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  1. 3 hours ago, Machinator said:

    Gerry

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    BTW, been to spring practices at Summer Creek and Atascocita today.

    Texas remains in a very good spot for Banks. As IT reported in the humidor ... Texas staff has done a terrific job with the "champion" in this recruitment.

    Kam Dewberry has Texas in the top 5, but is unlikely to make OV as of now. Dewberry said Texas is the place he has been the most, but will come for UOV's if he doesn't make an OV.

    LSU likely to get June 4-6 OV, and Texas A&M (June 18-20) and Ohio State (June 25-27) are locked in. Alabama and OU likely get OV's during the season.

     

    Hmmm wonder why we don’t get an OV?

  2. 1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

    Yeah, in SARK's first year I hope he doesn't allow any UT player who enters the portal to return to TEXAS...

    Players entered the portal under Herman because they hated him and couldn't stand being in the program any longer. Players entering the portal with Sark in charge will be doing so because opportunities have disappeared. 

  3. 3 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

    go watch Card's senior game against North Shore. kid was under duress the whole game and he was nails. same for his senior year game against Westlake. he is a grinder. he battles and competes and never gives up. 

    i know yall havent seen it yet but just wait. the kid is the real deal. he is excellent from the pocket but even better on the move. wait till he gets comfortable and then he will be a machine carving up the defense with accurate flat throws and then punishing them with his sub 4 sec shuttle when the pocket breaks down and he has to use his legs. 

    i want what is best for UT. and i will be honest, after the Colorado game, i thought that was probably Casey. but now, im starting to think the Colorado game was fool's gold. I still think Casey is really good but just maybe not as good as he looked in the bowl game.

    I think Sark is playing this right. But at this point, I would be surprised if Card doesnt win the job outright. Either way, I am confident Sark will actually let them earn/win the job and we will be successful with whomever that is.

    You were also convinced that Garrett Wilson would be a Horn.  I think you're a bit slanted when it comes to LT players. 

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  4. 2 hours ago, satyanash said:

    Mike Roach: Elite WR Evan Stewart goes in depth on recrutiment, visit plans

     

    "I’ve been communicating with them and looking into their offense and wide receivers. I like what they’re doing.”

    There is 0% chance that he looked into their offense and wide receivers and came away impressed.  I can't think of a worse place for him to go play football.

  5. 1 hour ago, Zeus said:

    Did you go to Texas? Have you ever been around West Campus at 3 AM? Shit gets destroyed when young people get wasted. 

    I didn't live at Towers but I walked down the halls a few times late and every single ceiling tile would be punched out lol.

    The elevators at my apartment were broken every weekend because drunk people breaking shit.

    I'm not saying it's all right or anything, but posting all over social media about a couple holes punched through doors like it's the end of the world is pretty weak. How is that the reason she's getting evicted? How does posting it on social media do anything? It's revenge.

    Tell me you're a GDI without telling me that you're a GDI.

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  6. 6 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

    Good riddance. He was slow and sucked when Orlando decided to offer him, and he’s added being a complete and total head case to that since he got here.

    Our last staff decided to force out Caleb Johnson because he was injured and started Mitchell.   Fuck you Todd Orlando and Tom Herman! 

    I'm sure he was a head case before he got here.  Good riddance Juwan. 

  7. 18 hours ago, Blotto said:

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    The "hated by many" line checks out. I have no idea who is in the wrong here, but I'm certain  social media will make it all better.

    yep watched a couple videos she posted.  Seems normal. Josh seems to be a person that makes rational decisions.  I'm sure he will make something of himself. 

  8. 13 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    CDC set the standard:  top 10.

    Tom Herman didn't make it -- fired.

    Karen Aston didn't make it -- "not renewed".

    Does anyone think Shaka Smart has this team anywhere close to the top 10?  No?  He's gone.

     

    The idea that our boosters won't scrape together the $10M or whatever it is to buy out Shaka and staff is insane.  We are about to open a new arena.  Do you think anyone wants this toad gloating in all the marketing materials?  No fucking way.  He's gone.  Probably tomorrow.

    Yeah I don’t think our boosters care enough about basketball to scrape together $10MM to buy out these contracts. The sport just isn’t that important to make a change.

