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    Bobby Burtons Thursday write up (24/7):

    In a week where additional rape and abuse allegations mounted and further player dismissals occurred, the Baylor Bears still won't do the right thing.
    Baylor continues to not take the appropriate action and give a NLI release to the recruits who want one and have filed for one.
    With all due respect to every Baylor fan - and despite what some opposing fans might think, there are certainly many more good Baylor fans than bad - every Baylor fan in the world recognizes the black eye now associated with its school and its football program. And that bad name is well deserved.
    The Bears' head coach harbored criminals and sex offenders within his program. And he didn't do enough to deter the actions of multiple players.
    Yet coach Art Briles denied any such thing during the recruiting process which signed those very players.
    So it's not only disingenuous to hold a recruit to an NLI. It's downright manipulative and potentially causing further harm.
    For Baylor or the NCAA to hold recruits -- or ANY student -- accountable to such a do ent given the new set of facts now in existence is asinine, especially when Baylor refuses to release full details of what occurred on its campus and the findings of Pepper Hamilton.
    This is one of the reasons why Baylor is setting itself up for ultimate failure as an ins ution. It's why so many reasonable people around the country fail to believe that Baylor is accepting FULL responsibility (and the subsequent consequences) for their previous actions.
    Baylor is clinging to the idea that "privacy" and the "letter of the law" are the right things to do.
    But as others like the Dallas Morning News have written, hiding behind the claim of privacy only goes so far. Names can be redacted so that all information can be laid bare and a true accounting can be had by all.
    As for the recruits, the letter of the law (or in this case the NLI) is merely a guide. It is not what ins utions should aspire to.
    Ins utions are expected to look out for the welfare of its students and student-athletes. Yet instead of simply releasing recruits from their LOIs, Baylor seemingly intends to keep them locked up as long as the NLI allows.
    It's yet another shining example of poor decision-making by the powers-that-be at Baylor.
    Baylor is once again putting the welfare of its football program ahead of what is simply just and moral. That's exactly the kind of thinking that got Baylor here in the first place.
    **
    Here's my ranking of the QBs in the Big 12 going in to the summer:
    10. Whoever starts for Kansas State
    There are three candidates for the job, including last year's starter Joe Hubener. But two other QB were actually leading the race heading into the spring game when Hubener reportedly outshined them. I don't think whoever the eventual QB for K-State is will end up being the least productive in the conference, but given the uncertainty, this is where I'm starting them out on the list.
    9. Ryan Willis - Kansas
    A true sop re, Willis became the starter late in the year. He showed significantly more ability than his predecessor.
    8. Shane Buechele - Texas
    Buechele emerged from spring camp as the clear leader at the position for the Horns. But he is terribly young. Time will tell if Buechele can adapt and thrive not only in college ball but in a new-look Texas offense. He could easily end up higher on this list by the end of the year.
    7. Joel Lanning - Iowa State
    Lanning has a pro arm, pro size and good athleticism and mobility. He'll have to put it all together. He's shown glimpses of being terrific but has also been erratic at times.
    6. Kenny Hill - TCU
    I'm assuming Hill gets the call here for the Horned Frogs. He has legit talent and showed some success in his freshman year at A&M before cratering to the pressures of college football.
    5. Skyler Howard - West Virginia
    Howard may be the least talented starting quarterback in the entire league. But he's one of the smartest quarterbacks, too. He doesn't have a big arm, but he takes just enough shots vertically to open up the underneath stuff. And he knows how to move the chains.
    4. Mason Rudolph - Oklahoma State
    Longhorn fans only saw an abridged version of Rudolph last year because of an in-game injury he suffered to his throwing hand. But Rudolph throws the deep and intermediate balls very well and has just enough athleticism to help himself get out of trouble in the pocket.
    3. Seth Russell/Jarrett Stidham - Baylor
    If Russell is able to keep Stidham on the bench, then more power to him. Stidham is as talented as they come. Stidham had the best TD-to-INT ratio in the conference last year while completing 68-percent of his passes. By comparison, Russell completed 60-percent of his throws.
    2. Baker Mayfield - Oklahoma
    A Heisman finalist and only rated No. 2 in the conference? Mayfield is very talented and extraordinarily accurate (68-percent completion rate). And he got better as the year went on. He's basically a Drew Brees starter kit. But Mayfield also had a strong running game to support him and a group of receivers as good as any in the conference.
    1. Patrick Mahomes - Texas Tech
    Mahomes has the arm strength and accuracy to make any throw there is. And he has exceptional field vision and a special sense of awareness in the pocket. Consider that Mahomes was sacked 12 fewer times than Mayfield last year even though Mahomes had 80 more pass attempts. If he has the type of year I think he can have, we might be looking at the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.


