2019 Recruiting - Football

I thought Ricky never considered A&M because of Parker

As for Major, he attracted a lot of interest from big schools because he was deemed the leader of that talent laden team at Catholic HS. Everyone wanted the RB, not many wanted Major for Major. I was in Tallahassee when Warrick hosted his Cousin (???), and the Noles sat him in the endzone, which was totally unimpressive. I actually talked to the kid, and he seemed unimpressed and bored. Because of Warrick, not really any chance for any other school.

I don't know how much consideration Major gave A&M, but I do know A&M was trying to use Major to get the attention of the other 6-7 kids on that team.
 
SabreHorn said:
I thought Ricky never considered A&M because of Parker

As for Major, he attracted a lot of interest from big schools because he was deemed the leader of that talent laden team at Catholic HS. Everyone wanted the RB, not many wanted Major for Major. I was in Tallahassee when Warrick hosted his Cousin (???), and the Noles sat him in the endzone, which was totally unimpressive. I actually talked to the kid, and he seemed unimpressed and bored. Because of Warrick, not really any chance for any other school.

I don't know how much consideration Major gave A&M, but I do know A&M was trying to use Major to get the attention of the other 6-7 kids on that team.
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Major originally committed to them and switched to us a few days later. Ricky was quoted in numerous articles as liking A&M. Parker called Slocum in the middle of his press conference on NSD to commit.
 
Austin_Bill said:
Vince is the only guy I've ever seen that deserved a 6th star. he was head and shoulders better than every 5'star at his all-star game. I've not seen anyone else that has dwarfed his competition like Vince did.

Basically it was like watching Michael Jordan in his prime vs high school kids.
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Most ESPN 4-star/5-star signings/commits as of Dec. 23:

Alabama 25
UGA, ou, Michigan, stupid aggies 18
Texas 17
FLA, Clemson, ND 16
Oreg 15
PSU, FSU, Auburn 13
LSU, Tenn, USC, MSU 12
Wash 11
tOSU, PigPen 10
 
Commits in all-star games:

Under Armour (Jan 3, Orlando, ESPN2)
David Gbenda
Roschon Johnson
Brayden Liebrock
Jake Smith
Kenyatta Watson
Marcus Washington

All-American Bowl (Jan 5, San Antonio, NBC)
De'Gabriel Floyd
Tyler Owens
Jordan Whittington
(+ Bru McCoy)
 
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Omniscient.one said:
Who’s your surprise pick? Off of tape I think Owens should pair up with overshown and Washington has one of the most impressive offer lists
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I guess Whittington is no longer a surprise?
Sweat is underrated
Gbenda is the best ILB in the state
Both JUCOs could easily be starting in 2019
Brown is good and might be playing too although ideally he would get a RS
 
Joe Fan said:
Most ESPN 4-star/5-star signings/commits as of Dec. 23:

Alabama 25
UGA, ou, Michigan, stupid aggies 18
Texas 17
FLA, Clemson, ND 16
Oreg 15
PSU, FSU, Auburn 13
LSU, Tenn, USC, MSU 12
Wash 11
tOSU, PigPen 10
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Not bad for a smallish class. What is the % of 4/5 star per class size? Also note we need to go to JUCO route too
 
Joe Fan said:
Commits in all-star games:

Under Armour (Jan 3, Orlando, ESPN2)
David Gbenda
Roschon Johnson
Brayden Liebrock
Jake Smith
Kenyatta Watson
Marcus Washington

All-American Bowl (Jan 5, San Antonio, NBC)
De'Gabriel Floyd
Tyler Owens
Jordan Whittington
(+ Bru McCoy)
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I assume this means McCoy hasn't signed with anybody and it's still us vs USC?
 
zuckercanyon said:
The Purple Wizard made a living off of JUCO's
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So did Nebraska - haven for non qualifiers

zuckercanyon said:
Some community college in Kansas comes to mind...
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There are multiple jucos in Kansas which were used by P5 schools. Woody Hayes, for example, had a preference for Coffeyville, and had alums funneling cash to the coaches & administration as well as paying the players families.

Independence, Garden City, Coffeyville were merely boring stops on the way to P5 schools.

Coach Snyder just capitalized on developing relationships with the coaches.
 
I_Dont_Exist said:
I've no problem with JUCO's. Does anyone besides me remember the early days of this site when they were beneath us? Time changes us all.
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I remember when JUCO's were considered beneath Texas. But if they are academically qualified then they are like any other transfer student and should be welcome.
 
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I_Dont_Exist said:
I've no problem with JUCO's. Does anyone besides me remember the early days of this site when they were beneath us? Time changes us all.
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Me either. I only mention it cause JUCO’s are 3 star by definition, thus hurting our ratings when get 2-3
 
Scholarship sports is kind of a mercenary game. We offer people from all over with no roots at all in Texas. Once they put on the jersey then they are accepted and loved. But in this day and age, the players are looking for what's best for them and not being true to a particular school. Look at Kyler Murray. Would we not have loved him like a favorite son had he come here instead of OU? He left A&M and it was a great decision. Who would argue that he should have stayed (notwithstanding it was aggy)? The players all see how Baker and Kyler transferred and won Heisman Trophies. It's the way of the world. So we have to backfill anyway we can and as I said before, if they are academically qualified then there should be no stain or "yes but" to any success we enjoy. They aren't flawed people. We shouldn't assume the program is to be made of pure-bloods because it isn't.
 
A question for which I should know the answer, but can’t remember:

Prior to the early signing period, if a player wanted to enroll at the beginning of the semester in January, how was that handled financially by the school since to legal commitment had been made?
 
I am trying to decide wether I am happy about the group that we did getwhich is a nice class or feel some sadness( can't think of a better word right now) about the ones we didn't get. If we land McCoy-doubtful and Shepherd that will definitely take me to a happy emotion.
 
So someone help me. Are players now able to transfer- using the transfer portal, without waiting out a year to play again? If so isn't that going to be chaotic for the coaches and be bad for college football. Leaping from one team to another at will seems detrimental.
 
Pomspoms said:
So someone help me. Are players now able to transfer- using the transfer portal, without waiting out a year to play again? If so isn't that going to be chaotic for the coaches and be bad for college football. Leaping from one team to another at will seems detrimental.
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Only grad transfers are eligible immediately. Others have to sit a year unless given a hardship waiver.
 
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