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Posts posted by Getafix
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14 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:
Guessing same as last night - Baxter & Walton
After his Aggie OV and quotes that they "gave him something to think about," I would be pretty thrilled if Baxter committed to us and shut things down.
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1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:
Im headed to sheep. Someone DM me if we flip Owens baaaack
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3 minutes ago, victory88 said:
You must have been born after the Mack Brown days. I remember we got something ridiculous like 15-17 commitments over Jr day one year.
Think it was the 2010 class ... Taylor Bible, DeAires Cotton, Mike Davis, etc.. (Was that the same class in which we got Jeffcoat and Hicks on signing day?)
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10 minutes ago, ATXbronco said:
Any news on Baxter after his A&M visit today?
Perroni had an article with the usual quotes ("Amazing!!" ... )
He did - apparently - say A&M gave him "something" to think about.
Would be curious if Gerry or one of the other UT guys spoke with him after the visit.
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Mike at Night: Thoughts on the big day and a new Crystal Ball for the Longhorns
Mike Roach
Roach putting in a flip pick for Goosby, and waiting just a bit on Walton (he could see Walton flipping, too).
SpoilerMike at Night: Thoughts on the big day and a new Crystal Ball for the Longhorns
Mike Roach
— What a wild weekend it's been. As I've been spending some time with family on my birthday and getting packed for vacation, Hudson has been carrying a huge workload making sure all of these stories are getting published. We knew going into the weekend there would be some activity, but this is about as well as I've ever seen a visit weekend work out.
— Is it done? Not quite. While we aren't sure if anything will be announced tonight, I could see the Longhorns flipping Big 12 commits Trevor Goosby (TCU) and Billy Walton (Oklahoma State). I was told that Goosby had an unbelievable trip and Kyle Flood could be close to landing his fourth offensive lineman in the class. Walton told me the trip was hands down his best visit and he wanted to think things over about where things stand with Oklahoma State and the possibility of playing at Texas. I'm putting in a flip pick for Goosby and am waiting just a bit on Walton.
— Speaking of offensive line, the three guys that committed today all have something in common. Kyle Flood and Texas were first to offer Connor Stroh, Jaydon Chatman and Andre Cojoe. That paid off as Texas established the early relationship and almost recruited the three of them as a cohesive unit. So far through two cycles at Texas, Flood has been able to put together some nice groups at a position that needed it.
— I spoke with Anthony Hill tonight and it sounds like Texas smashed the visit with the five-star linebacker. Hill said now that he's taken four of his visits, he's going to cut to two finalists sometime in the near future. If I had to guess, it will be Texas and Texas A&M. While the Aggies are still the perceived leader for him, Texas is very much in position to win him over. Jeff Choate had a huge role in his visit weekend and the two connected well while talking ball and scheme, according to Hill.
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Reaction coming in from a big recruiting weekend at Texas
Steve Wiltfong
SpoilerReaction coming in from a big recruiting weekend at Texas
Steve Wiltfong
Texas is wrapping up another big recruiting weekend in Austin and Steve Sarkisian and company are looking to stay hot after landing the nation’s No. 1 recruit in five-star quarterback Arch Manning on Thursday.
No surprise the Longhorns are tracking for an explosive receiver class, already holding a pledge from Ryan Niblett and trending for one from Johntay Cook II the second who is in town for his official visit.
There were some key defenders on campus too, headlined by the No. 1 linebacker in the land Anthony Hill.
“The Austin trip was amazing,” Hill said of his official. “What excited me about this time is you can see the rise with all the new guys they brought in.”
Friendswood (Texas) High four-star edge rusher Braylan Shelby is one Texas would love to have.
“My time in Austin was amazing,” Shelby said. “I really enjoyed that family atmosphere not only with the coaches but with all the players. You can tell how well they connect with each other.
“What excites me about the Longhorn program is the direction they’re going in. They have this amazing plan to bring Texas back, and with the commitment of Arch Manning you can see a lot of things starting to fall in place.”
247Sports asked Shelby if Texas was the one to beat moving forward.
“I would say so,” he answered. “They are definitely up there. It’s definitely going to be hard to make a decision now.”
Texas has 247Sports No. 16 recruiting class at this point in the process. They finished No. 5 a cycle ago and will look to make a run at another top five haul this go-round. I added 247Sports Crystal Ball Forecasts in favor of the Longhorns for offensive linemen Connor Stroh and Andre Cojoe along with receiver Jonah Wilson.
