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1 minute ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

so.  who’s gonna be the next commit not named jordan?

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13 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

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28 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

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35 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

so you are basically old enough to retire

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38 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

Well don’t I feel like a huge piece of shit.

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43 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

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1 hour ago, Bevo said:

I graduated with a degree in molecular biology and had enough hours for a minor in ChemE (but UT didn't allow engineering minors). I received an MBA and MS in mol. bio. then worked in business development (licensing) for a university and several biotech companies and consulted in the pharmaceutical industry before going into medicine as a second career. Some of the technologies I licensed were for MRI and fMRI out of Wisconsin and there was a working relationship between GE and the University. So, I should have a damn good background in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biology and an okay background with many medical devices, business related stuff, and engineering stuff. My expertise though is in UT football and UT recruiting.

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

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4 minutes ago, Spawn of Cthulhu said:

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

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7 minutes ago, Spawn of Cthulhu said:

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

Agreed with the rest, but I read his statement as he is currently practicing fwiw. 

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15 minutes ago, Spawn of Cthulhu said:

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

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Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).
But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.
Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.
Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.
I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.
 
(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)


I see we’ve found the Dr with the God complex. Lighten up Francis.
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19 minutes ago, Spawn of Cthulhu said:

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

I was given amoxicillin for an ear infection (I get these often due to a broken jaw that healed poorly from a football injury in HS) before flying overseas earlier this summer. I proceed to not get any better for a week. My middle son, meanwhile, gets diagnosed with strep, gets a z-pack and starts immediately getting better. So my wife makes me go see a dr in London. He says “yeah, amoxicillin doesn’t solve most strep” gets me a z-pack and I’m normal within a few days. So I’m not a doctor, but the dude’s original post was dead fucking wrong as a rule. Agreed with you here. 

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32 minutes ago, Spawn of Cthulhu said:

Certainly you have a nice background in the biological sciences/engineering aspects of things. Maybe, in recruiting as well. I defer to you in these topics (my undergrad degree was a BS in Biophysics many years ago).

But in the practice (not the theory) of medicine, you have no training, experience, and real-world knowledge. As such, trying to diagnose someone and figure out what was or wasn't done from afar  isn't appropriate (even for a competent physician or surgeon). Magis, e.g., will offer up general discussions of orthopedic injuries and their treatment. However, he never makes specific recommendations and exact diagnoses in a particular athlete being discussed, because he hasn't examined the patient and doesn't have access to imaging, the medical record, etc.

Your discussion of the bacteriology and treatment of strep throat and otitis media was, AFAIK, basically taken from the internet. While it was essentially correct, you (and, presumably, most laypeople) are unaware that treatment failures of antibiotics are not uncommon at all (bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics, etc). In my experience in the ER, since I'm not a primary care specialist, I actually tend to see a lot of patients who were given an appropriate antibiotic (for OM, strep, pneumonia, UTI, etc) and yet weren't cured. Usually, they just need a different antibiotic, though sometimes further treatment is needed.

Long story short, VF is one of my favorite recruits. I'm glad he was tough enough to play through a couple of generally minor infections. There was no need to go from there, though, into some long discussion about how maybe he didn't get oral antibiotics initially, maybe he was given ear drops, etc. We simply don't know. And it really doesn't matter. It's a very trivial case.

I don't venture into the CR, but I assume that there are plenty of medical diagnoses and the like being tossed around there about the President, RBG, et al. Feel free to wade in there.

 

(apologies to the board for longcatting/phlegming this)

Looks like I’ve stumbled into a stethoscope measuring contest.  

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From: Justin 

JOSH EATON

When the 6-foot-1, 175-pounder from Aldine MacArthur pledged to the Horns' C/O 2020, he joined Kitan Crawford (John Tyler) and Ethan Pouncey (Winter Park, FL) as cornerbacks in the class. That four-star trio is just another example of the UT staff and Jason Washington pushing the right buttons at the right time.

