December 23, 20205 yr Mordecai plucked from OU by SMU. Not sure if discussed yet. Maybe, hopefully hurts OU's QB depth a bit were Rattler to get injured? I mean they are brining in another 5 star in 2021 of course so I'm guessing they just keep rolling.
December 23, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, ztejas said: Mordecai plucked from OU by SMU. Not sure if discussed yet. Maybe, hopefully hurts OU's QB depth a bit were Rattler to get injured? I mean they are brining in another 5 star in 2021 of course so I'm guessing they just keep rolling. According to Sooner fans, Morris has looked decent in practice and should be serviceable as a backup. They also said the same thing about Mordecai so wouldn't be surprised to see Morris in the portal in a couple seasons.
December 23, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Tex-19 said: Transfer Szn is going to be wild in January. I fully expect this thread to hit 100. We should stop offering 3-stars and just raid all these OSU/Bama/etc guys that hit the portal Unless the NCAA adjusts some roster limit or the "counter" rules for the 85 player scholarship roster, lots of the "3 stars and below" P5 players that enter the portal may have to step down a level (like Carson just did) to even get another scholarship. “We’re going to see a situation this year where there could be up to 1,000 players in the portal with nowhere to go,” said South Florida coach Jeff Scott. It's interesting that Byron Vaughns hasn't landed anywhere yet... Edited December 23, 20205 yr by LTtxfan
December 23, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, LTtxfan said: Unless the NCAA adjusts some roster limit or the "counter" rules for the 85 player scholarship roster, lots of the "3 stars and below" P5 players that enter the portal may have to step down a level (like Carson just did) to even get another scholarship. “We’re going to see a situation this year where there could be up to 1,000 players in the portal with nowhere to go,” said South Florida coach Jeff Scott. It's interesting that Byron Vaughns hasn't landed anywhere yet... With all the social media he's been putting out, I think he really expects to make a lateral move. Seeing as texas really didn't give him the chance he deserved.
December 23, 20205 yr Some of these kids gonna learn. If you quit after your freshman year to find a new home there may not be a home
December 24, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, LTtxfan said: Unless the NCAA adjusts some roster limit or the "counter" rules for the 85 player scholarship roster, lots of the "3 stars and below" P5 players that enter the portal may have to step down a level (like Carson just did) to even get another scholarship. “We’re going to see a situation this year where there could be up to 1,000 players in the portal with nowhere to go,” said South Florida coach Jeff Scott. It's interesting that Byron Vaughns hasn't landed anywhere yet... Then maybe it's FCS for him just like Daniel Carson. Although you would think Texas State should have made a run at him.
December 24, 20205 yr 16 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said: With all the social media he's been putting out, I think he really expects to make a lateral move. Seeing as texas really didn't give him the chance he deserved. I mean, first, sarcasm? (I hope) Assuming you're talking about Vaughns - he was lucky to even make Texas' roster. How on earth would he line up a lateral move? That would be a phenomenal con-job.
December 24, 20205 yr 29 minutes ago, ztejas said: I mean, first, sarcasm? (I hope) Assuming you're talking about Vaughns - he was lucky to even make Texas' roster. How on earth would he line up a lateral move? That would be a phenomenal con-job. Yes the latter was sarcasm. But he has been spamming the hell out of social media with work outs and other motivational crap. Like hes really trying to sell himself to somebody. Div 2 isn't gonna be that hard to sell. No, hes trying to attract bigger fish. And yes , I agree he dosent have the pedigree for a lateral move. But quite a few Texas players seem to have an exceptionally high opinion of where they rank in the college football world for some reason. And our guy Vaughns seems is no exception.
December 24, 20205 yr 22 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said: Yes the latter was sarcasm. But he has been spamming the hell out of social media with work outs and other motivational crap. Like hes really trying to sell himself to somebody. Div 2 isn't gonna be that hard to sell. No, hes trying to attract bigger fish. And yes , I agree he dosent have the pedigree for a lateral move. But quite a few Texas players seem to have an exceptionally high opinion of where they rank in the college football world for some reason. And our guy Vaughns seems is no exception. Agree 100%. It's going to be hard for him to find a "suitable" landing spot. Either he's going to have to lower his expectations greatly, or he may find himself sitting at home. I wonder if Herman or whoever completely closed the door on him.
December 24, 20205 yr someone here was dreaming about landing Dylan Wright from A&M when he hadn't gotten much playing time and then when he officially portaled; news today is he ended up going to Minnesota. SIAP.
