08-26-2011, 02:18 PM
washingtonismoney--
Yes, that could be the case. But Texas still loses some highly-rated (for whatever that's worth) recruits to other schools, Lache Seastrunk being the dead horse example here. I think Texas also lost a recruiting battle for some good OL in recent years. Goodness knows they whiffed hard on Andrew Luck ;) (Not sure if he made their radar given the Garrett Gilbert worship going on at the time.) Good thing Malcolm Brown is still around (and reports are that he looks very good). The recruiting hit is hard to quantify, and I wouldn't fault Mack for being confident enough in his prowess that the money is worth it.
A politically somewhat-incorrect view of the A&M defection: http://prevailandride.blogspot.com/2011/...-aggy.html
(NB: I have a good friend at Ole Miss.)
Yes, that could be the case. But Texas still loses some highly-rated (for whatever that's worth) recruits to other schools, Lache Seastrunk being the dead horse example here. I think Texas also lost a recruiting battle for some good OL in recent years. Goodness knows they whiffed hard on Andrew Luck ;) (Not sure if he made their radar given the Garrett Gilbert worship going on at the time.) Good thing Malcolm Brown is still around (and reports are that he looks very good). The recruiting hit is hard to quantify, and I wouldn't fault Mack for being confident enough in his prowess that the money is worth it.
A politically somewhat-incorrect view of the A&M defection: http://prevailandride.blogspot.com/2011/...-aggy.html
(NB: I have a good friend at Ole Miss.)