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my response to every out-there Harvey post:

That’s gotta be a good sign given the timing, no?

Watch out, Jeff—you start throwing around guards heading to the portal and it’s gonna trigger @Joe Zura

I want to see Arch improve in the RPO game. He also needs to improve his touch on short and intermediate throws, like RB screens. He and Quinn are almost inverses in that regard. If Arch can improve in those areas, it would give Sark the ability to maximize the talent at RB and WR. But in general, I agree with your assessment, Jeff. Thanks for the awesome work as always.

I think you forgot the word “hole” at the end of your title, Paul

Feels like a tough one to pry away from IU or OSU. But,

@Gerry Hamilton played too much Duck Hunter as a kid

You can look at it position by position or top to bottom in terms of projected impact. I would argue 2024 comes out on top at WR, Edge, and DL. 2026 is better in the aggregate at RB, TE, OL, LB, ST. Secondary is a wash. Top to bottom in terms of projected impact—even with Golden, Bond, and Mukuba, I would argue that 2026 has a higher preseason ceiling. Obviously Coleman has a lot of work to do to surpass what Golden accomplished, for example, but Coleman is being talked about as an All-American first-round type of player. Golden did not have that level of expectation in the spring. So, I’d rank preseason projected impact as follows: 1. Coleman (26) 2. Biles (26) 3. Bond (24) 4A/B. Brown/Smothers (26) 5. Mukuba (24) 6. Siani (26) 7. Moore (24) 8. Mascoe (26) 9. Golden (24) 10. Seymour (26) Next few: I think Masunas and Geffrard would come with higher expectations than any of the remaining 24 portal class. We can disagree about the exact placement of players on this list, but at least in terms of preseason projections, I would take 2026 portal players for 9 out of the first 13 spots. In terms of high-end talent, 2026 looks superior to 2024. But, again, guys like Mukuba and Golden far exceeded their preseason expectations. Will the same thing happen this year?

Did you accost him at the airport? Apparently that’s how you’re supposed to ask Texas MBB players if they’re returning.

Kirk voted for Reggie over Vince.

Oh interesting. Maybe I just remember the few times Goosby got beat more than the times Banks did. I also think some of Banks’ pressures allowed were self-sacks from Quinn 😬 But point taken. Goosby is elite.

His stride and frame remind me a bit of Derrick Henry, but he probably has a bit more top-end speed and is less of a punishing downhill runner.

I think Simmons has a more explosive BGO than Parsons. Goosby has the same upside in pass pro as Banks, but (a) I think he’s gotten beat more off the edge than Banks ever did at Texas and (b) Banks is a better run blocker.

Arch: Andrew Luck Simmons: Von Miller

I think he goes second round, unfortunately. Too many freaks at his position. It’s too bad he didn’t get one year in Muschamp’s system, because I think he would have had a dominant year and likely boosted his draft stock.

Who are you talking to—me or Sark? I don’t see any problem with Sark exuding confidence about his team. And if this team is the best roster in the country, maybe it should be deserving of preseason #1. But they’d better back up the talk.

It’s a pretty surprising statement for him to admit that he hasn’t felt like he’s had a complete roster in terms of top-level talent on both sides of the ball until this year. In the interview, he also explicitly compares this roster to the ones he had at Bama. It’s hard to argue with those assessments on paper. I think Texas has the best roster in the country going into the 2026 season. But Sark also needs to elevate his coaching to match those claims. This might be the best chance he ever gets at Texas to win it all—can’t squander this roster.

Don’t be touchy, Joseph. I’m just being playful.

Don’t you live in a state with a population of like 14?

I love that he looks at Larry Allen as his comp. If he can bring even a fraction of that nastiness, look out on the left side.