December 24, 20205 yr That's quite a bit of shitty projection and assumption talk regarding Vaughns. He's hardly "spamming" social media. Come on. That seems about an accurate discussion of Vaughns as the Samples tampering talk. Edited December 24, 20205 yr by pacman
December 24, 20205 yr 14 minutes ago, pacman said: That's quite a bit of shitty projection and assumption talk regarding Vaughns. He's hardly "spamming" social media. Come on. That seems about an accurate discussion of Vaughns as the Samples tampering talk. Sorry Mrs vaughns. But your son is gonna end up at Texas state. All the tweet about his workouts aren't gonna help him. And when I go from never seeing the guy on twitter to seeing several a week. I'll call that spamming.
December 24, 20205 yr Inflated views of their talent and contributions and worth to the NFL or another major college program? You can't possibly be talking about any Longhorns of the past 25 years.
December 24, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said: Sorry Mrs vaughns. But your son is gonna end up at Texas state. All the tweet about his workouts aren't gonna help him. And when I go from never seeing the guy on twitter to seeing several a week. I'll call that spamming. Weird that a mom would try and help her kid. Weird.
December 24, 20205 yr 14 hours ago, PHLaggie said: someone here was dreaming about landing Dylan Wright from A&M when he hadn't gotten much playing time and then when he officially portaled; news today is he ended up going to Minnesota. SIAP. Yep that was me... Oh well.
December 24, 20205 yr Nahlin is reporting that Cooper is interested in Texas and the ball is in our court on this one.
December 24, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, Newy25 said: Nahlin is reporting that Cooper is interested in Texas and the ball is in our court on this one. Would think Illinois would have the advantage if his high school coach will be retained on Bielema's staff. Also our uncertain coaching situation doesn't really help. Hopefully Cooper waits until the February before making his transfer decision.
December 24, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Newy25 said: Nahlin is reporting that Cooper is interested in Texas and the ball is in our court on this one. Isn't he a slot guy? This isn't any better a situation at that position here if you want to be the man at that position.
December 24, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said: This isn't any better a situation at that position here if you want to be the man at that position. From what language did Google translate this?
December 25, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, Newy25 said: Nahlin is reporting that Cooper is interested in Texas and the ball is in our court on this one. Odds this dude stays anywhere long enough to play a down?
December 28, 20204 yr Author On 12/23/2020 at 3:28 PM, kwood4408 said: That is truly MENSA level thinking, too bad our current HC does not think that way. There's a lot of things to hang on Herman's head. Not using the Portal enough ain't one of them.
December 28, 20204 yr There's a lot of things to hang on Herman's head. Not using the Portal enough ain't one of them.Grabbing a couple guys is great, I am referring to grabbing a bunch of real dudes. Not a Division 2 RB or middle of the road WR. He has done well at OL particularly Anderson and Braun.
December 29, 20204 yr Grabbing a couple guys is great, I am referring to grabbing a bunch of real dudes. Not a Division 2 RB or middle of the road WR. He has done well at OL particularly Anderson and Braun. This is not correct. Tarik Black comes to mind, not to mention inexplicably turning down the all conference Schooler. Oh, also, Brendan Schooler. These “dudes” are typically qbs. I think it’s obvious why we haven’t gone after them. If they’re not a qb, something happened. Academics, legal issues, etc and Tom has not ever chased any of those to my knowledge, high schoolers excluded. Is there a particular dude we missed on that you’re referring to?
December 29, 20204 yr 3 hours ago, texifornia said: There's a lot of things to hang on Herman's head. Not using the Portal enough ain't one of them. 2 hours ago, kwood4408 said: Grabbing a couple guys is great, I am referring to grabbing a bunch of real dudes. Not a Division 2 RB or middle of the road WR. He has done well at OL particularly Anderson and Braun. Texifornia is right. UT's done well with the portal by looking for high upside guys. Because of the 25 per class limit, there are going to be caps on how many players schools can take regardless of how far they are under the 85 or 110 limits also regulating roster size. UT and most of the other blueblood programs are correctly waiting before accepting players because of this. The second signing day will have some impact of the number of available slots also. Players are waiting to see who's on their current team is going to the NFL and if they're going to be recruited over. Coaches use bowl practices to prepare for the following season also and players to see where they'll fit in next year. Plus there are exit interviews after the season that the players can digest. From the players' side, this data will be available after the bowls and then after the second signing day. Back channel communications are happening between players, intermediators (high school coaches, eg), and schools other than their present college. This will give players and colleges a sense of the market. While my description of the process assumes rationality, we know that there is a lot of emotion in these decisions. The matchmaking will probably start about mid-Jan and extend until mid-Feb.
December 29, 20204 yr This is not correct. Tarik Black comes to mind, not to mention inexplicably turning down the all conference Schooler. Oh, also, Brendan Schooler. These “dudes” are typically qbs. I think it’s obvious why we haven’t gone after them. If they’re not a qb, something happened. Academics, legal issues, etc and Tom has not ever chased any of those to my knowledge, high schoolers excluded. Is there a particular dude we missed on that you’re referring to?The All conf Schooler and Fields were 2 that came to mind. It’s obvious y’all have much more faith in Herman’s decision making than I do. I believe the bigger issue this particular offseason will be him convincing those in the portal to come to the 40 acres.
