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They have hinted multiple times it is one of the DTs at Michigan.  Bobby in one of the OTF videos was addressing the Michigan fans that their alumni/donors, much like the the Bama ones, were used to the Harbaugh discount.  Now that he is gone, they will need to pony up more money to keep these guys and he said “it may be too late”.  They have also multiple times reference that the DT followed Sark, Ewers, and company only to quickly unfollow them when it was pretty obvious what was happening.  Gerry mentioned that if the specific DT went into the portal with a no communication choice, then this was a done deal.  If not, get ready for a bidding war.  

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When GH says there’s a “done deal,” it would seem to indicate a deal has been done to bring in a new player: I don’t think you talk about your departing players in terms of “deals, but my assumption could be wrong. Besides, we already know we need what, six or seven on the current roster to leave to make it to the 85? So yes, there will be departures.

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Either Gerry or Bobby said a week or so ago that they have identified the punter they want and will be pursuing. That and one of the Michigan DTs would be my guess.

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I feel like weve been as clear as we can since December on a lot of this. There’s been a reserve in case the right few guys entered the portal. 2 DTs. They may not wind up with any, but I think at least one is a better bet. They also know of a punter.

2-3 guys from the portal, plus Auburn, gets you to 92-93 guys with an 85 man limit and hardly any dead weight. Now some of you dorks can start worrying about the numbers. 

15 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I feel like weve been as clear as we can since December on a lot of this. There’s been a reserve in case the right few guys entered the portal. 2 DTs. They may not wind up with any, but I think at least one is a better bet. They also know of a punter.

2-3 guys from the portal, plus Auburn, gets you to 92-93 guys with an 85 man limit and hardly any dead weight. Now some of you dorks can start worrying about the numbers. 

Thread title change? 

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2 minutes ago, immamac said:

Thread title change? 

When is this thread title not accurate? It could be the second part of almost every thread title on these forums. 

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Just now, immamac said:

lol just liked that little quip

Had a nice ring to it. Haha

I want to start the 2025 transfer thread and might use that to do it. Probably about time and it needs happen before one of these humorless bastards gets their mitts on it. 

2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

I feel like weve been as clear as we can since December on a lot of this. There’s been a reserve in case the right few guys entered the portal. 2 DTs. They may not wind up with any, but I think at least one is a better bet. They also know of a punter.

2-3 guys from the portal, plus Auburn, gets you to 92-93 guys with an 85 man limit and hardly any dead weight. Now some of you dorks can start worrying about the numbers. 

I wonder if we see Silas Bolden reopen his recruitment at some point 

2 hours ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

I wonder if we see Silas Bolden reopen his recruitment at some point 

That is a crowded room. Youd think one of the transfers would bounce. 

29 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

That is a crowded room. Youd think one of the transfers would bounce. 

 

As much as @closetojumping likes Alan Jackson and WRs with ACL tears, we oversigned last year.

47 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

That is a crowded room. Youd think one of the transfers would bounce. 

I was going to opine here but remembered that I don’t know shit about fuck. 
 

$9.95 please…. 

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13 minutes ago, Bevo said:

 

As much as @closetojumping likes Alan Jackson and WRs with ACL tears, we oversigned last year.

Now, we all know this man aint a foosball corch. Don't we?

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Now, we all know this man aint a foosball corch. Don't we?
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Well, neither were Tim Beck, Drew Mehringer and so on, but they among other wastes of oxygen are still drawing paychecks and choosing "football coach" as their profession on tax paperwork.
35 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

 

Fuck tOSU

On 4/2/2024 at 7:43 PM, Spider2YBanana said:

I thought everyone on this board are doctors and lawyers?

Leonardo Dicaprio Doctor GIF

16 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

As much as @closetojumping likes Alan Jackson and WRs with ACL tears, we oversigned last year.

Too much of a good thing is a good thing. 

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You guys get spun up about the wrong things. Nothing has changed for Bolden since he committed. Could he have a change of heart? Sure. That said, they have a place on this team for him that involves plenty of touches. 

Whether or not they took a couple of jaggy true freshmen has no real bearing on the WR room. If they leave, okay. If Niblett leaves, okay. They’ve got like 6-7 guys who will plenty of snaps this year and then 2-3 of them will go to the NFL. Rinse and repeat. 

38 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

You guys get spun up about the wrong things. Nothing has changed for Bolden since he committed. Could he have a change of heart? Sure. That said, they have a place on this team for him that involves plenty of touches. 

Whether or not they took a couple of jaggy true freshmen has no real bearing on the WR room. If they leave, okay. If Niblett leaves, okay. They’ve got like 6-7 guys who will plenty of snaps this year and then 2-3 of them will go to the NFL. Rinse and repeat. 

