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Bill Superman
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I know it's mostly the loud kneejerkers that have been having a meltdown about our current recruiting class due to their lack of patience or understanding of how Jimbo operates every year, but a few things need to be pointed out.

While it may appear that sip is running away with this year's recruiting class (which is not the case), things are going to shift right back in our direction in a major way in the coming seasons as they prepare to join our league, and let me tell you why.

They have 2 of the "highest rated QB prospects" since ever on their team in Arch Minnion and Quinn Skewers. And word is on the interwebs is that Hudson Card should have won the QB battle over Ewers.

It does not bode well for their supposed savior at QB in Ewers who has already been in college for a season at Oh st and was the 4th stringer there, and was being beat out by the QB that took them to 5-7 last season.

There are a few things of note here:

1. Card is not a very popular candidate in Sipville with his apparent limited capabilities and lower ceiling, but still managed to make the decision difficult and/or outright win the battle but not get named starter.

2. Their other QB recruit from California was also an immensely overrated 5* that has barely even thrown any passes at the high school level, and I believe we all know how that one will turn out.

3. Sip has 3 total 5* QB's on the roster, including 2 with a near perfect score.

It is starting to look like Ewers may be the bust that we all knew he was going to be. Now, if arch manning also becomes the bust that we all expect with his subpar tape, average stats and little competition, then things are really going to take a turn for the worst for sip.

The negative recruiting will take care of itself if/when sip has 3 major busts at QB in a row with the most hyped QB's of the modern era just as they enter the SEC.

I'm not saying let's bring back the WRTS moniker again just yet. But, if things transpire as they appear they will, I'm not sure how we don't continue to dominate on the recruiting front for years to come…
AgOutsideAustin
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levypantsEOY
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Bill Superman said:

. And word is on the interwebs is that Hudson Card is about to win the QB battle and be announced the starter.



Ewers just named starter.
Bill Superman
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levypantsEOY said:

Bill Superman said:

. And word is on the interwebs is that Hudson Card is about to win the QB battle and be announced the starter.



Ewers just named starter.
Even better, since he apparently is not their best option. I'm sure plenty of politics were involved in this decision.

This is going to be fun to watch unfold…
Craigy
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No one knows about how good Mullet Martell (page juan) is. Card seems to be atleast a decent QB may be real good. I don't follow them very closely but just log in to Texags and I get more than enough of their info
Lake08
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You're not going to pay 4M for a player and not start him
levypantsEOY
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Heard Ewers has been a disaster so far in scrimmages and everyone is hoping he somehow turns it on under the big lights.
Ugly
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If multiple 5-7 seasons and missing on their top several coaching choices doesn't impact their recruiting, what makes you think that on the field play will?
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levypantsEOY said:

Heard Ewers has been a disaster so far in scrimmages and everyone is hoping he somehow turns it on under the big lights.
Card will be QB1 after their first embarrassing loss, so week 3 after they get slaughtered by Bama.
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Bill Superman said:

levypantsEOY said:

Bill Superman said:

. And word is on the interwebs is that Hudson Card is about to win the QB battle and be announced the starter.



Ewers just named starter.
Even better, since he apparently is not their best option. I'm sure plenty of politics were involved in this decision.

This is going to be fun to watch unfold…
Doubt it was politics. After Dark probably went with him for the upside.
merch
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You are saying Sark is not playing the better QB?

So you are saying Sark is not doing his best to win. That would be what would shift things….if true. Which, clearly it isn't.
rootube
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It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.
Aggie Dad Sip
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Ewers has more talent and a higher ceiling. Best to put him out there now with an offense designed around Bijan Robinson and let him get game experience. Pretty sound move on Sark's part.

Also, as a new Aggie dad I have a question. Why do y'all always refer to Texas players with silly nicknames? I've never seen the reverse on the Texas sites. Is that an A&M tradition I should observe?
12thMan9
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Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Ronnie '88
85AustinAg
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Nah, just guys trying to be clever.
Bill Superman
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merch said:

You are saying Sark is not playing the better QB?

So you are saying Sark is not doing his best to win. That would be what would shift things….if true. Which, clearly it isn't.
Correct. In sipville, you do what the boosters tell you to do.

