2021 Recruiting - Football

[Joe Fan]

Nick Harris on Derrick Harris' view on the next commits

I talked to 2021 commit and New Caney four-star Derrick Harris on Friday and he feels super confident with a few targets right now. Names that he mentioned were Shadow Creek linebacker Terrence Cooks, Kennedale safety JD Coffey and Dallas Kimball cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem. He said that they are hoping to land some offensive linemen pretty soon and that they’ve been working with some targets in that department as well.

As highlighted in Friday’s article, 2022 Humble Atascocita four-star offensive lineman Kam Dewberry has been working with Texas offensive lineman Samuel Cosmiduring the pandemic as well as Texas A&M offensive lineman Kenyon Green. He’s been able to get the full picture of both schools from a lineman’s perspective and coincidentally, I consider these two schools to be the ones most out in front at this point. He will look to visit both schools when he is able to. ​

 

[OrangeShogun]

Why are you preferring to use the word fear?
When an army of 50,000 is marching down on an army of 5000 and the army of 5000 retreats to a safer place where they can regroup and get stronger is not this prudence and wisdom. Time can then be an asset. Just sayin. However, I selfishly want football to continue this season cause I enjoy watching football.

Because media induced fear is exactly what's fueling the stay home, stay safe hysteria. If by facing the army of 50k, the army of 5k will win the war and only lose 100 soldiers, then retreat is neither prudent nor wise. BTW, the current "strategy" of perpetual quarantine is more akin to hiding under the covers than it is to a judicious retreat. Just sayin.

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Because media induced fear is exactly what's fueling the stay home, stay safe hysteria. If by facing the army of 50k, the army of 5k will win the war and only lose 100 soldiers, then retreat is neither prudent nor wise. BTW, the current "strategy" of perpetual quarantine is more akin to hiding under the covers than it is to a judicious retreat. Just sayin.

Or in other words the army of 5k who is retreating is really only facing an army of 3k thinking it is 50k because of bad intel.

 

[Chop]

Looks like Texas has spotted another DL gem. 3 Star DT who also competes in Track - Discus and Triple Jump!

Texas offers 3-star DT Ikechukwu Iwunnah

Explosive initial burst/punch, sheds blocks well, excellent lateral pursuit, good nose for the ball, quick for a DL. It's good to take (at least) one quick and instinctive interior DL like this, and (at least) one gargantuan monster interior DL to pair him with.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

BTW, the current "strategy" of perpetual quarantine is more akin to hiding under the covers than it is to a judicious retreat. Just sayin.

It is amazing how many cannot understand the concept of a highly contagious airborne novel virus that has no known effective therapy. Just saying I am stunned so many missed this in biology and/or health classes.

Back to recruiting.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

Explosive initial burst/punch, sheds blocks well, excellent lateral pursuit, good nose for the ball, quick for a DL. It's good to take (at least) one quick and instinctive interior DL like this, and (at least) one gargantuan monster interior DL to pair him with.

I think his athleticism at his size is quite remarkable. I very much want to see him in Burnt Orange.

 

[OrangeShogun]

It is amazing how many cannot understand the concept of a highly contagious airborne novel virus that has no known effective therapy. Just saying I am stunned so many missed this in biology and/or health classes.

Back to recruiting.

Equally amazing is the massive, histrionic overreaction to said highly contagious airborne novel virus, especially since it has a mortality rate of maybe 2%. Just saying I'm stunned so many don't understand that highly contagious does not equal deadly.

I think his athleticism at his size is quite remarkable. I very much want to see him in Burnt Orange.

Agree with your assessment of Ike. From the film he looks like a real monster. Makes me wonder what traits the pundits see in other recruits that they have rated higher?

 

[mchammer]

0.2%

 

[duff_man]

It's been getting worse ever since aggy opened the door for the SEC and their unusual recruiting tactics

Yes and it's funny that it really hasn't benefited aggy right now. Lot of these players are going to teams that are aggy's schedule. The other out of state schools like ou, Ohio St, and even Clemson are coming into our backyard and stealing our prospects. To me it's sort of a no brainer based on their recent success from a recruit's perspective. It just seems like over the last 5-10 years, our administration wasn't serious enough about taking our program to the next level (I don't want to go into the politics of it) compared to the other blue bloods. I think Herman is trying to make the most of it, but he's definitely behind the eight ball since his initial mistake was bringing in Beck, Orlando, and the others in 2016 which probably cost us at least 6 wins in a three year period. Think Herman has the right staff and personnel on the roster, but not sure what kind of ripple effect it will have with wins and recruits coming in.

 

[duff_man]

I'm going to say it once more the backup QBs need playing time and I'm not talking about handing off in garbage time. You don't learn how to grind in that kind of play, Whether it's Thompson(most likely)
or card or Jackson.

How many games in the last three years can you think of where we had a safe lead to put in our back up?

 

[ViperHorn]

How many games in the last three years can you think of where we had a safe lead to put in our back up?

Which conference game over the past 3 seasons would you have given the back-up QB significant playing time?

 

[Austin_Bill]

It is amazing how many cannot understand the concept of a highly contagious airborne novel virus that has no known effective therapy. Just saying I am stunned so many missed this in biology and/or health classes.

Back to recruiting.

There is your problem right there.

This is not an airborne virus. It can be passed from person to person, but if it was air borne then not even hiding under your bed would protect you from it. Your only protection would be living in a bubble.

 

[Pomspoms]

Which conference game over the past 3 seasons would you have given the back-up QB significant playing time?

All of them!

 

[Pomspoms]

There is your problem right there.

This is not an airborne virus. It can be passed from person to person, but if it was air borne then not even hiding under your bed would protect you from it. Your only protection would be living in a bubble.

