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  1. 2 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

    Three more? Who could that even be? I guess the likely one still left are Cook and Gullette. Maybe Muhammad, Hill, or Shelby?

    I think Baxter, Cook, and Muhammad

    Baxter pushed his commitment date but given Choice’s tweet about a bear (aka Baxter the bear) and 247 flubbing the commit pic, I think he’s a silent.

    Cook for obvious reasons.

    Muhammad just a guess.

  2. 56 minutes ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

    The Wall Street Journal has an article on his committment.

    I find that kinda crazy.

     

    Paywall

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/arch-manning-texas-commit-recruitment-family-11656006612

     

    I remember I was at work on the trading floor and Arch’s commitment hit the scroll on my Bloomberg terminal. Needless to say, that is the first sports news outside of “XYZ won ABC championship” that I’ve ever seen on there.

  3. 12 minutes ago, Big Woodrows said:

    SIAP, but this is some incredible bellyaching from Georgia talking heads (it gets really good at 4:25)

     

    Dang that one guy in the red shirt is taking this so personally. Almost like Arch called him and told him to go fuck himself.

  4. 4 minutes ago, Getafix said:

     

    The Huddle: Cedric Baxter notes, checking in on two five-stars, another crystal ball

    Hudson Standish

     

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    The Huddle: Cedric Baxter notes, checking in on two five-stars, another crystal ball

    Hudson Standish
     

    I mentioned today in the comments of a post that the early vibe from Cedric Baxter was that the Arch Manning commitment news was "lit, but wouldn't impact his recruiting process." What the source who relayed that message told me was that he views Texas as the current leader and Baxter isn't going to alter his timeline so you end up with the above quote.

    I made a couple more calls about Baxter and across multiple recruiting circles the overwhelming word is that Texas is the leader. So I decided to follow Steve Wiltfong and make a crystal ball prediction for Baxter to Texas. As we've previously reported, Texas A&M is the biggest threat in this recruitment.

    Mike and I have talked on the podcast and reported since Baxter's official visit that we loved where Texas stands in his recruitment and this pick reflects that trendline more than a reactionary prediction after Arch Manning popped.

    Two national recruits that we have been circling for the past month are five-star offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor and five-star tight end Duce Robinson. The early returns we're getting from Proctor are that it might be too late for the Horns to make a substantial push as the mammoth OT is prioritizing Iowa and Alabama at the moment. We're going to continue to monitor Proctor as we know for a fact he and Manning have a pretty solid relationship but as of right now I struggle to see much developing.

    Where we have heard some initial positive returns is Pinnacle's (Pheonix, AZ) Duce Robinson. We're waiting on a few calls and updates from Robinson at the moment, but as I stay cautious on Proctor I think there is some room for Texas to truly enter the race with Georgia and USC for Robinson. 

    In addition to Manning's commitment, how Texas effectively uses Jahleel Billinsgley and Ja'Tavion Sanders at tight end this upcoming season will be watched closely. The likelihood of Texas basing out of 12 personnel gives me the feeling a three tight end class isn't out of the possibility.

     

     

    Sad to hear that about Proctor. That kid is a titan.

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