  9. 2 hours ago, Machinator said:

    Mostly Kool Aid.

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    NOTES ON TEXAS OFFENSE ENTERING SPRING BALL

    I’ve heard from sources near the team that sophomore running back Bijan Robinson is emerging as a vocal leader on the team. Robinson proved his ability on the field last year, and he’s carried that over to offseason workouts. Robinson’s personality is easygoing and laid back which fits with new head coach Steve Sarkisian. Match his personality with his production on the field and the example he sets in workouts off the field and you have the makings of a future captain.

    I’m told that in the initial install sessions the team has been going through, second year center Jake Majors is picking up the offense quickly. Majors was forced into action as a true freshman last season and had a good showing starting at center down the stretch last season. In year two, Majors is more comfortable and several sources marveled with how quickly he’s adjusted to the new fronts they’ve been reviewing.

    The offense has been described to me as “way more detailed” and several of the older guys on the roster are still trying to pick things up. Most are ingrained with old terminology from Herb Hand’s time there, and the younger guys have the benefit of not having to completely re-wire the way they think.

    There’s been nothing but strong praise for Kyle Flood. I was told that he’s been a great teacher showing a lot of patience as these players try to transition. Flood’s a former head coach who has time in the NFL and a strong resume at the college level, so he earned instant respect when he arrived on campus. I was told there was some reluctance in the past of players to ask questions when they were unclear for fear of the previous staff coming down too hard on them.

    Flood has been diligent in building relationships with his players so far and willing to go through film to show how changes in the way they go about blocking up front can ultimately change the way they play on offense.

    The 2021 offensive line class for Texas didn’t pan out how anyone wanted it to, but the 2020 class could be its saving grace. Aside from Majors and Andrej Karic who already made an early impact, it sounds like the rest of the class is doing well in offseason workouts.

    One source I spoke with said that Logan Parr has been an animal in workouts and Jaylen Garth looks good now that he’s finally healthy after dealing with injuries most of his high school career.

    Jeff Banks came to Texas with a strong reputation as a recruiter, but he’s also an excellent coach. In fact, high school coaches I spoke with talked about how sharp Banks is when it comes to special teams, and they also said he has a pretty strong grasp on multiple offensive positions.

    In fact, Banks is a guy some people expect to end up a head coach in the next few years. As of now, he’s the guy who brings the energy on offense.

    When I asked which freshmen were making a big impression, tight ends Juan Davis and Gunnar Helm were both names that came up immediately. In fact, Davis was mentioned by multiple sources as a guy who has already turned some heads with the way he showed up and went to work. Davis is a quiet guy who goes about his business with his head down, and it’s been noticed by multiple people close to the program.

    I spoke with a source who said that Hudson Card is in great form entering a battle for the starting quarterback position. Card is up to over 200 pounds and has been working to digest as much of the offense as he can. I was told that Card is excited because the system is “more polished” and geared toward a passer. Card and Casey Thompson have both been moving quickly when it comes to the terminology, and we should have quite the quarterback battle on our hands this spring.

    WHAT WE'RE HEARING ON DEFENSE

    As Chip Brown reported, Brenden Schooler has been moved to safety. There was a combination of factors that led to that move. The wide receiver position is deep enough to sustain a loss, the safety position is getting thin and Schooler was a good player at safety where he started in 10 games as a freshman for the Ducks. As of now, Schooler and true freshman JD Coffey are behind Jerrin Thompson at the free safety position.

    Thompson is being heralded for picking up the coverage responsibilities and knowing each person’s assignment. “His mental processing is just so good,” one source told me. B.J. Foster and Tyler Owens are at the boundary safety position, which leaves the whole position a bit thin.

    Jamier Johnson was another freshman mentioned to me as a guy standing out in workouts. Johnson is at corner right now, but he has some versatility to be cross-trained at a few positions.

    Darion Dunn is another player the coaches are bullish on. Dunn has been in offseason for more than a year since McNeese State didn’t play in the fall, and I heard he had some early issues keeping up in workouts. It seems he got his wind back near the end of workouts and is going into spring practice as a player the coaches are excited about.

