TV folks are usually short sighted. Arkansas-Texas will provide excellent ratings with a slight bump with LSU as a replacement. If you have LSU and Texas once every 2 or 3 years, you create an event with a huge ratings bump. Same way it will be with Bama or Georgia.
Fong is fully aware of their bag apparatus. Liucci being positive last year was due to his helping put the deals together. I would assume some deals are happening if they are both showing some public positivity.
I was trying to figure out how we would get out of that. But the last part of the conversation, albeit not part of the plan, would help him avoid any additional trips to the security area. He made it sufficiently awkward enough for Gerry to expect him not to come back.
After he commits to us, this is the future Liucci 44 note:
#43 - Derion Gullette - a recent injury has caused him to slip down in the rankings. It is unsure how hard our staff pushed at the end of his recruitment.
Nothing good will come out of this. If he picks us, I would doubt it sticks. This is a odd attempt at momentum for a staff that has nothing but momentum. So hopefully something happens before 7:30.
Billy will get his wish if Kirkland commits to us. I just don’t think it matters overall. Texas is always hated because of the name. A&M isn’t even thought about in most years. If we get players, it is because we’re Texas. But every year we get shit on for the lack of development of those players. Just different ways of talking about two entirely different programs.