drag worm

Elite players don't enter without a deal in place. That's just the ways of the agent world these days.

Preach. We needed a SEC caliber featured back last season and have only gone backwards with Blue’s departure. If we want to give Arch a chance he needs more starting experience at WR1 and he needs an RB1 that can do more than wide zone.

Be cautious with his return. Hit the portal hard for a one year solution.

Wow

Dislike Aggies much more, Sooners are our football rivals.

I think this is sparking more than the usual worries bc we need an influx of elite talent in the RB room. We’ve been in a descending trajectory of talent at the position since Herman left Bijan and Rojo in that room.

Damn not even a visit? Wonder what his beef is with Scott.

Love Mack but his self created press junket has been bizarre to say the least. This is a new era a long ways from his Jamail / McCombs run at Belmont. Time to go fishing.

That would sure help plug a glaring hole at NT. Using a Hook’em seems like it’s about Texas. Weird post if it’s not a returning announcement.

Could I interest you in another former Rutgers assistant?

Relying on CJ being the 2025 change agent at RB is a risk I wouldn’t be taking. Georgia and Bama are great examples of the impact a portal RB can have with Gibbs and Etienne. Both contributed heavily to their 3 victories against us the past few seasons. I think the same could have been said about us if we had a legit star at RB1 in any of those three games, plus the Ohio State game. (Brooks was that star RB for us in Tuscaloosa.)

"DT is fine" bros taking an L this morning.

Could not agree more and been saying this since the first portal window. Every position you spoke of especially the top two priorities are still a necessity if we are wanting to maximize one of Arch’s two seasons as QB1 at Texas. Many here and the two other main boards argued that we need to let the home grown recruits take over and trust in the recruiting classes, but there is a clear bridge between the 2025 season and our ability to trust those classes to drive the car, especially on offense. Especially at WR. Can we field a two deep as is? Definitely. Would it be preposterously void of returning offensive starting production at a near historical level on offense? Yes. My priority list at this point given the three DTs we have brought in: 1. A legit disruptive starter at DT. Not someone we hope will become productive but someone who has proven to be. 2. An elite WR1. Get the next AD, Golden or Bond into the rotation and you suddenly take the pressure off of Wingo and Moore and you’ve got depth behind them. Don’t get a WR1 and you’re now hoping for big game production from players who have yet to take on that role (at yet another position.) 3. RB1. I hope like everyone else does that Baxter comes back strong and healthy and just as quick as he was. But even at his best he is a better Wisener who has quicks and glides through holes and hits the jets on the edges. He’s not the bruising short yardage RB we needed to tie OSU at the end of that game. Could Rhino become that? Sure. Is it a risk to have to rely on yet another player to step into a role they haven’t proven they can do? Absolutely. 4. Center / IOL. Obvious reasons. One proven player suddenly reshuffles the entire lineup in a way that lets a few of veteran players with limited starts begin to grow into seasoned starters by mid season.

Yep, Giles had quite the run of studs at the position under Herman.

Especially when they're as strong and compact and use great leverage like Murphy does / did.