the depressing image below captures why we won't anytime soon.
https://i.postimg.cc/g0RjWZ9y/Recruit-Rankings.png
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the depressing image below captures why we won't anytime soon.
https://i.postimg.cc/g0RjWZ9y/Recruit-Rankings.png
There is a good chance we will have around 10 four star recruits like LSU has right now by February. The real reason why we won't win the SEC West for the foreseeable future is because of Saban and the SEC protecting Alabama over all others. Once he leaves we will have a chance again. Same could be said for everyone else too.
The exposure from tv has allowed State and similar situated P5 schools to distance itself it terms of talent from the G5 conference teams. However the Exposure of TV has created an even larger gap in terms of talent between the haves and have nots within the P5 conferences.
LSU and TAMU have the same issues. Excellent recruiting and mediocre coaching. They dont scare me.
The only way is...
1. Catch Bama on a down year
2. Mississippi produce a ton of talent over a 2-3 year span, and we keep it home.
3. Have a special qb
You need an elite dual threat qb (think at least dak) and at least a 2010 caliber defense. And get Bama at home.
I would argue we have closed the Bama gap a good bit over the last two years.
I really only fear one on that list.
A&M is top 10 every year. Yet we own them. We've been pretty even with LSU the last few years too. AL and UGA run the league though. Everybody else is going to stay behind them.
This.
If O had a defense as mediocre as his offense he would have finished 6-6. O is a defensive guy first and will never have a high octane offense at LSU.
Jimbo is a 9-3 coach in the SEC with a 10-2 every third year. If we walk into Aggie Land and beat them next year I can guarantee y'all Jimbo will never win the West.
When Moorhead gets his style of offense going with his players, look out. As long as Saban is king it will be Joe, O and Jimbo fighting for 2 and 3. (Auburn is just lost in the wilderness right now.)
Jimbo is not a good guy. I wouldn?t not want him at State. Jimbo is a known cheater as well and if he starts beating Bama on the regular, the SEC will bury that program. Texas talent is so well developed that kids get to college with not a whole lot of room to grow. Southern kids a lot of times are raw and have a much higher ceiling. aTm will be better but I don?t see them becoming Alabama.
Jimbo is a snake oil salesman. He's sleazy as hell. He'll be better than what A&M had, but he's not some savior.