Texas Recruiting Notes 2023: Strippers, Monkeys, and 5-Stars

[Hiphopopotamos 20862]

He's 10.9 - plenty fast enough.

Edited December 23, 2022 by Hiphopopotamos

[ATXhorn17 1610]

These things aren't mutually exclusive. 

Fair. Nahlin said yesterday there were two portal slots for WR. I’m hoping this is separate and that’s still the case.

[totallynotabuttpirate 5333]

Plus, he's physical and is excellent with jump balls. Something we sorely need. 

[Laxtonto 11901]

Would love to hear what the delay with Moore was over. Was it a late Adidas bag or something else.

[honolulu horn 6156]

Worthy, Thompson, Neyor, Cook, Niblett, Moore, maybe JWhitt if the stars align...along with KRob and Wisner in the slot...damn. 

[GreenspointTexas 9545]

6 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

Would love to hear what the delay with Moore was over. Was it a late Adidas bag or something else.

It was money

[billfromlaketravis 11328]

I guess I buy the shoe game bullshit. Adidas next best option in football is Miami. A truly depressing list : Kansas, Indiana, Louisville, aggy, The U, and Arizona State. 

[Real Papi 973]

AGNB, Hook’em🤘🏼

[BornAndRaised 12216]

 

[Bevo 13468]

12 minutes ago, honolulu horn said:

Worthy, Thompson, Neyor, Cook, Niblett, Moore, maybe JWhitt if the stars align...along with KRob and Wisner in the slot...damn. 

Plus a strong portal guy to be named later

[conVINCEd 21468]

26 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Yeah he slow af

I’m not questioning his ability as a football player, I’m just not sure I would put him in the speed demon group with guys running 10.3.

[billfromlaketravis 11328]

1 minute ago, Bevo said:

Plus a strong portal guy to be named later

I mean… I’m not sure if we need a portal guy if they think Cook and Moore can contribute as freshmen.

Neyor, Worthy, J Whitt, Cook/Moore, should work.

Unless… Stewart is waking through that door. 

[Gidnik 3249]

32 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

Edited December 23, 2022 by Gidnik

[Acropora 856]

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I mean… I’m not sure if we need a portal guy if they think Cook and Moore can contribute as freshmen.

Neyor, Worthy, J Whitt, Cook/Moore, should work.

Unless… Stewart is waking through that door. 

I mean, Neyor is coming off a major knee injury.  Yes, hopefully he comes back but you don't count on him.  I expect between cook and moore you get 1 guy who can contribute but that's 3 guys, plus contributions from thompson, red, and/or cain.  I don't think we're in a place where we take a Milton type player but for sure if you get another starter caliber player you go add them.  Someone like either of the 2 WRs that Georgia just got would have worked fine.  Rumor suggests there's a portal WR out there that's already in mind.  I assume Stewart would also be welcome but I think the Aggy plan of spending obscene amounts on their few stars is working.  I was hoping Bryce Anderson would shake free as well but I guess not....

[UncleSonny 6518]

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I mean… I’m not sure if we need a portal guy if they think Cook and Moore can contribute as freshmen.

Neyor, Worthy, J Whitt, Cook/Moore, should work.

Unless… Stewart is waking through that door. 

This is sort of where I’m at short of a true stud like Addison from last year becoming available (or Stewart I guess, but that doesn’t seem like it’s happening.

Your list above plus the possibility of one of Thompson/Red emerging feels like a pretty damn healthy wr room. 

[Bevo 13468]

11 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I mean… I’m not sure if we need a portal guy if they think Cook and Moore can contribute as freshmen.

Neyor, Worthy, J Whitt, Cook/Moore, should work.

Unless… Stewart is waking through that door. 

Too many ifs - a single injury, a portal loss or an NFL loss could quickly make us look pretty ordinary. Adding Stewart would immediately alleviate that concern.  OTOH, a big improvement by Ewers is going to be needed as well.

Edited December 23, 2022 by Bevo

[Hank_Hill 18418]

We’re absolutely getting a portal WR.

[ATXhorn17 1610]

My money is on Savion Red emerging — that guy is a dog.

[TexasMan 10736]

 

[fellside 1073]

18 minutes ago, Gidnik said:

Ewa Sonnet.

[Elmer_Fudd 22033]

Class composite average is 92.94

[Laga4 1270]

15 minutes ago, Bevo said:

OTOH, a big improvement by Ewers is going to be needed as well.

I think the bowl game will tell us a lot about Ewers future.  

[Burt Macklin 18984]

27 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I mean… I’m not sure if we need a portal guy if they think Cook and Moore can contribute as freshmen.

Neyor, Worthy, J Whitt, Cook/Moore, should work.

Unless… Stewart is waking through that door. 

Lol wut. You listed 5 guys and said we’re good. 1 of them is coming off a major injury, 2 are true freshman, and 1 guy has only stayed healthy in 1 out of 4 seasons. We absolutely still need a portal WR. 

[thepop 4409]

58 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

Im not making a thread… last guy I did decommitted… Worried I might taint more and he’ll get ran off before he ever makes it to campus.

I stopped making threads after making the Degabriel Floyd thread.

[TheAuditor 1024]

4 minutes ago, fellside said:

Ewa Sonnet.

That’ll make your Kielbasa stand up 

[Lonestar88 4585]

8 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

 

Our composite point total is 301.59. Howe is citing the overall score which includes transfers.

