If Johnny Football is so great, why...

[Bacon]

If Johnny Football is so great, why didn't your team recruit him?


Just a honest question. I love this kid, would love him even more if he was on my team. Which got me thinking, the dude is a stud, freak of nature, spectacular once in a generation type playmaker, so why is he not playing for Arkansas, Texas, Texas Tech, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Oregon. Why did he sign with A&M, and why did everyone else pass on him?

[Bayou Bengal 72]

He's a TX kid and maybe he wanted to be an Aggie his whole life. He was a 3-star prospect according to his Wikipedia page and he had offers from the Aggies, Baylor, Colorado State, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Oregon, Rice, Stanford, Tulsa and Wyoming.

[Wanderin' Reb]

So in other words - WTF do star rankings even mean?

[Heck Pup]

So in other words - WTF do star rankings even mean?

A lot actually. Look at Georgia Tech.

Other than Kansas State, look at the top 10 teams in the nation and how they have recruited over the last 5 years.

[Wanderin' Reb]

A lot actually. Look at Georgia Tech.

Other than Kansas State, look at the top 10 teams in the nation and how they have recruited over the last 5 years.

And then there's Auburn...

[HeyBulldog]

So in other words - WTF do star rankings even mean?

It means that the players with higher star counts are more likely to be good college players. Nobody's ever said it's a guarantee that their college play would exactly mirror their star count.

[Wanderin' Reb]

I know I know...I was being facetious. Golly!

Basically, the Aggies lucked out. Ol' Johnny Foosball flew just low enough under the radar for them to snag him.

However he got there, I damn sure love to watch that kid play football. It scares me what he'll be doing in a couple years.

[Bacon]

He's a TX kid and maybe he wanted to be an Aggie his whole life. He was a 3-star prospect according to his Wikipedia page and he had offers from the Aggies, Baylor, Colorado State, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Oregon, Rice, Stanford, Tulsa and Wyoming.

He's from Kerrville Tx, just west of Austin, and has no apparent legacy ties to A&M. Did Wiki mention anything about his police record, jail time, or how many tattoos he has? The kid is seemingly the polar opposite of Tebow.

[Wanderin' Reb]

He's from Kerrville Tx, just west of Austin, and has no apparent legacy ties to A&M. Did Wiki mention anything about his police record, jail time, or how many tattoos he has? The kid is seemingly the polar opposite of Tebow.

So is gonna start drawing pentagrams and doin #HailHitlers in the end zone?

Because that'd be pretty damn entertaining.

[GatorMan32]

I believe Oregon recruited him and he committed there but decided to sign with TAMU and be closer to home. I am doing this from memory from talking to TAMU fans before the Florida game so I might remember wrong on where he committed first but feel pretty sure it was Oregon. Texas apparently recruited him as a safety or something, seems like they made a mistake there IMO. Florida does not recruit Texas often because its rare Texas kids come Florida's way though a few have. Texas is more of a normal recruiting ground for most of the schools you mentioned, though. However LSU probably wouldn't have recruited a dual threat QB for their offense.