please trust us malik.. the new TEXAS facilities renderings / concepts shall be forthcoming.
if it's the athletic facilities that you care about.. along with your magnificent athletic capabilities..
then please bare with us just a short while longer...
TEXAS shall deliver a sports facilities masterpiece!
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Re: Brief update on Malik Jefferson following his A&M official visit
What he said I could share. Okay so A&M showed him a good time. He got to catch up with some guys and meet a few new ones. He was very impressed with their facilities (best part of the trip). He spent most of his time (except game time) with Sumlin which made him feel special. He didn't hang with Snyder very much. He said they have a lot of energy and have a good time during their warm ups and walk through. The campus was..... Nice. Their academic support wasn't as good as LSU. He said the feeling at the game was good in the first half (but not in the same universe as Texas/OU or LSU) but the crowd just disintegrated sometime in the 3rd quarter. He is very, very worried about how they looked on defense. Finally he was concerned that the Aggie players seemed not very troubled by losing. More accepting of it.
My takeaway is he loved their facilities. His relationship with Coach Sumlin is still very strong. But he has huge worries about the state and future of the defense. He is also troubled that the Aggies seem to be accepting of losses like this. It doesn't effect them.
He hasn't seen the Texas game yet. That is on the agenda for tomorrow if he can fit it in between film study.
I think LSU has made up ground at the expense of A&M. This was A&M's chance to lock him down and they couldn't do it.
The facilities and his relationship with Sumlin (and the fact that Sumlin is as good of a snake oil salesman you will find) are the main things keeping A&M in this thing. The tide has turned from the aftermath of the firing of Diaz.
Below are my thoughts culled together from talking to him, not direct quotes:
LSU has great academic support, a history of success, putting guys in the NFL, and great defense. But distance and the fact he has no relationship with Miles and finds him a little eccentric are the drawbacks. LSU also had a game day experience that was like sitting in an electric chair (I reminded him electric chairs are deadly).
A&M has the best facilities and Sumlin is like a best friend to him. Plus someone close in his life (but not family close) being a huge Aggie. Finally they were playing from the lead, got a bump with the Auburn win, and Sumlin is a hell of a salesman (selling come here, play early, bring a couple of friends and with the young talent we have on offense we will make a run next year).
Texas has Coach Strong's reputation for defense, his ability to put players high in the draft, and his domination of some high powered BigXII offenses. Texas has the best game day experiences and the best educational opportunities. But Strong is selling come here, work hard, have a chance to play early, and be part of building a legacy. He and his family love Strong and he is used to coaches in the Strong mold. Texas facilities aren't on the level and they don't have the academic support LSU does. Texas has no significant win, and the offense looks very suspect sometimes and doesn't seem to have the talent that A&M does.
So there you have it. Texas continues to gain steam. LSU is coming on hard, and Aggie is fading. My feeling is that it is no longer a tossup.
If I had to bet $10,000 today, I would say Texas.
If Texas beats TCU (no matter how) or Texas gets him on campus, I get the feeling it is all over.
Tonight 50/30/20 Texas/A&M/LSU.
Texas Longhorns Class of 2004
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