Despite Texas' losses, recruiting sustains 
November, 21, 2012
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Max Olson | ESPN.com
Texas’ fall from grace as a recruiting superpower should’ve been swift and painful.
In 2010 and 2011, the Longhorns went a combined 13-12. There’s no escaping that number. For opposing coaches looking to do some negative recruiting against UT, it doesn’t -- or at least it shouldn’t -- get much easier than that.
They could say Mack Brown was losing touch or that he could retire at any moment. They might argue that no matter how many new assistants he brings in or how many changes he makes, the program is trending in the wrong direction.
In 2010 and 2011, the Longhorns went a combined 13-12. There’s no escaping that number. For opposing coaches looking to do some negative recruiting against UT, it doesn’t -- or at least it shouldn’t -- get much easier than that.
They could say Mack Brown was losing touch or that he could retire at any moment. They might argue that no matter how many new assistants he brings in or how many changes he makes, the program is trending in the wrong direction.
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