Eaton didn't care about the depth chart. He didn't care that Alabama or Texas A&M play in the SEC. And he didn't care when Texas told him he could fit at multiple spots in the UT secondary. He wanted a spot in Austin and got it.

"Coach Washington is my main man," said Eaton. "We always have great conversations. I can't wait."

Eaton wants to get better. He knows his strengths and weaknesses. He knows he has to keep working.

"I feel like I excel with my ball skills and anticipating the pass," Eaton explained. "I need to work on my breaks. Being quicker, more decisive, and not to second-guess myself. I just have to stay in the lab and keep working on my craft."

For Texas, grabbing Eaton leaves them in a very comfortable situation. They can afford to sit back and watch the other dominoes fall. I think they'd still take UF pledge Jahari Rogers, but one guy that constantly stays in touch with UT is Saguaro (AZ) five-star Kelee Ringo. Texas isn't looking for another corner, but if Ringo called, they'd take him. He's stated he'll take an official visit to Austin this fall, and when asked which schools stand out, Texas and Georgia are the first two out of his mouth.

I still feel like the Bulldogs are the team to beat here, maybe by a large margin, but it'll be fun to see what happens when the season plays out. For now, the CB haul for this cycle is pretty much set.

WEST COAST HORNS

Texas coach Tom Herman has made going out West the norm when selecting prospects for Austin. De'Gabriel Floyd, Chris Adimora, Mikey Grandy, and Jake Smith are just a few of the players that UT has landed during the Herman regime.

So when they contacted Corner Canyon (UT) defensive lineman Van Fillinger early this year, it was par for the course. At almost 6-foot-4, 255 pounds, the three-star from Utah made his first trip to the Forty Acres last spring, and walked away thinking Texas might be the pick. But they'd have to overcome Oregon (his local favorite) and Michigan (his childhood favorite).

The Ducks and Wolverines wanted him to play defensive tackle, like most of his 18 offers, but UT told him he'd be great at DE. So, gain 45 pounds and play inside or gain 25 pounds and play 4i. For Fillinger, he wants the opportunity to have a choice. DL coach Oscar Giles told him he could have one. By the time Fillinger returned to Austin, he had basically made up his mind; it was Texas.

Down south in Arizona, the Horns hooked five-star RB Bijan Robinson this summer. His story is a little different.

When Robinson was set to drop his Top 10 schools, Coach Dennis Bene told him he should add UT to the list. That's a place you want to see, Bene told Robinson. Bijan had no clue what to expect when he arrived for the spring game. But after that weekend trip, he came back and told coach Bene that Texas might be the spot.

Two months later, he gave Ohio State a silent commit, but per a source, he felt pressured by the Buckeyes' staff. That pressure started to build up, while Texas and RB coach Stan Drayton didn't pressure at all. They gave him the total freedom to take more visits, see other places, then give them a call when he's ready. It worked.

Robinson, who is very religious, relied on advice from his family, coaches, and his Lord. And when he woke up a few days before his big decision, he knew it was Texas. Robinson is a culture fit to the highest degree. He brings size, speed, quickness, and a humble man's approach to life. He's been raised this way.

He's also close to 2021 OL teammate and UT target, Jonah Miller. At 6-foot-6, 285 pounds, the four-star from Salpointe Catholic (AZ) also has his eyes on Austin. That said, the in-state crop of offensive linemen in Texas for the next cycle is absolutely stacked. Would Texas find room for Miller?

I'm told they still like Miller and are still recruiting him. It helps UT's cause that Miller is dating one of the top basketball players in the country, who happens to be near the top of UT women's basketball coach Karen Aston's 2021 big board. If Texas takes six in 2021, I believe Miller could be in the conversation. He plans on visiting Texas this fall, probably with Robinson.

With the recent injury to Jaylen Garth (Port Neches-Groves four-star pledge), the chances UT takes another o-lineman in 2020 are still slim, but could make the number six in 2021 a little easier sell.

Either way, Texas will continue to hunt along the west coast for guys that fit the culture and expectations of Longhorns Football.

