re: For All the Talk of LSU's Built-in Recruiting Advantages...

Soccer is more popular in Houston than college football. Latino population doesn't watch or play college football.

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If Houston gets in the Big 12, I don't think anyone will be pulling too many recruits from Houston

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Nah. Houston was in the old SWC with Texas and Texas A&M. Neither of the other schools has ever had any difficulty in pulling players from Houston.

In fact there is an "Aggie Expressway" being built from IAH directly to College Station.

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If Houston gets in the Big 12, I don't think anyone will be pulling too many recruits from Houston but the leftovers. In fact this is the reason why I see them not getting the invite. Houston will take that conference over within 2 years with not even really having to try on the recruiting trail and it scares the shite out of Texas, OU, and the rest of the league.

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Nah, Houston is a commuter school and the city has way more longhorn, Aggies, Lsu interest than Cougars. Houston was in the SWC and played second fiddle to all other teams. OU and Texas aren't worried about Houston. Baylor, ok state, tiered teams might.

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Houston will take that conference over within 2 years with not even really having to try on the recruiting trail and it scares the shite out of Texas, OU, and the rest of the league

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That's a little far fetched. It's not like they haven't shared a conference with several of the current Big 12 programs at a point in the past. The access to talent in the Houston metro was abailable then as well.

The difference now is the head coach. Herman looks to be a top notch coach. And possibly a scenario like Howard Schellenberger at Miami in the early 1980s. But again, it's all about the head coach. That's true anywhere, but especially so at schools that lack tradition, facilities, and large folllowings.