re: 5* EDGE Colin Simmons announces Thursday 8/10 @ 2pm CST

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so whats the price for Dom?

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Less than Simmons. LSU made a competitive offer and will be able to pull McKinley if he isn’t determined to go out of state. Very few programs can afford to pay 1.8 mil for 1 recruit. Texas can now, but only time will tell how that pans out or whether it is sustainable. I have my doubts.

Texas couldn’t afford to lose this battle for PR reasons, and the program/fans are desperate to become relevant again. Throwing that kind of money around for one huge class might be what Texas needs to get back to the top, but it might also become an example of what not to do and/or what needs to change for the NCAA going forward. This is all very new.

Congrats to Texas for doing what it needed to in this case. We will see how things play out over the next few years.