Texas Longhorns Signing Day Headquarters/Open Thread (Update: All 25 Sign)
For national Signing Day news throughout the day, keep up at SBNation.com.
11:08 am CST: Cobbs now official. The Texas Longhorns 2010 football class is now complete -- the Chosen 25.
10:40 am CST: Still waiting on Cobbs, but it's apparently official that Mr. A&M is now Mr. Sooner.
10:15 am CST: Mack Brown's press conference will be at 3:30 pm CST and available over at MB-TF. Definitely worth watching and I'll be around to live blog it. No word yet on Cobbs.
10:05 am CST: Ketchum says everyone but Cobbs has signed and confirmation for Cobbs should come through at any minute -- he was supposed to sign five minutes ago.
9:55 am CST: Carrington Byndom now officially a Longhorn and Darius White told Ketchum about 45 minutes ago and White said he was signing and faxing his LOI.
9:24 am CST: Tevin Jackson and Adrian Phillips now officially confirmed. Geoff Ketchum is also reporting on his Twitter feed that "Mr. A&M" Corey Nelson may end up as a Sooner after all.
9:20 am CST: John Harris and Taylor Bible now confirmed.
8:08 am CST: Aaron Benson (from the Inside Texas page from now on, unless otherwise noted).
8:02 am CST: Traylon Shead.
7:57 am CST: Chris Jones is the latest.
7:57 am CST: Greg Daniels now confirmed.
7:51 am CST: Trey Hopkins has sent in his LOI.
7:40 am CST: The three early enrollees -- Case McCoy, Adrian White, and Connor Wood -- are officially Longhorns.
7:37 am CST: Wide receiver Markeith Ambles commits to USC, comparing himself to Chad Ochocino, apparently. Not sure what exactly that means.
7:32 am CST: Now confirming Dominic Espinosa and Reggie Wilson.
7:30 am CST: Inside Texas is reporting on their front page that Darius Terrell and DeAires Cotton have faxed their LOIs and are now officially Longhorns.
This thread will be updated as the Letters of Intent pour in for the members of the 2010 class as they officially become Texas Longhorns. In fact, it's before 7 am CST right now and both services are reporting that Jordan Hicks has already faxed in his LOI (also on Twitter) and became the first official member of the class.
Use this as your open thread for any Signing Day announcements of interest, though the Texas class is now complete.
In terms of coverage today, there will be an overview of the entire 25-person class, as well as some thoughts on the Narrative, and on the players who got away. The four other Recruiting Spotlights for the Crowning Six (Hicks and Jeffcoat are up) are also on the way, but probably won't make it up today unless I become significantly less compulsive about including every bit of relevant information. Here's dime's Signing Day BDR with an overview of recruiting in the conference (with more to follow later today or tomorrow) and some thoughts setting the stage for today, as well as some bits of the Narrative included.
But if you only do one thing today, take some time and bask in the moment as these 25 players officially declare that they are with the Texas Longhorns, not against them.
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If it were only Espinosa, Wilson, and Hicks
This would be a pretty great signing day.
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
Not now!
Can’t you see I’m busy basking?
by Magnificent Bastard on Feb 3, 2010 8:03 AM CST reply actions
Kind of irritating
that neither of the services are taking advantage of Twitter for quick updates, instead updating the sites first. Maybe it’s a traffic thing.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:08 AM CST reply actions
webpages can be updated pretty quick as well as long as you’re editing the same page. but i dont know what the process is to get webpage edits approved/pushed vs. twitter where you can blab about whatever you want as fast as you want.
by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 3, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
Love the kid.
Not nearly as polished a route runner as Mike Davis, but he has big-time, big-time explosiveness.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:13 AM CST up reply actions
Instead of drinking another cup of coffee
I just watched his highlights.
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
Acho
thanks for the updates, but I’m trying to avoid stuff behind the pay wall on OB.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:20 AM CST up reply actions
Guess so
It would be a nice time for me to be driving home, especially considering that I’m now closing in on my 10th hour here.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:42 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah. But when I saw your post I thought it said the "Mother Lode". lol
Which it is but I won’t relax until they are all signed sealed and delivered
Ha.
