2014 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[DMX7]

OB talked to him after the game and said he is still firmly committed.

[Sisk]

Only if you're stupid enough to believe the clueless army bowl announcers.

He is absolutely stupid enough...

[Clipper Nation]

He is absolutely stupid enough...
Aggy was stupid enough to believe they were winning a national title this year :lmao

[Vito Corleone]

Aggy was stupid enough to believe they were a top 10 team this year :lmao

FIFY

[TFloss32]

@BFeldmanCBS
#Texas expects to announce #Louisville's Charlie Strong as its new coach tomorrow, source confirms to CBS.

[TFloss32]

Per OrangeBloods, two Louisville guys that we should expect to transition to Texas are LB coach Brian Jean-Mary and S&C coach Pat Moorer. I've linked profiles for both of them. I'd expect former Texas DB Vance Bedford to come along as well and double as defensive coordinator and DBs coach. Strong and Moorer are reportedly close friends and work out together every morning.

http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jeanmary_brian00.html

http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moorer_pat00.html

http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bedford_vance00.html

[TFloss32]

More on the potential S&C coach, Pat Moorer. Hard to look more intimidating than Wylie...

He develops custom workouts for injured players, so they don't just sit on the sideline.

http://louisvillesportslive.net/inside-look-at-pat-moorer-the-pit/

[TFloss32]

Inside Texas reporting S Dylan Sumner-Gardner has de-committed from A&M and will follow his position coach to Boise State.

Unreal.

[Needs More Bourbon]

Inside Texas reporting S Dylan Sumner-Gardner has de-committed from A&M and will follow his position coach to Boise State.

Unreal.

Huh. I didn't follow DSG after his commitment to A&M but really liked him. That's big for Boise.

[TFloss32]

Quote from a source on Strong's offensive philosophy (OrangeBloods):

"He does not meddle with that side of the ball. The OC, whomever he is, he will have complete autonomy."

[TFloss32]

@schadjoe
As others also reporting Charlie Strong announcement now expected Sunday with presser Monday.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

So if Vance Bedford comes along as DC where would that leave Ed Orgeron? And does anyone know the big name assistance that supposedly are being considered.

[DesignatedT]

Inside Texas reporting S Dylan Sumner-Gardner has de-committed from A&M and will follow his position coach to Boise State.

Unreal.

Pretty big blow just considering he has been committed for so long. We haven't pursued that position after his commitment.

[DMX7]

I think Charlie will lock down our current commitments sans the DT from San Antonio who may not even qualify. It'll be interesting to see if he can flip an Aggie recruit or two though at a need position.

[TFloss32]

Pretty big blow just considering he has been committed for so long. We haven't pursued that position after his commitment.

What's crazy is I can't think of a kid (like DS-G) who has de-committed from big, home state school and committed to a smaller school so far away. And I'm too lazy to do the research, but he may be close to the highest-ranked commitment Boise has ever had.

[TFloss32]

I think Charlie will lock down our current commitments sans the DT from San Antonio who may not even qualify. It'll be interesting to see if he can flip an Aggie recruit or two though at a need position.

Where did you see Lealaimatafao may not qualify?

Garnett, the DT from New Orleans, is likely headed for JUCO.

[Clipper Nation]

Inside Texas reporting S Dylan Sumner-Gardner has de-committed from A&M and will follow his position coach to Boise State.

Unreal.
:lmao Aggy
:lmao Sisk
:lmao DesignatedT

[TFloss32]

Good story from Grantland on Strong's defense:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8015709/an-excerpt-essential-smart-football-birth-3-3-5-defense

[ThePop]

Players who commit to a coach and follow them are stupid.

[Vito Corleone]

Didn't Texas have a kid commit to them and then decommit and commit to Louisville. Pretty close to the same thing.

[TFloss32]

So if Vance Bedford comes along as DC where would that leave Ed Orgeron? And does anyone know the big name assistance that supposedly are being considered.

Other than the rumor that Orgeron was interviewed, nobody has mentioned his name. OrangeBloods said Ohio State offensive coordinator, Tom Herman, and OK State offensive line coach, Joe Wickline, are names to keep an eye on. I've linked some info on both guys. As you can see, Herman has very strong Texas ties and was a grad assistant at UT. Wickline worked with Strong at Florida and they're supposedly close friends.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Herman_(American_football)

http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/joe_wickline_408495.html

[TFloss32]

Didn't Texas have a kid commit to them and then decommit and commit to Louisville. Pretty close to the same thing.

Gresham is originally from that area and has family there, so it at least made some sense.

I don't know that Sumner-Gardner has any connection to Idaho other than his position coach is now working at Boise.

[Clipper Nation]

Players who commit to a coach and follow them are stupid.
Boise has lost several good recruits from this class because they committed to Coach Pete instead of the program, so I can't say I feel any sympathy for Aggy, tbh :lol

[TFloss32]

@coachingsearch
Louisville is targeting Stanford defensive coordinator Derek Mason, per source.

[TFloss32]

As of 8:20, Louisville's AD is back in town and meeting with Strong.

[DMX7]

As of 8:20, Louisville's AD is back in town and meeting with Strong.

It's basically official at this point...

[TFloss32]

I don't know if anyone has read the profile of Pat Moorer yet, but I saw that he served as the personal trainer to Emmitt Smith.

[ThePop]

Problem with Wickline is that his buyout is ridiculous.

[TFloss32]

@McMurphyESPN
Charlie Strong informed UL AD Tom Jurich tonight he was leaving UL for Texas a source told @ESPN

[Mr. Peabody]

From Brett McMurphy - Charlie Strong informed UL AD Tom Jurich tonight he was leaving UL for Texas a source told @espn

[shyne]

Love the hire, ready to see him start recruiting.

[ThePop]

Michael Jordan meltdown

[Sisk]

:lmao Aggy
:lmao Sisk (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=16350)
:lmao DesignatedT (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=13220)

Very weird recruitment for this kid. Clemson, then us, then Boise State. Strange.

[symple19]

Good hire, imo, but not a homerun... Not sure the Horns really needed a homerun, anyway. The key will be the staff, tbh. Should be a much better product on the field next year, better fundamentals and a harder-nosed team.

Really interested who will be the OC. If Strong gets a pro-style guy (like they ran in Louisville), there could be a bit of a transition period before things start clicking. Doubt it will be as bad as a Muschamp type situation, but it may take a season...

[ThePop]

I have low expectations for the first season, regardless of the head coach.

[monosylab1k]

You assholes better get ready because it's not Strong. The announcement is expected to be Monday.


Chip Brown reported Oliver Luck would be the new AD. Strong is not the hire.


It's not Strong.


419325740421632001

Like I have been saying, don't believe anything that comes out tonight. It's all smoke.

:lmao

[01Snake]

http://imageshack.com/a/img11/2139/xcsc.gif

[ThePop]

Already posted.

[ColinB]

Good enough to be reposted to a new page.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

CB Quandre Diggs will return to Texas for his Senior Season.

[Bill_Brasky]

http://imageshack.com/a/img11/2139/xcsc.gif

:lmao one of my favorite movies too

"Excuse me while I whip this out......." :lmao :lmao

[DesignatedT]

What's crazy is I can't think of a kid (like DS-G) who has de-committed from big, home state school and committed to a smaller school so far away. And I'm too lazy to do the research, but he may be close to the highest-ranked commitment Boise has ever had.

A&M has offered S Matrell McGraw (http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Mattrell-McGraw-137939) after the recent news about Dylan Sumner-Gardner (http://rivals.yahoo.com/tamu/football/recruiting/player-Dylan-Sumner-Gardner-137671;_ylt=AgsWcjbrJwRhzyV7o0d7RzY8t5B4). McGraw is said to be down to Oregon and UCLA but will now take an official to A&M. McGraw is also teammate of LB recruit Kenny Young (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kenny-Young-136302) who remains atop A&M's wish list at LB. They will both be visiting together so hopefully this works out and they end up pulling both now.

A&M has recently hired DB coach Terry Joseph from Nebraska to take over for Yates and McGraw already had an offer from the Cornhuskers.

