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Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 02:28 AM
Decommits:

Zaycoven Henderson DT - Longview, TX****
Trey Lealaimatafao - San Antonio(Warren), TX ***
Courtney Garnett - New Orleans, LA *** - Should be noted that he was unlikely to qualify.

Possibly Decommiting:

Otaro Alaka OLB - Houston(Cy Fall), TX ****


New Offers/Possible Targets/Scheduled Visits:

Christian Miller OLB - Columbia, SC ****
Travonte Valentine DT - Palm Bay, FL ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***
Michael Sawyers DT/OG - Nashville, TN ***

All star rankings are from 247 composite

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 02:44 AM
Apparently Christian Miller's dad and Chris Rumph, Texas new DL coach, played together and are very close.


Poona Ford has visit set to Texas already.

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 03:44 AM
The "experts" at 247 are predicting the following commits:

Edwin Freeman S/OLB - Arlington(Bowie), TX ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 04:09 AM
Forgot to add


Commitments:

Blake Whitely TE - Yuma, AZ ***

#24 ranked JUCO player.

Manso/V8
01-12-2014, 12:28 PM
Apparently Christian Miller's dad and Chris Rumph, Texas new DL coach, played together and are very close.


Poona Ford has visit set to Texas already.

Poona?

Manso/V8
01-12-2014, 12:34 PM
Forgot to add


Commitments:

Blake Whitely TE - Yuma, AZ ***

#24 ranked JUCO player.

This kid is from Canada!

The rest of Strong's recruits are from out of state......

NastySlot
01-12-2014, 12:43 PM
Texas Strong..........cherry picking the state now as they go nation wide.



also glad someone finally posted Texas recruiting. Was kinda missing it I think in past years its always come out earlier. Thanks

NastySlot
01-12-2014, 12:48 PM
New Offers/Possible Targets/Scheduled Visits:

Christian Miller OLB - Columbia, SC ****
Travonte Valentine DT - Palm Bay, FL ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***
Michael Sawyers DT/OG - Nashville, TN ***

All star rankings are from 247 composite

are these guys all flips or not committed yet?

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 08:30 PM
are these guys all flips or not committed yet?

Miller is currently committed to Bama but was recruited by Rumph who is now at Texas and apparently Rumph and Miller's dad played together back in the day and are close.
Travonte Valentine is uncommitted.
Poona Ford was committed to Louisville but decommitted after Strong Left.
Chris Nelson is the same as Poona Ford.
Michael Sawyers is uncommitted.



Also hearing rumblings that Vershaun Nixon, A&M commit, wants to set up an official to Texas.

NastySlot
01-12-2014, 08:38 PM
Miller is currently committed to Bama but was recruited by Rumph who is now at Texas and apparently Rumph and Miller's dad played together back in the day and are close.
Travonte Valentine is uncommitted.
Poona Ford was committed to Louisville but decommitted after Strong Left.
Chris Nelson is the same as Poona Ford.
Michael Sawyers is uncommitted.



Also hearing rumblings that Vershaun Nixon, A&M commit, wants to set up an official to Texas.

yeah that came out Friday...visits to a&m, texas and tcu...........last I heard(son follows recruiting) Saturday he's Nixed the trips. Who knows...kids need to be sure imo.

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 08:40 PM
yeah that came out Friday...visits to a&m, texas and tcu...........last I heard(son follows recruiting) Saturday he's Nixed the trips. Who knows...kids need to be sure imo.
Heard that it got out that he wanted to take visits then as you said Saturday he cancelled allegedly. Then rumors have picked up today that an official to Texas is schedule again but is supposed to be low key, allegedly.


This recruiting stuff gets ridiculous.

NastySlot
01-12-2014, 08:46 PM
Heard that it got out that he wanted to take visits then as you said Saturday he cancelled allegedly. Then rumors have picked up today that an official to Texas is schedule again but is supposed to be low key, allegedly.


This recruiting stuff gets ridiculous.


yeah these kids are under a lot of pressure...and for most it's probably the first life changing decision they have to make and then they have coaches, recruiting services and fans weighing in all the time....I bet its not easy for them.

Old Tiger
01-12-2014, 08:57 PM
yeah these kids are under a lot of pressure...and for most it's probably the first life changing decision they have to make and then they have coaches, recruiting services and fans weighing in all the time....I bet its not easy for them.
Back in HS I talked to a couple of high profile recruits at track meets and such, back when texting was legal with no regulation and phones were crappy 04-06 years. Their inbox was filled with Texas messages and calls from who knows where and area codes I've never seen before. I couldn't imagine it now with twitter, FB, txt, calls, and all other social media.

Old Tiger
01-14-2014, 01:42 AM
"Sources" saying after a team meeting that was held Sunday at 5pm that they expect 8-12 kids to be gone by fall camp/next spring.

