Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[TFloss32]

Good news.

 

[83Dee]

Hell of a season !
After watching that game last night, I feel like we could have beat Michigan. Penix had the game of his life against us.
Oh well, the future is bright !
HOOK EM !!!!

I think we matched up much better with Michigan than we did Washington. I think we could have played them closer than Washington did…. styles make fights and all…. but I can’t quite meet your optimism. Although we are in unison regarding your final sentence, the future is bright!

 

[83Dee]

Im gonna make a prediction that may not be popular but here goes....Quinn is gonna declare

its just a hunch but compared to what is currently in the NFL Im not saying QE starts but Aaron Rodgers is going to be 40, Kirk Cousins is just a hard luck QB, QE is better than. a washed up expensive Russell Wilson, better than Geno Smith and finally if Brock Purdy can start in the NFL and be a star so can QE...I dont follow the NFL anymore but its time to get rid of guys that will never win a championship (Dak Prescott). QE won't go in the first round but he will go in the 2nd or 3rd and I think his window is NOW, he has had to have had some draft experts look into where he could land, if he and his family havent I would be totally shocked, plus Quinn's past history going all the way back to leaving high school early leads me to believe he goes

I know all the so called experts said earlier said he was coming back, BUT that was before XW, AD, and Jatavion declared

I think he’s coming back… but wouldn’t be stunned if you are correct. Injury risk has to be considered by Quinn as well…. this could tilt him toward the draft as well.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Even after all the declarations Bobby Burton thought it was 98% that Ewers returns. Pray that that happens because Ewers is our best chance to get to the CFP. Manning just puts us in the Colt McCoy scenario of 2006.

Burton also added that the delay in making his decision will make sense when he announces. If he's going, he has to declare by the 15th. I think he comes back.

 

[Wayne]

I know the top draft picks get the best money, but they also go to the teams that historically suck the most. I wonder if any of them consider an advantage being the 5th or 6th best QB on the board to potentially get drafted by a team that won't ruin their careers.

But the 5 or 6 QB is going in round 5 or 6. You can make the same or more money in college. And most QBs taken that late don’t make it. There are a few exceptions. But most of your star QBs are 1st round picks that went to bad to mediocre teams. For every Purdy or Brady, there are many more Mannings, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Patrick Machines, CJ Stroud…

 

[Hiwood]

Got to admit that I haven't even paid any attention to the QB's in this year's draft. Did not realize that JT Daniels would be considered as 1 of the top 4 QB's in the draft.

But I am also puzzled by the comment that QE knew Sanders from high school.

I stand corrected I thought he went to SLC but he went to Denton Ryan

 

[Hiwood]

Burton also added that the delay in making his decision will make sense when he announces. If he's going, he has to declare by the 15th. I think he comes back.

was not aware of the deadline of the 15th Thanks

 

[TB14]

the Top 4 projected are going in the first four picks Williams> Maye>JT Daniels> Penix...its a QB driven league and even as a Texas homer you cant tell me with a straight face that Colt McCoy or Sam Ehlinger are better than QE

the main reason I think he declares is he is banking his whole next year on 3 receivers he has never played with and I dont care how good we may think QE is it took him 1.5 seasons to figure out Worthy and Mitchell, Sander he knew from high school

No one is projecting the top 4 picks to go like that. Also its Jayden Daniels (Heisman winner). Not JT. lol

Also he only played with Mitchell one year... He wasn't hear 1.5 years

 

[Captain Hookem]

But the 5 or 6 QB is going in round 5 or 6. You can make the same or more money in college. And most QBs taken that late don’t make it. There are a few exceptions. But most of your star QBs are 1st round picks that went to bad to mediocre teams. For every Purdy or Brady, there are many more Mannings, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Patrick Machines, CJ Stroud…

No, he'd be a late 1st round draft pick or high 2nd... in other words possibly landing on a playoff team. The top 6 QBs are projected to be taken in the first round.

NFL Draft prospects 2024: Big board of top 100 players overall, rankings by position | Sporting News

With the college football season ending and the draft process starting, here's an updated look at the top 100 overall prospects for the 2024 NFL Draft and the best players available by position.

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2. Caleb Williams, QB, USC (6-1, 218 pounds)​

3. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina (6-5, 220 pounds)​

11. Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU (6-4, 210 pounds)​

21. Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington (6-3, 214 pounds)​

25. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon (6-2, 217 pounds)​

26. J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan (6-3, 202 pounds)​

 

[Sunkist]

for Texas - it’s better for QE3 to stay. Arch will be great whenever he gets to start.