    BTW - for comparison sake, I would have put Swoopes as No. 10 in the conference and Heard at No. 9.
    So even though Buechele is better, I'm not sure he'll be in the top half of the conference by the end of the year given the other QBs in the conference. He'll have to get significant help from the running game and his OL.

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    The Debut of the 2018 LSR Top 100 is out (Orangebloods):

    Top 10:

    1 B.J. Foster DB Angleton, TX
    Angleton
    6'2" 180 List
    2 Mustapha Muhammad TE Missouri City, TX
    Ridge Point
    6'5" 225 List
    3 Reggie Chaney TE Frisco, TX 6'7" 230 List
    4 Darrell Simpson OL Justin, TX
    Northwest
    6'7" 310 List
    5 Luke Matthews OL Missouri City, TX
    Elkins
    6'4" 300 Texas A&M
    6 Anthony Cook DB Houston, TX
    Lamar
    6'1" 170 List
    7 Joshua Moore ATH Yoakum, TX
    Yoakum
    6'3" 173 List
    8 Jalen Preston WR Manvel, TX
    Manvel
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    9 Verone McKinley III DB Plano, TX
    Prestonwood Christian Academy
    5'10" 160 List
    10 Malcolm Epps TE Spring, TX
    Dekaney
    6'6" 225 Alabama

    https://texas.n.rivals.com/ranks/2674

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    From about five days ago.


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    Quote from CB Chevin Calloway of Dallas Bishop Dunne after visiting Texas on Wednesday (OrangeBloods):

    "I was really able to relate to them and just how they are trying to do something big with the program," Calloway said. "I can see the hunger and I can tell they really want me to be a part of it."

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    Scout is saying the Baylor signees who have requested releases should have their cases reviewed by the NCAA (the National Letter of Intent board, to be exact) at the end of June.

    Official rulings should come down in mid-July.

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    Scout is saying the Baylor signees who have requested releases should have their cases reviewed by the NCAA (the National Letter of Intent board, to be exact) at the end of June.

    Official rulings should come down in mid-July.
    I can't believe it's going that far.

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    Baylor is a sad sad bunch of SOB's to force the NCAA to step in when they could have done the right thing to begin with. These kids bought into a program that has blown up in their face. It wasn't their fault, it was the fault of the school. And they won't do the right thing still? They suck.

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    24/7 reporting LB Josh Clarke of New Orleans, LA will be committing next Monday.

    He has not visited UT since being offered and Ole Miss is the favorite.

    http://247sports.com/Player/Josh-Clarke-78758

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    swing & miss no pun...............this is the area where patterson is missed as ad

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    swing & miss no pun...............this is the area where patterson is missed as ad
    Yeah, no. Patterson.

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    A few names that will be attending the summer camp on Sunday (24/7):

    2017
    QB, Sam Ehlinger, Austin Westlake
    WR, Omar Manning, Lancaster
    WR, Damion Miller, Tyler John Tyler
    TE/DE, Dayo Odeyingbo, Carrollton Ranchview
    LB, Kenneth Murray, Fort Bend Elkins
    CB, Kobe Boyce, Lake Dallas
    S, Donovan Stiner, Bellaire

    2018
    OL, Will Lawrence, Harding Academy (Memphis, TN)
    S, Jordan Moore, Yoakum

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    Baylor 24/7 insinuating that Art Briles could be reinstated next week.

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    Baylor 24/7 insinuating that Art Briles could be reinstated next week.
    How?

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    This Baylor article addresses the two JUCO players who were kicked off the team recently.

    A girl claims she was assaulted by both at the same time.

    "Listen, if he just leaves, he can go on, and we won't stop him from playing anywhere, and this investigation will stop." - Coach Grobe

    http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...me-stay-school

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    Those guys said Briles was cleared the day before he was fired, but it's not hard to believe a faction of Baylor people are trying to get him back.

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    Rivals is holding their annual Five-Star Challenge this weekend in Atlanta.


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    OL Chuck Filiaga told OrangeBloods that UT is "up there" on his list of schools and he'll be moving to Aledo next week.

    He stays in regular contact with Strong and Mattox.

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