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I am happy with the Noon EST kickoff, as I will be at a wedding weekend in Denver. Wedding is 4:30pm that Saturday, but with CO time, we will be watching the kickoff on TV at 10:00am, so no conflict at all with the wedding. AWESOME for us!! Hook'em!!!

Kid looks tall for an RB.. What is his height?

Last year MIss St made the Big Dance with an 8-10 record in SEC play, but they were 21-14 overall. If Texas only gets to 8-10 n SEC, then that means their overall record would only be 19-12. If they go 7-11, they will be 18-13. Hopefully the strength of schedule gets them in, but last year LSU was 17-16 overall and 9-9 in SEC and got left out. Ole Miss was 7-11 in SEC and 20-12 and got left out. Gonna be close for Texas, unless they also make a splash in the SEC tourney.

Will miss Ohio State for a family wedding. Going to FL - The Swamp. Nuff said. Going to GA - Athens is a college football bucket-lister. Going to KY - Bourbon Trail and The Ark.

No issue at all with him choosing to go to the "other" UT for a Junior Day. However, it could be a big issue if he was not being truthful with the Texas coaches regarding why he was not coming to Austin. It would be nice to know if Gerry's reporting was NOT coming from our coaches but rather from the kid or a source close to the kid. I look forward to Gerry clarifying this for us, as it is not a big deal if he told Gerry a "story" about family plans, vs if he was actually not straight with our coaches, as that would be a negative sign.

Less tailgate just means bigger Friday night party!! Right?

This pic and the quote says it all. The quote directly supports what Jerry has been saying: if he doesn't go to UT, it is because he just wants to be somewhere else, because every other factor made UT the smart and right choice. But his quote is saying exactly that, he wanted to take a "different" "path" to build his own "legacy". Was it because his heart is in Oregon? PLEASE, SPARE ME! He wanted to be the centerpiece and get all the attention. That would never happen with Arch, Wingo and Cook there already in Austin, much less if we were also brining in other 5 Star WR's in his own class!! But what REALLY makes it obvious what the other primary factor was in this was all about $$$ - just look at him holding the Nike shoe up like a trophy, you could replace it with a stack of $100 bills and it would be sending the exact same message. This is further confirmed if you look at the lower picture of him. He is holding a bulging envelop with a "Committed" letter sticking out - what do you think the stuffed envelope is supposed to represent - the $$$!!!!! So, I while I think Jerry is correct to an extent about DM just "wanting to be somewhere other than UT", I think the reasons why matter. On the other hand, I honestly think Bobby is wrong in saying "everybody's money is the same color" and so we must have just been outworked/outsmarted. It's not the color of the money that is the issue - IT IS THE AMOUNT OF IT THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE TO THESE KIDS!!!!!!! Lastly, it appears we also underestimated the weight of having his HS coach's son recruiting him would have on his decision. That was a unique dynamic that was impossible for us to duplicate, or even emulate. No doubt they sold him on the "different path" and "legacy" story for him that would be harder for him to achieve in Austin. Sucks to lose out on him, but I am confident we will have an excellent WR class this year regardless.

But that is why you recruit the parents/families as well, so hopefully the "life experience" minds can bring some logic and truth to the child's decision process.

Overall, I just hope that DM and his family are not letting some last minute money pitch from Oregon cause them to lose site of the reality that this IS a "40 year decision, not a 4 year decision". UT offers the better fit from an offensive setup and infrastructure perspective from both a players, coaches, scheme and development standpoint, so his future development and NFL draft stock value would dwarf any last minute extra sack of cash Nike might be throwing at him. Of course, there is also the large difference in educational value and reputation advantage that UT has over UO, and then there is absolutely NO comparison between the power and opportunities available with the Texas Exes vs whatever the former Ducks call themselves. And UT offers him the opportunity for his family to truly be involved and share in his college football experience, which you cannot put a price tag on. I just hope Sark and his team have been able to get all those truths successfully understood and embraced by DM.

Not to mention Nike is a sad combination of "woke" marketer and "child/slave labor" sweatshop abuser, so we don't need to be feeding that beast.

FYI: Bracket announcement is 5:00pm CST today.

From Sweat's comments, sounds like he believes both are going to pleasantly surprise us THIS coming season.

Do we think he has an actual "committable offer" from UT? #343 player in the class seems like a reach, but maybe we felt we had to in order to get Fodje?

Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like you are correct, as he would have been a Fall 2021 Freshman enrollee., so his first college year would be the 2021-2022 year. Assuming that is how it applies to him, he really only has one year of playing eligibility left, so unless he redshirts in the 2024 season (HIGHLY UNLIKELY), he will be a "one and done" at UT. Let's hope his one season is at least as impactful as Trill Carter's was, but hopefully much more so.