coltonmartinez Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Check out his reaction to being the reason USC Lost to Utah. i was watching it live, he gave Utah the 1st down and was really emotional about it. Seemed like a real team guy there. https://youtube.com/shorts/Lk5usY7yFFM?si=6A9tvobqm63OhXrr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Recruiter Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 19 minutes ago, coltonmartinez said: Check out his reaction to being the reason USC Lost to Utah. i was watching it live, he gave Utah the 1st down and was really emotional about it. Seemed like a real team guy there. https://youtube.com/shorts/Lk5usY7yFFM?si=6A9tvobqm63OhXrr Maybe something in the water at usc. I love emotion, but straight up ugly crying seems to be something completely different and unnecessary 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closetojumping Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said: Honestly does anyone REALLY know if this kid is or is not a culture fit? Yes i realize the multiple high schools and colleges is not a good sign but that doesn’t mean the kid isn’t coachable and a good teammate. Heck our running back 1b was felt to be a lost cause by many and look at him now. For all you know he made the money grab to usc but is now homesick or has some other issue that could bring him home ala adonai. Coach del la torre seemed to have good things to say about him. Let the coaches figure it out before jumping to conclusions Hey man, you’re welcome to your fantasies, but I’m not sure it’s helpful to be sharing them in public. If anyone is living under the illusion that Bear Alexander is in the portal for reasons other than NIL, get a frigging grip and kept that silliness to yourself. Jesus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester101 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said: Hey man, you’re welcome to your fantasies, but I’m not sure it’s helpful to be sharing them in public. If anyone is living under the illusion that Bear Alexander is in the portal for reasons other than NIL, get a frigging grip and kept that silliness to yourself. Jesus. I’m sure Bear is a team first kind of guy who is just misunderstood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinncent McManning, Jr. Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 16 minutes ago, closetojumping said: Hey man, you’re welcome to your fantasies, but I’m not sure it’s helpful to be sharing them in public. If anyone is living under the illusion that Bear Alexander is in the portal for reasons other than NIL, get a frigging grip and kept that silliness to yourself. Jesus. Hey I’m realistic about the situation and am very aware of the most likely truth. However unless you know the kid and family personally there is no need for a holier than thou attitude about it. I am aware that is your shtick on these boards but not everything is so black and white. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaZulu Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Different depth this year but still a ? for culture. It will be interesting to see how the Texas staff responds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighoop11 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I have several of Alexander’s Denton Ryan teammates on our roster like Ant Hill and Austin Jordan. They won a championship at Denton Ryan together so I’m sure they can vouch for his character and keep him in check. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathon Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefery Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 39 minutes ago, marathon said: FWIW.. Lendale White showed up in games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 5 hours ago, Jarveaux said: Bear is the quality player Texas needs . I believe Coach Baker can handle him . If Bear has a real desire to win a championship Texas is his team .He has to buy into our culture. If he hasn’t matured as a person Texas doesn’t need him .Like Bobby Burton said. Let’s wait & see. Bear has already won National Championship at Georgia his freshmen year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn007 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhornlove Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hard pass on this dude. There is a reason he went to 4 high schools and is working on his 3rd program in college. Juice ain't worth the squeeze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GQ03 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 20 minutes ago, Longhornlove said: Hard pass on this dude. There is a reason he went to 4 high schools and is working on his 3rd program in college. Juice ain't worth the squeeze. He did go to a ton of high schools but to my knowledge it was his choice to leave those schools. It wasn't like he was kicked out and each and every one of those schools would've gladly had him stay additional years. Now college seems to be a little different based on stuff from the Georgia boards and what the SC mods posted above. Guess we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 15 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said: Texas didn’t make a run at him when he left Georgia. I’m monitoring it this time. Exactly. Texas passed when they understood it was all about NIL bag and high rise downtown luxury condo for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, GQ03 said: He did go to a ton of high schools but to my knowledge it was his choice to leave those schools. It wasn't like he was kicked out and each and every one of those schools would've gladly had him stay additional years. Now college seems to be a little different based on stuff from the Georgia boards and what the SC mods posted above. Guess we'll see. Seven successive different schools in seven years is way more than a mere red flag. It is a screaming air raid siren! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I watched him in a highschool playoff game. He not only took plays off, he went on a vacation for a while series a couple of times. He fly a marginal player with all his talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closetojumping Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said: Hey I’m realistic about the situation and am very aware of the most likely truth. However unless you know the kid and family personally there is no need for a holier than thou attitude about it. I am aware that is your shtick on these boards but not everything is so black and white. Not everything is black and white, and that isn’t “my schtick”, but this situation is. You equivocating otherwise just creates noise in the thread. If people can at least understand the legitimate variables associated to the matter, interesting discussions can then occur. Noise gets in the middle of that. Take the maudlin “think of the kid and his family” notion and post about it on Twitter or in your diary if you feel the need. 12 hours ago, Bighoop11 said: I have several of Alexander’s Denton Ryan teammates on our roster like Ant Hill and Austin Jordan. They won a championship at Denton Ryan together so I’m sure they can vouch for his character and keep him in check. Ant Hill is doing a lot of work for you in this post. A hell of a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinncent McManning, Jr. Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 25 minutes ago, closetojumping said: Not everything is black and white, and that isn’t “my schtick”, but this situation is. You equivocating otherwise just creates noise in the thread. If people can at least understand the legitimate variables associated to the matter, interesting discussions can then occur. Noise gets in the middle of that. Take the maudlin “think of the kid and his family” notion and post about it on Twitter or in your diary if you feel the need. Okay whatever man. You are entitled to your opinion and I have respected the value of your perspective through the years on other boards. I just don’t speak in absolutes. We will see what happens if he indeed gets into the portal and if sark then goes beelining to his home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheHorn Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 We know he moves from team to team. We also know he has talent but has anyone seen him play? Is his motor at 100% for every play or does he take of ton of plays off. If he is the standard talented guy that takes plays off it is pass for me since we know what those type players look like from 2010 to 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinncent McManning, Jr. Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 minute ago, DanTheHorn said: We know he moves from team to team. We also know he has talent but has anyone seen him play? Is his motor at 100% for every play or does he take of ton of plays off. If he is the standard talented guy that takes plays off it is pass for me since we know what those type players look like from 2010 to 2020. There is clearly evidence that he has taken off plays in the past. However consider 2 things. He had a huge amount of snaps last year and would be expected to contribute with less snaps. Thus we might be able to get more out of every snap. Second this would be a contract year for him as a junior. I think coach baker could motivate him for this. Of course all of this discussion could be for nothing if he is simply leveraging usc for more money and stays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) The irony of the reporting on this guy from last year to this year is quite humorous. Went from not a culture fit, Sark has standards on who he wants, he’s in portal for wrong reasons, etc…to not everyone will be a choir boy. Edited April 10 by TexasLonghorns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighoop11 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 14 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: The irony of the reporting on this guy from last year to this year is quite humorous. Went from not a culture fit, Sark has standards on who he wants, he’s in portal for wrong reasons, etc…to not everyone will be a choir boy. There’s no irony in the reporting. It’s actually a pretty simple explanation as to why Texas didn’t pursue Alexander last year. We had Murphy and Sweatt to play the 0 technique and now we don’t. Both those guys will be drafted in the first or second round of the draft! We need to get Alexander and the Grant kid from Michigan to make up for the loss of their production. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 9 minutes ago, Bighoop11 said: There’s no irony in the reporting. It’s actually a pretty simple explanation as to why Texas didn’t pursue Alexander last year. We had Murphy and Sweatt to play the 0 technique and now we don’t. Both those guys will be drafted in the first or second round of the draft! We need to get Alexander and the Grant kid from Michigan to make up for the loss of their production. There’s obviously more of a need for him now, no doubt. But the fans opinions and reporters opinions of him are drastically different. Last year folks went out of their way to say he’s in portal for all the wrong reasons, isn’t a fit due to culture concerns, head case, the list goes on and on how his character was attacked. Now, suddenly all of that isn’t mentioned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathon Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 10 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: Last year folks went out of their way to say he’s in portal for all the wrong reasons, isn’t a fit due to culture concerns, head case, the list goes on and on how his character was attacked. Now, suddenly all of that isn’t mentioned. He’s definitely a “polarizing” figure…😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.