2023 Recruiting - Football

OrangeClad said:
That is actually my exact point. We didn't have that unprecedented momentum, nor the AM effect last year. Why would we be aiming for the same results? We might have the chance to dominate the recruiting this year, like...gulp Aggy did last year. I don't get why we would load up on mediocre rated players who have less than a 10% chance of excelling (per historical data) when we have 6 months left before signing day, when AM just committed and that effect has not yet even had the time to make a difference. When they had the momentum last year, look at how many high 4 and 5 star recruits committed to Aggy in the last 6 months. Imagine how different their class would have looked if they had loaded up on 3 star talent last June.
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WE'RE DOOMED!!
 
sorry, didn't mean to rile any feathers....I needed to re-read your message before i responded, you are correct!! Could be the coaches we have had on the D side!
 
DT Markis Deal of Garland Naaman Forest told IT he'll be at the recruiting BBQ in late July.. He hasn't paid us much attention. So we' ll see

 
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hornde68 said:
Legend,
There are reasons to take lower ‘rated’ players. Especially OL and DL. We had Leo Brooks-Kermit, Travis Roach-Marlin, Bob McKay-Crane, and Jerry Sizemore-Pampa. Important because quality of competition puts a cap on rural players ability to show talent. It’s impossible to say how an OL will do against another 300#-er if there isn’t evidence. Watching McKay push around DL’s at 180# on HS film was comical. Coach Royal mapped feet against, height, weight, and BMI. Then did it with 30, 50, 75 pound weight vests to see the arch reaction to added weight. He gave big feet a giant bonus believe it or not. I thought it was nuts, but there were all these All-Americans from rural Texas to prove the science. Plus, there is one hell of a difference between a 300# 16 YO and a 300# 21 YO. An entering freshman (almost all of them) is stunned in disbelief the first time they all shower together. A stud HS players has an instant ‘come to Jesus’ moment in a bunch of highly marbled grown men. No bromance here just awe at developed muscle. Seeing how a 16 YO will be at 20 is what makes the non-rated and 3* haul a potential gold mine. Obviously, there are plenty of Bobby Wuench’s from Houston that earn 5* by playing against talent and have to be taken, but some kids nearly peak in HS. Look at the 4 and 5*’s that never develop much. Coaching matters greatly, but scout team competition is crucial and desire is hard to measure. Cold beer, cute girls, a little fame, and no parental oversight derailed many an athlete’s train. I speak from experience.
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Jerry Sisemore was Plainview not Pampa.
 
22Horn said:
(Don't see how any team could have anyone, let alone 2 better than TB) What is the standard being used?

We need Hicks or someone his level. Except for a year of Ossai, we have been in a long drought for meeting at the QB. Bama is sitting right now with at least 2 guys who are better than anyone we've had since Tony Brackens.

(Thought Sizemore was a Bulldog from Plainview)
There are reasons to take lower ‘rated’ players. Especially OL and DL. We had Leo Brooks-Kermit, Travis Roach-Marlin, Bob McKay-Crane, and Jerry Sizemore-Pampa.
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And Sizemore brought Thundercloud subs to the forefront.
 
Dionysus said:
Another Johnny Bowens quote:

“I hope Texas A&M fans understand!”

Oh Johnny you know they do.
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Truly, aggy fans are by far the most forgiving and understanding of being spurned. They have a long and distinguished history of well-wishing any athletes who seek, if not greener, at least less maroon pastures.
 
“I hope Texas A&M fans understand!”

What is this Texas A&M he speaks of? I thought they were known as "TEXAS AGGIES" now. Clearly he's a 2% and didn't get the culture.
 
beijinghorn1 said:
There is currently a coach on the staff who made one hell of a living at TCU with lower rated recruits. Perhaps his input probably explains some of these "lower" rated recruits.
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Walton is a Gary Patterson type kid.
3* .875 #50 Edge, #102 in Texas, #586 Natl.

Ochaun Mathis 3* .8635 #44, #103 in Texas, #746 Natl.

Walton will be a Sr riser. He’s fast and knows how to get in the backfield.
 
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