Stay tuned as more reaction comes in.
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Just now, RaysBoomBoomRoom said:
That’s like 6 silents now!
If these coaches and analysts are bad at math - or too sloshed to count - we end up staying up all night, waiting for commits.
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Crystal Ballin: New prediction for four-star defensive target
Hudson Standish
(Punchline: Early returns from Gullette’s visit give us more confidence that he eventually ends up signing with Texas, so I’m entering a pick at an 8 level of confidence which is normally around the highest I’ll go.)
SpoilerCrystal Ballin: New prediction for four-star defensive target
Hudson Standish
Two months ago Mike and I mentioned that Texas was in a great spot with the commitment of S’Maje Burrell and seemed to be trending positively for both Liona Lefau and Derion Gullette.
With Burrell and Lefau in the boat I am putting in a prediction for Texas to land Marlin’s Derion Gullette. The freaky athletic LB/EDGE has been one of the biggest priorities on the Texas big board for awhile and we’ve had the feeling leading into the visit that Texas was the team to beat.
Early returns from Gullette’s visit give us more confidence that he eventually ends up signing with Texas, so I’m entering a pick at an 8 level of confidence which is normally around the highest I’ll go.Mike and I view Gullette as a top 15 player in the state and think he would and I personally think he is a rare versatile athlete that could play either inside backer (where he’s being currently recruited by Jeff Choate) or as an EDGE at the BUCK position.
Texas continues to stack momentum following the Arch Manning commitment and I could see these next two weeks yielding a pretty significant amount of public verbal commitments. Stay tuned to Horns247 throughout the weekend for sideline to sideline recruiting coverage.
247Sports National Recruiting Analyst Gabe Brooks said this about the four-star athlete earlier this year.
“A dominant small-school football player who also shows above-the-rim bounce on the hardwood. Marlin's Derion Gullette further enhanced his athletic profile with a layered track and field performance at the Class 2A state meet. Gullette qualified in the shot put, finishing ninth with a 46-foot, 7-inch throw, and also ran anchor on two medaling relay teams: Marlin's 4x100 (silver) and its 4x200 (bronze). A 2023 Top247 four-star edge prospect, Gullette possesses a unique and varied athletic profile that suggests immense potential.”
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The Huddle: Two down, one to go
Hudson Standish
(Now the attention is focused towards Edgewater’s Cedric Baxter to see if Texas can complete the trifecta. Steve Wiltfong, Mike, and I all entered picks for the No. 2 RB in the country to end up in Austin and feel confident that Texas leads at the moment.")
SpoilerThe Huddle: Two down, one to go
Hudson Standish
With the commitment of 2023 Kahuku (Hawai’i) four-star linebacker Liona Lefau today, Texas now has commitments from two of their three official visitors from the June 10th through 12th weekend.While Mike and I were on campus to cover the underclassmen focused “Elite Bash” recruiting event that weekend, we mentioned throughout the weekend and the following week that Texas crushed it with Spencer Shannon, Liona Lefau, and Cedric Baxter.
It didn’t take much time with Shannon to pull the trigger on a Texas verbal pledge shortly after his official and we were told Jeff Banks did an amazing job pitching Shannon on the in-line Y role where he could have a chance at earlier than expected playing time.
With Lefau as we’ve mentioned in our commitment stories, Texas was always in the mix in his recruitment but over the spring we heard and reported that he was a legitimate candidate to end up in the Texas class.
Then heading into his official visit we heard more and more buzz that Utah left an opening for Texas to truly take this recruitment by the reins and that’s exactly what they did.
Mike and I anxiously tracked his Oregon visit and after the Ducks seemingly didn’t create much momentum there we had a great feeling that the Texas staff would end up pulling off one of the steals of the cycle and poach Lefau from the west coast.
Now the attention is focused towards Edgewater’s Cedric Baxter to see if Texas can complete the trifecta. Steve Wiltfong, Mike, and I all entered picks for the No. 2 RB in the country to end up in Austin and feel confident that Texas leads at the moment.
The best intel we have is that it will be a preseason commitment for the Floridian with Texas A&M as the chief challenger. The Aggies are still in the process of hosting Baxter on an official visit and we’ll be on the phones all weekend checking to see if A&M could keep pace with the Horns.
Buckle up everybody, it should be a fun weekend.
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9 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:
Inna few? Is Guilbeau driving?
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3 minutes ago, SarksJuggs said:
What language is that
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You're right - it was a UOV - but his fam was also there with him ...