[DesignatedT]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/texas--hiring-of-charlie-strong-is-far-from-a-perfect-fit-070303913-ncaaf.html

Charlie Strong has earned everything he's gotten, but Texas is the wrong fit for him.

The Longhorns' hiring of Charlie Strong leaves room for criticism. (AP)
Charlie Strong is a self-made success story, a guy college football shamefully made wait – and wait, and wait – for his shot as a head coach. When he finally got that chance, he crushed it.
The result is an opportunity of a lifetime: head coach at Texas, earning reportedly $5 million a year. The first African-American coach of a men’s team in Longhorns history has earned it. This is a feel-good story – except for what might come next.

I hope the 53-year-old Strong doesn’t become the most miserable self-made multi-millionaire in the sport.

For all his on-field credentials, he is a complete misfit for the spotlight that accompanies the Texas job. Strong hated dealing with both the small media following at Louisville and the modest core of boosters who were important to the program.

When presented with national media opportunities to enhance the Cardinals’ profile, he routinely rejected them. Getting him to make promotional appearances that could enhance donor relations was an exercise in frustration. He left a lot of administrators and support personnel at Louisville exasperated at his unwillingness to do anything to sell the program outside the cocoon of the Howard Schnellenberger Football Complex.

So now we’re going to take that recluse and drop him in front of the klieg lights that shine on Texas football year ‘round? To quote Elvis Costello: I know it don’t thrill you, I hope it don’t kill you.

The fit is so bad in that area that you have to wonder whether Texas did enough homework upon making this hire. Certainly it is not the most important element of the job – but did the search firm that recommended Strong ever take it into consideration? Vanderbilt’s James Franklin, another Texas finalist who doesn’t have quite the on-field high points of Strong but has three times the personality, would pass that part of the test with flying colors.

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Teddy Bridgewater's last two seasons as Charlie Strong's QB: 7688 pass yards, 58 pass TD and 12 INTs. (USAT)
When it comes to public relations, Strong is the antithesis of the man he is replacing, Mack Brown. Perhaps Brown’s best trait is his people skills: he made every out-of-town media visitor feel like an old friend; he was charming and indulgent with overly interested boosters; and he carried that winning personality with him into high schools and living rooms.

Mack sold Texas to all pertinent constituents. And there were many. And they were needy.

Strong can recruit. But he has shown no interest in or appetite for the other elements of a college head coach’s job. And like everything else, those elements are bigger in Texas.

Brown spent every Monday during football season in external relations. He did hours of media, talked to boosters, sent recruiting letters. If you gave that schedule to Charlie Strong and asked him to replicate it, he might have a stroke.

Does he have to do the job the same way Brown did? Of course not. And if he wins the way he has at Louisville, he can pretty much do what he wants and act how he wants and nobody will object.

But there is one other needy beast at Texas that must be fed, no matter what Strong thinks about it: the Longhorn Network. The ESPN creation is a revenue firehose for the school, so if it wants to mic up the head coach for staff meetings and practices, guess what? He’d probably better go along with it.

That will require an adjustment from Strong.

If he can learn to tolerate the public nature of the Texas job, the rest of it may come easily. The résumé he compiled in his first head-coach job is impressive.

Strong’s on-field body of work is commensurate with this Cadillac position. He took over a Louisville program that had gone flat and injected immediate life into it, going 37-15 in four years – 23-3 the last two. He was a recruiting force who built his program around star Miami quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, and buttressed it with his own specialty – a relentless and athletic defense that leads the nation in fewest yards allowed per game.


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How will Charlie Strong handle the pressure of being the Longhorns head coach? (AP)
Presumably, a guy who has made his recruiting hay in the Southeast will be able to transition to Texas. When he has the power of the Longhorn brand behind him, Strong should be able to sell the program to the state’s annual battalion of top recruits.
So there are some tangible reasons why he got this job. But this is no sure thing. He would not be the first Louisville coach to use the job as a steppingstone that turned into a disaster (see: Schnellenberger to Oklahoma; John L. Smith to Michigan State; Bobby Petrino to the Atlanta Falcons). And even if it works out, he must change his mindset.

How will Strong handle the initial disappointment from some entitled fans who had their hearts set on Nick Saban, or Jim Harbaugh, or Jon Gruden? How will he handle it the first time the entire state questions his choice of starting quarterback? How will he handle the first time the Longhorn Network lays out a schedule requesting several hours of his time in a week?

The Charlie Strong at Louisville wouldn’t handle any of those things particularly well. Maybe the Charlie Strong we see at Texas will be different.

But it’s hard to change a man at age 53. And hard to make him act like something he is not.

[Kermit]

The fact that Strong isn't that pussyfaced, butter toothed fuck who blew the boosters every chance he got is such a bonus that I don't even know where to start. Oh, you mean we got a football coach that actually coaches football? What a novel fucking concept. He doesn't need to change. I'm sure Patterson's trying to separate the coach from the boosters. He couldn't have picked a better candidate.

[Kermit]

Also, did these fucks think that when Saban came in he was going to be Mack 2.0? He's less approachable than Strong!

[benefactor]

:cry but he's not a coddling faggot :cry

Can't wait for him to get started.

[benefactor]

It's official.

http://www.texassports.com/news/2014/1/5/FB_0105140033.aspx?sourceid=strong_splash_press_re lease_link

[benefactor]

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1503217_10151879516139677_836231045_n.jpg

[yavozerb]

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1503217_10151879516139677_836231045_n.jpg
Strong is a great hire for UT. For whatever reason the toughness of UT football had regressed enough that teams like K-state and TCU would give them fits despite lesser talent. Its time for UT coach up there players and get back into the national scene.

[Needs More Bourbon]

Forde's butthurt because he loves Louisville (lives there, started his career there). The fact that Strong is the antithesis of Mack is exactly why his hiring is so good. Also, what lots of people seem to be overlooking is that Strong is a grown fucking man.

[TFloss32]

Per OrangeBloods, the Strong family's plane is expected to reach Austin around 2 p.m.

[TFloss32]

According to 24/7, Stacy Searels will be leaving for the Florida OL job.

[TFloss32]

Meet Texas' new First Lady:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKkFoYg256I&app=desktop

[TFloss32]

24/7 mentioned this morning that Strong is definitely bringing Vance Bedford (defensive coodinator), Brian Jean-Mary (linebackers) and Pat Moorer (S&C coach).

[Vito Corleone]

According to 24/7, Stacy Searels will be leaving for the Florida OL job.

Too bad, he was doing a fantastic job, I wish him well

[bluebellmaniac]

We need to find an exceptional QB coach, someone who will have the trust of recruits to take them to another level. Someone who can do for QBs, what Akina has done for DBs.

[Needs More Bourbon]

Any ideas who these two are?
EricNahlin: Two Florida prospects now have interest in Texas thanks to Charlie Strong. http://insidetexas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46604

[TFloss32]

:lol

Peter Berkes ‏@peterberkes
Charlie Strong's LHN show will just be him lifting weights.

[yavozerb]

http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2014/louisville-100

here's a list of current verbal commits to lousville. There's about 5 three star commits on there from fl.

[Hook Em 88]

@ESPNTexas: Texas commits respond to Strong hire http://t.co/v3YW4o94VB
Does anyone have access to this entire story if so can you please post.

[TFloss32]

@gkketch
Louisville source: "If you don't eat bricks for breakfast, you won't last long with Charlie Strong."

[TFloss32]

@ChuckCarltonDMN
Texas schedules 11 a.m. Monday news conference to introduce Charlie Strong.

[TFloss32]

OrangeBloods saying the Strongs have made it to Austin.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

I'm very satisfied and excited about this hire. Someone who will run a tough program and cast out a bigger net as far as recruiting goes. I feel like he'll bring a new fire that recruits can feel good about. He has ties with Florida and I think that he may be the coach who'd change some thing's in the program to attract the new aged recruit like uniforms.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Louisville commit Kavaris Harkless to decommit and enroll early at UF in wake of departure of Charlie Strong.

