Need more kids from here in Texas! Great football with great coaching!
YES!
JJ and Butch knew and loved Texas HS football. Maybe hire of Patke shows resolve to re-enter Texas recruiting. Right now we're looking for back-up plans all around the country (incl. NYC) but no action in Texas.
I used to hear from JJ's staff that they liked Texas kids because they came in already well-schooled from good HS coaching.
We had at least one, maybe several, kids from Duncanville. I don't remember any from North Shore, but we might have had some.
Historically, it's my understanding that Houston area was richer than Dallas area, notwithstanding Dallas Carter's success and I don't know how long that ran. Of course we got the best player from the late '80's Carter glory years (Jesse Armstead). I haven't followed it so I don't know what they've been like more recently.
Right now, the only two kids I know of whom we have recruited recently are the two tight ends (Polendey and the one whom we lost to TAMU) and, of course, that DT we tried to recruit last year.
Since JJ came in we really recruited a lot of Texans, including some of the state's elite.
We need to recruit Texas again and maybe try to compete for some top players from Louisiana.