2013 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[TFloss32]

An Ohio State site has a video interview with 2014 RB/FB Daniel Gresham and 2014 OL Demetrius Knox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUuhtTmxdA

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Gonna have to disagree with the comments here. RSJ is the best player in state and the Texas staff is paid top dollar to put in long hours to reel in talent that wins championships. Getting the 5* players will always be 100x harder b/c everybody puts it all on the line resource wise b/c guys like this win championships. To act like Texas is above this when the Bamas, USCs and LSUs grind out these recruitments does not make sense to me. Regarding Hunter Jr and Devon Allen, they are simply not the same caliber player nor do they have the upside of RSJ.

I can assure you there is more to the recruitment than we will ever know. Although I do not want to pass speculation off as fact, we do know he de-committed without the knowledge of his high school coach who was shocked at the news. Then, his AAU coach became involved in his recruitment and made a trip to Austin with RSJ. I don't want treat this as shenanigans just because he is getting help from his AAU coach b/c lots of these people could be good role models in a recruits life. However, I don't see how Texas would just drop RSJ based on speculation we didn't want to deal with prima donnas - when we wait for several top recruits to the end every year. That just doesn't make sense.

Well said. I agree. All signs point to something shady going on with RSJ's recruitment on HIS end, not ours.

[TFloss32]

Inside Texas reporting that there are transfer rumors surrounding WR John Harris. He's apparently not happy about the lack of playing time and that he's been somewhat passed up on the depth chart by two freshmen (Jones and Sanders).

[TFloss32]

Per 24/7, OL/DL Andrew Billings' announcement date has been pushed back yet again. The family has decided to take an unofficial visit to TCU this weekend. He's also recently been offered by Oklahoma but that's not supposed have anything to do with the delay.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

How do we know that RSJ is the best player in the state? Because Ketch and Rivals says so? No single player is good enough to get worked up over losing. As good as Vince was he still had another 27 guys on that roster that made it to the NFL besides him.

I remember when we cried about losing Calhoun and Washington, neither has panned out.

Remember the can't miss Fred Rouse or Perrloser

RSJ is no can't miss prospect, he is going to be a TE by the time he reports to camp and he doesn't want to accept this fact.

Now I don't know if RSJ is being manipulated, but Texas has 2 guys committed that have season ending knee injuries. Both are lesser prospects than RSJ. So we know not recruiting him has nothing to do with his injury.

We recruited Jeffcoat to the end same with Hicks and a few guys we missed on, so we know we are willing to stick it out as kids drag out their recruitment.

So why do we stop recruiting a kid like him?

I think we know the real reason, it's the fire at the root of all that smoke.

RSJ is one of the top recruits in the state hands down. And you're right in pointing out that he may well not pan out as a great college football player but no one person is really a guarantee.... i.e. Garrett Gilbert. But you have to do what it takes to bring in the top players because they give you the best probability for production. We wouldn't be able to go out and get DII kids and win just based off of our name being Texas. Vince Young did play with alot of NFL talents but even still its hard to imagine Texas winning the National Championship without him. Football is the biggest team sport in America, you need 11 guys at a time doing the right thing to be successful. If you're missing one stud at one position that could be the clutch that trips you up against the Alabama's of the world. Like chronic said, if Alabama, LSU and other power house/national championship teams wait to the end then we can too. The coaches showed last year that they will wait on some top recruits, if its worth it. I think that they didnt stop recruiting RSJ because they didnt want to wait or felt like they didnt need a top player's services, but because of some other serious concern.

[TFloss32]

Utah fan gets stared down by BYU coach, Bronco Mendenhall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsTs9QhQNU

[the chronic]

How do we know that RSJ is the best player in the state? Because Ketch and Rivals says so? No single player is good enough to get worked up over losing. As good as Vince was he still had another 27 guys on that roster that made it to the NFL besides him.

I've seen RSJ play in person. My cousin is a '14 recruit and we saw RSJ at the rivals 5* challenge. Both of us though he looked better than expected, and even before I saw him in person I thought he was top player in state from his film. I think he can be a WR and don't understand all talk of TE either.

I think pointing Vince out may be a bad example considering his performance in Rose Bowls, although I agree with the point.

[Vito Corleone]

I've seen RSJ play in person. My cousin is a '14 recruit and we saw RSJ at the rivals 5* challenge. Both of us though he looked better than expected, and even before I saw him in person I thought he was top player in state from his film. I think he can be a WR and don't understand all talk of TE either.

I think pointing Vince out may be a bad example considering his performance in Rose Bowls, although I agree with the point.

The kid is very athletic, there is no doubt of this, but the fact is he is still growing and going to get heavier. He is already 230, by the time he reports I fully expect him to be over 240 and possibly 250. It's just what happens to kids with his body type. It's not a downgrade to say he is growing into a TE, he could be another Gresham or even Kellen Winslow, but the kid will not be a WR on the next level and he is kidding himself if he thinks he will be.

Even the kid from last year that went to Missouri is already so big he is playing a hybrid TE now.

This isn't about RSJ on the field, I guarantee this, this is about other people starting to get in his ear. Any time Oregon suddenly gets in the picture, a red flag always goes up in my mind. I'm not worried about losing out on a top WR prospect, I would rather play it safe and possibly go after another top prospect. Also keep in mind we have other receivers in our system with his body type what we need is receivers with speed that can stretch the defense.

