Texas A&M has signed 9 top 100 kids. They have 3 more top 100 kids committed to them that have yet to sign.
That's 12 top 100 kids. With four of them 5*'s. In a total class of 20. They are still favored or in the top 3 for 5 other 5* kids and are in on a bunch more top 100 kids.
This is nuts to me. Texas A&M has zero history of ever winning anything. Texas is the dominant blue-blood program in the state. A&M is kinda middle of nowhere far from all the major cities in Texas. Texas is smack dab in Austin. Jimbo Fisher's last year FSU was a 5-7 disaster, and he's been perpetually 8-4 at A&M ever since he's been there. He's been at A&M for 4 years. It's not exactly like he's got a "new vision" or hype or that new coach bump going that new hot name coaches get in their first year or two on the trail. After that it's put up or shut up time if coaches want to keep recruiting at an elite level. He's largely shut up, as he hasn't put up jack squat.
If the dominoes fall for them they have a legit shot at finishing #1 and having one of the highest rated classes ever. Makes absolutely no sense to me, but whatever.
There is so much bullshit in this statement it makes me laugh. 2020 doesn’t count I guess? Yeah, 2021 wasn’t great but 10 wins was within reach, and we took down Big Bad Alabama.
What do you really know about A&M? You do understand we’re the other flagship school in the state right? We’re not some copy of Texas Tech, we’re fairly close to all of Texas’s large cities. There are almost 70,000 Aggie students right now, and there’s room for more.
We have definitely invested in our program. We’ve got the fan base, facilities, support, and it doesn’t hurt being in the SEC.
Weve made a helluva commitment to Jimbo Fisher as well. He could go 8-4 the next two years and he’s still going to be our coach.
If you look at it objectively you’ll see that A&M has a lot more in common with Florida, Clemson, and LSU. All teams that have probably passed up the traditional programs like Michigan, Notre Dame, and maybe even Texas and OU.