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9 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

I mean, to be completely honest, I hear Funk Doctor Spock is on the ledge, my first impulse is to go ahead and push him off. 

I was just going to turn up the radio…

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  • Machinator
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    So he's been on staffs with Choate, Saban, and Schiano and has Houston/Texas ties. Not going to act like this is some no-doubter but seems like it can work just fine to me.

  • closetojumping
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    My sweet Lord. Reading the thread since the Muschamp hiring is borderline exhausting. Some of the hawtest takes on this recruiting board, ever, on here between pages 45 and 48. I was quoting posts at

  • This is a Nansen hire. He was behind the surge last year to bring him on as an analyst. The plan to hire him has been in place for a while, and if Blake would have stayed and Terry still left they wou

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Rutgers people say he’s a great recruiter and DBs have been the strength in his tenure 

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What I talk to the DBs about all the time, but it’s really emphasized more, is you need to be really precise with your angles of entry and your coverage mechanics because if you’re at all out of position, these guys have such large catch radiuses, and they can use their body to box you out,” Schiano said. “So you’re really going to have to flip the hips and really be playing good football to be able to make a play on the ball.”

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/10/rutgers-plans-to-up-playing-time-for-deeper-group-of-defensive-backs.html

12 hours ago, satyanash said:

A cornerbacks coach coaching safeties? I assume OB has it mixed up and Joseph will move to coaching safeties.

OnTexas mentioned that Terry Joseph contract ends at the end of the month. Hazelton coached the Nickel position this season before taking the Wake DC job. Think Orphey stays at CB, but this might not be the last coaching hire in the secondary. This may not be the last hire in the secondary, Texas had 3 coaches last year. 

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1 minute ago, Codaxx said:

OnTexas mentioned that Terry Joseph contract ends at the end of the month. Hazelton coached the Nickel position this season before taking the Wake DC job. Think Orphey stays at CB, but this might not be the last coaching hire in the secondary. 

On C&F this am?

4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

On C&F this am?

mentions they are monitoring Joseph's contract situation at the end of the month. Doesnt sound like Texas is moving on, but worth noting. 

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5 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

mentions they are monitoring Joseph's contract situation at the end of the month. Doesnt sound like Texas is moving on, but worth noting. 

Is this where we wishcast? Say TJ moves on

Hire Mike Mickens to be defensive pass game coordinator/AHC and Mark Orphey as Safety coach?

 

I'm not serious just offseason boredom. 

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1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Well, as long as ty_pl41043, with his 8 followers, thinks it's a great hire then I guess we all better get on board, right?

I'm more curious how this dude ended up on yours on anyone else's feed. 

That's Ryan Day's burner 👀

2 minutes ago, Thiefery said:

That's Ryan Day's burner 👀

I doubt it, I didn't see enough pictures of young boys on that timeline. 

CJ Vogel

 

Steve Sarkisian has made the hire of former Rutgers CB coach Mark Orphey to the staff as of Wednesday evening.

What might that mean for the Longhorns moving forward other than a new body to coach defensive backs? Well, let's take a look.

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Coaching Resume

Orphey has quickly ascended the coaching ranks and already in his tenure has experience in six bowl games, the FCS Playoffs and the College Football Playoff National Title game while at Alabama.

Texas Southern (2011-2012): Cornerbacks coach

South Carolina (2013-2016)

Quality control assistant (2013)

Defensive graduate assistant (2014-2016)

Montana State (2017-2018): Secondary coach

Utah State (2019-2020): Secondary coach

Alabama (2021): Senior defensive analyst

Rutgers (2022-2024): Cornerbacks coach

Orphey, 35 years old, will join Texas as the youngest coach on the staff for Steve Sarkisian as well.

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Developmental History

NFL Draft selections.

