2 hours ago2 hr 31 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:Did you watch Livingstone the other day? Why not make a highlight tape of his drops? You're an absolute child about this.I will admit I am being a child about this. Let me have my moment. Also, remember this for when somebody in the Arch thread says I never make excuses for Arch like I did about Quinn.
2 hours ago2 hr 2 hours ago, Thatguy said:He was getting less and less balls at the end of the season so you could see this coming.
2 hours ago2 hr 30 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:I refuse to get emotional about anyone named Parker, Ashton, or Hamilton. They all end up fine, either as investment bankers on Wall Street or commercial real estate brokers.3 minutes ago, sith_horn said:I can just see Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs elbowing each other out of the way to snatch up, checks notes, Physical Culture & Sports major Parker Livingston.He's from Lovejoy right?
2 hours ago2 hr 2 hours ago, closetojumping said:I doubt it. I think you guys have been underestimating Parker from the day he committed forward. Texas should have ponied all the way up and paid this stud the $800k he’s demanded. We will rue this day, folks.
1 hour ago1 hr 3:06 mark.... dude just goes down way to easily. I'm fine with him at #2 but Sark needs to not only bring in a legit #1 he needs to open the rotation to other guys. no way he's a #1 guy. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by scramblyn
1 hour ago1 hr 3 minutes ago, Thatguy said:He's from Lovejoy right?I plead ignorance your honor.As for why he is leaving, I don't pretend to be in the know and it's difficult to know which people claiming they do have the straight scoop.
1 hour ago1 hr 37 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:Did you watch Livingstone the other day? Why not make a highlight tape of his drops? You're an absolute child about this.Back to serious arguing y'all. Yeah, I watched his drops. The two I remember was an RPO where Arch threw it as hard as he can and blew his chest up, the the other one where he stretched to get a ball thrown out in front of him and got about 3 fingers on it. I get the RPO ball but did you really expect him to catch the ball he stretched for? Regardless, what I saw for the season was the only dude that came down with deep balls, fought for contested balls, and got absolutely decleated in the Ohio State game but still hung onto it. When he was targeted for screens was shifty and fought through contact. Did he drop the ball more than we'd like? Hell yes, but he is better than y'all are giving him credit for. Good speed. Good size. Catches the ball with his hands. Fights for the ball.
1 hour ago1 hr There was a lot of discussion earlier in the year about losing some of our young quality WR bench riders to the portal over in $9.95. Kids want to play. And they want to make bank if they can. I cannot fault a kid on either. And if that means a move, and a raise then that makes sense for Livingstone. He has has some clutch plays for us for sure, he has had some costly drops as well. Two sides of the same coin. The problem is the same one CJ Baxter and Wisner had, looking to next year where do they fit in the competition at Texas? And if you want a big raise, usually you have to change jobs. That's true in life, and the NIL.I guess the only thing I would be really curious about is how the talk with Arch went down? Assuming there was one.
1 hour ago1 hr 6 minutes ago, scramblyn said:3:06 mark.... dude just goes down way to easily. I'm fine with him at #2 but Sark needs to not only bring in a legit #1 he needs to open the rotation to other guys. no way he's a #1 guy.And look at that! The play right after the Wingo play is Cam Williams being bull-rushed back into the QB for a sack. Couldn't have scripted it better if I tried. Meanwhile soon to be 1st round tackle Trevor Gooseby is sitting on the bench.
1 hour ago1 hr 1 minute ago, Thatguy said:Back to serious arguing y'all. Yeah, I watched his drops. The two I remember was an RPO where Arch threw it as hard as he can and blew his chest up, the the other one where he stretched to get a ball thrown out in front of him and got about 3 fingers on it. I get the RPO ball but did you really expect him to catch the ball he stretched for? Regardless, what I saw for the season was the only dude that came down with deep balls, fought for contested balls, and got absolutely decleated in the Ohio State game but still hung onto it. When he was targeted for screens was shifty and fought through contact.Did he drop the ball more than we'd like? Hell yes, but he is better than y'all are giving him credit for. Good speed. Good size. Catches the ball with his hands. Fights for the ball.I have no idea what went on behind the scenes to precipitate his leaving. Justifiable . . . explainable . . . understandable, whatever it turns out to be, I think we're going to miss him. But I do understand that when it comes to NIL, we've got several loaves of bread and there's just so much peanut butter.
