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  1. 4 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

    You know Jimbo will put the pressure on guys to commit and shut it down with OUsucks getting 4 commits.

    Nah. Remember Luicci said that Jimbo would have picked our class clean if not for the early signing. Goes double for OU.

    Jimbo is cleverly gathering in the hidden gems before cherry picking the big diamonds from poor, luckless Texas and OU.

  2. On 4/11/2018 at 6:33 PM, Sejjr said:

    His ribs should be the raffle prize.

     

    On 4/11/2018 at 6:38 PM, Bevo14 said:

    Is a food-poisoned aggy more inclined to give him 9.95?

    No pathogen in the solar system could survive in those charred remains of beef. You're more likely to find life swimming around in lava.

  3. 3 minutes ago, burntorangebongos said:

    here where we are. With a broken legislative process. Laws written to the highest bidder. Doped up to our gills, with an amatuer president who is a con man liar. We did this and only hard work and a clear plan will get us out. So I guess we're fucked.

    Bigly.

    The other part about the Trumpists is that they are driven almost exclusively by emotion. You can't argue someone out of a feeling. The Perotistas were drawn by ideas, that's why they dispersed. Trumpists are a mob.

  4. 14 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Hugo,  don't you think Trump's base is the only thing that will keep these GOP politicians in office?  Trump being impeached doesn't magically bring back the pre-Cheeto Republican Party and put them in a positive light.  These fuckers CREATED this situation. 

    They are fucked, they know they're fucked, and they're gonna latch on to Donald's teat until it's over.  The spineless ones (like Paul Ryan) will "retire". 

     

    The GOPs are in a terrible bind of their own making.  An electorate of 30% hard core Trumpists means that they are easily the dominant faction in a single party.  For incumbents, they can buck the Trumpists and lose the primary or embrace the Trumpists and loses in the general election.

    For decent GOPs, they can go down on principle by condemning Trump or try to stay in office and do some good by not condemning Trump. A decent person would pause before surrendering his/her seat to a Trumpist or a hated Dem. 

    Hacks like Ryan go with the direction of the wind and may have their hands in cookie jar. Non-hacks are screwed by the hacks.

  5. 1 hour ago, Longhornfrenzy said:

    Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff have proven that they are not afraid to cast a wide recruiting net, scouring the country for players they believe will help them win an SEC and a national championship.

    Most coaches get the heeby jeebies as they approach the state line. They use bamboo fishing poles instead of the wide recruiting net. Scouring? They've never heard of it and don't like the way it sounds when they do.

    But Jimbo? He coaches fast. He performed open heart massage on Koda Martin to save his life while instructing his QBs how to properly hand the ball off.  Fear is unknown to Jimbo Fisher. He laughs as he steps over the state line to scour the country for 3-star yankees who will tame the mighty SEC in short order. He's a man. He's a short man and cuckold, but he's a goddamn man!

    We've never seen the likes of him nor will we likely ever again. Behold the courage while you can.

    Perroni is reaching Hammesque levels

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  6. 11 hours ago, Anastasis said:

    Where I have pushed back is on this concept that there was some organized effort within the Trump campaign to undermine the american political system via collusion with russia. I dont think that the Trump election team was capable of organizing within themselves, much less organizing with russia. I think it was amateur hour all around. 

     

    I think this is solid perspective. My reading in Atlantic Magazine's What Putin Wants and their article on Manafort supports that different actors are acting for different reasons. My conclusions based on my limited reading:

    Putin wants to stir up trouble for the US wherever he can. His attack on our election could be (likely is) related to the US condemnation of Russian elections and his legitimacy. His hold on Trump was a lucky card that was thrown into his hand rather than a master plan.

    The Trump actors seem motivated by money or crushing debt. They sold out the system for personal gain rather than being part of a master plan to damage faith in our political processes.

    Trump, on his own, has fascist instincts to attack the press, vilify the defenseless and spew lies about the return to greatness of Italy Germany the US. Putin gets dealt a royal flush.

    All of these activities are vile and unlawful. However, I don't think a master plan was in place to bring us to this point in time where Putin's best wet dream of American political disarray and distrust has taken over the waking world. It's just a perfect storm.

    Still, all these fuckers need to go to jail.

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  7. We played the Aggies around Thanksgiving for a hundred years and the OU game never became an afterthought to anyone. What would change now? Why exactly?

    They need attention because nobody gives much of a shit about A&M without Manziel (who was electrifying) in spite of their facilitiesfacilitiesfacilities and membership in the SECSECSEC.

    It also sounds like they want to get out of their new Thanksgiving "rivalry" because they're actually getting thrashed more consistently by the Tigahs than the 'Horns.

    Poor Aggie.

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  8. 57 minutes ago, Laga4 said:

    You could read that he's turning 3 visits into 1.  

    He was going to visit last weekend,  attend the spring game and then set up an official visit.  

    Smart kid. 

    That's what it looked like to me. If you're going to go anyway, you may as well be treated like a king and have the whole thing paid for.  I wouldn't be surprised if the A&M staff had to use the perqs of an OV just to get him into town. Who knows? Maybe it will work and get the recruit interested. Neither party has anything to lose.

