MGB: Eli Howard to Texas Tech

MeanGreenTexan · January 18, 2016

9 minutes ago, greenminer said:

wow. Gave up a scholly. To each his own.

Wonder if he saw how many walk-ons got scholarships here and assumed it to be the same everywhere... thus, he likes his chances at Tech.

KRAM1 · January 18, 2016

4 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Wonder if he saw how many walk-ons got scholarships here and assumed it to be the same everywhere... thus, he likes his chances at Tech.

I'm thinking it has more to do with the kid being able to say he is a power conference player in the Big XII. That and the fact that he is from the area and his position coach moved to Tech. We will never know how he would have panned out at UNT, but I never got the idea that he really wanted to be here in the first place. Good luck to the young man. It is a multi-thousand dollar risk on his part. I hope it works out for him.

GMG24 · January 18, 2016

11 minutes ago, KRAM1 said:

I'm thinking it has more to do with the kid being able to say he is a power conference player in the Big XII. That and the fact that he is from the area and his position coach moved to Tech. We will never know how he would have panned out at UNT, but I never got the idea that he really wanted to be here in the first place. Good luck to the young man. It is a multi-thousand dollar risk on his part. I hope it works out for him.

His family is going to be more than able to take care of the $ part. I agree he thinks he's a P5 level kid and based on Periscopes I would disagree 1,000% he got his tail kicked every time he went. That was against our OL who got abused by every DE we played. it happens, kids leave or want to prove they belong, or miss home. I say stick to OK, bEAST TX, DFW, and Louisiana/Florida. We need some Miami speed on this roster.