re: aTm discipline issues could impact recruiting soon

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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.

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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.