Under Sumlin, Texas A&M becoming recruiting force

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Pretty neat, though non-Nebraska centric article from SI.com about how Texas A&M has improbably become the state's top dawg in recruiting. This is something that, before Sumlin came, would have been unimaginable in the state of Texas. I mean, just consider what Texas had been doing.

For years, recruiting in the state of Texas has played out like an unfairly weighted draft. First, that school in Austin takes its pick of 20 to 25 prospects, most of whom commit nearly a year before Signing Day. Then the state's other top programs divvy up the best of the rest.

But now, on the heels of its best football season in 56 years, Texas A&M is asserting itself as the new Lone Star recruiting juggernaut.
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zoogies said:
Pretty neat, though non-Nebraska centric article from SI.com about how Texas A&M has improbably become the state's top dawg in recruiting. This is something that, before Sumlin came, would have been unimaginable in the state of Texas. I mean, just consider what Texas had been doing.
For years, recruiting in the state of Texas has played out like an unfairly weighted draft. First, that school in Austin takes its pick of 20 to 25 prospects, most of whom commit nearly a year before Signing Day. Then the state's other top programs divvy up the best of the rest.

But now, on the heels of its best football season in 56 years, Texas A&M is asserting itself as the new Lone Star recruiting juggernaut.
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Anything to beat Texas.

 
I think it's awesome. All i read on big 12 boards was pretty much the same bla bla bla we caught when we left. They all thought A&M was gonna get their sh#t pushed in, like Missouri. But no. A&M got a coach and theyre recruiting awesome talent and are gonna be a force in the SEC. I hope like hell Texas falls into oblivion. A&M should have no problem dominating the recruiting out of Texas simply because of the SEC tag. A&M's competing in the SEC. Texas cant even be relevant in the conference they run. And I think it's hilarious.

 
A ton of this has to do with the bull crap SEC over signing though. 32 commits, come on, if you don't have a top 10 class with 32 then something is wrong! If you look at their avg star ranking, they are about where they have avg'd the last 10 years 15th, and Texas is actually still beating A&M 3.64 to 3.44. I would actually think with 32 you should be higher than 8th.

 
There recruiting will be even better next year because of this last year. There are a handful of the top players in the nation from Texas and the rest of the south that have A&M in their top choices as Juniors. They could easly have a top 10 class next year. The thing that I don't care for is that they are already running by SEC rules when it comes to recruiting. I stated in another thread, they had 79 kids on scholarship and graduated 18 plus a junior leaving early, that leaves 25 spots for this year and they have 32 committed. SEC SEC SEC

 
The funny thing is A&M ran the 90's in Texas. There was a point where they were getting all the recruits that Texas has gotten recently.

 
Hope the longhorns continue to be in 2nd, right behind A&M. That longhorn network is really working out

 
Interestingly enough Texas did this to themselves

Had they not got so greedy with the LH Network, A&M would have stayed the beaten down little brother for the rest of eternity

 
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I told my Aggie buddy this would happen with a move to the SEC. Not sure if that's the reason, but it makes me sound like I knew what I was talking about, so I'll roll with it.

 
It was a good day in Aggieland!

I also read an article where the #2 choice of Houston recruits is not Texas, but Oklahoma. Texas did not sign a single DT recruit today.

 
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It was a good day in Aggieland!

I also read an article where the #2 choice of Houston recruits is not Texas, but Oklahoma.
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Texas is about had. There high profile qb recruit from a year ago was just arrested on some sh#t the other day. You gotta be lovin what's going on in Austin, right? I know I am.

 
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AgMarauder04 said:
It was a good day in Aggieland!

I also read an article where the #2 choice of Houston recruits is not Texas, but Oklahoma.
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Texas is about had. There high profile qb recruit from a year ago was just arrested on some sh#t the other day. You gotta be lovin what's going on in Austin, right? I know I am.
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Love it. I know I shouldn't care about Texas anymore now that we are in a different conference, but I love seeing them fail.

 
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