[TheMex]

I can't believe that some of you guys are already making excuses about RSJ, that's ridiculous. Of course we want him!!! If he grows, play him somewhere else. The kid is a natural athlete. Lets just move on, this one stings, hopefully Devon Allen, Robbie Rhodes, or whoever we get as a WR pans out.

[TheMex]

The Big XII Conference is the best right now according to stats:

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/b...o&id=51408&wjb

[Vito Corleone]

I can't believe that some of you guys are already making excuses about RSJ, that's ridiculous. Of course we want him!!! If he grows, play him somewhere else. The kid is a natural athlete. Lets just move on, this one stings, hopefully Devon Allen, Robbie Rhodes, or whoever we get as a WR pans out.

Not making excuses, it is what it is. There is only two possible reasons for doing what they did.

1. He is becoming a circus and the staff wants no part of it.

2. There is fire with this smoke and this recruitment is starting to get dirty.

But you are correct, we need to just move on.

[TFloss32]

Two cool videos to recap the Ole Miss weekend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXw71EQBSpk

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2012/...ole-miss-funny

[TFloss32]

Weekly meltdown thread. Mostly Tennessee fans this time:

http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2012/9/1...ime-week-three

[TFloss32]

A look at the BCS standings if they came out this week:

http://www.bcsguru.com/bcs_standings.htm

[DMX7]

I can't believe that some of you guys are already making excuses about RSJ, that's ridiculous. Of course we want him!!! If he grows, play him somewhere else. The kid is a natural athlete. Lets just move on, this one stings, hopefully Devon Allen, Robbie Rhodes, or whoever we get as a WR pans out.

Supposedly, he only wants to play WR... and might also want to play basketball. Also, someone mentioned that he is related to Eric erson (Fmr. SMU running back), and that man absolutely hates Texas which means it would be even harder to get him.

[billfromlaketravis]

Per 24/7, Texas has reached out to blue-chip WR Laquon Treadwell of Crete, Illinois. He mentioned that the staff called him this afternoon and he plans on returning the call tomorrow. He was unofficially visiting Ole Miss last weekend so he's had the opportunity to see the Horns up close already. According to the report, he's not supposed to be making a decision any time soon, so Texas has an opportunity to get in the race.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...eadwell-127250

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHixJO4m6g

Very opportune time to start hitting the deep ball and drop 66 points.

[TFloss32]

Per 24/7, Texas has reached out to blue-chip WR LaQuon Treadwell of Crete, Illinois. He mentioned that the staff called him this afternoon and he plans on returning the call tomorrow. He was unofficially visiting Ole Miss last weekend so he's had the opportunity to see the Horns up close already. According to the report, he's not supposed to be making a decision any time soon, so Texas has a chance to get in the race.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...eadwell-127250

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHixJO4m6g

[TFloss32]

According to 24/7, this is the list of S Marcell Harris' remaining official visits:

-September 22 = Oklahoma
-October 6 = Florida
-October 13 = Florida State
-October 27 = South Carolina

He may also unofficially visit Clemson somewhere in there.

[TFloss32]

TCU loses their starting RB for the year:

http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/story/...es-rest-season

[TFloss32]

24/7 mentioning that Stacy Searels will be in Louisiana tomorrow night to watch 2014 OL Cameron Robinson of West Monroe.

[TFloss32]

Also from 24/7, WR Devon Allen of Phoenix, AZ has named UCLA his current leader after his official visit last weekend. I think the gameday atmosphere for West Virginia weekend in Austin plus the football/track combo UT offers is going to make a huge difference here (assuming the staff continues to push). Tough to tell what their plans at WR are for now.

[TFloss32]

WR LaQuon Treadwell talked to UT sooner than we thought. Here's a tweet from him:

"Just talked to TEXAS!!! UT that's big !!"

[ThePop]

Tough to tell indeed, I hope they know what they're doing.

[Vito Corleone]

Tough to tell indeed, I hope they know what they're doing.

Well if they suck they will soon be unemployed so we shall see.

[TFloss32]

Quotes from WR LaQuon Treadwell (OrangeBloods):

"They (Texas) called my school today and talked to my offensive coordinator," Treadwell said. "Once I got home, they called and I talked to the wide receivers coach (Darrell Wyatt) for about 30 minutes. It was a long, nice talk about everything. We introduced ourselves and he just talked to me about Texas."

"Texas has a high-powered offense. Their running backs set up the deep passes on play-action passes. They can slow it down, speed it up. They have a great offense, they threw a bunch of deep passes and let their wide receivers make plays," Treadwell said.

"We kind of talked about visits. He said he wouldn't be calling me for nothing," Treadwell said. "I saw the offense last week, but he wants me to get down there. He said to talk to my mom, if I decide to give them a chance, he's going to recruit me hard. He said to talk to my mom, if she's okay with it, I'll call him back tomorrow and he's going to recruit me hard."

"It's Texas. What's not to like about Texas? It's been a great program for a long time, since Vince Young was there," Treadwell said. "They're high in the ranks of great programs. That's kind of big on my mind. They usually don't recruit out of state out Texas, so that's big for me."