Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[TXFF]

Lady Longhorn VB beats #1 seed Stanford, 3-1! On to the semis in Tampa...

 

[tejasrulz]

Lady Longhorn VB beats #1 seed Stanford, 3-1! On to the semis in Tampa...

Big win on the road versus a team that swept us at home earlier this year!

 

[PTA]

Since things are kind of boring now I thought I'd consider what our roster will look like next year. The two-deep on D, for your consideration:

DT:
Sweat - out of eligibility, about to get paid
Murphy - not gonna improve his draft stock at this point, NFL-bound
Collins - should pull a Sweat and come back
Broughton - was disruptive, primed for a big year
Carter - has 1 more year I think? Nice depth piece if he returns
Our DL should be stout again if Collins and Broughton do the smart thing and come back. I'm expecting Bledsoe to break into the rotation next year, and maybe a portal pickup (hello Nolen?). I'm less confident in our other young DTs.

I recall very positive reports on Sydir Mitchell prior to his leg injury.

 

[RickyFlair]

Since things are kind of boring now I thought I'd consider what our roster will look like next year. The two-deep on D, for your consideration:

DT:
Sweat - out of eligibility, about to get paid
Murphy - not gonna improve his draft stock at this point, NFL-bound
Collins - should pull a Sweat and come back
Broughton - was disruptive, primed for a big year
Carter - has 1 more year I think? Nice depth piece if he returns
Our DL should be stout again if Collins and Broughton do the smart thing and come back. I'm expecting Bledsoe to break into the rotation next year, and maybe a portal pickup (hello Nolen?). I'm less confident in our other young DTs.

EDGE:
Burke
Sorrell
Finkley
Tapp - hope he sticks around, not a lot of snaps thus far...
Trey Moore will be a luxury take here if he joins. This room is crowded, with Vasek, Gullette, Akana, Walton, ...

LB:
Ford - NFL
Hill
Gbenda - hope he sticks around to fill Ford's spot
Blackwell
Assume Lefau works his way into the rotation, hopefully some of the other young guys get some run too. Expect a portal take if Gbenda leaves, but since we don't seem to be shopping I assume that means he won't.

CB:
Watts - doubt his draft stock will go up from here, might as well go
Brooks
Muhammad
Holmes - hope he stays, but if Korie Black portals in I wonder if he goes

NB:
Barron - doubt his draft stock will go up from here, might as well go
Guilbeau
Jordan

S:
Thompson - wild guess, but I wonder if he'll call it done. Then again, I don't think the NFL is calling, so another year of NIL might be nice...
Taafe
Williams
Crawford - same as Thompson. I figure one of them comes back.
Catalon - in the portal
Hopefully we see Mukuba and Filsaime filling out the rotation here next year. Coverage from our safeties was a weak spot this year. Excited about Williams though, and interested to see what McDonald and Roberson can do.

Assuming the portal goes the way we think (get Mukuba, Moore, and a DT) our defense should remain among the tops next year. Will be hard to replace everything that Sweat and Murphy gave us, but Collins and Broughton could still be a strong duo. I expect our coverage to improve.

Sydir Mitchell will be in the DL rotation. He has the size and quickness to be a game changer in my opinion. He’s a bigger version of Sweat and that boggles my mind.

 

[TFloss32]

 

[TFloss32]

 

[dssl]

I love what Adoni did this year, but consider what he achieved at Georgia, calling him a newcomer seems silly.

IMHO a transfer who is an established player, shouldn't be eligible for an award intended for a true newcomers.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Saw on Twitter Gerry Hamilton is leaving IT. Hopefully he stays on Texas recruiting. Same with Bobby Burton. Big losses for IT

Burton posted a video today on his YT channel with Rod Babers. Seems that platform will continue. The success of that channel may be the reason for the departure from IT.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

I love what Adoni did this year, but consider what he achieved at Georgia, calling him a newcomer seems silly.

IMHO a transfer who is an established player, shouldn't be eligible for an award intended for a true newcomers.

With the transfer portal being such a big part of the game now, the original intent no longer holds true. Maybe add a "Transfer of the Year" category.

 

[Billybass]

Nothing for Ant Hill ?

 

[Baron]

Burton posted a video today on his YT channel with Rod Babers. Seems that platform will continue. The success of that channel may be the reason for the departure from IT.

Gerry leaving really sucks. IT is the best and Gerry helped make it that.

 

[dssl]

With the transfer portal being such a big part of the game now, the original intent no longer holds true. Maybe add a "Transfer of the Year" category.

I don't think the fact that a player changes conferences should open them up to awards others aren't eligible for. If the powers that be want to add more awards, make those new awards open to all.

 

[Rotty22]

This is like false advertising....Skinner doesn't wear shorts like this when she plays.

 

[tejasrulz]

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This is like false advertising....Skinner doesn't wear shorts like this when she plays.

Yea but Molly does! 6’5” with long legs, daym!

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Yea but Molly does! 6’5” with long legs, daym!

Saw Molly on Bevo Blvd before a game a few years ago. Those legs really look long when you are 5'7"

 

[tejasrulz]

Saw Molly on Bevo Blvd before a game a few years ago. Those legs really look long when you are 5'7"

I’m 6’1” and they look really long to me too!

 

[General Hooker]

Layne who I compared his whole career (not just at Texas) was backed up by Y. A. Tittle.

One of Layne's backups was Tom Landry.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Wrong. VY could flick a ball downfield for 50 yards. Jeff Fischer the "QB killer" coach ended his NFL career

Yes, he could flick a ball downfield. My statement about his running stands.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I’m just taking the option that it was a great TEAM effort and am glad all of them were Texas Longhorns. All players contributed to the win. I think the nit picking is just that, nit picking

I'm just defending my stance. VY has a nice arm, his senior year, but it was his legs that inflicted the most damage on opponents.

Even USC players said that. "He's as big as our lineman and faster than our DBs!"

 

[oldhorn2]

google that pre game photo at DisneyLand where you saw Mack and Vince and Lienhart and USC coach. I swear that was the moment Texas won that game. The body language tells the whole story