Why can't we land top OOS recruits?

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Hagy, Jan 11, 2008.

  1. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    Other top programs constantly cherry pick our 5-star in-state talent yet we rarely, if ever, land a big fish from out of state.

    Why?
     
  2. PBJ Time

    PBJ Time < 25 Posts

    Because they want to do more than win 10 games?
     
  3. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    That's a darn small list of schools.
     
  4. TheTresLeches

    TheTresLeches 250+ Posts

    I think it's a conscious decision of Mack to focus on Texas recruits. Since he's so big on early recruiting, it makes sense that the most likely to commit would be in-state guys who are very familiar with the program. I think wooing out-of-state guys takes a lot of effort for a smaller chance of success.
     
  5. eflow24

    eflow24 1,000+ Posts

    Mack focuses on Texas players first and will go get an OOS recruit every once in awhile. It is not that hard to figure out that this state produces A LOT of Top recruits and it is not a surprise other states some in and steal some of them.
     
  6. Kerbouchard

    Kerbouchard 100+ Posts

    I always thought that Texas had the best HS talent in the country (perhaps we do) and we did not need to recruit outside of our great state. But I recently looked at what D1 schools had the most players drafted. From 1997-2007 Miami had 72, Florida State 72, Florida 62, and Texas had 40, Blow U 42, aTm 36, Tech 19, TCU 19, and Baylor 9. The list could go on, but what it seems to me is that their is some serious talent in the deep south that we should go after.

    I don't know how many of those players listed in the Fl schools are from Fl (I guess most), but I know of Tx HS boys who went to schools outside TX and I'm not aware of that many that we recruited here.

    ?
     
  7. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    Cali and Florida have just as much or more talent yet SC, Florida, FSU and Miami land kids from all over the country, including Texas kids. We rarely get guys out of our region.
     
  8. EuroHorn

    EuroHorn 2,500+ Posts

    With the amount of TV coverage today, kids know that they don't have to go to a top program to get exposure. It is kind of like being a big fish in a small pond. If i kick *** at a school like Hawaii, e.g., Colt Brennen, why should I go to Texas.
     
  9. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    Colt went to CU and got expelled.

    My question was referring to other top schools. Other top schools cherry pick Texas but we never return the favor.
     
  10. Texas Jack

    Texas Jack 1,000+ Posts


     
  11. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

    Mack only invites OOS recruits to campus that initiate interest in Texas
     
  12. EuroHorn

    EuroHorn 2,500+ Posts


     
  13. EuroHorn

    EuroHorn 2,500+ Posts


     
  14. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    EuroHorn, i think you're missing my point. I understand why some top kids go to some of the lesser schools. I agree with your TV reasoning.

    My question is why other TOP SCHOOLS are able to land out of state/region stars while we do not. We never have. It's not just Mack either.
     
  15. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    It seems like it would be worth the effort to focus some energy on those few elite "difference makers" who are out of state.
     
  16. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts


     
  17. Texas Jack

    Texas Jack 1,000+ Posts

    Cali has more not Florida.


    I think the biggest thing here is, LA and Miami sound a hell of a lot more enticing than Austin.


    Seriously ppl, go outside the state, everyone thinks the only thing we sell here is tumbleweed and dirt. If you need any proof, check out the new Longhorn book, What It Means to be a Longhorn by Mack and Royal. Read Ricky’s first impression of Austin, “Wow there’s streams and hills and trees and forests.” What was he expecting, ********* littering our dusty paths?
     
  18. guy noir

    guy noir 100+ Posts

    False assumption.

    We do recruit out of state.

    Williams, Simms, Scaife, Sendlein, Studdard come to mind without researching.
     
  19. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts


     
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    Texas Jack 1,000+ Posts


     
  21. WhoooTex

    WhoooTex 100+ Posts


     
  22. Orange Salad Ranch

    Orange Salad Ranch 250+ Posts

    Not to pile on, but you do realize Texas currently leads for the #1 running back in the country who is being recruited out of California, right?
     
  23. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts


     
  24. Texas Jack

    Texas Jack 1,000+ Posts

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  25. SINCE73

    SINCE73 250+ Posts


     
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  27. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts


     
  28. LightTheTower

    LightTheTower 100+ Posts


     
  29. Hagy

    Hagy 250+ Posts

    I'll post it again.

    Let's look at Texas.
    2008 - zero five star recruits period, in or out of state
    2007 - zero five star oos recruits
    2006 - zero five star oos recruits
    2005 - zero five star recruits, in or out of state
    2004 - zero five star oos recruits
    2003 - zero five star oos recruits
     
  30. PBJ Time

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