re: Will This Kind of Loss Hurt Recruiting??

Yes, most certainly. LSU has no offensive balance or identity this year. Last year was 60/40 run/pass with some tempo. LSU finished 3rd in the West with 2630/3263 run/pass yds even though the total offense ranked only 5th in the West. This year those numbers are 2250/1860 run/pass and the split is more than 70/30 run/pass: 87% run if you take out the incompletions. Even though we are rushing 10 more times per game, 50 vs 40, our running game has been ineffective because of no passing game and rushing TDs are 22 vs 37 last year. Being tied for last in the West is not a real positive recruiting tool but State took mostly 3 stars and they are doing okay. A modern offense would really help. Look what defensive guru Gary Patterson at TCU did in one year when he decided to modernize his offense.