Too Bad We Couldn't Afford Him

[cdizzle86]

Tre' Newton giving up football

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

He wasn't big enough to play in the Big 12.

[UNTLifer]

He'll show up somewhere next year.

[Stix]

It didn't say anything about him having diabetes, did it?

[Primo]

Are we glad he didn't come here?

[Pen Yan Fan]

He wasn't big enough to play in the Big 12.

Ever hear of Ray Rice, Javid Best, Marion Barber, Danny Woodhead etc... Tre is bigger than all of these guys who currently play in the NFL. Where do you come up with your stuff?

[GreenAlums]

He'll show up somewhere next year.

Why not North Texas??

[cdizzle86]

Why not North Texas??

Don't want.

[oldschoollefty]

Don't want.

Why??? Are you saying he could do nothing to help this program?

[cdizzle86]

Why??? Are you saying he could do nothing to help this program?

Exactly. I don't want to be second choice to anybody. He had his chance coming out of high school. Plus we don't the drama his dad brings.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Ever hear of Ray Rice, Javid Best, Marion Barber, Danny Woodhead etc... Tre is bigger than all of these guys who currently play in the NFL. Where do you come up with your stuff?

Hmmm. Well, since Rice and Barber go about 215-220, I get it from seeing that he doesn't weigh in at 215-220. He may be as tall as Woodhead, but isn't built like him. And, he doesn't have Best's speed or agility.

So, I'll revise...he wasn't big enough, strong enough, fast enough, or agile enough to play in the Big 12. Too bad for Longhorn fans that Mack Brown bought the hype on him. He'd be a good Division II/FCS back playing more with kids his size and speed.

[emmitt01]

Hmmm. Well, since Rice and Barber go about 215-220, I get it from seeing that he doesn't weigh in at 215-220. He may be as tall as Woodhead, but isn't built like him. And, he doesn't have Best's speed or agility.

So, I'll revise...he wasn't big enough, strong enough, fast enough, or agile enough to play in the Big 12. Too bad for Longhorn fans that Mack Brown bought the hype on him. He'd be a good Division II/FCS back playing more with kids his size and speed.

I disagree. I hate UT as much, or more, than most but Tre would have had a place on our team. I don't know that he would have supplanted Dunbar but I'm not so sure we'd have gone out and recruited Byrd is Tre was here.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

...Tre would have had a place on our team...

...watching Dunbar run for thousands of yards.

[Rudy]

He's a quitter.

[TIgreen01]

I'm disappointed that nobody has appeared to appreciate the title of this thread given the current swirling rumors about Cam Newton and his dad and the simple fact that Nate Newton responded, on LIVE TV, to the question of why Tre wouldn't consider North Texas with, "They don't pay enough." Verbatim.

Joking or not, I may never know....but I'll also never forget that moment.

[Stix]

I'm disappointed that nobody has appeared to appreciate the title of this thread given the current swirling rumors about Cam Newton and his dad and the simple fact that Nate Newton responded, on LIVE TV, to the question of why Tre wouldn't consider North Texas with, "They don't pay enough." Verbatim.

Joking or not, I may never know....but I'll also never forget that moment.

Actually, I did. I was attempting to insinuate that SMU could afford him.

[foutsrouts]

Hmmm. Well, since Rice and Barber go about 215-220, I get it from seeing that he doesn't weigh in at 215-220. He may be as tall as Woodhead, but isn't built like him. And, he doesn't have Best's speed or agility.

So, I'll revise...he wasn't big enough, strong enough, fast enough, or agile enough to play in the Big 12. Too bad for Longhorn fans that Mack Brown bought the hype on him. He'd be a good Division II/FCS back playing more with kids his size and speed.

I agree that he's a little light in all of those categories, but if he changes his mind and works on his body, I certainly wouldn't mind having him compete with Hamilton and Byrd two years from now. With the Riley friendship connection, I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.

[GreenBat]

He's QUITTING football (the SPORT, not just the Longhorns). In other words he's retiring because he wants to be able to have a regular life and not having to deal with post concussion syndrome for the rest of his life.

Tre was a great HS player, a decent player at tU, but he is going to remain under scholarship and should get his degree on tU's dime and tying up a scholarship that would go to another 4 star recruit to sit on the bench.

I hope Tre earns his degree and has a great career and makes lots of money so he can afford to keep his drug running dad out of jail. Nate's lost so much weight, he'd be Quoner's bitch in the joint.

[Quoner]

Nate's lost so much weight, he'd be Quoner's bitch in the joint.

Wow, did not see that coming. Though, to be fair, I chase straights exclusively. Thrill of the hunt kind of thing.

[UNTcrazy727]

I played against both of them while in high school and I can tell you without a doubt that Dunbar was better. Dunbar had the misfortune of playing on one of the worst teams in DFW while Newton played on an allstar team in SLC. Switch their teams in HS and Dunbar is starting for UT right now.

[Green Mean]

Why not North Texas??

We can certainly use some more pipelines for weed.