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Did LSU benefit that much from winning the national title?

Posted on 2/5/09 at 1:48 pm
Posted by JIMBLAST
Dallas
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 2/5/09 at 1:48 pm
It's almost a common theme amongst sports pundits and spinners that LSU garnered a great recruiting class almost solely due to the 'National Recruiting Bump'.

We won that title in '07 and didn't have the number one class in '08. We went 8-5 yet had the number one or two class depending on where you get your information this year.

Do you believe that the biggest reason LSU was so successful in recruiting this year is due to our winning a national title in the '07 season?
Posted by Das Tiger
Tiger Town
Member since Mar 2007
3163 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 1:57 pm to
TitleS
Posted by jholme9
Houston, TX
Member since Jul 2004
411 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:00 pm to
I've always bought into it because most of the recruiting is done while the team is still the defending nat'l champs. We really couldn't cash in on the NC last year in recruiting because there is only a month and change between the NC game and NSD and many kids have made up their minds by that point. All year this year, we were able to talk kids into coming to play with the defending national champs.

My .02
Posted by ImOldGregg
Member since Apr 2008
1692 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:01 pm to
Bama have done nothing since 92, but they pulled in the number one class last year. The SEC is the premiere conference, especially with the espn deal. Add that to having great facilities, campus life, and a few good recruiters on staff and you can get great classes w/o recent titles. Although, I doubt it hurts to show them the crystal balls.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76547 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:02 pm to

i think it matters less for LSU recruiting b/c LSU is the only real program in a talent-rich state, so the La. best recruits will always consider LSU anyway.
Posted by White Tiger
Dallas
Member since Jul 2007
12830 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:07 pm to
Ranking of signing classes has limited predictive usefulness.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
124188 posts
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

We won that title in '07 and didn't have the number one class in '08.
FWIW the La talent pool was down last year.
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