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On 12/16/2021 at 3:27 PM, Getafix said:

 

(The spoiler tags aren't showing up ... is that just for me??)

Cam Williams' Rating

Gabe Brooks

I know several people have wondered why we are lower on him than others. As far as who should get the ire, that's me. I'm the one making the call here, since he's a three-star guy in Texas.

Main reasons he's lower here than other outlets: he was 391 pounds in the spring. His testing is a concern and reflects in what we see on the field in what needs to improve. He has not cracked 5.1 in the shuttle and he's in the 8.9 range in the L drill. And while the 40 is not really much of a concern for linemen, IMO, he has not eclipsed the 6.0 threshold.

We don't have a verified arm measurement, but we do know the wingspan is 6-11. That's +6 relative to height. How much of that is body width? At +6, I tend to give somebody the benefit of the doubt. The basketball participation is good. Know folks like seeing him dunk in warmups, but a 6-5 18-year-old with a near-7-foot wingspan should be able to dunk in warmups, honestly.

I've talked with Mike about him at length. We think he's anywhere from 350-370 right now. He needs to drop more weight. His tape is solid but it obviously does not stand up to our highly-rated guys of similar size, such as Kiyaunta Goodwin or Tegra Tshabola. He is certainly a high-floor prospect, but his ceiling is a big question mark.

In these situations, my goal is always to follow the process/philosophy, which is trust the data. As a rankings council we are always working to improve that, and with 10 people in the room, that's a lot of cooks in the kitchen, and individuals naturally have a different perspective and personal eval process.

I think the situations where you pick and choose like "I know the data is not good, but I really like this guy" are where you get in trouble. Will there be cases where the five-year trajectory winds up proving you wrong? Of course. But my goal is to have a philosophy -- that is NFL Draft-oriented, of course -- and follow it.

 

 

 

On 12/16/2021 at 3:45 PM, Hiphopopotamos said:

Kid had commitable offers from Bedenbaugh and Cristobal but noted OL guru (checks notes) 'Gabe Brooks' doesn't like his shuttle and 3 cone.  What.  The.  Fuck.

Also that shit about 'should be able to dunk' is such bullshit.  Is Gabe under 5'10" - he seems like a little man. 

 

On 12/16/2021 at 3:48 PM, Huckleberry said:

Holy fucking shit, you glossed right over the part where he said he wasn't sure how much credit Williams should get for his wingspan because he's fat. GABE BROOKS THINKS HIS WINGSPAN MIGHT SHRINK IF HE LOSES WEIGHT.

Williams must have the fattest fucking fingertips in history.

 

On 12/16/2021 at 4:03 PM, Bevo said:

Is that what he said? I must have glossed over that part because I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. I did catch the part where he said he was to blame then he consulted with 10 people in the room and that was the system and then he said he spoke to Mike at length.

 

On 12/16/2021 at 4:06 PM, Huckleberry said:

What I think he was actually trying to say is that it might be more shoulder width than arm length with Williams, but it was hilarious to me right after he was talking about Williams's weight. Also, it would be news to me that it's a bad thing to have really broad shoulders as an offensive lineman. His wingspan is his wingspan. That shit is good, Brooks trying to downplay it was stupid.

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You know who we haven't heard a peep about who I was expecting the usual 9.95 hype for......Kitan Crawford. 

There was a time 2 years ago when the 9.95ers tried to say he was the best DB in the program long term.

If he hasn't been passed up already by Derek Williams, it will happen shortly. 

1 hour ago, tonedeaf said:

Temporary insanity?

That or justifiable homicide...my case would be if that dumbass does anything other than what he did- hell even if he takes a knee on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd downs and let Dickson do his thing, Texas wins that game. 

26 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Gabe Brooks. I may have slightly embellished my interpretation for comedic effect but it was based on a terribly written point. I mean it was either a terribly written point or he actually believes what I said.

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God that was so good. 

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i pay for pretty much everything on surly, and in the past few days I’m getting ads. What’s the story? In case it doesn’t show in the quoted post above:

 

 

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@immamac Let me translate this for you:

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God that was so good. 

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When someone links another surly thread that gets imbedded, it double crosses the ad system and pushes the ad to you despite your privileges. Known issue. 

5 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

When someone links another surly thread that gets imbedded, it double crosses the ad system and pushes the ad to you despite your privileges. Known issue. 

Weird that I’ve never seen it before yesterday. 

5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

@immamac Let me translate this for you:

”Excuse me sir, I’m kind of a big deal. Kindly step the plebeian nonsense aside so that I may grace this board with my presence. “

That’s right Ice Man. I am dangerous. 

So.....  how does special teams look?  

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2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

@texifornia who was the idiot poster or 995er who though that if a lineman lost weigh they’d lose wingspan or shoulder length?

Did you leave off the t’s on purpose??

37 minutes ago, Nivek said:

So.....  how does special teams look?  

Apparently that analyst we hired from the NFL is doing good work, and Auburn and Stone both look accurate and strong. Koolaid koolaid koolaid.

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Go keep sucking on an orange dick you miserable piece of shit.

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Both of you shut the fuck up right now

 

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-Manning also threw a TD on slant to Jordan Whittington over outstretched arms of Liona Lefau, who was said to have very good coverage. 

