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Crystal Balls heading in for Tech on top 2027 OT Cooper Hackett

Ojo has signed a 3-year deal with Tech….Sark can’t flip him or others that have signed similar deals. This is exactly what I was alluding to. Times have changed where waiting until November is a sound strategy

1 for 3 today? Gerry, 2-weeks ago you said if Texas starts losing guys it was leading for you’d be concerned. Then we lose one to Fla, now Ojo looking like Tech. I understand Sark is a closer, but the dynamics have changed - what level of concern do you have? I don’t see a top 5 class unless Texas works in the gray area. Georgia, a&m, USC, Alabama may all finish ahead of Texas.

December won’t be the same. Look what happened to the California TE (Bowmen?), he committed to USC and Texas stopped recruiting him all together. Have you heard any updates on him? No, because he was paid for 2-3 years. Texas isn’t just going to come on money to make him change his mind. the only caveat I would add is if someone fights the House Settlement and it’s determined illegal - that would allow Texas to go above the salary cap and things could change. If things stay the same, Texas doesn’t finish in the top 5.

This is such a bad take. It’s different with the House Settlement. Why are kids going to other schools? More NIL. NIL doesn’t grow on trees, Texas won’t have more NIL in Dec (and even if it did, some of these players are already signing contracts). You cannot compare this year to any year previously.

Even Hills has changed his commitment in July.

Let the schools and NCAA make hundreds of millions a year but cap what the kids we watch make. It’s pay for play now no matter how you slice it. Get use to it or scream to get those kids off your lawn. Texas needs to be more aggressive in the NIL and work on creative workarounds.

Texas needs to retain the NIL guy Bobby had on and start finding work arounds under the House Settlement

it probably wasn't Sark, but someone who does his social media. Don't think that's a way to get around the rules though.

UCLA, Tenn, TEXAS, TCU, Oregon State, UNC, LSU, Georgia. Texas made the final 8 for all but two of the 10 writers, and received the 3 most votes.

Welp, another one down the hatch

Yeah, I mean they have the best QB committed, and leading for 2 of the top tackles. Texas is allocating funds to DL/LB/OL/QB you cannot over spend at every position.

….and Blake can go 60-days without muting himself.

I assumed we were already looking at 2027 guys.

Can he reclassify?