[benefactor]

Louisville likely headed back to the cellar.

[TFloss32]

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/522/212/1212522.jpg

[George Gervin's Afro]

So is this a smoke screen for Saban? lol

[TFloss32]

24/7 posted an article earlier today talking about the class of 2014.

At this time, they expect DT Trey Lealaimatafao to sign with Oregon.

[TFloss32]

Any ideas who these two are?
Eric (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=1419)Nahlin: Two Florida prospects now have interest in Texas thanks to Charlie Strong. http://insidetexas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46604

Inside Texas saying both Florida QB Tyler Murphy and OL Ian Silberman want to play for Strong.

Can't speak on Silberman, but Murphy is eligible to transfer and play right away.

[ColinB]

24/7 posted an article earlier today talking about the class of 2014.

At this time, they expect DT Trey Lealaimatafao to sign with Oregon.

Kinda disappointing to hear after watching this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR-iilak4cc

[DMX7]

So is this a smoke screen for Saban? lol

Smoke screen for the ages.

[Sisk]

FireCharlieStrong.com is at auction for $5500 currently. People are crazy.

http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults-new.aspx?ci=54814&isc=GPPT03C500

[TFloss32]

https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1512332_10151797329991930_455201854_n.jpg

[Bill_Brasky]

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/141022-Texas-Coaching-Search-Clown-Show-Part-III-in-MS-PAINT

[Vito Corleone]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/thujone/SeasonFinal3_zps63aef735.png

I need to get this in an oil and hang it in my TV room

[pgardn]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/thujone/SeasonFinal3_zps63aef735.png

I need to get this in an oil and hang it in my TV room

This is a gem.
Excellent find.

[TFloss32]

The Aggies' response and Sexton parts are the best.

[benefactor]

:lol

[TFloss32]

kbohls ‏@kbohls
Steve Patterson: Texas's Charlie Strong will not be bringing show-cause DL coach Clint Hurtt. "It's hard to take new job w/ a show-cause."

[TFloss32]

Mike Finger ‏@mikefinger
Patterson says "we're dealing with a significant budget" in terms of hiring assistant coaches.

[TFloss32]

FYI that Strong has chosen to remain in Austin and will not be working for ESPN during the national championship.

[DMX7]

Bottom right hand pic almost looks like a green screen pic.

[BlueTiger]

FYI that Strong has chosen to remain in Austin and will not be working for ESPN during the national championship. Darn, I wanted him to still be there. Seems like it would have been good to have his face on the main stage with a lot of kids watching.

[Juan]

Excerts from a Travis Haney insider article on ESPN pertaining to the Charlie Strong hire....






“[The Strong hire] isn’t scaring anyone in Texas,” one coach told me, referring to the state’s other programs. The same coach added that the prospect of the Longhorns hiring Baylor head coach Art Briles “terrified” those in the area. They felt Briles was the perfect football fit, even if he isn’t the most media-oriented coach in America. (Or if the thought of hiring Baylor’s coach was difficult to stomach for some UT die-hards.)


......


"I can't believe Texas did this," one of them said.

[DMX7]

Excerts from a Travis Haney insider article on ESPN pertaining to the Charlie Strong hire....






“[The Strong hire] isn’t scaring anyone in Texas,” one coach told me, referring to the state’s other programs. The same coach added that the prospect of the Longhorns hiring Baylor head coach Art Briles “terrified” those in the area. They felt Briles was the perfect football fit, even if he isn’t the most media-oriented coach in America. (Or if the thought of hiring Baylor’s coach was difficult to stomach for some UT die-hards.)


......


"I can't believe Texas did this," one of them said.
Someone is always going to disagree with the hire... it's not even news. The consensus seems to be that it was a quality hire.

[Needs More Bourbon]

Because if we'd hired Harbaugh, they'd have told Travis, "When I saw it on the ESPN ticker, I literally shit myself."

This experience has exposed the Texas haters in the media — Brett McMurphy, Pat Forde, etc.

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Aggy shitting themselves over this hire
:lmao Shouldn't Aggy be busy figuring out how to keep their recruits from flipping to Boise?

[The Reckoning]

Strong is a damn good hire. he was the florida DC during their dominating years and has a more impressive resume than when mack came in.

recruiting wise, Texas' recruiting pull will now not be exclusive to the southwest. i can see mack still making visits because he's addicted to recruiting and taking on the grandfather role. if recruits need a break from strong whooping their ass, mack will always come in for a good ole fashion coddle.


i would have prefered briles or harbaugh, but strong might be exactly the type of anti-mack, hard nosed coach that the UT program needs right now. i can't wait for teams to legitimately fear coming into austin again. this news coupled with the new playoff format makes for the most exciting year since colt carried mack to the natty.

[Vito Corleone]

Looking at the state of the program, where it was deficient was:
1. No warriors, you hit this team in the mouth and they fold.
2. No disapline, in their playing or in their off the field behavior
3. No accountability for their play
4. No development of talent

Charlie Strong is going to fix all these things

[Kermit]

I really hope the rumors aren't true about Major staying. IMO, both sides need a clean break, and I would love to see him get the fuck out of his comfort zone and prove himself. The Zook angle that Chip floated sounded promising, but it's Chip Brown. Fuck that guy.

Also...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-24EVIyP2J0o/UsjMyxE_2jI/AAAAAAAABfA/_eoh-fdyoqk/s640/SeasonFinal6.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lLSZgdoXHAw/UsjM0bb6OyI/AAAAAAAABfY/IsrXyYPmo_M/s640/SeasonFinal7.png

[TFloss32]

DE Solomon Thomas to visit UT and meet Strong before making a decision:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/20140105-jerrod-heard-solomon-thomas-among-area-recruits-excited-about-texas-hiring-charlie-strong.ece

[TFloss32]

Flounder32 Flounder32
Today is the first Rose Bowl National Championship game played without the University of Texas in it since Miami vs Nebraska in Jan 2002.

[TFloss32]

The Zook angle that Chip floated sounded promising, but it's Chip Brown.

Zook recruiting Texas would be a lot of fun to watch.

[DMX7]

DE Solomon Thomas to visit UT and meet Strong before making a decision:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/20140105-jerrod-heard-solomon-thomas-among-area-recruits-excited-about-texas-hiring-charlie-strong.ece

That is definitely NOT bad news.

“I will be going back to Texas to meet the new coaching staff,” Thomas told Scout.com. “I like Charlie Strong a lot. I think he is a great coach.”

[TFloss32]

24/7 reporting another staff memeber that will follow Strong to Texas is Louisville's Director of Football Operations, Clifford Snow.

He should not affect Suddes' position because it's a different department.

[TFloss32]

Another name 24/7 is mentioning for WRs coach is Joker Phillips.

Keep in mind Phillips is S Jamal Adams' godfather, a big reason why Adams loved Florida for so long.

[TFloss32]

List of assistant coaching canddiates that 24/7 published this morning:

Offensive Coordinator
Chad Morris (Clemson)
Tom Herman (Ohio State)
Josh Henson (Missouri)

Offensive Line
Joe Wickline (OK State)

Defensive Line
Bryant Young (Florida)
Buddy Wyatt (Kansas)

[Kermit]

List of assistant coaching canddiates that 24/7 published this morning:

Offensive Coordinator
Chad Morris (Clemson)
Tom Herman (Ohio State)
Josh Henson (Missouri)

Offensive Line
Joe Wickline (OK State)

Defensive Line
Bryant Young (Florida)
Buddy Wyatt (Kansas)

The Chad Morris thing would be incredible, but that guy is going to be a head coach soon. We'll see.

[Kermit]

The Chad Morris thing would be incredible, but that guy is going to be a head coach soon. We'll see.

Lol, I just saw Chad Morris's buyout.

That ain't happening.


