By all accounts went very well. The Grays hosted the Beckhams. I can’t think of a better family to represent the University. I wish this was DGB’s last visit, but Texas seems to have done their very best.

DGB could by the same token look at OU’s QB play and see he would have one year with Landry Jones and then have a career with what is a complete unknown in Blake Bell. Though not much has been said I think DGB’s comfort level with a school is going to have a lot more to do with his school choice than the on field product.

Sounds like he’ll sign with Texas. Ridley reclassifying as a 2013 player has been flatly denied by his camp. The line I keep seeing is that Ridley is putting a couple things in order and then he’ll sign. I don’t know when that will be. I think Texas will get him, but it could take a while. As long as he’s here before school start next fall, I’m good with it.

And those that do (Gerry Hamilton) aren’t comfortable talking about it. Weird.

I think if Texas lands DGB it’ll be because of the relationships the coaches formed with the Beckhams, not the on the field product. We can only get better at QB is a tough sell, but I hope it’s something the Beckhams aren’t focused on. Texas got them down for an official visit, and that’s certainly something.

I have grave concerns about scoring with Aggie. Texas can not win that type of game. Texas will probably have to keep the Ags under 24 points, if they’re going to win. At least Mean Joe and Malcolm are back.

I left Will Barrows and Ced Collins off, but not intentionally.

I love Collins. He had a quiet night, but was never really challenged. I saw him Jake Oliver on Collins Island, and that’s all I need to see. If Texas can get Collins, they don’t have to worry about one side of the field. Shut down corner.

Barrows made a helluva play on 4th down to break up a competition. Very athletic. I think he’s a borderline take, but you take chances with Skyline kids because they usually work out.

great game and very lucky to see that matchup with so much talent on the field.

Armstead wants to play defense, at least intially and Texas should let play whatever position he wants. Just get him in the program and if you want to move him later then do it with his blessing. He always wants to play basketball at Texas and the coaches have been selling that angle hard. LaSalle Thompson is friends with Armstead’s father, so Texas definitely has an in. Armstead’s father was born in Ft. Worth so there is some Texas ties.

I think Case should start against TAMU. At this point, I’d play whichever QB will turn over the ball less. Ash’s last interception was a horrible decision and throw. A jump pass off your back foot, what the hell is that?

He gave Texas a 10 out of 10. Said Texas was at the top of list. Hawkins still has visits to Florida and OSU left, but Texas knocked his socks off. Hawkins sat with Gray and DGB during the game. He also was on the same flight with DGB out of Austin.

It sounds like Texas has placed a higher priority on taking an ATH / WR with the last few spots. Kendall Sanders, yes that Kendall Sanders is likely higher on the list because of his ability to play corner. I love Marcus Johnson’s game. He could get an offer soon.

I wouldn’t get optimistic until he starts practicing again. That said, he’ll be chumping at the bit to play against TAMU.

Yeah I saw that. There’s some positive smoke for Texas, but I’d feel a lot better if that quote came from David Smoak and not a poster on his board. We could see movement with Sanders very soon.

In retrospect, how wise of a decision was it for Connor Wood or GJ Kinne to transfer. Both would have gotten their shots. Not a fan of QB transfer, you’re an injury away from being The Guy.

Ash can run it, but his throws haven’t been there. Case just doesn’t have the arm strength or the footwork. Both have bad footwork. Thank goodness for the bowl practices. I say roll with McCoy and use Ash in packages again.

Do you think he’ll redshirt next year? If not what type of role would he be in?

See above. Nobody trap doors like Saban. Honestly, Bama might have had to make room and just didn’t want to deal with the off field problems. I’m not sure, but Texas is doing their due diligence.

I’ve heard a few different things on Case that I can’t elaborate one. Is he working out? Yes. Is he going to all the team meetings? Yes. Is he watching film? You bet. It could be a mental thing. He had all summer to improve his footwork and he hasn’t progressed. Again thank goodness for the bowl practices. Harsin will have a few more precious weeks to work with the QBs.

The guys that get locked into long-term backup roles know that they are good enough to start at other good programs, and need that exposure to help their chances at getting to the next level, so they just bolt instead of sticking around.

It could be Moore. I think Texas will land Colbert, but Baylor has a big recruiting weekend set up for January. I think Colbert will take his official visits, and then make a decision in January.

Daje Johnson and Marcus Johnson would flip immediately if offered.

Things could move quickly with Kendall Sanders.

a HUGE black-eye for their school.

The guy wasn’t happy. I think the Big 12 should strongly consider stepping in. Players safety is in serious jeopardy on that turf. No way in hell the SEC will let them play in their conference with that field.

That’s a quick healing period after a game and coming back from an injury. I don’t think either will truly be 100% for TAMU. They can be effective though.

I don’t get that at all. Explain.

Harsin has driven me crazy with the red zone play calling this season. A jet sweep on the last red zone trip would have been a good idea. It’s difficult for Texas to pass for touchdowns right now. They should keep it on the ground inside the 20.

I don’t think Moore and Autry are a package deal. Unfortunately, Autry and his teammate Damien Jacobs appear to be a package deal. I’d be surprised if they didn’t end up at the same school.