For QE3 - he’s not going in the first two rounds this year. He will test well but injury concerns, lack of progressions will hurt his stock. If he comes back, the pressure is very high to exceed what he did last year. He can be the first QB taken next year but he can’t get hurt, he needs to lead us to 10+ wins etc. I think he badly wants to win a natty. But there’s also a ton of risk especially on the injury front. We also have very green WRs although talented. I think they’ll be great very quickly but there will obviously be growing pains. He can def improve a lot still as he was a good QB this year just not great.


I think he comes back to try to win it all and be a high draft pick. But if he’s worried about injuries and his draft stock potentially falling next year (which it can), then he likely goes to the draft. I’m sure he’s getting very very mixed feedback right now. I’d love to see him land behind a QB like Stafford and learn for a few years.

 

[TexCoyote]

 

[TXFF]

for Texas - it’s better for QE3 to stay. Arch will be great whenever he gets to start.

For QE3 - he’s not going in the first two rounds this year. He will test well but injury concerns, lack of progressions will hurt his stock. If he comes back, the pressure is very high to exceed what he did last year. He can be the first QB taken next year but he can’t get hurt, he needs to lead us to 10+ wins etc. I think he badly wants to win a natty. But there’s also a ton of risk especially on the injury front. We also have very green WRs although talented. I think they’ll be great very quickly but there will obviously be growing pains. He can def improve a lot still as he was a good QB this year just not great.


I think he comes back to try to win it all and be a high draft pick. But if he’s worried about injuries and his draft stock potentially falling next year (which it can), then he likely goes to the draft. I’m sure he’s getting very very mixed feedback right now. I’d love to see him land behind a QB like Stafford and learn for a few years.

He could easily use some of his NIL money to purchase a large injury insurance policy to reduce the risk of a career-ending injury. This is probably his best path forward since he's not quite NFL-ready from what I can see. That shouldn't be surprising considering he's barely played a season and a half of college ball. Coming back opens the door to a potential Heisman, top draft pick, and natty. That most likely sets him up for the future much better than a later pick this year.

 

[bctex1106]

What a useless and pointless poll. This thing needs to disappear because no one cares about a poll that's filled out by interns.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

What a useless and pointless poll. This thing needs to disappear because no one cares about a poll that's filled out by interns.

Several coaches had Texas ranked as low as 7th and even 8th.

 

[bctex1106]

Several coaches had Texas ranked as low as 7th and even 8th.

One of the dumbest things in college sports. Taking into account a coaches poll ranking that contributes to the AP Poll calculation when this thing is filled out by interns and misrepresented as a "coaches" poll when coaches have no time to watch anything during the season except the game tape for the team they're prepping for any given week. I'll never understand it.

I love this sport, but man, some of it is just stupid.

 

[Captain Hookem]

for Texas - it’s better for QE3 to stay. Arch will be great whenever he gets to start.

For QE3 - he’s not going in the first two rounds this year. He will test well but injury concerns, lack of progressions will hurt his stock. If he comes back, the pressure is very high to exceed what he did last year. He can be the first QB taken next year but he can’t get hurt, he needs to lead us to 10+ wins etc. I think he badly wants to win a natty. But there’s also a ton of risk especially on the injury front. We also have very green WRs although talented. I think they’ll be great very quickly but there will obviously be growing pains. He can def improve a lot still as he was a good QB this year just not great.


I think he comes back to try to win it all and be a high draft pick. But if he’s worried about injuries and his draft stock potentially falling next year (which it can), then he likely goes to the draft. I’m sure he’s getting very very mixed feedback right now. I’d love to see him land behind a QB like Stafford and learn for a few years.

I think it's better for both Texas and Ewers to stay as well. Barring injury he'll be a top 3 QB in the draft next year, both from improvement and fewer QBs available.

However drafts can be weird. It's hard to imagine 6 QBs getting picked up in the 1st round this year and then going dark for 1 or 2 rounds. Because Ewers has all the tools, but not fully developed yet, he's a wildcard that could actually go higher. Then there are scenarios that see him drop if the draft takes a weird turn for lineman or something first. If either scenario were clear he would've made a decision already, but since he has such a wide range makes his decision more difficult.

 

[TFloss32]

 

[jrcruz1026]

Go get Freddie Roach from Alabama!!!

 

[TFloss32]

 

[Texasbigfoot]

Oh dang this is concerning. Best of luck Coach Bo!