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Posted on 7/23/17 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 7/23/17 at 6:00 pm
Always was skeptical of Pinkel's decision to essentially pull out of TX recruiting when it had paid such huge dividends for us in the past.
Odom seems to be doing the exact opposite and committing a ton of resources in the Lone Star State.
Nice to see. 5 of our 10 commits are now from TX.
Odom seems to be doing the exact opposite and committing a ton of resources in the Lone Star State.
Nice to see. 5 of our 10 commits are now from TX.
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Posted on 7/23/17 at 6:31 pm to JesusQuintana
Agreed. It was a mistake to leave (or deemphasize) Texas after all the years spent making connections.
Plus it's obvious as an Okie Odom feels it's home turf. Great move.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 8:18 pm to JesusQuintana
We (as a state overall) have a lot of connections to Texas economically and culturally. Makes total sense to parlay that into recruiting. Not sure on official numbers, but I'd bet Texas is #4 for providing regular students to the university (behind MO, IL/Chicago, and ks)
Posted on 7/23/17 at 10:21 pm to JesusQuintana
I may be wrong but it seems that in the past we've had a good number of recruits from Missouri City, Texas, lol. Fitting.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 11:06 pm to JesusQuintana
GPs highest rated class (2010 class) had 9 players from Texas and they averaged a 5.68 3* player. The 5 so far average 5.7 3*s.
The class currently has a 3.1 average star rating. Win some games and the staff will pass the 2010 3.3 average star rating in their first full recruiting cycle.
The class currently has a 3.1 average star rating. Win some games and the staff will pass the 2010 3.3 average star rating in their first full recruiting cycle.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 6:29 am to JesusQuintana
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Always was skeptical of Pinkel's decision to essentially pull out of TX recruiting when it had paid such huge dividends for us in the past
I think the decision was based more on staff numbers and the fact that a lot of new territory opened up when we joined the SEC. We just didn't have enough guys to recruit everywhere. Personally I don't care where our recruits come from as long as they take care of business when they get here.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 11:18 am to JesusQuintana
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Always was skeptical of Pinkel's decision to essentially pull out of TX recruiting when it had paid such huge dividends for
Arkansas, Missouri, and to a lesser extent LSU need to be able to recruit well in Texas I think.
LSU produces a ton of home grown talent but their ability to cheery pick recruits from Texas has helped improve them quite a bit. Arkansas and Missouri, except for a few loaded years, don't produce enough in state talent to do without poaching from other areas and Texas is the closest and easiest for both schools to do so.
You want to take talent where ever you can find it, but Texas is a mighty big fishing hole.
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