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How the fuck does he think we will be competing with *check notes* Kibble and a RS-SO Jackson Christian? IOL should be a priority. We would be absolutely retarded not to look for at the very minimum two IOL. I get they're not WR/RB tree-shaking and fall into your lap, but God damn, we cannot use Stroh, he's the worst OL ever (sorry Tristan, you've been overtaken), and as much as I like Kibble's upside, he's gotten no playing time, and I dint trust the eval on Christian. 

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I think it's OK to say that the ideal way you build your line is through high school kids.  

But then point out that Texas must have dropped the ball with a few evals and took some light classes leaving the cupboard a little dry and thus we need to hit the portal some.

It's not like the coaching staff is doubling down on the size of the incoming high school OL class.  So they have to be keeping some spots warm for some portal prospects IMHO.  

 

I would think (completely guessing with no example or stats to back this up) that it would be easier to find competent guards in the portal than competent tackles.  If our two tackles stay another year, you could get 2 starters and have 1 G/T type that could back up everyone and be thin, but OK with the kid that got hurt to start the season.  (I think)

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42 minutes ago, deech said:

I think it's OK to say that the ideal way you build your line is through high school kids.  

But then point out that Texas must have dropped the ball with a few evals and took some light classes leaving the cupboard a little dry and thus we need to hit the portal some.

It's not like the coaching staff is doubling down on the size of the incoming high school OL class.  So they have to be keeping some spots warm for some portal prospects IMHO.  

 

I would think (completely guessing with no example or stats to back this up) that it would be easier to find competent guards in the portal than competent tackles.  If our two tackles stay another year, you could get 2 starters and have 1 G/T type that could back up everyone and be thin, but OK with the kid that got hurt to start the season.  (I think)


Texas needs 2-3 linemen in the portal at minimum this offseason. Between poor evaluations and light classes the room is a disaster, especially on the interior. If Baker and Goosby come back we still need more depth at the position. 

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If everybody can see the team's deficiencies, then the staff can too. They're most likely addressing it behind the scenes, similarly to the high profile DE and DT that committed earlier, seemingly out of the blue.  It's their job.  And if they don't, then there are other concerns, beyond recruiting o-linemen.   The job isn't maintaining, it's improving, and no matter what, they have to get better than what currently suits up.  And for Sark, the same also applies to the coaching staff.  I imagine they're keeping everything under wraps, or that's my wishful thinking.

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2 hours ago, Mdhorn said:

If everybody can see the team's deficiencies, then the staff can too. 

I admittedly laughed out load while reading this. Did you sleep through this last offseason? 

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31 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I admittedly laughed out load while reading this. Did you sleep through this last offseason? 

No, they got it wrong and it was put on blast. How many times can Sark afford a mistake like that? It took a lot of bailing to get back to top 10 status and back in contention. If they do something similar, then they’re not the guys to deliver at Texas, and Sark will get run off. And he’s going to have a difficult time explaining these huge, repeated gaffs in his approach to taking the next step, for any future auditions.

I’m hoping they’re just remaining silent about potential prospects. 

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