2023 Recruiting Board/Thread

[Sunkist]

9 hours ago, UTfish said:

Lol. Well, I'm glad we got that clarified. As I understand this, he is definitely going to sign with someone, sometime, on or before April 1st, and possibly today. 

He’s still coming to Texas. 

[UTfish]

4 minutes ago, Sunkist said:

He’s still coming to Texas. 

Well, that's a relief. I was beginning to think it was questionable. 

[Soldierhorn]

On 2/5/2023 at 9:10 PM, Eastexhorn said:

A De is needed to add depth and hopefly start. Grad transfer would be ideal. Play one year and let the young ones develop.

As for as a big RB unless Blue leaves after spring game, I see no need for oneThen a 240 lb FB would be nice if room.

agree. They could use an experienced & legit SDE to give recruits a year or two to grow into a SDE

Texas had good fortunes with big fullbacks in Mack's time: Cody Johnson, Chris Whaley, Henry Melton, etc. A big bodied RB tends to be athletic enough to play other positions as needed. A hybrid SDE would be nice.

[Soldierhorn]

9 hours ago, UTfish said:

Lol. Well, I'm glad we got that clarified. As I understand this, he is definitely going to sign with someone, sometime, on or before April 1st, and possibly today. 

haha yeah. 

He doesnt need to sign anything. Wait through mid summer to find out the draft results and then just fill out the financial aid paperwork

[TFloss32]

FYI Georgia's offensive coordinator, Monken, took a job with the Baltimore Ravens.

[TexCoyote]

58 minutes ago, TFloss32 said:

FYI Georgia's offensive coordinator, Monken, took a job with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Duce is loose

[TFloss32]

[Hiwood]

Not sure if this post belongs here so if it doesnt feel free to remove it

 

I was reading a Calif HS Baseball recruiting article and Texas has TWO of the Top Ten players committed in the 2023 class, one is a SS at # 10 the other is a player from the same HS we got Maalik from and he is ranked at # 5 in the State....the only fly in the ointment is that both may also appear in the MLB draft in July, but if they dont they are supposed to make an immediate impact on the Horn baseball program...sorry I didnt link the article but if I find it again I will

[Sunkist]

5 hours ago, Hiwood said:

Not sure if this post belongs here so if it doesnt feel free to remove it

 

I was reading a Calif HS Baseball recruiting article and Texas has TWO of the Top Ten players committed in the 2023 class, one is a SS at # 10 the other is a player from the same HS we got Maalik from and he is ranked at # 5 in the State....the only fly in the ointment is that both may also appear in the MLB draft in July, but if they dont they are supposed to make an immediate impact on the Horn baseball program...sorry I didnt link the article but if I find it again I will

Duce will be a nice addition soon.  Same issue as others 

[BWilk55]

6 hours ago, Hiwood said:

Not sure if this post belongs here so if it doesnt feel free to remove it

 

I was reading a Calif HS Baseball recruiting article and Texas has TWO of the Top Ten players committed in the 2023 class, one is a SS at # 10 the other is a player from the same HS we got Maalik from and he is ranked at # 5 in the State....the only fly in the ointment is that both may also appear in the MLB draft in July, but if they dont they are supposed to make an immediate impact on the Horn baseball program...sorry I didnt link the article but if I find it again I will

There is a reason (well probably a couple) that high school baseball recruiting doesn't have the media following that football recruiting does - you never know which players will make it to campus. 

Between guys going straight to the pros, studs going the juco route to be draft eligible in 2 years instead of 3 years it is just too hard to hype up baseball recruiting.

[Sirhornsalot]

2 hours ago, Sunkist said:

Duce will be a nice addition soon.  Same issue as others 

 

[texbound]

1 hour ago, Sirhornsalot said:

 

I for one am going to choose to believe Sunkist on this one.  Wishful dreaming until it's over.

[Hiwood]

14 hours ago, BWilk55 said:

There is a reason (well probably a couple) that high school baseball recruiting doesn't have the media following that football recruiting does - you never know which players will make it to campus. 

