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  1. 4 minutes ago, victory88 said:

    Yeah, gonna need you to shed some more light about the Evans situation haha.  I'm assuming you consider the odds low due to the likes of Bama/UGA bidding on him?  

    He's the best back to come out of Texas since Adrian Peterson. He has trouble finding a car when he has to get somewhere farther from home than a mile. He'll basically be the top prospect in the country and if he stays healthy, he will be projectable as a high NFL draft pick before he signs his LOI. This is going to be Marcus Dupree level shit.

  2. 4 minutes ago, satyanash said:

    Anything happening with Taurean Carter then? Notice he's absent from your rundown

    I know what you know - seems they're going to watch him this season and as of right now, he looks like a JAG. How's he going to grow into a prospect that anyone is excited about? His frame is kind of set. You don't win national titles with DLs loaded with Taurean Carter types. I think they would have him committed already if they were really pushing him. He could be one of the numbers I had at DT or DE. Meh.

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  3. Quick Yuli update from the cleanup spot. He's 3 for his last 33, no extra base hits during that time and 2 rbis. Also during that time, he has as many errors (3) as he has hits, which means he has one more error during this 8 game streak than he does rbis, all from the cleanup spot. He has one extra base hit, a double, in his last 15 games. All from the cleanup spot. The guy does not have his strength back from his wrist injury, he's 34, and he's killing the team. 

    And Correa is made of glass.

    Luhnow and Hinch are thinking that the 2017 versions of Reddick, Gurriel, Gonzalez, and company are going to show up on the field in 2018. Continuing to trot Reddick out there for maximum ABs and keeping Gurriel in the cleanup spot are sure signs of it. Tucker not getting reps in the lineup is a fucking joke. He can literally do no worse than those playing ahead of him and he's gaining nothing on the bench. 

    I assume this team is still capable of catching fire when Correa and Altuve are healthy, so I like the Astros as much as any team in the postseason and probably more, simply due to the experience and pitching. That said, Altuve looking like an extended break sucks given the race in the division. I like the Astros in 5 or 7 game series. Not sure I like them for the next 2 months if those guys don't get back quickly, which means there may not be a postseason. 

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    So we're getting Tufono. That puts the class at 16 commitments and an astonishing 50/50 split of recruits from Texas vs OOS. Mack Brown is going to have to bite his tongue and hold back tears over the level of OOS recruiting prowess being exhibited. 

     

  5. Brace yourselves for the insanity if Beaty is fired, because Jeff Long loves Bret Bielema and that dude would be a great fit at Kansas. I feel like I almost need this to happen.

    I think Clay Helton has a higher than obvious of getting shown the door after the season if USC surprises with a down year. 

    I think Orgeron's buyout is something like $15million? There's no way they pony up after this season, is there?

     

  6. I finally get 5 minutes to come over and see what's happening the past couple of days and there are like 5 new pages to this thread since early Monday morning. "Man, I wonder what's new?". Not a fucking thing.

    Texas is not taking anything less than 25 in this class, and I'm betting 27-28 is the final number. Everything with the roster will work out before the 2019s step on campus.

     

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  7. 36 minutes ago, Machinator said:

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    From: Eric Nahlin

    MALIK HORNSBY ON THE RANGE

    Malik Hornsby will soon make it public what high school he'll be representing this upcoming season. Prevailing wisdom says Fort Bend Austin. This step up in competition will do his development wonders and it will also give evaluators a clearer sense of what he'll become on the next level.

    We know he's an athlete and we know he has a big arm. He also appears to be a tireless worker. He didn't have to camp at Texas -- he already holds an offer -- but he did anyway.

    After the camp Joe and I caught up with him. He gave a lot of one-word responses.

    The big question is whether or not he's concerned Texas already has a quarterback in the class. He says he's not and the staff has made no secret about wanting two. Here's the rest.

    On how he fits in the offense:
    "I think I fit well if I come here. I'll fit really well. I guess they build the offense around the quarterback."

    What type of offense does he want to play in:
    "I just want to take over. Put the ball in my hands and let me go win."

    The best thing about visiting Texas:
    "Home. It's home."

    What he showed at camp:
    "Showed them I can put great ball placement. That's it."

