He seems like a guy that is just interested in the hype, buzz and collecting offers. He is a great talent, but I don't think there is any real smoke there. Just my personal opinion. We only take 1 or 2 OOS guys a year and if we take DGB and Connor we are already about to max out. We pursued several other guys besides them hard too (Peat, Theus, Agholor). I just don't think there is any chance he comes to the 40.
Definitely a slim chance considering he wants to enroll in college early. He needs to make a decision in the next week or two if that's the case. The West Coast schools have the advantage for sure. My biggest thing is the staff going balls out no matter what. I really like the effort they're putting in with other big names, so we'll see if Armstead gets a call.
Quick quotes from QB Bo Wallace along with some film:
"He (Harsin) talked to my coaches last week I think. He said they were trying to see how Case (McCoy) and (David) Ash played in the bowl game," Wallace said. "McCoy didn't really play. He said when we talked that he wanted to get a gauge on my interest and everything that's going on."
"The whole situation, being Texas, they go straight to the top. If I'm coming on a visit, I'm really excited about it."
"I'm just a compe or. Going back to high school, I've been lucky enough to win a lot of games," Wallace said. "I consider myself a winner. We had good stats this year but it wasn't' about the numbers. It was about winning games and winning a championship, and that's what I plan to do wherever I go."
"It's Texas. It's one of the biggest programs in college football," Wallace said. "Growing up, watching Colt, VY (Vince Young), even back to Simms, I've always watched Texas when they're on TV. I like their whole program."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPOPN...layer_embedded
Pics from the Army Bowl practices:
LB Tim Cole
WR Dorial Green-Beckham
DE Hassan Ridgeway
ATH Kendall Sanders
Huge. Earthquake, seismic shock waves throughout Texas huge. Texas wants to win now. Right now. I do think Mack approved bringing Bo Wallace in, but he's allowing his coaches to do their jobs to the best of their abilities.
I'm not sure what happened, if Mack got a push or if he's doing the pushing, but this playing for 2013 BS gets buried if / when Wallace enrolls at Texas.
Texas is a QB away from winning the Big 12 next year. I think everyone on the Texas staff understands that.
I think bringing in Wallace (should he sign with Texas) does a few things:
1) He will push Ash. Ash was asked to be a game manager against Cal, now he might be asked to be a complete quarterback with Wallace pushing him.
2) It stabilizes the QB position. Texas should be able to count on 3 more years with Ash, and 3 more years with Wallace. That's two veteran QBs in the program. When was the last time Texas had that necessity? VY and Nordgren are the most recent.
3) It will allow Brewer to redshirt. No more burning Brewer's shirt in case of emergency. He'll sit and develop. Thank goodness.
4) It allows Texas to roll the dice with Swoopes. This could change the Barrett vs. Swoopes dynamic. Ash and Wallace will have 2 more years of eligibility left when the 2013 QB reports. If Texas goes with Swoopes, he would have at least 2 years develop in the program. He shouldn't be asked to play right away. I feel comfortable giving Harsin at least 2 years to get Swoopes ready. If Texas signs Wallace, I'm officially in the Swoopes Camp to stay.
5) Don Draper once said, "If you don't like what is being said, change the conversation." Thomas Johnson and DGB are hearing negative recruiting every single day about Texas' QBs. How many of those schools will be able to say that they have a First Team All American JUCO QB coming in with the 2012 class? Bo Wallace isn't Darron Thomas or Tyler Wilson, but again it changes the conversation.
I like Texas' chances with Wallace. Ole Miss is interested, MS State just offered, Wallace will visit Indiana and Baylor before he visits Texas. Not the stiffest compe ion. Wallace needs to make a quick decision because he intends to be a spring enrollee. Should he visit Texas this weekend, he'll have about a week to decide. I believe Texas' spring enrollment deadline is January 15th.
Did I mention this ground breaking? Go get him Harsin.
Just a gut feeling, but I think Akina sticks with it and goes hard after Harris. I think it's different than the Agholor situation because Agholor has made it quite clear that he wants to play WR. If Texas couldn't at least keep the door cracked for Agholor to play DB, I can understand punting on him. Plus, Texas landed Kendall Sanders instead. I'm fine with that.