It is an airborne virus in sneezes and coughing and singing. Everyone knows this.
I Don't mind going out in public. I wear a mask everywhere In case I'm asymptomatic. Also i sometimes wear a bandana over my mask in a more crowded place. Perhaps I will save a few people from getting sick and dying and for my own protection. I wish everyone would do the same. This business about a mask being harmful is stupid.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

It is an airborne virus in sneezes and coughing and singing. Everyone knows this.

By definition, that is not airborne. That is droplet-borne. So if everyone knows it, everyone is wrong.

Airborne spread diseases include: chickenpox, tuberculosis. Droplet spread happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person.

 

[duff_man]

Which conference game over the past 3 seasons would you have given the back-up QB significant playing time?

I can't think of any in 2017 (maybe KU at home) & '18, but probably Texas Tech at home last season.

 

[Pomspoms]

By definition, that is not airborne. That is droplet-borne. So if everyone knows it, everyone is wrong.

Airborne spread diseases include: chickenpox, tuberculosis. Droplet spread happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person.

Technically speaking it may not be airborne but since it does travel in the air then that's close of enough for me!

 

[caryhorn]

Equally amazing is the massive, histrionic overreaction to said highly contagious airborne novel virus, especially since it has a mortality rate of maybe 2%. Just saying I'm stunned so many don't understand that highly contagious does not equal deadly.

100,000 dead in 2 1/2 months is very deadly. Shocking how insensitive your remark is. 100,000 dead easily translates into 1,000,000 people in less than 90 days whose lives are changed forever.

And the end is not in sight.

Monstrous.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

By definition, that is not airborne. That is droplet-borne. So if everyone knows it, everyone is wrong.

Yup, the droplets (and pollution particles according to Italian researchers) are airborne. Nothing new there. Well, maybe for some.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

100,000 dead in 2 1/2 months is very deadly. Shocking how insensitive your remark is. 100,000 dead easily translates into 1,000,000 people in less than 90 days whose lives are changed forever.

And the end is not in sight.

Monstrous.

More than Vietnam and Korea together, combat missions that lasted about 9+ years and 2.5 years. Not trivial.

Let us return to recruiting because even on this forum, you cannot fix ...... willful ignorance, shall we call it? I am personally hoping that whenever on the field practices and play resume, the players and staff can be protected, tested regularly with an accurate test and be kept safe. There is no reason to subject them to a pandemic for our entertainment nor the University coffers. They give enough of themselves as it is.

 

[OrangeShogun]

100,000 dead in 2 1/2 months is very deadly. Shocking how insensitive your remark is. 100,000 dead easily translates into 1,000,000 people in less than 90 days whose lives are changed forever.

And the end is not in sight.

Monstrous.

Are you shocked and chagrined? No matter, I'm truly not concerned with the ruffling of your delicate sensitivities. Newsflash: old, sick, infirm people die. Does it suck for their families (and especially for them)? Sure does, but it nonetheless remains an unavoidable fact of life. What was avoidable, however, was the gross overreaction to this latest super-flu bug. You note that due to the 100k deaths, a million people have had their lives changed forever. True enough, but have the honesty to admit that the vast majority of those folks were inevitably going to have to deal with the passing of their elderly, sick, infirm family member in the not too distant future. I know, I know, how insensitive!!!
Now consider how many millions and millions and millions and millions of other people have had their lives forcibly changed, or ruined due to mandated shut down?
The end is in sight, some just refuse to acknowledge it, and apparently hope this drags on infinitum, or at least until November.

 

[OrangeShogun]

you cannot fix ...... willful ignorance, shall we call it?

Physician, heal thyself.

 

[Dionysus]

Folks: let’s get back to 2021 recruiting on this thread.

For Coronavirus talk use the thread below instead... thanks.

Coronavirus

 

[Joe Fan]

offer to DE David Abiara of Mansfield who is already committed to ND
David Abiara, Mansfield Legacy, Strong-Side Defensive End

sooner is not impressed

 

[Badass]

looks like a B12 - SEC showdown

 

[Joe Fan]

looks like a B12 - SEC showdown

I get it but it is still disappointing for a multi-generational UT family. Let us assume for the moment they eventually end up back in in the state (as many do) once they are done playing football. They will always have that taint and hear something like -- "How much did Auburn slip you under the table?" - for the rest of their lives. Is it worth it? For example, when you recall Eric Dickerson, do you think of what a great RB he was? Or do you think of what a cheater he was?

 

[Joe Fan]

We finally offered JJ Henry

 

[caryhorn]

. They will always have that taint and hear something like -- "How much did Auburn slip you under the table?" - for the rest of their lives. Is it worth it?

No one who knows the Brockermeyer kids and family would ask or think this. For one thing, they don't need the money. But mainly, they will go where they feel the strongest connection to a program that will further their football development and provide a fun, family, high quality experience.
I think they will eventually come to UT. Don't blame them for looking at other quality programs to see what the world outside of Texas is about. Its up to Herman and crew to close the deal.

 

[Joe Fan]

No one who knows the Brockermeyer kids and family would ask or think this. For one thing, they don't need the money. ...

True, so why risk the taint?
If you were going to make a list of schools most likely to be sanctioned next by the NCAA for recruiting violations and 'lack of institutional control," would you put anyone other than Auburn in the top spot?
OK, 2020 Tennessee maybe, or Oregon. Maybe. But then who?

 

[caryhorn]

Joe, I just don't think choosing another school will "taint" them, as you say.

I will be terribly disappointed should they go anywhere other than UT. But nothing nefarious would be anywhere in my thinking about their motives. Just the rotten feeling of disappointment and the notion that Herman let some great ones get away.

I really think they are the Coaching staff's to lose. They have been Horn fans their entire lives.