Bunk Moreland

From one sunshine pumper to another as the plane is in a tailspin

Time to comfort @Joe Zura Gerry

I must admit, even the most patient of us are starting to crack a bit. The staff had better start closing on priority targets now.

Thank you for abiding by the spirit of the thread!

I can’t imagine that anyone outside of Tech is happy with the current situation. This portal window will surely fire up most of the P4 schools to demand change

Has it occurred to anyone that he might not fit what Muschamp wants to do? If he was a huge priority for the new scheme, you’d think Muschamp would have personally met with him like he did for D Williams, and that Texas would have overspent to keep him. But that doesn’t fit the narrative that Texas is falling apart and has no plan.

@Gerry Hamilton I think you’re being challenged to up the mayo ante. If Texas lands Coleman, Sprague, and Woods, can we get a mayo version of Mrs Doubtfire?

Hook em, brother!

Interesting comment by Bobby on the livestream that, assuming R Brown were to sign with Texas, the second back might be someone that no one is talking about yet. Not sure if he has someone specific in mind or if he’s just speculating about how it might all go down.

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t see this image

Interesting point. Also feels a bit short-sighted to choose A&M because of that relationship since (a) Wiggins wouldn’t be his position coach anymore and (b) he’d be betting everything on a guy who’s never called plays before. But I get that relationships can mean everything.

Agreed. And, again, people need to not freak out if we miss out on the best of the best. We need at LEAST a marginally better line than we had by the end of the season. Obviously getting Arch killed and failing at run blocking next year would mean this portal was a disaster. But I can live with slightly better than we ended the year if we can upgrade at WR and RB too.

I suspect you are correct. It will be very interesting to see if any playoff teams lose OL or RB after this week. I also think we win out on Coleman. The money is comparable everywhere unless Tech dramatically ups the ante. He’s been very clear that he’s looking for a platform and the best QB he can find. I’ve gotta believe that Arch and Sark made an impression. Could be wrong, but I think he eventually commits to Texas.

No doubt. Especially with the spring portal closing, we won’t really get much of a look at the new players or what the team looks like holistically for some time.

Agreed! I think one thing that is also being missed among all the anxiety to sign a team of all-stars at each position is that this team was extremely close. The offense was finally hitting some peaks, the OL was holding up pretty okay despite its obvious flaws, and the D completely shut A&M down. We are patching up the D and I feel very confident that Muschamp will pull in at least one high-level LB. As high as our expectations were for the 2025 D, it wasn’t even close to as dominant as we expected it to be. All we need is for the pass D to marginally improve. On offense, we don’t need the 1990s Dallas Cowboys OL—we need marginal improvements. Baker and Goosby will be better versions of themselves. The real question is, can we find an upgrade over Hutson? I think the answer is clearly yes. Can we find an upgrade over Campbell? That might be more dicey. So, put another way: can we find one really good IOL in the portal and another 1-2 that are at least marginal upgrades over Hutson/Robertson? I feel optimistic. I still think we can come away with an upgrade at RB. Wisner and Baxter, as much as I loved them, were incredibly inconsistent. There are 3-4 guys still in the portal (maybe more to come, eg Haynes) that would be upgrades. Again, this is fine margins. If we can marginally upgrade our roster at key positions, it means we will have put ourselves in a position to get back to the playoff and more.

Not sure about the rest of yall, but I need a break from the relentless pessimism and sniping. This thread is for good vibes only. Wanna post AI-generated images of Gerry covered in mayo? Go for it. Want to make five straight posts of nothing but the same meme over and over? Be my guest. Want to discuss the Texas roster in a way that doesn’t devolve into histrionics? Let’s do it. But if you violate the good-vibes-only clause, you’re going on the list. If you want to panic about the portal, please go back to the freakshow happening in the Sunrise thread. I’ll start: I think we are one OLB/edge like Damon Wilson/Jayden Woods and one high-level safety like Earl Little away from being locked and loaded at DL and secondary. DL feels like it could be an upgrade. Secondary, not sure. Can Mascoe come anywhere near Manny M? I’m skeptical, but definitely like what’s out there on him. So we’ll see. Can D Williams get back on track after two very forgettable years? We need him to be that future first rounder Sark projected. Not sure we have anyone on the roster who can replace Taaffe.

Massive. Still think we should bring in another safety to elevate the position, but secondary is looking solid.

You don’t think this is a bit of an extreme reaction?

All I know is that Bobby is adamant that Texas and OU offered him about the same amount.

Adam Loewy out here saying OU offered 2x what Texas offered in NIL to Parker 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You could tell from his body language in the Citrus Bowl that Arch already knew Parker was leaving. He looked pissed more than once at Parker.

Welcome! Certainly hope you’re right on Coleman.