Texas not recruiting RSJ any more

[Master Cee]

Hookem.com is reporting that Texas is no longer recruiting Seals-Jones. Do not know the details but according to Hookem Texas is no longer recruiting RSJ. Why, I wonder????

 

[bbdude]

Thanks man. We had it reported on another thread too. Not sure if the knee injury was the capper or if it was a combination of the decommitment with the injury. Quite possible RSJ has shifted his focus to LSU or AGGY.

 

[HORNS GUY]

It may be couse he giveing alot of people the runaround with the school that he looking at who know his loss

 

[bbdude]

MAck is not tolerant of that kind of stuff so it is highly possible they are targeting guys like Devon Allen or Tori Hunter Jr. We already have commitments from Jake Oliver and Jacory Warrick but the Horns need one or two more from this class.

Allen is an out of state guy (Phoenix, AZ) but is a 4 star guy. Would be great to land him. Torii Hunter Jr. is a big time prospect as well (Prosper, TX).

Let's get our targets in sight and lock 'em in. This is Texas football.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

RSJ sounds like a prima donna diva anyway. More trouble than he's worth. Aggy and/or LSU can have him.

 

[cheeseman]

IMO this is a complete loss of the class. RSJ could have been the red sauce on the enchilada for us but instead we are dumping him? It makes no sense injury or no injury. After he dislocated the kneecap RSJ was announcing visits to his top schools, UT included. There is more to this story than Texas just deciding to back off.

 

[cheeseman]

RSJ sounds like a prima donna diva anyway. More trouble than he's worth. Aggy and/or LSU can have him.

A lot of the guys Texas recruit sound like prima donnas. Benenoch is a drama queen, Prevot was an ego maniac and RSJ thought he was Bo Jackson. Knee injury comes and now the air gets let out of the tire. Recruiting is a tough business.

 

[bbdude]

The Horns were basically tired of the waffling and I can't blame them. I don't know if it is ever prudent to give up on a top 5 national recruit but the Horns made a statment today. This is Texas football and they will kiss nobody's ass.

 

[Chris Flanagan]

I have reached out to Sealy coaches but haven't heard back yet so who knows. All I know is one party is saying something and the other has no clue. If that is the case that RSJ doesn't know this before the media did, that looks bad on Mack IMO.

 

[UTK66]

IMO this is a complete loss of the class. RSJ could have been the red sauce on the enchilada for us but instead we are dumping him? It makes no sense injury or no injury. After he dislocated the kneecap RSJ was announcing visits to his top schools, UT included. There is more to this story than Texas just deciding to back off.

I think you're overreacting there a little. There is definitely more to this than anyone knows right now. I doubt the knee injury has anything to do with Texas pulling off. Just think about all the other studs Texas has backed off of over the years. There is always a good reason and Texas usually comes out for the better.

This is by no means a "complete loss of this class". Not even close.

 

[Wes]

I agree that there is probably some good reason as to why UT/Mack have backed off. They have too much info and resources to make an educated move as oppose to just doing this on a whim because Mack got his feelings hurt.

 

[bbdude]

Benenoch also has come out and mentioned that Texas is not at the top of his list.

 

[UTK66]

Benenoch also has come out and mentioned that Texas is not at the top of his list.

Now that one I'm really not too worried about. We're pretty set in the interior line for the next couple of years. I'd rather get Billings than Benonoch, but even Billings will be a difficult land because Baylor is working him hard.

 

[bbdude]

I would rather have Billings as well, especially because Benenoch has been playing the glamour game. Hopefully Billings wants to get the hell out of his hometown of Waco and move on up I-35. As far as filling the void left with RSJ's decommitment, Torii Hunter Jr. and Devon Allen will be courted heavily.

On the RSJ news turns out Texas was really displeased with the decommitment and thought they had given him long enough to come back around.

 

[HORNS GUY]

He was twitter about texas long horns play calling last week game

 

[cheeseman]

Texas takes a hit in the recruiting rankings after letting off the gas on RSJ. I respect Brown for the stance but not sure a top 5 national recruit isn't worth bending over backwards for.

 

[Coach_B]

This is why we talk about it and aren't actually involved in it. They clearly have more intel than all of us and will make the decisions that benefit the long term health of the program. Just because a kid has top notch talent doesn't mean he is a top notch kid with good work ethic and character. That stuff matters because that's the stuff that shows up in tough games and in tough situations.

 

[bbdude]

This guy will end up in a Texas jersey soon, hopefully:

 

[UTK66]

This is why we talk about it and aren't actually involved in it. They clearly have more intel than all of us and will make the decisions that benefit the long term health of the program. Just because a kid has top notch talent doesn't mean he is a top notch kid with good work ethic and character. That stuff matters because that's the stuff that shows up in tough games and in tough situations.

I don't think its a problem with RSJ. Still seeing stuff that RSJ and his Mom absolutely love Texas and thats where they want him to go. Problem is reportedly with his dad and AAU coach looking for "benefits".