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new class hikes expectations ORLANDO, Fla. — The eyes of the BCS will be upon them for the next four years, as Texas has been declared the consensus national recruiting champion. Now Longhorns fans are going to demand a BCS championship and Sears trophy to accompany the anointed symbolic title. Student Sports Magazine describes the class as one of the best in the past decade and one of the best defensive lines in the past five years. Brown, Florida State’s Bobby Bowden and Tennessee’s Phil Fulmer were recognized recently in a publication as the best “losers” among college football coaches. All three helped their teams earn Top 10 classes. But with the recognition also comes expectations and those expectations are translated into winning - and not just winning, but winning big. The past two national champions, Miami and Oklahoma, won titles with unranked recruiting classes. But the pressure will be on Brown and his Longhorns to win a “real” on-field title as well as the mythical recruiting title. Florida State, finishing fast as it has in previous years, emerged with another skill-laden group that met needs on the defensive line and at linebacker, running back and receiver. But most talk centered on Texas’ unprecedented success at keeping the best players home in a state with the reputation for producing many of the nation’s elite. But the classes at Miami and Florida State demonstrated once again that future BCS championships could come through the state of Florida. Texas has heard the recruiting talk before, but has not been to a BCS bowl. Longhorns fans are expecting this class of highly touted players to get them there. |
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