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  • Machinator changed the title to John Bonney is grad transferring

I thought he was going to play Nickel this year. Hopefully it’s just indicative of younger guys passing him up. I thought he grew up quite a bit last season 

Thoughts on playing up to team-based competition at UT vs playing down to it elsewhere?  How does this play out for him for meeting his long term goals?

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19 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

I thought he was going to play Nickel this year. Hopefully it’s just indicative of younger guys passing him up. I thought he grew up quite a bit last season 

Locke and Thompson are the nickel backs.

18 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

Isn’t it a little late for that?  Is he going to sit out this year?  Does he even have a redshirt left?

I get it to an extent since he’s been jumped by the freshmen at safety, but he needed to see the writing on the wall sooner.

These guys are competitors, with a lot of confidence. It's kinda against their nature to accept they're not good enough, 'cos that's when you start settling. It happens.

Anyone seen Bonney’s name mentioned in any practice reports? Yeah, me either. Passed up. 

Wish him the best. Thanks for choosing Texas. 

,Best of luck to him.  Cuffee gone, too.

Edited by cafe society

Good for him.  He has 1 year of football left and wants to see significant playing time.  He was getting passed up here so I don't blame him going elsewhere.  Good luck to the young man both in football this year and in life.  Thanks for all you did for the university.

20 minutes ago, jebusshuttlecock said:

How do grad transfer two week in to August

 

 

Aside from the shitty grammar, I have the same question.

Got passed up by the freshman. Good luck to them.

21 minutes ago, jebusshuttlecock said:

How do grad transfer two week in to August

 

 

Maybe he didn't graduate until this summer and had to wait until he was done?

 

Wow... Didn't see that coming at least preseason. He's been out recruited which is amazing since he never settled on a position anywhere. I remember first seeing him in the '15 spring game and thinking he was a beast at nickle lol. He seemed a lot better last season in orlando's system but 2016 me will be glad to never see him at corner again.

That said, never gave me a reason to hate him off the field and always seemed to work hard so I hope he gets a shot at a smaller school to ball out before joining the workforce. 

25 minutes ago, jebusshuttlecock said:

How do grad transfer two week in to August

 

 

Come on down to San Marcos, Johney Bonney!

Shit, there's six more days until the end of the summer session according to my department head.  Of course, he wouldn't make it as a Dean.  Maybe a position coach.  I wish the young man well, just genuinely surprised he already got that clearing or got it so late. One way or the other.  Must have been finishing some summer credits that had no final exam attached to the course.  

Congrats on becoming a Lifetime Longhorn.  That can never be taken away.  Thank you for your hard work and good luck wherever your journey takes you.

 

Hook'em Bonney

He wasn't a protypicalcover guy, but he was great as a Dime safety.

 

And actually improved during his tenure here.

Edited by JBJ

I wish him well. Saw him make a few good plays - don't recall any great ones, much less any HOLYFUCKINGSHIT!! ones, so...

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18 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

How many Mack Brown recruits are left now? Beck? Rodriguez (was he?)? That's all I've got without looking.

Posted on the spring thread. Just Heard and Andrew Beck. Rodriguez was a Strong offer and commit.

Started the first game of his freshman season. Out of the two deep as a senior.


This says so much about the state of the program a few years ago vs today. I really missed on the evaluation of Bonney. I thought since he played significant minutes early he was a stud. I didn’t realize at the time our teams sucked as bad as they did.
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29 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

I wish him well. Saw him make a few good plays - don't recall any great ones, much less any HOLYFUCKINGSHIT!! ones, so...

The interception he had against OU last season was pretty great, but other than that he was more solid depth than an impact player.



This says so much about the state of the program a few years ago vs today. I really missed on the evaluation of Bonney. I thought since he played significant minutes early he was a stud. I didn’t realize at the time our teams sucked as bad as they did.


I think Ed Freeman also started that ND game.

Wish it would've worked out for him, but seems like he maxed out on potential. He wasn't ever fast or quick enough to be isolated on an island, but I do think he improved greatly from his RS Freshman year to last year, he actually looked confident and in the right spots last year. Hard to be a RS Senior and see some 18 year olds pass you up though. Let him go get that playing time at another D-I school and enjoy what he worked hard for, being a high-floor/low-ceiling guy that can be dependable.

 

Also, give him credit for opening up the new wave of Houston Lamar guys, he led to Holton, Holton to our 3 new freshmen. Before Bonney it had been since Orakpo.

21 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Wish it would've worked out for him, but seems like he maxed out on potential...

