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Texas Recruiting Notes 2024: Bags Don't Beat Bankrolls

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  • Finally can tell my aggy story.    Have a good insight into this kids recruitment and I’m still laughing about his visit to aggy. Dude gets his player host (I’ll let y’all find who that is) and

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    How do you think this is helpful? Not being a jerk, just asking y'all to keep your shit together and use common sense. In any event, I know for a fact that nothing ever happens with Texas until a

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    He could have if he isn't. Play devil's advocate and tell us why you feel about this guy's overall approach to his recruitment and how that either translates to the next level or doesn't matter.

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13 hours ago, BigHorn'13 said:

How many times are we going to stick it to yormark?

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On 2/29/2024 at 11:28 AM, Park Gothic said:

Fuck Tech and all that, but sucks for the kid. Regardless of recruiting shenanigans, I don't wish knee injuries on anyone. 

But still. Fuck Tech. 

I mean this is a Texas Tech WR and you mean to tell me you didn't wish a knee injury on Derek Dorris?

18 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

I mean this is a Texas Tech WR and you mean to tell me you didn't wish a knee injury on Derek Dorris?

Obviously it depends somewhat on the player. Cheap shot artists like Dorris and Dallas Turner deserve whatever bad thing happens to them. But those are extreme examples. I don't mind if rapists and murderers have bad things happen to them either.

But surely you can see the difference between those kinds of people and a kid who has literally never taken a snap? Why would I want him to get injured just because he went to another school. 

23 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

Obviously it depends somewhat on the player. Cheap shot artists like Dorris and Dallas Turner deserve whatever bad thing happens to them. But those are extreme examples. I don't mind if rapists and murderers have bad things happen to them either.

But surely you can see the difference between those kinds of people and a kid who has literally never taken a snap? Why would I want him to get injured just because he went to another school. 

I can understand this perspective, I was only questioning the "anyone" in your previous post. 

On 2/29/2024 at 11:29 AM, Mittens said:

Still pretty awesome for him to be there for the asswhipping.

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8 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I hope every Texas Tech WR breaks their fucking leg.

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On 1/4/2024 at 5:02 PM, Horn117 said:

How can you shake your head if you have no neck because you're a fat fuck?

 

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https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/1037-freshman-notes-catching-my-eye/

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Here are the freshmen that truly caught my eye yesterday. Couple of things before I get to the list: First, I did not pick a certain number of players here. I didn't say only the top 5 or top 10. That's not an honest assessment of who caught my eye. These are truly the ones that got my attention.

Second, if a player didn't make this list, it's not an indictment on them. Far from it. I just didn't see enough of them athletically that really caught my eye on day one. For example, Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson both looked good physically, but I didn't see them do anything other than "look good" to really single either of them out.

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WR Ryan Wingo - early leader for most impressive true freshman IMO. Fluid, plus-sized athlete with excellent separation speed downfield (similar to AD Mitchell) and natural hands.

WR Aaron Butler - quick, lots of short space burst and decent long speed, too. Natural pass catcher, even when hands are low and away from the body. An interesting mix between say Xavier Worthy and Johntay Cook IMO.

TE Jordan Washington - this is how you want to draw up long-term TE prospects. Lanky, good athleticism, good ball skills, ability to add smart weight. Seemed focused mentally and coachable.

OL Brandon Baker - clear-cut elite prospect. Not sure if he's super-sized to be a first-round pick but he's an NFL OL at either tackle spot IMO or even guard if he wanted. Excellent feet and body control. Naturally thick frame in both upper and lower body.

OL Daniel Cruz - he "looks" different than every other OL on campus, which is saying something. He looks like he swallowed an oak barrel. Surprisingly quick for that type of body build.

DL Alex January - attentive and focused in practice; good muscle mass, nice body weight for plus-sized player early in his career; abnormally quick with his hands for someone this early in their career.

DE Colin Simmons - he's chiseled from different clay than most. One drill he showed quickness no one else on the edge has. Time will tell if he can play with the requisite toughness to get on the field early.

DE Zina Umeozulu - his arms are looooooooooong. Also athletic. I know some have questioned his toughness out of the gate. But if he can overcome that, he has an elite tool set with length, quickness and speed.

