2015 Recruiting Season is in full swing

[Randolph Duke]

A player on the defensive side has reason to think Texas is an attractive option. On offense, you have to be kidding. Shawn Watson is just too much of a risk for any 18 year old to risk his playing career on. After an entire season and with three weeks of prep, he schemes an offense that produces two yards rushing against a 6-6 team. Stunning. I can't point to a single offensive player who developed anything but bad habits during the season. The offense should not be totally inept at the end of the season if a reasonably competent coach is running the show.

Charlie Strong is a personable individual and UT has a lot of history, but when your choices are Sumlin, Patterson, Briles or even David Beaty, why in God's name would an offensive skill player choose to trust Shawn Watson? He is a good position coach (QB), but Charlie is making a defining mistake by allowing his personal loyalty to Watson cloud his evaluation of how the offense developed and progressed this season.

I understand rebuilding is frustrating, but the year end Shawn Watson offense is a laughingstock and the recruits are smart enough to know that. The defense is what it is. The offense has no business putting up the lowest output of any FBS team all year let alone doing it against a 6-6 team. I have to believe offensive recruits have to be writing off Texas. There is just nothing compelling or attractive about Shawn Watson's "leadership."

 

[tejasrulz]

I can't help but wonder if Strong made the decision that this year was going to be a year to clean house, build up redshirt depth and not unnecessarily burn Heard's shirt in a year like this.  Psychologically this may have been a good move as well. If Heard can take over during the offseason, he won't have a season full of being sacked and chased around because our OL is so bad.  I am probably reading way too much into this though...and I fully realize it.

I have thought along he knew this year was going to be a rough one and there was no way he was burning Heard's shirt. Totally agree with your post.

 

[Juan]

If you're an offensive recruit, are you encouraged or discouraged by the way Texas has played this season? Early playing time is a plus.

I look at this question from the perspective of our recruiters, rather than the high school players themselves.

No matter the outcome of that game, you spin it to your advantage.

Given that, this game should have been a goldmine for our recruiters.  We have so many needs and so many open positions incoming freshmen will have a shot at filling, the program is (or should be) selling itself.

Recruiting is a form of a sales job.  The best salesmen are worth their weight in gold to any organization.  But truly great salesmen (or women) do not grow on trees.  Do we have them right now?  Do we have the closers on this staff to get the job done?  I am not too sure of that yet. 

Add it up:

+ momentum from the commitments of Jefferson & McNeal

+ our horror show vs. Piglet (esp on offense)

+ the scholarships available to us this season

+ our sad depth chart                                    

= a perfect storm for the great recruiter/salesman.  

The opportunity is there right now.  But its fleeting, the door never stays open permanently.  

Great recruiters would drive a truck through this opening we have at this moment in time.  

Will we?

We better.

 

[longhorngreg]

I'm curious to see who we end up with after last nights embarrassment. All our recruiting momentum was just thrown away

 

[primal defense]

A New Orleans article quotes Dylan Mack that if he had to choose today it would be TCU.

 

[texasdalton]

I think Mack follows Malik and signs with us. He is really wants to play with his friends.

 

[Hiphopopotamos]

I'm curious to see who we end up with after last nights embarrassment. All our recruiting momentum was just thrown away

Doubtful.  If anything we might have more QB recruits looking at us.

 

[GBT]

OL recruits should be lining up as should DBs and LBs.....WRs, QBs, and RBs not so much until they see us FIX whats broken. Would you want to play QB or RB behind the line we put on the field ? Would you want to play WR with the QB situation we have ? Telling a recruit we are going to fix it compared to them seeing other schools already showing promise won't cut it. We have to fix this like A&M and Bama fixed their problems. How did they get their OL, RBs,  and WRs etc...?

 

[Juan]

Daylon Mack at practice

https://vine.co/v/OwnHe9hxHFl

 

[primal defense]

OL recruits should be lining up as should DBs and LBs.....WRs, QBs, and RBs not so much until they see us FIX whats broken. Would you want to play QB or RB behind the line we put on the field ? Would you want to play WR with the QB situation we have ? Telling a recruit we are going to fix it compared to them seeing other schools already showing promise won't cut it. We have to fix this like A&M and Bama fixed their problems. How did they get their OL, RBs,  and WRs etc...?

Really the aggies fixed their problems? The aggies defense has sucked for the three years that Sumlin has coached. Their defense looked lousy yesterday against WV, a team UT beat this year.  That's why their looking for a new DC.

As far as offense when Sumlin took over he inherited a very talented OL and WR. He was fortunate that he went from Sherman's inconsistent QB Ryan Tannehill to a Heisman winner in Johnny. The answer on how A&M and Bama got their OL, RBs, and WRs is by recruiting. At last check that's what Texas is doing and quite well as far as commitments and recruits interested in visits.

 

[Hiphopopotamos]

Someone get this kid a jersey.  Florida Five about to do some things...

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011


— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[primal defense]

Someone get this kid a jersey.  Florida Five about to do some things...

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011



Cherry is becoming my favorite recruit.

 

[BevoBlake]

I'm not saying I'm the one who created the Florida Five thing...but I'm totally the one who created the Florida Five thing.

Cherry is a boss.

 

[Juan]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[dillohorn]

Gotta love Cherry's attitude.

 

[Juan]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[Juan]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[Lukus Alderman]

Kai Locksley favorites a tweet stating that he may still be in play for the Longhorns:

 

[GBT]

Reads like FSU.

 

[Lukus Alderman]

Reads like FSU.

What you're reading is his profile. He favorited the tweet above by myself.