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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?

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.