If Earl Thomas leaves early for the NFL........

Discussion in 'Recruiting' started by satam55, Jan 2, 2010.

  1. satam55

    satam55 < 25 Posts

    and with Marcus Davis transferring, do y'all think we will go back after Safety Ahmad Dixon?
     
  2. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    I think we're ok at safety. It might sway Dixon back this way, but I wouldn't count on it... people don't decommit from Texas and then get another look.

    It's corner I'm more worried about. Has been the main problem in the defensive backfield since Ced, Tarell, and Aaron left.
     
  3. jamaebarrow

    jamaebarrow 100+ Posts

    Dixon is solid to Baylor. He is real close to the defensive coordinator there Brian Norwood. He and Norwood's son are best friends.
    UT will still have: C Scott, Brewster, Gideon, Vacarro at safety
     
  4. lnghrn005

    lnghrn005 250+ Posts

    Dixon isn't an option anymore. He was told when he de-committed that he wouldn't be able to come back.
     
  5. Third Coast

    Third Coast 10,000+ Posts

    Chiles to Safety
     
  6. cochamps

    cochamps 2,500+ Posts


     
  7. PropositionJoe

    PropositionJoe 2,500+ Posts

    dixon is still looking around right now.
     
  8. aUTfan

    aUTfan 2,500+ Posts

    +1 on C Scott
     
  9. orangebones

    orangebones 500+ Posts

    Norwood will only be there as long as Briles, and if TT and BU work out the buyout, Briles is gone.
     
  10. bishophorn

    bishophorn 500+ Posts

    Earl Thomas's draft location is not enough to leave two years early. Will not have to worry about it at all.
     
  11. ghostofbevo

    ghostofbevo 25+ Posts

    Please, Mack...as with Marcus Davis, it is a virtue to forgive and give people a second chance. Recruits, and their parents too, do appreciate coaches and programs not giving up on kids.

    Why not give Dixon a second chance to join the Good Guys if he is still so inclined? Losing Marcus, we sure could use a DB of his pedigree.
     
  12. eflow24

    eflow24 1,000+ Posts

    Earl will leave if he gets a first round draft grade. I heard this from someone as close as you can get to Earl. Of course, Earl has said as much himself. The question is, will he get it?

    The answer is YES. Earl Thomas will be a first round draft pick and most likely in the Top 15. If I am right, then Earl needs to go and I will wish him the best.
     
  13. Bill_McNeal

    Bill_McNeal 250+ Posts

    Here's my hoped-for scenario:

    Earl has a tremendous MNC game and we win. By virtue of his performance, he gets a top 15 grade, comes out, gets millions of dollars, moves his family out of Orange, and kicks *** in the pros.

    Somewhere in the middle of that, Heidi Klum knocks on my door and tells me she's gotten tired of Seal's ****, and asks - politely and demurely - if she could vacuum my floor while naked.

    Because my floor is kind of dirty right now and really, nothing bores me more than vacuuming.
     
  14. hookem1982

    hookem1982 250+ Posts

    Moves his family out of Orange? What is the problem with Orange? Also my floor could use a nice cleaning too.
     
  15. Bill_McNeal

    Bill_McNeal 250+ Posts

    Well, with no disrespect intended towards the city ... I don't think there's a lot of people who live in the Golden Triangle who wouldn't be pleased at the opportunity to not live in the Golden Triangle.

    It's a harsh place, even without getting hammered by hurricanes on a semi-annual basis.

    I'll send HK over when she's done here. But only after she cleans my tub*, if you know what I mean.

    (* Not a euphemism. It's pretty grody too.)
     
  16. longyak

    longyak 250+ Posts

    Dixon has already tried to come back and was told no. Mack doesn't deal with players who are involved with street agents. Dixon is involved with Will Lyles.
     
  17. LISD149

    LISD149 100+ Posts


     
  18. bishophorn

    bishophorn 500+ Posts


     
  19. LISD149

    LISD149 100+ Posts

    Is he going to grow taller between now and next season? Seriously, he is just a little shorter than Eric Berry and Ed Reed and about the same weight. I wish he would stay, but I bet he gets a first round grade from the NFL group that does that for prospective early entrants.
     
  20. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    I'd hate for him to leave because I love Horn success, but he should consider going now while his stock is high. It'll get tougher for DBs the next couple of years.
     
  21. Tommy_Grand

    Tommy_Grand 500+ Posts

    I think he's a 1st rounder right now.
     
  22. bishophorn

    bishophorn 500+ Posts

    He is 5'9" at best and is only roster listed at 5'10" and we know how those are off a few inches. He is much shorter than Ed Reed or Eric Berry. Get real, some guys are just taking the so called Draft gurus are little too seriously.
     
  23. tholly

    tholly 1,000+ Posts

    First, he's great college safety. Second, the only way he is a 1st rounder this year is if he gets 2 picks, 5 pbu's, 12 tackles, causing at least one fumble that he piks up and runs in, knocks both bama rb's out of the game, is named game mvp, and gets bigger. I hope he does all of it and God speed...
     
  24. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    You'd be surprised. It's a thin year for safeties. He's not going to get drafted as high as Berry, but he's got the numbers and the speed to qualify as a 5th DB in the NFL, which is valuable because of injuries and what not.

    He doesn't have to be friggin Ed Reed. No one is Ed Reed. He just has to be better than other DB options, and this year he is. And with the impending salary doom for rookies next year, he should choose wisely.
     
  25. FWHORN

    FWHORN 10,000+ Posts

    If Texas wins he is definitely gone, even if Texas loses it sounds like he is probably gone. Like Jermichael this is one we probably wish we hadnt red shirted b/c it really hurts losing someone who only played two years.
     
  26. PropositionJoe

    PropositionJoe 2,500+ Posts

    fyi, dixon decommitted from baylor today and is planning on signing with tennessee.
     
  27. Crockett

    Crockett 5,000+ Posts

    Are all the kids with street agents going to end up at USC or somewhere in the SEC?
     
  28. orangecat

    orangecat 1,000+ Posts

    does this mean extra scholarship? Do we need anything else different? Is there a 4 or 5 star kicker we should look for?
     
  29. PropositionJoe

    PropositionJoe 2,500+ Posts

    i believe texas had already moved on from dixon, so not sure what that means for your scholly situation.

    me thinks dixon had grade problem and SEC schools were a bit more admissions friendly to him. same thing with craig loston last year.
     
  30. TXSNOS

    TXSNOS 1,000+ Posts

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