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Dbeasy

Certifiably Surly
1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Why do you need to compare him to a former player? That obsession, and it's everywhere in sports, is so weird. 

So who’s he like?

Bevo

Legacy Members

I think he is going to get recruited over.

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends

I think I may actually shed tears of sadness when he's no longer wearing the beautiful burnt orange and white. My heart will miss him. 

cafe society

Legacy Members
1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:

So who’s he like?

He has the same great vision as Emmitt Smith.  He catches like an NFL receiver.  You're welcome.

EZ$

Legacy Members

Hate to say it because he’s a sooner, but Demarco Murray was a poor man’s Bijan. 

Post Oak

Legacy Members

He won't run as fast but he's Marshall Faulk.

ousux

Legacy Members

I'd be beyond happy if Sark (or Arch) recruits him to come back next year, (won't happen) but I think we'll be just fine with the young bucks + Kelian, and Baxter could be a factor by mid season.

Sgt Hulk

Legacy Members

You fuckers bumping this made me think he decommited

 

Bundle of sticks 

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends
4 hours ago, Post Oak said:

He won't run as fast but he's Marshall Faulk.

There you go

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends
(edited)
3 hours ago, ousux said:

I'd be beyond happy if Sark (or Arch) recruits him to come back next year, (won't happen) but I think we'll be just fine with the young bucks + Kelian, and Baxter could be a factor by mid season.

We'll be good with Brooks leading and Blue + Baxter behind him. I don't really factor Wisner in just because I don't think he'll amount to much on the field 

Edited by Spider2YBanana

TheBryMan81

Burnt Ends
9 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

I have a massive man crush for this guy. He’s everything you want in a Texas player/RB. 

It’s driving me crazy, though. I can’t identify an NFL back that he’s like. He’s not quite as shifty as Barry Sanders. Who is it?

One interesting trait about him. He always seems like he’s running at 3/4 speed, yet he just works his way thru traffic. Never seen anything like it. Maybe that’s his super power. Vision. 

Watching the game today, friend of mine (Bama fan, who was at the Bama/Texas game incidentally) said Bijan reminds him of Saquon Barkley.

utexas8

Legacy Members
Watching the game today, friend of mine (Bama fan, who was at the Bama/Texas game incidentally) said Bijan reminds him of Saquon Barkley.

This.

cochamps

Burnt Ends
13 hours ago, cafe society said:

He has the same great vision as Emmitt Smith.  He catches like an NFL receiver.  You're welcome.

His jump cuts are the closest to Barry Sanders that I have seen.

Hozz

Burnt Ends

I don't think he has a great comp.  I do think he will be a good NFL player in year 1 and whoever drafts him will grudgingly drag me back to being an NFL fan.

Red Five

Certifiably Surly
27 minutes ago, Hozz said:

I don't think he has a great comp.

And it's certainly not Reggie Bush. That's just lazy.

Dbeasy

Certifiably Surly

Walter Payton maybe. 

Pato del Muerto

Certifiably Surly

Faulk is maybe the closest.  Though he tries to be Reggie.  Haven’t watched a ton of mccaffrey to say but I know he does the receiving stuff well. 

victory88

Burnt Ends

Barkley is a poor man’s Bijan.  Similar in build, both have great balance.  Barkley probably has better testing numbers.  Bijan is a better pure runner, better at making defenders miss, and better in the passing game.  Some mock drafts have him as the best player in the draft.

FOXHOUND

Full Members
11 hours ago, cochamps said:

His jump cuts are the closest to Barry Sanders that I have seen.

Came to say this, and he does it at 6'0 and what...220? His lateral quickness and low center of gravity is like that of a shorter back. 

Gut Wagon

Legacy Members

He might never have a pro rushing TD of over 40 yards. But I suspect he'll have some receiving TDs of at least 50. 

CashMcCoy

Burnt Ends

Remember the commitment day vividly, was one of the most out of nowhere ones I can remember. Glad to have had him in Austin and looking forward to a long NFL career.

ImissWallyPryor

Certifiably Surly

Thank God for coach Herman.
 

/ducks

 

 

 

 


 

 

Note:  Not a Herman fan, except for this one recruitment. 

CfRhTxStBobcats

Legacy Members

My question is who's the next great back people will compare to Bijan. I can't remember which announcer it was,  but he said he couldn't think of an NFL back who had better hands out of the backfield than Bijan.

LebongJames

Legacy Members
13 hours ago, CashMcCoy said:

Remember the commitment day vividly, was one of the most out of nowhere ones I can remember. Glad to have had him in Austin and looking forward to a long NFL career.

He was not out of nowhere. He was trending Texas for months. He and Drayton had a strong relationship.

Davis Lane

Legacy Members
12 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

Thank God for coach Herman.
 

/ducks

 

 

 

 


 

 

Note:  Not a Herman fan, except for this one recruitment. 

You know TH was a genius for having the forethought to limit Bijou's carries in 2020 and saving him for the next coach.

Mensa, motherfuckers!

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CashMcCoy

Burnt Ends
(edited)
20 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

He was not out of nowhere. He was trending Texas for months. He and Drayton had a strong relationship.

The timing was definitely out of nowhere. I don’t think any of us expected him to shut it down before the season.

Edited by CashMcCoy

Thiefery

Burnt Ends
4 hours ago, CashMcCoy said:

The timing was definitely out of nowhere. I don’t think any of us expected him to shut it down before the season.

