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re: aTm discipline issues could impact recruiting soon
Posted on 6/7/14 at 12:59 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 6/7/14 at 12:59 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Doesn't UT have a stud freshman and a quality senior from USC now? It could be perceived that financially few can match or exceed the resources of Texas. Better facilities, how so? And taking those kids for how long? UT is power in Texas. They'll be bck quickly and even if Ags dominate the recruiting I honestly feel with such a weaker conference horns will bring home championships the Ags can't. No knock on Ags the west is a ridiculous conference where they'll have to beat lsu, bama THEN beat the best in the east to win. All I'm saying is UT is UT. don't let the recent success cloud that fact
Posted on 6/7/14 at 1:26 pm to JimmyHDeridderhigh
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Better facilities, how so?
Our facilities are better and our stadium is bigger. They are landlocked in downtown Austin so we can spend way less to get more.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 3:20 pm to JimmyHDeridderhigh
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They'll be bck quickly and even if Ags dominate the recruiting I honestly feel with such a weaker conference horns will bring home championships the Ags can't.
You're right, but the bluest of the blue chips aren't thinking primarily of winning collegiate championships. They're thinking of getting to the NFL. And right now, and for the foreseeable future, the best path to the NFL is through the SEC. The #s of players drafted proves that. Contrast w/ the B12, which sends about the same number of kids to the NFL as the Mountain West Conference (17 vs. 16). If you're a kid with NFL aspirations, the decision is a no-brainer. You want to prove yourself against the best, so you go to the SEC. If you're in Texas, the most natural choice is A&M.
The SEC is Beverly Hills, while the B12 is the ghetto. You can build a mansion in the ghetto if you want, but you're still in the ghetto. This is the situation UTx finds itself in, and for as long as they're in the B12, it will never get better. In fact, it will probably get worse as the Jr. and Sr. recruits that chose the B12 before it became a dumpster fire graduate, and are replaced by the scrubs that the SEC didn't want.
When UTx finally gets desperate enough to blow up the B12, then we'll see what kind of conference they can join. Even then, it will never be what the SEC is. A pumped up ACC or PAC would be better than the B12, but still not on the same level as the SEC. So the same dynamic will continue. Some horns see this, and are beginning to push for UTx to try for the SEC. If THAT happened, then it would be a game changer. Which is why A&M will do everything in it's power to prevent it.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 10:57 pm to JimmyHDeridderhigh
quote:disagree
They'll be bck quickly
quote:just like they were in the 80s and the 90s. who do you think was the top dog in the state then?
All I'm saying is UT is UT
quote:we aren't
don't let the recent success cloud that fact
Posted on 6/7/14 at 11:25 pm to JimmyHDeridderhigh
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and a quality senior from USC now?
You really don't keep up with current events.
They "backed off" of Wittek.
That leaves them with David Ash, whose next concussion might leave him unable to speak, let alone play, Tyrone Swoops, who went an impressive 1-9 in 1A ball his senior year, and Jerrod Heard, a TRUE FRESHMAN on a team with no offensive identity.
Posted on 6/8/14 at 6:20 pm to JimmyHDeridderhigh
Jimmy...the USC QB isn' t coming b/c he didn't graduate. Heard will be a true Fr QB..who knows? A&M is on par with ut in most everything that matters and ahead of them in some also....also we dominated on the field and in recruiting in the 80-90's, so it's not like it hasn't happened before.
NOW, being in the Sec has given us something to sell they don't have. MOST of the recruits have said that plays a HUGE part.
Most smart ut folks saw what could happen with our move...why do you think they're so bitter?
NOW, being in the Sec has given us something to sell they don't have. MOST of the recruits have said that plays a HUGE part.
Most smart ut folks saw what could happen with our move...why do you think they're so bitter?
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