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#8452
28 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

To get the best recruits...we just need to win?

I felt like I’ve heard this before 

Well, sure, but nobody around here has actually, like, you know... tried it in a while.

#8453
30 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

To get the best recruits...we just need to win?

I felt like I’ve heard this before 

 

But how do you win a lot without first acquiring the best recruits????????

#8454
18 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

But how do you win a lot without first acquiring the best recruits????????

Bag Men if Georgia is any indication.

#8455
20 minutes ago, Sabalo said:

Bag Men if Georgia is any indication.

I think you've got your causation reversed there

#8458
2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

But how do you win a lot without first acquiring the best recruits????????

Ask Matt Rhule. We have no excuse to lose more than 1-2 games a year playing in this league where we outmatch every team but OU when it comes to talent.

#8459
11 hours ago, texifornia said:

We get it, you're the resident Hand skeptic.   Between this post, @Blackcat00 floating in to tell us everything's going to be fine with a drifting 5-star recruit, and @golfclap using Drayton as his negative example in a mostly unrelated post, everyone's really playing the hits today.

 

  "And the Hits just keep on Coming..."

 

Edited by LTtxfan

#8460
13 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

To get the best recruits...we just need to win?

I felt like I’ve heard this before 

 

@Snacks said we are going to win.  Maybe the Brocks didn’t get the memo.

#8465
4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Excerpt from Humidor

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Speed and coverage is the name of the game. Even before the Overshown move became official we were hearing rumblings of how important running and coverage ability was. I had a feeling things would become more noticeable when they started offering kids and you can see it in the offers (I'll post more about that tomorrow).

Basically, they're not looking for big corners, they're looking for cover corners. They still want length but they're not going to sacrifice movement skills for it. Reference Isaiah Dunson from the last cycle who this staff backed off of. Big corners will become safeties, big safeties will become linebackers.

 

#8467
3 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Here is Rivald state rankings for Texas released today.  Jordon Thomad at #51 seems low.  They aren't high on Elijah Arroyo or Terrance Cooks.

https://n.rivals.com/state_rankings/2021/texas

 

Stowers at 24 is going to melt aggy's little mind.

Burris at 15 and Jackson at 33?

Surprised to see Nussmeier at 14, right behind Stone.  Robertson at 58!

 

JASPER
LOTT
#8468
1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Stowers at 24 is going to melt aggy's little mind.

Burris at 15 and Jackson at 33?

Surprised to see Nussmeier at 14, right behind Stone.  Robertson at 58!

 

JASPER
LOTT

 

Rivals rated Patrich Mahomes a 3-star.

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#8469
1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

 

Rivals rated Patrich Mahomes a 3-star.

To be fair, they put a lot of emphasis on how the player will perform in the NFL, so I think it's a good rating. Sure, Mahomes barely made the league, but what else has he done?

#8470
1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

 

Rivals rated Patrich Mahomes a 3-star.

Did anyone have him as a 4* ?

#8473
10 hours ago, rvm96 said:

Did anyone have him as a 4* ?

Not a service or a star, but fwiw Bobby Burton I clearly remember touring Mahones as an elite NFL qb while he was still at tech. He was then only guy I remember going out on that limb, and doing it loudly. 

#8475
3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Not a service or a star, but fwiw Bobby Burton I clearly remember touring Mahones as an elite NFL qb while he was still at tech. He was then only guy I remember going out on that limb, and doing it loudly. 

The sun shines on a dogs ass once in a while. 

#8476
40 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

The sun shines on a dogs ass once in a while. 

Not saying he’s a great evaluator, but he seems to be the most accurate 9.95 er, IMO.  I know, that’s a low bar.

#8479
1 hour ago, cochamps said:

Not saying he’s a great evaluator, but he seems to be the most accurate 9.95 er, IMO.  I know, that’s a low bar.

Agree it’s a low bar. Some are better than others, but most are just throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks. For every “great evaluation”, there are a hundred way off target. Just people like to go back and cherry pick the random successful guesses and attribute that to skill without including the whole picture. 

If they want, 247 could track this evaluation metric over time. But I’m wagering the difference between good evaluators and bad evaluators isn’t the chasm people expect it to be 

#8480

(Mike Roach) The Breakdown: A closer look at Texas QB recruiting

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Plan to sign: 2

Commits: 1 (Jalen Milroe)

Top Targets: Sawyer Robertson, Garrett Nussmeier

On the radar: Kaidon Salter

On scholarship at Texas in 2020: 4 - Sam Ehlinger (SR), Casey Thompson (RS-SO), Hudson Card (FR), Ja’Quinden Jackson (FR)

Breakdown: Despite having a stellar commitment in Jalen Milroe, Texas is still looking at taking two at the position. In the age of the transfer portal, taking extra numbers at the quarterback position is almost a requirement. Ehlinger enters his senior year, and Thompson is the only other quarterback on the roster with any game experience. Still, Thompson contemplated leaving Texas before last season and even entered his name into the transfer portal for a short period of time before pulling it out following the departure of Cameron Rising. Should Thompson have the same ideas this spring, Texas would be down to two true freshman behind Ehlinger.

