Outside of Alabama, the greatest threat to Nick Saban's long-term dominance of the SEC West was never going to be LSU.
He is still beloved in Louisiana, and Saban has out-recruited LSU in its own state for a solid decade now.
No, it has always been understood inside the SEC that if Texas A&M could smartly channel its great wealth both monetarily and geographically, it could build a program to rival the Crimson Tide for alpha status in the best division in college football. The Aggies just needed the right coach.
In Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M thinks they have their Saban slayer.