re: 5* EDGE Colin Simmons announces Thursday 8/10 @ 2pm CST

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Last year Texas had 5 players drafted and LSU had 6 players drafted. Both look to compete in 2023 with multiple 2024 draft picks on their respective rosters. So saying Texas hasn't had as many guys drafted in 2014 like LSU did is not really relevant.

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The last time Texas had more players drafted than LSU was 2007. LSU has had 25 more players drafted over the last 5 seasons, and 13 more players drafted in the last 3, as Texas managed to not have any players drafted in the 2022 draft.

That's the difference between the programs right now.

When LSU went 5-5, they had 7 guys drafted.
When LSU went 6-7, they had 10 guys drafted.

When Texas went 7-3, they had 5 guys drafted.
When Texas went 5-7, they had 0 guys drafted.

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Saying Texas, a&m and Miami have absolutely "nothing to present to a potential recruit besides money" is definitely trolling, sour grapes, ignorance, or just all of the above

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In the context of elite college football programs, over the last decade, Those programs offer very little to a prospective recruit.

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Enjoyable watching sec cry babies who’ve bought kids under the table for years cry now about it ??????

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Everyone, including Texas, has paid players under the table for the last century. If I point out that a Texas commit made a comment about that being the reason he chose Texas, I'm "crying about it"?

ETA: All of these Texas fans are getting mighty upset over LSU fans' opinions that are backed up with data.

That data points to the fact that if a recruit wants any of these things:
(1) a shot at a national title;
(2) a shot at a conference title; or
(3) a shot at the NFL

Then Texas, Miami, USC, Tennessee (throwing them in here for now, but I believe them to be more legitimate than the rest), and A&M (the schools that are by in large throwing the most NIL money around) are not the schools they should attend. The data backs those points up.

If a kid wants to make a million dollars at 18 instead of having a better shot at 30 million at 22, I do not blame them at all. Every body has a different situation. No sour grapes from me. I also don't expect this to be the end of Colin's recruitment.

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And if you want to be a poor on campus

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Good thing we have a transfer portal now.

Simmons can take the 7 figures from Texas and transfer to LSU and play for a winner.

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We have a new head coach, a new staff, and more NFL talent on our current roster than LSU. We have more money and we're going to have a better year than LSU.

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He left out the part where he was supposed to mention that his team plays in the equivalent of the mountain west conference

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Enjoyable watching sec cry babies who’ve bought kids under the table for years cry now about it ??????

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Oh, right, because that never happened in the SWC.

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Man with that soft arse schedule I hope Texas does better than 8&4

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Let's see how we both do at Bama this year

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One doesn’t just walk into Kansas and expect to win you know

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App State knows how to walk into College Station expecting a win

Heck of an addition for Texas. Bonafide stud off the Edge and from a power house HS program that plays great competition. Nice get Horns.

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Do you not know what the word "unequivocally" means? Re-read the post I was replying to.

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You took the time to reply to me. Couldn't you have brought said context with you?