When Spyre made it’s debut into our consciousness, it made a very small splash. I maintain contact with De1, because I continue to believe that he’s a hugely disgruntled fan, and he mocked the “weak” efforts in this most recent class. Particularly with Walter Nolen. He said that Garner sold what his coaching could do for him but pretty much gave him a “take it or leave it” pitch and Spyre’s NIL offer was “a joke” in comparison to the Aggies. That and similar takes on the Zach Evans and Jahmyr Gibbs efforts had me virtually depressed. That narrative seemed to hold true after Early Signing Day. But the West and Pearce gets show that there were other factors in play. The money’s been there but Spyre was making sure that flexing muscle wouldn’t blow up in UT’s face with the NCAA investigation as an integer. Something’s been settled and the game is on…free and clear. Credit to Swain for continuing to preach “all is well” with the minions wailing and flailing over the class and the portal. By the time the rest of us KNOW something, something’s already been done.
