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re: Aggies, are you guys concerned at all about Strong at UT?
Posted on 1/14/14 at 10:59 am to cas4t
Posted on 1/14/14 at 10:59 am to cas4t
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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.
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.
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.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:02 am to cardboardboxer
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Or at the very least the HS coaches influence where recruits DON'T go by poisoning the well.
Exactly why we got boned under Fran. The dude was an arrogant arse that treated everyone like an underling so HS coaches got sick of his shite and actively steered away recruits form us.
I've talked to multiple 3A, 4A, and 5A coaches in the East Texas area that flat out said this.
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