OTF Premium Portaltails & Dreams

[Brian Hickey]

4 hours ago, TabascoTexan said:

 

He was a good player. The question was is he SEC good or Conference USA good?

[Lavalulu]

Note sure if anyone posted this…

Johntay Cook has committed to Ol’ Miss.

[Bobby Burton]

9 hours ago, Lonestar knifemaker said:

@Gerry Hamilton Did I miss an update on Princewill U? Saw a report that Ole Miss was refusing to process him into the portal since he had recently resigned with them to return. Bad situation. 

Ole Miss is also working to bring him back.

LSU is thought to be likely destination if he doesn’t return to the Rebels.

[Layton_Sharp]

So basically we most likely won’t get anyone else in the portal and we are just hoping we don’t still lose anyone? A weak finish to an overall great portal class.

[PaulieD]

6 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Ole Miss is also working to bring him back.

LSU is thought to be likely destination if he doesn’t return to the Rebels.

Man, Bobby, this whole portal thing is turning into some kinda good cheese match.  Lotsa moving parts behind the scenes, IMHO

[graemakin]

4 minutes ago, Layton_Sharp said:

So basically we most likely won’t get anyone else in the portal and we are just hoping we don’t still lose anyone? A weak finish to an overall great portal class.

Uh no the portal just closed last Friday is all.  Texas still has the next several months to add whatever players are still in the portal.  And finishing the portal class with the addition of a starting caliber right tackle is hardly weak. 🙄

[Layton_Sharp]

22 minutes ago, graemakin said:

Uh no the portal just closed last Friday is all.  Texas still has the next several months to add whatever players are still in the portal.  And finishing the portal class with the addition of a starting caliber right tackle is hardly weak. 🙄

It’s not about adding “whatever players” we’re the university of Texas, competing for national championships. Like I said, overall a great portal class but we still have someone on the fence about going back in the portal and we can’t assume we’re going to land a meaningful player at this stage of the portal. Lots of 3rd and 4th string out there that’s for sure. We just hoping to find a guard from Miami or Indy? I know baker is sliding in but what about LG, would’ve been nice to get a guaranteed starter at IOL.

[ElCafetero]

welp i think we just lost him to the fighting Joe Z’s

[SB21]

1 minute ago, ElCafetero said:

welp i think we just lost him to the fighting Joe Z’s

Were we even slated to get a visit anymore after we signed Siani?

[Thorn007]

trust in the Flood ha

[davisxcole]

18 minutes ago, Thorn007 said:

trust in the Flood ha

We went with Siani brother only @Joe Zura gets to hate on flood 🤣

[HookemHorns87]

@Gerry Hamilton new thread time 👀

[Skoal Brother]

24 minutes ago, HookemHorns87 said:

@Gerry Hamilton new thread time 👀

Coughlin's Law....Write or be gone.

[Battrayal]

4 hours ago, Layton_Sharp said:

It’s not about adding “whatever players” we’re the university of Texas, competing for national championships. Like I said, overall a great portal class but we still have someone on the fence about going back in the portal and we can’t assume we’re going to land a meaningful player at this stage of the portal. Lots of 3rd and 4th string out there that’s for sure. We just hoping to find a guard from Miami or Indy? I know baker is sliding in but what about LG, would’ve been nice to get a guaranteed starter at IOL.

what guaranteed starting left guards were available in the portal besides Brunner (who we went after hard)?

[khorn28]

4 hours ago, Layton_Sharp said:

It’s not about adding “whatever players” we’re the university of Texas, competing for national championships. Like I said, overall a great portal class but we still have someone on the fence about going back in the portal and we can’t assume we’re going to land a meaningful player at this stage of the portal. Lots of 3rd and 4th string out there that’s for sure. We just hoping to find a guard from Miami or Indy? I know baker is sliding in but what about LG, would’ve been nice to get a guaranteed starter at IOL.

