***National Signing Day Thread***

[MikeV73]

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Do we know who this was directed towards?

 

[shotime73]

Do we know who this was directed towards?

towards Newsome ..it seems hes a bit torn after he made his decision to flip to texas yet again

 

[TeamMayhall]

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[gmcc]

Here's hoping Newsome can come to terms with the decisions made today. Feel bad for the kid - it really sounds like he was torn to hell over this whole situation.

I keep reading how this kid and that kid cannot make a decision and live with it.  Well maybe I'm off base due to my advanced years but if the kids are not grown up enough to decide, then they are probably not mature enough for D1 sports.  This is not directed entirely at Newsome but it seems to me many of todays athletes are pampered and worshiped, therefore they feel entitled (I had hoped we were past this stage at Texas).  If they are not mentally tough, then they better grow up in a hurry because the real world is not going to always put them on a pedestal.  What I've read about the Florida kids, most have not had a silver spoon in their mouth (not saying Newsome has)- that is what gives them a mental edge.  Making a decision and living with its consequences is life.  Own your decisions & make the best of them.  Grow a set.

PS:  And this decision he is struggling so with is to get a free education at either The University of Texas or UCLA- boy now that's tough.  Life should be so cruel.

 

[TeamMayhall]

Do we know who this was directed towards?

I really dont know

 

[shotime73]

I keep reading how this kid and that kid cannot make a decision and live with it.  Well maybe I'm off base due to my advanced years but if the kids are not grown up enough to decide, then they are probably not mature enough for D1 sports.  This is not directed entirely at Newsome but it seems to me many of todays athletes are pampered and worshiped, therefore they feel entitled (I had hoped we were past this stage at Texas).  If they are not mentally tough, then they better grow up in a hurry because the real world is not going to always put them on a pedestal.  What I've read about the Florida kids, most have not had a silver spoon in their mouth (not saying Newsome has)- that is what gives them a mental edge.  Making a decision and living with its consequences is life.  Own your decisions & make the best of them.  Grow a set.

imm so glad u said it  cuz i wasss a thinking itt

 

[swaha]

Yes, and I was the one way back then who was telling anyone who would listen that he was special. Texas High is a great place to stay under the radar. lol

[vid]

I remember that hit.  For some reason Texas High has been down as far as D1 athletes the last few years.  They are at Liberty Eylau. 

Speaking of LE, they have a soon to be junior DE that Baylor and some others are already scouting.  Don't be surprised if LE is not in the class 4A D1 chamionship game next year.  

 

[Epictetus]

I keep reading how this kid and that kid cannot make a decision and live with it.  Well maybe I'm off base due to my advanced years but if the kids are not grown up enough to decide, then they are probably not mature enough for D1 sports.  This is not directed entirely at Newsome but it seems to me many of todays athletes are pampered and worshiped, therefore they feel entitled (I had hoped we were past this stage at Texas).  If they are not mentally tough, then they better grow up in a hurry because the real world is not going to always put them on a pedestal.  What I've read about the Florida kids, most have not had a silver spoon in their mouth (not saying Newsome has)- that is what gives them a mental edge.  Making a decision and living with its consequences is life.  Own your decisions & make the best of them.  Grow a set.

PS:  And this decision he is struggling so with is to get a free education at either The University of Texas or UCLA- boy now that's tough.  Life should be so cruel.

Then he's better off at Texas than anyplace else. He'll have focused teammates who can encourage him that it pays to get grounded, achieve and be all you can be. Answers a lot of the undefined restlessness in a person. One word for it is "Chop Wood, Carry Water." Just get busy because more than half of what is troubling a person is self-induced inside their head on top of the already core matter that started bothering them in the first place. Going 24x7 with the conditioning, following the steps, applying yourself, bonding with guys doing the same -- and mostly knowing that no one on the squad is cuttin' corners -- basically will clear out a lot of that noise. Get busy, get outside your head and get grounded and productive. Do, do, do. Stop thinking.

Said better... Get busy finessin', stop stressin!! 💯  You'll have the support of all the coaches and fellow student-athletes. UCLA might have been the absolute worst place to go if you're not grounded. Texas the absolute best if you need grounding.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

FYI, my recap of today's NSD press conference is HERE.

 

[JMagana]

SHA can you expand on why you believe Mack recruitment still ongoing?

