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2014 was almost a decade ago

they haven't been recruiting at that level

Yes, it is, and no, they haven't.
I wonder what happened.
To be clear, I don't like Oregon and I don't like Phil Knight. They reflect a lot of what I don't like about CFB these days.
And their loss in the 2014 (season) national championship game wasn't a close one.  42-24, IIRC.
But I think they've got as much of a chance as some other teams who have been named upthread.
Like Tennessee, for example, which has had 10 losing seasons in the last 20 years.

I look at established traditional programs able to recruit at a high level as programs with a >5% shot.  Maybe it's >2%, dunno, I'd say under 2% is Vandy.

I'd consider Auburn for example.  There are enough programs on the fringe of this to comprise a "field" that could win it.

I wouldnt include Texas until they do something to earn it

Nor would I, I just did it for grins. I'd need to see a pretty massive step-function improvement in player development and gameday coaching, before I'd ever even begin to believe that the Horns might have a shot.

well we at Texas are spending just as fast as we can to make that happen

National Analysts Rip Jimbo Fisher, Aggies Recruiting


The Aggies struggles on the recruiting trails are not a surprise, per national pundits

The Texas A&M Aggies have struggled on the recruiting trail in the 2023 cycle, sitting with six total commitments, including a punter.

And while the talent they do have committed is solid, the momentum is nowhere near the same for Jimbo Fisher as it was in the 2022 class, when the Aggies finished with arguably the greatest recruiting class of all time.

In fact, after finishing with the nation's unanimous No. 1 class, the Aggies currently sit with the No. 35 class per On3, the No. 52 class by Rivals, and sit at No. 58 class per 247Sports.

They are unranked by ESPN.

And now national analysts are beginning to take notice, with Fox Sports' Brady Quinn, ripping the Aggies for their haul thus far.

"It’s a direct correlation to the microscope has been put on us," Quinn said on an episode of the Outkick The Coverage podcast." We can’t do what we did last year and our recruits look a little different right now. I haven’t seen that dramatic of a swing in recruiting ever. When Nick Saban comes out and basically says, ‘Yeah, dude, you bought that class.’ This justifies it."

However, Quinn wasn't the only analyst to rip the Aggies, with former Penn State star linebacker LaVar Arrington giving Alabama's Nick Saban the credit for the Aggies struggles.

National Analysts Rip Jimbo Fisher, Aggies Recruiting


The Aggies struggles on the recruiting trails are not a surprise, per national pundits

The Texas A&M Aggies have struggled on the recruiting trail in the 2023 cycle, sitting with six total commitments, including a punter.

And while the talent they do have committed is solid, the momentum is nowhere near the same for Jimbo Fisher as it was in the 2022 class, when the Aggies finished with arguably the greatest recruiting class of all time.

In fact, after finishing with the nation's unanimous No. 1 class, the Aggies currently sit with the No. 35 class per On3, the No. 52 class by Rivals, and sit at No. 58 class per 247Sports.

They are unranked by ESPN.

And now national analysts are beginning to take notice, with Fox Sports' Brady Quinn, ripping the Aggies for their haul thus far.

"It’s a direct correlation to the microscope has been put on us," Quinn said on an episode of the Outkick The Coverage podcast." We can’t do what we did last year and our recruits look a little different right now. I haven’t seen that dramatic of a swing in recruiting ever. When Nick Saban comes out and basically says, ‘Yeah, dude, you bought that class.’ This justifies it."

However, Quinn wasn't the only analyst to rip the Aggies, with former Penn State star linebacker LaVar Arrington giving Alabama's Nick Saban the credit for the Aggies struggles.

I implore you to read the TexAgs recruiting forum. They'll tell you exactly how (a) there's no reason to worry because Jimbo is an elite recruiter and has a ton of guys on standby to close strong (b) the Pool Party (tm) is coming at the end of July and errbody will commit then and there and (c) Texas is a bunch of cheating cheatersons who, according to this guy I work with who's "pretty high up in the NCAA", are being investigated and will be given the Death Penalty quickly.

Seriously, the whole thing's a conspiracy! They can prove it!

Reading TexAgs will rot your brain.  It is to be avoided at all costs.

generally, but we're talkin bout the Big12 here