Talent is a topic I thought we were well past, but after the disheartening loss to Maryland it is back to being the easy go-to reason for underachievement.
Texas doesn’t lack talent.
Texas lacks talent? False
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What the Maryland game tells us about recruiting needs
This endeavor is a bit premature but I’ll happily update my thoughts as we accumulate more information, likely after USC.
Based on Saturday’s game there’s a chance Texas won’t exorcise demons until there’s significant roster turnover. The fastest way to accomplish that is with big recruiting classes, which should be on the order for the next two cycles. While you convulse as you remember I wrote the same damn thing in 2014, I’ll continue.
Thoughts on the initial depth chart
Eric Nahlin provides his thoughts on the official depth chart released by Texas on Monday.
Miscellany: Recruiting plus Kool-Aid
We’ll go with some randomness this a.m.
Stock Report: Up, Down, or Holding (#51-99)
Overall Texas is losing big bodies at a much greater clip than the little guys. Since Spring, Texas has lost Jordan Elliott, Marcel Southall, Elijah Rodriguez, and Jean Delance to injury or transfer. The big losses of course, being Elliott and a hard-charging E-Rod. Texas can’t afford many more losses in the trenches and some of the younger guys are going to need to step up. Let’s take stock of where we’re at.
Stock Report: Up, Down, or Holding (#1-50)
Two weeks of camp have been completed with roughly two remaining. The team is still working on install this week. Next week it will begin game planning for the Terrapins.
Herman, Orlando, and Philosophical Alignment
There’s that word again. A word so well known just eight months into Tom Herman’s tenure I can probably get through this write-up without using it outside of the title.
The staff understands what’s expected of it every step of the way, from recruiting and keeping up with social media accounts to overseeing and instilling the all-important culture.
The 2017 Roster Table: Current Depth, Future Recruiting Implications
We’ve broken down the initial depth chart and also the freshman class through the view of potential red-shirts. Now it’s time to bring it all together with the roster table.
To shirt or not to shirt: Class of 2017
I do this every year, and if things are trending the right way, at least from the standpoint of talent accruement, the players predicted to play as true freshmen should be fewer and fewer.
Initial depth chart clarified (kinda) with some additional thoughts
The initial depth chart is mostly meaningless, but it does have value for tracking purposes. It will be interesting to watch the evolution of the revolution leading up to Maryland.