ignore the recruiting elephant in the room? ***kin rediculous.

some people.......geeesh

I think he's talking about Skattebo entering the portal and transferring to the good guys.

OP is spoiling my announcement that I'm donating $100 million to NIL efforts but only if I get to be starting QB for 4 years. We're going to suck those 4 years, but the money will help long-term.

OHAg82 said:

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ignore the recruiting elephant in the room? ***kin rediculous.

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You just enjoy trolling with your favorite misspelling…

You are the clueless one.

arch manning is transferring to georgia?

What elephant? What room?

The Dog Lord said:

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OP is spoiling my announcement that I'm donating $100 million to NIL efforts but only if I get to be starting QB for 4 years. We're going to suck those 4 years, but the money will help long-term.

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As to playing QB, don't sell yourself short. Unless, of course, you are. But with that kind of NIL money, we can recruit some seriously short OL players and drop into a lesser conference that has short DL.

AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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That's not a measure that recruiting is going poorly.

AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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How do you measure the success of future players with past wins and losses? Sounds magical

vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldn't be measured in wins and loses.

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Oh, really? SMH.

Nope, do what gotta do

the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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What? Rivals has our 2023 class ranked 14, with 7 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2024 class ranked 20, with 9 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2025 class ranked 10, with 6 SEC teams ahead of us.

geoag58 said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldn't be measured in wins and loses.

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Oh, really? SMH.

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Yes recruiting absolutely shouldn't be measured on past sucess. Recruiting is about the future

vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

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That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

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That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

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Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

vander54 said:

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Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

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That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

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Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

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Wins and losses is the only objective way to measure the success of a team (including its recruiting). You clearly derive satisfaction from phantom recruiting success, which is fine. But don't expect others to revel with you in your endless sunshine pumping.

texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

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That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

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Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

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Wins and losses is the only objective way to measure the success of a team (including its recruiting). You clearly derive satisfaction from phantom recruiting success, which is fine. But don't expect others to revel with you in your endless sunshine pumping.

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Win and loses measure your past recruiting and coaching. We are talking about present recruiting

texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

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That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

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Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

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Wins and losses is the only objective way to measure the success of a team (including its recruiting). You clearly derive satisfaction from phantom recruiting success, which is fine. But don't expect others to revel with you in your endless sunshine pumping.

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Hate to break it to some of ya, but if you don't recruit really well, you won't have any shot at the kind of winning you're really wanting.

Nobody's saying those wins are guaranteed.
Downstream of the recruiting has to be the coaching, and the retention, and the development of both their bodies and their skill sets.
Then there's executing when the lights are brightest (yeah yeah Jimbo comments, whatever)

Historically we haven't done those very well, and it shows.
Jury is still out on whether this new regime will do it better. Personally I think they will.

But rest assured, if you don't recruit well, you've got zero chance. And all these wins and trophies you "demand" are just a ****ing pipe dream if you don't recruit well to start off that chance

And W's aside, if you really want to gauge the legit "talent" on a roster, it's not in recruiting ranks on the front end.
It's the NFL draft picks on the back end.
And if you're a team that's only putting in 3-ish draft picks per year (like we've been for decades), then you're not built to compete for nattys at all

Damn sunshine pumper

vander54 said:

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Damn sunshine pumper

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I know, right?
Got rays of light just beaming out my ass and everywhere else

vander54 said:

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Damn sunshine pumper

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Look in the mirror, Vanderpumper. There was no pumping in that post. Spot on objectivity. I'll be surprised if it doesn't get deleted.

TxAg76 said:

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texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

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Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

---

That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

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Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

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Wins and losses is the only objective way to measure the success of a team (including its recruiting). You clearly derive satisfaction from phantom recruiting success, which is fine. But don't expect others to revel with you in your endless sunshine pumping.

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Hate to break it to some of ya, but if you don't recruit really well, you won't have any shot at the kind of winning you're really wanting.

Nobody's saying those wins are guaranteed.
Downstream of the recruiting has to be the coaching, and the retention, and the development of both their bodies and their skill sets.
Then there's executing when the lights are brightest (yeah yeah Jimbo comments, whatever)

Historically we haven't done those very well, and it shows.
Jury is still out on whether this new regime will do it better. Personally I think they will.