None of the past scores include transfers, so he shouldn’t include them here.

[cafe society 2833]

6 minutes ago, Laga4 said:

I think the bowl game will tell us a lot about Ewers future.  

Why?  In the same way that Casey Thompson's Alamo Bowl did?  I think Ewers never was 100% healthy post-Bama.  That's why he kept throwing off his back leg instead of stepping into throws.  Combined with the offense's holistic inability to deal with the 3 deep defense that I think Iowa St. showcased against us, Sark's propensity to abandon the running game in a few games and not getting the ball to Sanders in a few others, Quinn didn't look like the stud I think he is and will be.

[UncleSonny 6518]

3 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Lol wut. You listed 5 guys and said we’re good. 1 of them is coming off a major injury, 2 are true freshman, and 1 guy has only stayed healthy in 1 out of 4 seasons. We absolutely still need a portal WR. 

I hear you, but what we need is a sure thing portal WR. We don’t need a guy like Milton who’s only available because he’s coming off a major injury, and I don’t think a pure potential guy like Jojo Earle makes sense for this roster either at this point. 

So I guess I’m just ready to find out who this mystery portal receiver is that we are super confident in. Going all out to get Whitt to return and jumping through hoops for Moore has me wondering. Or maybe I’m just impatient. 

[bar 396]

1 hour ago, ATXhorn17 said:

Meh. I’d trade Moore for a portal receiver with D1 production in an instant.

Agree. We're just ceding the 20xx national championship to aggy by ignoring all the productive D1 talent in the portal.

[Getafix 28365]

Edited December 23, 2022 by Getafix

[bar 396]

1 hour ago, ATXhorn17 said:

Meh. I’d trade Moore for a portal receiver with D1 production in an instant.

Agree. We're just ceding the 20xx national championship to aggy by ignoring all the productive D1 talent in the portal.

[ATXbronco 4053]

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

It was money

[Burt Macklin 18984]

50 minutes ago, thepop said:

I stopped making threads after making the Degabriel Floyd thread.

Evan Stewart for me. 

[Hiphopopotamos 20862]

1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Class composite average is 92.94

Jelani McDonald will push it over 93

[TommyGufano 6021]

7 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Evan Stewart for me. 

Still time for redemption there

[Nivek 16771]

Any tall WRs on the radar?

[Junior Bonner 6214]

JFC we just signed a top WR prospect and you people are clutching your pearls over his 100m time, Neyor’s injury, and the WR room in general. Can’t you surly bastards enjoy the fucking moment? 
 

For fuck’s sake. 

Edited December 23, 2022 by Junior Bonner

[futureman 22382]

11 minutes ago, Nivek said:

Any tall WRs on the radar?

Malcolm Epps might portal back to us. 

[RomaVicta 29704]

2 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I’m not questioning his ability as a football player, I’m just not sure I would put him in the speed demon group with guys running 10.3.

I care enormously.

[ATXhorn17 1610]

1 hour ago, bar said:

Agree. We're just ceding the 20xx national championship to aggy by ignoring all the productive D1 talent in the portal.

Well, quite a few quality WR from D1 programs have entered the portal — it’s by far the deepest availability of any position… But whatever.

[Da Fino 2715]

That’s it for WR I think. Maybe they take a grad transfer. That is a bunch of fast guys plus what they already have. Which ones are early enrollees?

[texifornia 56286]

3 minutes ago, Da Fino said:

That’s it for WR I think. Maybe they take a grad transfer. That is a bunch of fast guys plus what they already have. Which ones are early enrollees?

They're taking at least one transfer.

[Da Fino 2715]

They're taking at least one transfer.

Like Milton or Sulser? Sure.

[texifornia 56286]

3 minutes ago, Da Fino said:

Like Milton or Sulser? Sure.

Are you saying that because Milton didn't really pan out as a post-injury depth guy they're not going to take another transfer?

[Da Fino 2715]

Are you saying that because Milton didn't really pan out as a post-injury depth guy they're not going to take another transfer?

I’m saying the may take another depth guy. Do you expect them to sign a starter?

[conVINCEd 21468]

Are we done with HS recruiting except for the kid that’s announcing at the AA game and Duce?

[Huckleberry 32660]

1 minute ago, Da Fino said:

I’m saying the may take another depth guy. Do you expect them to sign a starter?

Texas signed a starter last transfer season. He got hurt.

[Napoleon 8589]

3 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I’m not questioning his ability as a football player, I’m just not sure I would put him in the speed demon group with guys running 10.3.

There are guys with both fast 40 times and fast top speeds.

Being slow off the blocks doesn't mean that we should dismiss Moore's top speed. Jerry Rice supposedly didn't have a fast 40 time, but once he caught the ball on a crossing route, he frequently got to the sideline and was gone.

The video of him chasing down a guy by using the hypotenuse of a triangle as his shortest distance between two points was rather impressive. I like that top speed. I'm thinking that Sark will figure out a way to work with it.

[Da Fino 2715]

Texas signed a starter last transfer season. He got hurt.

And the only freshman signed were Brenen Thompson and Red. They just signed three great receivers and are returning everyone from last year that contributed.

[D3zii 3637]

1 hour ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

Jelani McDonald will push it over 93

And Duce will push it over 94