Adrian Colbert Commits to Texas, 'Horns Land State's Best Safety
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Dec 11, 2011 4:12 PM CST
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PrintThere was a time when 2012 Mineral Wells safety Adrian Colbert was planning on coming to Texas. To run track. Then, the whole football thing started to happen, as he quickly became one of the most sought-after prospects in the state after committing to Baylor back in the middle of October.
Colbert now holds offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and TCU, but appears to have ended his recruitment by switching his pledge to the Longhorns after visiting Austin for the football banquet. Reports have defensive backs coach Duane Akina giving the third-rated safety in the country by 247Sports the hard sell on Friday night and it appears to have paid off. It's good to be DBU.
During the early afternoon on Saturday, Colbert cryptically tweeted nothing other than "24", taken by many as meaning that he became the 24th commitment of the class. In texts to the services, Colbert denied a commitment, but more reports starting surfacing hours later that Colbert had indeed pulled the trigger, the first coming from Blake Munroe of Inside Texas.
The news became official on Sunday when Colbert texted his coach that he had committed to Texas during his visit.
At 6-1, 190 pounds, Colbert stars on offense and defense for Mineral Wells, using the track speed that helped him win the 3A state finals in 2011 in the 400m to cover as much ground as any safety in the state. When he does get there, Colbert is every bit in the discussion with LaDarrell McNeil as the hardest-hitting 2012 defensive back in the state. But the newest Texas commit is faster and has a slightly bigger frame. He's a legit top-15 talent in the state.
The commitment from Colbert fills a need for the Longhorns created with the retirement of Nolan Brewster and the graduations of current safeties Christian Scott, out for the bowl game with a wrist injury, and Blake Gideon. Though Mykkele Thompson has the inside edge on Sheroid Evans to receive more playing time next season, Colbert could be asked to come in and provide instant depth with Bryson Echols and Duke Thomas as the only other defensive backs in the class, with both projecting as corners.
Adrian Colbert (senior highlights) (via 247SportsStudio)
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Feel better about lil V with Colbert in the fold too....
Only 2 spots left correct? Based on current assumptions about attrition & how the JUCO numbers count…
Welcome to the 40 Colbert
early enrollees and JUCO's count toward 2011 numbers
so we can go to 28 if just one recruit comes in for Spring…(29 if Quincey Russell can get in)
"We are who we are. People say what they say. The outcome is the outcome. We are proud of ourselves." -DeLoss Dodds 9/21/2011
This class is coming together quite nicely.
Crossing my fingers for a spot left for Coleman.
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by BEW on Dec 11, 2011 4:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions
2 spots left
So, let’s put all our efforts in trying to reel in DGB and Edwards! Hook ’Em
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We have more than 2
The two JC players who just committed will count against 2011, not 2012.
We brought in 22 from last year’s signing class (including Tevin Jackson, a 2010 signee whose entry was delayed for academic reasons).
We have at least three spots on the 2011 limit of 25, and several (four, I believe) of the 2011 signees were January enrollees. Not sure how many of those counted against 2010, but several could have.
All four could have
I believe 5 came in early in 2010, so there should have counted in the ’09 class, which was already a small class.
Only # that really matters at the moment is the 85 total.
Sign as many as possible
the numbers will work themselves out…always does.
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27-25 Live with it forever.
you forgot to laugh cryptically after that sentence Kriess
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by dukeoforange on Dec 11, 2011 8:53 PM CST up reply actions
Aggies go to the $EC
But it looks like we are the $EC team with our recruiting this year. I love landing the top talent.
On my wish list—DGB. If we don’t get him, please don’t let OU land him. I hope he is next for us.
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now the question
is his name pronounced as in Stephen Colbert with the silent ending or the other way?
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by 04'-05'-glorydays on Dec 11, 2011 7:51 PM CST reply actions
Another recruit stolen from Baylor
anyone else we can steal from them? RG3 has a year of play left doesnt he? I can see it now, “you won a heisman with Baylor, now win a natty with Texas.”
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by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Dec 11, 2011 8:58 PM CST up reply actions
I love how he attacks the ball carrier
instead of waiting for the guy to come to him. Looks like he has great instincts. Kind of reminds me of the way Derrick Johnson played.
A safety NOT named Gideon. Color me happy.
If a man is alone in the woods and he speaks, if no one hears him,,is he still wrong?
Seriously?
