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I have a hard time with this from Kibble and Cruz. We all know OL is the developmental position with the longest average timeline from 18 year old to starter on a championship-caliber team. And these guys chose to come here out of HS knowing that, but now aren't willing to continue developing as a backup until they're a championship-caliber starter. Did they just bet on themselves getting to that level by this offseason, are realizing they're not at that level, and re-calibrating accordingly?

Will be interesting to see if the rumors about the Ole Miss OL pan out.

and didn’t his wr coach at Auburn just take a job at bama?

From other sites, it seems to be implied that we are unable to win these portal battles because of the rev share limits. Other schools are simply ignoring the rules and spending whatever they want, which makes sense given that the rules are obviously completely unenforceable (and frankly ethically wrong. You are telling me all of the athletes at the school can only make $20M a year while Lane Kiffin can make $13M himself? just laughable) But for whatever reason the idiots in charge at UT are happy playing with one hand tied behind our back. If true it is an incredibly dumb move by CDC, Compliance, and Texas One. Just pay the damn players and let's see what the NCAA does about it.

I think one thread on Coleman that's gone under-discussed (if it has been at all, I've missed it—quite possible!) is his relationship with holmon wiggins. What a lot of us see as a negative against what aggie offers (a truly humiliating promotion of an position coach to unproven, first time OC) might actually be a positive in Coleman's book and what's keeping them competitive. In HS, Coleman was committed to Bama and wiggins as their WR coach; then Wiggins went to aggie, and Coleman's decision came down to aggie (follow Wiggins) or Auburn (stay home). So that's a long-term relationship. He's chosen against it before, obviously, and could well do it again. But I think that's a factor that's been under-discussed.

Idk if this is good or bad

When we had the #1 class and we had that terrible recruiting month around the 4th I asked Gerry if we would even finish top 10 and than we ended up with 1 and I felt like a dumbass

Agreed. And, again, people need to not freak out if we miss out on the best of the best. We need at LEAST a marginally better line than we had by the end of the season. Obviously getting Arch killed and failing at run blocking next year would mean this portal was a disaster. But I can live with slightly better than we ended the year if we can upgrade at WR and RB too.

I suspect you are correct. It will be very interesting to see if any playoff teams lose OL or RB after this week. I also think we win out on Coleman. The money is comparable everywhere unless Tech dramatically ups the ante. He’s been very clear that he’s looking for a platform and the best QB he can find. I’ve gotta believe that Arch and Sark made an impression. Could be wrong, but I think he eventually commits to Texas.

Bobby and Jeff hinted on the livestream that they've heard we COULD fill up on OL by the end of the week if the staff wanted to. They are swinging for the elite right now. If we need the next level down, we can get it.

Then we have more money to spend on premium players to replace the turnover (either HS or retention or portal additions). Texas will be fine. Sark already brought us back to being a top 5 program before Arch and Colin were contributing like top 10 picks, and will continue to be after them.

I think Bobby said it best tonight. The staff hasn’t really missed on anyone that declared for the portal besides the Michigan guard (and another option immediately presented itself). There is no reason to be doom and gloom. Im calling my shot, I think Texas ends up with Woods, Coleman and 2 proven starters on the O Line before the week is over. Just based on how Sark and Brandon Harris tried to money whip Chris Henry Jr right before signing day, I think that shows how aggressive they’re trying to be on getting a true WR1.

Idk how many worriers here can actually "do something about it" right now either (unless you have a personal brinks truck!). Fan sentiment shouldn't have any impact on Sark and leadership's decisions ...

No doubt. Especially with the spring portal closing, we won’t really get much of a look at the new players or what the team looks like holistically for some time.

