(04-04-2021 08:39 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(04-04-2021 07:59 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  

(04-04-2021 07:51 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(04-03-2021 05:57 PM)FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992 Wrote:  

(04-03-2021 12:05 PM)Lopes87 Wrote:  [quote='FINALFOUR1970SWEETSIXTEEN1992' pid='17355855' dateline='1617031163']

GCU still not signing four and five star kids out of high school. Of course any mid-major can land a four-star or five-star transfer. Do what NMSU did when they signed Herb Pope who was a five-star recruit before signing with NMSU in November of 2006. That's what I'm talking about. GCU can't do that.

With these comments, it almost like a "tough guy" draw a line in the sand and daring a person to cross it. And, as each time a person steps over the line, that "tough guy" then draws a new line in the sand and dares again. At some point the dares will ring hallow. GCU is a young D1 program that is well on it way to becoming the new bully on the block. They will eventually meet every threshold Aggie fans might set. We (Aggie fans in general) need to stop talking about what we have done in the past as if makes a difference with what's going on today. We can use our past to project our future. But it has little to do with what other WAC programs will do as they move forward. Eventually, GCU will sign a 4 or 5 star recruit out of HS. In the grander scheme of things, it has little to do with how good a program is or will become; as NMSU signed 5-star Herb Pope and watched him transfer after one season. NMSU went on to win WAC championships without him. It's not about signing a 5-star recruit; its about the ones who take the court and what happens as a result. 4-star Marcus Watson gained us nothing. 4-star CJ Roberts gained nothing. Two star recruit Ivan Aurrecoecha bought us two championship. So stop drawing lines in the sand.

I still think NMSU will have a strong team (a WAC Championship contender) next season based on our history and our coach. But that has little to do with what other WAC programs will be doing in the off-season.

You like Frank are a bit of an instigator.

Agreed. Plus the Aggies are the team to beat until some other school can dethrone them multiple times. I hope GCU is not a one and done wonder like CSUB was, but we could be. Time will tell.