    Chris Adimora and Anthony Cook enter the season as prime candidates at the nickel position and Marques Caldwell joins them.

    Caldwell came to Texas injured and hasn’t made much impact yet. Perhaps a move to nickel and a full bill of health can change his outlook moving forward.

    I haven’t heard any negatives about the current coaches yet. Blake Gideon has been the energy guy on defense and I’ve been told he’s been tough but fair on the guys he’s working with. Pete Kwiatkowski was described as “different” but a really sharp guy. His disposition is different than Chris Ash but the players have similar confidence in his knowledge. Terry Joseph has been one of the guys I’ve heard the most positives about so far. When he came to Texas, he had the reputation as a good teacher and it sounds like the corners defensive backs are getting along with him well. After turnover that included two popular coaches in Jay Valai and Jason Washington, Joseph has been a welcome addition.

    NOTES FROM OFFSEASON WORKOUTS

    I’ve heard some mixed reactions on Torre Becton. From what I can tell, the strength program is undergoing a major change in philosophy from that of Yancy McKnight and there were those who preferred the old way. Some guys feel they should be getting bigger and stronger, but Becton’s focus is on mobility, stretching, explosive movements, change of direction and stop/start ability. There haven’t been any personal conflicts that I can tell but guys are used to lifting heavy weight which isn’t’ happening as much. We will see how those philosophical changes take effect this spring and summer.

    CHANGES INSIDE THE PROGRAM
    One source told me, “Everything has changed” when it comes to the program overall. There’s a new level of optimism heading into spring ball. This is usually the case any time there’s a coaching change. The team has been doing a lot of prep work and now they are ready to put it together in spring practices. The recurring theme around Steve Sarkisian is “he’s so cool.” Maybe it’s the west coast in him, but everyone we spoke with echoes that same sentiment when talking about him. He also hired a proven staff with strong resumes of development and winning. It’s been hard for players to argue and the buy in has been significant because of that success.

     

    Becton sounds like a buzzkill.  How are you supposed to be swoll for spring break doing change of direction bullshit???

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  10. 18 minutes ago, Getafix said:

     

    STEVE WILTFONG: Inside five-star OL Devon Campbell's top schools
     

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    Inside five-star OL Devon Campbell's top schools
    STEVE WILTFONG

     

    ARLINGTON, Texas - Not long after showing a nasty streak on the field at the Under Armour All-American Camp Series stop in Dallas, the 247Sports Composite’s No. 1 ranked offensive guard Devon Campbell politely took questions about his future.

    College programs covet the five-star for both sides of Campbell, the enforcer at the point of attack yet the mature young man he is away from the gridiron.

    “You know what’s funny about it, off the field he’s as humble and serene and calm as I don’t know what,” his uncle, who Devon happened to be named after, explained. “We always talk about football players having that switch. He has that freaking switch man. And I love it.”


    A couple defensive linemen felt that switch during 1-on-1s on Sunday with him knocking guys off balance with his combination of power and explosiveness.

    “When he gets on the field, he’s a beast,” his uncle continued. “When he crosses those lines, he loves to compete.”

    Tabbed as the nation’s No. 7 prospect regardless of position several schools are competing for his signature and the Arlington (Texas) Bowie standout recently narrowed his list of offers to USC, Texas, Florida State, Alabama, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Houston and LSU. He maintains no leaders among that group. A few of those schools certainly aren’t lacking effort in calling.

    “UT for sure, LSU for sure, we’ve been Zooming the last two weeks,” the elder Campbell said. He also coaches the defensive backs at Bowie during the fall. “We had a Zoom with LSU, a Zoom with OU, a Zoom call with USC, we have had so many of them because he has his top eight. UT calls a bunch, Coach (Chris) Gilbert, Coach (Jeff) Banks, Coach (Steve) Sark(asian) and Coach Flood. They send a message every morning.”

    LSU is also coming at the same pace.

    The younger Campbell is taking it all in as he searches for the best combination of what he’s looking for.

    “Producing on and off the field, player development and getting me to the next level,” Campbell said.

    At this point he’s only been on the Texas campus.

