10 NSD Thoughts

[True Blue Longhorn]

The Blake Nevins preferred walk on is very interesting. Reported to be smart and great kid.  6'4" Basketball player (sophomore and junior) who came out for football in senior year and managed to win QB spot at Cy Ranch.  Athletic with great feet as expected for BB player.  Didn't have great completion % but didn't turn it over. Effective runner.  Doesn't appear to have great speed but close area quickness.  Throwing motion needs cleaned up but I like how he distributed the ball to the right places on film.  Has a frame that will benefit greatly from Yancy's magic. Interesting to see these QB coaches ability to develop someone this raw (you never know).  30# and he could be potential tight end.  These are the kind of kids I love to root for!

 

[Daniel Seahorn]

By the way Daniel, you Mike and Harrison did a incredible job covering that crootin year. I hope you didn't overdose on the coffee lol

We appreciate that! Thanks for riding the roller coaster with us.

And I prefer whiskey over coffee.

 

[shotime73]

LMAO Daniel. At the rate of how this crootin season was, I wouldn't be surprised if you had the whiskey. Lol I had to use the whiskey for the illness I had .. a.k a hot toddy. I am going to try my best to keep up with the 2018 crop . And you're welcome by the way

 

[Embrey]

First, I would like to recognize the HornSports staff that did a great job during this recruiting season.

Second, I want to point out that recruiting rankings are an inexact science. I do not doubt for a minute that those on the staff and others who do more reading and research than the average supporter know more about the young recruits than the rest of us. As far as entertainment and information I really appreciate the product that was served up for our consumption.

Lastly, the narrative that this class was a failure and that Herman underperformed during this recruiting is nothing more than speculation and complete BULLSHIT.

Does it never occur to anyone that if you further the notion that this class is a failure and Herman is underperforming you are likely to delivered exactly that, a failure of a class and an underperforming coach? I am not asking anyone to pretend that this class was better than Alabama's or even the Aggies' ON PAPER.

I am asking you to realize that Texas has played crap football for at least 5 years if not more. There are consequences for putting a horrible product on the field. Those consequences include the highest rated players are not excited about playing for a loser. The resurrection of Texas' football program was never going to begin in recruiting. Most recruits were too young to see Vince Young play. Texas' resurgence will begin when Texas begins to consistently win tough games, games in which they might not have the best talent on the field and games in which they are most likely the underdog. Winning games like this are more a function of the culture that the coach develops with the team and the will that is developed between seasons.

If anyone believes that Texas is going to go from 5-7 to 11-1 then they are not being honest with themselves and not placing reasonable expectations on the team. Of course it is possible that Texas goes 11-1 next year but it is highly improbable. When you place unreasonable expectations on the team then you will tend to miss the incremental progress that is necessary to turn Texas football back into a national powerhouse.

In general, the Texas fan base needs to shut the hell up. Everybody had their say when they thought Charlie ought to be dumped. They also had their chance to opine as to who should be the new head coach. Your job now is to support the team. Any negative energy perpetuated by the fan base will most likely be rewarded with negative results.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Compared to what other coaches bring in during transition years this was as good as can be expected. Other coaches come in with around 15 commits it seems and Herman only had 7 I think. I'm holding back judgement on this class.

I will say that Herman really put the pressure on his 2018 class. If a year from now he is sitting outside the top 15 I will be really disappointed. That is when he put a timeline on himself so I'm expecting serious results.

IMO, you will be disappointed and so will Herman. He probably spoke without paying attention to the numbers. The small, small class we'll have, even if loaded with five-stars and four-stars, can only go so far against a class of 25-30 that other teams will have.

 

[colin]

IMO, you will be disappointed and so will Herman. He probably spoke without paying attention to the numbers. The small, small class we'll have, even if loaded with five-stars and four-stars, can only go so far against a class of 25-30 that other teams will have.

Looking at the numbers plus the amount that f attrition that is expected this offseason and next. I'm thinking we can definitely hit between 23-26 next class

 

[Rotty22]

great job hs staff.  really enjoy this site.

i wonder how herman feels behind the scenes.  sure he has to say all the right things at the press conference but how does he really feel being slighted by some of the top prospects.  i hope it lights a fire under him and the team to produce a better product next season.

 

[oldhorn2]

Colin.....I am also looking at numbers and I don't see any way in hell we can get over 20. Please explain.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Colin.....I am also looking at numbers and I don't see any way in hell we can get over 20. Please explain.

I was told we only have 11-12 seniors leaving. Thats not a lot. Normal attrition plus that number will only get you to 15-17.

 

[Skyline]

Hi everyone, long time lurker and first time poster here. 

I genuinely love this community, and the work that you guys do. Y'all are awesome. Thank you for your hard work. 

Here's to hoping that the 2018 Recap will be much kinder to Longhorn fans. 

Cheers. 

 

[North Texas Golfer]

I was told we only have 11-12 seniors leaving. Thats not a lot. Normal attrition plus that number will only get you to 15-17.

WTH!

I clicked on the roster link under football at top and it brings up the 2015 roster. 

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Colin.....I am also looking at numbers and I don't see any way in hell we can get over 20. Please explain.

I'm not Colin but I pulled up the roster and I count 14 juniors who will be seniors next year. Depending on how much attrition there is prior to the fall and again next year I could easily see 20. 

Maybe some mods could help us out with their updated numbers. 

 

[Harrison Wier]

I'm not Colin but I pulled up the roster and I count 14 juniors who will be seniors next year. Depending on how much attrition there is prior to the fall and again next year I could easily see 20. 

Maybe some mods could help us out with their updated numbers. 

We will work on that. There will definitely be some attrition and juniors leaving next year (Connor Williams). I think there will be plenty of room for 20.

 

[colin]

Natural attrition is anywhere between 5-8 players every offseason. If we have 12 players leaving but I think it might be 14 if I'm not mistaken. Plus with a new coach some players won't buy in and they will leave so there should be more on the higher end of attrition. I see us easily getting 20. With the most probly being 25. My take is take who you can at a reasonable number and the numbers usually work themselves out.

 

[RickyFlair]

I don't get all the criticism of this class. This is a pretty good haul for a pretty bad team. The class Strong was able to pull last year was ridiculous but it was built from deep relationships and unfulfilled hope. I believe the promised product will be realized this coming season and we added a few nice pieces to help.