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  1. Any chance we try to sell Iwwunah on playing OL? If we land Turner with Thomas already on board, I think his athleticism would play on the OL. We'd still have Regis and Jackson to push for trying to maximize on the DL. In-state OL options seem to be running low.

  2. 2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Count me as one who would have preferred we got both cosmi and little. 

     Feel like it was an either/or situation. Didn't think Cosmi got an offer until we missed on Little. At least that's my recollection. In hindsight, of course we take both.

  3. 47 minutes ago, satyanash said:

    You guys can't seriously think the criticism and dismay surrounding this decision is only from Football board posters who don't follow recruiting?

    Everyone and their mother acknowledged at the start of the cycle that this year's OL class would not be a success without the Brockermeyers. Instead it's the recruiting posters, the guys who should know better, who are now regurgitating the usual "it's fine, we didn't really need him/we'll find a 3-star gem to replace him" takes. I only have to go back a couple of months to find both the $9.95-ers and @Longhorn94-type insiders still assuring us that the Brockermeyers will probably end up here. Nothing about our dismal offensive performance last year changed in those few months, so what happened? Clearly the relationship with Herman and Blake deteriorated beyond repair, and that should be a very worrying sign for our blue-chip targets moving forward.

    The Walker Little situation aside, this is definitely the worst recruiting miss of Herman's tenure so far here, and it comes at a time when Hand is already having problems elsewhere. OL classes like 2021 don't come around very often, and losing this recruitment is a pretty definitive sign that this staff cannot survive on selling hope any longer. And I'm not even going to get into the further damage that a cancellation of the 2020 season would cause.

    Just to be clear, your argument is that this is the biggest miss since Walker Little, and we had to settle for a 3-star that's been developed and is probably 50-50 to be drafted higher than Little? The one thing this staff does extremely well is identify talent. I have no idea if they'll find another Cosmi this year, but I'm not overly concerned about getting back 3 scholarships because we missed on one kid (Tommy). Give this staff 3 scholarships to find a contributing lineman, and I feel good about that. It's definitely a loss, but it's not the end of the fucking world.

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  4. On 7/15/2020 at 1:06 PM, Fud said:

    247's update for Texas kids

    2022 rankings for Texas prospects
    1) Quinn Ewers
    '8) Caleb Burton
    12) Devon Campbell
    13) Malick Sylla
    19) Omari Abor
    22) Denver Harris
    24) Kelvin Banks
    48) Bryan Allen Jr
    57) Jaylon Guilbeau
    60) Kobe McKinzie
    64) Evan Stewart
    69) Jaydon Blue
    72) Tavorus Jones
    78) Ernest Cooper
    85) Austin Jordan
    86) Bryce Anderson
    88) Donovan Green
    90) PJ Williams
    100) Chance Biddle
    112) Armani Winfield
    124) Conner Weigman
    141) Jaylen Early
    144) Brenen Thompson
    147) Julian Humphrey
    162) Jamarion Miller
    164) Jordan Hudson
    192) Bobby Taylor
    206) Kam Dewberry
    217) Christian Driver
    219) Cade Klubnik
    228) Jadarian Price

    ESPN's

    1) Quinn Ewers
    9) Devon Campbell
    13) Brenen Thompson
    24) Ernest Cooper
    25) Evan Stewart
    27) Caleb Burton
    34) Jordan Hudson
    35) Malick Sylla
    46) Denver Harris
    49) Armani Winfield
    69) Donovan Green
    70) Jaydon Blue
    71) Cam Dewberry
    75) Chace Biddle
    80) Kobe McKinzie
    83) Tavorus Jones
    90) Bryan Allen
    92) Omari Abor
    93) Austin Jordan
    95) PJ Williams
    114) Bryce Anderson
    139) Kelvin Banks
    147) Harold Perkins
    157) Jadarian Price
    162) Christian Driver
    197) Cade Klubnik
    187) Emeka Megwa
    205) Bear Alexander
    210) Dylan Dixson
    221) Bobby Taylor
    224) Cameron Williams
    228) Julian Humphrey
    233) Jaylon Guilbeau
    243) Phaizon Wilson
    254) Jaylen Early
    270) Garrett Rangel
    275) Trent McGaughey
    288) Erik Gray
    291) Landon Hullaby
    292) Jarred Kerr
    298) Jadon Scarlett