I think Greg Daniels was the guy to worry about with some rumors about him looking at Aggy, but those subsided and he’s confirmed, so there shouldn’t be any surprises, Hopefully.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:45 AM CST up reply actions
No kidding
It’s getting a bit…slow. And ESPNU is just replaying the Under Armour skills challenges. When I woke up and found out we have a four-hour delay on work start fpr non-emergency personnel, I had been looking forward to seeing some recruiting features on the tube.
I need some coffee, but the doctor said that’s a no-no for a while.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
I should be able to finish my massive overview post
whenever I manage to make it home and give it some attention.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
A little off topic, GBR
All I want to know is where the heck did Ahmad Dixon end up? This kid was all over the place.
Not off topic at all
He ended up re-committing to Baylor.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
With his history though
it’s not official until that LOI makes it into the hands of the Baylor coaches.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
Was he one of the Kiffin to USC Tenn bailouts?
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
by Infield Elephant on Feb 3, 2010 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
Love this quote
“Two teams, Florida and Texas, are head and shoulders above everyone else
this year. Texas is lining itself up to be a national title contender
for the next four years.” – From recruiting analyst Tom Lemming
I love that Connor and Case enrolled early
Does one red shirt and the other back up GG to give us a little more depth?
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
Sherrod Harris is still around
I believe GoBR mentioned that Wood was promised a redshirt in order to give him 2 years separation from GG. Doesn’t seem like Case would be ready either.
I imagine Wood may be prepped in case Gilbert goes down with a season ending injury (knock on wood), but I imagine Harris is the 2nd string going into the year.
Not promised
that I’m aware of, in terms of Wood, but with Harris as the primary back up, I think the idea would be for Wood and McCoy to redshirt and then use a back up as the third string and play Wood or McCoy only in case of an emergency.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 9:22 AM CST up reply actions
I'm going to state the obvious
Tech really f-ed themselves.
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Feb 3, 2010 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
2011 class
And things look pretty good. The early rankings for Texas high school receivers don’t look terribly deep, and Shipley is at or near the top. Looks like a slam-dunk, Mr. President.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 9:15 AM CST up reply actions
Thursday Verbal Anyone??
or do we have to wait until the Junior Days?
by future_longhorn_dad on Feb 3, 2010 9:16 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think they'll offer him until junior days
That’s been past practice, as far as I know.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Could be brought in the night before
and offered. Gilbert committed on NSD two years ago, but I don’t think that is very common for Texas.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 9:23 AM CST up reply actions
Reasonably deep I would say
probably not as deep as 2010, but then the Longhorns will only take two or three and there are probably four or five guys identified right now that I think are probably approved for offers as long as their personal business is in order.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 9:22 AM CST up reply actions
DT Jonathan Mathis
Just saw on espn that we signed this guy from a juco…anyone know anything?
The "Big Bang" was actually a Will Muschamp chestbump......with the Earth!
Ugh
That Marcus Lattimore clip is ridiculous. His mom should have slapped some sense into him before letting him pull those kind of shenanigans.
Classy.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
by Infield Elephant on Feb 3, 2010 9:24 AM CST up reply actions
Christian Jones, on the other hand...
…is kind of an awkward kid, but infinitely likable. He just picked FSU, btw, live on ESPNU.
Not to be confused with our Chris Jones
Had a quick little double-take there.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
by Infield Elephant on Feb 3, 2010 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
These are great days we are living brothers!
Awesome BON coverage. Can’t wait to see these kids on the field.
Fax your stuff in Jeffcoat!
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
Rivals commitment list...
says everyone is in other than Jeffcoat, MIke Davis, Bryant Jackson and DeMarco Cobbs.
This is the one I was sweating,
given Nelson’s flipflop. Davis and Cobbs were the two I was watching.
Multiple outlets have Dallas Skyline LB Corey Nelson
signing with OU instead of Texas A&M today. Huge news. Can anybody verify?
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
Rvials analyst
Barton Simmons is saying there’s some smoke and some fire with Nelson.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 9:56 AM CST up reply actions
Can't verify...
But there was speculation that the whole fiasco on Friday where it was reported that he was an OU commit was an OU website reporting on a silent commitment that he was planning to keep quite until today. Whatever, I think he’s undersized.
