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Wish I could argue with this. Mack has no excuses this time around but I don't envision 2013 being a year to remember.
That sucks but luckily Texas is in a great spot with 2015 WR DaMarkus Lodge and 2015 WR Kemah Siverand.
Briles apparently is pretty close with Temple's head coach and may be selling President on the idea that he can play QB in college.
Wish I could argue with this. Mack has no excuses this time around but I don't envision 2013 being a year to remember.
According to OrangeBloods, Texas is scheduled to see RB Darrell Williams of Marrero, LA tomorrow. An offer could be extended at that time.
Quick quote from S Arrion Springs on his recruitment (24/7):
“If the bowl bans are serious then it could change things,” Springs said. “Other than that I'm pretty set on Miami and Oregon.”
Quotes from the father of WR Armanti Foreman and RB D'Onta Foreman of Texas City (24/7):
“We’ve been to Texas a lot lately. I mean a lot. More than any other school actually,” Mr. Foreman said. “So if we don’t head there anytime soon it’s not because he doesn’t like Texas and it’s not meant to be disrespectful to the coaches. We’ve probably seen everything there is to see. We’ve done it all there multiple times, so we want to get a feel for the other places that the boys haven’t visited. It’s no disrespect at all. Armanti and D’Onta just would like to feel out the other schools, too.”
“Honestly I’m not sure if Texas really likes D’Onta like some other schools do,” he said. “That’s fine if they don’t. I don’t believe they’re that interested in him, but that’s ok. I don’t want them to offer D’Onta, whether it is a regular offer or grayshirt offer, if they’re doing it just to get Armanti and D’Onta is part of a package type deal. I want him to go where he’s truly wanted and so does he.”
“The odds of them wanting to play together are 100-percent,” Mr. Foreman said. “The odds of them actually getting to do so are more like 70/30. A 70-percent chance of not doing so, and that’s fine. Sure, they'd like to play together, but they’ve come to the realization that it may not happen how they want."
“As for me, I’d love for my sons to play together, but if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen,” he added. “We’ll just have to see how everything works out for them, but they just want what’s best for each other and I feel the same."
The latest with Plano West RB Auston Anderson (24/7):
“It sounds like a great place and I’m ready to see it, but it will be a while before that happens,” Anderson said. “I’m trying to find out more information on them before I head down to Austin.”
“I haven’t had a chance to speak with them (Jackson Jeffcoat and Bryce Cottrell) just yet, but I plan on it,” Anderson said. “I’m going to talk to Bryce real soon and see why he chose Texas over the school he was originally committed to (Oregon). I’d like to talk to both of them about it.”
“Soso (Jamabo) has told me about how fun it was down there,” Anderson said. “He told me about the players and coaches, along with how nice the facilities are.”
“We think it would definitely be cool to play together,” Anderson said. “At the same time, though, we realize that we each have to make the decision based on what’s best for us individually.”
Quotes from 2015 WR Kemah Siverand of Cypress Ridge (24/7):
"Texas stopped by my school on Tuesday," Siverand said. "They talked to my coaches and had a lot of positive things to say. They really, really like my skill as a player."
"From what I understand, there's a good chance it (an offer) could happen," Siverand said. "The Texas coach told my coach that they will make a decision very soon regarding that."
“I’m looking forward to our conversation though,” Siverand said. “I’ve tried to get a hold of him (Mack Brown), but we have not connected yet. I’m hoping he has some great news for me or that the coaches that come next week have some great news for me.”
“Texas is a great place to be,” he said. “When I went there in March (for the Texas Relays), I was very, very impressed. That trip stood out a lot to me. It opened my eyes to a lot of things and I could really see myself playing there and being a Longhorn. I really liked the coaches, the players, facilities and campus. Like I said, it’s a good place. I wouldn’t mind playing for them at all.”
And probably the last quotes we'll see from OL Demetrius Knox (24/7):
“For me, they (Texas) are completely out of it,” he said. “I’m not interested in them now. I won’t visit there anymore or be considering them anymore. I will always have love for Texas though.”