December 29, 20204 yr Texifornia is right. UT's done well with the portal by looking for high upside guys. Because of the 25 per class limit, there are going to be caps on how many players schools can take regardless of how far they are under the 85 or 110 limits also regulating roster size. UT and most of the other blueblood programs are correctly waiting before accepting players because of this. The second signing day will have some impact of the number of available slots also. Players are waiting to see who's on their current team is going to the NFL and if they're going to be recruited over. Coaches use bowl practices to prepare for the following season also and players to see where they'll fit in next year. Plus there are exit interviews after the season that the players can digest. From the players' side, this data will be available after the bowls and then after the second signing day. Back channel communications are happening between players, intermediators (high school coaches, eg), and schools other than their present college. This will give players and colleges a sense of the market. While my description of the process assumes rationality, we know that there is a lot of emotion in these decisions. The matchmaking will probably start about mid-Jan and extend until mid-Feb.I completely get all of what you said, I just don’t have the greatest amount of faith in TH being able to sell it to those in the portal this season. Historically he has done well with that but I don’t see that happening this year.
December 29, 20204 yr The All conf Schooler and Fields were 2 that came to mind. It’s obvious y’all have much more faith in Herman’s decision making than I do. I believe the bigger issue this particular offseason will be him convincing those in the portal to come to the 40 acres.I thought Fields didn't come because he wasn't guaranteed a starting spot, which can be justified based on team chemistry. Also the Pac 12 guys were covid related transfers were they not? Maybe not Fields. Black was considered a good get at the time and grad transfer. Anderson and Braun were good gets but had some flaws or limitations. But I dont know jack about players feelings or team chemistry. There are more guys coming back that are surprises than surprises that are leaving. From that perspective, the departures are not concerning, in my opinion.
December 29, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, kwood4408 said: I completely get all of what you said, I just don’t have the greatest amount of faith in TH being able to sell it to those in the portal this season. Historically he has done well with that but I don’t see that happening this year. Certainly the unsteadiness of the UT coaching staff will impact players decisions to go to the Horns, but Herman's found contributors in the past. No one bats 1.000 on these things. OU got zero from 3 WR transfers this year after having a history of success with transfer WRs (Westbrook-juco, Brown-juco, Saunders-Fresno St, Lewis-Penn St, Brown-Penn St).
December 29, 20204 yr Author 7 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: For an older guy who's lost a lot of his speed, I was hoping he'd be a more reliable pass-catcher. Adios and vaya con dios.
December 29, 20204 yr 3 hours ago, golfclap said: That's someone we should actually go after, as long as he got his grades in order this year.
December 29, 20204 yr I’m sure the guy who went to UNC Charlotte because he couldn’t get into Arkansas and then left after one semester has the grades.
December 29, 20204 yr 31 minutes ago, HenryJames said: I’m sure the guy who went to UNC Charlotte because he couldn’t get into Arkansas and then left after one semester has the grades. Was just thinking the same thing. Probably mailed it in.
December 29, 20204 yr 3 hours ago, texifornia said: For an older guy who's lost a lot of his speed, I was hoping he'd be a more reliable pass-catcher. Adios and vaya con dios. So, who do we have left at WR?
December 29, 20204 yr 10 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said: So, who do we have left at WR? Maybe not tonight but it's coming... Edited December 29, 20204 yr by BigHorn'13 Needed one more
December 29, 20204 yr 12 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said: So, who do we have left at WR? i have 2 years left of eligiblity, i think machinator has 1
December 29, 20204 yr 4 hours ago, LTtxfan said: Damn I'm surprised this was announced right before the game.
December 29, 20204 yr Black and schooler dropped of the face of the earth it seems after around game 4. What happened?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
December 29, 20204 yr 49 minutes ago, Handcruser said: Black and schooler dropped of the face of the earth it seems after around game 4. What happened? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Brennan Eagles was our leading receiver with a whopping 28 receptions for 469 yards. Sam only completed 184 passes this year, but look at Okie State. Nearly the same number of completed passes, but Wallace caught 53 for 877 yards. We clearly didn't think anyone was worth featuring in this offense.
December 29, 20204 yr 55 minutes ago, Handcruser said: Black and schooler dropped of the face of the earth it seems after around game 4. What happened? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Well, Black’s issue was he just wasn’t very good. Maybe it was all of the foot injuries over the years but he really struggled.
December 29, 20204 yr 2 hours ago, Tex48 said: Damn I'm surprised this was announced right before the game. Black can't play because he would have been academically ineligible.
December 29, 20204 yr 5 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: Black can't play because he would have been academically ineligible. Gotcha will that effect where he transfers to?
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