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This news didn't really upset me like the decommitment news did. I guess it's because part of me didn't expect him to ever recommit.
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This news didn't really upset me like the decommitment news did. I guess it's because part of me didn't expect him to ever recommit.
I've heard this story before and its ed up, especially since its behind sorry ass Garrett Gilbert! Not to excuse the actions taken by the coaching staff in any way, but I honestly believe that similar situations like this happen at every program. High School football days were my most enjoyable years playing football as well, but I soon found out that football isn't so fun when business and politics are involved and you end up on the wrong side of the fence for whatever reason.
Gerry @ 247 saying Texas is no longer recruiting RSJ. No reason given.
I'm sad about the RSJ news. It's like realizing that you won't ever get back with your ex gf that you so much still love.
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This was written from the perspective of Sherrod Harris and is total bull . The reality is if he was the world beater the article portrayed him to be, the staff would not have benched him. He's also portrayed as if he was the top player in state or national 5* when in reality there was no more fan fare for his recruitment that any other recruit Texas goes after. The kid let the hype get to his head and never put in the work it takes.
You ever watch Sherrod and McCoy warm-up pre-game? I have from the sidelines several times. From 15 yards away McCoy would put the ball in the receivers hands 99.9% of the time. With Sherrod it was about 50% of the time, the other half the receiver would have to outstretch arms to pull it in.
So Texas doesn't want RSJ because he's visiting USC and Oregon?
He's the best player in the state and by all reports the Texas staff thinks this. I am sure the staff wouldn't stop recruiting him just because of wanting to take visits. Sure the staff just thinks the ship has sailed, or concerns over... well, it should go unsaid with Oregon's history recruiting in Texas. Hopefully it is not that because this kid is a tremendous talent. Sad to see Texas out of it.
Texas doesn't simply stop recruiting one of the best players out there for no reason.
Maybe it's not just a dislocated knee and Texas doesn't want to deal with that? The whole thing seems crazy to me. Any theories TFLoss or Bill? Anyone know any more detailed "inside" info? TexAgs can't believe it either.
Besides the irrelevance of how highly ranked and recruited he was as a high school player, my reason for feeling that its ed up is behind Mack playing Gilbert over Harris in the Championship game after telling Harris that he would play. Then Not allowing the guy to transfer was the worst disservice because it completely handicaps the kids chances for future success. Im definitely not upset about McCoy playing over him for obvious reasons. McCoy was one of the best quarterbacks to ever play at Texas so no pity from me there. The better man plays point blank, but its hard to believe that Gilbert was so much better than Harris considering the stage they were playing on and Harris' time spent in the program along with his knowledge of the offense. I don't pretend to know the truth about it all so Im just speaking from what I have read. Their is definitely two sides to a story and this could all be bull like u said.
Per 24/7, OL Caleb Benenoch has said he will be visiting Austin on October 6th for the West Virginia game.
I've been to several practices and seen him from sidelines and Harris simply was not even remotely accurate. He was a significant drop-off from Gilbert. I doubt the coaches told him he was the man. But we'll all never know.
There's definitely some bias in that write-up but what I found most interesting is the Gilbert angle. Mack truly bet the farm on the kid without having any sort of contingency plan in place and the Texas program is still paying for it.
Hard to give my view without looking like a bitter Texas homer because I'm not at all and only mildly surprised by this, but I think Mack and his staff have simply grown tired of the circus. They've done their best since June to accommodate RSJ's family and his overly-involved AAU coach, but there are certain lines they're just not going to cross. It doesn't matter that Texas is RSJ's favorite (emphasis on RSJ) because those around him have other plans.
Every recruiting cycle Texas is accused of pulling out of certain races because they're spoiled, want everyone to commit right away or are unwilling to put in the effort, but more often than not they end up looking smart because they had their reasons for doing so. It has nothing to do with his knee injury because Mack always honors scholarship offers to injured players. Hicks, James and Huhn are three examples in the 2013 class alone. I'm glad it's over but it's a shame because RSJ may not end up where he wants to go and Texas misses out on a great talent.