C’mon man…Gideon played his ass off for four years. He’s a Longhorn and we owe it to him to thank him for all he’s done even if he wasn’t the greatest safety in college football.
by BeeCaveHornFan on Dec 12, 2011 10:19 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Agreed, Gideon put in a good 4 years
but I’ll always remember that dropped interception against Tech. Dammit.
by TheRealDirtyP1 on Dec 12, 2011 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
I won't
I’ll remember the safety in the first quarter
I’ll remember the missed tackle by Earl Thomas.
I’ll remember the Daniel Charbonnet pick 6
I’ll remember being down by 19 in the first half.
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The entire 1st half was a disaster.
The dropped INT, although big-time unfortunate, was yet another thing that went wrong that night. It wasn’t like he blew a coverage or anything. It was gasp-inducing but there’s no way that this was as bad as the missed tackles by ET & CB.
Totally agreed
I absolutely despise how people have been jumping on every single topic and bitch about a player (regardless of whether it’s warranted or not) on a topic that has absolutely nothing to do with said player. Keep that crap for game threads and threads addressing the issues. But to litter a commitment thread with these cheap shots? Come on…
Overstating it
a little I think.
on a topic that has absolutely nothing to do with said player.
This is a thread about a new safety, so it is related to our departing safety. I would say the two are significantly related.
bitch about a player
Wouldn’t quite call it bitching either. In fact he did not express a single complaint. Basically he just implied that he thought we were upgrading a position and he was happy about it.
cheap shots
This is probably true though. ’Twas a little on the cheap side. But Gideon is a polarizing player. For instance,
we owe it to him to thank him for all he’s done
Some people feel this way and are unwilling to budge from that perspective. I think criticizing a player for his weaknesses, and appreciating his contributions are not mutually exclusive. I love guys who play their guts out. But we have high ambitions and we should be critical of mistakes made, especially habitual ones. And the fact that he started a bunch of games should not excuse him from criticism if his play warrants it.
For the most part, I think extreme views on this kid in either direction are a bit overplayed.
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BeeCave and GoHorns are right.
It was an unnecessary shot. Your long rebuttal overstated it the opposite way. A new safety commits – Great! – Let’s talk about that safety and how FS / SS are collectively being upgraded. It’s just silly to be negative ad nauseum about Gideon only, especially, when he’s the one who has stepped up and contributed, as opposed to other safeties over the past 4 years who have only recently been able to crack the starting roster.
If my comment were directly related to OnMySignal's quick line, your point would be taken
have been jumping on every single topic
but you neglected to quote this part of my post, in which I imply that this is not the only place it has happened, therefore, I really disagree with me “overstating it”.
Let me fix that for ya ...
“A safety NOT namedGideonScott.”
Just an example, though. If we’re gonna kid / tease / rip about the guys, let’s at least rip on the guys who didn’t start 50+ games, come within a whisker of being a major contributor for a natty, and kept themselves on the field at all times needed. All things considered, Gideon did alright.
Not sure if I've ever seen a "track guy" who plays safety
Looks fast and physical. I like it.
by LonghorninRaiderland on Dec 12, 2011 5:02 PM CST reply actions
How is he only a 3 star?
If he is the #3 safety in the country and #1 in Texas?
Because Scout and Rivals
Are missing the boat on him.
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by GoHornsGo90 on Dec 12, 2011 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
Late Bloomer
The post season rankings will reflect it better. Although sometimes the late guys do not climb quite as high, simply due to name recognition. We will see though.
Everyone I have talked to thinks this kid is legit skill-wise and measurable-wise. And his instincts look good on film (although there is a reason they are called highlights and not lowlights).
Best thing about this though is that it is a quality get, at a position of need, at a time of year where Texas is usually not that aggressive. the changes in the staff just keep on coming. Love it.
Hopefully though, the “get ahead of the curve” philosophy that we have had in Mack’s tenure is not going away in exchange. Hope the 2013 relationships are already being built like they have been in the past. Rumors are that we are doing fine there.
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Aggies
Also, (side-note) I think the Aggies have really helped us out in that department. Remember this summer when we mad a list of the top 2013 pedigrees how many of them were Aggie leans/legacies….. and with there SEC chest-pounding, many were predicting they would land a higher % of the top kids than normal next year.
With their underwhelming season and coaching/PR nightmare, I think that they have helped us out significantly in a recruiting year where (it seemed at least) they might have had an advantage on some key guys.
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