2013 TE Durham Smythe To Texas Longhorns
by Scipio Tex on Mar 8, 2026 8:46 PM CST
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PrintAccording to HornsNation ($$) and William Wilkerson. If accurate, this class has officially gotten silly. And not just because we're recruiting players that could be named after Simpson's characters.
Smythe is a pure TE prospect with a 6-4, 225 pound frame. Soft hands, explosive first step, nice breaks on his routes, and an enthusiastic blocker who uses great feet and hand placement to find his fit and drive defenders. He's comfortable with his hand on the ground or split out on a linebacker or safety. You don't have to watch many highlights to see that he's a natural pass catcher with enough speed to work the deep middle. He gets off the ball quickly - he has a stronger first step than a number of WR prospects I've seen film on in the 2013 class - and that make him tough to jam. Look at the 1:00 thru 1:15 highlights for an idea of what I'm talking about.
The consistently lazy comparison for Smythe is David Thomas, but David was 6-2 205 as a high school senior who didn't hit 225 until his second year of college. Smythe is a natural TE all the way. He's also an excellent student with a strong host of offers (Florida, Stanford, Michigan, Nebraska, Miami).
Now it's crucial we land Torrodney Prevot so we have the full breadth of roster name range.
Hook 'em.
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Motors well for a big.
Color me impressed.
So, burnt orange.
Names … we got ’em.
’sup Torrodney?
AKA: dasmithjones
by Your "Friend" in the State Capital on Mar 8, 2026 9:17 PM CST reply actions
He runs easy.
It’s one thing to run a 4.6, but if you can’t catch the ball while you’re doing it……
by Scipio Tex on Mar 8, 2026 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
… you play receiver for Texas in 2011.
by SP!DER on Mar 9, 2026 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
+10
It was funny to see TexAgs defend our TE situation. But they IDed the same thing. After Finley, we lost 4 TE’s before the first game, move Buckner over, fired him and have been wandering in the wilderness ever since.
"Most of my clichés aren't original." -Chuck Knox
by Dustin Brockelman on Mar 9, 2026 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
Incredible!
Welcome to Texas, Durham. May all of your dreams come true.
Hook ’em!
by j_java on Mar 8, 2026 9:19 PM CST reply actions
I thought he'd go to Stanford
wow. big time pickup.
by Vasherized on Mar 8, 2026 9:32 PM CST reply actions
Wow
Get on the bandwagon everyone. This is getting nuts.
by Monahorns on Mar 8, 2026 10:01 PM CST reply actions
Good news comes in threes
So before this night ends, we’ll finally find our missing tethered Laotian prostitute, who seems to have been misplaced during the migration.
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by jc25 on Mar 8, 2026 10:51 PM CST reply actions
About her...
You can stop looking. She is… um, gone. But not forgotten.
by Big(g) Ern on Mar 9, 2026 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
Carry on your search. We are obviously talking about a different tethered Laotian prostitute.
by Big(g) Ern on Mar 9, 2026 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
Just this evening...
I was boring my nine year old daughter with thrilling tales of the Victorian novel cast of character names we’ve been accumulating the last few years. I’m pretty sure I’ve got her convinced to refer to our talented DB as Lord Carrington of Byndom.
The soon to be confirmed commitment of Durham Smythe makes the potential offer to Eldridge Massington both more and less crucial. Whether or not we have scholarship cap room for another big receiver, we can’t possibly risk missing out on the name. Surely the staff recognizes this.
by Flipteach on Mar 8, 2026 11:16 PM CST reply actions
STRONG
Carrington Byndom
Durham Smythe
Duke Thomas
Mason Walters
Chet Moss
by Scipio Tex on Mar 8, 2026 11:23 PM CST up reply actions
If David Cutcliffe calls Bellmont tomorrow
He probably wants to trade Duke LB Austin Gamble for Durham Smythe. . . . Don’t do it.
by Cirque Du Salado on Mar 8, 2026 11:34 PM CST up reply actions
Don't forget Kennedy Estelle
On the far end of the training table there is a section cordoned off with velvet ropes.
White linen table cloth and burnt orange napkins folded like swans cover the table as Carrington and Kennedy imbibe gatorade from crystal wineglasses. Durham yawns with the ennui of the upper crust and laments that the Duke could not join them for high tea.
by CMDR on Mar 9, 2026 7:58 AM CST up reply actions
Good call
Kennedy Estelle could live comfortably in West Egg.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
I am fond of Cameron Ridley, in an inverse Jevan Snead kind of way. Not saying, just saying.
by nordberg on Mar 9, 2026 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, the staff knows!
If the player’s name could be mistaken for a member of the R & A at any point in history, Mack immediately sends the area recruiter to find out more.
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by Saul! on Mar 9, 2026 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Thank goodness for all this SEC help on the staff!
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by HornChamps on Mar 8, 2026 11:55 PM CST reply actions
I love highlight films
that have multiple plays from the same game
by FinestRawJellyBeans on Mar 9, 2026 8:07 AM CST reply actions
What does this do for our playcalling?
To me, this is the most important recruit, offense or defense, because of the bump in quality it will give to our play action passing, and, in turn, our running. With his height, route-running and pass catching, I like him as a matchup against a SAM or MIKE deciding ‘run’ or ‘pass’ based on the QB. What Smythe does for our offense, deception-wise, will be a joy to watch over the next few years.
by ColbyA on Mar 9, 2026 9:57 AM CST reply actions
other than Stanford
I can’t think of another team that uses TEs as effectively as Boise State does.
"If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting."
by RedmondLonghorn on Mar 9, 2026 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Tremendous get - The Sleeper Has Awakened
This completely absurd class is indicative of something I’ve been feeling for a little while now - we may be starting to see a Texas program that is truly firing on all cylinders and fully realizing its potential for the first time since the late ’60’s. A tremendous top-to-bottom coaching staff, putting a talent-rich state on absolute lockdown with respect to the top prospects, and a full focus on excellence - from first-rate schemes to selective dominance in recruiting to a hardcore focus on maximizing physical potential and wringing the most out of every rep in the weight room or the practice field.
We are about to see the start of a special run.
And on a side note, I had a half bottle of the ’73 Torrodney Prevot last week at Pappas Bros. and it was divine.
by nobis60 on Mar 9, 2026 11:05 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
It's an assumptive wine.
Playful in its balance, but with a smoky edge that belies the insouciance of its tannins. Best consumed hovering over an unconscious QB while on a divan.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm afraid you've been hoodwinked.
The Torrodney Prevot came from a hybrid of grapes bottled in 1995 and isn’t expected to reach maturity for at least another year as it isn’t yet full bodied.
Perhaps the Brothers Pappas served you a Wayne Chrebet, traditionally served in a lunch pail, or an Olindo Mare instead.
by Saul! on Mar 9, 2026 1:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Saul did an online sommelier course
And has a certificate.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
It's true!
The Parisian instructor, Jean-Michel, on web cam referenced the other football though.
He insisted that in time Hugo Lloris will have more complexity than Iker Casillas, but I found that difficult to believe.
by Saul! on Mar 9, 2026 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
The pieces are coming together
I just hope the staff sticks around together long enough to build more than the foundation.
"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." ~ Aaron Levenstein
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by Elm City Horn on Mar 9, 2026 11:21 AM CST reply actions
Conversation I have with a Michigan friend of mine all. the. time.
Michigan Friend: DUUDE MICHIGAN IS ROLLING IN RECRUITING RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE LIKE 12 FOUR STARS.
Me, generally puzzled as to why this is surprising: Uh, okay.
It’s good to be a Horn. Perhaps we can win a few games too.
WVU slept dey couch.
@pleaseplaykindl
by pleaseplaykindle on Mar 9, 2026 11:36 AM CST reply actions
Longhorn fans have no idea
what it is like to follow recruiting at a normal school. I mean, no idea at all.
Fighting for local players worth having that number between 4 and 15 each year. Recruiting hotbeds two-plus states away in competition with everybody else.
It is just a totally different world.
"If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting."
by RedmondLonghorn on Mar 9, 2026 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
Actually
Longhorn fans over the age of 30 remember it pretty well.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
My years as a Longhorn fan began in 2003 and ended at "present".
So yeah, I really have no idea what that must have been like.
I look back in a little awe and lot more “awww” at my naivety in assuming that 10 wins was a God-given right as a Longhorn fan.
That said, 2004-2009 was a hell of a time to be an undergrad.
WVU slept dey couch.
@pleaseplaykindl
by pleaseplaykindle on Mar 9, 2026 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
Just a hunch...
but those who call vociferously for Mack Brown’s head are often from the segment that do not remember the days when the Statesman’s Fab 55 list was littered with Aggy, OU and other out of state locations with maybe a few kids destined for UT.
I think a fair amount of older fans remember all too well having classes filled with 3 stars and routinely having no shot at the best kids in Texas.
by Big(g) Ern on Mar 9, 2026 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
My "generation" of Longhorn fans is very guilty of recency bias for sure.
It’s the price you pay as a successful head coach I suppose — after elevating expectations you yourself are held to them.
I think Texas Tech is going to regret very much what they did to Mike Leach, and if Aggie were capable of introspection at all, they probably have more regrets than they can count (although that’s not saying much).
WVU slept dey couch.
@pleaseplaykindl
by pleaseplaykindle on Mar 9, 2026 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
If Aggies were capable of introspection
A&M wouldn’t be the bizzaro world that it is.
Or the suicide rate in College Station would be off the charts. Or both.
"If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting."
by RedmondLonghorn on Mar 9, 2026 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
I remember the Mackovic years clearly
but that was about abject failure to just do the simple things right. The talent was still all around and would probably have been interested, if the staff had any idea how to recruit them. Or who to recruit.
It is a different kettle of fish when the local talent pool is small and shallow. And when you are fighting to be noticed in the nearest recruiting gold mine among a dozen or so schools.
"If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting."
by RedmondLonghorn on Mar 9, 2026 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
True. We had nearby talent pools then
We just weren’t fishing in them.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
in fairness
their recruiting class is worth celebrating. Looks comparable to our awesome group.
by bigdukesix on Mar 9, 2026 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Michigan has definitely awoken.
A more traditional Big 10 power structure built around Michigan-Ohio State looks likely for the next five years.
by Scipio Tex on Mar 9, 2026 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely, no arguments there.
It’s just that for us that’s business as usual. Even in 5-7 years.
WVU slept dey couch.
@pleaseplaykindl
by pleaseplaykindle on Mar 9, 2026 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
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