His buyout, however, is steep. According to the contract, if Morris leaves to accept a position as an assistant coach or coordinator from 2012-2014, he must pay Clemson a buyout equal to the sum of his annual total compensation multiplied by the years remaining on his contract. For example, if he left after next season, his buyout would be $6.5 million.

http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2011/dec/15/chad-morris-new-deal-carries-hefty-buyout-penaltie/?partner=RSS

[TFloss32]

FYI texassports.com will stream the press conference today at 11 a.m. if you're at work or forgot to set your DVR.

[TFloss32]

The Chad Morris thing would be incredible, but that guy is going to be a head coach soon. We'll see.

Hard to believe because of his buyout alone, but 24/7 was saying he's not seeing a ton of interest for legit head coaching positions and UT would give him the opportunity to return to Austin. We'll find out soon enough just how much money UT is willing to spend on Strong's staff.

[TFloss32]

Apparently ESPN will be showing the press conference as well.

I can't confirm that since I'm not at home.

[Kermit]

Charlie looks nervous as hell. Don't worry Charlie, segregation ended a couple of years ago in Texas.

[TFloss32]

Darn, I wanted him to still be there. Seems like it would have been good to have his face on the main stage with a lot of kids watching.

Welcome to the board, Blue.

[TFloss32]

Link to the press conference:

http://www.texassports.com/showcase/?Live=138#Live=138

[Vito Corleone]

Joe Wickline is a badass oline coach, and it would be a slap in the face to Mack Brown since he turned Mack down (before we took Searls) but accepts a job with Charlie Strong.

Don't know Joker Philips, but I hope he brings the skins that Darrel Wyatt has, Wyatt is a hell of a recruiter and WR coach. I really wanted to keep Wyatt and Larry Porter, both are damn good coaches.

[Sisk]

"@BFeldmanCBS: New #Texas coach Charlie Strong: If something is soft you can get it hard.. Your program has got to be built on toughness."

[TFloss32]

"@BFeldmanCBS: New #Texas coach Charlie Strong: If something is soft you can get it hard.. Your program has got to be built on toughness."

http://scholarman.soganicmusic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alonzo.jpg

[ThePop]

Holy shit. Just watched the press conference and I'm ready to fight someone.

[benefactor]

Didn't get home in time. Will they have it archived somewhere or will it be on LHN's Youtube channel?

[TFloss32]

Chuck Carlton ‏@ChuckCarltonDMN
Tons of media, Texas folks in house for Charlie Strong press conference at 11. Among them: Edith Royal, Darrell's widow.

Brian Davis ‏@BDavisAAS
Former Texas coaches Fred Akers and Davis McWilliams in the room for presser. No sign of Mack, though. STAT (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=7834)esman

[thunderup]

:lol Texas fan getting a hard on for this guy

[Phillip]

:lol thunderup admitting on his facebook that he got a hard on watching gay porn

[Vito Corleone]

A few other notable quotes

He was asked about his new contract to which he responded, "Excuse me while I whip this out"

When asked about running a clean program at Texas hea said, "Yes we can"

Of course he was asked about the whole diversity issue, I love his responce, "Where da white women"

His finals comments sent chills up my spine, "We goin B a tough team, O Charlie Strong goin to choke a bitch"

[TFloss32]

Didn't get home in time. Will they have it archived somewhere or will it be on LHN's Youtube channel?

It will probably be on YouTube and in the texassports.com archive.

I'll post a link when I come across one.

[Blake]

"@BFeldmanCBS: New #Texas coach Charlie Strong: If something is soft you can get it hard."

Lol

[TFloss32]

Quotes from 2015 DT Daylon Mack of Gladewater (24/7):

"I'll be paying a little more attention to them," Mack said of Texas. "I mean you can't just ignore a new head coach at a school like Texas."

"It's a possibility (a visit to UT)," he said. "I will be taking all my official visits (to other schools) anyway."

[DMX7]

Lol

Y'all are like children. Grow up!


Charlie looks nervous as hell. Don't worry Charlie, segregation ended a couple of years ago in Texas.

Yeah, he definitely did look nervous when he made his opening statement, but he settled in really nicely once it came to the Q&A session.

There were a lot of people there too.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdT_JwDCIAExJxW.jpg:large

[DMX7]

Compared to this:

http://media.utsandiego.com/img/photos/2010/08/12/b508a8a3-c561-4b3b-b265-3077638efd0enews.ap.org_r620x349.jpg?75d51d0aea2ef ce5189afce216053cbc530c46a8

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Texas fan getting a hard on for this guy

:lol Losing to Derp McCry

[ThePop]

Smokescreen


Y'all are like children. Grow up!



Yeah, he definitely did look nervous when he made his opening statement, but he settled in really nicely once it came to the Q&A session.

There were a lot of people there too.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdT_JwDCIAExJxW.jpg:large

[DMX7]

Smokescreen

This shit is deep... real deep.

[elbamba]

Smokescreen

I fully expect Saban to be announced tomorrow. Man, Patterson is King!

[TFloss32]

24/7 reporting 2015 S Justin Dunning of Whitehouse is still solid with A&M, but he's mentioned wanting to meet Strong when he gets the chance.

[TFloss32]

Update on WR Garrett Gray of Marble Falls (24/7):

"I'm still going to take a visit or two," Gray said. "I'm going to visit Cal for sure."

[TFloss32]

Jordan Hicks ‏@JHicks_3
That just got me real excited..

Alex De La Torre ‏@ADLT36
Future looking bright #HookEm

Terrell \m/ Cuney ‏@TCuney_55
Waiting on my call from Coach Strong! Gotta talk business!

Kenny Dwayne Vaccaro ‏@KennyVaccaro4
"Let's not talk about the five stars, let's not talk about the 4 stars, let's talk about football players"---> Coach Strong

Miles Onyegbule ‏@MilesOnyay17
Gettin fired up!!

Emmanuel Acho ‏@thEMANacho
Been a fan of Charlie Strong since he was the Linebacker coach at Florida, the #TexasFootball program is in great hands! #Hook'em!

Earl Thomas ‏@Earl_Thomas
Excited to see what Coach Strong brings to the Texas Football Program. His press conference definitely got me excited about our future!

[TFloss32]

Baylor RB Lache Seastrunk going pro:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24400503/baylors-lache-seastrunk-to-enter-nfl-draft

[TFloss32]

Strong talked about having assistants with Texas ties. Would not mind this guy for OL coach:

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
Dolphins announced OC Mike Sherman relieved of his duties.

[TFloss32]

Joe Wickline is a badass oline coach, and it would be a slap in the face to Mack Brown since he turned Mack down (before we took Searls) but accepts a job with Charlie Strong.

24/7 said today they would be "very surprised" if he wasn't the next OL coach. Encouraging.

[Bloeddyr10]

For those who missed the press conference with Strong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6V6RRrulig

[rjv]

Baylor RB Lache Seastrunk going pro:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24400503/baylors-lache-seastrunk-to-enter-nfl-draft
that's a big loss for baylor.

[Vito Corleone]

24/7 said today they would be "very surprised" if he wasn't the next OL coach. Encouraging.

Easily one of the few oline coaches that is better than Searls

[TFloss32]

Great picture of DKR's wife and Strong:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdUjFKSCEAAmgzc.jpg:large

[TFloss32]

Update on DT Courtney Garnett from 24/7...he says he's upset that Mack is no longer the coach, doesn't like the Strong hire and he's not sure if he would consider himself committed at this time. He's looking at OU and Tennessee currently. Probably doesn't matter anyway as he's likely going JUCO.

[TFloss32]

Florida and Muschamp went with USC's OL coach, Mike Summers, instead of Searels.

OrangeBloods reporting Searels would like to stay in Austin at this point.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Pulled from Orangebloods article:

With 23 pledges, there isn't a lot of room for movement with Texas in the 2014 class. Lindsey doesn't expect Strong to target current Louisville commitments, but he said he wouldn't be surprised to see Texas make a run at one or two of the uncommitted players Strong was recruiting for the Cardinals.


"My guess is he probably wouldn't pursue guys already committed to Louisville. But there are a couple guys I'd keep an eye on. (Poona) Ford, a defensive tackle out of South Carolina and Isaiah Ford (wide receiver from Florida), no relation, are both really good players. (Isaiah Ford) is a guy who said he's committed to Louisville for now and he's a guy the staff really, really liked. I think he's a tremendous prospect and way underrated."


