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re: Let's all take a moment to point and laugh at what is going down on the 40 Acres
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:28 am to Old Sarge
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:28 am to Old Sarge
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And those clueless fricks in Austin wondered why we didn't want to join the PAC 12
Some of them STILL don't get it.
Why on EARTH would A&M - which would be the furthest school east and the most culturally conservative (and therefore a complete outcast and an island unto itself) - willingly agree to become a PAC 16 member when (aside from resigning itself to becoming isolated from its own conference members) PAC 16 membership would mean two-time-zone travel and games broadcast after the East Coast goes to bed, causing A&M to lose national visibility, given that we had another option?
That would've been suicide for us.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 10:30 am
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Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:39 am to NanosTacoRun
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He took 2 juco OL and 1 juco DL, and they didn't play a single snap on Saturday
Right. I can somewhat understand Strong struggling w/ the 2014 recruiting class, as it can be difficult having to start recruiting when signing day is just around the corner, but he'd be in a lot better position if he had even just held onto all of Mack's recruits. Zaycoven and Alaka were both horn commits at the time. They wouldn't fix the problems w/ the horn defense, but they would certainly help.
But having a year to get to know his roster he should have a good idea where the holes are talent-wise. And yet he still whiffed on instant-impact players for both OL and DL.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:12 pm to cokebottleag
Did anyone read the "Mack not responsible for current situation" article from burnt orange nation? It's good for a chuckle. They're trying to pin everything on him and don't even realize the current problem.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:04 pm to ISEN_AG
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Did anyone read the "Mack not responsible for current situation" article from burnt orange nation? It's good for a chuckle. They're trying to pin everything on him and don't even realize the current problem.
Yes, I read it. I don't think the cupboard was as bare as they are making it out. Charlie had some players when he arrived. He ran off 9 or 10 scholarship players for breaking his rules. That played a role in emptying the cupboard. That was a Strong choice, not a Mack thing.
All we heard last year was how good a job Strong had done with the defense. They did have a good D and 5 of them were drafted. Didn't hear them giving Mack credit for those guys... Strong got the credit for the D that was made out of Mack's players.
He had a QB in 2014 but he got another concussion and had to call it a career. Swoopes wasn't supposed to be the QB last year. Strong is supposed to be QB guru isn't he? Strong also inherited Jonathon Gray who is one of the top backs in B12. Of course he ran off a couple of starting lineman so... was that Mack's fault??
Charlie had a recruiting push and a signing day in year 1 but no big QB signing. He had other big targets and couldn't close the deals. Not a Mack problem. Same this past year, they had a lot of swings and misses. Malik is the highlight of 2 recruiting classes. Well... him and a few guys from Florida. Recruiting that hard in Florida has its own issues as far as I am concerned.
Strong really hasn't accomplished much on the field or off of it if you exclude Mack's legacy players on D last year. Not sure how they look in recruiting this year but he does not appear to be a good recruiter at this point. He is definitely no Mack Brown when it comes to recruiting. If he can't recruit very well at texass he won't last. The outward appearance is that he is in over his head in a number of ways.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:32 am to Tridentds
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Eric Cuffee recently named Texas in his Top 8 and was slated to make an official visit on September 19. But Cuffee won't be in Austin when the Longhorns take California after speaking with the staff Wednesday.
"I talked to them last night, and they said they didn't want me to come," Cuffee said. "They didn't really give me a reason. I don't know why. Maybe I'll take another official visit there some time. I don't really know right now."
Cuffee said October 18 was a possibility, but he added that he would likely be taking an official visit to Texas A&M on that date. Cuffee, who will make his decision at the Under Armour All-American Game in early January, isn't planning on making official visits after the season.
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 9:33 am
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:33 am to TexasAg13
Lololol
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:38 am to TexasAg13
They're not in position to be turning down 4 star corners. What a bunch of morons. How do you not have your ducks in a row to host a blue chip recruit?
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:39 am to Tridentds
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Charlie had a recruiting push and a signing day in year 1 but no big QB signing.
It's worse than that. He had a decent QB lined up, but he went all-in after Kyler Murray and lost him. The whole Malik of Nazareth meme that they propagated was done in order to cover up the fact that Charlie badly, BADLY needed a QB and completely whiffed due to his quixotic quest for Murray. Malik is sort of a dead-cat-bounce in that sense. They landed a great defensive player amid the utter disaster of getting no QB again, which is dooming their program.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:40 am to Farmer1906
Because they don't want anyone witnessing the dumpster fire from within. I'm sure their thought is to get the kid back to Austin later in the season when they hopefully have their shite in order.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:41 am to Cooter Davenport
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He had a decent QB lined up
I read the New Mexico kid is getting reps at TE at Michigan. The fact is that Texas has been atrocious at evaluating QBs
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:49 am to TexasAg13
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"I talked to them last night, and they said they didn't want me to come," Cuffee said.