Texas Southern CB Tray Walker – Drafted by Ravens in 4th round of 2015 NFL Draft (All-American)

Rutgers CB Christian Braswell – Drafted by Jags in 6th round of 2022 NFL Draft

Rutgers CB Max Melton – Drafted by Cardinals in 2nd round of 2024 NFL Draft 

All-Conference Players at South Carolina During his stint (2013–2016)

DB Chris Lammons (2014) – All-SEC freshman team

CB Al Harris Jr. (2014) – All-SEC freshman team 

DB Brison Williams (2014) – Preseason 3rd Team All-SEC Team

CB Victor Hampton (2013) – A.P. All-SEC 2nd Team

All-Conference Players at Montana State during his stint (2017–2018)

DB Jahque Alleyn (2018) - All-Big Sky Honorable Mention... Led conference with 5 INT in 11 games

CB Greg Filer (2018) - All-Big Sky Honorable Mention

DB Brayden Konkol (2018) - All-Big Sky Honorable Mention

DB Bryson McCabe (2017) - 2nd Team All-Big Sky ... Lead team with 9 PBU

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On the Recruiting Trail

First and foremost, it is worth mentioning that Orphey played his high school ball at North Shore high school in Houston, a school which has become synonymous with producing defensive backs. Most recently, five-stars Denver Harris and Devin Sanchez, but also 2026 DB Chace Calicut which Texas is leading for at the moment.

A quick rundown of the cycles he had to recruit while at Rutgers (hired March 14, 2022):

 2023 Class

3-star Bo Macoe – Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola High ... 4th highest rated prospect in class

Akron Transfer Charles Amankwaa ... Led Akron in INT and PBU in 2021

Northern Illinois Transfer Eric Rogers ... Started 6 games before transferring to Rutgers

2024 Class

3-star Kevin Levy – West Palm Beach (Fla.) Cardinal Newman High ... ran 10.6 100m, 5th highest rated prospect in class

2025 Class

4-star Michael Clayton – Warner Robins (Ga.) Northside High ... 2nd highest rated prospect in class (0.90)

3-star Renick Dorillas – Ramsay (NJ) Don Bosco Prep ... 

Penn State Transfer Cam Miller ... 40 games, 5 starts in three years at PSU

Marshall Transfer Jacobie Henderson  ... started 13 games in 2024

 

Florida and Georgia appear to be where Orphey has had high school recruiting success in the past. Of the 12 cornerback offers extended by Orphey in the 2025 class, five were in the state of Florida, three were in New Jersey, and one in each of Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia.

Also, Orphey offered Graceson Littleton in February of 2024.

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

Choice to the Lions, per IT.

Ah, damn. Well, can't complain about a coach going to the NFL - it's a better lifestyle without all the recruiting.

4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Ah, damn. Well, can't complain about a coach going to the NFL - it's a better lifestyle without all the recruiting.

It speaks well that the NFL wants a coach from us 

But fuck you aggy!

1 minute ago, Park Gothic said:

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Sign of a healthy program, imo.  We should be getting a couple of coaches promoted up every year. 

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1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said:

I get the cowboys are a dumpster fire, but leaving Texas for Detroit seems like an odd choice...

Working under Dan Campbell is a hell of a lot better for your career than the shitshow in Arlington.

They just had both of their coordinators get HC jobs.  If you want to move to the NFL and have a shot at advancement, it's a good org to work for.

1 minute ago, texifornia said:

Working under Dan Campbell is a hell of a lot better for your career than the shitshow in Arlington.

I mean, yes, that was clearly my reference in regards to the cowboys being a dumpster fire. That being said, having a new kid, being settled here, versus assumedly taking a pay cut seems like an odd choice. Maybe he wants to be on the road less with his baby girl, which makes sense. 

Why anyone would want to be a part of the Cowboys' organization in any capacity is beyond me. Intentional mediocrity. As long as they're on the front page and worth the most money, they don't give a shit.

I don't understand how any coach likes recruiting, so I get it.

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I imagine this has more to do with work life balance.  Choice probably doesn't need the money.  With a new born, being on the road all the time, constantly having to recruit on the phone probably wears on you.  

