2013 5* ATH Ricky Seals-Jones (Texas A&M signee)

[AU Counsel 64]

Not at all my man. I was making a joke about your statement is all. Didn't mean to offend. Apologies.

I sure as heck hope he comes!!!  Is Jones better than Howard?

Both elite at their respective positions and we would take both.

I don't see us turning down any player at that level.  I think it would be fair to say that we'd take M. Adams, OJ, and Seals-Jones over basically anyone else besides maybe Green/Bryant (I think Green is more likely).

[ellitor 33,093]

Not at all my man. I was making a joke about your statement is all. Didn't mean to offend. Apologies.

I sure as heck hope he comes!!!  Is Jones better than Howard?

Both elite at their respective positions and we would take both.

I don't see us turning down any player at that level.  I think it would be fair to say that we'd take M. Adams, OJ, and Seals-Jones over basically anyone else besides maybe Green/Bryant (I think Green is more likely).

Until we get another visit from Bryant I agree.

[walleyau22 0]

Not at all my man. I was making a joke about your statement is all. Didn't mean to offend. Apologies.

I sure as heck hope he comes!!!  Is Jones better than Howard?

Both elite at their respective positions and we would take both.

I don't see us turning down any player at that level.  I think it would be fair to say that we'd take M. Adams, OJ, and Seals-Jones over basically anyone else besides maybe Green/Bryant (I think Green is more likely).

Until we get another visit from Bryant I agree.

I thought Bryant was going to announce(saying he actually decommits from OU) before Green. Giving both of them the same chance of attending AU, wouldn't it be more likely for us to get GB?

[ellitor 33,093]

Not at all my man. I was making a joke about your statement is all. Didn't mean to offend. Apologies.

I sure as heck hope he comes!!!  Is Jones better than Howard?

Both elite at their respective positions and we would take both.

I don't see us turning down any player at that level.  I think it would be fair to say that we'd take M. Adams, OJ, and Seals-Jones over basically anyone else besides maybe Green/Bryant (I think Green is more likely).

Until we get another visit from Bryant I agree.

I thought Bryant was going to announce(saying he actually decommits from OU) before Green. Giving both of them the same chance of attending AU, wouldn't it be more likely for us to get GB?

He will have to decommit and visit again before the odds are even or in GB's favor.

[aubie951345162983 0]

I think he visits then decommits, other wise he stands the chance of Green committing before he can. That would leave him in a bad light with OU.

[ellitor 33,093]

I think he visits then decommits, other wise he stands the chance of Green committing before he can. That would leave him in a bad light with OU.

Not really. Green is a LOOOOOOOOOOONG way from commiting anywhere regardless of what GB does.

[walleyau22 0]

I think he visits then decommits, other wise he stands the chance of Green committing before he can. That would leave him in a bad light with OU.

Not really. Green is a LOOOOOOOOOOONG way from commiting anywhere regardless of what GB does.

This was the point of my post, E. I meant that I thought we had a better chance of taking GB, even though he is committed to OU right now, because he wants to commit so much earlier than Green. What I meant when I said more or less, "all things being equal" if Bryant and Green were both uncommitted...we would have a better chance of getting Bryant before Green.

I do get that all of this hinges on GB's decommitment, and if Green like us, feels the pressure, and thinks he better commit or he may lose his chance.

I like them both, and would love the one that commits first more. Simple as that. Green is a beast, but same can be said for Bryant. That being said, I think I still like Bryant more...but, don't really have a reason why. Both flat out great RB's!

[logan adams 333]

If we could land this guy I would forget about Howard. I would love to have them both, but I don't think having each of them in this class is a necessity.

[Orange and Blue 17211345162833 0]

Seals is a good receiver, but there is a possibility that he is a better DB. He's being recruited by schools at both positions.

[AA 1]

Did I accidentally click on the Bryant or Green thread?

[ellitor 33,093]

Seals is a good receiver, but there is a possibility that he is a better DB. He's being recruited by schools at both positions.

That may explain the coaches push for him with the Rose release being near the same time and may explain the cooling on Shaq.

[thewhiz7 273]

Seals is a good receiver, but there is a possibility that he is a better DB. He's being recruited by schools at both positions.

That may explain the coaches push for him with the Rose release being near the same time and may explain the cooling on Shaq.

It would but I wonder what kind of shot we really have? I have heard that LSU has a large lead with him.

[ellitor 33,093]

Seals is a good receiver, but there is a possibility that he is a better DB. He's being recruited by schools at both positions.

That may explain the coaches push for him with the Rose release being near the same time and may explain the cooling on Shaq.

It would but I wonder what kind of shot we really have? I have heard that LSU has a large lead with him.

