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

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Sark giving a front yard asskicking this cycle on poor ole Jimbo.

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Still a lot of buzz in the room. Big OL commit from Orlando also here and chopping it up with Baxter and taking pics. Hamilton just interviewed him.

9 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Ok I like this but I didn’t like the ucf bs. They must have offered a house last minute. 

It's just respect for the hometown team.

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2 minutes ago, bigup2dahorns said:

Still a lot of buzz in the room. Big OL commit from Orlando also here and chopping it up with Baxter and taking pics. Hamilton just interviewed him.

 

Just now, Lonestar88 said:

 

The Florida kids with the strong hook'ems. I like it.

He's 6' 1" and looks wide as hell, gonna be a hoss.

Is Baxter really 6'1"?

 

 

18 minutes ago, tokamak said:

State of Florida seems stacked with talent this year. Let’s get Wilson and Hall so Sark can have his own Florida Four. 

This might be unprecedented. Florida, NJ, Hawaii, Ca, La, and to be determined 

6 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

This might be unprecedented. Florida, NJ, Hawaii, Ca, La, and to be determined 

We had to go out of state since Jimbo has been dominating in state this recruiting season.... /s

Edited by speed817

Payton Kirkland has really turned into a find for us. He just showed up out of nowhere and now he’s peer recruiting like Johntay

This absolutely means nothing as a data point, but I love how Baxter's nickname is C4, and one of Bijan's sponsors is C4 Energy. I wonder how natural that type of brand deal will be once Bijan goes pro.

Do we have a solid date on Toviano? Based on his IG story and these comments from Johntay. Someone may want to pose the question to the IT team.

 

1 minute ago, BornAndRaised said:

Do we have a solid date on Toviano? Based on his IG story and these comments from Johntay. Someone may want to pose the question to the IT team.

 

Wells says he wants to commit before the season

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2 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

Do we have a solid date on Toviano? Based on his IG story and these comments from Johntay. Someone may want to pose the question to the IT team.

 

Nah it’s matthews on the 15th I think. 

20 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Is Baxter really 6'1"?

 

Better question might be is Kirkland just 6'6?

Baxter is pushing 6'2.

Just now, Atticus said:

Better question might be is Kirkland just 6'6?

Baxter is pushing 6'2.

Kirkland looks like a giant, then. He has to be more than 5" taller.

20 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Is Baxter really 6'1"?

 

 

He's listed as 6' 1" and the scouting says he's tall, and looking he looks wide, so...

I wonder if Baxter helps us with Wilson?!? Has to right?? Florida connection I hope lol

Sports Illustrated released the SI99 rankings...

https://www.si.com/college/2022/08/09/college-football-recruiting-class-of-2023-prospect-rankings-si99

Spoiler

The Preseason SI99
1. QB Dante Moore—Detroit (Mich.) Martin Luther King 

 Committed to Oregon

2. CB Cormani McClain—Lakeland (Fla.) High School 

Undeclared 

3. DE Keon Keeley—Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep

Committed to Notre Dame

4. QB Nico Iamaleava—Downey (Calif.) Warren 

Committed to Tennessee

5. OT Samson Okunlola—Brockton (Mass.) Thayer Academy 

 Undeclared

6. S Caleb Downs—Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek

Committed to Alabama


7. QB Jaden Rashada—Pittsburg (Calif.) High School

Committed to Miami

8. QB Malachi Nelson—Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School

Committed to USC

9. OT Kadyn Proctor—Des Moines (Iowa) Southeast Polk

Committed to Iowa

10. QB Arch Manning—New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman

Committed to Texas

TLDR: #1 Dante Moore. #10 Arch

Too lazy (and on my phone) to copy and paste the rest. It's a waste of precious bytes, anyhow. 

It's kind of a Longhorn logo... sorta.

 

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Just now, jofus said:

Is Matthews next?

Barring any surprises, Matthews is next on the 15th.

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46 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Is Baxter really 6'1"?

 

 

 

They're rapidly changing heights 🤷‍♂️

17 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

 

They're rapidly changing heights 🤷‍♂️

Those pesky camera angles. 

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2 hours ago, tokamak said:

State of Florida seems stacked with talent this year. Let’s get Wilson and Hall so Sark can have his own Florida Four. 

Chuckles…you son of a bitch. too soon you mother….triggered GIF
 

50 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

 

Wilson only has one in-state school in his top five. Miami. His recruiter: Rod Wright.  