Unless there's a fast riser in state like Colbert this year, I think Akina will stay on Harris until the end.
Two visits before Harris starts the spring semester of his junior year demonstrates his sincere interest. The Harris family seems to also like Texas. I find his top 2 of FSU and Texas pretty interesting. I wouldn't like where the Florida program is right now either.
Armstead's father is grew up in or was born in Fort Worth. The Armsteads are also tight with Texas legend LaSalle Thompson. There's definitely an in there if Texas wants to pursue it. I hope they do. If Texas were to somehow land Armstead, it would give them the freedom to start off Bluiett at TE.
Pics from the Army Bowl practices:
LB Tim Cole
WR Dorial Green-Beckham
DE Hassan Ridgeway
ATH Kendall Sanders
Ridgeway looks like a leaner Mario Edwards. Beast. Hassan could very quietly become the best DE on the Texas roster in a few years.
Hadn't examined this angle much since I read the Wallace news, but it's a legit point. This could give Harsin the opportunity to take the better athlete that's not as developed (Swoopes) if he wanted to go that route.
Per Hook Em 247, Wallace was offered a scholarship by Coach Harsin last night. Wallace will visit Indiana this week, followed by Baylor and then Texas on Saturday. He has a visit planned to MS State next week.
My feeling is everything is all but done and the details will be ironed out on Saturday. Wallace is a spring enrollee so he'll have only a few days to make his decision should he for some odd reason decide not to commit to UT on the spot. Unless he has the urge to be thorough, I doubt the visit to Mississippi State even happens. Really great news that he can be on campus for spring ball.
Last edited by TFloss32; 01-04-2012 at 11:35 AM.
Also from Hook 'Em 24/7, Mack Brown will be doing a school and in-home visit with DE Caleb Bluiett tomorrow.
That seems to be the general feeling. I agree, Wallace probably commits on Saturday.
According to his Twitter, DB Adrian Phillips will have surgery next week on the shoulder he injured at mid-season and is expected to be out four to six months. He's most likely going to miss spring ball.
That's a recurring injury for Adrian. I hope this fixes it.
More from Hook 'Em 24/7. Mack Brown stopped in Brownwood today to see DB Kevin Vaccaro and also made a trip to Mineral Wells to see DB Adrian Colbert. Off to Beaumont to see DE Caleb Bluiett tomorrow.
Wow...this is awesome. Most exciting news since Gray committed. Best of all(as Bill mentioned) Brewer is not going to have to come in and be expected to be the savior. He can ease in slowly and develop properly.
Why did Wallace go juco route? Who was he recruited by and what was he rated?
2 star (Rivals)
Committed to Arkansas State
Had an offer from Tennessee Tech
Idk why he ended up at a juco
To add to that...
"Wallace earned 2011 NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2011 after leading Eastern Mississippi C.C. to a national championship, setting an NJCAA single-season records for most passing yards (4,604), total yards offense (4,810) and most touchdowns thrown (53). In the Lions' national championship game, he threw seven TD passes for the fourth time in his career. Wallace redshirted at Arkansas State in 2010 and will enroll at a Division I school in January with three years of eligibility remaining."
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1314381
To give us an idea of Bo's talent, if you would assess him a star rating, as Rivals does, how many stars would he deserve?
Out of HS he was rated a 2 star, would he be rated the equivalent of a 3, 4 or 5 star?
Bo Wallace is ranked #46 in Rivals JUCO 50 (updated on 12/26/2011). The only QB. He's a 3 star per Rivals. Star rankings aren't everything, but they're a benchmark.
I'd give Wallace another star because he put those numbers in the best JUCO league in the country. Mississippi JUCOs have stocked plenty of SEC rosters.
whoa...
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CraigHaubert Craig Haubert
#1 overall player DE Mario Edwards who is just shy of 300 pounds just did a back flip on the field - very impressive. #UAGame #FSU
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Not sure if this has been posted but according to Ashley Brewer's twitter her brother will be the starter for his team at the UA game. Must mean he is doing pretty well there. Exciting.
Ash_Brew Ashley Brewer
What a dream come true for my brother @ConnorBrewer7. He will be the starting quarterback in tomorrow's ESPN UnderArmour All American game!
Looks like Texas just solved their kicking problems.
http://www.insidetexas.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27660
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