Horns247 Board

I still think they go to at least 20.

Gerry alluded to this happening (albeit a bit cryptically) in a thread last week, "read the tea leaves". I wish he'd give up more specifics, but the result is the same.

As disappointed as I am, I'll trust this was the right decision considering nearly every player who breaks their commitment to UT has a disappointing career elsewhere due to character issues.

Anyone have the Mack curse gif? Think it will apply here, the whole thing stinks. Shame because I'd like to think RSJ is a good kid - but with too many sucker fish attached.

Saw the headline and really thought I was going to be reading an ND to the ACC story and Texas is moving on to .......

ah, well, the program shall continue to excel with or without him.

Will Lyles part 2 looming?

RSJ wants to play for a school who wins like Oregon. Who can blame him?

Thanks for passing that along. I can't help but feel like this will put things into perspective for him. I believed he was being truthful when he said Texas is his number one and where he wants to be, the last 30 times he was asked.

Perhaps now he'll see how the people advising him are having a negative impact on his future.

Even if RSJ becomes a star, I still think its a good decision. No high school player should ever have the power to dictate what a coach does that affects players that are already on campus. Those are the type of things that sow resentment in the locker room and tear a team apart. The program is a year away from being in the National Title conversation again and we can't have any drama suck the life out it.

I don't know RSJ as a person and can't make any comments toward his character. But his recruitment has been bizzare and some things don't add up. I does sound like outside influeces though are affecting his decision making.

This is clear as day. It has nothing to do with what position he wants to play or if he wants to play dual sports. Our staff basically took the juco TE to show him we'd let him play WR if that's what he wanted. He was also given the green light to play basketball. It's no surprise this recruitment is dirty all the way. Just look at the schools in his top 5. Look at the fact that his AAU coach is getting involved. Multiple have hinted at this for some time. Last time our staff completely backed off a player like this was Lache Seastrunk and we know exactly how that turned out.

Mack made a statement about recruiting when he was in San Antonio over the summer and he got a standing ovation as I reported on here because of it. He specifically talked about passing on kids that sometimes get to a point where they get too caught up in the "process" (recruiting) than they are about coming to Texas. He went on to say we don't make promises to anyone and that if someone chooses Texas, it better be because they are committed to the "team" and not simply to themselves or the individual aspect of it. He said when we pass on a kid; it's because we've made a decision that the process is no longer about the team concept. I'm paraphrasing some of this, but the point is that the situation with RSJ has obviously got to a point to where Mack needed to make the call to move on and so I would have to think we will be better off as a result.