Texas finished 23rd in recruiting

And I agree that coaches make the real difference, the SEC is giving the Aggies a nice edge I think. The SEC is definitely in a position of where the water level is lifting all the boats I think.

Missouri needs to get out of the plains and use that to its advantage in Illinois. If Ole Miss can recruit Illinois, there's no reason Missouri can't (they did get a big time DT out of Chicago who mentioned both Missouri's proximity and conference as reasons for committing. They just need to multiple that victory a half dozen times).