Recruiting Updates

[LonghornDog]

Apparently Maeas' gf goes to LSU

Oh boy.... Sigh!

 

[utisdabomb12]

Nobody has changed their crystal ball yet on 247 for the Teuhuma brothers.

 

[Brasky]

Do you have any proof to back the assertion that A&M is selling an easier academic experience than the one available at UT?
If so id love to hear it.

Yes, Johnny Manziel is proof. He just took a full semester or year of nothing but online classes. That is easier and that is a fact. What other proof do you need?

Again, why even argue this? Just see it for what is is and move on.

 

[tshirtfan12]

Apparently Maea's gf goes to LSU

There are heavy rumors that they are going LSU

 

[Juan]

Poona is set to do the hat thing on TV at 5 pm.

On NSD.

He said he wants to bring the attention to his high school.

EDIT- TIME CORRECTED BELOW \/

 

[Juan]

Slightly OT --

2007 Scout HS QB ranks:

1. Clausen

14. Cam

52. Foles

58. Tannehill

67. Russell Wilson

The development of QBs.

 

[Texodie1]

In past history, I can't remember us winning very many, if any of that hat tricks. Maybe this one will go our way. What say you?

 

[Juan]

In past history, I can't remember us winning very many, if any of that hat tricks. Maybe this one will go our way. What say you?

I say we win this one.

 

[PropositionJoe]

Yes, Johnny Manziel is proof. He just took a full semester or year of nothing but online classes. That is easier and that is a fact. What other proof do you need?Again, why even argue this? Just see it for what is is and move on.

And as stated in this thread a couple of horn players did the same. As did bridgewater. As did tajh Boyd.

So where's the scorn for them?

 

[Hiphopopotamos]

Could someone link an article about Bridgewater and Boyd taking only online courses?

 

[Juan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Teuhemas are staying quiet following their LSU visit. Wouldn't be surprised if this gets decided on signing day.</p>— Max Olson (@max_olson) <a href="

https://twitter.com/max_olson/statuses/430361094708674560">February 3, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Juan]

This is an update to my post above ^

About the timing of Poona's announcement.

New time with a link here

Let's pray no one snatches our Poona

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Poona Ford announcing at 11:30 a.m. CT Wednesday on the <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNU">@ESPNU</a> Twitter. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SigningDay&src=hash">#SigningDay</a> announcement sched: <a href="http://t.co/CsfWQct8Pa">http://t.co/CsfWQct8Pa</a></p>— Max Olson (@max_olson) <a href="

https://twitter.com/max_olson/statuses/430362524781797376



https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WhereWillPoonaGo&src=typd&f=realtime

 

[Brasky]

And as stated in this thread a couple of horn players did the same. As did bridgewater. As did tajh Boyd.
So where's the scorn for them?

If an athlete at Texas or Texas A&M were taking a couple of online classes in the course of 4 years I'd think nothing of it. If they were taking entire semesters or years worth of online classes I'd be greatly disappointed and would recognize that not only were we doing the athlete a tremendous disservice but we are intentionally creating a path to graduation that is pretty dubious. I'd certainly see it for what it is.

 

[Juan]

Here is a local TV news feature from last night (Fri) on Bonney
Sounds pretty good from this

He also has something interesting to say about who encouraged him to start taking other visits and when that encouragement occurred.

Here is the link also as I cannot tell if the embed is working http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=9415423

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This Bonney story got picked up by CBS

Bonney would go on to visit both Auburn and Baylor this month, though he says he's still firmly committed to the Longhorns and new coach Charlie Strong.
A few things to keep in mind: first, Brown's the sort of coach who really might simply want the best for the Longhorns' recruiting targets, and without knowing who his replacement might be, maybe he genuinely believed double-checking into other options would best serve them amid the uncertainty. Second, most coaches (though not all) are OK with commitments visiting other schools, since restricting them from doing so can lead to friction and uncertainty. And lastly, though Bonney doesn't seem to have any motivation here to exaggerate or distort what Brown said during his visit, until or unless Brown comments it's also possible that there was some sort of miscommunication or misunderstanding.

All that said: given all he had put into the Longhorns program, how richly that program had rewarded him for it, and how closely he remains tied to it and the university it represents, it really doesn't seem like too much to ask -- at all -- for Brown to support that program unconditionally. And that unconditional support probably extends to telling recruits that Texas -- the school, the team, everything --will be the right place for them regardless of who happens to fill his head coaching shoes, right?

Texas hasn't had the best of months, recruiting-wise, since Strong and his staff took over. If Brown did indeed tell Bonney and other Longhorns to "look around," well, that's only one minor factor in a long list of reasons Texas might not be thriving on the trail. But should something Mack Brown did ever be an impediment to Texas's recruiting efforts rather than a boost?

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24428379/recruit-mack-brown-told-texas-commitments-to-look-around

 

[PropositionJoe]

That's a whole different story and one that does warrant discussion.

Every school in the country is guilty of creating less rigorous and more controllable pathways for athletes.

At A&M it might be termed as ag leadership. At UT it might be termed as undeclared and then youth and community studies. Google the term "student athlete clustering"

Back to the point, I'm not a big fan of online courses either. But to act like they aren't being used at every school in the country to allow athletes flexibility is just silly. To say that online courses are the reason athletes might be picking A&M over UT reeks of excuse making.

 

[Topstarr]

Hat Trick.......yes University of Texas Cap will be put on some football players headsTWICE Wednesday.

 

[Juan]

Hat Trick.......yes University of Texas Cap will be put on some football players headsTWICE Wednesday.

I am unclear how Poona will convey the hat trick over twitter.

Hopefully, we get a little run out of this.

 

[Blue Horn]

I am calling BS. ATM makes it much easier for their athletes. It has always been this way, and that is a fact.

And no, I am not going to argue the point. I have crap to do, and I don't give a flip what some Aggie comes up with to justify ATM's handling of its student athletes.

 

[doc longhorn]

That's a whole different story and one that does warrant discussion.
Every school in the country is guilty of creating less rigorous and more controllable pathways for athletes.

At A&M it might be termed as ag leadership. At UT it might be termed as undeclared and then youth and community studies. Google the term "student athlete clustering"

Back to the point, I'm not a big fan of online courses either. But to act like they aren't being used at every school in the country to allow athletes flexibility is just silly. To say that online courses are the reason athletes might be picking A&M over UT reeks of excuse making.

Oh, please stop with the straw men. If your Heisman winning QB was signed up for a complete year of online classes, it sure wasn't because he didn't have time to attend classes. See if you can find someone that believes that - hell, even an aggy would look at that BS and wink. And you sure can't say that UT athletes do it as well, because you have no clue if they do.

I wouldn't be surprised if Manziel didn't take a single online class and it was someone else that did it for him, anyway.

Let's don't be so damned hypocritical about aggyland, ok? That's the same place that gave a premier running back a gold TransAm and was put on probation for recruiting cheating for 3 years. The only years, I might add, that they ever won anything significant. And those in the know, also know that aggy loves the culture of the SEC and the "look the other way" and the "if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying" attitudes that are condoned in the SEC, SEC, SEC. See, I can say this as easily as you can promote your generated straw men - just as readily as you can.

Please remove yourself from your high horse and step down with your brethren in the SEC, SEC, SEC.

 

[PropositionJoe]

Agree to disagree then. Sorry to have derailed the thread.