen - Trending A&M

    Achane - Trending A&M

  6. 3 minutes ago, satyanash said:

    Omenihu had a much better season than A&M's DEs from the 4i spot. A&M simply countered this by telling recruits he would have done even better in a 4-3 (per Nahlin).

    Production on its own isn't enough, we need our coaches to better sell the 3-4.

    Agreed.  But we do need some guys going higher in the draft as well.  A bit of a negative surprise on Omenihu's draft position.  Not good from a perception standpoint and I'm sure that's being used against us as well.

  7. We really need some of the heavy leans like Lindberg, Dorbah and Thompson to go ahead and pull the trigger to get a little mo going again.  Looking at the 247 composite for Texas players we're likely to get ~12-15 of the top 50,  which is quite good, but it sure feels like we've stalled out at the moment.

  8. 9 hours ago, Jabberwocky said:

    In regards to Mookie, it appears that the Bucknuts in Ohio have secured his recruitment. They seem to really be holding their own under Day in this transition.

    Really, really odd recruitment.  He was effusive with praise about Texas for a long, long time.  So much so that he convinced Marcus Washington to give us a look and ended up signing with us.  WTH happened between then and now?  Just weird.

  9. 19 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Funny you mention Tommie Robinson. He was the shit, till he was at texas and sucked, and then when he left he suddenly had a renaissance of recruiting success.  Hes the shit again! Do you know where hes fucking coaching? Guess. 

    I wouldn’t go so far as calling it a crapahoot, but if you want to use that analogy, fine. In this scenario texas, with Giles, is showing up to the table with one die, especially in hotly contested high blue chip recruitments. 

    nm

  10. 7 minutes ago, Not a Sock said:

    The gap between Clemson and Bama versus Michigan and Washington is big. If your goal is to make it to an NY6 bowl then we are exactly where we need to be. If your goal is to make the playoff and win it all then we are multiple steps behind and Herman seems unwilling to address the issues causing that gap.

    There's more than one way to build a championship program.  Clemson and Bama have gone at it very differently and Herman appears to be taking Clemson's approach.  Time will tell if he's got the right coaching staff and support staff in place to pull it off.  The trajectory is good at the moment, so let's see if we take the next step this year. 

  11. 5 minutes ago, utfan87 said:

    We should never be outside the top 5

    Good chance we won't be with the type of season we all hope to see.  Just pointing out even if we don't have that type of season we'll be hard-pressed to finish outside the top 10.

    This staff isn't perfect and arguments can be made they aren't maximizing recruiting results, but the reality is we haven't been relevant in a decade.  Our facilities were outdated, mediocre conference, etc., and this staff has still manufactured top 5 classes in successive years.  I suspect this year will be the same or very close to it when it's all said and done.

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    Messing around with the calculator given the negative trends of late (no Bijan, Ransom, Ringo or Washington) and doing some projecting based on those trends.  Worst case scenario looks like a 265-275 overall score and per recruit score in the .9150 range.  That's a borderline top 10 class.

    Basically, unless we completely regress on the field this upcoming season we'll almost assuredly finish in the top 10 with this class one way or the other.  

     

     

     

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