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Brauninger: Questions from here at the tap. Uh, Surprised by the lack of public commitments for football this weekend, or expected due to the game moving?
Looch: Ah, um, we, I don't think we were expecting, but we, uh...I was expecting one, maybe two. I think we said exactly what we said was I was expecting one, and then I followed that up with saying I could see a couple coming in the ensuing couple of weeks as a result of that. .
Brauninger: I could see almost a handful in the coming weeks. The gauge of it, can't be, by public, and like. They did some really really good things with some of their top end targets.
Looch: Yeah, And you always want the turn out to be better. And I do think, I'll say this. Moving the game was tough. I do think. There was something about, something in the chain of promoting. They go to do something a little different I think, and I don't know what it is. So I'm not sitting here pretending to have the answers. Um, eh, I don't know if the ring day, home baseball game, and all that stuff helps attendance or hurts. And this year, when could you have done it? You can't do it easter weekend, you're not going to get the turn out you want. If you do it the weekend before, it's chili fest. And are you going to move spring ball up, or whatever. It, it. I don't know. I think, my point its, I think they had to have it this weekend. And then moving it because of the weather hurt. I don't know that I think. But then if you have it the weekend after parents weekend and ring day, then a ton of people are gonna say I'm not gonna go, I was just there. If almost like you have to. I don't know if it really helps. Then somebody will say, but , but Billy, if they hadn't of moved the game, it staggers perfectly.
Brauninger: You had to move the game. There was a tornado 30 miles up the road and it could have been right here.
Looch: You had to move the game, no question. I'm just saying this, and that's what I'm saying. people are going to come at me about moving the game. You had to move the game. Well No crap, I'm not an idiot. I know that. Then people say, if wouldn't have had to move it, it would have been right after baseball, whatever it was going to be. Right before, it all fits, it all fit right in. Well no crap. I get that too. That's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is, what I can't measure for you, but if you are honest with yourself, you know, it seemed like there was more buzz over like spring games at other places, social media wise. which is where these damn kids live now. I just think they need to do a little better job on the promotional side of it.
Brauninger: Texas did, Texas did what they've done so much under Tom Herman, is they promise the moon and blew this thing out on social media. And when they showed up on Saturday, it was blustery and cold. And they combined for 18 points and 240 yards of total offense between two..
Looch: But yeah, but you are talking about something completely different than I am. No, don't
Brauninger: No I'm not.
Looch; You are completely talking about something different than I am. Yeah you are, go ahead.
Brauninger: What I'm saying is, I was just taking a dig at Texas and not making a commentary on what A&M did. Or what A&M needs to do.
Looch: I didn't know you were reversing field completely in the middle of this.
Brauninger: Once again, I was right and you were wrong.
Looch: No, no, no. You're wrong because. You went off the rails on a conversation. Now you are digging yourself back out of it in some feeble attempt. I'm not talking about the product they put on the field, or, or. Look, I think A&M plays a much more exciting brand of ball than Texas. I think they'd whip their ass on the field last year and I think they'd do it this year too. What I do think though, is that they, on social, which I know, it's social media, what does it matter in wins and loses, it doesn't. It plays a small part in affecting, you know the excitement level over these spring games, and where they go and attend. Look at how many people were in Norman this weekend.
Brauniger: That was their big official visit weekend. They got three commitments, one of which, one kid I don't know who he was, a 2020, one kid a commitment out of 2021 kid out of Richmond Foster, which may help them with another 2021 kid out of Richmond Foster that was here this weekend in Reuben Fatherlee that A&M really wants and one of the top players in the class. To go back to recruiting, I think there will be some positive fallout for A&M from this weekend. I don't question that at all.
Looch: I do too. Significant fallout. And I mean, why don't you go down the list here and name me the five guys Brauny, before we head out, the five guys you feel most confident about becoming Aggies coming out of this weekend, not all from this weekend, but just give your five guys in no particular order. Rattle em off
Brauniger: Chris Morris, offensive lineman from Tennessee.
Looch: Memphis, love him
Brauninger: Fadil Diggs, defensive end out of new jersey. Marco Domio, the cornerback from Blinn. And the defensive tackle tthey offered this weekend, Isaiah Rake, out of New Jersey.
Looch: Digg's teammate.
Brauniger: Not they're not teammates. they're just friends.
Looch: Oh yeah, they came together.
Brauinger: You're gonna make me go with a fifth? Uhhh...
Looch: I still think, if you're giving me a..., I still think their gonna end up getting Garrett Hayes before all is said and done. It's not easy.
Brauninger: Garret Hayes, Jayin Convers, There are some guys I feel confident about, but not above those 4
Looch: I agree. The one I want to see the fallout on, after this weekend in Norman is Ryan Watts. That's a guy I really want to see the, uh, Aggies go out and get at corner.