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Neto and Connor is going to be the true battle this spring. If Neto knows/learns the playbook well it will be tough to for Connor to hold on to that spot.
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Bledsoe working out with the inside guys is interesting. Last year Bo and PK disagreed about where they should play him. PK thinks he could be a mister EDGE while Bo sees him as a disrupter in the middle as he continues to grow and put on weight. He started out going back and forth in fall camp but eventually was “moved” inside as season went on because he “got along better” with Bo and the inside room. I use quotation marks because that’s what I was told but they didn’t go into much detail about the getting along better comment.
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5 minutes ago, RollingPresidential said:
Sounds like we need to up our tampering game!
To be honest our tampering game with one of the Aggies was pretty strong. When you get to the point where people are picking roommates, jersey numbers and agreeing on NIL numbers I think you’ve done a damn good job tampering.
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4 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:I attended every game home and away this past year and not once did I ever see Patterson say a word to PK during a game. Maybe they conversed during halftime or whatever, but Patterson was usually standing 20 yards away doing his own thing without a headset.
Gotta give credit where it’s due, on game day it was PK show. Halftime GP made suggestions but he stayed in his role on game day for the most part.
during the week tho, GP was all over game planning and practicing to implement those schemes and plans. That’s also where they would have their differences. GP only knows how to practice one way. If it ain’t intense then it’s wrong to GP.
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45 minutes ago, closetojumping said:Once they're through the spring, someone can get real with Worthy and whip his ass back in line because it's fait accompli at that point. He's not leaving, and they don't have to handle him with kid gloves. You want to make it in the pros? Get your shit together, you skinny motherfucker.
This is why I really want to hire Tee Martin or Wiggins from Alabama. I know people on the board are worried about recruiting or other stuff with those two but im not worried about recruiting at Texas. I want somebody to walk into that room on day one and be able to say I’ve coached multiple NFL picks/pro guys. I’ve handled the ego of a room full of studs. Get in line and and join the list of guys who are getting paid real money, or bullshit and watch you ruin yourself. Also they need some real competition in that room. Cook coming in and pushing for legit PT or the transfer WR coming in would do wonders for that room. Whit gotta be more vocal. He a lead by example guy. That room needs a vocal leader. Bad. Somebody who you fear might smack somebody for getting to far out of line. With Quinn being so quiet there was just a large leadership vacuum. Only so much Ro and Bijan could do.
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29 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:I hate when Chip is some what correct cause I hate him and don’t think he should be allowed anywhere near the team.
Defensive coaches say Worthy the drama Queen was created and Marion and Sark did a terrible job managing him and played a big part in his ego and effort issues. The WR as a whole wasn’t managed very well. Marion is excellent on the chalk board and can teach the position but he was way to caught up in 1. Being more friend than coach and 2. Promoting himself.
Coleman was better for the actual WR room, just was a deadman walking on the recruiting side of things.
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6 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:
Well, they sure are dragging their fucking feet...
At this point I’m not sure Evan even believes the stuff he says out loud.
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49 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:
Who was the guy that said Evan Stewart was coming here for sure?
I won’t run from the negs if my info turns out to not come true. I know I was one of the people who said it. But I heard it directly from Evan and his parents multiple times.
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4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:To be fair to the other defensive coaches, they don't seem like screamers, and all Gideon has to do is stare. I think for sure the secondary coaches should be on thin ice, and I think Patterson absolutely helped Gideon, who is a young coach and probably needs the input. Hopefully we get Catalon and the defense takes another step forward next year by turning the elite number of pressures into game changing sacks.
Blake will forever be grateful to GP. GP invested a lot of time into Blake and hopefully continues to do so. The safety room was night and day different this year compared to last.
GP’s main issue this year was he thought the scheme would get to soft at times. He too wanted to see more press looks and coverages versus some of the games where we let them have free five yard hitches and outs all game long.
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19 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:Some say Patterson worked harder than most on the staff. Could be rumors but is interesting if so.
Patterson worked his ass off. Patterson and Bo Davis got really close this year because they felt like they were the only coaches who were really full of “fire” consistently. Bo has told plenty of people that GP would be more upset at practice than actual position coaches and that was a major concern. People “believe” he could have been used even more than he was this year and they hope he comes back next year.
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Roach uses that same quote about Jones being the recruiter of the year at Texas every time we have an WR opening. Legit third time he has used the same exact quote/blurb.
we get it Mike.
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If I was Sark I would get a blank check and make Jeff Scott tell me no.
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Marion has been trying/begging for an OC job for months. He literally would have taken ANY OC job available. For a while in December he basically stopped recruiting because all he was focused on was getting a new job. He got his ass back focused when he realized he was getting a job at the time but he been focused on himself for a while.
Good recruiter, good relationship builder but did a bad job holding that WR accountable. Some of that is on Sark as well but Marion let Worthy get away with whatever. Our receivers didn’t improve this year and Worthy actually played better under the last coach. There will be people in that room happy with this move. Hopefully Sark has somebody lined up.
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39 minutes ago, closetojumping said:
He’s not going to have two of his guys competing for a starting spot on the same roster. Neyor and Sturdivant would be cannibalizing each other’s opportunities at Texas.
Bingo!
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49 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:IT this morning
*Finally, there’s a good chance Christian Jones will return to the program. Word is his draft grade wasn’t what he’d hope and he believes he can improve it by utilizing his Covid year.
Coaches originally asked JWhit, Jones, Ovie and Moro to come back. So far two of those are taking the offer. I can say that there was major disagreement between defensive coaches on Ovie so it makes sense that he decided to move on. Not all the coaches wanted him back.
