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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This


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1 hour ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

They want you to not care we’ve gone 0-fer for 8/9 quality ones we were supposedly 50/50 with and got the big 0. I already see the “overreaction” take and it’s funny, if it was 1/8, 2/8 sure great but some nice ones gone. 0-fer. Now Sydney has to think of his way to save face while taking credit. 

Did you forget about Cleveland and Wesley?

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11 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Did you forget about Cleveland and Wesley?

I think at this point the majority of the bitching is about the “reporting” and OTF and IT clearly had no idea about Wesley. 

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3 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

Look, Dale Cooper is an amazing lawman and all around human being. He’s willing to embrace a cosmos far greater than himself and that he’ll never fully understand. And he doesn’t forget to appreciate the simple things in life, like a cup of coffee or Heather Graham’s backend. 

But he’s not winning a fight against the Kwisatz fucking Haderach. 

No doubt, and while I appreciate you and your mad worm riding skills, I'm just saying:

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Posted
5 hours ago, Gidnik said:

At the risk of sounding like the sky is falling. It does suck to miss on all of these guys. 

When I said that on Friday I about got run out on a rail. I guess we hit a consensus tipping point. I still believe that we will get some flips and that in the end all will be right and good, but yeah it does suck to be second place over and over again. 

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It is in every top player’s best interest to feign interest in Texas even if they aren’t interested, because it drives up their nil deal. Get used to disappointment. But many times it will be a fake loss. 

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3 minutes ago, honolulu horn said:

When I said that on Friday I about got run out on a rail. I guess we hit a consensus tipping point. I still believe that we will get some flips and that in the end all will be right and good, but yeah it does suck to be second place over and over again. 

We’ve got our asses handed to us every single summer on the recruiting trail since Sark has been here. Folks are desperate. Have patience. 

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Posted
12 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

It is in every top player’s best interest to feign interest in Texas even if they aren’t interested, because it drives up their nil deal. Get used to disappointment. But many times it will be a fake loss. 

At what point ($) does a player not pay attention to a money amount and just say, “fuck it….I’m going to Texas”, even if they don’t get paid as much as another school offered?   Even if they don’t get the up-front $$$, what’s the premium that being at Texas gives them, in the long run, potentially?  Hope that makes sense.

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30 minutes ago, CastHorn said:

We’ve got our asses handed to us every single summer on the recruiting trail since Sark has been here. Folks are desperate. Have patience. 

Assuming Guervil and Carlton commit, if getting potentially the best dline class in the country is UT getting their ass handed to them I'm down for that next year also.

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Posted
5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

If so then this linebacker class is going to be pretty average in a year where we needed to go big? I guess Rouse?

I like Okpala’s tape a lot. Looks like an ideal MLB to me

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18 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

At what point ($) does a player not pay attention to a money amount and just say, “fuck it….I’m going to Texas”, even if they don’t get paid as much as another school offered?   Even if they don’t get the up-front $$$, what’s the premium that being at Texas gives them, in the long run, potentially?  Hope that makes sense.

Saban got a “Saban discount” for players going to Alabama for years. We don’t have the track record to sell that yet…but we’re pretty close. Put double digits into the draft again this season and that is a sales pitch. That being said that might be a hell of a task this year. 
 

Muhammad, taffe, Hill, goosby, the transfer TE, who else? 

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Posted
11 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Saban got a “Saban discount” for players going to Alabama for years. We don’t have the track record to sell that yet…but we’re pretty close. Put double digits into the draft again this season and that is a sales pitch. That being said that might be a hell of a task this year. 
 

Muhammad, taffe, Hill, goosby, the transfer TE, who else? 

We’ve got a few posters here that might go pro(lapse)…unless recruiting picks back up.

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6 minutes ago, IDIOTsavant said:

We’ve got a few posters here that might go pro(lapse)…unless recruiting picks back up.

I’m of the opinion those posters have been walking around with their pink sock dragging behind them like a vestigial tail for years now. It’s nothing new. 

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7 hours ago, hornlife said:

We can outbid nearly anyone. BUT we have a salary structure. It's why you see roster retention here. The Fausi recruitment is a great example. OU paid a lot. We weren't willing to blow up our roster dynamics for him, rightfully so. 

