I agree with those saying TAMU will be Bama's toughest team to beat in the years to come. They're the only Texas team in the SEC, and many Texas players want to play for a Texas team if they can help it. That makes TAMU the premier team in Texas to play for if you want to play against the best.
The only other team in the SEC that enjoys that is Florida. If a Florida player wants to play for a Florida team in the best league, then UF is it. Georgia is almost in the same boat, but they just don't have the large pool of players in-state that Texas and Florida do. I think it's a big advantage for any team who can say "You're from (State), then here's the team to be on if you want to join hands with other players and prove that players from (State) are the best!"
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You are right, but there is only so much room and a large pool of players in Texas and Florida.
Interesting enough, I looked up some rosters... And wow, you are spot on... About 97% of A&M's roster is from Texas as is Florida's. When I looked at AL I was a little surprised to find nearly 85% of theirs from AL (surprised because I didn't realize AL had that much HS football talent) a lot from GA and some from TX and FL.
I think this is why teams like Ole Miss and MS State will never be contenders. My experience living and growing up in MS then moving to TN really opened my eyes to the difference just these two states take football. It was fun and people like it in MS, but here in middle TN its an event. The high school games are crazy. Broadcast on TV/Radio, packed with fans, people even paint their cars the school colors. Totally different than MS. So Ole Miss and State have no talent to choose from. And I know football is huge in TX and FL so they have tons of talent to choose from.