Between guys going straight to the pros, studs going the juco route to be draft eligible in 2 years instead of 3 years it is just too hard to hype up baseball recruiting.

you are correct half of the kids on that list are projected to be  drafted in the MLB draft in July, really tough for some of these kids to pass up the bonus signing money, but stats are showing that the kids that play a few years in college make it to the majors quicker

[Sunkist]

14 hours ago, texbound said:

I for one am going to choose to believe Sunkist on this one.  Wishful dreaming until it's over.

Best mindset to have!

[texbound]

1 hour ago, Sunkist said:

Best mindset to have!

I love, I mean love, this class.  Duce would make it two of the best classes back to back I've seen in a long time.  It already is, but he would make that much sweeter.

[Baron]

2 hours ago, texbound said:

I love, I mean love, this class.  Duce would make it two of the best classes back to back I've seen in a long time.  It already is, but he would make that much sweeter.

If baseball is an important aspect with him, wouldn't Texas have the upper hand? Doesn't USC kinda suck at baseball? Or is he just going to sign a deal after the MLB draft?

[TFloss32]

[BWilk55]

9 hours ago, Hiwood said:

you are correct half of the kids on that list are projected to be  drafted in the MLB draft in July, really tough for some of these kids to pass up the bonus signing money, but stats are showing that the kids that play a few years in college make it to the majors quicker

Now that they can make money in college I wonder how that changes things. The NIL money won't come close to the 1st round signing bonus money but if they are truly a stud that can bring in a decent amount while playing college ball which has to be infinitely more fun than single A ball.

[Sirhornsalot]

54 minutes ago, TFloss32 said:

Is he going to Oregon or ou?

[texbound]

29 minutes ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Is he going to Oregon or ou?

Thank you.  I was (still am) very confused by that.  Would love it if he changed course and ended up at Oregon, just to F with OU.

[Big Daddy Cane]

9 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Is he going to Oregon or ou?

 

8 hours ago, texbound said:

Thank you.  I was (still am) very confused by that.  Would love it if he changed course and ended up at Oregon, just to F with OU.

He's at ou. He supposedly sent in his paperwork to Oregon, but forgot to put am or pm next to the time. Oregon told him to correct the paperwork. During that time, he had a change of heart and ended up with the dirt burglars. Guess 49-0 appealed to him. 

[83Dee]

On 2/16/2023 at 2:29 PM, Hiwood said:

Not sure if this post belongs here so if it doesnt feel free to remove it

 

I was reading a Calif HS Baseball recruiting article and Texas has TWO of the Top Ten players committed in the 2023 class, one is a SS at # 10 the other is a player from the same HS we got Maalik from and he is ranked at # 5 in the State....the only fly in the ointment is that both may also appear in the MLB draft in July, but if they dont they are supposed to make an immediate impact on the Horn baseball program...sorry I didnt link the article but if I find it again I will

I remember when the great Cliff Gustafson was coach… I’d get giddy at the commitment list - only for the class to be decimated by the draft.   It’s an interesting dynamic- recruiting for college baseball.  
 

This just in - Cliff did okay.  

[83Dee]

41 minutes ago, Big Daddy Cane said:

 

He's at ou. He supposedly sent in his paperwork to Oregon, but forgot to put am or pm next to the time. Oregon told him to correct the paperwork. During that time, he had a change of heart and ended up with the dirt burglars. Guess 49-0 appealed to him. 

49-0 screams immediate playing time.   

[83Dee]

9 hours ago, texbound said:

Thank you.  I was (still am) very confused by that.  Would love it if he changed course and ended up at Oregon, just to F with OU.

Maybe OU is an “Oregon University”… and it’s not confusing at all?

[83Dee]

9 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

Is he going to Oregon or ou?

The A.M / P.M. button caused Jean-Paul an Olympic Gold Metal on Seinfeld.  
 

I don’t know… I thought this might be relevant??