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Dear Mack Brown,

This is what killing yourself recruiting in Florida actually looks like. 

Sincerely,

Texas fans

Eric Nahlin: Bijan Robinson, Cedric Baxter, and establishing pipeline positions

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When Steve Sarkisian was hired at Texas we mentioned he had credibility to sell each and every position on offense. While his wide receiver in DeVonta Smith won a rare Heisman for the position, his tailbacks set the tone for the offense, his quarterback seemingly came out of nowhere to finish third in the Heisman vote, and it was all made possible by a wonderfully choreographed offensive line. Not to be forgotten, tight ends were used as receivers, blockers, and often in tandem in 12 personnel. Try to negative recruit all that.

Sometimes you have to begin position pipelines from the ground up. Given Sark was at Alabama and playing wingman to the great Nick Saban, it was his job to keep the talent flowing into the pipelines rather than starting them from scratch. While Sark had it made at Alabama, there were no such pipelines to take advantage of at Texas. Sure, there has been greatness at running back and quarterback at Texas, but past pipelines were rusted shut by the time the new head coach arrived. There was promise, however, at running back due to Bijan Robinson.

Robinson, a five-star from Arizona, improbably selected Texas over Ohio State thanks to the connection he felt with former running backs coach Stan Drayton. Given Alabama’s ability to run the ball under Sark despite his reputation for having a passing offense, Robinson was the perfect guy to use as a proof of concept at a position to help establish a pipeline at Texas. Not only is he a unique talent, he’s also highly marketable in an age of college football where that can be compensated. This was always a set of circumstances to be capitalized on.

In addition to Robinson, Texas has good, talented running backs on the roster. Roschon Johnson will sign a few contracts in the NFL, and not because he’s bouncing from team to team. Keilan Robinson has elite burst and surprising toughness — he was good enough to play at Bama. Jonathon Brooks is a nuanced back with good feet, vision, and balance. Jaydon Blue is a speed back with great hands and big-play ability. It’s a stable most schools would love to have but none are locks to be ‘the guy’ after Robinson.

Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater running back Cedric Baxter is as special of a talent as Robinson. It seems blasphemous, but roll the tape and you’ll see elements of all the backs listed above. He’s big and fast, which is obvious to see, but his feel to find the crease and quickness to get through it at his size is very uncommon. If he stays healthy, he’s a sure thing to be very productive. Like Robinson, he should end his high school career as a five-star.

Robinson followed by Baxter is how you never have a poor running game. It’s the makings of a pipeline similar to Derek Henry to Damien Harris to Najee Harris. Sark had to take advantage of Robinson and now he has. The well choreographed offensive line Kyle Flood had at Bama is in early rehearsal at Texas. While Texas may not have a wide receiver on the level of Smith, they’re already building a pipeline off the success of Xavier Worthy’s freshman season. With Arch Manning in the 2023 class, quarterback seems to be in good shape.

Though you wouldn’t say Texas has established pipelines just yet, they’ve broken ground all across the offensive side of the ball and with Sark at the helm, it will ensure his preferred side of the ball does nothing to hurt his reputation as a mastermind.

 

11 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Eric Nahlin: Bijan Robinson, Cedric Baxter, and establishing pipeline positions

 

Man that last “sentence” is a beating.

11 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Eric Nahlin: Bijan Robinson, Cedric Baxter, and establishing pipeline positions

 

Must be nice to be like Alabama where they can just skip over a 1st rd pick when naming the guys in their RB pipeline

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Kirkland, Cook, and Mitchell are recruiting like hell -- love having those guys in the fold. 

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39 minutes ago, Deej said:

Dear Mack Brown,

This is what killing yourself recruiting in Florida actually looks like. 

Sincerely,

Texas fans

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1 minute ago, OB3 said:

 

Is this what she does for a commit?  I’m not familiar with her tweet history

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Posted in the 995er thread but it’s to great to leave out… in response to ketch talking shit about some on3 rankings 😂A696ACE2-CD4E-470B-BD6C-5844A4C2E899.thumb.jpeg.5917293cc93cdf00d12af1d60e363465.jpeg

31 minutes ago, OB3 said:

Posted in the 995er thread but it’s to great to leave out… in response to ketch talking shit about some on3 rankings 😂A696ACE2-CD4E-470B-BD6C-5844A4C2E899.thumb.jpeg.5917293cc93cdf00d12af1d60e363465.jpeg

Lmaooooo Gerry really hates that mfer

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