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Jimmy Two Times

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  1. Just now, Sir Ulrich said:

    Would be worried more about Niblett/Moore than Cook. The issue last season was having 3 freshman behind the core not having enough experience to trust in big moments. We should have more rotation with those 3 and 2 experienced receivers coming in. The question is will Wingo be ready to go and push one of those out. 

    I'm not worried about either of those guys really. If guys are leaving because better players are ahead of them, understandable and good for the program. 

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  2. 13 hours ago, nnm said:

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    Good bull right there. Ag tag Texas Leaguer would rather have a 3rd team MAC than a HS 4 star. 

    My favorite part here is the guy (who was given a swift Looch ban hammer for questioning the Elk) expresses some doubt as to whether a 3rd team MAC guy is an elite pickup and the response "Since you're such a stud god why don't you walk up to him and call him the pword." These people are seriously deranged. 

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  3. 22 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

    Bolden reminds me a lot of the TCU kid Turpin with the Cowboys. Could be a highly specialized guy, doing some Keilan things (Robinson’s value wasn’t at traditional RB) plus punt return, but not sure we would have room for another receiver if we land Liberty Biberty or another full-sized player 😛. Probably depends on DeCamilas/Banks persuasive skills.

    Bolden brings a lot to the table that Keilan did not. He's a good route runner with solid hands. He doesn't have the straight line speed but is much shiftier - certainly wouldn't expect many handoffs to him. In a way, I could see him replacing some of what Whittington did in the slot with better YAC ability. I'd be pretty happy to add him and the Liberty kid and call it a day. 

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  4. 50 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

    They're so transparent.

    We have Kurt Bohls constantly taking shots at our program for attention, but all of their media reps are aggie alums, actively recruit for them, and carry whatever message the hive mind determines to be the most self-serving.

    Not saying it's helpful to have Bohls and his ilk around, but the constant propaganda and TexAgs level of sway in the A&M athletic department is probably more damaging. 

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  5. 2 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

    Bo has been working LSU, Alabama, and Texas for raises over the last 25 years.  With stops driving trucks, slumming it at UTSA, and being banished to the Detroit Lions in between.   I'm guessing he wants to get off the merry go round soon and wants the last stop to be his first.

    100% agree with this. Can't imagine it's a money issue unless they liquidated a children's hospital for this contract. Can never really fault a guy for going back to his alma mater/first coaching stop but I think this would be a decent blow to our DL recruiting. BD's development has been nothing short of spectacular the past two years. 

  6. 1 minute ago, Jiggy-Z said:

    Prior to the game, I never thought that the pass rush was going to get home against UW, and not because of great blocking or poor defensive execution.

    UW usually just gets the ball out very fast and picks their spots for the slower developing stuff. Think OU, only faster and with a better line.

    Very difficult to defend with our scheme and personnel in the secondary.  UW style allows them to play their game when they want to.

    Yes, this was the main concern before the game and played out pretty much exactly as expected. Washington has a sixth year QB and 3 veteran WRs all of whom are ready to play in the NFL right now. Taafe, who has produced better than you should expect for a walk on, and Thompson will be working in cubicles. We were a very good team this year but there's still work to do to raise the talent level of the roster - next year should be better in that regard. 

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  7. Might not be great for development, but holding the Aggies hostage before signing and then repeating one or two times before transferring has been very profitable for their players. I'd like for Texas to sign this kid, but fleecing these morons for all they're worth is something I can respect. I guess it's sort of worked out for the Aggies in the case of Bryce Anderson, but you'd think after their experience with Nolen and "E-Stew" they'd learn their lesson. Whole program reeks of desperation. 

  8. 2 minutes ago, pacman said:

    Curious if that is actually an optimal recruiting strategy, or an indication which of your staff you believe are the best developers of talent over the long term.

    Pretty clearly the former. Monitor the quantity/success of WR/DB transfers. Most top teams have a few transfers at those positions that play significant roles and are on draft boards. I'm not sure any of the top ~20 OL draft prospects this year are transfers. The two recent transfers that really stick out on the OL/DL are Olu Olawutimi and Jared Verse - I can think of numerous WRs/DBs off the top of my head. 

  9. 5 minutes ago, Constant said:

    Exactly how it should have played out. I actually believe Gabriel was told much sooner that ‘24 is Arnolds team, but semantics. 
     

    The quarterback position is its own beast, but you have to play the better player. Arnold is better than Gabriel in every quantifiable way. He still has to put it together and be what he’s supposed to be, but i’m glad he isn’t going to be sitting behind a lower ceiling guy. 
     

    The portal is cutthroat and I have no issues with coaches being cutthroats. 

    Almost 15k yards and 125 TDs isn't quantifiable? I understand that Arnold is the more physically talented player but I'm hearing this from all the OU fans in my life. Gabriel is a high-end college quarterback who has years of strong production. I do agree that Venables made the right call, but I think it's far from a guarantee that he comes in better than Gabriel next year and certainly don't think he's superior in every way. 

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  10. 5 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

    So let me get this straight.

    Aggy didn't promote ERob because he was a position coach.  They did ask him to coach the bowl game and keep the recruiting class together.  The class turns into a disaster, and he actually took a couple of players with him.

    Flash forward two weeks.  They hire a POSITION coach from the only other program that's as big of a dumpster fire as them?!?!

    Holy crap. Some of my elementary students have better decision-making skills.

    I honestly think they'd be in a better position if they just consulted ChatGPT for each of these decisions. 

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  11. 16 minutes ago, Plorant said:

    Can we ever let the players we recruit play the games?  We get so excited about the recruits when they commit and sign, but then we have this ever burning desire to get transfers to play ahead of them.  How about we let Cook, Moore, Niblett, Wingo, et al get some experience.  

    First of all, I want the players that give us the best chance of winning. So, if there are players in the portal like AD Mitchell who are going to produce better than Niblett or Moore, I want them. Second, many players, like Niblett, may benefit from an extra year of practice and S&C and don't need significant playing time as true SOs. 

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