re: Texas recruits in the SEC since Texas A&M joined the SEC

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Look, A&M can become a dominant player in the SEC. But the SEC is still the SEC. If we were in the big 12, I would put $1000 down right now that we would win at least 5 of the next 10 conference championships. But we aren't. We are in the SEC. And there will always be a Bama/LSU/AU recruiting right there with us, if not better.

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This is a reasonable assessment.


I think TAM's membership in the SEC is having a positive impact across SEC in recruiting the state of Texas. Increased SEC exposure in the state will drive more and more Texas talent to the SEC and TAM cant sign all of them. LSU may be the biggest beneficiary of this. LSU has historically done well in Texas and continues to do so. LSU signed 5* Texas talent in 2014, has more committed in 2015, and is in great position to do really well in Texas for the 2016 class. To be fair, TAM is recruiting well in Louisiana and that will continue, but I think this dynamic is a net gain for LSU. In other words, we're gaining more in Texas than we are losing in Louisiana. Eventually, the rest of the conference will as well. Everybody wins. Except UT and the Big 12.