re: A&M looking at 4 Coaches, who would you hire?

I think you can certainly make a valid argument that Texas, Florida, and USC are better set up than A&M, you could even add a couple more names to the list. Of course all of those schools have national titles in the last decade whereas A&M has floundered and that is the point in that A&M has dreadfully underperformed. Realize A&M didn't have a losing season from '83-2002 and won 7 Conference Titles in those 20 years (not counting an undefeated '04 season). It wasn't a fluke. All the pieces are there for someone to come in and be successful. The point is there is no reason A&M has basically been a .500 team for a decade, it should be a Top 10-15 program consistently with the ability to break through for more on occasion.

The point on the 250 miles is if A&M got just half of the top recruits from that area in any given year it would be the #1 recruiting class in the country. That's a nice home field advantage for any coach to start recruiting with.