Agreed! I think one thing that is also being missed among all the anxiety to sign a team of all-stars at each position is that this team was extremely close. The offense was finally hitting some peaks, the OL was holding up pretty okay despite its obvious flaws, and the D completely shut A&M down. We are patching up the D and I feel very confident that Muschamp will pull in at least one high-level LB. As high as our expectations were for the 2025 D, it wasn’t even close to as dominant as we expected it to be. All we need is for the pass D to marginally improve. On offense, we don’t need the 1990s Dallas Cowboys OL—we need marginal improvements. Baker and Goosby will be better versions of themselves. The real question is, can we find an upgrade over Hutson? I think the answer is clearly yes. Can we find an upgrade over Campbell? That might be more dicey. So, put another way: can we find one really good IOL in the portal and another 1-2 that are at least marginal upgrades over Hutson/Robertson? I feel optimistic. I still think we can come away with an upgrade at RB. Wisner and Baxter, as much as I loved them, were incredibly inconsistent. There are 3-4 guys still in the portal (maybe more to come, eg Haynes) that would be upgrades. Again, this is fine margins. If we can marginally upgrade our roster at key positions, it means we will have put ourselves in a position to get back to the playoff and more.

Another OL that Kyle flood could not develop

Prayers up for the Shipley family. Life is precious.

I wish they still had spring games. So people can see the talent that we have on the roster and not freak out when we miss on one commit. Sark will find a way to get guys we need.

In my prayers

Gonna be a few good days!

30 more days to go lol 🤘🏿

Great topic! I found 3 losers to ban!!! Two more came really close. Sad day for OTF. They almost need to vet these newcomers and trolls. Most will go away when their dollar expires! 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

Thank goodness it is so easy to find linemen that develop into pros. Have you offered your services? Anyway, here is what Flood has accomplished in his career- Below is the updated list of his developed linemen, categorized by All-American and All-Conference (1st or 2nd Team) honors. University of Texas (2021–Present) The Texas front under Flood has been defined by the development of highly-rated recruits into elite college starters and NFL prospects. Kelvin Banks Jr. (OT): Consensus First-Team All-American (2024); First-Team All-Big 12 (2023); Second-Team All-Big 12 (2022). Trevor Goosby (OT): First-Team All-SEC (2025). Jake Majors (C): Second-Team All-Big 12 (2023). Christian Jones (OT): Second-Team All-Big 12 (2023). Hayden Conner (OG): Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (2023); drafted in the 6th round of the 2025 NFL Draft. DJ Campbell (OG): Third-Team All-SEC (2025). University of Alabama (2019–2020) Flood coached the 2020 unit that won the Joe Moore Award. Nearly every starter on that line earned elite individual honors. Alex Leatherwood (OT): Unanimous First-Team All-American (2020); First-Team All-SEC (2019, 2020); Outland Trophy winner. Landon Dickerson (C): Unanimous First-Team All-American (2020); First-Team All-SEC (2020); Second-Team All-SEC (2019); Rimington Trophy winner. Evan Neal (OT): Freshman All-American (2019); First-Team All-SEC (2020). Note: Went on to be a Consensus All-American the year after Flood left. Jedrick Wills Jr. (OT): Second-Team All-American (2019); First-Team All-SEC (2019). Deonte Brown (OG): First-Team All-SEC (2020). Rutgers University (2005–2015) During Flood’s 11-year stint (as OL Coach/OC and later Head Coach), Rutgers produced some of the most decorated linemen in school history. Anthony Davis (OT): Second-Team All-American (2009); First-Team All-Big East (2008, 2009). Highest draft pick in Rutgers history (11th overall). Kaleb Johnson (OT/OG): Freshman All-American (2011); First-Team All-Big East (2012); Second-Team All-Big Ten (2014). Art Forst (OG): First-Team All-Big East (2011). Jeremy Zuttah (OT): First-Team All-Big East (2007). Darnell Stapleton (C): First-Team All-Big East (2006). Super Bowl XLIII starter. Desmond Wynn (OG): Second-Team All-Big East (2011). Cameron Stephenson (OT): Second-Team All-Big East (2006). Ryan Blaszczyk (C): Second-Team All-Big East (2008, 2009). University of Delaware (2002–2004) While coaching at the FCS level, Flood helped build the line for the 2003 National Championship team. Chris Steiner (C): First-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2004). Jason Nerys (OG): First-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2003). Hofstra University (1997–2001) Dan Gangi (OT): First-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2001). Kareem Huggins (OG): Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 (2000, 2001).

Another good LB prospect. I think him and the Wisconsin guy would be great additions if they can pull it off.

Prayers sent for Jordan and his friends and family 🙏