Definitely
a bit undersized. Have to love that Jackson and Hicks have prototypical size and excellent speed for the position while Benson fills the role of the slightly smaller guy who can really run.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM CST up reply actions
What a dork
…I’d rather see O who not pick up players, especially when they’re taking them from commits to Texas schools.
TEXAS FIGHT
Rivals now showing that everyone except Cobbs has signed
by future_longhorn_dad on Feb 3, 2010 10:04 AM CST reply actions
From Rivals about Carrington Byndom
There are a few players each year that you just like because they are flat-out football players and Byndom is one of those guys. At a shade under 6-0, 165 pounds, Byndom needs to get in the weight room before he’s ready to become a major contributor, but he has some natural football skills that you either have or you don’t. His ability to get in and out of his back-peddle, turns his hips and find the football is as good as anyone in the state. Also, don’t let his slight frame fool you because he’s aggressive in run support and isn’t afraid to mix it up with anyone. The bottom line is that you don’t play three years of impact football at a school like Lufkin unless you’re a big-time, legit player. That’s Byndom.
Player he reminds me of: Earl Thomas (Texas – 2007)
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
Hope this right . . .and he gets in the weight room NOW
With both Browns being seniors and Williams a good bet to come out after 2010, the cornerback roster is, can you say, EMPTY. Or close.
"Flat-out football player"
I like that
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Feb 3, 2010 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
Question about MB-TF
I remember the past couple of years there have been really interesting (and pretty long) press conferences of Mack posted on MB-TF talking about the recruiting class. Is this something I can look forwawrd to watching later today or will I have to wait a few days? Hopefully someone out there is as obsessive as I am with this stuff but blessed with a better memory…
Player A & Player B
Player A: Ht: 6’2", Wt: 215 lbs, 40: 4.5 secs
Player B: Ht:6’, Wt: 220 lbs, 40: 4.57 secs
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
Players
A = Traylon Shead
B= Chris Ogbonnaya
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Feb 3, 2010 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
ha
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
Its cloudy in Dallas
hows the weather in Austin, cause they might not be able to see the smoke signals
by future_longhorn_dad on Feb 3, 2010 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
link not doin it for me
What’s he doing?
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
by Infield Elephant on Feb 3, 2010 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
Pffff
shit. I can’t get it on work computer, so thought i missed something. well done as always.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
by Infield Elephant on Feb 3, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
Any worry about Cobbs and USC?
I haven’t really paid attention to his recruitment, but I do that he was committed to Tennessee at one point. Now that Lane Kiffin is at USC, is there any worry that he is heading to the west coast?
No rumors about it
Anything is a possibility until it’s confirmed. Not worried yet, but just a tad nervous.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
Havent heard anything...
Besides he switch commitment before any of those coaching changes took place so he had already picked Texas over Kiffin essentially.
True, but I wonder if his decision was Texas over Tennessee not Mack over Kiffin. He did say that he dreamed about playing for Texas.
Hopefully, he signs w/ the good guys.
alot of players committing to Tennessee were doing so because of the phenominal coaching staff, so for some people, it could be considered a Kiffin vs. Texas
by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 3, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
I want Kiffin to be as successful with the Trojans as he was in Oakland.
Every school that plays USC from now on is my second favorite team.
by dimecoverage on Feb 3, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
In other news
Nelson signed with OU
by future_longhorn_dad on Feb 3, 2010 10:28 AM CST reply actions
Nelson punked aggy...
…which would have been funny if he’d gone anywhere but 0U.
"We're Texas. We're gonna do what we do...we don't copy anybody else..."
~ Will Muschamp
by BurntOrangeBoom on Feb 3, 2010 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
Favors is probably odd man out at OU
Since he didn’t land them his friend, D. White. Wonder what Favors is thinking now about the land thieves.
Fobbs Officially Spurns Aggy for LSU...
…per Gerry Hamilton at ESPN.
"We're Texas. We're gonna do what we do...we don't copy anybody else..."
~ Will Muschamp
by BurntOrangeBoom on Feb 3, 2010 10:39 AM CST reply actions
Got this from Texags....grain of salt, etc.
re: Fobbs signs with LSU (Posted on 2/3/10 at 10:20 a.m. to bwallcubfan)
I heard he took the hat fake one step further. He had two completed LOIs…one to LSU and one to A&M. He began to fax the A&M LOI but then hit cancel, smiled for the cameras, then faxed the LSU LOI.
