re: 2015 Recruiting Discussion

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where this conversation is going is world's off base. If you don't have info, why do y'all feel the need to assign blame for things that might happen.

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If the only reason Malik isn't an Aggie right now is because Sumlin couldn't bring himself to say "Well I'm in talks with a an elite, top-5 coordinator and I expect it to go down in the next couple of weeks but I can't use names because he is still under contract at another school" then I have a problem with that.

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The silence from all Aggie mods is deafening.

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Swagger, your dude really thinks this is going down? Ags don't have much of a shot at keeping him?

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He is!

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Come on y'all wake up and start posting random people's rumors, feelings, visual body language clues and shite

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Let's just dive right into this thing with the latest on Allen QB Kyler Murray and where things stand with the three-time state champ and the Aggies (and Longhorns). I'm just going to post a few quick-hitting notes as we head into the weekend:

- Jake Spavital and new receivers coach Aaron Moorehead were at Allen HS today (prior to stopping in at Cedar Hill). The Aggie OC/QB coach met with Murray in the mid-morning. Feedback I've gotten following the visit has been positive but nothing enough to convince me that the Aggies aren't in an extremely tight battle for the star quarterback's services down the stretch.

- The Aggies will be in-house with the Murray family on Thursday. That could be the final face-to-face meeting that Kyler, Kevin and Missy have with any college staff before National Signing Day...unless Murray decides to return to Austin next weekend for a second visit which sounds unlikely. I'm told that the upcoming in-house could end up being pretty decisive, one way or the other.

- The fact that it's come down to perhaps one final visit is mind-blowing on several levels but what doesn't add up at all is the fact that Texas could be the choice here. It doesn't pass the smell test from a football standpoint, which is what Kevin and Kyler have always seemed to be all about. Texas can tell Kyler that he'll be the next Teddy Bridgewater in their offense and they can say that they'll open things up but the fact is that he's passing up the opportunity to play at places like not only Texas A&M but also the likes of Oregon and Oklahoma. Those programs boast far superior supporting casts and have proven far more productive than the sad-sack outfit the Longhorns put on the field last fall. I'm sure Texas is blaming everything on Tyrone Swoopes' ineptitude under center but the Murrays are both students of the game and would see through that, remaining focused on the actual offense itself. As I've said before, Oregon always seemed like the biggest threat to me but it's the Longhorns, not the Ducks who could very well pull this thing off. Still, all I keep hearing from my sources is that Kyler believes that he'll thrive in the system the same way that Teddy Bridgewater did at Louisville, perhaps losing sight of the production of the A&M offense the past three years and particularly when Johnny Manziel was at the helm.

- Baseball is not a huge factor in Murray's college decision (pro baseball could, of course, eventually be a different story) and if anyone says otherwise, they are creating a smokescreen to deflect from the mysterious nature in which this whole thing suddenly developed. Kyler did meet with Augie Garrido and the Longhorn baseball staff during his one-day visit to Austin on Wednesday but he was afforded the same opportunity during his official visit to Aggieland over the weekend.

- Texas and head coach Charlie Strong guaranteed Murray the starting job and it's something that A&M has yet to do. Considering the Ags didn't even guarantee the No. 1 spot to Kyle Allen a year ago despite not even having a returning starter on campus is proof positive that it's not something that we'll see happen this time around, either. What Sumlin has proven during his time at A&M, however, is that the best player will start, regardless of age or experience level (see Myles Garrett, Armani Watts, Speedy Noil, Josh Walker, Ricky Seals-Jones and Otaro Alaka this year). If the Aggies haven't proven to Murray how important a piece to the puzzle they believe he is and that they believe he's capable of taking the field as the starter against Arizona State next fall in Houston, I'm not sure if it's possible. All they've done up until this point was make him their first 2015 offer, take his commit and completely shut down everything else at the position (including turning down more than one overture from nationally-ranked signal-caller Jarrett Stidham of Stephenville) and hang in despite risking everything in terms of possibly entering next season with just one scholarship quarterback on the roster.

- One also has to wonder how such a guarantee will go over with guys like Tyrone Swoopes, Jerrod Heard and current Texas commit Zach Gentry. I know Texas fans would have no problem with the promise if it meant landing Murray but, if things flip late and the Ags land Kyler, the Horns will be in dire straits at the position. In addition to continuing to recruit Gentry (despite the fact that all signs point to him flipping to Michigan after this weekend), the Horns are hosting nationally-ranked signal-caller and Florida State commit Kai Locksley today and tomorrow, as well.

- From where I sit, Murray seems pretty conflicted at the moment, perhaps even confused and a little frustrated with the ongoing saga. Of course, all of that came about only after the crew made the drive from Dallas to Austin on Wednesday. Bottom line: This could still go either way and it looks like Aggie and Longhorn fans alike are in for a roller-coaster ride between now and NSD. Today's visit to Allen was productive from the standpoint that the Ags needed the face-to-face meeting to begin to hash things out with Kyler in regards to washing off some of the excitement from the Austin visit but if you were hoping for an 'all clear' signal from this corner, you're not getting it tonight. Again, the Aggies still hold Kyler's commitment, (contrary to false reports that surfaced last night and that some of you seem to not mind as long as there's simply news reported) he's not planning to announce anything during the early portions of the week (if at all) and Murray will host Coach Sumlin and Co. for his final in-house visit on Thursday.

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