    “It’s close to home and just their tradition,” he said of what stands out. “The new staff is cool. I like how they try and stay on me and contact me and try to stay in constant contact.”

    Campbell talked about his other favorites as well.

    Regarding LSU: “I constantly talk to Coach (James) Cregg and Coach (Ed) O(rgeron). Just their tradition, a championship mindset, physicality all the time.”

    Regarding the Sooners: “Coach (Bill) B(edenbaugh) he constantly stays on me, consistently hitting me every day and letting me know I’m a high priority to the school. The way they produce their linemen.”

    Regarding Alabama: “I like the tradition of winning, constantly winning, a championship school.”

    Regarding Florida State: Coach (Alex) Atkins from FSU, I have a good relationship with him as well. From Coach Atkins is telling me they’re going to be a great program and they’re going to go far.

    Regarding USC: “Cali vibes and it’s somewhere different. Experiencing something new every day.”

    Regarding Houston: “Coach (Brandon) Jones me and him have a really good relationship.”

    Regarding Texas A&M: Me and Coach (Josh) Henson he’s a good coach. Really technical about everything. The trajectory of the program is great. If I was to go there I think I’d fit in pretty good.”

    Campbell has a personality to fit in anywhere.

    “People are always asking him where are you going to go, where are you going to go,” his uncle said. “We definitely want to get him on this summer tour, drive him down to LSU, drive him down to (Alabama), drive him to UT, drive him down to A&M and kind of hang out with the guys and start to get the vibe going.

    “We want to get out to Cali and Florida and definitely go see LSU. They got the new locker room and all that. We want to get to Cali and Florida of sure, just to get out there and vibe out there. If he does choose to go to one of those schools, my nephew is going to be in another state for the next five years. We want to make sure DJ gets to know those guys.”

    The elder Campbell thinks this process will go till the Early Signing Period.

    “His dad isn’t going to let him make a decision till then.”

     

     

    There’s always an uncle...

  11. 4 hours ago, Fud said:

    Interesting post by Tarp

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    I listened to Chris Simms' podcast on his evaluations of college quarterbacks for the upcoming NFL Draft and he's generated a lot of buzz concerning his comments on Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond. He ranks Mond fourth among this year's crop which puts him in the first round of the draft and given the fact that Mond is generally rated as a second or third day guy...well, you can see why people have been talking.

    However, in my opinion the most interesting aspect of his comments weren't about Mond's draft stock, at least as someone who covers A&M football. Mond was inconsistent throughout his A&M career and much of the blame for the struggles of the offense and passing game during his four years in Aggieland was laid at his feet by fans and other observers....at least until Mond turned in a quality senior campaign.

    Simms had a different take.

    "When I looked at the struggles of their offense ... I didn't come away going, 'Kellen Mond was the problem,'" he stated during his analysis of Mond's abilities.

    Okay..well, then what was the problem?

    "The only negative I come to with Kellen Mond is, I wish he'd play a little more backyard football," Simms stated. "He's a really good athlete, but I think he's trying to do the right thing in the Jimbo Fisher system and go through the reads."

    "I'm not going to lie, I'm not blown away by Jimbo Fisher's offense, too. I think it's a little predictable. You can kind of see it on film at times where defenses are all over there concepts and [Mond] still throws strikes in there, whether it's against Florida or Alabama and doing those type of things."

    This is an interesting take because while A&M has twice finished among the top four teams in the SEC in total offense and scoring offense during Fisher's three years in College Station, it's been largely due to a running game that's produced a couple of 1,000 yard rushers in Trayveon Williams and Isaiah Spiller.

    The passing game has been a different story. While Mond was the Senior Bowl MVP, he hasn't thrown to a single wideout that's playing in the NFL. He's had Jace Sternberger drafted at TE and Jalen Wydermyer has been even better (he's got to be the favorite for the Mackey Award next fall).

    Not only that, while A&M has brought in three consecutive recruiting classes ranked in the top ten of the 247 Sports Composite, the most highly rated receivers in his four classes in Aggieland...Jalen Preston, Kam Brown, Dylan Wright, and Demond Demas....have combined to catch 18 passes. Brown and Wright both left the program after two years.

