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Yeah, I don’t expect Stewart to be a part of the class, so I ignored him for my list.

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That's a good point. I know they felt like they have a shot with him either way.

I don't get the fascination with Tate. I wouldn't pay $1M+ for him and hope Texas isn't involved.

Ahead of the first Junior Day and with things being really early, I'm posting my predictions on the class. It's freaking January, so usually, with this much time between now and December, the final list looks way different. Still entertaining and funny later in review though. Total class rank: 3rd QB (1): Dia Bell TB (2): Javian Osborne, KJ Edwards WR (3): Kaydon Finley, Naeem Burroughs, James Scott TE (1): Tayfuk Ifino OT (2): John Turntine III, Max Wright IOL (3): Toa Katoa, Nicolas Robertson, Zaden Krempin Edge (2): Jamarion Carlton, Kevin Ford, JR DT (4): Dylan Berymon, Jaimeon Winfield, Tika Hola, Bryce Perry Wright LB (3): Kosi Okpala, Anthony Davis, Xavier Griffin CB (2): Jalen Lott, Unknowny McUnknownster S/NB (3): Donovan Webb, Chace Calicut, Isaiah Williams I think Texas gets 2-3 commitments from this weekend, with Robertson being one of them.

One of many reasons you do not hear much coming from TOF for media is this right here. TOF gets a shit ton of media requests. Walk softly and carry a $25+M payroll, I always say. Ohio State idiots can't shut the fuck up, for whatever reason.

This is one of the guys early on that Texas would take. He's the initialed scatback that I have been referencing, whose name I never bothered to fully look up. Now, they've invited a number of RBs to the first junior day. I'm curious to see how all of this plays out. This dude is like 5'8" for real though.

Why are you giving any credence to anything Liucci says on any subject matter? He not only lies constantly, but he's quite often wrong even when he thinks he's telling the truth. Regardless, my info isn't coming from texags or Billdo Liucci.

A few updates from GH: Texas is recruiting this guy in Bama. He's currently unranked by 247 but he's starting to get a lot of attention from all of the big boys: https://247sports.com/player/emanuel-ruffin-46152365/ North Carolina offers: Texas makes flurry of offers in North Carolina Jeff Banks went recruiting bonkers in the Tar Heel state Thursday. The Texas Longhorns sent national recruiting ace to the state that is absolutely loaded along the defensive front in the 2026 cycle to make offers to some of the nations best in hopes of getting as many as possible to campus this spring. OnTexasFootball provides a rundown of the offers from Thursday. Rodney Dunham, EDGE, Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park The 6-foot-4, 230-pound EDGE prospect doubles as a talented baseball prospect that touched 90 MPH on the mound last summer. The Longhorns were the 30th offer for the top 50 ranked prospect in the cycle. SEC offers: Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M. Aiden Harris, EDGE, Matthews (N.C.) Weddington Harris plays high school football near the ESPN SEC Network Studios south of Charlotte. The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder has nearly 30 offers, including early favorites Ohio State and Auburn. SEC offers: Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas and Ole Miss. Andrew Harris, EDGE, Matthews (N.C.) Weddington The 6-foot-2, 235-pounder is also nearing 30 offers, including Auburn. SEC offers: Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas and Ole Miss. Damaad Lewis, DL/TE, Charlotte (N.C.) Ballantyne Ridge Another that goes to school right by the ESPN SEC Network studios south of Charlotte. Younger brother of former LSU and current Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Damien Lewis. He lives with his brother, thus moving from the Seattle area prior to the 2024 season to Charlotte. Lewis is 6-foot-4, 245-pounds with the frame to carry much more. January offers of note: Texas, Oregon, USC and Minnesota. 2026 DL Noah Clark already had a Texas offer, and attended the Georgia game this season ... http://www.hudl.com/v/2R5bE1

I don't know if this is true or not, but the buzz around Hudson suddenly leaving is that he and Marcel Reed got into some type of argument after a workout and ended up in a fistfight. Hudson had his feelings hurt and no longer felt welcome, so he quit and left campus.

We're just getting started, sir. If they pursued other IOL in the portal, surely they'll try to take a look here. Are you saying that this guy is a natural lean in Texas' direction, then?

If you have the money, NJ recruits will listen. They seem to have an affinity for getting the fuck out of New Jersey, irrespective of whether that’s to Penn State, USC, Bama or ATM. I’m interested in seeing if Texas can make it happen here. Glad to see Sydir Mitchell didn’t end the UT efforts up there.

