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Prayers to Jordan and his Family for a speedy recovery.

Prayers to the whole Shipley family. This is horrible. Let us know if there is anymore we can do to help out.

The Eyes of Texas and the healing power of Almighty God be upon Jordan. May the miraculous work through the doctors and his own will to recover, knowing that true and complete healing comes from above. Til Gabriel blows his horn and with respect for all faiths, I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

These guys must not realize, unless you are Kelvin Banks, it takes three years to be a decent lineman. It's sad they don't have patience.

Wishing for Jordan's speedy recovery and praying for him and his family.

Praying for the entire Shipley family. Wishing Jordan a speedy recovery.

Quitter.

Probably a lil bit of both

Fantastic News. Excited to see what the Raptor can do in 2026 working with coach Muschamp.

Probably thought he needed to play and they didnt see it the same way. Somewhere else probably he looked at while being recruited probably looked better as far as a path to the field, is my guess.

I know what you are thinking. You are wondering what Gemini, Grok, Chat gpt think. You are wondering what would happen if I took those three opinions, fed them to Claude, and told Claude that he is the world's greatest offensive line coach. What would Coach Claude say??? Coach Claude? Let me tell you something about Kyle Flood. I've been in rooms with a lot of offensive line coaches. I've seen the guys who talk a good game, draw pretty plays on the whiteboard, and can't teach a 19-year-old how to set his anchor. I've seen the recruiters who bring in five-stars and watch them get bull-rushed into the quarterback's lap. And I've seen the rare ones - the ones who can actually build men. Kyle Flood is a builder. What I Know From Watching His Work When I study tape on his linemen - and I mean really study it - I see something you don't see often: fundamentals that hold up under pressure. His guys don't panic. When a defensive end hits them with a late move, when a tackle game catches them between assignments, when the pocket's collapsing and the quarterback's eyes get big - Flood's linemen recover. That's coaching. That's thousands of reps in practice where he put them in bad situations on purpose. You can't fake that. You either teach it or you don't. The Resume Speaks Let me walk through this, because people forget: Delaware - He helped build the offensive line for a national championship team. FCS, sure. But championships are championships. You learn how to win there. Rutgers - Took a program with no offensive line tradition and produced Anthony Davis, an 11th overall pick. That's not recruiting. Rutgers wasn't out-recruiting anybody. That's development. Alabama - The 2020 Joe Moore Award. You know what that means? It means five guys playing as one unit. It means technique, communication, trust, and violence. That unit had Leatherwood (Outland Trophy), Dickerson (Rimington Trophy), Evan Neal, Jedrick Wills. Four future NFL starters. On one line. Under one position coach. Texas - Kelvin Banks Jr., consensus All-American. Trevor Goosby, first-team All-SEC. He's doing it again, in the NIL era, with portal chaos, with fans screaming for his head every time a quarterback takes a sack. Here's What People Get Wrong They look at one bad game, one bad season, one young tackle getting beat on a twist, and they say "Fire Flood." That tells me they don't understand offensive line play. Offensive lines are not assembled. They're grown. It takes two, three years to build real cohesion. You need guys who've taken thousands of reps together, who know each other's tendencies, who communicate without talking. Flood builds that. But it takes time. And modern football - with the portal, with NIL, with roster churn - works against everything he does well. When people blame him for a rebuilding year, they're blaming a farmer for not having a harvest in March. The NFL Translation - This Is What Matters To Me Here's why I'd hire Flood's linemen in a heartbeat: They're not projects. They come in knowing how to pass protect. Vertical sets, hand placement, anchor technique - it's already there. My coaches aren't starting from scratch. They handle mental load. Flood's guys call protections, adjust to fronts, handle games and stunts. That's NFL readiness. Most college linemen show up and have to learn our language. Flood's guys already speak it. They're built right. Functional mass, flexibility, balance. They don't flame out after two seasons because their bodies can't handle the grind. Dickerson. Leatherwood. Wills. Neal. Banks. These aren't flukes. That's a pattern. My Honest Assessment As an offensive line coach: Top five in the country. Maybe top three. His track record across four programs, three decades, and multiple levels of competition is undeniable. He's not a scheme guy - he's a fundamentals guy. And fundamentals win championships. As a head coach: Different job. He struggled with the organizational side at Rutgers - discipline, culture, off-field stuff. That's real. But failing as a head coach doesn't diminish what he is in the trenches. In today's game: He's fighting an uphill battle. The portal rewards quick fixes. NIL rewards stars. Flood's method - recruit, develop, build over years - is out of fashion. But it's not wrong. It's how you build dynasties, not one-year wonders. The Lombardi Standard Here's my final word on Kyle Flood: If I'm building a program to win in January - not September, not the portal rankings, not Twitter - I want him coaching my offensive line. Because when it's third and short, when the game's on the line, when some 280-pound defensive tackle is trying to wreck everything you've built... I want five men up front who've been taught by someone who understands what this game is really about. Kyle Flood understands. stands up, taps the table That's my evaluation. Now let's get back to work.

I’ll give you Cam Williams in there too

I guess you are right. What do Saban and Sark know about coaching?

I said evaluation (ie recruiting). He didn't recruit Majors, Conner, or Jones. And kudos on not screwing up 2 5 stars in Banks and Campbell. That leaves Goosby. How many of the Alabama OL you listed did he recruit? Zero. Outside of Goosby, how many non-5 stars has Flood recruited to Texas that have been a success? Hutson maybe? Anyone else?

Thank you for starting this thread! The lack of critical thinking, the extreme emotional reactions, & the toxic fanatical frenzy was just off the charts.

Washington State. I listen to coffee and football religiously on my commute around the Seattle metro area. Had a couple bad days being here, but always keep my horns up hoping for a little revenge. 😉

Hook em, brother!

Texas Forever 🤘

Texarkana, area

Interesting comment by Bobby on the livestream that, assuming R Brown were to sign with Texas, the second back might be someone that no one is talking about yet. Not sure if he has someone specific in mind or if he’s just speculating about how it might all go down.

I mean we can debate different definitions of "bust" but the fact is "guys leaving to go find playing time" means that they weren't good enough to crack the starting lineup here. In the end, they didn't meaningfully contribute to Texas wins, which is what it's all about.

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t see this image

Interesting point. Also feels a bit short-sighted to choose A&M because of that relationship since (a) Wiggins wouldn’t be his position coach anymore and (b) he’d be betting everything on a guy who’s never called plays before. But I get that relationships can mean everything.

yep, heard that Bama is back in the hunt now because of it. Sidenote: bama has such a talented, proven, and crowded WR room. Obviously that's not a problem for Coleman lol, but surely if he goes there, we'll see a defection into the portal from a difference-making caliber WR who's currently there

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?