I'm just looking at where to clear space for the 2-3 transfers. WR has at least 3 guys who we don't really need. DL has 1-2. RB has 1. TE has 1. OL has 1-2. Otherwise, we don't have a lot of fat to trim.

7 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I'm just looking at where to clear space for the 2-3 transfers. WR has at least 3 guys who we don't really need. DL has 1-2. RB has 1. TE has 1. OL has 1-2. Otherwise, we don't have a lot of fat to trim.

My attrition predictions:

Savion Red
Malik Agbo
Andre CoJoe
Zac Swanson
Austin Jordan
Jaylon Guilbeau - I think one of Jordan/Guilbeau leave
S'maje Burrell

Sydir Mitchell - This is going off of things CTJ has posted

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3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

My attrition predictions:

Savion Red
Malik Agbo
Andre CoJoe
Zac Swanson
Austin Jordan
Jaylon Guilbeau - I think one of Jordan/Guilbeau leave
S'maje Burrell

Sydir Mitchell - This is going off of things CTJ has posted

Parker Livingstone better not unpack his bags. /CTJ

1 hour ago, Bigbend1812 said:

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Add a couple of the 360 lb.+ guys.

Holy shit, Max Merrill is still on the team? And has never actually played in a game in his time at Texas. That's amazing.

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Just now, Red Five said:

Add a couple of the 360 lb.+ guys.

Holy shit, Max Merrill is still on the team? And has never actually played in a game in his time at Texas. That's amazing.

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Max Merrill, per CTJ, is an untouchable don that you don't want to upset his family because they rich rich.

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If we're having an attrition discussion, I look at this way:

3 OLs (we have a bunch of OLs, some aren't going to make the 2 deep, some will see that as reason to leave)

1-2 DTs (unless a terrible hail mary is completed by someone else, at least one big time DT is coming this way)

1-2 Edges (we've just got a bunch of them and not all of them will be making what amounts to even a 6 man rotation at the 2 spots)

1-2 WRs (there are always prima donnas in the WR room, someone will get the itch to walk)

2-3 DBs (again, too many bodies for everyone to make the 2 deep)

1 LB

1 ST

1 TB

1 TE

I would be surprised by larger numbers at any position. I would not be surprised by this kind of activity at any of these positions. I would be surprised if there was activity at every one of these positions. You'll get a mix here to get to 7-9 exits and an 84-85 man roster that is damned near fully optimized.

As to names, I haven't heard of any. They like guys like Swanson and Burrell and Cajoe. There just aren't many guys that they wouldn't like to keep. I expect some pain.

52 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Max Merrill, per CTJ, is an untouchable don that you don't want to upset his family because they rich rich.

Ive seen a couple of.sideline shots of him sitting on the bench all by himself. That has to be an uncomfortable situation for the young man 

I imagine Peyton Kirkland is heading home to continue recovering and to have a chance at future PT. He has next to no path to the field here.

I like Niblett, but it makes sense for him to leave.

Red, same as Niblett. Like him a lot though

Tapp and Swanson wouldn't shock me too much

Juan Davis makes sense, but who knows if he wants to go before he graduates

Sydir Mitchell hurts, but only based on what we think he could be.

Austin Jordan 

S'maje Burrell if he wants playing time sooner rather than later. Another big time LB class this cycle could also have the writing on the wall.

4 hours ago, Bevo said:

I'm just looking at where to clear space for the 2-3 transfers. WR has at least 3 guys who we don't really need. DL has 1-2. RB has 1. TE has 1. OL has 1-2. Otherwise, we don't have a lot of fat to trim.

Let's hope Max Merrill finally decides to see the light 

4 hours ago, Red Five said:

Add a couple of the 360 lb.+ guys.

Holy shit, Max Merrill is still on the team? And has never actually played in a game in his time at Texas. That's amazing.

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He's also a RS-JR, I believe. Dude has his degree so he needs to just move the fuck on, or put him on medical scholarship for sucking so bad he's incapable of touching grass outside of a sideline 

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On 4/7/2024 at 11:20 AM, closetojumping said:

I want to start the 2025 transfer thread and might use that to do it. Probably about time and it needs happen before one of these humorless bastards gets their mitts on it. 

2025 Transfer Thread: Clowncar Crash Survivors Envy The Dead

7 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Max Merrill, per CTJ, is an untouchable don that you don't want to upset his family because they rich rich.

They can’t afford to pay for their own tuition?  Take a medical hardship and free up a spot on the team.  Too much to ask?🤷

6 hours ago, Atticus said:

I imagine Peyton Kirkland is heading home to continue recovering and to have a chance at future PT. He has next to no path to the field here.