But rest assured, if you don't recruit well, you've got zero chance. And all these wins and trophies you "demand" are just a ****ing pipe dream if you don't recruit well to start off that chance

And W's aside, if you really want to gauge the legit "talent" on a roster, it's not in recruiting ranks on the front end.
It's the NFL draft picks on the back end.
And if you're a team that's only putting in 3-ish draft picks per year (like we've been for decades), then you're not built to compete for nattys at all

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This is spot on.

Which is why this leaves me with little hope:

Rivals has our 2023 class ranked 14, with 7 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2024 class ranked 20, with 9 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2025 class ranked 10, with 6 SEC teams ahead of us. If you think we're addressing this through the portal, we're not.

texag101 said:

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TxAg76 said:

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texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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Whaler said:

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vander54 said:

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AWP 97 said:

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the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

---

I know one measure that recruiting is going poorly. That measure is wins and losses. Is there another measure that is more important?

---

Recruiting isn't and shouldnt be measured in wins and loses.

---

That's right. Our 2022 recruiting year was unbelievable. We won the national championship in recruiting and we're just waiting on the trophy for our trophy case and the banner to hang in Kyle Field! That's gonna be great! Who cares whether it translates to wins and losses… We won the freaking national recruiting championship!

---

Again past doesn't equal future

2022 is not 2025, or 2026, or 3022 for that matter. With your statement we shouldn't even try anymore

---

Wins and losses is the only objective way to measure the success of a team (including its recruiting). You clearly derive satisfaction from phantom recruiting success, which is fine. But don't expect others to revel with you in your endless sunshine pumping.

---

Hate to break it to some of ya, but if you don't recruit really well, you won't have any shot at the kind of winning you're really wanting.

Nobody's saying those wins are guaranteed.
Downstream of the recruiting has to be the coaching, and the retention, and the development of both their bodies and their skill sets.
Then there's executing when the lights are brightest (yeah yeah Jimbo comments, whatever)

Historically we haven't done those very well, and it shows.
Jury is still out on whether this new regime will do it better. Personally I think they will.

But rest assured, if you don't recruit well, you've got zero chance. And all these wins and trophies you "demand" are just a ****ing pipe dream if you don't recruit well to start off that chance

And W's aside, if you really want to gauge the legit "talent" on a roster, it's not in recruiting ranks on the front end.
It's the NFL draft picks on the back end.
And if you're a team that's only putting in 3-ish draft picks per year (like we've been for decades), then you're not built to compete for nattys at all

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This is spot on.

Which is why this leaves me with little hope:

Rivals has our 2023 class ranked 14, with 7 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2024 class ranked 20, with 9 SEC teams ahead of us. It has our 2025 class ranked 10, with 6 SEC teams ahead of us. If you think we're addressing this through the portal, we're not.

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Lol

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vander54 said:

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Damn sunshine pumper

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Look in the mirror, Vanderpumper. There was no pumping in that post. Spot on objectivity. I'll be surprised if it doesn't get deleted.

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Y'all talkin bout his reply to me??
Pretty sure he was just being sarcastic and funny. Winky face and all.
I've got no issue w Vander.
Pretty sure he's got none w me.

TxAg76 said:

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texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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Damn sunshine pumper

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Look in the mirror, Vanderpumper. There was no pumping in that post. Spot on objectivity. I'll be surprised if it doesn't get deleted.

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Y'all talkin bout his reply to me??
Pretty sure he was just being sarcastic and funny. Winky face and all.
I've got no issue w Vander.
Pretty sure he's got none w me.

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But he has an issue with me. Which is funny

the most cool guy said:

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Elephant in the room?

Are you referring to our 7th ranked high school recruiting class? Or our 5th ranked transfer portal recruiting class? Yeah we need 2-3 more quality guys, but it's not like recruiting is going poorly by any measure.

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Yeah, but we need the number one class.

If we could only do that, we would win big for sure