    It's early but any schools standing out?
    "I'm looking at all schools. I give my attention to all schools. No one is really leading."

    What he's looking for:
    "I want a place that feels like home. Good food, good eating. Some place I'm comfortable."

    Favorite recent quarterbacks:
    "Mariota, Marcus Mariota. Deshaun Watson, that's my idol, that's me. And my main man Lamar Jackson."

    Where he sees himself in 10 years:
    "Ten years from now, I see myself being an engineer. That's what I'm going to school for, mathematics and engineering. My dream is, if I do make it big, come back to my hometown of Houston and build a Boys and Girls Club with a football facility."

    2020 APB PICKS UP COVETED OFFER

    West Mesquite running back, Ty Jordan, was offered after the coaches saw him perform at camp. This was actually the second time Jordan camped for Texas as he made the drive to Houston to workout in front of Texas coaches. He ran poorly that day but Stan Drayton told him to not worry, they're well aware of how fast he is.

    Fast he is, with consistent 10.6 100 meter speed. Incredibly, he ran a 10.67 in mid-February which is very early in the track season.

    At a compact 5-foot-8, 185 pounds, he reminds stylistically of JK Dobbins. Random, but interesting, JK's late father, Lawrence, won the 1998 3A state 100 meter finals with a 10.66. The fastest time I found for JK as a sophomore was low 10.9s. Reminder: this is simply a stylistic comparison, and JK was special on and off the field in ways very few are, but the body type is similar as is the explosiveness. Dobbins lateral quickness is a differentiator.

    As far as the offer, I was told "this is the one he has been working for all summer."

    Jordan also likes Utah who offered about five minutes after I told them about him. I did that because I wanted their evaluation. A quick offer from the Utes typically means the player is going to blow up. Texas doesn't get trigger-happy to offer the class ahead so it appears they really like what they see too. That's another data point.

    At this point it's safe to say the Horns are the team to beat but he's going to have a big year before he turns even more heads on the track. One goal of Jordan's is to be the fastest running back in the nation.

     

    From: Joe Cook

    BRYSON WASHINGTON

    After recently moving back to Texas, 2020 Houston C.E. King S Bryson Washington put the Longhorns along with Texas A&M as the in-state competition for his signature.

    His reason for including the Longhorns was pure Texan.

    “I like Texas because it’s more family oriented,” Washington said. “It’s a nice community, the school is beautiful, the sites around here are amazing, and I just love the country thing. It’s my thing.”

    Washington was able to work with Craig Naivar throughout the camp.

    After dropping his top ten, Washington made it sound like all of his remaining finalists had an equal chance adding “I’m thinking about everything right now.”

    This was Washington’s last visit/camp of the summer before his high school season begins.

    JAYLON JONES

    The most athletic display put on at a football camp came on a basketball goal.

    2020 Cibolo Steele CB Jaylon Jones easily cleared one person on a dunk attempt, so he decided to make things more difficult and add two more people. No problem.

    “I dunk on people all the time when I’m playing pickup games, Jones said Saturday. “I knew I could jump over three people.”

    Jones camped with Texas in late June, then camped again on Friday. In both visits, Texas was able to do something to stand out.

    “The tradition and culture that Texas has is amazing,” Jones said. “I just had a fun time every single time I go up there. I had a really good time last night.”

    Jones’ mother and father accompanied him to the camp, and one of them has been with Jaylon during his visits this summer. In speaking with them, they recognize the importance of what an education can provide after football, and Jaylon does as well.

    The entire family was able to spend time with corners coach Jason Washington on Friday, including meeting Washington’s family. Washington not only made Jones’ parents feel welcome, but he connected with Jones as well.

    “I look at him as a good role model and a good guy to talk to,” Jones said. “He’s a really good coach to be around. He knows what he’s doing.”

    Jones visited Baylor on Sunday, but at this point his attention is on the success of Steele Knight football, with recruiting behind that.

    “Main focus is getting to state and winning it all,” Jones said.

     

     

    If Malik Hornsby finishes with a degree in engineering, I'll pay for the Boys & Girls Club with a football facility myself. 

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  8. 13 hours ago, PNWhornsfan said:

    Tillman makes a lot more sense now.

    Tillman had nothing to do with Davis or Tongue. If this becomes a thing on this board, it’s going to get ugly. 

