2013 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[TFloss32]

Some of you may have read these before, but this is from an Alabama site and it's a compilation of meltdown threads from all of the schools who had bad games or lost that week. Really funny stuff. The Shaggy guys were the best last year:

http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2012/9/1...-meltdown-time

"Just heard from my brother that Bama doesn't plan to bring a punter to Fayetteville."

[TFloss32]

More from 2014 RB/FB Daniel Gresham and 2014 OL Demetrius Knox (OrangeBloods):

"It was a great experience overall. When went through the tunnel down on the field, I didn't even say anything to Demetrius and he didn't say anything to me, but in the movies they talk about first time you walk on the field and you get chills. He said that happened to him and I said the same thing. The first time being there for me so it was amazing," Gresham said.

"We went up to the coaches' offices and watched film of the game," Gresham said. "Coach Brown was telling us 'I want to stay in touch as much as I can, but I don't want to bug you. I'll Facebook you every now and then. I want you to know I care about you and Texas cares about you, and when someone blows you up and sends you 130 letters, that doesn't mean they care about you more than I do. I'm just letting you breath." Me and Demetrius liked that a lot."

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"The highlights were the atmosphere," Knox added. "It was crazy. For the first time, I got chills. And the coaching staff and players treated us like we were family already."

"Mack Brown just told us how much he wanted us. He said that he thinks we can make a big impact for their team and help win a national championship," Knox said. "I really wanted to (commit) but I knew it was for the best if I waited."

"It was just amazing - the stadium, the fans. The thing that kind of caught me by surprise, when the game started, I looked up and I could see Demetrius out of the corner of my eye. We both just started laughing. 'Bro, they're playing New Mexico, and there are 100,000 people here. Think if they're playing Baylor or the OU game,'" Knox said. "The fans helped out a lot. Walking down, some random fan came up. He was like 'Demetrius Knox, hope to see you down here. Daniel Gresham, we have big things in store for you.' It felt good that they knew who we were, that theie fans are that committed to the team."

"UT is still No. 1 for me. Nobody is touching them," Knox said.

"But I'm not going to commit during the season," Knox said.

[TFloss32]

Highlights of the New Mexico game and player/coach interviews:

http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=333982

http://vimeo.com/49098463

[TFloss32]

Player/coach interviews as Texas prepares to take on Ole Miss:

http://vimeo.com/49203429

[the chronic]

"Walking down, some random fan came up. He was like 'Demetrius Knox, hope to see you down here. Daniel Gresham, we have big things in store for you.'"

Floss, are they referring to you????

[TFloss32]

Floss, are they referring to you????

I'm crazy but not that bad. It was actually Mex with his video camera.

[TFloss32]

Ole Miss has two big visitors this weekend; DE Robert Nkemdiche (brother plays at Ole Miss) and JUCO TE Beau Sandland.

[leemajors]

simmer down tfloss

[TFloss32]

simmer down tfloss

My bad. Computer issues today.

[TheMex]

I'm crazy but not that bad. It was actually Mex with his video camera.

Lol!! I thought about doing that with Swoopes but didn't want to make a fool of myself.

[TheMex]

Btw, I didn't take any good videos last weekend so I just took this boring one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hdp...1&feature=plcp

[Hook 'em Horns]

For those who are going to the game this weekend, do any of yall know where you can park before noon? I've noticed that some of the general lots do not open at 6am like the UMAA Foundation lots. The South lot doesn't open until noon but I figured The Grove would be rockin by then.

[TFloss32]

Great story on QB Sherrod Harris' UT career. It's just one example of how poorly Mack and his staff handled and recruited the position from 2008 to 2010.

http://www.lakenlitman.com/LakenLitm....narrative.pdf

[TFloss32]

Derek David (former Rockdale LB) in jail again:

http://www.kmil.com/story.php?id=19515

[TFloss32]

Notre Dame moving all sports, other than football, to ACC. Did DeLoss get played?

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...all-hockey-acc

[TFloss32]

Bizarre story about a gay football player getting kicked off of his college team because of a kiss from his 65-year old boyfriend:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ot-booted-team

[leemajors]

I wonder when that relationship started

[TFloss32]

Quotes from 2014 S Edwin Freeman of Arlington Bowie (24/7):

“Right now I have a top three,” said Freeman. “It is currently Texas A&M, Texas and then Oklahoma in that order. I’m still looking at other schools, but those are my three favorite at the moment.”