Trying to hang on through all the $1 trolls, but man…

[Longhornfrenzy]

1 minute ago, khorn28 said:

Trying to hang on through all the $1 trolls, but man…

I hear ya🤘🏼

[Joe Zura]

1 minute ago, Longhornfrenzy said:

I hear ya🤘🏼

👀👀

[Layton_Sharp]

10 minutes ago, khorn28 said:

Trying to hang on through all the $1 trolls, but man…

Lmao you guys ignore the comments about this being an overall great portal class. Typical fans not being able to take any criticism. We didn’t fully fix our biggest issue from the previous season (we did however improve, but still leaves questions to be answered). Correct or incorrect?? 

[graemakin]

4 hours ago, Layton_Sharp said:

It’s not about adding “whatever players” we’re the university of Texas, competing for national championships. Like I said, overall a great portal class but we still have someone on the fence about going back in the portal and we can’t assume we’re going to land a meaningful player at this stage of the portal. Lots of 3rd and 4th string out there that’s for sure. We just hoping to find a guard from Miami or Indy? I know baker is sliding in but what about LG, would’ve been nice to get a guaranteed starter at IOL.

The problem is your impatience as a fan and need for instant gratification.   Let the coaches and staff work and go through their process with due diligence. BTW one of those "whatever players" from last year's portal class was Hero Kanu from bucknuts.  He came to Texas with little to no fanfare and ended up being an integral part of the defensive line culminating in him being a draftable player and will be back as a key member for next year's championship run.

[Layton_Sharp]

1 minute ago, graemakin said:

The problem is your impatience as a fan and need for instant gratification.   Let the coaches and staff work and go through their process with due diligence. BTW one of those "whatever players" from last year's portal class was Hero Kanu from bucknuts.  He came to Texas with little to no fanfare and ended up being an integral part of the defensive line culminating in him being a draftable player and will be back as a key member for next year's championship run.

Hero Kanu is a great example of someone who came in and exceeded any expectations. I, in no way was bashing Texas or saying this is a failure or anything close, simply stating we lost a lot of depth in the O-Line and I don’t know that we replaced it adequately enough considering it was our biggest concern. Everyone is quick to defend without even trying to understand the point. I think we’re gonna have an incredible season, I just worry if injuries or anything happens to our already THIN O-line we may be in a tough spot. Simple as that

[graemakin]

1 hour ago, Layton_Sharp said:

Hero Kanu is a great example of someone who came in and exceeded any expectations. I, in no way was bashing Texas or saying this is a failure or anything close, simply stating we lost a lot of depth in the O-Line and I don’t know that we replaced it adequately enough considering it was our biggest concern. Everyone is quick to defend without even trying to understand the point. I think we’re gonna have an incredible season, I just worry if injuries or anything happens to our already THIN O-line we may be in a tough spot. Simple as that

So calling out Texas for having a "weak finish" to their portal class isn't bashing even though they brought in a potential starting RT in Siani as their latest portal edition? And yet when i pointed out that they still have months to bring in more players you don't want to bother with the "whatever players" like landing Hero from last year?  But now it's how dare we defend this point by trying to be positive even though we're still months away from the start of the 2026 season?  Keep on backtracking and wallowing in your doom & gloom bro. 🤣🤘🏼😂

[ElCafetero]

[Matthew McClure]

2 hours ago, graemakin said:

The problem is your impatience as a fan and need for instant gratification.   Let the coaches and staff work and go through their process with due diligence. BTW one of those "whatever players" from last year's portal class was Hero Kanu from bucknuts.  He came to Texas with little to no fanfare and ended up being an integral part of the defensive line culminating in him being a draftable player and will be back as a key member for next year's championship run.

This has been the central theme of nearly all of my posts (demonstrating how valuable lower ranked portal players can become, lack of concern if IU didn't sign Brunner, etc.).  For those concerned you have a hole at OG, why are you so convinced a competent starter isn't already on the team?  If your staff isn't pulling the trigger on a perhaps over priced portal option, it's far more likely either (1) they're comfortable starting someone already on the team or (2) there's still an available OG in the portal they're confident in landing and comfortable starting.  There's no way a program like Texas is taking a laissez faire attitude towards an open starting O-Line position, especially considering the importance of the upcoming season for Texas.

[Tuco Ramirez]

21 minutes ago, ElCafetero said:

This was always going to be the inevitable and sad result.

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

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