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12 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Not recruiting-related, but for some late-night entertaintment, LotusHorn has some insider "intel" and some scorching hot takes on the Ehlinger / Casey Thompson QB "battle": https://247sports.com/college/texas/Board/21/Contents/Thoughts-of-where-we-are-at-134814313/

That dude is an absolute treasure, he is a slightly more sober/coherent Daddy98 with a superiority complex. He’s three clicks away from starting his own Facebook page at this point. I don’t know what’s funnier, the garbage he spews or the 247 hogs that greedily lap that shit up

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

I was given amoxicillin for an ear infection (I get these often due to a broken jaw that healed poorly from a football injury in HS) before flying overseas earlier this summer. I proceed to not get any better for a week. My middle son, meanwhile, gets diagnosed with strep, gets a z-pack and starts immediately getting better. So my wife makes me go see a dr in London. He says “yeah, amoxicillin doesn’t solve most strep” gets me a z-pack and I’m normal within a few days. So I’m not a doctor, but the dude’s original post was dead fucking wrong as a rule. Agreed with you here. 

Umm, how can I make an off-handed reference to a non-existent football career and throw in some oft-dreamed for, but never seems to happen, international travel ...?

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From: Justin 

JOSH EATON

When the 6-foot-1, 175-pounder from Aldine MacArthur pledged to the Horns' C/O 2020, he joined Kitan Crawford (John Tyler) and Ethan Pouncey (Winter Park, FL) as cornerbacks in the class. That four-star trio is just another example of the UT staff and Jason Washington pushing the right buttons at the right time.

Eaton didn't care about the depth chart. He didn't care that Alabama or Texas A&M play in the SEC. And he didn't care when Texas told him he could fit at multiple spots in the UT secondary. He wanted a spot in Austin and got it.

"Coach Washington is my main man," said Eaton. "We always have great conversations. I can't wait."

Eaton wants to get better. He knows his strengths and weaknesses. He knows he has to keep working.

"I feel like I excel with my ball skills and anticipating the pass," Eaton explained. "I need to work on my breaks. Being quicker, more decisive, and not to second-guess myself. I just have to stay in the lab and keep working on my craft."

For Texas, grabbing Eaton leaves them in a very comfortable situation. They can afford to sit back and watch the other dominoes fall. I think they'd still take UF pledge Jahari Rogers, but one guy that constantly stays in touch with UT is Saguaro (AZ) five-star Kelee Ringo. Texas isn't looking for another corner, but if Ringo called, they'd take him. He's stated he'll take an official visit to Austin this fall, and when asked which schools stand out, Texas and Georgia are the first two out of his mouth.

I still feel like the Bulldogs are the team to beat here, maybe by a large margin, but it'll be fun to see what happens when the season plays out. For now, the CB haul for this cycle is pretty much set.

WEST COAST HORNS

Texas coach Tom Herman has made going out West the norm when selecting prospects for Austin. De'Gabriel Floyd, Chris Adimora, Mikey Grandy, and Jake Smith are just a few of the players that UT has landed during the Herman regime.

So when they contacted Corner Canyon (UT) defensive lineman Van Fillinger early this year, it was par for the course. At almost 6-foot-4, 255 pounds, the three-star from Utah made his first trip to the Forty Acres last spring, and walked away thinking Texas might be the pick. But they'd have to overcome Oregon (his local favorite) and Michigan (his childhood favorite).

The Ducks and Wolverines wanted him to play defensive tackle, like most of his 18 offers, but UT told him he'd be great at DE. So, gain 45 pounds and play inside or gain 25 pounds and play 4i. For Fillinger, he wants the opportunity to have a choice. DL coach Oscar Giles told him he could have one. By the time Fillinger returned to Austin, he had basically made up his mind; it was Texas.

Down south in Arizona, the Horns hooked five-star RB Bijan Robinson this summer. His story is a little different.