    I didn't think the post was that hard to understand.

  9. 1 hour ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Italy is the Louisiana of Europe.  Its an excessively corrupt tourist state. Id take a German gov't in a heartbeat. 

    Oh, so now you're getting all fancy and distinguishing between European countries as thought there is any difference between Germany, Italy and evil France. They're all the same and the murderin', rapin', negro-hatin' Dems love everything about them! They sent the negro they elected to apologize to everybody and eat their vomit. That's no kind of a man or manly political party!

    Join the fine people who have joined the GOP!  We say the politicians are all the same, but you know we don't mean it!

    You'll come for the lib-hatin', but you'll stay for the certainty of your own virtue. We're really great people.

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    I really think A&M is targeting out-of-state receivers they're trying to get guys that are like Amari Cooper Calvin Ridley DJ chark

    This is what a man who knows how to win a national championship (Natty to those who have never won one) knows how to do. Non-national championship coaches waste their time looking for players who don't resemble the best players from the past. 

    Jimbo knows how it's done. Recruit the best players and keep the QBs eyes from crossing.

    The SEC trembles.

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  11. I also have the Perroni sunshine article. It was current when we bailed on Shag. Tip of the hat to Neon Moon.

     

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    Texas A&M closed out the class of 2018 incredibly strong and the new staff has also started the class of 2019 off with a bang as well. The Aggies currently sit at No. 4 in the team rankings and have a very real shot to finish with their best class ever.

    Here is a very early look at a realistic potential class. Not all these players will end up as Aggies but A&M has the potential to land each and every one of them.

    Also, there are names not on the list that will likely become serious targets. Jimbo Fisher and Co. will go across the nation looking for talent but those names are not on this list yet. Two positions that is likely to happen at are linebacker and offensive guard.

    QB Grant Gunnell, Houston St. Pius: The first commit in the class, Gunnell is still taking other visits and there is definitely cause for concern. If he does not end up in the class, Fisher and Co. will look to find another player at the position relatively quickly to get it shored up.

    RB Isaiah Spiller, Klein Collins: A current Oklahoma pledge, Spiller is an Aggie legacy and spent this past Sunday in College Station. The four-star is a legitimate candidate to flip from the Sooners.

    WR Kam Brown, Colleyville Heritage: A&M got its speed receiver for the class in the former UCLA commit as the four-star pledged to the Aggies over the weekend.

    WR Chase Lane, Houston St. Pius: Lane has very good speed for the slot. He committed at the same time as Gunnell and the two are teammates and very good friends. He will likely end up with Gunnell if the QB does go elsewhere.

    WR Theo Wease, Allen: The nation’s No. 29 overall prospect did not have an offer from the previous staff but that has quickly changed. The one-time OU commit is very high on A&M. 

    WR Arjei Henderson, Fort Bend Travis: Henderson and Wease want to play together in college. They previously committed to the Sooners together at the same time. The numbers are going to get interesting at receiver with so many good ones in the state.

    TE/H Elijah Higgins, Austin Bowie: The 6-3/215 four-star prospect is a high school receiver that some project to be a tight end. He has serious speed for his size and an offer list to back it up. He left A&M this past weekend with the Aggies in good shape. Higgins will likely see his ranking go up as other services adjust theirs.

    TE/H Nnamdi Adim-Madumere, Fort Worth Southwest: Another high school receiver, expect the 6-3/225 junior to see his offer list increase a ton this spring and to likely shoot up the rankings as well. A&M was his first Power Five offer and I have a CB in on him to the Aggies.

    OT Kenyon Green, Atasocita: The state’s top-ranked player, the Aggies are in very good shape with the five-star tackle. He publicly named A&M his leader and it is going to take a lot of work by another school to keep him from being an Aggie.

    OT Javonne Shepherd, Houston North Forest: The 6-7/305 junior looks the part of a future NFL left tackle. He and Green want to play together at the next level and A&M has done a very good job with him. Shepherd is another I expect to shoot up the rankings once more people see him in person.

    DE Braedon Mowry, Katy Taylor: It looks like an A&M/OU battle for Mowry with the Aggie in very good shape. A&M has built a pipeline with Katy Taylor and the four-star DE looks likely to be the next to head to College Station.

    DE Marcus Stripling, Katy Mayde Creek: The 6-2.5/260 defender was blown away by the new staff in Aggieland. He was already really high on A&M and is in College Station frequently to see friends. It is likely an A&M/OU battle but the Aggies are positioned well.

    DT DeMarvin Leal, Converse Judson: Leal is another player I expect will see his ranking continue to rise as people actually see him in person. He is incredibly disruptive on the line and has a chance to finish in the discussions as the state’s top player. He is a relatively quiet kid but has long been high on A&M.

    DT Josh Ellison, A&M Consolidated: As long as he gets his academics in order, the local four-star prospect is going to see his offer list increase even more. He is high on both A&M and TCU early but he very well could stay in town to play his college ball.

    DE/LB NaNa Osafo-Mensah, Fort Worth Nolan: A&M has a battle on its hands but Osafo-Mensah is the state’s top edge rusher and a big priority target for the Aggies. He was in College Station this past weekend.

