2015 Recruiting Thread

[Juan]

Maybe its a geography thing?

Hopefully some of our coaches are in LA

OK,  looks like we will be in LA doing an in-home with D'Andre Christmas-Giles tomorrow (as soon as the dead period ends)

Good

 

[texasdalton]

We really need Brandon Jones and linemen. DCG is a huge priority. 

 

[Hookem10]

247's latest is that they like our chances with the Shark, Taylor, Christmas-Giles and Shackelford.

But they are calling our chances with Brandon Jones and Erick Fowler only 50/50

Their current %s for some of the visitors --

Eric Cuffee - 90

Jeffrey Mcculloch - 85

Stephon Taylor- 70

DC-G - 65

Erick Fowler - 50

Brandon Jones - 50

Dontavious Jackson- 40

The backup plan if Fowler falls through is OLB Aaron Hansford.  And Grayland Arnold for Eboh.

What happened to Brandon Jones being a lock?

 

[NWAHorn]

Nowhere have I seen Brandon Jones being a lock. No player is ever a lock until their LOI is faxed in.

 

[Hookemfan91]

Nowhere have I seen Brandon Jones being a lock. No player is ever a lock until their LOI is faxed in.

Idk about that my friend, remember Lampkin lol?

 

[DBOOK23]

Brandon Jones is a lock, I know a coach on the staff and he told me that Brandon has been a silent commit for quite some time now

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

Brandon Jones is a lock, I know a coach on the staff and he told me that Brandon has been a silent commit for quite some time now

Which means he has 3 weeks to change his mind. Also if he was so sure of the decision why does he not go public? Remember Jordan Elliott was a silent commit too and he is signing with Michigan most likely. Nothing is a lock in recruiting. 

 

[dillohorn]

BR, IDK, CB, etc. Wish posters would spell out the words so others would know what they are talking about............but hey, that's just my suggestion.

 

[Juan]

What happened to Brandon Jones being a lock?

You have to remember that diff services/analysts have diff opinions

That list above was 247, who have been more negative generally about Strong recruiting

This compares to Higs who is the most positive.  He says we should finish with a top 10 class (Scout rankings) -- which includes Jones.

We wont know who was closer to the truth until early February.

As to Jones, they say his mom in particular likes aggy.  This is something we often use to our advantage but in this case we are on the opposite side.  So this weekend's OV (with what sounds like Jones' entire family present) looms large.  Strong has a rep as a closer, but can he close Jones' mom?

One other thing that is sort of weird with regard to Jones -- aggy has been making some sort of video documentary on his recruiting.  I guess they originally thought they had him in the bag. But the ground has shifted since they started.  So its going to interesting to see how they handle it if he announces Texas on NSD.  Will they still let their film out?  Or will they bury it and pretend it never existed? (like they do with so many other things that dont fit their narrative)

 

[shotime73]

Strong and his staff are going to be hitting the ground running. Nothing is a for sure thing til the letter is faxed in

 

[Juan]

247 also insists the staff definitely wants both visiting safeties -- Brandon Jones and Deontay Anderson

 

[TeamMayhall]

[tweet = https://twitter.com/chrisgb00/status/687445143184478208]

 

[shotime73]

It's gonna be lit like a statue of liberty blowtorch flaming it up at Burger King

 

[Juan]

We really need Brandon Jones and linemen. DCG is a huge priority. 

Totally.  If it were up to me, I would oversign DTs (been saying it for months).  We need to give ourselves some fudge room for NQs/future Lampkins

 

[Juan]

It's gonna be lit like a statue of liberty blowtorch flaming it up at Burger King

 

[shotime73]

Lmao LMAO you got that right Juan

 

[Hiphopopotamos]

From the twitters:

Gerry Hamilton â€@HamiltonESPN 22s22 seconds ago
#Texas expected to be at George Ranch today to see RB & state champion @Jetsonn2x.

Thats RB Darius Anderson - a jitterbug type kid with speed to burn.  He's a perfect fit for the Baylor/Giblet offense we'll run.

 

[Juan]

I am pro-Anderson too.  if you watched any of their games in the state playoffs, you saw him go off.  Beastmode.  Not just one game either.  Some guys rise to the occasion.  He is one, and he carried them to a title.  We need that home-run threat

Anderson rushed for nearly 2,500 yards and 34 touchdowns this past season in which the Longhorns captured the Class 5A Division I state championship. In six playoff games, Anderson reached the 200-yard mark four times and totaled with 1,277 yards on the ground. The District 24-5A MVP also was the Offensive Player of the Game in the state final.

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[Juan]

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[shotime73]

I hope they bought snacks with them on the road trip