 

[TeamMayhall]

https://twitter.com/Audi23Jl/status/563063865366564865

 

[Shambeaux]

I don't think Murray ever plays a down of football for them. Hello MLB draft.

I said the same thing to an Aggie friend today. He told me "He's not going MLB. He is projected as a 3rd-5th round pick." I told him "No, he is being projected as a first round pick. I have seen him ranked as high as the 20's in multiple articles." His reply cracked me up: "Well I am going to ignore you and just believe a random internet poster on TexasAgs."

We are going to end up the winner here in the Kyler Murray sweepstakes. Yeah he signed with them to save his Dad's Aggie contacts and Alumni base, but we are going to end up with the coach's son while they end up with a Safety or WR as a back up.

 

[MikeV73]

towards Newsome ..it seems hes a bit torn after he made his decision to flip to texas yet again

He really sent that out towards Newsome? Bold and in your face if true. I would hope he would try and welcome him rather than belittle him. Of course it could have been directed at disgruntled fans?

 

[DocHorn]

I keep reading how this kid and that kid cannot make a decision and live with it. Well maybe I'm off base due to my advanced years but if the kids are not grown up enough to decide, then they are probably not mature enough for D1 sports. This is not directed entirely at Newsome but it seems to me many of todays athletes are pampered and worshiped, therefore they feel entitled (I had hoped we were past this stage at Texas). If they are not mentally tough, then they better grow up in a hurry because the real world is not going to always put them on a pedestal. What I've read about the Florida kids, most have not had a silver spoon in their mouth (not saying Newsome has)- that is what gives them a mental edge. Making a decision and living with its consequences is life. Own your decisions & make the best of them. Grow a set.

PS: And this decision he is struggling so with is to get a free education at either The University of Texas or UCLA- boy now that's tough. Life should be so cruel.

. Well I don't thinks its unusual to make a major life decision and be torn as to what to do. Maybe the kid is just feeling hurt by the venom from the UCLA social universe. I think he will be great when he gets here

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I remember that hit.  For some reason Texas High has been down as far as D1 athletes the last few years.  They are at Liberty Eylau. 

Speaking of LE, they have a soon to be junior DE that Baylor and some others are already scouting.  Don't be surprised if LE is not in the class 4A D1 chamionship game next year.  

Yea, it is strange that the pipeline sorta dried up quickly for us there at Texas High. I was a big Mallet fan. Can't believe Mack screwed the pooch on that. Still bitter today. lol

LE always has some good athletes. The kid that went to Oregon, wanted him bad. Mack seemed reluctant to go very many places in ET and when he went, it had to be a lean to Texas to start off with. In hindsight, you can see where Mack's failings came.

Baylor has always combed ET for the diamonds in the rough. A guy I played with ended up an All American safety at Baylor, then started in two Super Bowls. Baylor was his only major college offer. Thomas Everett was his name.

Down the street at Atlanta, they have produced some good athletes on occasion. I hear they're stacked again next year?

 

[Sirhornsalot]

SHA can you expand on why you believe Mack recruitment still ongoing?

I really should not. Lets just say I expect we'll hear about this again down the road.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

On Newsome, I'd not worry much about it at all. The kid doesn't like letting anyone down and the UCLA twitter verse is laying it on him right now. So he feels some guilt.

He'll get over that soon. He will toughen up, mentally, as he grows up as most kids do.

 

[Mike Garland]

Down the street at Atlanta, they have produced some good athletes on occasion. I hear they're stacked again next year?

Stacked? Na. They'll be fighting Gladewater for 2nd/3rd in district.

 

[ttbthookem]

SHA can you expand on why you believe Mack recruitment still ongoing?

It isn't still going. That makes no sense. He is an ag. If you want to read the story of what happened look for Higs stuff coming out later this week. His source is the coaching staff. He said it will take a couple days to finish it but it will be on Mack, Murray, and everything between. 

 

[ttbthookem]

He really sent that out towards Newsome? Bold and in your face if true. I would hope he would try and welcome him rather than belittle him. Of course it could have been directed at disgruntled fans?

I think that was pure speculation it was towards Newsome. No offense to anyone but I don't think it was. I think you hit it on the nail about fans. People are giving Kai, Locke, and Newsome all shit for flipping.