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Team Notes from the Week

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First and foremost, a big win from WBB last night over No. 5 LSU at home. 

The top-5 matchup at Moody drew a sold out crowd and some familiar faces. Steve Sarkisian, Trevor Goosby and Colin Simmons were courtside for the game as well. Jonah Williams and many others were in attendance to support the team as well.

Goosby remains in a sling following offseason shoulder surgery, as expected. 

Many of the early enrollees made the short trip over as well – Yaheim Riley and Jamarion Carlton were amongst the group. 

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Couple of notes on early enrollees:

– Carlton is going to be someone the strength staff molds to their liking this winter. His body type is like wet clay at the moment, there is going to be plenty of growth ahead for him.

– Derrek Cooper looks the part in conditioning. Moves fluidly.

– The frame and physical stature of Smoke Matthews has been impressive. 

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One week away from first pitch for Texas Baseball as well.

@Jeff Howe, @Blake Munroe and myself will have Bases Loaded filmed soon and it will be published this afternoon.

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I don’t know if it’s possible for a 5-star to be underrated, but I think we might be undervaluing just how much of a freak Cooper is. I’ve thought all along that he might just take over that position by the end of the season, or at least take an increasing snap share every game. I think we’ve been burned a bit by Baxter not living up to his billing, which has made us collectively a bit gunshy on the RB room. But I think Cooper breaks that pattern.

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1 minute ago, Bunk Moreland said:

I don’t know if it’s possible for a 5-star to be underrated, but I think we might be undervaluing just how much of a freak Cooper is. I’ve thought all along that he might just take over that position by the end of the season, or at least take an increasing snap share every game. I think we’ve been burned a bit by Baxter not living up to his billing, which has made us collectively a bit gunshy on the RB room. But I think Cooper breaks that pattern.

Hard to say we got burned by baxter when it was a horrible injury that derailed him.  He didn't just underperform for no reason.

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5 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

Hard to say we got burned by baxter when it was a horrible injury that derailed him.  He didn't just underperform for no reason.

I understand that. Not saying Baxter failed or that there weren’t mitigating circumstances, but that doesn’t change the fact that I think we might be underrating Cooper and his potential impact this year. And for whatever reason, we haven’t seen Texas develop a true, game-changing, every-down back since Brooks.

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30 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

Gonna be wild to see him in a couple years versus this pick now.  Looks so small for a lineman

Very much so. Plenty of room on that frame to fill out. 

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50 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

I don’t know if it’s possible for a 5-star to be underrated, but I think we might be undervaluing just how much of a freak Cooper is. I’ve thought all along that he might just take over that position by the end of the season, or at least take an increasing snap share every game. I think we’ve been burned a bit by Baxter not living up to his billing, which has made us collectively a bit gunshy on the RB room. But I think Cooper breaks that pattern.

Burned? Seriously? He had a terrible injury. C'mon man be better. 

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31 minutes ago, AceHorn23 said:

Burned? Seriously? He had a terrible injury. C'mon man be better. 

See my follow-up post. I was not implying that it was his fault or that he was anything other than a hard-working team player. I’m saying Texas fans have some ptsd with the RB position under Sark. But I can see how my phrasing could be interpreted as a criticism of Baxter.

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