    I don't really know this class at all yet, so I don't have much to comment on 

    Surprised not to see the LB from Manvel listed - Justin Medlock. Looked him up, and he's a high 3-star on 247, but he's already got some real offers for a '22 kid. His dad played at A&M, so we're probably already out.  

    https://247sports.com/Player/Justin-Medlock-46081319/

  5. 8 minutes ago, Viper said:

    yeah I was wondering what the rationale for this is. Just pushes the season back to get more time for the virus to subside or what?

    I think it's about control personally. Much easier to mandate protocols within the conference. They have no control over the standards other conferences impose, which could theoretically be less demanding with less resources and funding available...plus they can get additional conference revenue to offset the lack of people in the stands. Those non-conference away dates become content they can sell if they increase the number of conference games. They also don't have to shell out to smaller schools to show up.

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  6. 32 minutes ago, bEastTexas said:

    You got it backwards, he’s from Louisville (same HS Brohm went to)

    Or you have it backwards. He's from New Albany, Indiana, and was recruited to play at Trinity Catholic in Louisville for high school.

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  7. 26 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

    What if Baker Mayfield is making $45M that year?

    Don't laugh, it's just a hypothetical used due to historical situations. I'm just saying if the market for average QBs explodes to where $40M is average, then yeah, he might hold out. If he's still possibly the best QB in the game then he should hold out in that situation.

    Holding out won't be the same in the future due to provisions in the new CBA to prevent it.

  8. 1 minute ago, UncleBuck said:

    Now you gotta wonder how much of the bottom line Texas is worried about with big money donors. Hopefully they can work shit out with those guys, if they're presenting a solid roadblock. 

    Finances in general are going to be a real problem for public universities for the next couple of years 

  9. Truth: Mississippi had no interest in changing it's flag until it started to impact the bottom line economically. As soon as all the coaches showed up to the statehouse and said they wouldn't be able to recruit, it was a done deal.

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  10. 1 minute ago, texifornia said:

    It's also easier to make changes when the initial thing is so public and flat-out obviously racist that it's actually hurting your state's economy. If it's meaningless, it's ironically harder to do.

    I'd probably say more symbolic than meaningless. Certainly tangible things move the needle quicker, but to the group asking for the changes, they aren't meaningless.

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  11. 3 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

    You said it.... "they" 

     

     You gotta get a buncha "theys" on the same page. Three weeks. Who knows how far they've gotten or not. 

    Not to mention the fact that Covid is currently wrecking shop on revenues and the state budget going forward. This is absolutely a priority, and for the players most likely their main priority, but the University as a whole, it is one of many. Some of which have become extremely pressing. I don't envy our administration at all right now.

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  12. Just now, UncleBuck said:

    Not only that, but CDC can't do a whole lot himself. Boosters will be involved, the University. It goes beyond the athletic department. 

    Quick, somebody fire up Parks and Rec on Hulu. We need to screen it for the team as an introduction to the wonderful world of government/bureaucracy. Seriously though, this was always going to move slower than they wanted.

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  13. 1 minute ago, UncleBuck said:

    It'd be fine if it were only up to CDC, or Tomothy. It's not. Logistically three weeks just isn't a lot. Would be interesting to know what the players are being told. 

    I'd more interested in hearing what Overshown heard. Communicating across multiple demographics (age, race, etc) can morph even a direct message. We need to be actively trying to understand how the message is being received. Genuine intentions mean nothing if they're seen as disingenuous.

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  14. 22 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    Honestly as long as he shuts the fuck up about thots and stops getting into dumb fights with Derka, I don't mind having a probably-not-but-maybe team-affiliated chaos agent around.

    The sheer volume of shit accounts he's created make this a hard no for me.

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