“Since this all happened everyone has been hitting me up like crazy,” Knox said. “Everyone is hitting me up. I have one ear on my recruiting and the other is on my studies and workouts. But I’m open to everyone. I’m wide open. There are no favorites and no top schools. I have no visits planned or anything. I’m just going to take it slow.”
“I’m trying to see everywhere,” he said. “I’ll narrow it down whenever it feels right. I’m not trying to rush anything. I’ll take my officials and then go from there. I want to check out different schools and their coaching staffs, their city and lifestyle. That’s what it will come down to for me. That and if I feel like the team is on the right track to win a national championship.”
Per 24/7, Texas was at Navarro JC this morning to see JUCO OL Carter Wall. He attended TCU at the beginning of his career and will have two years of eligibility remaining. Loves A&M but they haven't offered yet.
http://247sports.com/Player/Carter-Wall-1963
Update on DE Mike Smith of Miami, FL after receiving a Texas offer last week (HornsNation):
“I didn’t have any idea that they were looking at me,” he said. “I was told Texas never comes this way to look for kids.”
“I know a little about Texas,” he said. “I always watch them. I really watched them this past season and loved the way the defense flew around and made plays.”
“I am really going to take them serious,” he said. “It’s a big program and I know they put guys in the league. I’m really trying to find a place that I can develop my skills and turn into an NFL caliber type of player.”
“I wouldn’t have an issue leaving Miami as long as the college that I go to is a home away from home,” he said. “I don’t want to feel homesick. I also want to be able to get a good education. I want to get a good degree and want my college to be able to help me find a job after college.”
More on TE Mavin Saunders of the Houston Kinkaid School (HornsNation):
“They (Texas) are really interested in me,” Saunders said. “They haven’t offered me. I’m not sure what the conversation with my coach was. But they seem really interested and I hope that can turn into something else.”
“I know Austin, I know people that go there and know it’s a good school,” he said. “All the sports are big-time. It’s always been my top school when they would ask where I would want to go. I’d never tell anyone that until now.”
“A lot of people are asking how interested they are,” he said. “A lot of people know that is the school I want to go to.”
“It’s been crazy. I told someone today, the goal when I went out for football was, you know, I enjoyed the games and wanted to go out for the fun of it,” Saunders said. “I had offers in basketball so if it didn’t work out I could always fall back on basketball."
“Now it is overwhelming. All these coaches are contacting me in many different ways. Now that they can talk to me it is hectic. I appreciate it though. It’s better for it to be like this than not have any interest. It’s been really crazy. My coach told me it was going to get crazy but I don’t know if he was talking this type of crazy. It’s been shocking.”
Quotes from OL Connor Mayes of Van Alstyne (HornsNation). He should camp at UT in June assuming he's not committed at that time:
“A couple coaches came by last week,” Mayes said. “Coach Searels came by and wanted to say hi, and coach [Randy] Clements from Baylor came to watch me work out.”
“Texas is awesome. They have a great program and I love all those coaches there,” he said. “An offer from them would be pretty big. I’d also have to evaluate them again, though, because they’re pretty slow with recruiting me right now.”
“I’ve got a few offers and the Big 12 schools started recruited me pretty hard recently,” he said. “I’m starting to get a couple looks from schools like Auburn and LSU.”
“I know we have family who loves A&M, and Texas is a huge opportunity that’s hard to pass up,” Mayes said.
Inside Texas reporting Akina and Davis will be checking on 2015 S Johnny Shaw tomorrow.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1570690/highlights/48025375
I'll leave this here for everyone that's been following Texas' struggle against Gov. Perry. Forward it along:
http://www.wakeuplonghorns.com/
Rumor on Rivals that RB Nathan Starks of Las Vegas, NV has been expelled from school.
I think someone on here asked about where Texas stood with him a while back. Possibly a reason why there hasn't been much contact.