If true, that's shit
He tied up a schollie all this time. Not cool at all. He screwed some other kid out of a chance for an Aggie schollie.
Early signing period—NOW
Hang on, are you actually trying to use TexAgs as a legitimate source of reliable information?
Take everything there as an internet FAIL.
DeMarco? DeMarco?
C’mon baby, wanna see you in burnt orange.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 10:44 AM CST up reply actions
I saw pics of him wearing our hat around
So I think he is merely having technical difficulties. You know those lines from OK to Austin have probably been cut by some land thief.
Where'd you see those pictures?
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
Just internet things, not today
But recent as in last week. Probably on OK News or Tulsa World. I check those a lot
There is this
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Feb 3, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
All In Per the AA-S
"We're Texas. We're gonna do what we do...we don't copy anybody else..."
~ Will Muschamp
by BurntOrangeBoom on Feb 3, 2010 10:48 AM CST reply actions
Posted @ 09:40 AM
Everything wrapped up that early? Cobbs, too?
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
From what everyone here is saying, Cobbs has not faxed in his letter of intent.
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
Then the article is false
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
About an hour ago from Bob Ballou
Text from Central standout Demarco Cobbs on whether he’s still solid with Texas: “Yea=)”
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
Yup saw it too!
Hook ’em! This class will take us back to the promise land!
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
I was sweatin' a little there.
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
While I love these recruits
there is a small part of me that wishes we could “trade” a LB for an A&M OL commit…
Matthews is the only miss
But I wouldn’t trade them for him. Benson, Jackson and Hicks are all definite players.
Can't blame them
He’s their Perriloux.
I sincerely hope Mack shares the secrets of his curse with Sherm on this one.
Agreed. That was crummy of this kid. Sherman probably dodged a bullet with this guy.
Corey Nelson=Jamarkus McFarland. Let us hope both have a great time warming the bench in Norman.
by dimecoverage on Feb 3, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Serendipity on Perriloux
What a great “disappointment” that turned out to be. I started to play “what if” and how it would impact Colt – but I am guessing that Colt’s character, leadership, and talent would have shown through anyway.
There is some fail here too
"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo
by run Bevo run on Feb 3, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Priceless!
“Terrible bull.”
"We're Texas. We're gonna do what we do...we don't copy anybody else..."
~ Will Muschamp
by BurntOrangeBoom on Feb 3, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
There is going to be some serious size on the Aggie o-line soon.
by dimecoverage on Feb 3, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
our LB recruits better be quick and hit the hole that RB is hitting harder and faster than him, cause their run game is going to get scary good if they can do what they’re doing now with some trash recruits.
by Displaced Longhorn on Feb 3, 2010 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
So it looks like three recruits can be counted toward the 2009 class
Which opens up room for three additional early enrollments for 2011, as long as at least three enroll early.
I count 19 scholarship juniors, if one does not count possible medical redshirts or 6th seasons, who will be gone after 2010. Blaine Irby and Jared Norton are both included in this number.
I count a total of 46 current freshmen and sophomores who will have eligibility remaining for 2011. Those, plus 25 from this class, make 71. That makes for 14 scholarships for the 2011 class, save for attrition. There may indeed be some, like Ian Harris, Phillip Payne, etc. but there may also be some medical holdovers like Ian Harris and Blaine Irby as well.
I’m sure it’ll all work out fine, and I’m sure the eligibility and recruiting personnel at Texas know a whole heck of a lot more about what’s going on than I ever could. I guess I’m just checking out the preliminary numbers. Can’t wait to see GoBR’s recruiting preview!
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 11:29 AM CST reply actions
remember commits with LOI does not equal enrollment
In 2008 I think we lost one casualtiy (Antoine Hicks) that didn’t qualify academically. Hopefully all these guys will qualify. We do a lot better job than other schools of only targeting guys that we think can get on campus.
I think they're doing a better job of QA
Not offering a few top guys who are academic concerns minimizes the odds of losing someone. It can still happen, and apparently did happen with Hicks, but it seems much rarer now for Texas than even just five years ago.
Anyone know of any iffy academics in this class? I haven’t heard of any, but then, that’s not the type of things that’s typically reported. You’d think Texas would already know whether a guy has qualified academically.
