It is eye catching what Houston is currently doing. It will be interesting if they can sustain it or if it fades before NSD and it becomes just one of those little cute things during the cycle that didn't materialize in the end.

Houston is trying to lock down the Houston area, not the state of Texas.

TCU and Baylor current run the state on the football field, but that is partly because Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma are not at their strength right now. And Alabama is currently the power program so they can go into a state and pull away the top talent.

Things will cycle back to the norm in the future since Houston's new coach, if he wins big, will leave for a P5 job, Saban will retire, and Texas and Oklahoma will remain bluebloods. And LSU will always get some kids attention in Texas.

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Posted by Nguyening

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Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:56 am to nebraskafaninwi

Houston has a shot to sign 3 kids A&M actually wants...

i don't think they will though. The only one they likely sign that is a priority target for us is Oliver and they had to have his bro on the roster AND sign his HS coach to do it. There is quite a bit of smoke that his academics aren't in order anyway.

Houston is about right for The other 3 kids they got yesterday.

The hype is good for their program, and Herman is a great fit, but they're a tier 3 recruiting threat.

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Posted by dallasga6

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Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:58 am to nebraskafaninwi

quote:
Houston is trying to lock down the Houston area, not the state of Texas.

Solid strategy....

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From a Jamie Newberg Article...

2015 NFL DRAFT PICKS BY CITY/AREA
1. Metro Atlanta (20)
2. South Florida (17)
3. Dallas/Ft. Worth (15)
4. Northern Calif. (11)
5. Baltimore/D.C. (10)
6t. Southern Calif. (9)
6t. Tampa Bay (9)
8. Houston (7)
9t. Mobile (Ala.) (6)
9t. Central Texas (6)
9t. Chicago (Ill.) (6)