They may but he has already said he will take an OV to Auburn.

[AUenginerd 16]

Seals is a good receiver, but there is a possibility that he is a better DB. He's being recruited by schools at both positions.

That may explain the coaches push for him with the Rose release being near the same time and may explain the cooling on Shaq.

It would but I wonder what kind of shot we really have? I have heard that LSU has a large lead with him.

They may but he has already said he will take an OV to Auburn.

  Get him on campus and let our beloved university and awesome coaches sell themselves. 

[amsterjam 107]

Bump

[TigerWar 82]

If we could land this guy I would forget about Howard. I would love to have them both, but I don't think having each of them in this class is a necessity.

I won't. Mark my words - Howard will be an All-American TE in college if used in the right system.

Now...back to your regular scheduled programming, followers of Ricky Seals-Jones.

[austudnt23 1,432]

You will not forget about Howard as Tigerwar .said  howard is a player who only comes around once in every 5 to ten years.  That comes straight from people that.know.  We are still in mix with Howard i dont know why anyone would say i would forget bout him

[jwmboom7 0]

There is some news about his OV's, but I'm not allowed to read it. Does any one know where he is going? AU? TIA

[ellitor 33,093]

There is some news about his OV's, but I'm not allowed to read it. Does any one know where he is going? AU? TIA

All I can say is AU is not mentioned.

[jwmboom7 0]

There is some news about his OV's, but I'm not allowed to read it. Does any one know where he is going? AU? TIA

All I can say is AU is not mentioned.

I guess that promise that he was going to give us an OV has already come and gone?

[Mwideman 0]

G14 CLASSIFIED

[WarEagle10 77]

Carried him off on a stretcher. Looked like he blew his knee out. Best of luck to that young man.

[TNtiger55 6]

Broken knee-cap.

[ellitor 33,093]

Broken knee-cap.

OUCH!

[Sid 0]

Texas has stopped recruiting him

Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast.

Champ Kind: It jumped up a notch.

Ron Burgundy: It did, didn't it?

On the morning after the news broke that Mack Brown and the rest of the Texas coaches have made the decision to stop recruiting the state's top available prospect Ricky Seals-Jones, I couldn't help but think of the movie Anchorman. Yes, things have gotten out of hand rather quickly and it feels like they did jump up a notch.

Although he was once a Longhorn commitment, it would appear that Ricky Seals-Jones and the Longhorns are no longer a match made in heaven.

Say it again out loud for yourself, so that the "alities" get taken care of in a way that is completely understood. You know? reality and finality. Ricky Seals-Jones will not be a Longhorn on national Signing Day.

From the very moment that Seals-Jones announced his de-commitment from the Longhorns earlier this summer, I've had my money on the rest of the field and been quite public about it. It is one thing for a kid to reopen the recruiting process and it's another thing for a school that's being declared the favorite to have its name taken through the mud in national publications over alleged death threats from alleged "fans"in the aftermath of the news.

In two decades of recruiting, I've never seen an alleged story like that end with smiles between the two parties. So, from the moment RSJ de-committed, I knew how this would end and I think many others understood as well, regardless of what was being said publicly. The death threat story only emboldened my thinking on the matter.

Hell, just last week RSJ made a Tweet during Texas' win over New Mexico commenting on the Texas passing game that involved some constructive criticism and as soon as it happened, I thought, "Uh oh."

This ticking bomb has been preparing to go off for months and I'm not sure what happened that served as the final straw for Mack, but it seems obvious that something was going to explode and it did on Wednesday night.

Bottom line? You can use whatever words you want to describe this recruitment, just know that Mack is tired of it and simply couldn't do it any longer.

Honestly, it kind of reminds me of Kansas' recruitment of Kareem Rush many, many, many moons ago. Back in 1997, Rush was one of the nation's most high-profile basketball recruits and as a Kansas City native, there was an immense amount of pressure for Roy Williams and Co. land him at Kansas. Well, that recruitment was a circus act (with a big top and everything) if there ever was one and there's no question that the tail was wagging the dog. All of the angst came to a head early in the 1997-98 season when Rush made comments to a local reporter that questioned what the Jayhawks did on offense.

A few days later, Williams announced on his weekly radio show that the program was not recruiting anyone from the Kansas City area that year. He never mentioned Rush by name, but everyone in both the state of Kansas and Missouri understood exactly what he was saying? Ol' Roy didn't play games with high school kids that wanted to talk about his coaching as part of the circus act.

Fifteen years later, as RSJ's recruitment heats up this fall, Mack seems to be sending the exact same message.

Mack doesn't do circuses any more. He's purchased his last ticket to Ringling Brothers.