Y’all will need to excuse my Ffrench if he picks Miami over us.

Is he still taking the trip to Georgia? 

Ffuuuuudgggggge!

1 hour ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

I don’t think johntay would be the right example because i think he’ll be fourth in the wide receiver rotation at best. 

3rd

Agents being Agents...bidding wars are good for client.

2 hours ago, TexasEx01 said:

Is he still taking the trip to Georgia? 

I believe Gerry said he visited LSU and Miami instead of taking the Georgia trip.

6 hours ago, 4thandFive said:

Hey….come to think about it….wasn't he a coach at Oregon??!!!

 

*I know the answer lol. 

And Oregon has been better since he left. 

Thank you for all the Ffrench recruiting coverage Gerry!

Ffrench has been the most intriguing and most likely OOS WR recruit for TX in this cycle imo. 

 

After many FSU visits, they seem out of it based on the lack of Ffrench recruiting coverage and their 3 WR commits. Hasn't been to Bama since last year. OHST has a loaded WR room and 3 WR commits. TN also has 3 WR commits. LSU already has 2 WR commits including a 5-star.

I was expecting at least 1 FL school to emerge as a top 2-5 for the Mandarin HS FL prospect. Miami has 1 WR commit and 1 Mandarin HS  teammate ATH/S commit.

 

TX v UM

TEXAS 12-2, Big 12 Champs & CFP > Miami 7-6, loss in Bad Boy Mowers Bowl to Rutgers

SEC > ACC,

SARK TX OFFENSE # 7 OFEI > Mario UM offense #34 OFEI,

TX MANNING 5* QB & OWENS 4* QB > UM Williams 3* QB & Poffenbarger 3* QB,

TX with 1st RD, 2nd RD & 6th RD NFL WRs > UM with zero WRs drafted under Cristobal/Beard,

JACKSON WR-C has NFL experience as a player & coach > Beard UM WR-C has none,

JACKSON WR 1,004 catches for 13,355 yds > Beard WR 10 catches for 87 yds (Arena League)

TX early playing time probability < Miami early playing time probability,

TX NIL #1 > Miami NIL #16 (Estimated NIL Rankings by on3 in 2023),

TX DKR Memorial 101,625 > UM Hard Rock 49,714 ('23 average attendance)

UT #19 & #32 >  UM #53 & #67 (National Universities rankings by Top Universities & US News)

Austin TX to Jacksonville, FL is a 4-5 hr flight < Miami to Jacksonville is a 4.5 hour drive.

Etc

 

Ruiz (NIL) of Miami could up the price. His HS teammate at Miami means something but it usually isn't a deciding factor. Proximity can often be a deciding factor in a close call. But Miami doesn't make as much sense in the big picture as Texas unless Ffrench must stay closer to home and he doesn't care as much about WR development, QB play, offensive performance, competing vs the best, championships, maybe NIL, maybe education and ultimately getting drafted by the NFL vs early playing time probability, playing with his teammate and possibly a slim increase in NIL. Don't believe it would be a huge difference in NIL either way.  A difference in early playing time probability doesn't matter as much as it once did because of the frequent option to portal. If Ffrench is outstanding early like Worthy or Wingo then Ffrench plays early at TX, if not he gets his shot as a rfr or soph.

Believe FSU, Bama, OHSt and TN are unlikely options. LSU may be in it to some degree.  But I agree with Gerry, Miami appears to be our main competition. French has visited Miami more frequently than LSU and TX, his HS teammate is committed to Miami and Miami has the proximity to home advantage vs LSU and TX.

Won't be surprised if it is Miami or Texas or even LSU. But I believe Ffrench should ultimately pick Texas for many important reasons including OTF recruiting coverage.

🤘🤘🤞 We'll see.

 

 

21 hours ago, HornsRUs said:

This. Miami is a joke of a program at this point 

Here’s hoping Florida puts half a hundred on Miami.

15 hours ago, LonghornLegends said:

I believe Gerry said he visited LSU and Miami instead of taking the Georgia trip.

Correct

3 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Correct

He is a very likable young man always put up the HOOKEM Horns. I believe it’s Texas . 

I hope we land him after the Moore loss, but I could see him staying in Florida just as easy. $ talks obviously, but playing time is the key to many recruits. Texas has shown even with good receivers, they will portal hunt also. Could come down to that and Miami wins out. Hope not🤘

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40884354/substantial-doubt-company-miami-booster-john-ruiz
 

I know Miami has other sources of NIL money, but this could throw their NIL program into disarray. At least we can hope that’s it’s enough to scare Ffrench away from Miami.