I didn't think it was out of nowhere.. after his silent to tosu this place was the lowest i ever remembered.. but he kept his TL to announce before his Sr season (and taking all his OVs)

Credit to Herman to stay on him and his family after that OV to tosu and all the momentum tosu had at that Adidas/rivals camp afterwards

utexas8

Legacy Members

Is the mustard goood

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends
On 11/20/2022 at 9:10 PM, ImissWallyPryor said:

Thank God for coach Herman.
 

/ducks

 

 

 

 


 

 

Note:  Not a Herman fan, except for this one recruitment. 

And Rojo

Wishbone

Legacy Members
2 hours ago, Spider2YBanana said:

And Rojo

Should have had a hot sauce deal. “RoJo Caliente Grande”

henrygandorf

Certifiably Surly
On 11/19/2022 at 5:28 PM, Dbeasy said:

So who’s he like?

his patience reminds me of leveon bell. 

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends

Who's is like? Himself.

Like all of the other players mentioned, he's in his own category. People should be asking if there will be anyone comparable to Bijan. 

AP101S

Full Members

I'm thankful for Bijan 

 

William Bludworth

Burnt Ends

Anyone think Bijan will play in the bowl game? I could see him do it just as a Swan song, but I can also see him saying "nah, fuck that noise. I'm saving my body to beat the fuck up in the NFL, not in college anymore."

Cairn Horn88

Legacy Members

He will play in the bowl game…..I hope.

RabidM

Full Members

I would think he would skip a lower tier bowl game... maybe even a pretty good one too.  I think we'd need to slide into a NY6 day bowl to entice him to play. 

Alphie Solomons.

New Members

Came here to post 'Walter Payton' but that's been done. 

He's probably not 'like' anyone, agreed. 

But if the question is to compare him to some 'archetype' running back, if you must .....Walter Payton. 

Vertigo

Full Members
3 minutes ago, Alphie Solomons. said:

Came here to post 'Walter Payton' but that's been done. 

He's probably not 'like' anyone, agreed. 

But if the question is to compare him to some 'archetype' running back, if you must .....Walter Payton. 

Disagree on that compare. The only back I have ever seen that has his short area lateral quickness in a phone booth was Barry Sanders, but they are very different players. My best compare is Saquon Barkley or Alvin Kamara due to their versatility, but that still isn’t the same running style.

gmr548

Legacy Members
On 11/19/2022 at 5:13 PM, Dbeasy said:

I have a massive man crush for this guy. He’s everything you want in a Texas player/RB. 

It’s driving me crazy, though. I can’t identify an NFL back that he’s like. He’s not quite as shifty as Barry Sanders. Who is it?

One interesting trait about him. He always seems like he’s running at 3/4 speed, yet he just works his way thru traffic. Never seen anything like it. Maybe that’s his super power. Vision. 

Between his unique skillset and the way the game has changed, I don't know that there is a perfect or near perfect comp. He's definitely got some Le'Veon Bell in him when it comes to patience and acceleration, but lack of top end speed. That's probably the first one that comes to mind for me, but he is better in the open field and as a receiver than Bell ever was. I also see some LT in terms of just having every tool - elusiveness, power, receiving ability, etc.

Codaxx

Full Members
31 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Disagree on that compare. The only back I have ever seen that has his short area lateral quickness in a phone booth was Barry Sanders, but they are very different players. My best compare is Saquon Barkley or Alvin Kamara due to their versatility, but that still isn’t the same running style.

He is tough comp. He has great vision, balance, and amazing short area quickness. One of the best receiving threats out of the backfield I have seen, he is the best receiver on the team.  Lacks that elite break away speed. 

Alphie Solomons.

New Members
51 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Disagree on that compare. The only back I have ever seen that has his short area lateral quickness in a phone booth was Barry Sanders, but they are very different players. My best compare is Saquon Barkley or Alvin Kamara due to their versatility, but that still isn’t the same running style.

Barkley is a good example, I believe.    Maybe Curtis Martin and I say that with absolute respect as I believe Curtis Martin was a flat out bad ass..

Barry Sanders.....that's a bold statement.    

Walter was generally known as the best pass catcher out of of the back field who had played up until that time,  to accompany his elite, elite running ability,

 

Marshall Faulk obviously came later and is another really good candidate. 

Good barstool conversation anyway.....these are the best players ever to play running back that he's getting mixed in with, which has got to be good. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Napoleon

Legacy Members

He is the center of a venn diagram with:

Eric Metcalf

Emmitt Smith

Ezekiel Elliott

 

Bijan es “E3”

honolulu horn

Burnt Ends
11 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Here is an excellent, excellent article from the Statesman on Bijan….lots of info that probably most of Surly readers were unaware of:

 

https://tinyurl.com/2nrjtm77

Badass. Thanks for posting. 

Henry Hill

Legacy Members

Great read. Exemplary man who just happens to be a great player. 

Dr.Dre

Legacy Members

Many thanks to Bijan and Roschon.

 

No way Bijan should stay.  Definitely he goes NFL day one selection.  

Anyone hating on Bijan has not watched the tape nor understanding he’s had to juke guys in the backfield in over 50 percent of his runs. 

Red Five

Certifiably Surly
7 minutes ago, Dr.Dre said:

Anyone hating on Bijan

You see a bunch of this somewhere?

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