1 hour ago1 hr 11 minutes ago, scramblyn said:3:06 mark.... dude just goes down way to easily. I'm fine with him at #2 but Sark needs to not only bring in a legit #1 he needs to open the rotation to other guys. no way he's a #1 guy.Like I said, I think that's a piss poor example to try and make your point. A much better one would be him succumbing to the turf monster against Georgia. His weaknesses are he is not a physical WR given his size and he does a poor job of contesting catches. He also needs to run better routes and yes, he drops some passes but he has also made some spectacular ones. I also think he has improved this season and he might well do so again next season. No qualms at all with looking for a more talented WR in the portal however. Some competition might even spur Wingo to get better. And as for the subject of this thread, Parker was a far better option for contested catches and jump balls. I'd have to go look at his drops in the Citrus bowl since I don't place much credence in the Surly evaluations committee. I was gone most of the day and only caught the last 1:11 left in the 4th Qtr.
1 hour ago1 hr 4 minutes ago, Royale with cheese said:I have no idea what went on behind the scenes to precipitate his leaving. Justifiable . . . explainable . . . understandable, whatever it turns out to be, I think we're going to miss him. But I do understand that when it comes to NIL, we've got several loaves of bread and there's just so much peanut butter.Again, the talking heads are an extension of the program. When Nick Saban was taking 28 dudes when he only had 23 spots, and then cutting the 3 star he had the year prior to make way for the newest 5 star, shiny object, nobody around the Bama program was saying man Nick sure is an unethical guy treating kids like shit. No, they were ignoring it. Texas talking heads are painting these departures as "we couldn't come to an agreement". That makes us feel like the kids are the ones who are quitting on the program which is far more palatable than the other way around. It looks bad on the program that they are pushing kids out, but they ARE pushing kids out. A couple are looking for more money, but most of these kids just wanna play. My daughter's soon to be college volleyball team just had two girls portal. Both play my daughter's position. I wonder why they portaled? Here you have a high level recruit coming in and don't see or have been told there is no room for you. Then the coach calls my daughter and tells her she is in charge of the 26 and 27 recruits and sets her up with the group text. Why her and not one of the upperclassmen? Because she just took over the program and is trying to push them out. That's how this shit goes. It's ugly and cutthroat behind the scenes.
1 hour ago1 hr 3 hours ago, Vanilla Strange Gato said:This did not age well.I’m sad about Parker. A lot. He’s the type of player who would have been a fan favorite. Arch is too obviously per his instagram. I felt Parker showed a ton of potential and tremendous promise as a freshman. And he will only develop into a beast at the position. I know he will be missed. I would have loved for him to stay. There are plenty of people I’d like to chuck in the portal but Parker wasn’t one of them and that includes our coaching staff. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Nicole44
1 hour ago1 hr 8 minutes ago, Thatguy said:Again, the talking heads are an extension of the program. When Nick Saban was taking 28 dudes when he only had 23 spots, and then cutting the 3 star he had the year prior to make way for the newest 5 star, shiny object, nobody around the Bama program was saying man Nick sure is an unethical guy treating kids like shit. No, they were ignoring it. Texas talking heads are painting these departures as "we couldn't come to an agreement". That makes us feel like the kids are the ones who are quitting on the program which is far more palatable than the other way around. It looks bad on the program that they are pushing kids out, but they ARE pushing kids out. A couple are looking for more money, but most of these kids just wanna play.My daughter's soon to be college volleyball team just had two girls portal. Both play my daughter's position. I wonder why they portaled? Here you have a high level recruit coming in and don't see or have been told there is no room for you. Then the coach calls my daughter and tells her she is in charge of the 26 and 27 recruits and sets her up with the group text. Why her and not one of the upperclassmen? Because she just took over the program and is trying to push them out. That's how this shit goes. It's ugly and cutthroat behind the scenes.Pics?
23 minutes ago23 min 1 hour ago, Royale with cheese said:I have no idea what went on behind the scenes to precipitate his leaving. Justifiable . . . explainable . . . understandable, whatever it turns out to be, I think we're going to miss him. But I do understand that when it comes to NIL, we've got several loaves of bread and there's just so much peanut butter.The general thinking is that guys are leaving to chase NIL. I’m not making excuses for the transfer, but there is a possibility that Livingstone sees the limitations with the coaching staff affecting not only his current, but also potential future, earnings. Chris Jackson just got a contract extension. Our WR room looked awful this year so I have no idea why. Livingstone’s love of Texas, the bond with Arch, and bleeding orange isn’t enough to make someone overlook the fact they know they aren’t being coached to their best abilities and are not being used in the best way possible. I’m just playing devil’s advocate here and have no info regarding his decision. I wish him the best in the future.
Just now1 min Livingston started out hot but ended the season meh. The regression was concerning when you consider the fact that the rest of the offense was started to gel. IIRC he had a few notable drops in one of the games that hurt us. I don't know what happened to him. I would have liked to see more of Lockett and Ffrench throughout the year, but for some reason, this staff doesn't trust the backups. Perhaps they were not ready or perhaps Sark has the same philosophy as Mack when it comes to playing young guys.
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