-Hearing Austin Jordan and Cedric Baxter Jr. may have been limited in the practice. We will try to run down more on that.

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I’m honestly tired of shutting the fuck up.  We’re not getting good results from that course of action.

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Still can't believe we got Arch.

39 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Few practice notes from today via IT

-Was told Arch Manning continued his strong fall camp tonight. Climbed the pocket and threw a bomb to Isaiah Neyor over the outstretched arms of Malik Muhammad. Muhammad had very good coverage, but ball placement was tremendous.

-Manning also threw a TD on slant to Jordan Whittington over outstretched arms of Liona Lefau, who was said to have very good coverage. 

-Hearing Austin Jordan and Cedric Baxter Jr. may have been limited in the practice. We will try to run down more on that.

They edited the post and took out the part about Baxter being limited. 

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Yes, but what's the medical term for a female-to-male sex change operation?

I’ll do it since you put it out there 

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Not that this is news to anyone, but ESPN’s CFB coverage is ******* awful

 

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3 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

Few practice notes from today via IT

-Was told Arch Manning continued his strong fall camp tonight. Climbed the pocket and threw a bomb to Isaiah Neyor over the outstretched arms of Malik Muhammad. Muhammad had very good coverage, but ball placement was tremendous.

-Manning also threw a TD on slant to Jordan Whittington over outstretched arms of Liona Lefau, who was said to have very good coverage. 

-Hearing Austin Jordan and Cedric Baxter Jr. may have been limited in the practice. We will try to run down more on that.

But Mike Farrell and fat fuck told me Arch was heading to the portal. I’m so confused. 

I'm worried that a 3-star like Arch can come in as a freshman and play so well against our defense..... /s

We need to protect Arch’s Appendices

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How will Arch handle the heat during the 1st game next year that will be or may not be the hottest someone can remember from past games?

Certainly won’t be hotter than it was in Charleston yesterday 115 Heat index. 

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We need to protect Arch’s Appendices

Certainly won’t be hotter than it was in Charleston yesterday 115 Heat index. 

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Today’s rap is so dumb. Now, get off my lawn. 

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The best results will be from putting you two on ignore 

This. Keep the CR bullshit IN CR. That’s why it exists. 
 

I read this thread for football call camp updates, not political harangues.

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I'm worried that a 3-star like Arch can come in as a freshman and play so well against our defense..... /s

Malik and Hawaii need to be stretching their arms more before practice.

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Spiral not tight enough.  Would not bang.

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How many appendix do you have?

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10 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I’m honestly tired of shutting the fuck up

THIS IS THE FOOTBALL BOARD.

A THREAD ABOUT THE 2023 TEXAS LONGHORNS FALL CAMP ISN'T THE PLACE FOR A POLITICAL CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST PLACE, MUCH LESS THE PLACE FOR A "I AM TIRED OF BEING QUIET" DISCUSSION.

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Found it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

holy fucking shit

 

9 hours ago, thepop said:

Still can't believe we got Arch.

I can.

8 minutes ago, NoName said:

THIS IS THE FOOTBALL BOARD.

A THREAD ABOUT THE 2023 TEXAS LONGHORNS FALL CAMP ISN'T THE PLACE FOR A POLITICAL CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST PLACE, MUCH LESS THE PLACE FOR A "I AM TIRED OF BEING QUIET" DISCUSSION.

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THIS IS THE FOOTBALL BOARD.

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Someone just asked the IT livestream if we might see an 18 wheeler package with Maalik. The next question was about if it is realistic that Texas reaches out to Demas after the season. Society is doomed.

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Someone just asked the IT livestream if we might see an 18 wheeler package with Maalik. The next question was about if it is realistic that Texas reaches out to Demas after the season. Society is doomed.

The funny part of the 18 wheeler question is because we all know it was asked because Maalik is a big black dude.

The Kool Aid is extra sweet this year. Watched the CBS inside college football show and Danny Kanell and Brian Jones both picked Texas in the playoff as 4th seed playing against Georgia.  
 

Aaron Taylor did not. 
 

Also of note Taylor and Kanell both picked Aggies as surprise SEC West winner. Wtf. 

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16 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The funny part of the 18 wheeler question is because we all know it was asked because Maalik is a big black dude.

I mean, they certainly weren’t going to go with a “Bell Dozer” comparison 

5 minutes ago, Boss Hogg said:

The Kool Aid is extra sweet this year. Watched the CBS inside college football show and Danny Kanell and Brian Jones both picked Texas in the playoff as 4th seed playing against Georgia.  
 

Aaron Taylor did not. 
 

Also of note Taylor and Kanell both picked Aggies as surprise SEC West winner. Wtf. 

based on AP Poll A&M is the 4th best team

...in their own division

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good news though, SEC writers think they are the 3rd best team...in their own division. and that would be 4th if some loon didn't throw A&M a 1st place vote lol

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2 minutes ago, NoName said:

based on AP Poll A&M is the 4th best team

...in their own division

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good news though, SEC writers think they are the 3rd best team...in their own division. and that would be 4th if some loon didn't throw A&M a 1st place vote lol

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Is Liucci considered a “SEC writer”?

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