S Xavier Filsaime - I knew he had the speed and frame but he showed some advanced route/ball awareness on one play in particular.

 

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Well we all knew Ryan Williams was the real deal. 

On 3/1/2024 at 12:06 PM, BurntOrange&White said:

I hope every Texas Tech WR breaks their fucking leg.

As long as this thread is already bumped, I'm blaming you for our crippled RB room. Don't put this bad juju in the world.

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As long as this thread is already bumped, I'm blaming you for our crippled RB room. Don't put this bad juju in the world.

Eat shit. Who gives a fuck about other teams and their injured players. 

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Eat shit. Who gives a fuck about other teams and their injured players. 

It was mostly tongue in cheek about wishing ill-will on other teams, and it comes back to bite us in the ass with Texas' injured RB room. Relax it was a joke.

7 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

It was mostly tongue in cheek about wishing ill-will on other teams, and it comes back to bite us in the ass with Texas' injured RB room. Relax it was a joke.

Burnt orange is a massive pussy. Don’t take his internet tough guy schtick personally.

42 minutes ago, Henry Hill said:

Burnt orange is a massive pussy. Don’t take his internet tough guy schtick personally.

HUGE pussy.  I poured a beer on his head at one of the tailgates and he walked off without saying a word.  massive bitch. 

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Eat shit. Who gives a fuck about other teams and their injured players. 

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On 6/23/2023 at 11:14 AM, TheContractor said:

LSU football was asleep in the 80s and 90s. That state produces to much talent. That talent is brainwashed more than any other single state in america to stay home and play for LSU. LSU has no problem doing anything to compete with NIL or under the table. That program is not going anywhere. They have 3 straight different coaches that have won a title. They might have some up and downs but will not be down more than 1-2 years in the foreseeable future. As someone who spend their childhood in Baton Rouge and has a lot of friends still there, you are wishful that Lsu will become irrelevant. They will take the gambling $, make up a new state tax, rob a cancer hospital but they will not let anyone out bid for a football player in state. 

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On 2/7/2024 at 6:44 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Foster signed with Baylor. Highest rated recruit in their abysmal class. They must have offered him a piece of the new Pappadeaux. 

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Very sad. He is survived by the sentient alien that poorly disguised itself as his hair.

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20 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Very sad. He is survived by the sentient alien that poorly disguised itself as his hair.

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poor taste... a kid just died

37 minutes ago, satyanash said:

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Kind of feels like you are blaming bill. 

7 hours ago, RGBIII said:

poor taste... a kid just died

Counterpoint: he committed to play football at BAYLOR.

21 hours ago, texifornia said:

Very sad. He is survived by the sentient alien that poorly disguised itself as his hair.

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13 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Counterpoint: he committed to play football at BAYLOR.

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Make sure you are sitting down when you read this:

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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Aeryn Hampton is no longer with Alabama, coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed Wednesday.

DeBoer said Hampton has not been with the team since early in fall camp. Hampton was listed on Alabama's Week 1 roster but was not spotted in pregame warmups at Florida State. He was not listed on the Week 2 roster for ULM.

Hampton was a four-star prospect in the 2024 class who flipped his commitment from Texas to the Tide in December 2023. He appeared in three games last season, catching one pass for six yards before suffering an injury before Alabama's bowl game against Michigan.

Then-Alabama coach Nick Saban spoke about Hampton, who was then known as Bubba, on early signing day in 2023.

"Bubba's kind of a dog, man," Saban said. "He's one of those guys that's a great competitor and makes a lot of plays. Whatever he plays on offense, wherever he plays on the field he doesn't come off the field very often. They had a very successful season this year -- I know they had a disappointment in the playoffs but this guy's a great competitor, can do a lot of things and we're really excited about having him."

Alabama currently has nine scholarship receivers on its roster: Germie Bernard, Isaiah Horton, Ryan Williams, Rico Scott, Lotzeir Brooks, Jalen Hale, Cole Adams, Jaylen Mbakwe and Derek Meadows. It has three committed receivers as part of its 2026 high school class in Cederian Morgan, Brian Williams and Owen Cabell.

That article does good work on the WHO, WHAT, and WHERE questions of journalism. But it is sorely lacking in the WHY.

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