Before Texas made the decision to recruit secondary options at quarterback, they communicated everything to Jalen Milroe and his family. Still, taking two quarterbacks is a delicate high-wire act, but it’s not one this staff is unfamiliar with. In their first full cycle, Texas took a two-man class of Rising and Thompson. Though they eventually lost Rising to the portal, there were no real hiccups along the way. Herman and his staff did it once again in 2020 when they landed two 247Sports top 100 prospects in Card and Jackson.

It will be another difficult tightrope with Milroe already on board and a vital piece of the 2021 recruiting class. Not only is Milroe a strong recruiter, he has an incredible ceiling at the quarterback position and the dual-threat skill Tom Herman typically recruits. Yurcich targeted two pro-style passers in Robertson and Nussmeier. Outside of the two initial offers, Yurcich hasn’t moved on any other passers, but he did stop by Cedar Hill to see Salter during January. The Longhorns don’t seem to be close to adding that second quarterback to the group, but you can bet they will if they’re able to find the right guy.

 

#8481

Anwar:  "Corby Meekins is leaving his support staff role to coach tight ends at Houston"

Wondering how well this current coaching staff is gonna be able to recruit in the Houston area now.  Might be good for Herman to hire another Texas High School coach as an analyst along with Everett Withers??

#8482
17 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Not a service or a star, but fwiw Bobby Burton I clearly remember touring Mahones as an elite NFL qb while he was still at tech. He was then only guy I remember going out on that limb, and doing it loudly. 

 

Nahlin was talking him up as an NFL prospect while he was at Tech as well.

#8484

Burton was also very very high on Jalen Hurts and didn't understand how Charlie didn't go after him instead of Buchele.  He even wrote that at the end of the cycle notes for 2016, and I remember Shag (including me) making fun of him for acting like Shane wasn't a better prospect.

#8485
He nahled that one. How’s my [mention=513]Katfid54[/mention] impersonation?
Sprinkle a hint of racism every now and again and you got it.
#8486
49 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

Burton was also very very high on Jalen Hurts and didn't understand how Charlie didn't go after him instead of Buchele.  He even wrote that at the end of the cycle notes for 2016, and I remember Shag (including me) making fun of him for acting like Shane wasn't a better prospect.

Are you saying he was right or wrong? I'm not really sure but Hurts didn't do anything to suggest that Burton was definitely right. Shane played on a team with a horrendous coaching situation and then had to leave because he didn't fit the new scheme.

Edited by Bevo14

#8487
6 minutes ago, Bevo14 said:

Are you saying he was right or wrong? I'm not really sure but Hurts didn't do anything to suggest that Burton was definitely right. Shane played on a team with a horrendous coaching situation and then had to leave because he didn't fit the new scheme.

I mean atleast Hurts was more durable, no?

#8488
20 minutes ago, Bevo14 said:

Are you saying he was right or wrong? I'm not really sure but Hurts didn't do anything to suggest that Burton was definitely right. Shane played on a team with a horrendous coaching situation and then had to leave because he didn't fit the new scheme.

Hurts QBd two teams to the Playoff. This is a dumbass take. 

#8489
3 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

Hurts QBd two teams to the Playoff. This is a dumbass take. 

While I generally agree with your point, the supporting casts they had were a biiiiit different. You could use that argument to say he's obviously better than Mahomes or Lamar.

#8490
43 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

Hurts QBd two teams to the Playoff. This is a dumbass take. 

He would not have QBed any of the last several Longhorns teams to the playoffs. 

#8491
59 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

Hurts QBd two teams to the Playoff. This is a dumbass take. 

The number of QBs that couldn't QB Alabama to the playoffs is pretty small. OU's last 2 QBs QB'd them to the playoffs and managed to not get buttfucked to a record breaking tune in it. Making the playoffs from the Big 12 has not been noteworthy since the only team with comparable talent has been us.

Edited by Bevo14

#8494
6 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

6’5 db doesn’t make sense, especially at 16 years old. 

Remember when Lil'Jordan Humphrey was a high school RB? I member.

#8496
2 minutes ago, Casual Encounter said:

Ahhh, that guy. Burton nailed that guy’s potential, too.

More like DGAF what their high school position is if they can play. Get them committed, signed, and sort it out later.

#8497
3 minutes ago, UDontKnow said:

More like DGAF what their high school position is if they can play. Get them committed, signed, and sort it out later.

I get it, you’re saying he’d be the worst take in the recruiting class.

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