Thank You Maalik

I’m excited for him to see where he lands. I hope he is a starter wherever he goes and kicks some serious butt. I wish he could have done it here but I think he got squeezed in a numbers game. He seems like a great kid and I wish him all the best.
 
Yeah. I’ve really enjoyed following Casey and Hudson too. They were just like Maalik except they didn’t quite have the same level of supporting cast.
 
Good kid and good representative of Texas, I hate that he can't be part of the CFP run but I understand how things are now and I get that the calendar forced a decision and wish him all the best and will be cheering for him unless he plays Texas. :hookem:
 
Horns365 said:
Yeah. I’ve really enjoyed following Casey and Hudson too. They were just like Maalik except they didn’t quite have the same level of supporting cast.
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Casey is one that really brings up the "what if" ? He was on a path to setting every passing record at Tx till he hurt his thumb against oki. He was also one of the top rated passers in college ball till the thumb.
It just all kinda cratered after that.
Didn't keep up with Hudson week to week but I think he had a rough year at Purdue.
 
Card had a rough year at Purdue:

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but he still has two years of eligibility left after this season.
 
It must have been so hard for Maalik. He loved it here, loved being a LongHorn, well liked by his team well liked by Sark and coaches. Just liked being here.
What a terrible decision he had to make.
Those who criticized him should step back and look at why he is leaving.
No matter where he goes(please don't let it be ou or aggy)
But no matter where he goes he will always be a LongHorn. :hookem2:
 
ViperHorn said:
Card had a rough year at Purdue:

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but he still has two years of eligibility left after this season.
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Curious how he has 2 years of eligibility left? He has played 3 seasons of more than 4 games so those would not qualify for a redshirt. The Covid year was 2020 so that wouldn’t apply to what he’s done from 21-23.
 
das3603 said:
Curious how he has 2 years of eligibility left? He has played 3 seasons of more than 4 games so those would not qualify for a redshirt. The Covid year was 2020 so that wouldn’t apply to what he’s done from 21-23.
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He was a redshirt freshman during Covid.
 
mchammer said:
He was a redshirt freshman during Covid.
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I still don’t follow. I understand Covid was a freebie for everyone. Taking that year out of the equation, he played in enough games in 21, 22, and 23 to not be considered a redshirt. He should only have one year of eligibility remaining unless he plans on taking another redshirt year (since the Covid year redshirt would not count).

not trying to be argumentative about this but 2 years of eligibility would allow him to play in 5 full seasons without a redshirt. I don’t think that is correct.
 
das3603 said:
I still don’t follow. I understand Covid was a freebie for everyone. Taking that year out of the equation, he played in enough games in 21, 22, and 23 to not be considered a redshirt. He should only have one year of eligibility remaining unless he plans on taking another redshirt year (since the Covid year redshirt would not count).

not trying to be argumentative about this but 2 years of eligibility would allow him to play in 5 full seasons without a redshirt. I don’t think that is correct.
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That is correct because of the COVID-free pass. So now he has one redshirt year and the COVID year. Essentially the COVID year was a free pass for every player in every sport. (My niece played soccer for Cougar High, the COVID year was her sophomore year. She played for 4 seasons, but when she graduated, she still could have played due to the COVID year pass.)
 
Sark's presser - interesting discussion on the transfer portal and how some of the guys have entered the portal, but are staying with the team through the playoff. I think he mentioned 3 - Casey Cain, one of the DB's and Sawyer Goram-Welch. Said they offered that option to all of the portal guys. Not sure why they wouldn't take that opportunity - including Maalik.

 
horn_fan_cpa said:
Sark's presser - interesting discussion on the transfer portal and how some of the guys have entered the portal, but are staying with the team through the playoff. I think he mentioned 3 - Casey Cain, one of the DB's and Sawyer Goram-Welch. Said they offered that option to all of the portal guys. Not sure why they wouldn't take that opportunity - including Maalik.

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Maalik is the most coveted of those 4. My guess is Maalik wants to use this time to visit and weigh his options among the P5 schools after him. There are a few top destinations he could be looking at and he needs to focus on what is best for his future.

He probably doesn’t want to be a distraction either. Everything we’ve seen about Maalik is that he’s a stand up guy.

I just hope he gets a ring if we win it all. He has certainly contributed to our success this year.
 
Some of these big quarterbacks need to look at Blake Bell in the league still cashing checks. Best of luck to the kid. OSU?
 
Driver 8 said:
j/k ... I didn’t know Bell was in the NFL
as QB? is he playing much?

edit: he's a TE, just checked
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He plays a little. They go TE heavy a lot. They like him as a blocker and for short yardage options as he can catch a little. They’ve screwed around with the bell dozer but it is silly to not have mahomes get the ball.
 
das3603 said:
Maalik is the most coveted of those 4. My guess is Maalik wants to use this time to visit and weigh his options among the P5 schools after him. There are a few top destinations he could be looking at and he needs to focus on what is best for his future.

He probably doesn’t want to be a distraction either. Everything we’ve seen about Maalik is that he’s a stand up guy.

I just hope he gets a ring if we win it all. He has certainly contributed to our success this year.
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Uhhh… the guy who leaves the company doesn’t get the bonus if he leaves before it’s paid. For better or worse, that’s the way the world works. You’re not around at the final whistle, you don’t get the ring. And I absolutely appreciate the contributions he made in the K State and BYU games. And I appreciate that he’s well liked amongst his teammates.
 
All this kumbaya will go away if Ewers gets knocked out and Manning looks like a cat on a hot tin roof and we lose the NC.
 
Yep... Maalik steered us to victory when a loss in either game would have eliminated us from the CFP. HUGE! We'll always remember you for that!
 
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