OTF Premium Brandon Brown announcement (now July 5th - as of 10:15 am CST Wednesday)

[Gerry Hamilton]

Per a person close to the recruitment of Melbourne (Fla) Eau Gallie 4-star DL Brandon Brown, he is likely to announce a final decision July 3, 4th or 5th.

[UTexas]

Fingers crossed for the good guys.

[Gerry Hamilton]

Should be July 4

[Gerry Hamilton]

If it’s Texas … that will be Brandon going out on his own totally

LSU has very legit shot. That remains the favorite for at least one person in the circle 

Oklahoma has a shot. 

[Bonaparte]

2 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

If it’s Texas … that will be Brandon going out on his own totally

LSU has very legit shot. That remains the favorite for at least one person in the circle 

Oklahoma has a shot. 

Doesn’t sound very encouraging 

[Alex Butler]

I’m assuming he’s a goner. It softens the blow for me 😢

[John Moore]

[AJJ_Sports]

Top 3 most important player this cycle. We need to find any way possible to keep Brandon.

[Avishai Schiff]

Have we thought about maybe just fielding a 7v7 squad going forward?

Also, how does OU jump in there?  Is Baker not having a track record a big factor?

Edited July 2, 2024 by Avishai Schiff

[UTexas]

22 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

If it’s Texas … that will be Brandon going out on his own totally

LSU has very legit shot. That remains the favorite for at least one person in the circle 

Oklahoma has a shot. 

How many people are involved in his circle?

[Hunter Bradford]

Oklahoma having a shot is crazy. They've done a great job in this cycle. 

[Hunter Bradford]

35 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Should be July 4

July 4th doesn't give me warm fuzzies. I think it'll be LSU's independence day with at least Zion Williams announcing that day. Hopefully Texas and LSU trade blows instead of just LSU giving Texas body blows on the interior defensive line.

[Bonaparte]

8 minutes ago, AJJ_Sports said:

Top 3 most important player this cycle. We need to find any way possible to keep Brandon.

Absolutely.  We need Brown.

[Longmire]

45 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Per a person close to the recruitment of Melbourne (Fla) Eau Gallie 4-star DL Brandon Brown, he is likely to announce a final decision July 3, 4th or 5th.

Let's hope the burnt orange bag arrives in time

[CJ Vogel]

10 minutes ago, Hunter Bradford said:

Oklahoma having a shot is crazy. They've done a great job in this cycle. 

They have 20 commits in the cycle currently, only 3-4 are guys I look at wishing Texas had pursued harder.

[Derek Handler]

7 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

They have 20 commits in the cycle currently, only 3-4 are guys I look at wishing Texas had pursued harder.

They are probably saying the sane think about our class with only Jackson and Lacey as wants.  

[dwmundy]

You normally don’t make announcements to stick to the team that you’re committed to

[Derek Handler]

16 minutes ago, Longmire said:

Let's hope the burnt orange bag arrives in time

He probably got a big raise with us losing out on our other 3 targets. 

[K. Baughman]

Yea it’s the DL position, not feeling confident. 
Gerry commented this morning on OTF that we would probably have a top 5 recruiting class, but maybe not fill all our needs. I rather have a top 10ish recruiting class and not have hole in a position. 

[Jbro52]

Gotta keep him in the class

[Hunter Bradford]

9 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

They have 20 commits in the cycle currently, only 3-4 are guys I look at wishing Texas had pursued harder.

Interesting! Well that's good to know. I'll trust your judgment. 

[512Horn]

DT was the biggest need in this class and it isn't particularly close. We decided to bring in the following for OV's:

- Myron Charles (FSU Commit)

- Josiah Sharma (Oregon Commit)

-Kevin Wynn  (FSU Commit)

-Brandon Brown (We'll see)

- DJ Sanders (Texas lean, but a guy you hope can contribute 2-3 years down the road)

- Zion Williams (Weren't able to even get in for an OV - LSU)

How does that happen to the biggest need position at a school like Texas with all of it's resources?  Why were there not more prospects brought in?  You can't get outbid for these guys if you're plan was to bring in 5 guys for OV's at DT when the need is as drastic as it is for Texas.  We have signed the following DT's out of high school in the '23 & '24 classes:

- Sydir Mitchell

- Melvin Hills

- Alex January

[Glass Joe]

The same date as Zion Williams is probably a clue to the outcome here.

[K. Baughman]

3 minutes ago, 512Horn said:

DT was the biggest need in this class and it isn't particularly close. We decided to bring in the following for OV's:

- Myron Charles (FSU Commit)

- Josiah Sharma (Oregon Commit)

-Kevin Wynn  (FSU Commit)

-Brandon Brown (We'll see)

- DJ Sanders (Texas lean, but a guy you hope can contribute 2-3 years down the road)

- Zion Williams (Weren't able to even get in for an OV - LSU)

How does that happen to the biggest need position at a school like Texas with all of it's resources?  Why were there not more prospects brought in?  You can't get outbid for these guys if you're plan was to bring in 5 guys for OV's at DT when the need is as drastic as it is for Texas.  We have signed the following DT's out of high school in the '23 & '24 classes:

- Sydir Mitchell

- Melvin Hills

- Alex January

I agree with this. It has been said on OTF that if you want two you need to bring in ten. I agree with this totally as well.  However, if you’re not going to bring in ten and just your top five you better bring the money and A game bottom line. They aren’t coming here just because it’s Texas as disappointing as that is. Portal might be an option, but that’s rolling the dice. D. Williams is an example. Pay premium price for a guy that if as good as he thinks he is should’ve been in NFL draft already. I think this is his fourth year, I may be wrong. 

[Bobby Burton]

I would not be expecting Texas at this point.