You bet. What I don't get is that, given his goal of playing NFL ball (assuming he had that dream) is pretty clearly not gonna happen, what does gain him to be playing another year at some school that needs/wants a DB who can't quite make it at Texas? I'd think that he'd be better off spending his last year in our program and taking every opportunity to make and solidify the connections a varsity football player in Austin has offered every day. Well... maybe he's just angling for a grad program at Yale, or maybe Rice, or maybe FAU or some other Florida Directional University?

31 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

 


This says so much about the state of the program a few years ago vs today. I really missed on the evaluation of Bonney. I thought since he played significant minutes early he was a stud. I didn’t realize at the time our teams sucked as bad as they did.

 

38-3 didn't crystallize it for you? 

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39 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

How many Mack Brown recruits are left now? Beck? Rodriguez (was he?)? That's all I've got without looking.

Heard, Nelson?

is Nelson still here?

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19 minutes ago, po elvis said:

Heard, Nelson?

is Nelson still here?

Nelson is a Strong recruit. He's still here.

Andrew Beck was a Mack recruit.

Edited by Machinator

26 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

You bet. What I don't get is that, given his goal of playing NFL ball (assuming he had that dream) is pretty clearly not gonna happen, what does gain him to be playing another year at some school that needs/wants a DB who can't quite make it at Texas? I'd think that he'd be better off spending his last year in our program and taking every opportunity to make and solidify the connections a varsity football player in Austin has offered every day. Well... maybe he's just angling for a grad program at Yale, or maybe Rice, or maybe FAU or some other Florida Directional University?

Maybe he loves the game and just wants to get some real playing time for the first time in his career. He's clearly capable. Maybe he wants a leg up on a grad degree. I'd think the connections he made here are already solidified, he's a graduate and a 4-year player.

21 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Maybe he loves the game and just wants to get some real playing time for the first time in his career. He's clearly capable. Maybe he wants a leg up on a grad degree. I'd think the connections he made here are already solidified, he's a graduate and a 4-year player.

Done sucked all the juice outta Texas? Looking for a fresh squeeze? I tend to believe Grad School angle is more likely than love of the game - but I'm not familiar with his studies. Anybody got some scholastic info on him?

31 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Maybe he loves the game and just wants to get some real playing time for the first time in his career. He's clearly capable. Maybe he wants a leg up on a grad degree. I'd think the connections he made here are already solidified, he's a graduate and a 4-year player.

Not to quibble, but Bonney had tons of “real playing time” here. 

1 hour ago, jebusshuttlecock said:

How do grad transfer two week in to August

 

 

danger_snax? is that you?

John H Bonney...you are not...a god....

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Why don't you give me my free grad transfer and find out. 

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26 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Not to quibble, but Bonney had tons of “real playing time” here. 

Yeah that's actually true. I guess an actual shot to start is what I meant.

18 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Yeah that's actually true. I guess an actual shot to start is what I meant.

Yeah, he started a bit. But mostly the best memories most have of him are from when we didn't notice him at all... mostly.

Thanks JB for your hard effort and unrecognizable playing time.

welcome to lifelong longhorn status.

 errbody can’t stay in Austin to reach thier  life long dreams

good luck and  Hook ‘Em!!!

Edited by TexasTroll

Bonney will hurt. He knew how to play every position in the secondary and was reliable when needed. Smart player and valuable depth. Hopefully he goes somewhere he can play full time and get a crack at the NFL (like Adrian Colbert a few years ago). He's earned it.

Cuffee just got recruited over. Good luck to him, hopefully he catches on somewhere.

Hook 'Em! Bring on the kids!

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

Nelson is a Strong recruit. He's still here.

Andrew Beck was a Mack recruit.

did elijah rodriguez commit to mack or charlie?

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28 minutes ago, futureman said:

did elijah rodriguez commit to mack or charlie?

The latter.

Bonney just tweeted with his location set in Lubbock. No restrictions on grad transfers, right?

 

 

 

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Good luck to you John.  A good Longhorn.

Gotta think he has something worked out with somebody this late in the cycle.  

Whoever said UH is probably a pretty good bet.  

edit: Well,  I didn't catche the Lubbock in the tweet.  

Edited by Laga4

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1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

How many Mack Brown recruits are left now? Beck? Rodriguez (was he?)? That's all I've got without looking.

 

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

Posted on the spring thread. Just Heard and Andrew Beck. Rodriguez was a Strong offer and commit.

I missed one. Patrick Vahe was a Mack recruit.

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