I took that a little differently than others, I guess. I'm a dad and based on what I would have said, I don't think you could have a posting from a dad that was more pro-Texas than that one.
Geography might end up being a player, but common sense tells me that the jump across the pond is long anyway because he's not going to U of Hawaii. So why not Texas?
IMO, we're sitting pretty. He's got more visits to take and every one of them will be measured against Texas. I suspect the details Herm paid attention to will pay off by the time he ends his visits.