I’m with Fud on McMillan. That dude is a stud in a terrible class. I’m with Burt on Burden. I know I’ve probably said it on this thread before, but he has bust written all over him. He underperformed in 2 of 3 years in college. He whined publicly and in the locker room about his targets for 3 years. He threw fits on the sideline and he quit on his team multiple times during games. Beyond all of that, I just don’t see some sort of freak meriting a top 15 pick. Golden in the 3rd round could be a far better NFL player.

I don’t know if I was included in this or not, but in case I was, I didn’t defend anything. I don’t like the guy. I cited the reality, a fact that isn’t disputable by anyone paying attention, that that guy is connected to the Tennessee program. If he’s talking about NIL shit that could involve Tennessee, only idiots would choose to ignore it because they don’t like the guy’s politics. If he’s providing a data point, and someone is involved with NIL and roster management, it is a dereliction of their duty to not incorporate it into their view of the landscape.

I realize that Travis is a conservative talking head and that drives a lot of people insane, but, idiot or not, the guy is very much involved with Tennessee athletics and would know very well about something like this. Smiths camp is doing outreach.

You think the Smith camp is going through any form of analysis for their ask? I doubt it. Ivey. This is a bizarre digression. No one cares what you think of my posting style, including me.

Per a friend that usually knows this stuff better than most, it is highly unlikely that Osborne and Latimer would sign with the same team.

For all of you idiots with short attention spans discussing the trajectory of performance for Moore and making arguments about his merit, the reason for this discussion on this thread seems to have gotten lost. I brought him up as NIL value for certain roles was being debated. The fucking guy and his camp think he is worth a lot more than anything he’s done so far, so his ass better significantly improve to justify his last second, gun to the head demands that have been nauseatingly met.

A large group of basketball alums have pledged, informally, to support the program with NIL if the next hire is one of their guys. No one is actively trying to push RT out. They’re just making things clear if he happens to not be the right fit in the end. I don’t believe that Moore dropped only 5 passes any more than I believe that he actually dropped 15. 1) You should know when you’re reading hyperbole on this board. 2) You should not be so trusting of subjective stats. The definition of a drop, depending upon resource, is usually really fucking limited versus what any of us might consider as one. 3) I watch as much CFB as any person on this site. Get fucked for intimating otherwise.

Probably that guy. I’m going off of verbal conversations and never bothered looking him up. It’s too early in the cycle for me to worry about naming specifics, I guess.

There’s a lot of bravado coming from one major contributor on OSU’s end, but there are indications from other sources that that entity isn’t reading the room well for 2025.

Downs is a technically sound Safety. He’s not the best player returning on defense in college football. The guy was not a disruptive player in numerous games and had a whopping 2 picks for 7 yards and .5 sacks in 2024. Texas has two defensive players returning that were far more disruptive last year alone. I’d take Downs in a heartbeat, but #1 in all of CFB is going too far. Hills is also returning. They like him as a developmental player that will contribute in the rotation in the future, albeit not necessarily in 2025. He’s worth actually counting as a returner though. As to the guys Texas landed, they would have both been pushing to be in the rotation this past year. Shaw lost a bunch of weight and got serious and had a decent year. If he stays on the trajectory he’s on for a contract year, he’s not just helpful but an asset. They prioritized Brevard, so that should tell us something. I am not as bullish on landing two DTs in the spring portal as others are, but they’re going to try and there is dry powder.

For the shit we have given Muhammad, he ultimately decided to stay at Texas. He’s not super charitable, but ultimately the whole package at Texas was better than whatever he was getting offered by clowns in the ACC and Oregon. D Moore? Less so. For a guy who dropped like 15 passes this year, he and his mother sure think highly of his abilities. I guess Sarkisian does too. Maybe mix in a few more catches in 2025, buddy.

The little guy hasn't done anything on this site in almost two weeks. I just assume that the wife got tired of his angry incel behavior and beat him with a tire iron until he stopped breathing. I looked it up. The guy has over 43,000 rep points. It would be really hard to crowdsource you, with less than a 4th of his rep points. Doing so to him would be nearly impossible and would take more idiots than you could assemble to make that happen.

Does Hayes Fawcett do graphics for $9.95-er transfers?