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SEC players from Texas: What's wrong with them?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:25 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:25 am
For a state as large as Texas that produces the number of recruits that it does you would think more of the elite teams would be built on the backs of Texas talent. So what gives? Why don't the elite teams in the SEC build their teams with primarily Texas talent?
I mean honestly, I can't remember the last elite defense built with Texas talent. And we all know defense wins championships...
I mean honestly, I can't remember the last elite defense built with Texas talent. And we all know defense wins championships...
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Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:27 am to hawgfaninc
Spread offenses & spoiled/soft kids 
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:27 am to hawgfaninc
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Why don't the elite teams in the SEC build their teams with primarily Texas talent?
Because their not located in Texas
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 10:28 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:29 am to hawgfaninc
Florida says hello.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:29 am to hawgfaninc
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I can't remember the last elite defense built with Texas talent.
Wrecking Crew for the Nyguen.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:32 am to hawgfaninc
Players from FL, GA, and the Gulf Coast are more accustomed to power football
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:32 am to hawgfaninc
Swimming right on by.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:32 am to Alonzo
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Spread offenses & spoiled/soft kids
The secrets to our future success.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:33 am to Han Solo
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Because their not located in Texas
A&M is the SEC team building their team around Texas talent. Most kids want to stay home.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 10:35 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:33 am to hawgfaninc
You really need to work on being more subtle
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:41 am to parkjas2001
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Wrecking Crew for the Nyguen.
yea I'm talking more recent.
the 80's and 90's aren't walking through the door anytime soon
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:46 am to hawgfaninc
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the 80's and 90's aren't walking through the door anytime soon
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:47 am to AggnHou
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A&M is the SEC team building their team around Texas talent. Most kids want to stay home.
A&M is the exception
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:49 am to Han Solo
I predict in ten years program like Ole Miss, Arky and MSU will lean much harder on Texas talent.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 10:53 am to SpeedyNacho
RA'd for unnecessary and unwarranted racial slur
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:05 am to Han Solo
quote:Nope. OP said "elite".
A&M is the exception
It's the 7-on-7/spread culture.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:09 am to hawgfaninc
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For a state as large as Texas that produces the number of recruits that it does you would think more of the elite teams would be built on the backs of Texas talent. So what gives? Why don't the elite teams in the SEC build their teams with primarily Texas talent?
I mean honestly, I can't remember the last elite defense built with Texas talent. And we all know defense wins championships...
Texans who are/were major contributors on their SEC West teams outside of Texas A&M
Alabama
A'Shawn Robinson
DeAndrew White
Arkansas
Knile Davis
Cobi Hamilton
Tevin Mitchel
Travis Swanson
Johnathan Williams
Auburn
Emory Blake
Nosa Eguae
LSU
Michael Brockers
Ron Brooks
Jarrett Lee
Craig Loston
Jalen Mills
Russell Shepherd
Terrance Toliver
Ole Miss
Quincy Adeboyejo
Ja-Mes Logan
Mississippi State
None
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:10 am to Alonzo
Way to prove a point.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 11:13 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:28 am to hawgfaninc
The SEC doesn't need to really dip into Texas that much when they have Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina to pick kids from.
As far as Texas High School football...the offensive styles a lot of the major teams run would make the University of Texas and Texas A&M a better fit for the Pac-12.
As far as Texas High School football...the offensive styles a lot of the major teams run would make the University of Texas and Texas A&M a better fit for the Pac-12.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 11:36 am
Posted on 6/24/14 at 11:35 am to SpeedyNacho
Things are still changing though, you need to remember that Tx recruiting is still ramping up for the SEC, the realignment effects are just starting to show up.
Mizzou has gotten plenty of good Lone Star defenders, we just haven't gotten many of the elite 4-5 star HS kids, so they've taken a year or two to develop. No, we haven't really had a great single defensive team, but some of that may be coaching and scheme though.
If you take the last 6 or 7 years of Tx kids on D for us, you would have, among others:
Micheal Sam
Sean Weatherspoon
Zavier Gooden
Dom Hamilton
Will Ebner
Kip Edwards
Jacquies Smith
Kevin Rutland
Ziggy Hood
all those kids now play in the NFL except for Ebner who probably would if hadn't been consistently hampered w/ a broken foot his last 2 years.
Mizzou has gotten plenty of good Lone Star defenders, we just haven't gotten many of the elite 4-5 star HS kids, so they've taken a year or two to develop. No, we haven't really had a great single defensive team, but some of that may be coaching and scheme though.
If you take the last 6 or 7 years of Tx kids on D for us, you would have, among others:
Micheal Sam
Sean Weatherspoon
Zavier Gooden
Dom Hamilton
Will Ebner
Kip Edwards
Jacquies Smith
Kevin Rutland
Ziggy Hood
all those kids now play in the NFL except for Ebner who probably would if hadn't been consistently hampered w/ a broken foot his last 2 years.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 11:36 am
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