“Honestly Texas and Texas A&M aren’t that far apart on my favorites list,” he explained. “I mean, yeah, I list the Aggies as my number one, but Texas is right there in the mix too. It’s like a 1A and 1B type deal. I guess you could say they’re both my number ones, but A&M just has a slight advantage because they offered me first.”

“The reason A&M is my number one is pretty simple,” said Freeman. “Like I said, they were my first offer. To me, it seems like they were the first to really get on me and like me, so that stands out. I also like the fact they play in the SEC against the nation’s toughest compe ion, but them being first to offer is the main reason.”

“Texas is my favorite school and always has been,” Freeman told Hookem.com. “They are who I’ve grown up watching and rooting for. They win a lot and always have great players and coaches. Plus they have success putting guys out at the next level, in the NFL. They do a lot of good things and have a good program.”

“Oklahoma always has had a good program too,” said Freeman. “They’re constantly a contender just like Texas and they seem to always get the best out of their players. They win a lot too. I’m not familiar with them as much as I am Texas and Texas A&M though. I don’t know as much about them.”

“I don’t have any plans to make a decision yet,” Freeman explained. “It won’t be right now for sure. I want to go through my season and see what happens first. I’d also like to see them as well in person, but don’t have any visits setup, so I may have to visit after the season. I don’t really know yet. After that, I’ll take a better look at the schools then go from there. ”

“It really all comes down to compe ion,” Freeman said. “I want to be around great players and play against great players, because that makes you a great player too when you go up against the best every day. Obviously academics are another big thing for me, because I want to get a degree in case football doesn’t work out. Those are my main two things I want from a school, besides just liking the actual school itself.”

[Ballin42]

What do you know... Texas I picked for an upset this week...

[TFloss32]

LSU loses four players to academic issues (including DeSoto OL Evan Washington):

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ligible-season

[TFloss32]

What do you know... Texas I picked for an upset this week...

Who put UT on upset alert? I expect one of the College GameDay guys to do so even if it is just an attention grab.

[Ballin42]

http://www.youtube.com/user/kevindur...e=results_main

[Ballin42]

http://www.youtube.com/user/kevindur...e=results_main

[rkell87]

Caleb Benenoch Impressed By Texas A&M, Texas No Longer Leader
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...state-spartans

A recent visit has shaken things up for one of the top uncommitted prospects in Texas.

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Sep 12, 2012 - It's been a wild ride over the last few months for 2013 Katy (TX) Seven Lakes offensive lineman Caleb Benenoch.

Back in the spring, he was committed to Michigan State and his recruitment seemed over. Then, his stock began to explode, the offers started pouring in, and the 6-5, 321-pounder who projects as an interior lineman at the next level decided to open up his recruitment.

He picked up a Texas offer at a summer camp in early June after having some success against Texas pledge Jake Raulerson, who knows Benenoch from the camp circuit, and then picked up another from Oklahoma at a satellite camp in Houston. It was at that time that he decided to decommit from the Spartans.

Having grown up a Longhorn fan, Benenoch named Texas as his leader and had planned to announce during his homecoming game in late September. However, an offer from UCLA pushed back his timetable to after the season, and he currently plans on taking some of his official visits at that time.

The most recent trip for Benenoch was the short drive from the Houston area to College Station, where he took in the Texas A&M-Florida contest. The atmosphere impressed the big, raw lineman ($):

It was crazy, I give it a 10 out of 10. I've never seen anything like that before. From the moment we walked in, to when they started playing those videos, the crowd and the 12th Man, it was ridiculous. I couldn't hear myself think sometimes because it was so loud. I got this chills standing on the sideline before the game.

It was the best college football environment I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to comparing it to all the other visits I take like when I go to UT, UCLA and places like that. Hands down, A&M was the best I've seen yet. Baylor was pretty crazy last weekend but it was on a whole different level at Kyle Field.

Kyle Field made such an impression on Benenoch that he backed off days later from talk that Texas is his leader ($):

Texas used to be, but I'm not too sure anymore. I went to the Texas A&M-Florida game and the atmosphere was really good. Now I just want to take these visits to games and see how it is at each school - see how the atmosphere is.

The next official visit for the Seven Lakes product is to Oklahoma next weekend to take in the game against Kansas State in the Big 12 opener for both schools.

With Benenoch now open-minded about the process, which school will eventually win out for his services?

[ThePop]

247 says Texas is no longer recruiting RSJ at this point in time. No reason is given, but I have a hunch why.

RSJ: Gonna take some unofficial visits soon...Texas LSU A&M and some official visits at a later date Oregon USC and others

Shame