re: 2024 Football Outlook is falling fast: Transfer DT news

my guess is the coach knows what he is doing and maybe instead of getting 3rd or 4th string DT,, we wait to get a 2 that wants to start t now. This isnt the last chance to grab someone out of portal.

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This offense with last year’s defense is 6-6, at best.

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you do know this is immediate hot seat territory right couldn’t even imagine TD if a decline like that happened in Y3

Incorrect. LSU has NIL money here too. It's whether BK wants to get in a bidding war or not and he's not wanting to deal with that. LSU has plenty of big money backing. We know what the problem is but nobody on here wants to discuss it.

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ve been a huge Kelly guy but DT will prevent this loaded team from making the playoff and Kelly refuses to pay what it takes to fix it despite saying he would

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While I also think this team has great talent, I don't think they are a DT away from being can't miss playoff caliber. I also think they are talented enough to possibly make the playoffs as is BUT they have to replace SOOO much production that they are bound to stumble some in 2024.

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Just remember that the same people downplaying Kelly's inability to fix the tremendous talent deficiency in this LSU defense will lose their minds when USC scores 50 and LSU loses its fifth straight opening game.

Like everyone else, I enjoy seeing internet lists showing that talented high school kids in the 2025 class verbally told LSU's staff that they intend to play for LSU. But that of course means zero unless / until they sign and then show up for Spring or Fall practice. Kelly's inability to fix LSU's 2024 defense could result in 4-5 losses, which will impact who actually shows up from the 2025 class.

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USC very well could score 50 on LSU. But it won't be simply because LSU failed to sign a couple of average DT transfers.

In year 1 Kelly came in and he and his staff pieced together a roster. Significantly through the transfer portal. Some key guys from the 2021 defense returned (Ojulari, Ward, Baskerville, Roy). Others didn't (Clark, Farrell, Flott, McGlothern). Yet, the additions of Garner, Wingo, Bernard-Convers, Foucha, Brooks), plus a true freshman in Perkins helped give LSU a solid defense that allowed them to compete even with an inconsistent offense.

In year 2 everything fell apart. There were personnel deficiencies and a bad scheme. So Kelly completely cleaned house of a staff that literally just a year prior was celebrated for being a big reason LSU performed better than expected.

The new staff hasn't coached a single game yet. So there is no way of knowing if they would be bad or not. Or hell, maybe you were the one guy who predicted the 2023 defense would completely fall apart. That new staff is also now working to recruit players for next season. So we really can't know the full fruits of their recruiting labor until next year.

Perhaps the new staff is no better than the old one. Perhaps the recruiting gets worse. But I'll choose to reserve judgment until I actually see them coach a game as opposed to melting down in April over the fact LSU MAY not sign a couple of "ok" DT

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Kelly said we would compete for championships by year 3

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This. Hold the man accountable.

So everyone is wrong cause "word said".
F off with that crap. I'll wait till facts come in LoL

Everyone knows this douche bag is just trolling, right? I can’t believe how some of you act over some random loser posting “inside” info he 1000% made up in his head.