re: Why would Aranda turn us down?

The fertile recruiting ground argument will only get you so far when speaking of locales. If LSU knows it, you can rest assured that schools like A&M leverage their proximity as well. They've used it....Edna Karr has a bunch that go elsewhere like A & M. Alabama wrested away the pipeline DiNardo had built at W.Monroe.It has been that way for 20 years or more. We still get a majority of the skill players but the fact that we are the only P5 team in the state is a double edged sword.