Oh my god. If this is real...
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:51 am to TexasAg13
I love Cuffee too btw and really hope we land him. Weren't they supposed to be the big competition for him?
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:55 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
I don't know if we are actively recruiting him or not.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 10:11 am to Tridentds
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Yes, I read it. I don't think the cupboard was as bare as they are making it out. Charlie had some players when he arrived. He ran off 9 or 10 scholarship players for breaking his rules. That played a role in emptying the cupboard. That was a Strong choice, not a Mack thing.
this right here is one of the things that has killed them.
Were those dudes actin fool? Yea probably.
Are the the only ones on the team doing it? No f-ing way.
Fact of the matter is had JFF been a freshman or true freshman when Charlie came in he would have kicked his arse out of school too trying to make a point instead of realizing that it wasnt the right time to do so b/c of their depth issues.
shite, I'm not even sure if the depth problem is what is screwing them so badly. They dont seem to play to their strengths at all and the defense has looked woefully out of position for their last several games now.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 10:22 am to Dr RC
I didn't know strong was a GA with us in 85
He's shitting the bed real bad at the 40 acres right now; but as I've said before, he's getting paid well to do it
I also didn't know he was getting paid 3.7 mm per year at Louisville. I bet he wishes he would have stayed there.
He's shitting the bed real bad at the 40 acres right now; but as I've said before, he's getting paid well to do it
I also didn't know he was getting paid 3.7 mm per year at Louisville. I bet he wishes he would have stayed there.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 10:48 am to TexasAg13
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Because they don't want anyone witnessing the dumpster fire from within.
Yup. Cal might score 50+ on them.
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I'm sure their thought is to get the kid back to Austin later in the season when they hopefully have their shite in order.
Right. They really have no idea what their offense is going to be able to do. And I mean that literally. They need some time to figure out what they have. And if that doesn't work, they at least need to try to get the recruits in for Kansas.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 12:23 pm to Farmer1906
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They're not in position to be turning down 4 star corners. What a bunch of morons. How do you not have your ducks in a row to host a blue chip recruit?
So what if the current corners are going to get torched? I'm the recruiter, I turn around and tell the recruit, "That's why we need you here! You would have picked off that pass or at least swatted it away!"
Maybe it works and maybe it doesn't. But I'm not hiding anything and I'm trying to show him how he can help and why he should be on our team.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 12:55 pm to Quidam65
Maybe the atmosphere is just too toxic right now. After the ND game...
Whatever the reason is for it, it seems they to have not explained it very well to Cuffee. He said they just did't want him to come that weekend. Not that there was a conflict that has arisen or it would be better to do it at another time because of X... just don't come. Maybe more to it but Cuffee saying that in the way he said it shows some confusion on his end. Either that or he is taking a subtle swipe at them for cancelling his plans for him.
Who knows what is going on over there anymore? They are handling everything else so well...
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Mike Finger ?@mikefinger Sep 6
After returning my rental last night at 2 am, rode a shuttle with some UT player parents. If you think the media's harsh, you have no idea.
Whatever the reason is for it, it seems they to have not explained it very well to Cuffee. He said they just did't want him to come that weekend. Not that there was a conflict that has arisen or it would be better to do it at another time because of X... just don't come. Maybe more to it but Cuffee saying that in the way he said it shows some confusion on his end. Either that or he is taking a subtle swipe at them for cancelling his plans for him.
Who knows what is going on over there anymore? They are handling everything else so well...
Posted on 9/11/15 at 4:33 pm to Tridentds
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Strong is supposed to be QB guru isn't he?
Absolutely not. He's a defensive guy. As far as QB recruiting last year goes, they did end up with that kid from Florida who looked to be a better receiver than QB, but the kid from NM that ended up at UM was just an interesting kid to go after. Not sure NM high school football is good competition and then this kid couldn't compete at Michigan for the starting job. They're almost in as bad of shape as Texas.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 5:17 pm to Dawgsontop34
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Absolutely not. He's a defensive guy.
Yep, was kidding. Supposedly there was nothing this guy couldn't do.
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