re: Newly Hired HC and recruiting

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but O was hired for continuity in recruiting

Has Alleva said that or is it just your assumption?

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"Players have really bought into how he's running the program. The continuity in recruiting. Those things are all very important."

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We have a top 5 class right now, and I expect them to finish that way. That's basically what we were sold on. But pleading "he's new" to excuse the losses of two blue chip Baton Rouge linebackers is ridiculous. Putting that in a sig-quote, despite Alleva contradicting that idea when explaining WHY HE HIRED O, is ignorant.

I get that it's not the end of the world if you replace them. If we finish top 5 or better, then I would even say that there WAS continuity in recruiting. O is not new to the program, Louisiana, or LSU's recruiting targets.