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At this point in the cycle I feel like there is no need to worry. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Also, in this situation think how many times Sark and the coaches have kept recruiting eventually getting exactly who they wanted or needed for their scheme and fit. Hook’em!!!

Just win baby. If our running backs look good this year we will fill our scholarships. Texas has always produced NFL running backs.

And STILL won win anything of substance and go 8&4

I’m ready for the games to start. Going to be a long couple of months.

Its June and we lost (Maybe) a recruit so of course we should look logically and FIRE EVERYBODY!!

Wait, What?

I didn't call him a gadget back- you did. I called him the best running back I have seen this year in an earlier post. Gerry pointed out that KJ is one of the three best backs in the country. However, he is not a five-star running back that can play first, second, and third down and get you 30 carries a game. It's pretty clear to me that Texas A&M paid him more money than Sark was going to pay him. If Aggy wants to pay him five star money, then they are making a mistake. Part of winning this nil game is not overpaying for players. Overpaying for players creates resentment on the team, and it kills your depth. I think KJ would be an incredible Plus for the Longhorns coming out of the backfield on 3rd down. I wish he signed with the Longhorns but I'm glad that Sark didn't overpay for him.

The sky is falling! Yawn... I think all these guys know playing time is quicker there and the bag is bigger. Let's see what another mediocre year does to their recruiting class.

And we still signed a better receiving class than Oregon.

Gerry, Aggies site reports A&M leading for Turntine and the OL from Prosper. What is your response on that report?

#AllJagsNoDudes

What I like is that the staff have prioritized the lines. We are losing nil battles at skill positions but the trenches are where games are won

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Wouldn’t be surprised

I just talked about this... we all lost our 💩 when DK chose the Ducks. We will survive... and we will get a talented guy to carry the rock, guaranteed. Kenny Baker was behind the 8 ball too... remember? Sark and this staff haven't let us down before... and I don't give a 🐀's 🍑 who they sign.. they're still little brother. They'll Aggie it up somehow... 🤘🏿💪🏾

December will be glorious as usual under sark. I don’t panic at all with who we don’t land during the summer. I am not convinced heze kent will be a tight end two years from now, But i fully trust sark & staff to cook us up another top 5 class.

Not unless Texas is willing to offer a large bag.

Just like Edwards.

A&M will throw Wright a bag and get him.

and then portal out when it sucks... 😜 🤘

It remains to be seen. CJ mentioned in the KJ Edwards threat that Texas hasn't had any contact with Jett Walker recently. I don't expect them to give up on Edwards or Crowell. Having the stomach for the fight in these battles also means a willingness to recruit through the whistle. The main thing the staff can't do is panic, and I don't expect they will. Maybe it's just a one-back class, or Texas will lean on the portal, depending on what the roster looks like as the season progresses.

I've had CJ's statement on my mind since he made it almost a week ago. It's a great place to be because the wins mean you're adding blue-chip talent that can help you win a championship, but the losses mean that one of the opponents standing between you and a championship just got better. When you're big-game hunting in the NIL/revenue sharing era of college football, last-second losses can happen. Sure, Sark might need to adjust some things as time goes on, but I'm giving the staff the benefit of the doubt, even on tough days like today. I've got faith in them continuing to get the players Texas needs to remain in the title hunt in the SEC and the CFP. The bottom line is I'd much rather Texas be battling Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oregon in high-stakes recruitments than trying to poach from Baylor, TCU and Texas Tech to field a competitive roster. Texas has a head coach with the stomach for the fight, which hasn't always been the case in my time covering recruiting.

What would be new names at running back, we should know?

Running back always a dime a dozen in the portal and can easily backfill with a local high school low 4 star/3 star to fill a spot worst case scenario. Staff already has 2 DTs from the Southeast and looking good for a 3rd to commit this week. Biggest problem in recruiting for a decade plus has been the trenches and choosing to look at the bright side that it appears we’ve finally fixed our glaring weakness.

These are crazy times when recruiting can flip on a dime. Gonna be fascinating to watch all of this unfold, not only in short-term, but paying super premium for unproven incoming recruits, how does culture evolve or crumble? A small part of me says ‘hats off’ to A&M for finding right mix of messaging (ie. multiple 7-figures NIl guaranteed over next several years combined with message around playing time early) that resonated with Edwards enough to cause him to cancel OV. That’s some closing mindset. The bigger part of me (maybe old school and naive) says Sark has a proven track record of building an elite team, recruiting the right way for the long term. A&M has built top classes in the past only to have 75% of the recruits defect within 2 years. I trust Sark will continually evaluate if he needs to adjust his approach (timing of NIL offers, approach to valuation by player, etc) without sacrificing culture or longterm. We missed on KJ which sucks but I look forward to seeing where things land in the end. Our team is loaded for 2025 and 2026!! Hook em!! 🧡🐂🤘🏼