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9 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

Has any program had such great sustained success leading to such an outcome recently?

 

So is recruiting gonna get boosted by 3 playoff appearances?  4?  Will it even get a boost with a title?

Its clear the money is tied up or Texas decision makers don't want to commit money this summer out of fear.

 

We need to cleanse our minds of any success at all helping anything at all into the future. 

This is so stridently doom-y for July. Go touch some grass and get some sun.

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17 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

We need to cleanse our minds of any success at all helping anything at all into the future. 

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23 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

Has any program had such great sustained success leading to such an outcome recently?

 

So is recruiting gonna get boosted by 3 playoff appearances?  4?  Will it even get a boost with a title?

Its clear the money is tied up or Texas decision makers don't want to commit money this summer out of fear.

 

We need to cleanse our minds of any success at all helping anything at all into the future. 

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1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Lamar Brown to LSU

 

On 6/16/2025 at 12:43 PM, Chuckie Finster said:

Lamar Brown is scripting a perfect playbook on how to get paid even when the ultimate conclusion is inevitable.

Give the man his flowers.

2 hours ago, skipmcgee said:

I can’t deal with another last minute “Texas is leading!!!” rug pull

That’s what it feels like this is. All the picks are still coming in Baylor.
 

Feels like bullshit from Spiegelman.

Just now, Lonestar88 said:

That’s what it feels like this is. All the picks are still coming in Baylor.
 

Feels like bullshit from Spiegelman.

Yeah and even Justin is hearing Baylor now

7 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Hopefully we get better news around 4pm?

 

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5 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

That’s what it feels like this is. All the picks are still coming in Baylor.
 

Feels like bullshit from Spiegelman.

Will save you the trouble. Carlton is committing to Baylor

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Just now, RGBIII said:

 

Will save you the trouble. Carlton is committing to Baylor

Oh Speigs, you've led us astray again.

 

2 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

 

Will save you the trouble. Carlton is committing to Baylor

Thanks. That’s what I assumed going into today, but everyone wants to hype up a “win” against Texas, so we get fake drama.

10 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Oh Speigs, you've led us astray again.

And you lead us astray by posting Spiegs drivel. What do you have to say for yourself?

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1 minute ago, UDontKnow said:

And you lead us astray by posting Spiegs drivel. What do you have to say for yourself?

Psh, I've never had a 9.95 sub. That's @Hookem2147 you're mad at.

Will save you the trouble. Carlton is committing to Baylor

Who amongst us would be capable of turning away an offer to play for Baylor. In Waco.
58 minutes ago, BurgleBro said:

Has any program had such great sustained success leading to such an outcome recently?

 

So is recruiting gonna get boosted by 3 playoff appearances?  4?  Will it even get a boost with a title?

Its clear the money is tied up or Texas decision makers don't want to commit money this summer out of fear.

 

We need to cleanse our minds of any success at all helping anything at all into the future. 

We need to step away from the jump to conclusions mat.

There is no way to accurately speculate what the future is going to bring other than it's going to be very different than what it is now. Acting is if this is the final form of college sports - and college football specifically - and even more specifically, college football recruiting - is silly.

Eventually there will be some kind of federal legislation, because that's the only avenue that can bring some resemblance of stability. Until then the whole ecosystem is going to be whipsawed from one direction into another based on the most recent court cases/settlements, new state laws passed to give the local programs a competitive advantage, and how different programs find ways around various restrictions. 

But acting like what has been going on the last few weeks is a harbinger of what the future will look like is silly. At the end of the day any sales pitch needs the opportunity to get your foot in the door. Relationships still matter. They always will. Success on the gridiron will make a difference. But when we're talking about millions of dollars being thrown around for individual players, of course that's going to often trump how many playoff appearances, NFL draft picks, or individual accolades are being earned. But it doesn't mean they don't matter at all. 

17 minutes ago, Red Five said:


Who amongst us would be capable of turning away an offer to play for Baylor. In Waco.

I mean, who doesn’t like white girls?

Uh oh. Another meltdown incoming. 
 

 

Just now, TXRed said:

Uh oh. Another meltdown incoming. 
 

 

No meltdown incoming. It is known that Texas didn't offer the highest NIL package. Next...

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There's no way we're going to let the poors stomp all over us this cycle, fearing of some rule-set nobody else cares about. Take a breath and prepare for a wild finish.

All of these guys picking Florida now will be ripe for the pickings in December when Florida finishes 6-6/7-5 and fires Sun Belt Billy

We better beat that ass in the Swamp to really make them start doubting their decision 

2 hours ago, Boko Bevo said:

No, but Big Jim (Chris) is why we were there.  We also went up for a month in summer 96 - insane collection of football players at CU then.  I didn't go to LP, Shaun and I grew up in Bible Way church together, our dads were in camp together in Oakland and maintained a friendship and worked out together.  To this day, having played with and against some incredible ballplayers, Chris is one of the best athletes I've ever actually been around.  I wish he would've locked in.  Neuheisel took the players' coach deal a little too far and had no controls on that team. 

I played against Anderson in HS. We scrimmaged them every year before game one. He covered me when we were seniors. I assumed he’d have done well at CU, but I don’t remember seeing him play much. Good shit talker on the field though. 

