His instagram story has a picture of an Arkansas player saying "happy birthday to my.... y'all will know soon enough" I'm assuming he means to my future teammate. https://imgur.com/a/j6cxXuE

That's not even Nick.

He may be hinting where he's going ...not there yet

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Starky to Arky!

"an Arkansas player" = Rakeem Boyd, former A&M player.

This move makes a lot of sense on the surface. I think arky will be on the cusp of bowl eligibility next year (5-7, 6-6, 7-5) and will be a pretty solid competitive team in 2020.

I'll go as far to say that Arky in 2020 and beyond will basically be the Aggies during Sumlin's tenure.

Ben Hicks has already grad-transferred to Arky. Morris's QB at SMU will be a RS Sr. Morris's son is expected to sign with the piggies in 2020.

Got to figure that Hicks would have a leg up on anybody else in 2019, since he knows Morris's system. I guess if Starkel got beat out, he could try again to win the job in 2020. Little Morris would be a true fish, so Starkel would have the edge unless daddy Morris played favorites.

Normally, transferring to work with Morris is solid for QBs. It would still be a better move than Sumlin and Mazzone. I just wonder if there is a better opportunity to play right away.

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If he were to go to Arkansas, and start, and beat us, the meltdown here would be GLORIOUS.

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What if we lose only 1 game... We beat Clemson, Georgia, Alabama, LSU... Auburn... lose ONLY to Arkie.

Win the MNC... how would that compare to Tua taking over for Hurts 2 years ago and Lawrence taking over this past year?

I hope the best foe him.

I always pull for Aggies, so I'll pull for Arky to win all its games except against us since it has Morris, Boyd, and Starkel.

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Ben Hicks has already grad-transferred to Arky. Morris's QB at SMU will be a RS Sr. Morris's son is expected to sign with the piggies in 2020.

Got to figure that Hicks would have a leg up on anybody else in 2019, since he knows Morris's system. I guess if Starkel got beat out, he could try again to win the job in 2020. Little Morris would be a true fish, so Starkel would have the edge unless daddy Morris played favorites.

Normally, transferring to work with Morris is solid for QBs. It would still be a better move than Sumlin and Mazzone. I just wonder if there is a better opportunity to play right away.

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Personally I think Starkel would beat out Hicks all things being even, but Hicks' knowledge of the offense definitely helps. We just signed 4* dual-threat KJ Jefferson who most think is the QB of the future so it would give him an opportunity to develop. We like some higher rated QBs for 2020 than Chandler Morris but obviously with him being Chad's son that's a pretty unique situation. Some kids might not want to play for their dad.

The fact that Arkansas could have a former A&M QB, former A&M RB and an A&M head coach is a little weird lol. Florida State is also a strong contender for him though.

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That's not even Nick.

He may be hinting where he's going ...not there yet

Not thread worthy

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What are you talking about? Nick was wishing his friend a happy birthday who happens to play for Arkansas and he posted a picture of that said friend saying happy birthday to my......

Good fit for him. Plus, UofA is one of the nation's most beautiful campuses. While Arkansas is a poor state, they sure do plow the resources into their flagship university -- especially their Business School. I assume that they are not so generous to their other state universities.

I have to admit that I'm biased. Next to the Ags, the Razorbacks are my favorite team. Can't help it. My dad grew up a sharecropper's son in impoverished north Arkansas during the Depression. After serving in WWII, he attended the UofA on the GI bill. 10 years after he graduated he was named a partner of a 90-year-old National Accounting Firm headquartered in New York. He had that job more than 30 years and retired as a Senior Partner. He co-founded the Houston chapter of UofA alumni association. Growing up, for many years he was the President of the UofA chapter in Atlanta, Georgia.

Add to the mix he has Chad Morris up there -- the coach who developed Desaun Watson at Clemson. He's a very good quarterbacks coach. Sure how we stomp for piggies but I've always like Starkel and I'm very happy for him.

Starkel has official visits to Arky and FSU in March, after which he will make a decision.

I'm an arky fan then.

He's going to be AMPED to beat us

We're not losing to Pig. I don't care if they have Tom Brady at qb. We haven't lost to them since the sherminator. Just go ahead and mark that down as 9 more Ws right now.

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If he were to go to Arkansas, and start, and beat us, the meltdown here would be GLORIOUS.

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Wow, sounds as though you hope it happens.

Then you read it wrong

Isn't Ben Hicks (SMU QB) heading to Arkansas to play with his former head coach? If so, I would think that might put Starkel in the same situation he had here. We'll see.

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ClassOf17 said:

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I'm an arky fan then.

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LOL...no. I hope we beat them 55-0 with or without Starkel.

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Yeah but I'll be rooting for him when we don't play them

The meltdown of the Ags losing to Starkel & Boyd would almost make it worth it.

So if Arky has an A&M coach, RB, and potentially a QB. Isnt that the maroon & white game just in a crappier stadium?

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I think Starkel would beat out Hicks all things being even, but Hicks' knowledge of the offense definitely helps.

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Even if Starkel is 60/40 to start, is Nick better served elsewhere? FSU looks like messy. Mazzone sucks. Does he have other options?

let's keep in mind...Starkel started and won exactly 1 SEC game in his 3 years on campus.

and if it weren't for Tucker's pick 6 in Oxford last year...Starkel would have won zero SEC games

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If he were to go to Arkansas, and start, and beat us, the meltdown here would be GLORIOUS.

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Him transferring to OU and beating us in the Cotton Bowl would be even better.

Doesn't he have basically a clear, unimpeded shot at the starter's job in Tallahassee? Seems to me if he's only got one year left of college ball then that would be the obvious landing spot. But I don't 100% know the situation

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let's keep in mind...Starkel started and won exactly 1 SEC game in his 3 years on campus.

and if it weren't for Tucker's pick 6 in Oxford last year...Starkel would have won zero SEC games

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We didn't play in Oxford last year.

But yeah I don't really get the overobsessive man crush on Starkel......great kid, did a really good job at times under Summy. I wish him all the luck in the world. But for as many times as I see on this board "trust in Jimbo"........ why doesn't anyone trust in Jimbo? If Starkel were the better QB for Coach's system I'm sure he would've been named the starter. Fisher obviously saw something he didn't like. Not that Mond is bulletproof obviously but let's not sit here and pretend that Starkel is Tom Brady reincarnate

He should have 2 years remaining. I want to say he graduates in the summer.