"There are some uncommitted guys he was recruiting, like a T.J. Harrell, too. I could see that being the kind of guy he'd go after."

[benefactor]

For those who missed the press conference with Strong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6V6RRrulig
Thanks man...just watched it. I'm very ready for the opener now.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Espn Profiles for the 3 guys mentioned as possible recruits Coach Strong recruited to go to Louisville that he will continue to recruit to commit to Texas.

Poona Ford:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/170180/poona-ford

Isaiah Ford:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/170124/isaiah-ford

T.J. Harrell:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/153011/tj-harrell

[Sisk]

Louisville player butthurt

"he ain't real"

http://collegespun.com/aac/louisville-big-east/louisville-cb-andrew-johnson-sounds-off-on-charlie-strong-he-aint-real

[Needs More Bourbon]

Update on DT Courtney Garnett from 24/7...he says he's upset that Mack is no longer the coach, doesn't like the Strong hire and he's not sure if he would consider himself committed at this time. He's looking at OU and Tennessee currently. Probably doesn't matter anyway as he's likely going JUCO.

[curly bill]

Why would a defensive player not want to play for one of the best defensive coaches in college football?

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

According to the Cardinal Authority Vance Bedford interviewed for the Louisville Head Coach position.

[Hook Em 88]

Hilarious that a co-worker of mine who is an OU fan believes Texas should have held on to Mack Brown and that we couldn't have asked for more than the production he was giving Texas Football. I sense a bit of fear and anxiety from our rival fan bases. A blind man could see that Mack was no longer producing the way he had us accustomed to. Appreciative of everything Brown did for us just funny that others having a tougher time accepting change than we ourselves.

[TFloss32]

[curly bill]

Why would a defensive player not want to play for one of the best defensive coaches in college football?

I'm guessing there's a great reason why he's going JUCO...

[TFloss32]

According to the Cardinal Authority Vance Bedford interviewed for the Louisville Head Coach position.

FWIW, 24/7 doesn't think he'll get it and fully expects him to be Texas' new defensive coordinator.

Louisville's targets also include Bobby Petrino, Derek Mason (Stanford DC) and Chad Morris (Clemson OC).

[The Reckoning]

there was a good interview with strong on espn. he's obviously very nervous right now but he was insistent on strengthening the program from within before focusing on what's going on with the recruiting world. that's clearly a different approach than what mack was using.

[DrRich96]

Wow, just listened to the Red McComb's interview on ESPN San Antonio. He is NOT a happy camper!! He pretty much threw the new regime under the bus and ran over about 3 or 4 times just for good measure. I have to admit I lost a lot of respect for Red after this interview. He sounds like he's fed up and gonna take his ball and go home!! Of course Minnix and Dat are defending him :bang

[DMX7]

Wow, just listened to the Red McComb's interview on ESPN San Antonio. He is NOT a happy camper!! He pretty much threw the new regime under the bus and ran over about 3 or 4 times just for good measure. I have to admit I lost a lot of respect for Red after this interview. He sounds like he's fed up and gonna take his ball and go home!! Of course Minnix and Dat are defending him :bang

That's too bad, but he will come around if Strong wins.

[benefactor]

Wow, just listened to the Red McComb's interview on ESPN San Antonio. He is NOT a happy camper!! He pretty much threw the new regime under the bus and ran over about 3 or 4 times just for good measure. I have to admit I lost a lot of respect for Red after this interview. He sounds like he's fed up and gonna take his ball and go home!! Of course Minnix and Dat are defending him :bang
http://collegespun.com/big-12/texas-big-12/texas-benefactor-red-mccombs-not-happy-with-strong-hire-would-be-a-good-position-coach#

Like the graphic a couple of pages said..."Entitled, rich fuck."

[Clipper Nation]

That's too bad, but he will come around if Strong wins.
Doubt it.... only way he comes around is if Strong gives him the same perks and access that Mack did, tbh....

[Kermit]

Wow, just listened to the Red McComb's interview on ESPN San Antonio. He is NOT a happy camper!! He pretty much threw the new regime under the bus and ran over about 3 or 4 times just for good measure. I have to admit I lost a lot of respect for Red after this interview. He sounds like he's fed up and gonna take his ball and go home!! Of course Minnix and Dat are defending him :bang

Fuck Red McCombs. Certain boosters can't die soon enough.

[rjv]

A&M has offered S Matrell McGraw (http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Mattrell-McGraw-137939) after the recent news about Dylan Sumner-Gardner (http://rivals.yahoo.com/tamu/football/recruiting/player-Dylan-Sumner-Gardner-137671;_ylt=AgsWcjbrJwRhzyV7o0d7RzY8t5B4). McGraw is said to be down to Oregon and UCLA but will now take an official to A&M. McGraw is also teammate of LB recruit Kenny Young (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kenny-Young-136302) who remains atop A&M's wish list at LB. They will both be visiting together so hopefully this works out and they end up pulling both now.

A&M has recently hired DB coach Terry Joseph from Nebraska to take over for Yates and McGraw already had an offer from the Cornhuskers.

http://sports.omaha.com/2014/01/06/am-recruiting-target-terry-joseph-set-to-join-aggies/#.Ust4mvRDv-s

All signs have pointed to defensive backs coach Terry Joseph leaving Nebraska to join Texas A&M after the Aggies interviewed him and offered him the job last week. A former NU recruiting target, River Ridge (La.) safety Mattrell McGraw, confirmed as much in aRivals.com interview (http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/aytv-mattrell-mcgraw-on-am-offer-1122532) when he said Joseph offered him a scholarship to Texas A&M over the weekend. McGraw played in the Semper Fi high school all-star game this weekend.
“I’m chilling in my hotel room and I got a message from Coach Terry Joseph on Facebook,” McGraw said. “He told me he was on his way back to Nebraska and he’ll be back Tuesday to sign a contract with Texas A&M or something like that. He told me they need safeties and they need a baller like me and they would love for me to come down and visit on the (Jan.) 17th. And if I wanted to come to Texas A&M, I have the offer.”
Nebraska was McGraw’s fourth offer, but he said in the Rivals interview he wasn’t interested in NU and told Joseph so. Still, Joseph continued to maintain a relationship with McGraw throughout the season.
“He kept in contact with me just in case anything were to happen and when he got the Texas A&M job, he made the text over Facebook,” McGraw said.
McGraw said A&M’s entire coaching staff started following him on Twitter right around the time Joseph made the offer over Facebook. Here’s a tweet from McGraw on Saturday night.


KING.. mattrellMcGraw (https://twitter.com/MattrellMcGraw)
Follow (https://twitter.com/MattrellMcGraw)
Shoutout to AggieNation man. They showing major love !! #GigEm (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GigEm&src=hash)!!!
11:28 PM - 4 Jan 2014 (https://twitter.com/MattrellMcGraw/statuses/419701985428783104) from Garden Grove, CA, United States

[ThePop]

Okay now you aggies are getting off topic.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Mack had to go solely off of not offering Winston. That's my thing. It doesn't count against the university to extend a offer. Hell Alabama offers 300 kids every year. It's not like he wasn't the best Highschool QB in the nation coming out and u were scared that he may actually commit when u didn't necessarily have room. U make room for that commitment. Ok I'm done, unless FSU repeat next year.

[symple19]

:lol Texas fan getting a hard on for this guy

You are the quintessential OU fan. There's a reason your state is the armpit of America. Death to OU

[thunderup]

You are the quintessential OU fan. There's a reason your state is the armpit of America. Death to OU
:lol shut up you butthurt faggot. Go listen to your sad songs, fucking loser.

[symple19]

:lol shut up you butthurt faggot. Go listen to your sad songs, fucking loser.

:lol

Congrats to the Sooners obliterating Bama

:tu

[thunderup]

:lol

Congrats to the Sooners obliterating Bama

:tu
:lol :tu

Gratz on a magical season, btw. Sad it had to come to an end like that.