    There's also been an inability to get the ball down the field during the last three seasons. None of the players who have been on the outside have averaged more than 13 yards per reception and Sternberger and Wydermeyer both led the team in average per catch from 2018-20. I wrote yesterday about how Alabama's foursome of Jaylen Waddle, Henry Ruggs III, DeVonta Smith, and Jerrry Jeudy averaged 15 to 19 yards per catch in 2018 and 2019 and LSU's wideouts averaged 16 to 21 yards per reception in 2019. However, even when those guys as well as their quarterbacks began leaving for the NFL, both the Tide and Tigers still had three players average 15 yards or better per reception in 2020.

    A&M has specifically recruited players for the X, H, and Z and so they've taken guys who had size or might have been quicker for two of those spots. They've started to recruit track guys this go round as I mentioned yesterday who are in the 6 foot size range who might get in and out of their breaks a tad quicker and can get downfield in a hurry.

    But Alabama and LSU run a lot of spread concepts and A&M tends to run a lot of different things. Fisher wants to run the ball, build off of that, and run more timing based routes. He may have been limited by some of his personnel in the passing game and pass protection during his time at A&M but it's still interesting that the four highest rated receivers in the 2018-20 have yet to make an impact. A&M has had some issues too via injuries to Caleb Chapman, Hezekiah Jones, and Camron Buckley but only Jones was a highly rated (and he missed nearly 1.5 seasons due to an achilles injury).

    A&M found ways to run the ball despite not having highly rated players in the offensive line. It's had more problems having the types of passing attacks that we've seen from Alabama and LSU and personnel hasn't been as a limiting problem as you think.

    The Aggies are recruiting more speed in the 2022 class and they're take as many guys as they can in the class to try to upgrade the roster in that regard. However, it will also be interesting to see if they can perhaps implement more concepts (or maybe less of them if that's the problem) to get more out of the passing game, especially with a first year starter at quarterback and a revamped offensive line in 2021.

     

     

    Didn't realize Dylan Wright portaled out. 

  12. 5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

    Are you under the impression that my watching that game gave them money? Do you understand how advertising works? They have to spend more money the higher viewership is.

    (Although it's a few steps away in the process when stadium naming rights are negotiated)

    You were explaining to us how noble a person you are because you won’t buy a Mercedes because of that company’s past. Just figured if you felt that strongly then you would disassociate with anything related to Mercedes. Guess not.

  13. 4 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

    I understand that. But their symbols are still around, and I personally choose not to give any money to support their continued existence. I don't try to convince other people to join me, it is a personal preference that stays personal. Well I guess unless a thread like this happens to exist.

    If the exact same people who work for Mercedes Benz were doing their exact same jobs in their exact same locations under a different company name and brand I would have no issue buying from them. But I'm not going to buy from a company that sought out forced slave labor from concentration camps. To many people it seems silly and that's fine, but it's my opinion that symbolism matters so if the companies had dissolved and reformed with different names, branding, and leadership but the same assets I would purchase from them.

    So did you just not watch the 2018 Sugar Bowl?  Or do you just draw the line on driving their vehicles?JWQ3KM42MBAN7EDMPR7CMVIFZE.thumb.jpg.024b5cb0efdca64d07a32989990e7f0d.jpg

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  14. 5 hours ago, elguapo said:

    It's funny seeing grown men in here spiking the football over a silly little song, but whatever.

    I don't think this dumb controversy is going away yet unfortunately, a significant segment of the fanbase seems to have convinced themselves that the song has racist origins and I don't see this report changing most of their minds.

    Hmm so one side not accepting facts because it doesn't support their point of view?  Shocking. 

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  15. 1 hour ago, Eskimohorn said:


    It depends on current students and athletes. If there’s a movement that wants it gone, it will be gone. It’s silly to think otherwise. Or that this report’s marks the end of it.

    The Eyes represents a vulnerability that malcontented entities can continue to press.

    At the point where the path of least resistance is clearly to end the song, that will be the course of action.

    And someday we will no longer use oil & gas but today is not that day and therefore I will rejoice!

    The Eyes of Texas are upon you and @David Dennison at least until you both are 6 feet under. 

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