I like Niblett, but it makes sense for him to leave.

Red, same as Niblett. Like him a lot though

Tapp and Swanson wouldn't shock me too much

Juan Davis makes sense, but who knows if he wants to go before he graduates

Sydir Mitchell hurts, but only based on what we think he could be.

Austin Jordan 

S'maje Burrell if he wants playing time sooner rather than later. Another big time LB class this cycle could also have the writing on the wall.

Juan isn’t going anywhere unless something really changed from the coaching staff and what they have told him frankly. 

guess we're gonna need to start shoving a few more juniors into the portal nfl draft

On 4/7/2024 at 9:23 AM, Vito Andolini said:

Does this populate as a viewable post, or just a link?

https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/1167-spring-football-2024-updated-scholarship-count/?do=findComment&comment=13806

If not, Gerry Hamilton posted this at the OTF site (in the same thread where the guy was de-pantsed by CTJ and RGBIII). Scholarship numbers/transfer portal activity the subjects being discussed, so I take this as good news we have a late window transfer on the way.

Two names were brought up yesterday while on campus for the recruiting event. One is a done deal in a couple of weeks. 

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If posting a screen shot is your way of asking if Gerry named names, he did not, which is smart on his part. The italicized section was all he wrote (the link is there for you to check out the comment yourself). The newsworthy part is GH saying one player is a “done deal.” I take that to mean an incoming transfer. 

10 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

If posting a screen shot is your way of asking if Gerry named names, he did not, which is smart on his part. The italicized section was all he wrote (the link is there for you to check out the comment yourself). The newsworthy part is GH saying one player is a “done deal.” I take that to mean an incoming transfer. 

 

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ATM just got a commitment from yet another DE transferring from UCF. Dude was a team captain, but he amassed 47 tackles and zero sacks last season. Anyway, in reading the moderators on the aggie 247 site, it appears that they're gearing up for a number of new portal exits, particularly from the DL. The strongest part of their roster, with the most talent, is at Edge and DT. They're about to exchange more 4 and 5 stars heading out for more try-hards heading into the program. 

Another thing mentioned is that they're going to be 5 guys over the scholarship limit in August if they don't have more attrition. I was kind of surprised by this until I went through it quickly. They've swapped out a ton of highly ranked talent with a mediocre recruiting class and a bunch of transfers that zero top 15 programs would have taken. I don't think people, including here, realize just how shitty and untalented their 2024 roster is going to be. I type that without knowing whatever other harm will be done to them in the upcoming portal window.

5 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Hell, y'all know as well as I do that they will only care about winning one game next year.

good luck with that - better chance of 77-0.

35 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

ATM just got a commitment from yet another DE transferring from UCF. Dude was a team captain, but he amassed 47 tackles and zero sacks last season. Anyway, in reading the moderators on the aggie 247 site, it appears that they're gearing up for a number of new portal exits, particularly from the DL. The strongest part of their roster, with the most talent, is at Edge and DT. They're about to exchange more 4 and 5 stars heading out for more try-hards heading into the program.

listen when you have the chance to get a DE who gets a sack once every 6.1 games he starts (and he's started 37 in a row) you take that opportunity. 37 game started in a row, 6 sacks, 0 sacks in the 13 he started last year.

they really are going to fucking suck next year and end up with Melko having to turn over some of his staff in Y2

19 hours ago, Spider2YBanana said:

Let's hope Max Merrill finally decides to see the light 

Put Max on an NIL deal and call it a day like they have with Auburn. 

12 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Hell, y'all know as well as I do that they will only care about winning one game next year.

who on this roster scares you?

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at this point, Texas bringing back this much talent and not tattooing that ass by 3 TDs next year in College Station is an unacceptable result.

 

Not to mention pretty high chance Weigman will be knocked out at that point and other guys will be out/quit.

5 minutes ago, NoName said:

listen when you have the chance to get a DE who gets a sack once every 6.1 games he starts (and he's started 37 in a row) you take that opportunity. 37 game started in a row, 6 sacks, 0 sacks in the 13 he started last year.

 

BDF trash.  thought they were better than that?!?!

On 4/8/2024 at 10:07 AM, BurntOrange&White said:

My attrition predictions:

Savion Red
Malik Agbo
Andre CoJoe
Zac Swanson
Austin Jordan
Jaylon Guilbeau - I think one of Jordan/Guilbeau leave
S'maje Burrell

Sydir Mitchell - This is going off of things CTJ has posted

ima say Guilbeau isn’t on the list 

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