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Texas A&M's recruiting rankings in the Big 12
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:46 am
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:46 am
What caused A&M's sudden surge in recruiting?
A&M is located in a recruiting hotbed and I believe they have huge endowment and other resources as well. How did they averaged #21 ranked class over the decade? This is not a flame btw.
2002 #23
2003 #10
2004 #20
2005 #8
2006 #26
2007 #43
2008 #16
2009 #22
2010 #17
2011 #27
2012 #15
A&M is located in a recruiting hotbed and I believe they have huge endowment and other resources as well. How did they averaged #21 ranked class over the decade? This is not a flame btw.
2002 #23
2003 #10
2004 #20
2005 #8
2006 #26
2007 #43
2008 #16
2009 #22
2010 #17
2011 #27
2012 #15
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:51 am to Phat Phil
Everyone is getting a transam
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:51 am to Phat Phil
JFF
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:57 am to Phat Phil
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A&M is located in a recruiting hotbed and I believe they have huge endowment and other resources as well. How did they averaged #21 ranked class over the decade? This is not a flame btw.
Gay sex
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:59 am to Phat Phil
SEC move. Sumlin. Top 5 finish. Gadgets.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 9:59 am to Phat Phil
Those numbers are deceptive. Our recruiting actually sucked far worse than that - they were propped up by a few guys who were ranked highly but Texas didn't want because they knew they wouldn't get in - and, sure enough, they didn't.
Why were they so bad for so long? Because we sucked and Texas and OU took all of the top Texas talent. We virtually never beat either of those schools for a recruit.
Now, OU and Texas are taking the guys we don't offer. It's been quite a turnaround!
What has caused the turnaround? SEC, Sumlin, JFF. Perfect storm.
Why were they so bad for so long? Because we sucked and Texas and OU took all of the top Texas talent. We virtually never beat either of those schools for a recruit.
Now, OU and Texas are taking the guys we don't offer. It's been quite a turnaround!
What has caused the turnaround? SEC, Sumlin, JFF. Perfect storm.
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 10:00 am
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:02 am to Phat Phil
Sumlin
Heisman
SEC (And breakout first season)
New stadium
Texas' decline
Heisman
SEC (And breakout first season)
New stadium
Texas' decline
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:03 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Gay sex
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:15 am to Phat Phil
I mean this isn't like the first time weve ever recruited at a high level. we were doing so when we were running train on the SWC
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:18 am to Phat Phil
We owned the state in recruiting in the SWC in the 80's and 90's. This isn't a completely new thing to us. We had one decade of Frantastic football that we're just now recovering from.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:18 am to Phat Phil
JFF+Drake
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:18 am to Captain Crown
But mostly Drake
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:19 am to Gradual_Stroke
and the no drug tests and promising all of our recruits they could play QB
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:22 am to Phat Phil
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A&M is located in a recruiting hotbed and I believe they have huge endowment and other resources as well.
That was what worked so well about our SEC move.
You look at our numbers- fans, money, endowment, etc. - and we compare well to most of the country on paper. But despite all that we were number 2/3 in the Big 12, which was a big enough drop that it put us much closer to Texas Tech than OU and Texas.
With the SEC move, now we get to compete with programs with far fewer resources than us and the better comparison base is making us standout to recruits.
I am not saying the SEC is weak by any means, and we still need to earn a respect on the field. But its much easier to be taken seriously when you force a fresh perspective.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:27 am to Phat Phil
Everyone wants to play with the big boys in the SEC. TAMU produces a Heisman winner in 1st year in SEC. That + Sumlin/staff +the state of Texas = TAMU's surge in recruiting
Posted on 2/20/14 at 10:35 am to Gradual_Stroke
Mostly
Posted on 2/20/14 at 11:11 am to Camo Tiger 337
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Everyone wants to play with the big boys in the SEC. TAMU produces a Heisman winner in 1st year in SEC. That + Sumlin/staff +the state of Texas = TAMU's surge in recruiting
They also knocked off Bama and was the 2nd most viewed team in all of college football the last 2 years if i'm not mistaken.
In addition, Baylor and OK state have been stealing 4 star and once in a blue moon 5 star recruits as well from their brothers in the b12. Honestly, I never thought Texas\OU would have to fight so hard for recruits.
I don't think A&Ms recruiting dominance last forever ,but they will never have below a top 15 recruiting ranking ever again.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 11:34 am to Hugh McElroy
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What has caused the turnaround? SEC, Sumlin, JFF. Perfect storm.
This and the complete idiocy that was UT football the last two years.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 11:54 am to Socratics
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but they will never have below a top 15 recruiting ranking ever again.
ever is a long time
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