guys, we need to have a talk...

i know that losing hootie to bama stings. as did losing crob to bama. but we need to have a frank discussion about the perception of bama perpetuated by we LSU fans and how that impacts our recruiting.

bama do a stellar job at recruiting. but do you know who bama's second best recruiters are? LSU fans.

the jilted lover syndrome where LSU fans revere nick saban is pathetic. few discussions of LSU football and/or recruiting do not, at some point, refer to saban or bama as a "dynasty," "the greatest coach in history," "a recruiting juggernaut," etc.

saban and bama are good at what they do. i get it, you get it, we all get it.

but the constant and pervasive cow-towing to them creates a culture among LSU fans and recruits that bama is better than LSU. that isn't to say that i would fault the LSU fanbase when a recruit goes to bama, but when they're mulling over their decision, the zeitgeist out there that saban and bama are superior above all certainly does ring in their ears and can contribute to the impression that bama is the best place to go.

LSU puts more players into the NFL than any other SEC team. we win 10+ games, even when we underachieve. our coach has more wins against bama than any other in the country. we win championships, too.

why don't we start acting like we have some god-damned pride? all the best to hootie and crob, but the only time i'll give a shite about them now and in the future is if they flip to LSU or when we play bama.