re: Closing your borders

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Point was though that Strong got his '14 class pillaged and instead of getting better in '15 and '16 so far it looks like he is getting worse. He has no momentum at this point in recruiting and the only way he can turn it around is winning which is no easy task considering he doesn't have the big talent edge Texas has enjoyed over previous years. Essentially he has got to beat most of the B12 teams with similar if not superior talent to what he has and similar or superior coaching. Can he do it? Sure, but it is far from a lock and if he struggles it could get REALLY ugly

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Here are the main problems with UTx recruiting IMO.
1.) The strict rules. I've seen more recruits mention that as something they want to avoid.
2.) ATM does not have those strict rules in place. Which program would a kid rather attend? A military camp type school or one that (within reason) gives him a ton of freedom?
3.) ATM is still riding the JFF wave. If y'all would've had the same record with an AJ Mc/Zach Mett quarterback nobody would really care that much about ATM. JFF brought a certain excitement to ATM, and ATM is still reaping the benefits of his career.

The question I have for ATM fans is at what point does the defense need to show improvement in order to prove that defensive recruits can be developed?

I understand the cupboard was bare last year, but there didn't seem to be any real improvement on the defense from beginning to end. If ATM's struggles on defense this year mirror their struggles last year I can see that as being easy for Strong to recruit against.