re: Aggies, are you guys concerned at all about Strong at UT?

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You don't need to control Texas HS coaches to be successful at UT. He can recruit just like anyone what and manage to get good players because of what Texas has to offer.

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Sure you don't NEED to control Texas HS school coaches, but it certainly helped Brown. It allowed him to put his recruiting resources only toward real battles (since every recruit isn't a battle) and it helped him steer talent away from us to hurt our chances of success which helped his long-term recruiting.

It is the difference between selecting recruits and having to actively recruit them.

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The political jargan plays no role to a 17 year old. They just want to win and go to the NFL.

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High school players DO care what their HS coaches say, where their HS coaches want them to go. Or at the very least the HS coaches influence where recruits DON'T go by poisoning the well.

All of this framework worked at a level higher than recruits. They were just pawns.

Texas had a system going where HS coaches pushed talent away FROM us to avoid possible retaliation from Brown. That is gone, and it really does matter.