Texas has gone from a coaching graveyard to a place where people come and can advance their careers, I'll take that compared to the alternative.

7 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Sign of a healthy program, imo.  We should be getting a couple of coaches promoted up every year. 

I know, but I can still be upset about it.

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Who is Rutgers' running back coach?

This really doesn’t beat me up much between the constant fumbling since the UW game, Gibson over Durham, meh 25 class. Bad timing though. Would’ve been nice to stick a Houston rainmaker here and a technician for DBs

Just now, UnhappilyMarried said:

This really doesn’t beat me up much between the constant fumbling since the UW game, Gibson over Durham, meh 25 class. Bad timing though. Would’ve been nice to stick a Houston rainmaker here and a technician for DBs

I want a running backs coach that teaches the running backs to fumble to their own team, like Georgia. 

2 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Hopefully CJ Baxter likes the new RB coach, whomever it is

CJ Baxter penned a giant missive about what being a Horn has meant to him, and what being at Texas has meant to him. Considering he's coming off an injury, he's not the guy in the RB I'd be worried about. 

While it’s a sign of a healthy program that coaches get promoted, there’s no other way to spin this: Choice leaving is a massive loss for national recruiting at the RB position, as well as recruiting in general in the southeast - especially metro Atlanta. Thankfully, Baker has ties there, but this one does hurt. 

My assumption is he (and his wife) want a lifestyle change given the young children - and that makes complete sense. 

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3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Duane Akina, mother fucker!

Just beat me to it 

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The last two pages, it's like a clarion call for all of the morons to assemble and just start rapid firing panic posts and snark until the chambers are emptied. 

2 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

The last two pages, it's like a clarion call for all of the morons to assemble and just start rapid firing panic posts and snark until the chambers are emptied. 

This. 

Immediate dooming and panicking 

12 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Lots of folks here shit-talked Anwar on this name a couple of days ago. I'm no Amwar defender - just an observation.

New guy is a North Shore alum. Maybe that pays off in recruiting.

I was one of those folks. I stand by what I said about Anwar, even a blind dog finds a bone sometimes. 

And I'm still from Missouri on this hire. But I also didn't like the Baker hire (or at least didn't understand it), so take that for what it's worth. But I just can't shake the feeling that we could have done better given who we are and what we have to offer. Sark / PK know better than me, though, and I'm happy to be wrong again. But I would like for us to poach a home run hire at some point, rather than raising someone from obscurity based on potential. 

Whoever we get to replace Choice will be a step down, but maybe we can get someone with a proven history and skins on the wall? It doesn't need to be a Frank Wilson or a Tony Alford, but someone at that level would be nice.

1 minute ago, Park Gothic said:

Whoever we get to replace Choice will be a step down, 

 

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3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Well, as long as ty_pl41043, with his 8 followers, thinks it's a great hire then I guess we all better get on board, right?

I'm more curious how this dude ended up on yours on anyone else's feed. 

He was underneath the replies lol. Not a chance in hell I’m following a buckeye account on Twitter 

14 hours ago, texifornia said:

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It's cool guys, he's viewed as an excellent hire by... someone

"He's viewed as an excellent hire for the Longhorns" is legitimately the worst fucking sentence that a 995 "journalist" has ever posted...holy fucking shit

13 hours ago, Machinator said:

So he's been on staffs with Choate, Saban, and Schiano and has Houston/Texas ties. Not going to act like this is some no-doubter but seems like it can work just fine to me.

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Never thought that hiring a Rutgers CB coach would rattle the main frame to this point

23 minutes ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

This really doesn’t beat me up much between the constant fumbling since the UW game, Gibson over Durham, meh 25 class. Bad timing though. Would’ve been nice to stick a Houston rainmaker here and a technician for DBs

satya being the only one to like this post is just perfect

Maybe just like...

idk...bear with me here...

Trust the fucking coach who has gone 25-5 the last 2 years and has won 69% (nice) of his games here? 

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