I don't know the chances for either, but they both bring a ton of talent, experience and leadership to position groups that might be seen as a little younger next season.

If I'm Arch or Sark, I'm selling both of them hard on coming back for a final season.

Edited December 13, 20241 yr by drag worm

Mookie was a PWO.

1 hour ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Mookie was a PWO.

Who is greatest former PWO in college football that became a 1st round pick?

2 hours ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Mookie was a PWO.

Even if he goes to the NFL, they won't show much interest in him until later rounds. But man, whoever gets him, is getting a steal. Guy has worked his ass off from a PWO to a scholarship/starting spot and absolutely killing it. 

On 12/13/2024 at 3:57 PM, GoHorns1 said:

Who is greatest former PWO in college football that became a 1st round pick?

JJ Watt walked on at Wisconsin

Golden expected to go to NFL. 

 

who is mookie? 

Ricky Williams

2 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Golden expected to go to NFL. 

 

If not Golden, who are the marginal NFL players who we might try to recruit coming back to be leaders? I don't know this for certain, but it seems very likely to me Sark tabbed certain older players who might have otherwise moved on like Sweat and JWhitt in 23 and Collins and Barron in 24 to come back (and paid them big NIL nearly comparable to what they could get in NFL as either a later round or rookie free agent). 

Taffe and Broughton seem like obvious candidates. Perhaps Blue if Sark thinks he can iron out fumble issues? Maybe DJ Campbell (although I know the board would hate it--seems like he has another level of potential that Sark could tap--not sure if he has leadership potential either)? Maybe Hayden Conner instead?

I feel like recruiting back your marginal NFL players is the best bang for buck use of NIL because the people you bring back you are most familiar with in terms of culture and character/known ability. 

Would be great to have a couple of these guys...

 

Edited December 15, 20241 yr by tenneseehorn08

9 hours ago, HudGar1922 said:

who is mookie? 

Michael "Mookie" Taaffe. 

10 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Golden expected to go to NFL. 

 

Ah, that was a 50/50 for us, but I think if you land Singleton this week, that will be huge to cover that up. You think they kick the tires on a 2nd guy? I was always of the belief that if Golden came back, 1 would be enough, if he left, you'd maybe want 2?

On 12/13/2024 at 4:57 PM, GoHorns1 said:

Who is greatest former PWO in college football that became a 1st round pick?

Jordy Nelson always comes to mind, but not sure he was a first rounder. 

11 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Golden expected to go to NFL. 

 

Reason we’re going hard after Singleton

On 12/13/2024 at 4:57 PM, GoHorns1 said:

Who is greatest former PWO in college football that became a 1st round pick?

Probably the dude the trophy was named after and has a movie, Brandon Burlsworth.

18 minutes ago, uthorn1374 said:

Reason we’re going hard after Singleton

Singleton is the speedy guy Sark always wants, plus lots of experience.

2 minutes ago, Aspann85 said:

Probably the dude the trophy was named after and has a movie, Brandon Burlsworth.

There’s a Heisman winner that everyone hates.

Gotta get Taaffe back

Is Mookie the greatest Texas walk on of all time?

51 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

There’s a Heisman winner that everyone hates.

That guy from lake Travis that went to tech and OU…rhymes with Maker Bayfield

4 hours ago, Alex Butler said:

That guy from lake Travis that went to tech and OU…rhymes with Maker Bayfield

Flaker Mayfold.

On 12/14/2024 at 11:55 PM, Chioubaccalovin said:

JJ Watt walked on at Wisconsin

Crazy that he went from walk on to likely future hall of famer.  Not too shabby.