Incidentally, Seantrel Henderson still hasn’t qualified.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Yes, we are doing better
Last year the only late qualifier was Howell I think. And he was pretty sure to qualify, and worth the risk. Glad he made it. I think we got eveyone enrolled that signed last year. Other schools will not. My hunch is that FL and OU will have kids not qualify through the clearinghouse. Time will tell.
One overlooked ranking in recruiting is the enrolled rankings
They typically differ quite a bit, especially for schools in the SEC.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
Tevin Jackson
reports a 2.67 GPA on his Rivals page. Haven’t heard anything about him so I can’t say anything other than I would rather see him right around 3.0 or better. In my understanding (admittedly somewhat limited about how the scale works), the lower his GPA, the higher he has to score on the SAT or ACT.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
2.67 on a 4.0 scale isn't terrific
But’s it’s actually not in danger territory, in all likelihood. If that turns out to be his graduation GPA, then he needs a combined ACT score of 62 (that is, he needs to average 15.5 out of 36 in the four categories), or a verbal + math SAT score of 760 (average 380 out of 800).
https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/hs/d1_standards.pdf
I guess it’s possible he’s dumb as a rock, but with a 2.67, unless he’s getting tremendous favors from his teachers in terms of grades, he’ll probably be just fine.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 1:27 PM CST up reply actions
And it depends on GPA in core classes, so really hard to tell
He is a guy we definitely want. Let’s hope they all make their grades. The guys that kill me are the ones with grade issues that are still playing the recruiting game and running all across the country instead of getting that very important aspect in order. ie, Seantrel Henderson.
yes yes yes to calling nelson mr a&m
tech, atm, and ohio state all hard rough signing days
I should probably stop gloating so the good karma keeps rolling in
by trueorangeblood on Feb 3, 2010 11:49 AM CST via mobile reply actions
No reason to gloat today
because there’s every reason to simply appreciate how the quality of this Texas class.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Feb 3, 2010 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Aggies Should Not Rue Nelson's Decision
I know these are kids, but I still think it speaks to their character on how they handle the recruiting process and their moment in the spotlight.
While Nelson is just a teenage, he is at best a deceitful one. When someone pulls this stunt – I just don’t think you are losing much.
Aggys say Nelson commitment was a ruse...
…to get one of his buddies a scholly. Unfortunately, they’ve pulled the thread on TexAgs.
"We're Texas. We're gonna do what we do...we don't copy anybody else..."
~ Will Muschamp
by BurntOrangeBoom on Feb 3, 2010 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
That's what I told my bro-in-law
You don’t know it now, but this is a blessing in disguise because this kid obviously has “issues” to say the least. What a douchebag. There are other people involved, namely the next LB that would have been offered a schollie. Kharma will take care of him and play it out.
No facts, just my opinion—I still think OU only offered R. Favors for the Darius White connection. I bet they don’t even want him now. At least Texas was honest.
Pulled the thread?
WTF? is that like taking your ball and going home because you were the last to be taken in the pickup game?
I guess some things never change
"Texas Till I Die"
That's like the holy grail of bullitinboard sins.
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
Your Thoughts Biggest Surprise in 2010 Class?
Every year there are lesser heralded players that outperform the hell out of the upper tier talent:
2005 -Colt McCoy, Chris Hall, Muckelroy, Quan
2006 – Ben Alexander, Hunter Lawrence
2007 Sam Acho, Brandon Collins
2008 Nother Acho, Giddeon, Tre
2009 Marquis Goodwin and Kenny Vacarro
Who is it this year? I think I like that DT Cotton.
Adrian White
Although I don’t think it would be any surprise if he turned into a top corner, because his skills are pretty well documented.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 3, 2010 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
"everybody"
what I should have said is “that all the verbal commitment longhorn recruits have sent in their LOI to the longhorn football program.” Sorry if it was unclear
ATX
MikeBermanNews8:
Mike Davis told me its no big deal UT lost the NC game … “We’ll be back.” Big talk from a frosh-to-be!
College Station made The Guinness Book of Records: World's largest tool shed
Am I the only one who thinks the success of signing all 25 is worthy of putting up
some Eyes of Texas sound clips like on gameday?
TEXAS FIGHT

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