re: Dutchtown talent

This theory that we need to lock down LA is really ridiculous. We do have LA locked down. Very rarely does a school get every kid they offer instate. We did in 2008 but that is the exception not the rule. We lose Collins and all of a sudden we can't keep the kids instate. We've offered 18 kids instate this year and 15 of them will be at LSU. Collins is a miss and clearly the gem,Devall is a guy that just didn't want to play the position we wanted him at and Bourque basically was told to find somewhere else to play. And this is a bad year for us in LA percentage wise. We usually get over 90% of the kids we offer instate. Who else does that well? Ohio St is the only other school close aside from Texas who are the exception to these rules.

Who have we lost that has mattered in the past few years?

Sentimore- now at his 2nd different school and yet to really impact. We are also pretty stacked at DT

Reed-can't stay healthy and really has done nothing. Would he play significantly at LSU? Can't say he would,can't say he wouldn't

Benton-has done nothing. Barely sees the field. Randle is better

McKnight-good college player no doubt but had injury issues and was a problem kid at USC. Did we really miss him?

Luther Davis-decent depth guy at Bama but not a factor. We pulled his offer anyway. Again we are stacked at DT

Robinson-yet to be seen how he will pan out but we are loaded on the OL and he would just be battling with those guys if at LSU. Could be great but we won't miss him

Sylve-yet to be seen but would he really change anything if at LSU? Beckham and Landry are better wrs and he wouldn't be a factor at cb at LSU. Our guys are better at cb. I personally like Sylve and his talent but he wasn't a huge miss.

We'll see on Collins and Devall and both are talented but we'll survive as we always have. We have a ton of talented LBs coming in and I like Hunter and Davis better as DEs. Collins seems to be the only miss in terms of his talent and the fact that we don't really have anyone coming in that is on his level but we'll see how that works out.