Colin Simmons to the 40 acres

[Bayerithe]

Just committed to Texas, 5 Star EDGE DE. Huge get

 

[Dionysus]

yeah boy!

 

[HornHuskerDad]

This should move Texas up in the recruiting rankings!

 

[George Bailey]

This should move Texas up in the recruiting rankings!

I thought so too, but just 5 spots on 247. 22 up to 17.

 

[Horns11]

Best defensive recruit we've pulled since Cory Redding.

 

[Walking Boss]

Best defensive recruit we've pulled since Cory Redding.

If you are talking about the d-line only, maybe. If you are talking defensive unit, Derrick Johnson and Earl Thomas may have something to say about that.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

DJ was what? Just one year after Redding?

I might agree with saying "best defensive recruit since the Redding era", but I also remember Orakpo, Ossai, and a couple of others who shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

 

[I_Dont_Exist]

DJ was what? Just one year after Redding?

I might agree with saying "best defensive recruit since the Redding era", but I also remember Orakpo, Ossai, and a couple of others who shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

Redding was '99 DJ was '01. The 3 guys you list were all great but not all that highly rated coming out of HS.

 

[Horns11]

If you are talking about the d-line only, maybe. If you are talking defensive unit, Derrick Johnson and Earl Thomas may have something to say about that.

DJ was anywhere from the #5-#10 LB in the class of 2001, which was stacked in a big time year. Cory might have been the #1 overall recruit, not just #1 edge.

Earl wasn't even our best DB pull in 2007. Curtis Brown was rated the best DB in the nation. Andre Jones (RIP) was also more highly rated overall.

 

[WorsterMan]

SIMMONS IS A HUGE ***** GET!!!

Congratulations Sark!!

 

[Ajo Macho]

I recall Sergio Kindle, Jackson Jeffcoat, and Malik Jefferson all being bigtime recruits.

 

[Dionysus]

I recall Sergio Kindle, Jackson Jeffcoat, and Malik Jefferson all being bigtime recruits.

Kindle was an assassin

 

[horninchicago]

Predictable thread takes predictable turn bickering over past recruits from decades long ago.

 

[2003TexasGrad]

On paper this is HUGE. Corey Redding was a national player of the year. Getting Simmons is on par with that. Period!

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

DJ was anywhere from the #5-#10 LB in the class of 2001, which was stacked in a big time year. Cory might have been the #1 overall recruit, not just #1 edge.

Earl wasn't even our best DB pull in 2007. Curtis Brown was rated the best DB in the nation. Andre Jones (RIP) was also more highly rated overall.

Well, if you're just talking about recruiting rankings, and not on field performance, OK. Point conceded. It's a worthless point, but conceded nonetheless.

 

[mchammer]

We need to beat Bama.

 

[Dionysus]

We need to beat Bama.

Do we have the TEs to pull it off tho?

 

[mchammer]

Do we have the TEs to pull it off tho?

This is what keeps me up late at night. Maybe we can scheme to mask our deficiency in this area. We are lucky this is an early game and we can surprise them with our newly tooled offense.

 

[2003TexasGrad]

Do we have the TEs to pull it off tho?

How big are their forearms?

 

[HornSwoggler]

Do we have the TEs to pull it off tho?

YES!!! We have Sanders.

 

[1sahorn]

We need to beat ERRBODY.

FIFY

 

[SabreHorn]

I'm hoping we have enough quality in the OL that Sark can scrap the two TEs lined up in the slot to trap DL because our former lardass OL couldn't get out of their own way. Banks fixed a lot of that.