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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 3175436, member: 730"] The pressure on elite Texas HS athletes to stay has to be enormous. They are indoctrinated early to think of their state as another nation. I suspect that many Texans loyalties are first to Texas and second the US. Take Collier's switch. She said she wanted to stay home to help with the recovery from all the flooding. But did she sign with Houston where the bulk of the damage occurred? No, she went to Austin. It must be a real pain driving back and forth several times a week. :rolleyes: My suspicion is that the "stay and help" plea came from Astin and other local folks. It's a vulnerable age, 18. Easily led. [/QUOTE]