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6 minutes ago, Sandbagging Steve said:
I don't see the issue. We desperately need wide receivers and I think most understand that Neyor will probably need to be eased back into the line-up. There's going to be enough touches for at least 4 receivers next year. Sturdivant is also still a young guy with plenty of eligibility playing on a very bad team. Even coming off the bench next year at Texas would be an upgrade for him. He'll get is turn before he leaves here (if he does come here).
Very few college receivers at blueblood programs get a thousand yards in a season. If they have the skillset, they still get drafted. Being great isn't all about statistics.
I agree but it’s also not my money or me also having to work all those egos and expectations. Also would help to keep Red happy because of the True Buzz connections. True Buzz has been a friend of the program with Red, Watts, and helping stay in the race with Ant Hill.
I don’t know who we end up with in the WR room but J Mic would have been my guy from day one. Evan gets more attention and rightful so, but J Mic a dog and his word is more reliable.
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14 minutes ago, Zhorn96 said:Strong rumors out of Berkeley that WR J Michael Sturdivant got money whipped by someone. Cal is trying to respond but wondering if anyone has heard anything. DFW kid and FR all American. On a horrifically bad offense, he was really really good. On a real offense, he’d be a monster…
This is where Hooks is the gift and the curse. He has a really solid relationship with Sark and that relationship has helped us get into recruitments and win recruitments. The problem this cycle is Hooks is the trainer for the Cal WR, Cook, Evan, and Neyor. The Cal WR is/was very obtainable but you gotta be straight with Hooks and all the kids because they all talk or communicate with/through Hooks. You can’t tell Evan one thing J Mic something else. I am NOT saying that happened just an example of how this specific portal run has complicating factors. It’s a thin line as well cause Cook is coming to get reps while Hooks also wants to make sure Neyor gets a chance to bounce back. I don’t envy the coaches position on this one. But a WR with Worthy, J Mic, Evan, Neyor and Cooks would be amazing. Also possible with the right plays behind the scene.
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Just now, Hookem2147 said:
Maybe he is in SouthLake visiting an old QB friend.
Evan plays a lot of games but now that the OC has been hired we will know soon if he is staying or not.
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2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:
Uh, someone else can correct me, but I don't think the problem here was Aggie refusing to let Harris return.
The football program had no problem letting him return. Other aspects of the university are very glad to see him and Chris go. Very surprised he had the grades to even transfer.
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4 hours ago, bizzle said:
an attempt to be rational take on these, ignoring the overall program trajectory flying over niagara falls in a flaming yell leader onesie:
- we're still battling to keep lucas, but losing him would suck. talented kid, good kid, hard worker, fucked up last fall but has a real future.
- chris marshall was never going to make it at a&m, which sucks as he's insanely talented, but hard to blame this one on our staff. needs to get his shit together.
- denver harris isn't a bad guy, but not mature enough at this point. will probably go be a two time all-american at lsu, huge loss.
- pj williams is a loss, but another guy that just couldn't handle the transition. also we need tackles.
- i hated losing mgk. loved his hs film more than anyone else in the class. ultimately was here for nick williams who went to colorado. doesn't really like school.
- bouie was always a flight risk, but probably the lowest floor of the kids that have left. will be interesting to see what his career does.
- ish harris was a mis-eval from the day he stepped on campus, would be shocked if he does anything.
the top 5 guys on that list are real hits from a talent perspective, but if jimbo has a chance in hell at righting this ship, it isn't happening with chris marshall and denver harris (at this point in time) on the roster. really curious what happens to this roster in the spring.
100% agree on Denver Harris. Even tho the North Shore staff is not his biggest fan as of today, they still believe he was a decent kid who just wasn’t mature enough to be a leader instead for a follower. Most people close to him swear him becoming close to Chris Marshall was the start of his decline. His parents were begging him to stop hanging out with Chris. Mom begged Aggie to let him stay once she knew for sure Chris was leaving the team.
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I’m starting a go fund me to keep Blue at Texas. Texas football needs@closetojumping to give us the golden football to break the curse that has plagued Texas football for the last 10-12 years.
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31 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:
I'm good with this. Let's roll with and develop guys like Tapp, Burke, Finkley. Doesn't seem like any good EDGE players have entered the portal anyways.
I personally believe Bledsoe will be the best pass rusher out of that class. We definitely need to hit on two from that class. I really like Finkley but I don’t think he will a huge sack guy coming off the edge.
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9 hours ago, campcrunk said:
Most likely - but I definitely remember hearing that a some of it was related to Herman being a flailing prick and Coleman being an unegaging lump. I think a better set of coaches and recruiters would have gone a long way towards keeping him. Maybe we'd have lost him no matter what - but not getting him will always piss me off. He would've been exactly what the Horns needed this year
The biggest issue down the stretch with that recruitment was how long Herman took to hire a WR coach. The family asked everyday who would be coaching their son and Herman had no answers as he swung and missed on multiple WR coaches. While we had no coach Malcolm Kelly was on him hard every day. Herman eventually hired Coleman who had been on the staff the whole time. If Herman had hired Coleman earlier I believe QJ is in austin. Made no sense to take as long as they did if you were going to hire the guy already on staff
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2023 Longhorns Football Offseason News and Notes
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As of now Cam has been told he is all tackle. Neto and Campbell are going to get as much run as they can at guard this spring so that limits moving Jones to guard and Cam to first team to see how it looks. The message to Cam has been consistent tho. You’re a NFL RT and as long as you show some patience that spot is yours in the future.
Monster 😂
Spell check did not help me out on that one.