re: Texas A&M's move to the SEC changed the state of Texas recruiting landscape a lot

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A&M was a small, all male military college for a long time. During the early days, this didn't hurt us much, and we had success. But the landscape changed, and we got left behind. It was in this long period from the WW2 to the 80's that Texas A&M football was relegated to the status of a Baylor or State. But A&M changed rapidly, and we now have all the resources, money, alumni base, facilities, and marketing of the elite programs.

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Yeah, and LSU didn't drop their ROTC requirement until 1969. You need to drop all the crying about being a military and ag school when you're talking to graduates of "The Old War Skule", being Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Face it, LSU and A&M had similar histories, the difference being that no one wanted to go to your shite-arse school in the 50s and 60s.

In 1928, LSU had an enrollment of 1800 students, which included some women. That same year, A&M had almost 2700.

By 1936 LSU had grown to 6,000 students, (again, some of which being women), while A&M had over 4000 - all male.

After WWII, by 1947, LSU had grown to 10,000 men and women students, while A&M had 8400 all males.

Let me know when the NCAA started letting co-eds play football, and you may have a point.

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