When Robinson was set to drop his Top 10 schools, Coach Dennis Bene told him he should add UT to the list. That's a place you want to see, Bene told Robinson. Bijan had no clue what to expect when he arrived for the spring game. But after that weekend trip, he came back and told coach Bene that Texas might be the spot.

Two months later, he gave Ohio State a silent commit, but per a source, he felt pressured by the Buckeyes' staff. That pressure started to build up, while Texas and RB coach Stan Drayton didn't pressure at all. They gave him the total freedom to take more visits, see other places, then give them a call when he's ready. It worked.

Robinson, who is very religious, relied on advice from his family, coaches, and his Lord. And when he woke up a few days before his big decision, he knew it was Texas. Robinson is a culture fit to the highest degree. He brings size, speed, quickness, and a humble man's approach to life. He's been raised this way.

He's also close to 2021 OL teammate and UT target, Jonah Miller. At 6-foot-6, 285 pounds, the four-star from Salpointe Catholic (AZ) also has his eyes on Austin. That said, the in-state crop of offensive linemen in Texas for the next cycle is absolutely stacked. Would Texas find room for Miller?

I'm told they still like Miller and are still recruiting him. It helps UT's cause that Miller is dating one of the top basketball players in the country, who happens to be near the top of UT women's basketball coach Karen Aston's 2021 big board. If Texas takes six in 2021, I believe Miller could be in the conversation. He plans on visiting Texas this fall, probably with Robinson.

With the recent injury to Jaylen Garth (Port Neches-Groves four-star pledge), the chances UT takes another o-lineman in 2020 are still slim, but could make the number six in 2021 a little easier sell.

Either way, Texas will continue to hunt along the west coast for guys that fit the culture and expectations of Longhorns Football.

 

Get this on topic recruiting shit out of here

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4 hours ago, Machinator said:

Not recruiting-related, but for some late-night entertaintment, LotusHorn has some insider "intel" and some scorching hot takes on the Ehlinger / Casey Thompson QB "battle": https://247sports.com/college/texas/Board/21/Contents/Thoughts-of-where-we-are-at-134814313/

God what a fucking imbecile. The only thing worse is the gaggle of fucktards that put that pussy on a pedestal and listen to him. 

“Brennan Eagles, who had surgery and has missed like half or more of fall practice, is going to light the world on fire.”

Maybe he will, but do you know how I know you’re full of shit and none of what you said is based on seeing any practice?

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4 hours ago, VaHorn said:

Umm, how can I make an off-handed reference to a non-existent football career and throw in some oft-dreamed for, but never seems to happen, international travel ...?

Oh look, here you are again contributing literally nothing to board whatsoever, just aimlessly following around posters you dislike and kicking rocks like the petulant little twat you most certainly are...what, did you have some time to get on Internet after you finished up boiling your rabbits tonight, Ms. Close? 

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1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Oh look, here you are again contributing literally nothing to board whatsoever, just aimlessly following around posters you dislike and kicking rocks like the petulant little twat you most certainly are...what, did you have some time to get on Internet after you finished up boiling your rabbits tonight, Ms. Close? 

I’m just impressed that someone from Diboll with a career in hydraulics gets to travel so much.

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8 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I was given amoxicillin for an ear infection (I get these often due to a broken jaw that healed poorly from a football injury in HS) before flying overseas earlier this summer. I proceed to not get any better for a week. My middle son, meanwhile, gets diagnosed with strep, gets a z-pack and starts immediately getting better. So my wife makes me go see a dr in London. He says “yeah, amoxicillin doesn’t solve most strep” gets me a z-pack and I’m normal within a few days. So I’m not a doctor, but the dude’s original post was dead fucking wrong as a rule. Agreed with you here. 

I really don't have any desire to discuss this shit, but Amoxicillin is first line therapy for Strep. And Spawn is just being a condescending prick because of an innocuous post I made stating, " Amoxicillin or Z-Pack would have probably gotten rid of both infections. They probably thought the ear infection was outer ear and gave him drops instead of an oral antibiotic".

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