CJ Vogel

All of this said, North Carolina -4.5 tonight is staring me right in the face lol

It's interesting looking at this from a map perspective how little attention South Carolina gets in comparison to Georgia, Florida and now North Carolina. Interesting more so in how talent is just absent from the state in comparison to surrounding states, I suppose. South Carolina ranked 17th in NFL Players at the beginning of the 2024 season with 32. Texas had 190, Florida with 176, California with 168, Georgia with 146 and North Carolina with 74. Those are the five highest states with NFL representation in the country.

The 11 most-offered states from the 2025 cycle for those wondering.

A look at 2026 Offers by State in the same visual:

Heat Map of 2026 Official Visitors for Texas The Texas official visit list remains a work in progress, however we have a really solid understanding of where the Longhorn staff is viewing their top targets from a geographical standpoint. Of course, the state of Texas will remain the highest priority as Texas looks to take care of its backyard and provide some security of its home borders from SEC poachers and national powers. However, there has been a concerted effort to recruit the deep south – Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Texas has 43 official visits lined up to our knowledge. Of those 43 official visits, 18 come from the states mentioned above. Moving forward, what is going to be interesting is where other states get added. Texas is pushing heavily in North Carolina and there has been previous success in the state of Arizona. But this is the best look at where Texas is prioritizing top recruits as of March 18th. Perhaps the lone outlier here is OLB Luke Wafle out of the Hun School in New Jersey. Wafle told OTF in July of 2024 that he had grown up a Texas fan and that Kyle Flood was the first Longhorn coach to get in contact with him. Flood is the regional recruiter for the New Jersey area. The breakdown from a numbers perspective: 16 – Texas 7 – California 6 – Florida 6 – Georgia 3 – Louisiana 2 – Alabama 1 – Hawaii 1 – Mississippi 1 – New Jersey Again, look for North Carolina and potentially an Arizona official visit to light up their state on the map when it is all said and done. I would also look for Florida to add a couple more official visitors by the end of the summer months as well.

It’s definitely a good spot for Pierce.

That feels like absolute best case

He leaves Texas State with a win over the then No. 1 team in the country.

UConn might be the most picked 8 seed to win an 8-9 game in history of the tournament

Pretty crazy wrinkle. I don’t think I’ve seen this all too often where a coach is hired from a different program mid season and takes over as the immediate head coach for the upcoming series. Quick turnaround.

Drake is a trendy pick too, I just have a hard time buying into teams with snail like paces. Just a personal approach to the tournament for me.

I love that pick against Memphis.

Not talking about his beach photos, but instead a win on the recruitment trail. A flip of a 2026 DL Trashawn Ruffin from Texas A&M.

Has to be the reason. It's the only explanation.

I actually love that value for a 3-point win. If I can find it on my own book, I will toss a chipotle burrito or two on it.

Jokic is 30!

Can I interest anyone in VCU to the Final Four again this year? I like their path.

Well see what the can do without Cal. Brea can get as hot as anyone in the country

The Auburn Tigers' starting five in college basketball has an average age of 23.2 years old, which is just younger than the Oklahoma City Thunder's starting five (24.4).

I was talking best case scenario with a few buddies earlier today – – Beat Xavier – Beat Illinois – Lose to Kentucky Feels like the best case imo.

I have no clue how North Carolina made the tournament. Probably the biggest miss.

Full bracket: