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Originally Posted by sinnister
UT has nothing to do with any fascination. It was widely accepted among scouts that Okams talent level is very high.....the question is his motor.
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Seems like people may be talking about 2 different things. If you're talking about what NFL scouts thought of him, I agree that UT probably had little to do with it. However, I understood the question to center around fans' fascination with him on message boards, etc. The fact that he is from UT most definitely plays a role in this. People went crazy when the Texans passed on Derrick Johnson. People went ridiculously crazy when the Texans passed on Vince Young. People immediately started calling for the Texans to sign Cedric Benson when he was cut. If you think it was simply happenstance that all of these guys were from UT and this didn't play a role in why certain fans wanted them, you're crazy.