[Sisk]

Mack had to go solely off of not offering Winston. That's my thing. It doesn't count against the university to extend a offer. Hell Alabama offers 300 kids every year. It's not like he wasn't the best Highschool QB in the nation coming out and u were scared that he may actually commit when u didn't necessarily have room. U make room for that commitment. Ok I'm done, unless FSU repeat next year.

That's what you took away from that game? Winston is a decent to good QB on a loaded team. He was 20/35 against a bad Auburn defense and almost 1/3 of his passing yards came off of one dump off pass in the 4th quarter. The guy is overrated.

[TFloss32]

Looks like Wylie is moving on...

@BennieWylieUT
Thanks Coach Brown for 3 great seasons! Good luck 2014 team, Coach Strong and Pat Moorer! Hook 'em! Jeremiah 29:11

[Bill_Brasky]

That's what you took away from that game? Winston is a decent to good QB on a loaded team. He was 20/35 against a bad Auburn defense and almost 1/3 of his passing yards came off of one dump off pass in the 4th quarter. The guy is overrated.
His receivers dropped a ton of balls, his line didn't play their best game, and he still settled down and started moving the ball....

[Needs More Bourbon]

That's what you took away from that game? Winston is a decent to good QB on a loaded team. He was 20/35 against a bad Auburn defense and almost 1/3 of his passing yards came off of one dump off pass in the 4th quarter. The guy is overrated.

This is just so far off base. As another poster said, his receivers dropped four passes, including at least one critical third down. Auburn was in his face for the majority of the game with a four-man rush, which is a very difficult situation for a QB. In the fourth quarter when it counted, Winston was 9/11 for 117 yards and 2 TDs.

From arguing with other Aggies, I get the sense it pains A&M that Manziel isn't the best QB in college football. I had an Aggie friend telling me in the third quarter that Winston's loss was going to prove Manziel should have won the Heisman — nevermind the fact that Manziel finished fifth. Delusion.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

That's what you took away from that game? Winston is a decent to good QB on a loaded team. He was 20/35 against a bad Auburn defense and almost 1/3 of his passing yards came off of one dump off pass in the 4th quarter. The guy is overrated.

Umm sir.. I've been saying that long before this game was even thought of. His receivers dropped a lot of passes and he, along with his teammates, had a rocky start. Being a good football player isn't all about physical ability and the numbers u put up. It's a lot of those things that can't be measured or that you can't see just from watching them play on Saturday/Sunday. Like preparation, hard work, and leadership. I think Winston excels in those areas. So what's most impressive with the win is how he and the team regrouped in the second half. Winston's leadership and pose is unheard of for a redshirt freshman. To be honest he has more leadership and pose than most, if not all the senior QB's in the College ranks currently. Stuff like that can't be coached and that's the focus of my opinion on him. Ash is a perfect example as Texas would love for him to be more vocal and a stronger leader but it's not in him to be that. That's what makes it so special. Plus I was being a little sarcastic in saying that Mack should go solely because he didn't recruit Winston. Yes, Texas with Winston is a plesant thought and that thought fueled my comment but that was just one of many reasons Mack needed to go. I know if he did get Winston to come to Texas that he probably would still have a job. So Mack is probably more disappointed in his decision not to recruit him than I am.

[Sisk]

This is just so far off base. As another poster said, his receivers dropped four passes, including at least one critical third down. Auburn was in his face for the majority of the game with a four-man rush, which is a very difficult situation for a QB. In the fourth quarter when it counted, Winston was 9/11 for 117 yards and 2 TDs.

From arguing with other Aggies, I get the sense it pains A&M that Manziel isn't the best QB in college football. I had an Aggie friend telling me in the third quarter that Winston's loss was going to prove Manziel should have won the Heisman — nevermind the fact that Manziel finished fifth. Delusion.

:lmao if you think Winston is better than Johnny. Put Winston on an average team and he's just not good. He thrives on being surrounded by incredible talent. Similar to AJ McCarron.

[TFloss32]

The tweet has been deleted, but apparently ATH Nick Harvey said a Kentucky number called him last night.

[Kermit]

:lmao if you think Winston is better than Johnny. Put Winston on an average team and he's just not good. He thrives on being surrounded by incredible talent. Similar to AJ McCarron.

You can say that about every fucking quarterback. Take away JFF's line and Mike Evans. See how well he plays.

[TFloss32]

Being reported that Strong met with the current Texas assistant coaches this morning around 7:30.

They are expected to have individual meetings for the rest of the day.

[Kermit]

Being reported that Strong met with the current Texas assistant coaches this morning around 7:30.

They are expected to have individual meetings for the rest of the day.

Black Tuesday.

/no racist

[DMX7]

Black Tuesday.

/no racist

[/THREAD]

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

:lmao if you think Winston is better than Johnny. Put Winston on an average team and he's just not good. He thrives on being surrounded by incredible talent. Similar to AJ McCarron.

Both the Quarterbacks are very good so don't act as if Johnny is just in a whole different league of hierarchy over Winston. It's impossible to accurately predict how a player would do with or without certain players. But I would probably take Johnny over Winston IN COLLEGE if my team was average just based off of his scramble ability. But that doesn't mean he is better than Winston just for that, especially when u project them to the next level. I would take Winston over Johnny all day if I am a NFL owner because the NFL will neutralize a lot of that scramble ability Johnny possesses.

[Needs More Bourbon]

:lmao if you think Winston is better than Johnny. Put Winston on an average team and he's just not good. He thrives on being surrounded by incredible talent. Similar to AJ McCarron.

The lack of self-awareness in this comment is mind-boggling.

[TFloss32]

Have to love the effort:

Gerry Hamilton @HamiltonESPN
Texas HC Charlie Strong called 5-star & #RollTide (http://www.spurstalk.com/search?q=%23RollTide&src=hash) commit Tony Brown's family last night. Brown is set for #Alabama (http://www.spurstalk.com/search?q=%23Alabama&src=hash) & begins classes Jan 8.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Have to love the effort:

Gerry Hamilton @HamiltonESPN
Texas HC Charlie Strong called 5-star & #RollTide (http://www.spurstalk.com/search?q=%23RollTide&src=hash) commit Tony Brown's family last night. Brown is set for #Alabama (http://www.spurstalk.com/search?q=%23Alabama&src=hash) & begins classes Jan 8.

Absolutely love it, but I thought this was a recruiting dead period. I admit to my ignorance towards what's allowed and what's not.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

The next call hopefully went to Jamal Adams.

[TFloss32]

Absolutely love it, but I thought this was a recruiting dead period. I admit to my ignorance towards what's allowed and what's not.

Calls are fine right now.

No in-person contact with players, so Brown couldn't visit with UT coaches on campus until the dead period ends on January 15th.

[TFloss32]

@DerickJRoberson
Coach Charlie Strong is pretty cool, should be fun ������

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

@DerickJRoberson
Coach Charlie Strong is pretty cool, should be fun ������

Thats good to see that he likes the hire because I have always been worried the most about him not honoring his commitment.

[TFloss32]

Update on 2015 WR Christian Kirk of Scottsdale, AZ (24/7):

“It’s a great hire,” said Kirk. “I like it and I'm very interested in Texas. It’s going to be a new spark to Texas that they really needed.”

“There’s a good chance I come visit this spring now,” he said. “I’ll be narrowing my list down toward the end of the summer so I want to come visit.”

[TFloss32]

Anyone remember CB Justin Thomas from West Orange-Stark in the class of 2012? According to 24/7, he's looking for a new home after completing his second year at Utah. He's reached out to several Texas schools, including UT. He'd have to sit out a year as a transfer, but he'd have two years of eligibility after that.

[TFloss32]

WR Roderick Bernard told 24/7 this morning that he'll be enrolling at UT on Friday.

[TFloss32]

NashPostSports ‏@NashPostSports
Is James Franklin leaving? Well, his coordinators just started following Penn St. recruits on Twitter

[TFloss32]

Just a heads up that there is a rumor on OrangeBloods that CB Tony Brown is giving serious consideration to Texas right now.