Celina8
01-14-2014, 06:03 AM
There is going to be a thinning of the heard no doubt which is not unusual for any program when a new coach comes in. It happens even at small college programs. That just means more scholarships will be available for players that want to play for Coach Strong or fit the player profile he wants. I can tell you this Texas is not about to go away, and for those that think they are is just wishful thinking.

Old Tiger
01-14-2014, 06:21 AM
Another visitor is current Texas Tech commit

Jah'Shawn Johnson S - Ennis, TX - ***




Here is a list of visitors for this weekend officially.

Jan 17

Travonte Valentine DT - Palm Bay, FL ****
Poona Ford DT - Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Jah'Shawn Johnson S - Ennis, TX - ***


Jan 24

Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***

Old Tiger
01-14-2014, 11:17 AM
Add the following to Jan 17

Corey Avery RB - Dallas(Carter), TX ***



Matt what can you tell us about Avery and the Johnson kid from Ennis

Red&White_9x5
01-14-2014, 12:16 PM
"Sources" saying after a team meeting that was held Sunday at 5pm that they expect 8-12 kids to be gone by fall camp/next spring.

Fact of the matter is that there are some kids that probably will not like the new discipline and won't be able to adjust. I would also bet that these kids won't be missed either

Roughneck93
01-16-2014, 08:53 PM
The "experts" at 247 are predicting the following commits:

Edwin Freeman S/OLB - Arlington(Bowie), TX ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***

:2thumbsup

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2014/1/16/5316830/2014-lb-edwin-freeman-commits-to-texas

Old Tiger
01-16-2014, 08:58 PM
WR Emmanual Porter decommits.



DT Travonte VAlentine is no longer visiting due to issue with grades.

Old Tiger
01-17-2014, 12:57 AM
Official visits list of recruits expected to be on campus this weekend;

Current Commits meeting with new staff on OV:
CB Jermaine Roberts - New Orleans, LA ****
RB Donald Catalon - Houston(Eisenhower), TX ****
DE Derick Roberson - San Antonio(Brennan), TX ****

New Recruits:
RB Corey Avery - Dallas(Carter), TX ***
DT Poona Ford - Hilton Head Island, SC ****
S Jah'Shawn Johnson - Ennis, TX ***


Unofficial visitors to meet with coaching staff:
DE Sione Teuheme - Keller, TX *** - Committed
OL Maea Teuhema - Keller, TX ***** - 2015 Commitment


The following player had an OV Thursday:

OL Alex Anderson - New Orleans, LA ***

Macarthur
01-19-2014, 11:48 AM
E Porter, 4* wr from Dallas switches from ut to tcu.

Manso/V8
01-20-2014, 01:34 AM
Perhaps Charlie Strong does not have an appealing personality to young men.

Old Tiger
01-20-2014, 02:26 AM
Perhaps Charlie Strong does not have an appealing personality to young men.

Kids committing to coaches, not the school. This kind of stuff is expected for this kind of transition.



I do know if they land Poona Ford, that he is better than any of the 3 DTs they had committed.

Nelson is better than Courtney Garnett.

Also hearing they are telling the defensive recruits that no scheme has been decided yet and that will be decided based on the talent they evaluate and is a building process.

Aesculus gilmus
01-20-2014, 08:52 AM
Perhaps Charlie Strong does not have an appealing personality to young men.

Please don't slur our youth that way and force them to grow up before their time. As Mack Brown hammered home to all of us Longhorns over the years, these are still just "kids."

Old Tiger
01-20-2014, 08:58 AM
Please don't slur our youth that way and force them to grow up before their time. As Mack Brown hammered home to all of us Longhorns over the years, these are still just "kids."

They ain't kids, they are young men.

Aesculus gilmus
01-20-2014, 09:18 AM
They ain't kids, they are young men.

I forgot the sarcasm tag. I agree. In my day, it was more clear legally that you are a man at 18 (and even younger than that, in terms of the criminal code). Now it's been pushed back to 21 for a lot of stuff.

Saggy Aggie
01-26-2014, 08:11 PM
Alaka just committed to A&M

Old Tiger
01-27-2014, 01:19 AM
As we thought he would.




Texas has offered http://247sports.com/Player/Richard-Yeargin-III-21452

Old Tiger
01-27-2014, 01:50 AM
Here is a list of offers the new staff has sent out




Lorenzo Carter DE - Norcross, GA *****
Richard Yeargin III DE/OLB - Ft Lauderdale, FL ****
Adam Choice ATH - Thomasville, GA ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Kolin Hill DE - Schertz(Clemens) - ***
Elisha Shaw DT - Tucker, GA ***
TJ Harrell S - Tampa, FL ***
Alex Anders OG - New Orleans, LA *** - Enrolled
Mattrell McGraw - New Orleans, LA ***
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***
Michael Sawyers DT/OG - Nashville, TN ***
Core Avery RB - Dallas(Carter) ***