    LB Marcel Brooks, Flower Mound Marcus: The fast and hard-hitting linebacker has never shown much interest in A&M but the new staff changed that. He will be in College Station on Saturday with the Fast 7v7 team and his reaction will be interesting. He’s the top pure linebacker in the state by far but the Aggies have work to do to catch up.

    CB Bobby Wolfe, Houston Madison: A&M beat out numerous other teams for the 6-3/190 four-star prospect when he committed this past Sunday. Wolfe is an incredibly physical corner.

    CB Marquez Beason, Dallas Bishop Dunne: There was thought that the national top 100 prospect could have possibly shut things down last weekend. That did not happen but I could still see it happening in the near future. Illinois Commit

    CB Erick Young, Fort Bend Bush: Young and Wolfe are best friends and have long said they want to play together in college. The 6-1/195 four-star is a big-time A&M target and many expect he will be an Aggie as well.

    CB Jeffery Carter, Aledo: This one is going to be a battle but the Aggie built some serious momentum by having him on campus each of the past two weekends. The former Oklahoma commit is close with Adim-Madumere and the two could very well end up together. Carter also plays on the same 7-on-7 team as several other players on this list.

    S Brian Williams, Dallas Bishop Dunne: The five-star defender has already committed to A&M and has become a vocal leader in the class. Landing him a couple weeks back was huge for the Aggies.

    S Demani Richardson, Waxahachie: The 6-2/205 defender loves to hit and does a great job in coverage. There was a ton of buzz out of College Station this past weekend and he was one of the players that came away very impressed.Looking Around

    K Caden Davis, Coppell: If not the country’s top kicker for the class, he’s very close. Davis committed to the previous staff and wants to be an Aggie, so he will be if the new staff decides to still take a kicker. More will likely be clear once a special teams coach is named and a kicking coach hired. Looking Around

    This class of 23 prospects would be incredibly loaded. Several of them are likely to see huge jumps in their current rankings as well.

    Even before those players see their rankings rise, the 23 players listed would give A&M a team total of 301.24 with the current rankings. That would have finished No. 3 this year, No. 4 in 2017 and No. 2 in 2016.

    Other players considered for inclusion:

    WR Jordan Whittington, Cuero: Will A&M have room for that many receivers? Can the Aggies supplant Texas as the perceived current leader? Whittington is very, very good player and will be interesting to follow. Texas Commit

    WR Jalen Curry, Houston St. Pius: Curry is a teammate of Gunnell and Lane and was also a Florida State commitment under Fisher. The receiver numbers are going to play a big role here as well.

    TE Austin Stogner, Plano Prestonwood: A current OU commit, Stogner was high on both A&M and FSU when he committed to the Sooners. He is going to give the Aggies a long look and is also close friends with Gunnell. 

    OL Branson Bragg, Crandall: The lone in-state interior lineman with an A&M offer, Bragg admits to growing up a big fan of Texas. He could be an in-state battle.

    OL EJ Ndoma-Ogar, Allen: The four-star offensive guard has not received an A&M offer at this point but he is the type of player the Aggies have gone after on the interior recently.

    DE T'Vondre Sweat, Huntsville: From an hour down the road, Sweat says he grew up a big A&M fan. He was also visited by Fisher and several other Aggie coaches. He was once close to committing but has slowed things down a bit. Texas Commit

    OT Tyler Johnson, Conroe Oak Ridge: The national top 100 prospect has a top three of A&M, OU and Texas. He has always seemingly liked the Longhorns, though, and was not at the Super Bowl event over the weekend.

    CB Marcus Banks, Spring Dekaney: Banks has been on campus numerous times and A&M is one team he always mentions. The numbers at corner could get interesting as well, though.

    Interesting that the list doesn't include Mowrey.

  12. 6 hours ago, SomnambulantBrobdingnagian said:

    can someone point aggy to the reasonable recruiting comments that come from an actual national power

    They can get that here, but dang t-sips are not the model for them. They go to the ND site and they think, "dang t-sips posting everywhere."

  13. 1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

    He acquitted himself nicely after the poor start last year, and is off to a great start this year with Sweat, Leal, and NaNa all likely Texas commits before the season.

    The start doesn't matter to anyone other than Nervous Nellies. It's the finish. If Leal commits December 1, does that mean there was poor start? No. 

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  14. He knows how to win the national championship. He recruits nationally and finds the best 4- and 5-star players. He coaches fast. His quarterbacks learn how to handoff the football and not cross their eyes.

    Power moves will pick the Texas class clean before it's all over. It would have happened this past season if not for the early signing date.

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  15. 13 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    This actually has potential. Republican evangelicals are used to being catered to, and the president was willing to do that. But if he is actually a narcissist personality (I have no idea) he could wind up lashing out at them if he feels shamed or rejected by them. 

    The narcissism that leads someone to rise to the top of the Trumpist evangelical racket will work perfectly with Trump's narcissism. They'll stroke Trump and curse Satan's Lying Media; Trump will stroke back because they love him.  E'erbody happy.

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