What happens at Texas?

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Anybody else seeing a bunch of smoke that Quinn Ewers is planning on returning to Texas next year? Can't say I blame him really as he's been good but not great by any means. Also has been cursed by the injury bug last two years. Needs a big healthy season to get his draft stock up.

The plan was for them to move on to Arch next year so needless to say this throws a big wrinkle into what the Longhorns had planned

The other freshman who played while Ewers was out seems to have done a pretty good job also.

Going to be a helluva awkward situation in Austin. Ewers already used his freebie transfer and he's no where near graduating so that route is pretty much closed to him.
 
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Arch will be a redshirt freshman next year, so he’d still have the opportunity to be a 2-3 year starter. Maalik Murphy would be the one most likely to transfer.
 
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stolitonic said:
Anybody else seeing a bunch of smoke that Quinn Ewers is planning on returning to Texas next year? Can't say I blame him really as he's been good but not great by any means. Also has been cursed by the injury bug last two years. Needs a big healthy season to get his draft stock up.

The plan was for them to move on to Arch next year so needless to say this throws a big wrinkle into what the Longhorns had planned

The other freshman who played while Ewers was out seems to have done a pretty good job also.

Going to be a helluva awkward situation in Austin. Ewers already used his freebie transfer and he's no where near graduating so that route is pretty much closed to him.
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The same thing will happen there that happens everywhere.
Qb's will compete. Might see a transfer. Might not.
 
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Boston Vol said:
Arch will be a redshirt freshman next year, so he’d still have the opportunity to be a 2-3 year starter. Maalik Murphy would be the one most likely to transfer.
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I agree-that would seem the logical outcome.

Just seems like the Mannings had this all planned out though. Arch sits a year, Ewers leaves, and another Manning takes the field in the SEC.

Probably a big factor into why Texas was chosen.

Do the Mannings just sit by and accept things-maybe they know Arch isn't ready yet, etc? Or do they think he is ready to go and make a stink.
 
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YankeeVol said:
I'd take Murphy in a heartbeat
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That's the problem. He's not gonna come here and sit behind Nico for two years-assuming all goes to plan of course.

Gone are the days of having a QB room full of 4 and five star guys. One of those guys doesn't win the job-they're gone.

Heupel really needs to bring in a 3 star-ish kind of kid next year that he thinks he can develop over the course of a year or two.

This is of course in addition to we need to get a quality backup for Nico out of the portal after this year. Gaston Moore and Navy Shuler will not cut it in non-cupcake games.
 
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stolitonic said:
I agree-that would seem the logical outcome.

Just seems like the Mannings had this all planned out though. Arch sits a year, Ewers leaves, and another Manning takes the field in the SEC.

Probably a big factor into why Texas was chosen.

Do the Mannings just sit by and accept things-maybe they know Arch isn't ready yet, etc? Or do they think he is ready to go and make a stink.
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It is quite possible Arch isn't ready and was highly overrated by the recruiting services. Not a bad player, just overrated. He didn't play high-level HS football in Louisiana.
 
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stolitonic said:
Didn't he play at the same school as Peyton and Eli? They seem to have turned out Ok lol.
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Yeah, but is Arch good as Peyton and Eli?

Arch was the highest-rated recruit in the history of the 247 Composite. I mean, I suppose it is possible, but is he really that good? That's always been the risk with him...being highly overrated because of the last name.
 
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05_never_again said:
Yeah, but is Arch good as Peyton and Eli?

Arch was the highest-rated recruit in the history of the 247 Composite. I mean, I suppose it is possible, but is he really that good? That's always been the risk with him...being highly see overrated because of the last name.
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All very true.

Was that not a risk with Peyton and Eli also though? Quite frankly, I was regaled by tales of Archie Manning from my parents as soon as I began watching football. I'm sure today's youngsters are being told the exploits of Peyton and Eli.

The whole thing is just kind of a mess lol.
 
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stolitonic said:
I agree-that would seem the logical outcome.

Just seems like the Mannings had this all planned out though. Arch sits a year, Ewers leaves, and another Manning takes the field in the SEC.

Probably a big factor into why Texas was chosen.

Do the Mannings just sit by and accept things-maybe they know Arch isn't ready yet, etc? Or do they think he is ready to go and make a stink.
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You make the bed, you gotta lay in it.
 
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05_never_again said:
Yeah, but is Arch good as Peyton and Eli?

Arch was the highest-rated recruit in the history of the 247 Composite. I mean, I suppose it is possible, but is he really that good? That's always been the risk with him...being highly overrated because of the last name.
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No Arch wasnt the highest rated ever. According to 247 composite:

Arch- .9995
Rashad Gary- 1.0000
Clowney- 1.0000
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
You are assuming Manning is better than Murphy.
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No, I’m not assuming that. This isn’t about Manning vs Murphy, it’s more about opportunity and timeline. Arch was always going to redshirt this season, so him sitting one more year isn’t that big of a deal. If Murphy has to sit behind Ewers for another season, he would be a junior before he got the opportunity to start. If he entered the portal this year, there would a line of schools wanting to bring him in.
 
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stolitonic said:
All very true.

Was that not a risk with Peyton and Eli also though? Quite frankly, I was regaled by tales of Archie Manning from my parents as soon as I began watching football. I'm sure today's youngsters are being told the exploits of Peyton and Eli.

The whole thing is just kind of a mess lol.
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Yes, but honestly the risk is even higher with Arch because of the accumulated hype. Peyton was hyped because of his dad. Eli was hyped because of his brother and his dad. Arch is hyped because of 2 uncles and his grandfather. Recruiting rankings, especially for individual players, weren't as institutionalized when Peyton and Eli played but the recruiting services are essentially saying that Arch is a better prospect than Peyton or Eli. That's quite a statement.
 
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05_never_again said:
Yes, but honestly the risk is even higher with Arch because of the accumulated hype. Peyton was hyped because of his dad. Eli was hyped because of his brother and his dad. Arch is hyped because of 2 uncles and his grandfather. Recruiting rankings, especially for individual players, weren't as institutionalized when Peyton and Eli played but the recruiting services are essentially saying that Arch is a better prospect than Peyton or Eli. That's quite a statement.
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Oh, I agree. The most highly rated "can't miss" prospects are usually the ones who bomb.

Face it, even in college FB 5* QBs are about a 50/50 shot. This is why I am a bit apprehensive about placing all our eggs in the Nico basket. Predecessor in high school- B Young, continued to be all world in college. Statistically speaking.......
 
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Texas and Oklahoma are going to make the SEC more competitive in all sports when they join in 2024.
 
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