Have you not been paying attention the past decade+?
Citizen Reign
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OK_Sip said:

Ewers has more talent and a higher ceiling. Best to put him out there now with an offense designed around Bijan Robinson and let him get game experience. Pretty sound move on Sark's part.

This.

Sounds like Robinson may be getting plenty of carries.
Bill Superman
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12thMan9 said:

Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Are you suggesting that sip is back… again?
Aggie Dad Sip
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Bill Superman said:

12thMan9 said:

Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Are you suggesting that sip is back… again?

Texas won't be back until they consistently play for a conference championship - whichever conference they're in - and contend for a national championship. Anybody who says different is just plain wrong. I don't care who you are, if you can't make your CCG and contend for a national championship, you're just another team.
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Aggie Dad Sip said:

Bill Superman said:

12thMan9 said:

Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Are you suggesting that sip is back… again?

Texas won't be back until they consistently play for a conference championship - whichever conference they're in - and contend for a national championship. Anybody who says different is just plain wrong. I don't care who you are, if you can't make your CCG and contend for a national championship, you're just another team.
So like us?
Aggie Dad Sip
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Bill Superman said:

merch said:

You are saying Sark is not playing the better QB?

So you are saying Sark is not doing his best to win. That would be what would shift things….if true. Which, clearly it isn't.
Correct. In sipville, you do what the boosters tell you to do.

Have you not been paying attention the past decade+?

If the BMDs ran the Texas program Saban would be in his 9th year in Austin. (I kid, I kid…kinda)
Aggie Dad Sip
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HoustonAg2106 said:

Aggie Dad Sip said:

Bill Superman said:

12thMan9 said:

Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Are you suggesting that sip is back… again?

Texas won't be back until they consistently play for a conference championship - whichever conference they're in - and contend for a national championship. Anybody who says different is just plain wrong. I don't care who you are, if you can't make your CCG and contend for a national championship, you're just another team.
So like us?

Y'all might disagree with me but that's my definition of being back. It means being relevant. I definitely think A&M is much closer to it than Texas. But right now when the average fan thinks of championship level programs, they think Bama, Georgia, tOSU and Clemson. Maybe LSU but I don't think so.
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rootube said:

It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.


Spoiler alert:

He will struggle. Mightily. Almost to the point that people will feel sorry for him.
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Ian Neff said:

rootube said:

It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.


Spoiler alert:

He will struggle. Mightily. Almost to the point that people will feel sorry for him.

Never feel sorry for a teenager with his own Lamborghini.
Bill Superman
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Ian Neff said:

rootube said:

It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.


Spoiler alert:

He will struggle. Mightily. Almost to the point that people will feel sorry for him.
Not sure where all of the sip apologists came from or what they have seen/heard that has them convinced that Ewers is the next coming of jesus set to resurrect sip from the dead.

They'll blame all of Ewers struggles on the o-line soon enough.
levypantsEOY
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The one to feel bad for is their running back. That kid Bijan is the best RB in college football and is going to get slaughtered this year behind a Swiss cheese oline against LBers who don't have to worry about covering passing lanes.
Going to be a loooooong year for sip football.
rootube
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Bill Superman said:

Ian Neff said:

rootube said:

It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.


Spoiler alert:

He will struggle. Mightily. Almost to the point that people will feel sorry for him.
Not sure where all of the sip apologists came from or what they have seen/heard that has them convinced that Ewers is the next coming of jesus set to resurrect sip from the dead.

They'll blame all of Ewers struggles on the o-line soon enough.


Apologists? Basically everyone is goofing on the horns for falling flat on their face with a simple thing like naming a starter and Ketch looks like a fool. So fun day all things considered.
Aggie Dad Sip
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Bill Superman said:

Ian Neff said:

rootube said:

It feels like this post could have used a little more time in the oven. Let's see how Ewers does against Bama first.


Spoiler alert:

He will struggle. Mightily. Almost to the point that people will feel sorry for him.
Not sure where all of the sip apologists came from or what they have seen/heard that has them convinced that Ewers is the next coming of jesus set to resurrect sip from the dead.