Thanks Floss!! I was wondering if you were dead lol
to be honest, I really dislike this video. It says nothing and is very misguiding, hopefully it will raise some awareness. The morbid A&M song is disgusting.
well he is an aggie.
but i agree the site is about as uninformative as it gets
I was actually in Austin over the weekend and couldn't post. Then I got back home to SA and my Internet was painfully slow.
I agree it lacks information but it seemed like an easy way to contact those involved. Everyone is always asking who to write.
It's true. Harsh transfer rules in Nevada means he'll have to go to another state if he wants to play his senior year.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013...s-nate-starks/
I do not wish anything bad on these kids but in a way this is good news for Texas since he is consider an OU lean.
Update on LB Dillon Bates of Ponte Vedra, FL. Quotes from him and his father, Bill (HornsNation):
“Growing up in Texas, I always grew up a fan of Texas football,” he said. “It’s just always been a program that I am interested in. It’s a school that I am interested in visiting and looking more into. We will before the summer or later this summer.”
“When we sit down and talk about it, he’s always told me to go where I feel I am most comfortable,” Bates said. “Growing up in Tennessee there is always that pull to go there. But he tells me not to listen to that and to go where I think I best fit in and will feel comfortable going for the next three to four to five years.”
“Our Saturdays are just crazy,” Bill Bates said. “We have a year off right now. We are going to enjoy it while it lasts.”
“He grew up in Dallas. He was born there and so all of his buddies are just Longhorn crazy,” Bill Bates said. “He grew up with all the kids being Longhorns so he was just around it all the time. That’s the main thing. Obviously the coaches are great and there is a great history there, too.”
The latest with OL Jovan Pruitt of Dallas Bishop Dunne who has still not made a visit to UT (OrangeBloods):
"They (Texas coaches) just shake my hand when they come, talk to my coach about their school, how things are down there," Pruitt said. "They can't do much talking, so they just tell me they're interested in me."
"I'm sure we'll get down there soon, but right now I can't make it. I talked to coach (Bruce) Chambers about it. I'll most likely get back down there this summer for one of their camps," Pruitt said.
"I don't really have any leaders. People try reading into because I talk to some schools more," Pruitt said. "But I still want to talk to more schools, see what they're about."
"I'm not in a hurry. I don't want to rush into any bad decisions. This is a really big decision, so I don't want to make any mistakes," Pruitt said.
"They're definitely high up there, in my top five, top 10. I don't have it numbered out, but I do like Texas," Pruitt said. "They did (verbally) offer me after I went down there for their summer camp last year. I like the environment down there. And the coaches, coach (Stacy) Searels, they have really cool coaches. And it's top quality education."
Quotes from OL Ty Barrett of Dallas Skyline (OrangeBloods):
"We're just now getting started with spring football. I don't know who all has come so far. I know on Friday SMU came. Southern Illinois was out there. Texas Tech and Kentucky (came). Texas came about a week ago, coach (Bruce) Chambers and coach (Manny) Diaz."
"They just talk to my coach since they can't talk to us. I know they were out there watching multiple people."
"I'm still wide open right now. I'm waiting for spring to be over before narrowing things down," Barrett said. "On may 24th or 25th I'm probably going to have my top five. I'm letting all the coaches come through first."
"When I talk to them, they just tell me to stay patient with them," Barrett said. "I'm not sure if offer is coming, If it does it does, if it doesn't it doesn't and I'll have to move on. But it's a good program."
"I really want to improve on everything. There's nothing that can't get improvement," Barrett said. "I want our whole offense to get going a little bit more. We have new quarterback, new wide receivers, it's time to get the offense going. We're kind of young on the o-line, so I'm ready to be a leader for those guys."
"I know a lot about Texas because I've been down there multiple times. It's a great program, not far from home," Barrett said. "Coach (Stacy) Searels is a really good coach. It's really family-oriented there. When I went to the junior day met all the coaches' wives."
It also got the story wrong. Texas A&M was formed in 1876. Texas was formed in 1883.
There are a large number of Aggies that disagree with Perry on this issue from what I've read.
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