@satam55 how good was Jake Raulerson center for UT this year?He may commit to Michigan as a grad transfer.Average?benched?
If Harbaugh say he's good then he's good
Don't doubt Harbaugh just wondered how he played this year
Jake Raulersonwas the back-up Center this past season, but probably should've been the starter. He's definitely gonna be starter next season for Texas if he doesn't transfer. Dude was a highly recruited 4-star ATH coming out of H.S. that projected to be able to play O-Line, D-Line, TE, & LB.
In 2014 when Jake was a Redshirt Frosh, he took over as the starting Center after the 1st game of the season because our starting senior center (Dom Espinosa) suffered a season-ending injury. Jake got replaced as the starter Center mid-season by a less-talented player (Taylor Doyle) because Jake struggled because Jake was a RS Frosh that wasn't ready to be the starter yet. He needed at least another off-season in weight room to get bigger & stronger.
We never got to see much of Jake this past season becasuse our O-Line Coach Joe Wickline (who was just recently released/fired & is gonna be the OC/O-Line coach at WVU) is an a$$hole & didn't get along with Jake (or really anyone else). So Texas fans & media have NO IDEA how much Jake improved as a 3rd-year Sophmore in 2015 from his RS Frosh season in 2014 becasue Wickline rarely ever played him even in Blowout wins, Despite the fact that our starting senior Center Taylor Doyle is
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Texas fans are hoping that that our new OC (Sterlin Gilbert) & O-Line Coach (Matt Mattox) can convince Jake to stay. Jake has said he's open to talking with them.
I know some nikkas like
@dtownreppin214 &
@macpat hope Jake leaves because Jake's father stays talking slick
shyt about the Coaching Staff on the Texas Rivals forum (Orangebloods.com) and the racist cacs on OB who want Coach Strong gone, co-sign everything he posts.
On that note, I would have to classify Jake as an ITWAN (If That Was a nikka). I don't think Jake would be getting a big as a pass from fans & the media if he was black. Dude is gonna be the Day 1 starter at Center in the Spring/next season (when we don't even really have back-up center behind him other than moving a Guard a to center or playing a True Frosh) & he's bailing on the team.
fukk him for that!