Big XII pre-season poll released:
http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/texas/post?id=5219
”9. Texas Tech -- Outside of Kansas State, this was the biggest shocker for me to see. Texas Tech had a solid offense last year, even without its leading rusher and tons of injuries along the offensive line. The Red Raiders have a lot of potential coming off a disappointing 2011 campaign, but I expect Tech to stay healthy, and if that happens, they'll be in a bowl game. Ninth place? We'll see about that.”
delusional ESPN Tech fan
Last edited by Blake; 07-23-2012 at 05:19 PM.
Thus why I sound like a broken record.
That's your own fault for failing to read.
Safety from the class of 2013 named Shaan Washington reportedly committed to A&M.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/pelicanpreps...hington-134040
lol, nice touch. But I would still only put them ahead of Iowa St and Kansas.
Tech has the potential to be as high as 4th or as low as 7th, imo.
I lock them ahead of Iowa St, Kansas and Baylor, for sure.
Agreed. But I wouldn't put them ahead of Baylor right now until I see them play, same reason that I wouldn't put Texas ahead of Kansas St. I think Texas should be 4 in the preseason poll. It's preseason so who cares anyway, the good news is that they do have to play each other and we will find out whats up. That's what I love about the upcoming season, we can assume and we could analyze before the preseason but we really do not know what will get. Fun times ahead of us.
Baylor lost their big time skill players while Tech returns a bunch of [healthy] starters and has a favorable schedule.
UT could finish 2 or as low as 5, imo.
so.....any thoughts on who to try and pilfer from penn state? looks like silas reed will be heading to USC
Stanford did NOT offer OL Caleb Benenoch on his trip. UT remains in a great spot.
Former Miami head coach, Randy Shannon, has been hired as the LB coach for TCU.
Very nice hire for Patterson & TCU.
Update on 2014 RB/FB Daniel Gresham of Fort Worth All Saints (24/7). Interesting sidenote that former Texas RB Ramonce Taylor volunteers at the school from time to time.
“I’ve been hearing from Texas, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and a couple of more as of right now,” said Gresham. “It’s really picked up since last spring.”
“Me, Demetrius and Kendall, our wide receiver, went down to Texas for their camp,” explained Gresham. “We had to leave early, but on the way back, while we were sleeping, our head coach got a phone call and it was Coach (Mack) Brown. He wanted us to come back to his office, but we were already too far out of Austin. So I get home and my head coach texts me telling me to call Coach (Major) Applewhite. He told me that they really liked me and that they wanted to offer me.”
“After that, I’ve talked to both of them quite a bit,” said Gresham. “Coach Wyatt was the first one to talk to me from Texas and told me that they want me as a fullback. Shortly after that, Coach Applewhite talked to me and said that they want me to do it all. They see me as a fullback, tight end, h-back and running back.”
“To me, that’s very, very cool,” Gresham told Hookem.com. “I really like that idea. I like it a lot, really. Honestly, I used to play center but my dream position has always been running back. So to hear that he wants to use me as a running back, as a fullback, as a tight end or wideout or h-back, that really excites me. It pumps me up. Not too bad for a guy that was once a center, you know? I love to hit people and I love to run the ball, so that sounds like a lot of fun to me.”
“Ever since I’ve moved here, all I’ve heard about is Texas,” he said. “I mean, I moved here in 2005 when they beat USC for the national championship. That team was so good and fun to watch. Vince Young, Ramonce Taylor and all of those guys were awesome. There was so much speed and talent. Ever since then they have been a team that I like a lot. They are one of my favorite teams. I root for them.”
“Ramonce (Taylor) says that Texas is a great place,” said Gresham. “He helps out at our school some when he can, so I talk to him a lot when he’s there. He tells me all about it and says I’d really like it.”
"I really like Texas a lot,” said Gresham. “They’re a great school for football and for academics. I’ve rooted them on for a while now and they are a place I could see myself going for sure. Texas is always one of the top schools in the nation, so I kind of like that.”
Also from 24/7, Mack mentioned at Big XII Media Days that the staff has discussed holding a showcase camp in the month of July (starting in 2013) for the top recruits on Texas' radar. It would be much like what Florida does with their Friday Night Lights event or USC with their Rising Stars camp. It's like another Junior Day but in July. Not many specifics were given but it would probably involve recruits bringing their families along and Mack and the coaches would go all out to enterain them for a day or two. I imagine the recruits would also get a chance to have workouts with the coaches. I like the idea a lot versus just having the annual summer camps because it's more of an experience and another opportunity to get the elite kids on campus.
LSU's 24/7 site saying DE Torrodney Prevot no longer has a committable offer.
K Anthony Fera is a name being thrown around lately since UT needs an experienced player in that area and he's originally from Houston. 24/7 says Texas is interested in "at least one" Penn State guy so it could be him.
Here's K Anthony Fera's profile from the Penn State football site:
http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-...anthony00.html
awesome, I hadn't heard anything about texas and penn state players but I knew someone in here would have lol
Had a feeling that was going to happen once I heard he left LSU without committing on his last visit. Either way it's great news for the Ags.
Still a long way to go here and he's going to visit multiple schools before he commits. I don't see him pulling the trigger for at least a couple more months but I feel that whenever he commits, it will be a very solid commitment on his part. Don't see him switching his commitment back and forth like some of these kids do.
I hope this happens. A good fit at a need position, and he's only on scholarship for the 2012 season.
Fera was all Big Ten in 2011.
Many of you probably already saw this, but on 2014 S Nick Harvey who will be one of the top prospects in TX (#2 on LSR top 100). Not sure the story here.
@IMakePlays11 Top 5 schools: LSU, Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, and Arkansas..... in that order!
2012 Champion Gridiron Kings event takes place this weekend in Orlando, FL. It's going to air on ESPNU this Sunday night at 7 p.m. ET. All of the familiar names will be playing on the Southwest squad:
QB, DeVante Kincade, Dallas Skyline
RB, Altee Tenpenny, North Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
RB, Dontre Wilson, DeSoto
WR, Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit
WR, Ra'Shaad Samples, Dallas Skyline
WR, Jacorey Warrick, Cypress Falls
TE, Durham Smythe, Belton
LB, Deon Hollins, Jr., Fort Bend Marshall
LB, Mike Mitc , Plano Prestonwood Christian
CB, Noel Ellis, Edna Karr (New Orleans, LA)
CB/S, Maurice Smith, Fort Bend Dulles
S, Marcell Harris, Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL)
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2014 CB/S, Tony Brown, Beaumont Ozen
Looks like the freshmen got their uniforms this week:
LB Peter Jinkens
DE Bryce Cottrell
DT Malcom Brown and LB Tim Cole
TE Caleb Bluiett
WR Kendall Sanders and DT Malcom Brown
WR Kendall Sanders
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