So how did we get Terry? I'm genuinely curious. Do they make exceptions if they think someone is a can't miss prospect?

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27 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Saban got a “Saban discount” for players going to Alabama for years. We don’t have the track record to sell that yet…but we’re pretty close. Put double digits into the draft again this season and that is a sales pitch. That being said that might be a hell of a task this year. 
 

Muhammad, taffe, Hill, goosby, the transfer TE, who else? 

“Bah gawd, that’s @Wulaw Horn’s music!”

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Also have to keep in mind we have one of, if not the most, stacked and deep rosters in the country right now with not a ton of seniors/4th year guys. Guys like Goosby may go pro after the season, but they just as easily could not if they don't have the 1st round grade type of season. Sark has to budget for keeping the team he wants after this season, and that should be almost everyone. Most of the transfers he brought in are 2 year guys too unless they just blow up this season. 

He's stacking the DL and is on the verge of stacking the OL if he lands Ojo and Turntine. The rest will fall into place later, but these guys right now are "shoot your shots" kind of recruits. Freaking out now acting like we have aggy or sooner roster is just dumb. 

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Posted (edited)
37 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Saban got a “Saban discount” for players going to Alabama for years. We don’t have the track record to sell that yet…but we’re pretty close. Put double digits into the draft again this season and that is a sales pitch. That being said that might be a hell of a task this year. 
 

Muhammad, taffe, Hill, goosby, the transfer TE, who else? 

Wisner, Baxter (assuming he plays enough), Trey Moore, DJ Campbell, DeAndre Moore, and Bouwmeester would be my predictions. 

Other potentials are Guilbeu, one of the interior transfer lineman, McDonald (Vogel keeps hyping him up) or Derek Williams having a career year, and lastly maybe a late date three pick for Burke if he has a solid year. Forgot to mention Brad Spence. Maybe he has another solid blitzing year at linebacker.

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Posted
5 hours ago, Park Gothic said:

Look, Dale Cooper is an amazing lawman and all around human being. He’s willing to embrace a cosmos far greater than himself and that he’ll never fully understand. And he doesn’t forget to appreciate the simple things in life, like a cup of coffee or Heather Graham’s backend. 

But he’s not winning a fight against the Kwisatz fucking Haderach. 

What about evil Tulpa Cooper? And I could maybe see Dougie Jones somehow lucking his way into a win there with a little help from... whatever the hell was going on there

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Posted
2 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

No doubt, and while I appreciate you and your mad worm riding skills, I'm just saying:

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They say father time is undefeated... But he has apparently decided to ignore Heather Graham. 

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Posted
6 hours ago, TexasRenegade said:

I'm ethnocentric like the guy in that kinky Friedman song.

 

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That is a damn fine looking watch 10/10 for sure imo. Classic Daytona with updates.

Posted
9 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Texas isn’t landing Atkinson. It’s a nice fantasy, but that shit ain’t happening.  

There you go. Send CTJ 9.95 please. He's more plugged in than any of the blowhard clickbait dipshits. Also understands our monetary structure. There's some interview that Sark alludes to it with culture, etc. I'll take 30% cut CTJ 😉

Posted (edited)

Every summer is the same weeping and gnashing of teeth. I try not to pay attention to the recruiting experts, but it can be difficult not to be suckered in, sigh.

Anyway, putting things into perspective, heavens forbid, I went back and looked a little at last years class through June, July, and August.

Through June 30, Texas had 10 commits total, TX/OOS ratio = 7/3, avg. 3.4*

In July Texas signed 4 additional. TX/OOS ratio = 3/1, avg. 3.75*     Cumulative Team total = 10/4, 3.5*

In August additional 4 signed, TX/OOS ratio = 2/2, avg. 4.5*    Cumulative Team total = 12/6, 3.72*

So any blind fool can see we're currently ahead of last years schedule. And keep in mind Texas has signed 3 specialty recruits in Long Snapper, Kicker, and Punter.  

Yes, I know, pearls before swine.

I should add, unless someone commits today, this year through June 30, TX/OOS ratio = 8/7, avg. 3.8* 

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