2011, Running out of room?

I know we are all on top of this, and yes their will be room for a RB, but here's another opinion on the matter.

almost 2 years ago TowerPower 7 comments 0 recs |

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Actuallyl, his opinion

is probably very close to what most of us feel. This is a superb class. It likely will be the best Mack Brown has brought in if one of the elite RBs is added and there’s no attrition.

This looks like the best group of DBs in Mack’s era. The OL group is at least equal (and certainly deeper) than any he’s brought in. The 2010 LB group may have an edge on the 2011 pledges — maybe it’s a tossup. The ‘10 DL bunch (4 truly elite players) precludes the need for many DL next winter, but the two commits are top level. AS-J would make this Mack’s best TE group. WR was covered this past February, though the two 2011 commits are A-1. What’s that leave — QB and RB?

by edsp on Jun 22, 2010 12:56 PM CDT reply actions

When have we pulled back a scholie?

Let’s say we get a couple commits, we offer to ASJ and he accepts, and now we have two offers out and only one spot. does that mean that we pull back a scholarship offer? I’m sure it’s not the kind of thing we want to ever do. I would think we’d get some bad pub for it and could be used by opposing coaches as they recruit against us. GBR, any idea when that has happened in the past?

by BeeCaveHornFan on Jun 22, 2010 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

I am not GoBR

and cannott speak for when it has happened specifically for UT, but it happens all the time. That is the motivation to committ early. OU offers 1,612 kids every year but only takes the first 25 or so kids to committ, leaning heavily of course to those who have experience in used car sales.

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by SwimTexas on Jun 22, 2010 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

leaning heavily of course to those who have experience in used car sales.

by TowerPower on Jun 22, 2010 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions

OU doesn't only take the first 25

OU just takes 25, then nudges out some to make room for a few more guys.

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by burntorangehorn on Jun 22, 2010 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I think the coaches let recruits know there is limited room

and that they can only take a certain number at each position. Once those spots are committed, the other offers are off the table. DT last year may have been a good example. Staff looked like they wanted to take 3 and offered 4. Once Bible, Dorsey and Cotton committed, Peterson no longer had a commitable offer. If Peterson had beaten Cotton to the punch, then Cotton most likely would have been the odd man out (not sure if either would have taken Bible’s or Dorsey’s spots).

Every team does this and I don’t think there is really any ill will because of it. The real problems happen when a school allows too many players to commit and then has to cut some loose at signing day. I know OSU got some bad press for doing this a couple of years ago.

by Horncasting on Jun 24, 2010 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for the responses..

I’ve been following UT recruiting so much that I forgot that most teams just cast shitloads of offers and hope that a few take them. So yeah, I can see how pulling one or two back isn’t that big a deal.

by BeeCaveHornFan on Jun 25, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions