Comments on: Herbstreit: “I Think A&M Is More Of A Threat To Alabama Than LSU Is”

By: buddha22

buddha22 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:35:53 +0000

@Jamesgoss I will give Coach Sumlin credit, he has done much better than I thought, but I was conditioned by Sherman’s apparent ineptness and assumed it would carry over…it hasn’t. That said, Herbstreit makes a lot of noise but I question whether he is really saying anything. However, I don’t see this game going very well for the Aggies.

By: BonzaiB

BonzaiB — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:15:21 +0000

@ddugat @dynamitefan2 Allen High School. $65 million stadium, sells out at 20,000 every game and is rented out for college games…….

By: ddugat

ddugat — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:49:17 +0000

@dynamitefan2
“A&M has been a major beneficiary of being in that state of Texas where high school football is king and having a difference maker on that sweater when they walk into Houston or Dallas or Austin or wherever they are. The fact that they are in the SEC and they can recruit those kind of players I’m telling you it’s a dangerous combination of what they can do in the future…”
- Herbstreit is not saying Texas is the best recruiting grounds, he is saying A&M recruiters have a better recruiting tool with “SEC” on their sweater. As far as “Texas where high school football is king”, I have been to Florida HS football games, and grew up at Texas HS games, and believe me, the size of the stadiums and crowds are not even close. In Texas, high school football is king. Many Texas HS stadiums out in the middle of nowhere are larger than quite a few college stadiums, and are packed full on friday nights. Look at a map of Texas and tell me what else are you going to do on a friday night without having to drive for three hours?
-You are correct about the number of national championship teams, but I would love to find a breakdown of total college football scholarships by state (not just ESPN 150). I would also venture to say quite a few Texas schools fed Oklahoma, LSU, and even Nebraska Championship teams.

By: dynamitefan2

dynamitefan2 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:32:39 +0000

The state of Texas as the best High school football recruiting grounds are a myth. Fact in 30 years the State of Florida high schools had feed 10 National Champions 1/3 (UF, FSU, Miami) in that time frame Texas has produced one. Georgia and Louisiana also rank high in producing players.

By: dynamitefan2

dynamitefan2 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:31:08 +0000

The state of Texas as the best High school football recruiting ground are a myth. Fact in 30 years the State of Florida high schools had feed 10 National Champions 1/3 (UF, FSU, Miami) in that time frame Texas has produced one.

By: ddugat

ddugat — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:50:08 +0000

As an Aggie, I love what I’m reading, but our depth, specifically on defense, continues to be the problem against the elite SEC teams. Yet, if we can actually score a couple of TOUCHDOWNS early, limit stupid penalties and turnovers, we have a chance. Whether we are talking Florida, LSU, Miss State, or ALABAMA. Gig’em Aggies!

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By: BonzaiB

BonzaiB — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:51:36 +0000

In college ball, the outcome is often decided by which team, on both sides, shows up. Teams are up and down. Florida lost to Georgia, but play that game a week earlier or a week later, and the result might be different. A very good UGA team showed up, and they made UF look less capable than they had all season. Problem for A&M is they have been up and down, and Bama, so far, has been really up for almost every game, with a minor down tick on one.

A&M has been getting better on both sides of the ball. Johny Football was much more disciplined last week, but LSU and Florida both showed you can shut him down. Bama will figure that out when the time comes, if all things are equal. The big but is this week. MSU can beat A&M. I don’t think they will, but they can. If that happens, one of these points is mute. Been saying for a long time A&M will be a serious contender in the SEC, but right now they are playing as a top 1/3 team, not as a Number 1 team. (UF is in the same boat right now).

And this year has been a banner recruiting year for A&M, and it will get better if Bama does not blow them out. Why? The University of Texas has lost a lot of its luster this year, and on the defensive side of the ball. OU’s shellacking on Texas has made an impression, just as A&M’s much better start against the SEC than expected. A&M’s coaches, Sumlin, Kingsberry and Snyder all present a relatively youthfull and dynamic approach to the team. So, if A&M can keep it close against Bama, beat MSU, then A&M will get better next year. This year is Alabama’s, unless a non-Saban team shows up in two weeks.

By: Jamesgoss

Jamesgoss — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:50:45 +0000

First, I will say I do not think that A&M will beat Bama. In fact, even though I’m an Aggie, I am also an SEC fan and I think Bama is the SEC’s only shot at a 7th title barring Notre Dame/Oregon/K-State upsets. A one loss SEC team will not jump one of those teams if they are undefeated. All that said, what A&M does have going into that game is the experience of playing two top defenses already. They’ll have a little bit more knowledge of how to beat those defenses. Besides, if the ball bounces our way a couple more times in the Florida game and there are a few less freshmen mistakes in the LSU game, A&M is 8-0 and ranked #2. HOWEVER, we did have those two teams at home. BDS is going to have a much better/much louder atmosphere than SMU/Ole Miss/LA Tech/Auburn/Miss State. How will this freshmen respond to such an atmosphere? I still think Bama wins but it won’t be a 38-7 dismantling.