They'll blame all of Ewers struggles on the o-line soon enough.

I think I have a unique perspective for you. I've been a Texas fan since the mid-70s when I was a little kid, and I married a Texas grad. I've lived in Austin for 26 years. My daughter decided she didn't want to go to school 20 min from mom and dad so she just moved into her apartment in CS and starts at A&M on the 22nd.

I'll always give y'all my unvarnished opinion about Texas football without the burnt orange glasses, and I know enough people with ties to the program that I think I have a pretty good handle on things.

Now, my opinions are as worthless as anybody else's, but I'm not a BSer. Ewers probably isn't the second coming of Peyton Manning, but he's for all intents and purposes a true freshman. However, he's got all the tools to be a damn fine college QB. He just needs talent around him, solid developmental coaching, and a scheme that showcases what he does well.
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The first I heard that the competition was close was yesterday listening to Neuheisel. I wasn't surprised to hear it. Ewers looked suspect at the end of his HS career and has 4 handoffs in games in the two years since. I'm not saying this will end in disaster but I expect tu is going to have major struggles on offense and given they have yet to show a pulse on defense it could be a long season for them.
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Sterling82 said:

The first I heard that the competition was close was yesterday listening to Neuheisel. I wasn't surprised to hear it. Ewers looked suspect at the end of his HS career and has 4 handoffs in games in the two years since. I'm not saying this will end in disaster but I expect tu is going to have major struggles on offense and given they have yet to show a pulse on defense it could be a long season for them.

I think Texas will score points this year. They racked up a ton of them last year playing Casey Thompson at QB with a broken thumb for six games. And they still have some bosses coming back to run the ball. Bijan went over 1100 yards behind an OL that couldn't block Westlake. Roschon Johnson is a beast and Keilan Robinson can score every time he touches the ball. Xavier Worthy is an incredible true So wide receiver, and assuming he stays healthy Jordan Whittington is NFL material.

However, the defense was a disaster giving up 31 pts a game. But keep in mind that was the third defensive scheme they had to learn in three seasons. This year is the first season the defense doesn't have to learn new terminology and responsibilities. I'm hoping it makes them better. No guarantees though.
jsmc71
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So what have you heard from the people with ties about whether Ewers has earned the starting QB spot? I'm curious because I have a good tOSU buddy that said he was actually 4th on the depth chart and even behind a walk-on IIRC.

Hard for me to believe he's made the kinda progress I would imagine wins the starting job.
Bunk Moreland
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Aggie Dad Sip said:

but he's for all intents and purposes


This mistake happens far too often. It's "intensive porpoises." Please work on your grasp of the English language.

Aggie Dad Sip
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jsmc71 said:

So what have you heard from the people with ties about whether Ewers has earned the starting QB spot? I'm curious because I have a good tOSU buddy that said he was actually 4th on the depth chart and even behind a walk-on IIRC.

Hard for me to believe he's made the kinda progress I would imagine wins the starting job.

I've heard that it came down to physical talent and confidence. Ewers hasn't mastered the entire playbook which is understandable, but he's a more vocal leader, he's got more confidence, better body language when things go wrong, and he makes the decisions that Sark likes even if the throw is off. Card tends to hold onto the ball too long, doesn't keep his eyes up when he scrambles, and checks down too early if the downfield man isn't wide open. Ewers, when he's comfortable with the call, can throw guys open. Card not so much.
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jsmc71 said:

So what have you heard from the people with ties about whether Ewers has earned the starting QB spot? I'm curious because I have a good tOSU buddy that said he was actually 4th on the depth chart and even behind a walk-on IIRC.

Hard for me to believe he's made the kinda progress I would imagine wins the starting job.

Also, at Ohio State he was a 17 year old early enrollee a long way from home and making the same social adjustments every college freshman has to make while also trying to prove his 5* status. I think the pressure got to him and he lost his confidence. But in that process he learned a lot. The kid hadn't failed at football since he strapped a helmet on in Pop Warner. I think we can all agree that getting your butt handed to you every once a while is a valuable lesson.
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12thMan9 said:

Why is OP's stupid opinion & the subsequent posts on a Texas A&M Football Forum?
Same reason you posted.
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