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That's where my mind has gone as well. Twitchier with comparable speed.

Niblett is also a Junior and maybe they want to replace that type skill set because it has won us some games this year. Bey seems similar speed, twitch, and versatility.

I wouldn't count out RB as a possibility for Bey either.

Could this also be that Lott is getting a good NIL offer from Oregon that’s too good to pass up.? We want a similar athlete for cheaper to allocate those funds elsewhere?

Hopefully not too late with this offer. He’s a stud. Tennessee commit but visited Ohio st recently

Twitch > size and length

Perhaps, they have similar physical makeups

I remember last year it was discussed that Texas was going after a lot of long-limbed WRs like Ffrench, Lockett, and Terry. It seems like they've pivoted back to smaller, and more twitchy WRs this cycle with Bishop and now Bey.

Does this have anything to do with Lott? Staff losing confidence in flipping him?

Bey Junior Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/19730936/66dbf7cd5b3f19c576a06286

Texas has offered 2026 North Forney ATH Legend Bey, a current Tennessee commit, Friday afternoon. Bey is a freakish athlete. He plays quarterback and has offers at the position, but long term his highest ceiling position is at receiver in my opinion. I watched him at the Under Armour Dallas camp earlier in the year where he shined at the receiver spot in 1 on 1’s. Bey boasts elite speed, clocking a wind-aided 10.23 time in the 100m in April. Previously he had been sitting in the low 10.6’s. Sarkisian is in DFW, and this offer should be something to monitor moving forward.

It wouldn’t really surprise me if it’s a 35-30 game or something along those lines

If that's the case, then I don't agree with the sentiments to get the running game going this week. We should push the throttle down even further with tempo and short passes to start and attacking down the field later. I'm confident we'll score points, it's the other side of the ball that worries me in that game. Gunnar Stockton hasn't been sacked much this year and our secondary is very shaky right now with Taffe and McDonald banged up. We can't count on Guillbeau and Littleton to shutdown their assignments all game. Wouldn't be surprised if it takes 32+ pts to win this game.

Yea its on SEC network so I’m able to watch the match!

How can TTU pay two guys $6M with a $20.5M revenue share cap?? 🤔

I think Watts was out versus Houston. Barron sat the first half. And Houston had a 1st and 2nd round draft pick on that offense. Holgerson threw some good pick action in there. TCU, in part, took advantage of a banged up Barron. Also looks like Hoover started 6 games with his 2nd lowest passing total was versus Texas. Of the 300 yards passing, 230 were to relatively highly drafted players. They also had a higher 3rd round olinemen drafted. Versus KSU, the D was pitching a shutout until the refs passed on calling PI on Worthy. Then blocked punt. KSU started with 6!punts and only two first downs. After 10 possessions, they have 7 punts, two turnovers, 1 TD. Think what’s his face broke the pocket on 3rd and long for a completion for a first that ultimately led to a TD on the that drive. Then back to back TDs after turnovers game them short fields. They hit up several screens too. KState was not overwhelming talented, but they had NFL level guys on the offense too. There were limited pressures in those games too. Some good talent and coaches that can get them open as well. The LBers were at the heart of a couple pivotal plays too. Sure the secondary whiffed some, but I don’t think it was a scheme issue rather than a confluence of factors.

Although the thread is referring to this season's Tech team, I would imagine they will be the highest or second highest bidder (behind) Aggy in the Cam Coleman sweepstakes, but like mentioned in a previous thread, the biggest drawback to spending that amount of money on one player is it hurts your depth. What if that star player you spent big on gets hurt? It's a catch 22 for sure.

Forget depth- it remains to be seen how well Tech’s front line starters would hold up against teams that are actually talented and not G5 teams with makeup

Right? Texas would have been EVISCERATED if they spent as much as Tech only to poop the bed vs ASU.

Tech doesn’t have a deep roster and it remains to be seen how they will compete against teams with deeper rosters if they make the playoffs. They’ve played very few teams worth a crap. They can throw out $3m to one guy or $1m to a few guys. What would their record be in the SEC where those DL would face many more future NFL OL.

If Texas and TAMU switched their marquee non-conference matchups (Texas @ ND week 2, TAMU @ Ohio State week 1), we would probably still be #1 in the country (if undefeated) or in the Top 5 (if we had lost a game). ND is severely overrated and we matchup very well with them. That ND win is doing championship level lifting for TAMUs season right now. Other than that, they have nothing but non P4 non conference + the bottom half of the SEC. The discrepancy between Texas, TAMU and Tech has everything to do with differences in schedule. The difference between Texas and TAMU’s schedule is drastically different than the mainstream SOS/SOR rankings indicate due to hyperinflation of ND. Tech DOES NOT have the best DL in the country. They just get to go up against Big12 scrub OLs while our DL more than holds it own vs SEC OLs

There have been so many Texas Tech puff pieces over the last 2 weeks. One would think some of these national guys are getting paid in tortillas..

This is how programs like Texas Tech, USC and A&M (and doubtless others, but those programs seem to be at the forefront) are reeling in top talent. Story on ESPN about how Texas Tech built arguably the best DL in college football for a measly $7 million. I know Texas was after at least two of these cats in the portal last year, Bailey and Hunter. I'll quote a bit on how they convinced David Bailey to transfer from Stanford to Tech for around $3 million. (quote) LUBBOCK, Texas -- I have the deal of a lifetime for you. Give me a call, bro. Minutes after David Bailey entered the transfer portal March 28, Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard sent him that text message. The pass rusher from Stanford didn't respond. He wasn't answering calls, either. Blanchard reached out to Bailey's agent, who informed him that the coveted transfer was leaning toward going to UCLA. But Blanchard wasn't giving up that easily. That night, he tried appealing to Bailey with one more text. David, give me 120 seconds to have a convo with you. If you're not interested after that, I'll leave you alone. Bailey remembers he was hanging out at a friend's house on a Friday night, back home after recently graduating from Stanford. He took the phone call out of curiosity. Bailey had been at the top of Blanchard's list of edge rusher targets in December, and the GM was willing to pay whatever he wanted. Texas Tech wasn't just talking about going to $2 million. They were ultimately willing to make him the highest-paid defensive player in college football with a deal exceeding $3 million in compensation, sources familiar with the negotiation told ESPN. It's possible no defender in college football has earned more in the NIL era. "I took that call," Bailey said, "and, yeah, everything changed for me." Within two days, Bailey was on Texas Tech's campus for a visit. He still went on trips to Texas and UCLA, trying to gather as much information as he could ahead of a life-changing decision. But in the end, the Red Raiders made an offer he couldn't refuse. And just like that, Texas Tech has built what it believed to be the best defensive line in college football. Bailey and Romello Height (Georgia Tech) bringing nonstop pressure off the edge. Lee Hunter (UCF), Skyler Gill-Howard (Northern Illinois) and A.J. Holmes Jr. (Houston) wreaking havoc inside. Five hand-picked players out of the portal who could transform not just their front but their entire defense. ... The Red Raiders invested more than $7 million to secure these newcomers along the defensive line. They've been worth every penny for a program chasing its first Big 12 title and now ranks No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings ahead of Saturday's game with unbeaten BYU (12 p.m. ET, ABC). Bailey is the national sack leader with 11.5 /quote Does Texas need to pick it up a bit with tossing piles of cash around? We are currently the third highest ranked team from Texas in the CFP standings.