Kyle Flood!

I'd love to see Cryer come back, though I'd honestly be surprised if he didn't.

Just now, TheEyesAreUponUs said:

I'd love to see Cryer come back, though I'd honestly be surprised if he didn't.

That's an interesting sentence structure you've chosen there, sir.

2 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

I think so. Texas can spend the football money better. Williams has never had enough healthy/football time to worth the spend

Him and Pack in the outfield next year is going to be electric. Jonah needs to add a little power but I think people are sleeping on how good he played as a freshman.

What is a challenge is Sark can't even figure out portal needs until guys say they are returning. The amount of meetings, cajoling, budget needs, is never ending.

2 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

That's an interesting sentence structure you've chosen there, sir.

Sorry about that. Was trying to say I'd love to have him back, but that is what I'm expecting to happen anyways.

1 minute ago, Califashorn75 said:

What is a challenge is Sark can't even figure out portal needs until guys say they are returning. The amount of meetings, cajoling, budget needs, is never ending.

That's only one side. There's nothing truly certain about the amount he has to spend, either. The school's part can be determined with some certainty, but as we've seen that's not going to build a competitive roster. He has to be kissing a lot of babies and glad handing a lot of wealthy people to make them feel appreciated so they'll continue to write 7 and even 8 figure checks towards the roster payroll. Any of the whales who decide they're taking their football and going home is a massive hit that's not easily replaced.

Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma feel like important pieces to me. When you pay two guys like that for multiple years as they develop, you want to see the payoff.

8 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said:

Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma feel like important pieces to me. When you pay two guys like that for multiple years as they develop, you want to see the payoff.

Yep. Agree... got to keep young DL's that are on a developmental track. Question is .. can you keep both if Ian Geffrard and Maraad Watson came back, along with January? That Q will have to be answered

Must Keeps:

Offense: Bishop. Thats honestly it. Everyone else seems replaceable. Could maybe add Derrek Cooper here too but RBs are a dime a dozen.

Defense: Geffrard, Lance Jackson, Terry, Wesley, all three of the 2025 class LBs (all have big potential), Meredith, Phillips, and Littleton.

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Where's the Mosley love? He's been solid this year.

4 minutes ago, SueVide said:

Where's the Mosley love? He's been solid this year.

Second this. Especially if Coleman/Wingo are gone. Need a steady hand out wide with a bunch of new receivers and likely a new QB

I’m guessing we’re going to lose James Simon. Too bad. I had high hopes for him.

3 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Cryer has one more year. And I will be surprised if he doesn't use it

You have to think his stock is going way up with this defense, the level of competition, and his overall improvement. Just another development feather for Sarkisian and his program. I bet once we get a real LB coach in the off-season, he gets even better.

33 minutes ago, SueVide said:

Where's the Mosley love? He's been solid this year.

It would be ideal to get one of him or Wingo to return but its not necessary a "must keep" with the portal.

2 minutes ago, Thomas Quinn said:

It would be ideal to get one of him or Wingo to return but its not necessary a "must keep" with the portal.

Strongly disagree. With Wingo and Coleman gone, we need an older, experienced receiver who can make critical plays in critical moments. If Arch leaves and we don’t get a starting QB out of the portal, that becomes even more essential. Plus, Mosley should have at least some chemistry with both Lacey and Bell at this point. I think we also dramatically underrate Mosley.

41 minutes ago, SueVide said:

Where's the Mosley love? He's been solid this year.

If he interest in returning, for sure.

At this point college sports is being run by court decisions, with all the chaos that entails. And there's no other option until there's some kind of federal legislation. Whenever that might occur in our current political climate. And guess what? Whatever comes out of congress we're not going to like, either, because that's how this stuff works.

Interesting that people think federal law can "correct" free market conditions. 🤦🏿

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35 minutes ago, Neil Leininger said:

You have to think his stock is going way up with this defense, the level of competition, and his overall improvement. Just another development feather for Sarkisian and his program. I bet once we get a real LB coach in the off-season, he gets even better.

Kind of begs the question of how Cryer has improved so much this season under Nansen and Muschamp, does it not??? 🤔 🤷

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1 hour ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Yep. Agree... got to keep young DL's that are on a developmental track. Question is .. can you keep both if Ian Geffrard and Maraad Watson came back, along with January? That Q will have to be answered

They are all here now, developing together, so .... 🤷

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I think you want to hold on to Michael Terry. Him plus Cooper and LWC is a pretty interesting set of RB's, could potentially keep from having to go spend big in the portal there again. I would have to imagine Simon is gone after this year so maybe the big 3 then get a cheap older back with 1 year left in the portal. On another note does Coleman consider coming back and would Texas want him again at the price? He definitely hasn't had the year him or a lot of others were expecting for multiple different reasons.

1 minute ago, BurntOrangeHorn said:

At this point college sports is being run by court decisions, with all the chaos that entails. And there's no other option until there's some kind of federal legislation. Whenever that might occur in our current political climate. And guess what? Whatever comes out of congress we're not going to like, either, because that's how this stuff works.

Interesting that people think federal law can "correct" free market conditions. 🤦🏿

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

It can absolutely suppress or subsidize free market conditions. It does it all the time. That's all the tax code is, really. Also, making a market activity legal or illegal affects free market conditions wildly.

If Congress gives a college sports oversight body antitrust protection, it destroys a significant part of the basis for the court losses. That will absolutely affect the free market conditions going on currently.

Now, whether it's a "correction" remains to be seen. Correction has a number of different connotations. Do we mean making it right? Or do we mean bursting a bubble market?

Just now, brizzlestix said:

On another note does Coleman consider coming back and would Texas want him again at the price? He definitely hasn't had the year him or a lot of others were expecting for multiple different reasons.

$3 million? I don't think there's a chance in hell he would get another $3 million from Texas to come back another year.