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re: 2014 Recruiting Discussion
Posted on 7/16/13 at 4:24 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
Posted on 7/16/13 at 4:24 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
he's going to commit to A&M next week
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Posted on 7/16/13 at 6:54 pm to tmc94
Its impressive to me that we can recruit these running backs so well when we seem to have this spread offense reputation now. If you didn't look at our stats you would never know that we actually run a really balanced offense.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:08 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
There have been a ton of schools and NFL teams that have run a variant of 1-back and the RB has been very successful from Thurmon Thomas to Marshall Faulk to Tiki Barber to LT. It's not the hammer backs like Lacy that we are recruiting so I think most of them can easily see how they fit into such an offense. I don't think we'll have a problem recruiting the all-purpose backs in this offense. But we may struggle to find a big back, which we will need every few years.
Btw, just on 2 minutes of film, Shorter probably most reminds me of Mike Goodson, who, provided he bought in, would have been a monster in this offense.
Btw, just on 2 minutes of film, Shorter probably most reminds me of Mike Goodson, who, provided he bought in, would have been a monster in this offense.
Posted on 7/16/13 at 8:15 pm to tmc94
Its shameful how much talent we wasted between 2002 and 2010.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 2:25 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
Was told yesterday that Nixon is questionable and then saw this quote. ...
Kevin Shorter is on campus now and will be there til Sunday. I was told we expect him to commit.
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He has been paying attention to the Aggies' recruiting class and is also keeping an eye on whether they're going to add any other running backs. "They've got a lot of explosive guys on the defensive side of the ball," Nixon said of the class. "Hopefully I remain the only 2014 running back that they [have]."
Kevin Shorter is on campus now and will be there til Sunday. I was told we expect him to commit.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 2:35 pm to tmc94
He's talented but if he leaves because of competition then whatever. After watching our offense he had to be expecting to share touches the whole time on campus anyways. I doubt we will ever have a RB who dominates the ball
This post was edited on 7/19/13 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 7/19/13 at 5:08 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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He's talented but if he leaves because of competition then whatever.
This. I hope he stays but we don't need people that aren't up for competition on the team.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 5:28 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
well, now I wonder if we will push for Shorter this weekend or not.
Everything I heard suggested we were out of it for Mixon. But I remember thinking the same thing about Larue last year. Get him on campus for that Bama game and anything can happen imo.
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Cali RB Joe Mixon RT @Joe_MainMixon: Set my second official to Texas A&M. September 14th when they Play Alabama I can't wait for that game!
Everything I heard suggested we were out of it for Mixon. But I remember thinking the same thing about Larue last year. Get him on campus for that Bama game and anything can happen imo.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 10:47 pm to tmc94
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Posted on 7/20/13 at 3:04 pm to tmc94
Mixon is a guy I really wanted that I'd pretty much given up on. I'd be pumped if we somehow land him
Posted on 7/21/13 at 7:34 pm to WestCoastAg
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bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
indeed.
Shorter says he will announce his choice on Aug 3rd at 11am. Since saying this, multiple mods on 247 have put us in their crystal ball predictions, including an Arky mod. Take that for what it's worth.
Also, trying to keep 2015 on hold for now, but a tweet from 2015 5-star WR Tyron Johnson
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@TyronJ13 30m
Texas A&M was the best I fell in love!????
This post was edited on 7/21/13 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 7/21/13 at 9:42 pm to tmc94
Sick helmets. Should be an interesting recruitment.
Posted on 7/26/13 at 2:22 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
I genuinely think mixon is a tad overrated at RB. I don't think he see's holes well, and has average footwork especially in traffic.
Posted on 8/2/13 at 5:30 pm to tmc94
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This weekend WR Mark Andrews (AZ) was the only target of note. He's listed by the sites as WR/TE but we're recruiting him as a WR. He looks almost like a bigger version of Mike Evans. He had a great visit and his family is originally from Texas. He's also Kyle Allen's teammate. I sort of viewed him as a long shot coming in, but learning more about the situation, things are pretty positive for us. While he said he wants to see a few other places, it wouldn't totally shock me to see him commit sometime this week.
Andrews committed to Oklahoma today
Posted on 8/2/13 at 10:57 pm to tmc94
I really wanted Andrews. Guys like him and RSJ provide so much flexibility in our offense. Hopefully it's not over
Posted on 8/3/13 at 10:03 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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I really wanted Andrews. Guys like him and RSJ provide so much flexibility in our offense. Hopefully it's not over
what he said
Posted on 8/3/13 at 12:00 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Hopefully it's not over
I think it likely is. We have the Kyle Allen factor who will probably always keep the door open, but OU was Andrews' favorite team growing up and he has a brother there now (though I think he's graduating after this year).
He committed to them despite their overall class being poor and despite 1 of their 2 other 4* players being a very similar player (Dallis Todd). That makes it seem more like going with his heart and honestly I don't fault a guy for that. But it's pretty hard to flip someone in that sort of situation.
Posted on 8/3/13 at 12:23 pm to tmc94
2014 uncommitted guys that we are still actively recruiting to my knowledge
QB - none
RB - Joe Mixon, Kevin Shorter
WR - Speedy Noil, Malachi Dupre
OL - Casey Tucker, Braden Smith
DE - Myles Garrett, Qualen Cunningham, Gerald Willis
DT - Josh Frazier
LB - Kenny Young, Edwin Freeman
CB - Tony Brown
S - Jamal Adams, Stephen Parker, Budda Baker (new)
My guess is we believe we'll flip 1-2 at some point so we're probably thinking we get about 6 from this list of 16
QB - none
RB - Joe Mixon, Kevin Shorter
WR - Speedy Noil, Malachi Dupre
OL - Casey Tucker, Braden Smith
DE - Myles Garrett, Qualen Cunningham, Gerald Willis
DT - Josh Frazier
LB - Kenny Young, Edwin Freeman
CB - Tony Brown
S - Jamal Adams, Stephen Parker, Budda Baker (new)
My guess is we believe we'll flip 1-2 at some point so we're probably thinking we get about 6 from this list of 16
Posted on 8/3/13 at 4:47 pm to tmc94
tmc you should start a 2015 discussion thread. I'll RA for a sticky. 
Posted on 8/3/13 at 5:06 pm to WhiskerBiscuitSlayer
ok I will but let's at least wait for a 2nd commit
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