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Magus Ossis

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  1. After July 1, it is likely that the pattern of commitments will change. We are, as I understand it, already on the course of stable roster building and NIL$ allocation. Other schools may be making promises and deals which are one-off because of the impending house settlement effect and/or deleterious to stability/morale because of disparities on the team relating to nothing more than timing of signing.

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  2. 2 hours ago, BlackCat said:

    The SEC destination for elite west coast recruits. 
     

    There’s something about combining elite Texas and California kids to conquer the southeast that makes me feel like a million bucks. They never should’ve let us into their conference. 

     

    1 hour ago, SL Xpress said:

    There's something so ironic and so delicious about the fact as an institution we spent our entire existence striving to keep the SEC out of Texas. It was a huge source for the resentment of A&M joining the conference after it was seen we were "partnered together" trying to keep the SEC out. We felt a bit back stabbed. Not that SEC schools had no success recruiting Texas before, but A&M's entrance opened the floodgates.

    So in the best if you can't beat them, join them sort of way, we join the SEC as well, and now we've quickly started drinking their milkshake. 

    This season in recruiting has in many ways been my lifelong ideal. Yes, I always loved when we dominated recruiting the best athletes in Texas and won with predominantly Texas high school rosters, but I always looked at national recruiting powers and wondered why we couldn't do that as well. I am a bit stunned at the current shift. I always felt like we could if we really tried, but it's been a master class in terms of a systematic approach. From the staff working their tails off visiting schools across the country, evaluating players, being selective and strategic in terms of who they bring in on visits, managing the NIL piece. It's a wet dream come true.

    Regarding the SEC, I keep having that The Watchmen reference run through my head. "I'm not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with me!"

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  3. If every player they want signs with them in December, it still doesn't really matter. We have seen this movie before. They already literally signed the highest-rated class in the history of ever. The dross will take up roster spots, and the mercenaries will either bleed them dry while only playing well just enough to absorb aggy cash or will portal away to big 10 schools.

  4. 44 minutes ago, chad.ihrig said:

    This narrative that “we have to get X many position players every year” is garbage.

    How many of our current RBs are gone after this year? None the last I checked. How many did we get last year? Two. Year before was also two, IIRC.

    If we swing and miss this year, it makes it more likely to get a dude next year.

    Y’all step away from the ledge.

     

    28 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    And there is always portal

    Stop. Stop that right now. It is time to close our program down. We missed. It is over.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Iceman said:

    Roughly 40% of the Corps of Cadets pursue a commission after graduation.  The difference for the 20-30% of Cadets on ROTC scholarship is that they do training during the summers and have an obligation to serve upon graduation, or they are on the hook financially.

    To be fair, the Cadets at West Point or Air Force and Navy MIdshipmen are not active military personnel, with the exception of that prior service candidate who is pursuing a commission.  My son and his buddies would joke about people at the airports thanking them for their service.  They'd be like, "Thank you, but not quite yet..."  Upon graduation, the commission ceremony commonly occurs that afternoon and is a big part of the weekend.

    Aggy serves its purpose as one of 6 Senior Military Colleges in the US. Virginia Tech, Norwich, North Georgia, VMI, and the Citadel are the others.  Aggy just likes to overstate their contributions; which is majorly on-schedule for them.

    Correction. Academy cadets are active duty.

  6. 2 hours ago, texifornia said:

     

    With the internet, (at least mostly) legal payment for even unofficial visits, and other changes, there seems to be an increasingly open market for talent to shop schools and for schools to shop for talent. What better way to lower yourself in the eyes of all the elite talent that is clearly considering Texas and is obviously not stupid enough to go full land-thief retard than by making this the public face of and the recruiting visit picture ask of your program?

     

    EDIT: the more schools that do this the better for us, IMO. It basically says that Texas is the standard that they bother to hate. It's like saying, "I'm a good enough and smart enough to beat that jerk Saban, doggone it-- play for me!"

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  7. 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Do you really believe that Texas Tech is spending more money on football than any other school? 

    If it helps, that article is factually incorrect regarding Texas and NIL for last season and assumptions going forward. Laughably so, regarding 2024. 

    Fanrunradio and its crack team of journalists, litigators, and athletic department insiders can not be so easily dismissed, sir.

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  8. Top 4 should definitely include at least Nobis, Street, Earl, Ricky, Vince, and anyone who ever started at DB with a massive osteosarcoma of the femur. For starters.

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  9. 33 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

    I always like how the security guard/cop comes and restrains the SMU cheerleader, not the dipshit brandishing the deadly fucking weapon.

    Counterpoint: when was the last time an ag successfully posed any threat to anyone who was not standing under a poorly designed stack of logs?

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