We would all do well to remember that this is (and I hope remains) the foundation of why a talented and thoughtful student athlete would pick Texas A&M. While I don't love the term "brand building", I believe it is what is being used as another term for what we call the Aggie Network. Gig'em and good Luck at TAMU!

""They're both in the SEC so they're both going to play great football," Jackson said. "It wasn't about the coaches, because I know coaches can come and go. It was about what Texas A&M can do for me as a person and beyond football. It's all about brand building."

Very nice and good bull!

This is exactly why Jimbo thinks he can be successful here, at least as far as recruiting goes. A&M has more to offer, outside of football, than any other university in the nation, especially in the SEC. There may be schools that have better academics, better academic departments, be in a larger or smaller (whatever the recruit would prefer) city/town, etc... But there is literally nowhere that comes out on top when the bigger picture is looked at. Academics are way up there, BCS is a fantastic spot to go to school, climate/weather is great, the football facilities are arguably the best in the nation, and then you throw the Aggie Network and the dedication from the university and the football program to continuously improve, and winning these recruiting battles with sec west rivals should become the norm. This is how we attracted Jimbo (and yes, the money was part of it, but the money offered is simply a reflection and extension of the mindset of the university that will attract these kids) and it's how we'll attract another great coach when Jimbo's tenure, which is hopefully very long and wildly successful, comes to an end. All good bull!

smudge14255 said:

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climate/weather is great

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Climate/weather great?

Never went to summer classes, I take it...

samhoustonag said:

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Climate/weather great?

Never went to summer classes, I take it...

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Haha! Yeah, I remember those days 'fondly,' but it was -17F when I woke up this morning here in northern CO. Give me 105 any day.

samhoustonag said:

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Climate/weather great?

Never went to summer classes, I take it...

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Or attended any home football games between August and November, apparently

Summer classes and BCS climate/weather does have a point

5,2,1,4,6,3

2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 6

1,3,5,4,2,6

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

6, 5, 3, 5, 3, 2

This is what every single kid that is considering A&M vs. Bama or any of the vast majority of college football needs to know.

All of the above.

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Patentmike said:

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8675309

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1,1,1,1,1,1

It's almost like the "Aggie Culture" that some of our fans bemoan helped reel in a pretty good recruit, past Bama and LSU... weird!

Tamu_mgm said:

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This is what every single kid that is considering A&M vs. Bama or any of the vast majority of college football needs to know.

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You can be confident that Coach Fisher & Co. are pushing that message.

I don't remember a time when so many recruits post-visit comments included talk of the Aggie Network and life after football.

Blindside05 said:

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5,2,1,4,6,3

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Chick in the red as #1? Username checks out.