I'm looking for WR Torii Hunter, Jr. or another OOS guy to be offered soon.
Last edited by TFloss32; 09-13-2012 at 01:53 PM.
This is, somehow, a weird situation. I really wanna know why they stopped recruiting him. I share your thoughts Floss, about the people around having other plans.
Another thing I really would like to know is, what have the staff told RSJ? Has they told anything? Has Texas actually pulled the offer, or did they just stop recruiting him? Has they told that they're not going to "waste" more time, but that can commit if wants to? Maybe they went straight with him, and told him "This is everything we have. We cannot offer you anything else than we already have. Take it or leave it, but we will move forward". I hope the best for Ricky and I hope that he ends up where he wants to, and not the people around him hope.
Anybody who know how Texas stands with Robbie Rhodes? Are Texas still actively recruiting him or should we hang our hats on Devon Allen and Torii Hunter Jr.?
Seems odd but I think it's pretty straight forward. Texas has come to the conclusion that it's not an uphill battle but a senseless battle. They aren't willing to meet certain requirements so that's that. Time to focus elsewhere despite everything looking good on the surface.
Haven't seen a thing on Rhodes but definitely possible that Wyatt is still talking to him every now and then. I don't think Texas is quite ready to move on another receiver even though an offer to Hunter would put them in a great position. He wants to return to Austin once he gets some of his official visits out of the way. 24/7 has been hinting that an out-of-state name could pop up.
I don't believe anyone has mentioned the possibility that UT moved on due to possible re-evalutions of WR's.
RSJ....not so sure---concern is/was he would get bigger eventually outgrow wr position (hence all chatter of future being @ TE). Mack alleviated some of the concern by coming out and stating he would be recruited only as a WR. 5 Star talent intent on playing only wideout~~~I present another hypeno name that is/was 5 star recruit who has better measurables than RSJ and that is DGB (who also was recruited by UT and swayed by a copter sighting)
DGB is now a flex tight end @ kitty Mizzu. May make sense because of the O that kitten runs, they can make it a fit. Did Mack use this to possibly re-address what RSJ brings to table?
We have a run centric offense that requires a commited & physical TE's (block & catch) to set edges and run up seams. Made even more obvious by failure of current players(TE) on roster. I don't see RSJ filling this need at this position (especially if his heart ain't in it)
Allen & Hunter are & will continue to be WR type that played themselves into offers @ TEXAS. I will not be suprised that both receive & accept offers to play on the 40.
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So you're saying that a light turned on and it just occurred to Mack that RSJ might outgrow the WR position??
A talent like RSJ will always be needed in a team, I don't care if it's the greatest running offense of all time. The question is, does RSJ want to play for a team like that.
Let's face it, we lost the recruiting battle and it was time to move on.
Last edited by TheMex; 09-13-2012 at 04:00 PM.
Not a light Mex but a confluence of factors that resulted in Texas moving on.
Texas will no longer be a spread "O" under Mack,so yes, maybe a talent such as RSJ who does not want to play another position would not help TEXAS if he were to outgrow his current desired position.
I'm fine with that...he decommitted with an offer and Texas decided to pull offer since he is now open to looking at Trojan/Duck with AAU coach driving the bus...you can say we lost the recruiting battle i choose to say we cut ties.
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He decommitted. Texas chose not to pursue. How many of these players that decommit has Texas reeled back in? They get burned on this signing day time after time. So, they probably said enough is enough (especially with that AAU coach) and moved onto the next target. Kid's a stud though.
Even a team like Alabama with Richardson and Ingram needed Julio Jones to win at times. But anyway, it's absurd to compare with other teams. Texas is moving on and maybe one day we will found out why but for now I'm just going to think that we lost the battle. Maybe not even to a specific team, coaches just realized that it is a battle that they will lose and it was a waste of time to continue pursuing.
Per 24/7, JUCO DE Randy Gregory has broken his fibula and is out for the season.
Article from ESPN on Texas invading Oxford this weekend:
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/i...texas-invasion
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