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@CJ Vogel @Gerry Hamilton: How confident would you be entering the season with the secondary as it is at this minute? - - - CB1 - Mascoe CB2 - Phillips N - Littleton S1 - McDonald S2 - Filsaime or D Williams? Rotational / Depth: Roberson, Mack, Black, D Williams or Filsaime, J Williams, Hicks - - - I like our depth: Roberson and Mack really showed me something in the citrus bowl, good reports on Hicks, Jonah can't be counted on to maximize his talent but is already filling reps at a serviceable level. And I really like our D line, taking pressure off the secondary to cover for 4+ seconds. So if we spend more money in the secondary, I think it has to be on a Draft-level starter at safety (like Edwin Joseph), and I don't know if that ROI can compete with instead spending that same money to our pool for other, more critical needs.

Did yall get blasters or the hobby box? i got 2 blasters and one hobby but wondering if I should've gone all hobby..

I don’t know if this was answered already but do you think the staff would take both linebackers or are they just looking to take one?

Hell of a response, Coach Claude

Well. If their goal was to retain some and grow market awareness, it worked. Probably the best time to do it instead of when there are lulls in the season.

If Sark is still here don't expect discipline to change. Has been an issue since day 1.

Okay I put in my order. Curious what you guys are pulling from these sets. I broke out my old upper deck set a few years ago and remembered that I got chykie brown and Keith cash autographed cards.

IMO, this is on S&C. Robertson is often in position but gets pushed around. Several of our large humans on the Oline seem to lack functional strength. It’s on Becton to shore it up.

I don’t personally think that any of the QBs we have lined up have a higher ceiling than Arch Manning. They just don’t have his physical tools. Arch also has the mental makeup and has improved in that regard over the course of the season. I think the odds of Lacey or Bell being better are low. Not to mention, the odds of Lacey or Bell winning a championship in their first year as a starter are even lower. So if we don’t win a championship in 2026, I hope the ever-patient Longhorn Nation is willing to wait til 2028 at the earliest

I think the OP's point is that the way most people talk about ALL IN is like the professional model of sacrificing the future to win today. It is a little different in the college game, but people want to throw a pile of money at every prospect who may possibly have the talent to help us next year, regardless of what it to the culture of the team. But Sark didn't build this program to be like Tech. He didn't build it by throwing piles of cash at mercenary players with no regard for how they fit in the locker room or how their deal will impact the morale of the team. And taking that approach this year because we "can't waste Manning's and Simmon's last year" threatens to destroy the entire model/culture he has built. I am all for Sark doing everything he can to fill holes through the portal, but I also agree with the OP that it should not be at the expense of the PROGRAM and TEAM in 2027 and beyond.

How dare you sir, bring facts to an emotional argument.

I graduated from Texas in December of 2009. Loved the Colt-Shipley connection, still wear my #8 jersey for Jordan all the time. Was a great player at Texas and did everything the right way. HookEm Jordan! Get well soon brother, we're praying for you and your amazing family. 🙏🏼🤘🏼

Praise God that the worker showed up on a day he wasn't supposed to be there.

You could be correct. I think the missing component here is that the kids at Texas might not be considered "misses" at other programs. The bar is set so high (as it should be) that decent players are just getting pushed out. Next year will be very telling. Arch has one more year and Sark and Flood have 8 months to produce an OL worthy of this QB.

So which team has truly signed an elite game changer from the Portal already? List them please...

I appreciate the thoughtful response. We disagree on this. They caught a great 2022 class that had a stud and 4 solid floors. There wasn’t much change from freshman to senior for most. The real problem is it appears he simply leaned on that class and did almost nothing for the ‘23 and ‘24 classes. Not a single person was ready to step up at guard or center. Not one. 52 was very uneven to be a sr. Neto. Hopefully Brooks wasn’t broken. Slide protections were keystone and robotic. You sound like you know line play so it’s confounding that you see hm so effectively when we literally had zero folks ready to step up from the ‘23/‘24 classes. There’s no excuse for it. BTW, I disagree with you but im not arguing with you. You seemed centered in this so I’m really curious what I’m missing. As for Sark, all humans have blind spots and weaknesses. I think Sark is overly loyal and also stubborn to his detriment. His intelligence is what makes him great but it also creates blind spots. I don’t doubt that Flood knows the job but knowing something and effectively teaching or transferring that knowledge is another. Alabama weren’t his players so good or bad, attribution to him is suss. I think last summer when Sark was away with a critical life event, he learned about his staff. I think he was surprised that some couldn’t hold their mud. What I also don’t know, which is a lot, is if there is someone in mind he wants but isn’t available. Flood isn’t awful though this year was. You don’t dump Flood unless you upgrade. Maybe there’s a Muschamp equivalent. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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THANK YOU FOR THIS!

Completely spot on.

Flood has skins on the wall, but something is up. In the new portal era, players move more and earlier than you'd think. It's free agency without the constraints like the pros. These are young adults. Not everyone will make NFL money so they are getting what they can in college. Some have good agents, some have bad ones, and some have none or get bad family advice. The willingness to wait and develop on OL needs to be hammered home as absolutely necessary at Texas (and in a majority of P4 D1 programs). There are some exceptions like Banks. He could lose out on a few more 4 and 5 star recruits, but he might get a higher ratio of players willing to stay and develop. Maybe he's already doing that, and they are still in this position. My concern is we are seeing a sizable OL depth exodus without current upgrades/replacements. Hope they can get cooking in the portal soon.

Me too...this injury will result in a trying and painful period in Jordan's life. He is a tough kid though who knows how to come back from injury. God bless him.

I woke up with Jordan and Coach Shipley on my mind today. As an older guy and a grandfather, I know he is the rock for his family! May the peace of God rule in your heart and in your family.

I pray for the people in here that they will care they have a soul and will give it to the Lord (Matthew 7:21). If anybody in here ever has something you want prayed for or some Bible question answered, let me know.

Sark, Flood, whoever, it’s not uninformed or ignorant to see that there is objectively a problem at O line. When you have to rely on the portal, while at the same time lose all your floor and future at the position, there is something bad in the water. These guys measurables and athleticism are such that they ought to be better by year 3 in a college program. Too many of the young guys aren’t panning out (I could understand a couple ) Maybe it’s S&C , but this has to be identified and corrected. Sark and Flood can still be good coaches, and have blind spots. If you are married to your concepts and can’t adapt, sometimes you get stubborn. Maybe these pro style blocking concepts are too difficult to learn for these college kids in a couple of years. We need a more plug and play system? But something isn’t working, and it needs to be fixed.