Texas wants Moore, I don’t think they’re interested in Jacobs (an excellent recruit in his own right). Texas is in a tough spot at DE. Fading on Mario Edwards, faced with a package deal on Autry, and trying to gain ground on LSU with Torshiro Davis. This could be the need position that Texas doesn’t get another recruit at.

I’ve heard some talk that landing Moore could help us with Donald Hawkins so there’s that.

Shipley is Texas’ best WR. Primarily because he can make adjustments on poorly thrown balls which is invaluable with our current QBs.

Diggs is better on returns, and he should keep his job.

I like Jaxon in the Wildcat because of his decision making progress, and he’s shown he can make a throw in a big spot. I think Wildcat will be run by a variety of players for the remainder of the season.

Texas wins yesterday with Fozzy. Think about that. The Wildcat is our best redzone offense, by far.

His track record speaks for itself. I’d urge patience.

that you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh!t. That is not to say that the players at Texas are excrement by any means but just that it is hard to call plays your way when you do not have the correct players in place. This is not to say that Harsin is calling things perfectly but just that he has yet to call a game with a full deck in his favor.

Connor is going to need some time to develop. Don’t even think about giving him a game jersey. Forget about Brewer for a year.

Ash was heralded as a good evaluation, Greg Davis’ last. David hasn’t played well in game action. There’s no good solution next year. Hell I’d support running the option with Overstreet if Texas could get points out of it.

I never liked the Case offer.

Texas needs a stop gap at QB. We will drop games we should win next year if there’s not a solution. I have no idea where a solution is going to come from.

It would behoove Overstreet to come in early. I’m not sure if that’s possible.

Not sure how the numbers will work out. I’ve read that staff could go as high as they want to meet needs. We’ll see how it plays out.

That is a good sign for the program moving for program moving forward.

I haven’t heard anything about taking a JUCO QB at some serious level. The QB play has been consistent all year, if Texas was going to make a move on a JUCO QB they would have already done that.

Bill, I seem to remember Ash can supposedly punt. Why didn’t we use Ash to pooch punt against KSU instead of Tucker punting out of the endzone (forgive me I can’t remember the exact play)? I remember thinking at the time that JT would give us a touchback, but Ash would likely land the ball inside the 15 due to lack of leg strength. Colt pooch-punted for us a few times over the years too. Wouldn’t that open up more options for us, like actually going for it on 4th if Ash notices a huge hole – or by pulling the defense up to protect against the fake, allowing us better punt coverage? Surely Ash could have punted the ball longer than the 24 net yards we got from JT’s touchback.

And he still kept missing by throwing behind the guys.

I agree with you and I don’t understand the lack of exploiting the run success. It was frustrating. Our run game is good, so let’s keep it going until they stop it.

I always like when we let the QB get a few runs in so that they get their juices flowing. But, Ash never seems to be the field commander and determined to WIN. Same with McCoy. McCoy was a bit pathetic twrifling in ciricles with the game on the line.

We need a more aggressive ready to lead QB. None of the guys seem to be leaders. So, if we have to go Juco, we go Juco. I don’t have a problem getting a Juco guy.

Brewer needs to redshirt period. Texas has learned 2 hard lessons on not redshirting freshman quarterbacks.

In the Mizzou game for example, I thought Goodwin had a fantastic game. Ran great routes and consistently got open. Imagine his stat line if Ash didn’t overthrow him.

Also, no Shipley as the reliable safety net has killed us.

D has been spectacular, but they need to be able to force turnovers too. I hope they are being coached to do the little things like trying to strip the ball. A number of times we went all out to block a KSU punt but failed. Our one turnover we forced was called back due to a questionable halo call.

I think Cyrus Gray would try to play after receiving his last rights. Sherm knows a win in this game can and will save his job.

Don’t quote me on this, but I could have sworn Cochran returned to the game.

but my understanding is that we passed on him because we were putting all our eggs in GGs basket. Someone else can confirm that though.

He always liked Stanford. He did make a camp at Texas and met with Mack, but he wasn’t offered.

Remember, JUCOs don’t count against the 25.

My guess in chronological order:

1) Brandon Moore
2) Kendall Sanders
3) Donald Hawkins
4) Adrian Colbert
5) Daje Johnson
6) Marcus Johnson

The funny thing is I feel better about Magee than Armstead, but Magee hasn’t set an official visit date. Magee is also very difficult to difficult to read, but I like our chances because he lives 80 miles from Austin.

Haha. Sometimes the Good Lord smiles on idiots. The fact that Evans actually moved up after the McFarland piece is truly amazing.

Armstead should be here for the banquet on December 9th. As always, nothing is for certain until they land at Bergstrom.

Texas is showing renewed interest in Sanders. There was a rumor that Texas offered, but it was denied by the Sanders camp. It has been long believed that Sanders would choose Texas over OSU if the Horns offer.

Barrett or Swoopes? It’s pretty close. The risk with Swoopes is that he is raw and he plays at the 2A level. Barrett plays in a very salty 4A district

Visiting on December 9th for the Football Banquet.