Both Alabama and Texas sites trying to confirm if he left for Tuscaloosa yesterday.

[Bill_Brasky]

Fuck Red McCombs. Certain boosters can't die soon enough.

That interview was so fucking stupid, just him rambling about how he wanted to hire Gruden for ten minutes while displaying how far up his ass his head currently is.

[Kermit]

That interview was so fucking stupid, just him rambling about how he wanted to hire Gruden for ten minutes while displaying how far up his ass his head currently is.

It affirmed for many that Patterson is the right man for the job. Basically, he's cut off all contact from the BMD with regards to the head football coach. No more phone calls, no more representation as agents, no more poppycock. If they want to say something, they'll ask Patterson first. Regardless of how Strong works out, that change between the money men who think they own the Athletic Department and the brass had to change for Texas to be successful.

[ThePop]

There's no way. It's too late for Tony Brown.

Geoff Ketchum ‏@gkketch (https://twitter.com/gkketch)3m (https://twitter.com/gkketch/status/420606622797295616)
Major recruiting update about to posted on Orangebloods. Boom.

??????

[DMX7]

There's no way. It's too late for Tony Brown.

Ketch from OB is saying Tony isn't on the 'Bama campus and he is leading people to believe it's not too late.

[Kermit]

I want to believe! But, it's Orangebloods, so he probably just fell asleep after banging some coeds and lost his phone.

[ThePop]

Yeah OB confirms it's too late.

[TFloss32]

Per 24/7, Bo Davis has accepted a position at USC.

[TFloss32]

As of about noon, Orangebloods saying Jeff "Mad Dog" Madden has been fired.

New S&C coach, Pat Moorer, arrives tomorrow and will do interviews for his staff. Offseason conditioning begins next week.

[TFloss32]

Quote from a person close to LB/S Edwin Freeman of Arlington Bowie (24/7):

“I think he’s really going to connect with (Charlie) Strong,” said the source. “I’m pretty sure they’ll wrap him up fairly quickly once they talk to him. At this point I would say he is Texas’ to lose. He’ll end up being a Longhorn.”

[Sisk]

From what I've read the Aggies have a better chance at Alaka than Freeman. Would be surprised to land Freeman personally.

[DMX7]

From what I've read the Aggies have a better chance at Alaka than Freeman. Would be surprised to land Freeman personally.

Alaka is going to Texas based on what I've read recently without a doubt. Freeman is still up for grabs.

[TFloss32]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/gilzil/VYstrong.jpg

[George Gervin's Afro]

I don't know about you guys but I think this is a smokescreen.. Saban is actually the new coach!

[TFloss32]

Per 24/7, they think the new offensive coordinator will be the same guy Strong had at Louisville, Shawn Watson.

[TFloss32]

darren rovell ‏@darrenrovell
BREAKING: Johnny Manziel has chosen @SSGFootball (http://www.spurstalk.com/SSGFootball) & @mavcarter (http://www.spurstalk.com/mavcarter), LeBron's business partner, to rep him for contract & marketing.

[Clipper Nation]

darren rovell ‏@darrenrovell
BREAKING: Johnny Manziel has chosen @SSGFootball (http://www.spurstalk.com/SSGFootball) & @mavcarter (http://www.spurstalk.com/mavcarter), LeBron's business partner, to rep him for contract & marketing.
Let the Aggy misery begin :lol

[TFloss32]

Pictures from yesterday's press conference and other meet/greet activities:

http://admin.texassports.com/galleries/?gallery=284

[Vito Corleone]

From what I've read on texags.com the Aggies have a better chance at Alaka than Freeman. Would be surprised to land Freeman personally.

FIFY

[Mr. Peabody]

Per 24/7, they think the new offensive coordinator will be the same guy Strong had at Louisville, Shawn Watson.

If the rumors are true, then our HC, OC, & DC will all be from the Louisville staff. Who will we have that has recruited Texas recently?

[ColinB]

Shawn Watson would be a buzz kill to all the excitement.

[jefe82]

Trey Lealaimatafao ‏@TreyL55 (https://twitter.com/TreyL55) 16m (https://twitter.com/TreyL55/status/420727316705062912) Officially 100% decommitted from Texas.

[Spursfan092120]

Trey Lealaimatafao ‏@TreyL55 (https://twitter.com/TreyL55) 16m (https://twitter.com/TreyL55/status/420727316705062912) Officially 100% decommitted from Texas.
That's garbage. He said he'd want to meet with Charlie first and never gave him a chance. Though I had a feeling he was going to decommit just by his attitude when he heard about the signing.

[DMX7]

Trey Lealaimatafao ‏@TreyL55 (https://twitter.com/TreyL55) 16m (https://twitter.com/TreyL55/status/420727316705062912) Officially 100% decommitted from Texas.

He was never 100% committed.

[Mr. Peabody]

He was never 100% committed.

Wasn't he JUCO bound?

[Spursfan092120]

He was never 100% committed.
True, but one of the reasons he changed his mind apparently is because Red McCombs (or one of the money men) doesn't like Strong. Stupid reasoning. Red is crazy as shit and would have hated any signing that wasn't Jon Gruden.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

He was never 100% committed.

Exactly.. I saw this one coming for a while. So I'm not that upset, I've been prepared for this one.

[Hook Em 88]

@ONLYFORAKING: Texas is no longer a option ������
DT Courtney Garnett
Not sure we we're ever a real option for him, he's going the JUCO route, am I right? Glad we're coming to realize the dead weight in this 2014 class. I'm hopeful that now we can see Charlie Strong attempt to bring in players of his liking. We now have openings to fill in this class. Time to work. Texas Strong.

[Sisk]

Alaka is going to Texas based on what I've read recently without a doubt. Freeman is still up for grabs.


FIFY

Cy Falls LB, and Texas commit, Otaro Alaka has set his official visit to A&M for the 17th.

[BlueTiger]

Trey Lealaimatafao ‏@TreyL55 (https://twitter.com/TreyL55) 16m (https://twitter.com/TreyL55/status/420727316705062912) Officially 100% decommitted from Texas. Good and not a surprise. would rather to have someone who wants to be there. Still kind of odd that a defensive kid runs away from a defensive minded coach. Sounds like a softy. I wonder if he was able to talk to Strong on the phone and both parties thought it wouldnt work out? Being instantly 100% decommitted seems fishy. Either way, his spot won't go unused and maybe we can bring it someone better and wants to be there. Shawn Watson for OC isnt even fun to talk about. So much for "UT dealing with a significant budget in hiring assistant coaches." ?? Or are we just gonna give significant raises for average coaches? The OC needs to be a good one with a big name and resume.

[TFloss32]

@kbohls (https://mobile.twitter.com/kbohls)
Just landed at DFW. Texas source say Louisville DC Vance Bedford accepted job as Longhorns DC/DB coach. Coming to Austin on Wed.

[benefactor]

:tu

[Hook Em 88]

There is no doubt that Akina had an incredible resume of sending Texas players to the NFL but with all the misses we had at the DB position in this recruiting class it makes you wonder if it was time for a new coach to step in and take over. With his reputation it was unreal that we weren't able to land some of the better in-state DB's.

[DMX7]

Cy Falls LB, and Texas commit, Otaro Alaka has set his official visit to A&M for the 17th.

Yeah, I just heard about that. They're not landing him though.

[Sisk]

Yeah, I just heard about that. They're not landing him though.

Ok

[rjv]

have to love texas fans' consistency. always stunned when a player or coach decides to play or coach at some other school.

[DMX7]

Ok

K

[Clipper Nation]

have to love texas fans' consistency. always stunned when a player or coach decides to play or coach at some other school.
:lol Ironic, considering the meltdown Aggy just threw when DSG flipped....

[DMX7]

:lol Ironic, considering the meltdown Aggy just threw when DSG flipped....

TexAgs went completely postal on Boise State, lol.

[Clipper Nation]

TexAgs went completely postal on Boise State, lol.

“I have a better chance of going to the NFL at Boise than at A&M,” Sumner-Gardner said. “I looked into it. That’s one of the reasons I followed coach Yates.”

:downspin: dat shit, Aggy! :lol

[ThePop]

Wow, Boise has 6 DBs in the NFL, aggy has 2.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college/_/letter/b

[rjv]

in other years, it was hard to see some players switch commitments but in a year when we have landed 3 five star players it's not that big in the overall scheme. if toledo and smu had higher ranked recruiting classes than we did i'd really be pissed off...

[Sisk]

Wow, Boise has 6 DBs in the NFL, aggy has 2.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college/_/letter/b

Wait, you're telling me Sherman didn't put DBs in the NFL? I don't believe it.

Who was the HC for those 6 DBs at Boise?

[DMX7]

Sherman started coaching at A&M in 2008, does 2007 and earlier pre-date Texas A&M football?

[Sisk]

Sherman started coaching at A&M in 2008, does 2007 and earlier pre-date Texas A&M football?

You're going to bring up Fran? Uh...

[Clipper Nation]

Wow, Boise has 6 DBs in the NFL, aggy has 2.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/college/_/letter/b

Yates has a lot to do with that, he put Boise on the map as DBU during his first stint with the program as defensive backs coach....

[rjv]

Wait, you're telling me Sherman didn't put DBs in the NFL? I don't believe it.

Who was the HC for those 6 DBs at Boise?

the aggie secondary has been awful for years. it is certainly not a good thing when we lose recruits for these positions but we still have some time to try to get a safety. the plus side is we have some pass rushers that should help. one of the reasons the aggie secondary was torn up this year was our inability to get to the QB. when we had von miller and moore the last 2 seasons our stats against the pass were much better.

[ThePop]

Sounds like Zaycovan Henderson to Texas Tech.

[rjv]

nice get for tech. their defense should continue to improve

[jefe82]

Strong better get some juco DTs or we are going to be in deep water.

[DesignatedT]

With Petersen gone, Boise will be irrelevant. You're crazy if you think they will have the same success without him.

[Clipper Nation]

With Petersen gone, Boise will be irrelevant. You're crazy if you think they will have the same success without him.

:lmao Aggy
:lmao Irrelevant now that Johnny Inbred's gone

[DesignatedT]

:lmao Aggy
:lmao Irrelevant now that Johnny Inbred's gone

Mountain West.

[Vito Corleone]

Okay, I'm really bothered by losing Henderson, but one recruiting class isn't going to make or break The University. But Strong better get on the recruiting trail or he will be playing from behind the 8 ball.

[benefactor]

None of this is surprising. Some recruits from this class are going to be lost, obviously. If it's defensive players that are bailing, then that tells me they were more interested in coming to UT to be coddled by Mack instead of playing for a coach who fielded a top defense in the nation last season.

Texas fans need to be realistic going into this. Strong is not going to walk in the door, sit on the nest and start shitting out golden eggs. The Longhorns should still win 9-10 games but with a whole new coach, assistants and system on both sides of the ball this next season will be a transition year. We should really start seeing the benefits the second season of Strong's tenure...after a year of his recruiting and leadership are in the books and his culture begins to really establish itself.

[Bloeddyr10]

Highlights from the annual Under Armour Combine in Orlando.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6vjJDrRD04

One thing stood out to me. James Proche II from the Prime Prep played extremely well against the LSU commit Kevin Tolliver II.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Okay, I'm really bothered by losing Henderson, but one recruiting class isn't going to make or break The University. But Strong better get on the recruiting trail or he will be playing from behind the 8 ball.

Same here. Trey decommitting doesn't bother me as much as Zaycovan Henderson does. I like Henderson better. Coach Strong desperately needs to get his staff in place in order to gain ground in recruiting. He talked about getting coaches on the staff with Texas ties but that hasn't come into existence yet. The only coach with Texas ties would be Vance Bedford but that's only because he is a Texas Alumni. Despite that, I'm not sure that he even has many ties through recruiting in the state. I understand Coach Strong wanting to bring the guys that he has familiarity with from Louisville and I know that's important, I just wish we could get a bigger attractive name as the offensive coordinator. Especially since the recruits are watching for someone that they have heard of and can get excited about. Also the coordinator is important since he will have free range to run the offense, according to Strong, as he is so defense oriented.

[yavozerb]

From Vance bedford twitter acct:

56m Tom Jurich has not picked a head coach yet. Until then I am still in the hunt. Go Cards

[TFloss32]

Sounds like Zaycovan Henderson to Texas Tech.

Hope Strong has some ideas.

Currently sitting at ZERO DT commits for 2013 and 2014.

[TFloss32]

24/7 reporting Louisville's RB coach, Kenny Carter, will take the same position at Texas.

[TFloss32]

JUCO TE Blake Whiteley of Arizona Western has committed to Texas, per 24/7.

[bluetrumpet]

So, Porter is out? We need some Texas connections

[bluebellmaniac]

None of this is surprising. Some recruits from this class are going to be lost, obviously. If it's defensive players that are bailing, then that tells me they were more interested in coming to UT to be coddled by Mack instead of playing for a coach who fielded a top defense in the nation last season.

Texas fans need to be realistic going into this. Strong is not going to walk in the door, sit on the nest and start shitting out golden eggs. The Longhorns should still win 9-10 games but with a whole new coach, assistants and system on both sides of the ball this next season will be a transition year. We should really start seeing the benefits the second season of Strong's tenure...after a year of his recruiting and leadership are in the books and his culture begins to really establish itself.

Yes, but you are on a ST forum. So the expectation is an unbeaten season with a national championship. If we even beat anyone by less than 6 TDs, they will calling for his head. The calls for a change after even the first loss will be unbearable. Expect a long season given the expectations of a spoiled fan base.

[rjv]

None of this is surprising. Some recruits from this class are going to be lost, obviously. If it's defensive players that are bailing, then that tells me they were more interested in coming to UT to be coddled by Mack instead of playing for a coach who fielded a top defense in the nation last season.

Texas fans need to be realistic going into this. Strong is not going to walk in the door, sit on the nest and start shitting out golden eggs. The Longhorns should still win 9-10 games but with a whole new coach, assistants and system on both sides of the ball this next season will be a transition year. We should really start seeing the benefits the second season of Strong's tenure...after a year of his recruiting and leadership are in the books and his culture begins to really establish itself.

what doesn't help is that he obviously lacks the backing of some powerful alumni. the worst thing about what mccombs said was that it put pressure on strong before he's even had his first practice. i would imagine he has a very short leash to work with and that's a lot of pressure to be hit with right off the bat. but strong probably knew what he was getting into.

[ThePop]

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[Halberto]

Yes, but you are on a ST forum. So the expectation is an unbeaten season with a national championship. If we even beat anyone by less than 6 TDs, they will calling for his head. The calls for a change after even the first loss will be unbearable. Expect a long season given the expectations of a spoiled fan base.


I think this mentality only applies to idiots like michael jordan

[pgardn]

Yes, but you are on a ST forum. So the expectation is an unbeaten season with a national championship. If we even beat anyone by less than 6 TDs, they will calling for his head. The calls for a change after even the first loss will be unbearable. Expect a long season given the expectations of a spoiled fan base.


This is is for the fan who has not been a fan very long and does not know what UT has been through.
UH put up 77 points on us. We lost a national championship against Georgia on a fumbled punt that should have never been fielded. The list of failure is there. That's why 2005 was so sweet and not an Alabama ho hum here we are again.

[leemajors]

This is is for the fan who has not been a fan very long and does not know what UT has been through.
UH put up 77 points on us. We lost a national championship against Georgia on a fumbled punt that should have never been fielded. The list of failure is there. That's why 2005 was so sweet and not an Alabama ho hum here we are again.

was that Ware or Klingler? I can't remember but I listened to it on the radio at a family deer lease :lol

[pgardn]

was that Ware or Klingler? I can't remember but I listened to it on the radio at a family deer lease :lol

Pretty sure it was Ware.

I listened to it on the radio as well. I think it was cold and raining in San Antonio. Altogether miserable.