    12 hours ago, Machinator said:

    I don't think their spots were that closely tied together. We also probably need to get Gbenda back on campus, even before accounting for the fact that it's unclear how much we want him.

    Just to be clear, and so this nonsense about how bad Texas wants him can end, Texas would take Gbenda in a heartbeat. He’s a player. He also doesn’t really give a fuck about recruiting. Whoever gets him will have to be patient and play a different kind of asskissing than other recruitments to land him. 

    Texas wants a big, strong LB class this year. 

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  9. Rodas Johnson is a short-armed guard or center prospect. Could be pretty good in the interior. Not a DL candidate for a school like Texas, in all likelihood. 

    Owens is soft on film and that worries folks. He's a freak athlete though. He wouldn't be the first guy to look like a powder puff on film but figured the mental part of it out during college. He'd be a guy with time to develop. 

     

  10. 4 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

    Probably going to need to qualify a minimum number of plate appearances.

    I agree. Let's set the minimum to 500. 

    On the commentary above about the political board, I presume all they do over there is posrep each other. It's absurd.

  11. On 7/27/2018 at 8:05 AM, Orange^White said:

    Wasn't there a long running thread on the shag where we compared the eventual market share of Google vs. Facebook?

     

     

    The thread was about FB eventually getting near Google in revenue over a 10 year period starting in 2012 or 2013. FB has outpaced Google in percentage growth for some time, so the premise that they’d be near each other in 2022/2023 wasn’t absurd and still isn’t. 

    Rocko was one of the passionate protagonists for Google. I was ardent that both were good investments and where FB was going would rival Google based on Insta, Occulus, and WhatsApp vs the Google moonshots. My belief then and now is that anyone who gives a fuck should own both. I still maintain that. I bought FB at $23, $60, bought the big dip that took them down to $150, and will be buying more on Tuesday if it continues to slide. I’m not a trader and hilariously shorted Amazon in 2016, but having FB and Alphabet as long term holds is like having IBM and Coke in the 60’s. It should be obvious as safe plays. 

    That thread still has to be out there. I imagine it is hilarious for like 10 reasons if read now, so someone with time and a dark sense of humor should find it and link it. Rocko is probably jacking off to a fat Norwegian, his leased Corvette, and that thread right now.

    That considered, buy the dip and forget about it. Few companies have as much going in their favor as FB, and this kind of adversity with their kind of brains will probably only make them stronger over the long haul. 

    Disclaimer: I work in ecommerce and use FB heavily in all kinds of ways. 

    Disclaimer 2: I still think Rocko is a fucking rube who didn’t understand the argument on the thread but kept going anyway.

  12. 48 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

    Yeah, I don't know anything about his motivation and maybe he's solid.  Its just that I don't worry about flips from kids who post pictures of themselves doing the "hook em" at 3 years old.  We'll see.

    You are a wet blanket. Fuck. 

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  13. 26 minutes ago, futureman said:

    not 2019 related but is there a thread with justin watkins in it anywhere?  read in the paper that he left UF after strangling his girlfriend.  sounds like he’s doing really well.  I searched his name on surly and nothing came up. 

    What kind of person from the future reads the fucking paper?

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  14. 24 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    Per IT, we are currently recruiting Landyn Watson at B-backer. He trains with Tim Crowder.

    Bellaire Episcopal OL Donovan Jackson measured in at 6-foot-3.5, 308 pounds yesterday.

     

    I feel really good about our chances with a Bellaire Episcopal recruit. 

  15. On 7/26/2018 at 9:09 AM, Tailgate said:

    Headed out tomorrow. Any good restaurant/bar recommendations?

    Also any good scuba and fishing outfits to recommend?

    We are on Grand Cayman.

    Thanks!

    \m/

    I go with my wife and kids every summer for a long weekend. We're going again in August. 

    We usually stay at the Ritz, which is the fucking balls, but this year we're staying at whatever the Kimpton hotel is down there. I don't know, my wife usually handles all of the planning once she knows what my calendar looks like. Anyway, I reference that for this reason: The Ritz in GC has what has to be the best Pina Colada in the world. If it isn't, it doesn't take long to call roll. The thing must have 2000 calories in it. It is worth the visit to that beach just to have one at their surf bar one day, even if you're not staying there. And I'm not a Pina Colada person, but when in "Rome" and such. 