4 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

Who’s the last guy from Temple who was actually a college difference maker? Kenneth Davis? Joe Greene? Edited to add the San Diego Drop King, Quentin Johnston, who did well enough in college to be a high first rounder. And not hating on Ta’Quon Graham, good player for us and a great teammate.

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2 hours ago, Boko Bevo said:

No, but Big Jim (Chris) is why we were there.  We also went up for a month in summer 96 - insane collection of football players at CU then.  I didn't go to LP, Shaun and I grew up in Bible Way church together, our dads were in camp together in Oakland and maintained a friendship and worked out together.  To this day, having played with and against some incredible ballplayers, Chris is one of the best athletes I've ever actually been around.  I wish he would've locked in.  Neuheisel took the players' coach deal a little too far and had no controls on that team. 

To tie this back into Texas recruiting, the 96' summer is for me is a great reminder as to why Sark is doing things the right way.  We were there when Ryan Nunez got to CU.  It was obvious that the kid was talented enough to be impactful in the return game, even with Rae Carruth and James Kidd being on the roster.  What was also evident was that the locker room wasn't conducive to a guy with Nunez' mental makeup lasting there.   I saw more criminal shit in that summer than I've seen my entire life.  Locker room/Weight room fights were commonplace and even encouraged.  There was a legitimate national recruiting footprint, and as a consequence, each region wanted to show they were the toughest.  There's a not so fine line between Tebow's Florida and the Florida we see now.  Unfortunately, coaches do have to consider who are "Our types of guys", just as much as you look at measurables. 

5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I played against Anderson in HS. We scrimmaged them every year before game one. He covered me when we were seniors. I assumed he’d have done well at CU, but I don’t remember seeing him play much. Good shit talker on the field though. 

Played behind Westbrook and Carruth his first couple years.  He played lots his junior and senior years.  Ate himself to tight end frame, but didn't love to block.  You're right, talked a ton of shit.  

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45 minutes ago, Scholz said:

I mean, who doesn’t like white girls?

A fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

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2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

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3 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

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8 minutes ago, Boko Bevo said:

  There was a legitimate national recruiting footprint, and as a consequence, each region wanted to show they were the toughest.  

Apparently this played a role in Turntine not going to Michigan. Didn't like the way the players he met treated him as lesser than because he was from Texas. Which is interesting because they have several Texas commits already.

On 7/9/2025 at 12:17 PM, satyanash said:

🙄 Media is openly cheering for Texas to get fucked over in these types of recruitments, all in the name of 'parity'. Sark hasn't even won a national title yet and we're already getting cast as the evil bad guys of CFB again.

Dan Wetzel: All of college football ought to cheer for Texas Tech

 

Tell me you've never been to Lubbock without telling me you've never been to Lubbock, Dan.

8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

So the guy was calling you gay with SpongeBob gif

5 hours ago, Reese Bennett said:

I'm going to guess money or pussy. What else is there?

Dick measuring.

18 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

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19 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

 

17 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

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11 minutes ago, TexasRenegade said:

So the guy was calling you gay with SpongeBob gif

 

1 minute ago, Vito Andolini said:

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God damnit. I quoted myself before making the edit, because I deserve it. Shit. 

Well done, motherfuckers. 

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Preemptive FYI, the A and the I are nowhere near each other on the keyboard.

3 minutes ago, fellside said:

Apparently this played a role in Turntine not going to Michigan. Didn't like the way the players he met treated him as lesser than because he was from Texas. Which is interesting because they have several Texas commits already.

This shit can get crazy if a kid doesn't have a mindset that embraces proving toughness outside the lines.  This is the kind of thing coaches can't talk about, and don't normally even know about until the strength coach says something.  I've seen Andre Jones and folks of that ilk talked about on this thread - when you're recruiting in the Southeast (namely Louisiana, Georgia and Florida), you will inevitably introduce a good number of kids whose socioeconomics lend to these behaviors.  Don't want to CR this thread, but it's a reality, one that the GM and coaches have to be considering.  Once you expand that to California, DC, etc - those regional "beefs" are extrapolated. I love what the staff is doing with casting a wider web, but this is a huge consideration in doing so.  

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30 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 

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1 hour ago, Red Five said:


Who amongst us would be capable of turning away an offer to play for Baylor. In Waco.

Shit, you can drive to Austin on the weekends. What's not to love?

2 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

Jeez, there’s no fucking “outcome” yet.

But I want instant gratification, and I want it NOW!!!!!

9 minutes ago, Thetexashammer said:

Shit, you can drive to Austin on the weekends. What's not to love?

The drive back…that would be some depressing goddamned shit.

12 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

I’m assuming you have knowledge this shooting is related to the recruit “who shall not be named.”  Seems he left the scene, so I’m wondering if he’s since been located. I’ll bet they find the gun in da bag.

I think Georgia’s alternative facts shows that the noise heard was just fireworks…..something….something…boom.

I'm having a hard time getting too wound up about any kid that is seriously considering tired ass Baylor.  Please...fuck Baylor.

55 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

A fuck ton of guys who end up married to them, if my ears and various threads on this board are to be believed. 


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6 hours ago, Reese Bennett said:

I'm going to guess money or pussy. What else is there?

Why not both?

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