There is not a better conference for football than the Southeastern Conference. The amount of records it continues to set in terms of sending players to the NFL is nothing short of remarkable. The latest record to fall was most players to attend the NFL Combine, which the SEC set with 90 over the weekend. There were many reasons Texas A&M football wanted to join the conference, the talent level was just one of the reasons.
Nick Starkel probably looked at Texas A&M being the only school in Texas in the SEC as a major plus when he was being recruited by Kevin Sumlin and Noel Mazzone.