    Restaurants: 

    Calypso - it's worth the cab ride. Excellent seafood. Get the wahoo, however they're prepping it, and enjoy it. They do a great sticky toffee pudding, also. 

    Pappagallo - Italian and seafood, they do good local stuff.

    Lobster Pot - It feels like a tourist trap, but we've always found the food to actually be pretty good. We go there because we have little kids and they make a show of feeding the tarpon at night under the lights, and the kids think that is awesome. I'd avoid this if it is just you and the wife, or if your kids are teenagers, but otherwise it's a fun evening. 

    The Brasserie - Caribbean fusion. We've enjoyed this one when we've been. 

    Restaurants to avoid:

    The Sunshine Grill - I do not understand why people like this one. You'll find it well-reviewed and it makes no sense to me. It's basically a burger joint. It's fine for what it is, but not worth seeking out.

    Guy Harvey Grill - This or anything this far down the island to where the cruise ships come in is not worth the trip. We went there once before catching a plane and it's mediocre seafood. The dude's artwork is everywhere and that's kind of interesting to see, I guess. 

    Blue by Eric Ripert - I think this may be the most overrated and overpriced restaurant I have ever been to, and that is saying something because we eat out plenty, and travel frequently. We went once, and then my wife kept having to go upstairs to help the babysitter with one of the babies, and we didn't enjoy it all. So we decided that that was maybe on us, and we went again a few years later. We were into the meal and gave it the full effort and it still didn't do it for us. Someone up above mentions Le Benardin pricing and they're right. Without going into details, both of these meals are in the top 20 most expensive 2 person meals we've ever done. I've been to Le Benardin like 3-4 times and the price is comparable, and I'd go back to LB right now if I were in Manhattan and had the time, but I would never go back to Blue. 

    Charter Fishing:

    Slackem - in Georgetown, I think they're the best we've used and their boats are solid. 

    Captain Marvin's - caught virtually nothing in a half day and they were pretty indifferent about the whole excursion.

    Captain Charlie - see Captain Marvin

    Oh Boy Charters - see Captain Marvin

    Honestly, with the charter stuff, it seems like it's a function of whether the fish are there that day or not. I'll take my boys on another charter excursion this time around, for a half day, with low expectations. I've pondered doing the reef fishing but can't bring myself to miss out on the easy offshore excursion.

    Other stuff:

    The stingray city/starfish point/rum's point snorkeling excursion that leaves from the Ritz is super cool and worth whatever people pay for it. 

    The dolphin experience is fine once with kids but otherwise avoid. 

    Georgetown is meh. 

    We pretty much go to spend a nice, long weekend on the beach and seeing the kids pet stingrays. It's great for that. I can't imagine spending more than 4-5 nights down there and not getting pretty bored. 

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  16. 25 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    He's a really good football player.

    Also it sounds like aggy is in the same boat as us with him:

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    I have said it before, but will probably repeat it often because of the rate of change on these threads but - you can tell which mods have actual contacts within the programs they cover, and which ones don't, by watching the discussions and updates about Brooks. To a similar degree, the same can be said for Marques Beason. Whoever reported the Brooks info to their aggie following is someone getting used by Brooks' handler, or is getting played hard by the staff. 

  17. 2 hours ago, RDCanecutter said:

    Pancho's Mexican Buffet. Raise that flag.

    I waited tables at Pappasito's in Austin during the late 90's. Paid my way through Texas thanks to them and Outback. Anyway, one morning pre-shift meeting at Sito's, we have the GM come in to talk to us, and he's all pumped about the day and shit, and he asks us enthusiastically "If you could change or add one thing to our restaurant to improve the experience, what would it be?!?". Me being the Gen X dickhead that I was, I raise my hand and he calls on me first. I offer up "I think we should add a flag to the table and allow customers to raise it just like at Pancho's". He lost his shit, yanked me out of the room and sent me home for the day. Fuck it, I thought it was funny, but I was happy not to be fired.

    Anyway, my roommate and I then went and ate lunch at Pancho's on Oltorf in homage to my dickheadery and the deliciousness of the trash food that was the Pancho's buffet.

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