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Are We Losing Louisiana Recruits Because of Cheating by Other Schools?
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:10 am
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:10 am
I bring this up because of Urban Meyer. When Meyer left Florida he alluded to this and almost came right out and said what the actual cheating was but then backed off. Now Urban is at Ohio State and is pulling just about any recruit he wants. How can he do this?
At LSU we have a great coaching/recruiting staff which has delivered top recruiting classes each year. Now all of a sudden we are losing top recruits to Alabama which has a long list of past recruiting violations. We have also lost recruits to Tennessee and A&M this year.
Coaches will bend the rules and sometimes go too far. Could this be happening now? Does anyone know of any reports of this?
It's frustrating when another school offers jobs to players fathers/mothers/girl friends, etc so they can be close to their loved one. It lessens the blow and the expense for a kid to go out of state and play, I thought this was against the rules of recruiting. If LSU did not have an elite football program and top facilities I would not wonder about so much about this. But in recent weeks and months it seems we are losing recruits to other schools we have never lost to.
Thoughts?
At LSU we have a great coaching/recruiting staff which has delivered top recruiting classes each year. Now all of a sudden we are losing top recruits to Alabama which has a long list of past recruiting violations. We have also lost recruits to Tennessee and A&M this year.
Coaches will bend the rules and sometimes go too far. Could this be happening now? Does anyone know of any reports of this?
It's frustrating when another school offers jobs to players fathers/mothers/girl friends, etc so they can be close to their loved one. It lessens the blow and the expense for a kid to go out of state and play, I thought this was against the rules of recruiting. If LSU did not have an elite football program and top facilities I would not wonder about so much about this. But in recent weeks and months it seems we are losing recruits to other schools we have never lost to.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:16 am to TenTex
You didn't lose any in-state recruits you wanted to Tenn or A&M. Just Bama
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:17 am to TenTex
quote:
We have also lost recruits to Tennessee and A&M this year.
No.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:32 am to TenTex
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We have also lost recruits to Tennessee and A&M this year.
Name them please?
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:45 am to TenTex
It's just what starts happening in the sixth year of Saban, we are in unventured water boys.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:52 am to Big Kat
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You didn't lose any in-state recruits you wanted to Tenn or A&M. Just Bama
The only ones we lost to Bama are one who fits better in the 3-4 and one who's following a piece of arse to college. Nothing to be alarmed about.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:54 am to NATidefan
how about venturing over to the SEC rant; it is a better place for you
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:55 am to Gus Tinsley
We offered Davante Bourque who is committed to Tennessee.
Otha Peters has also committed to Tennessee and is a highly ranked LB from Covington.
We've lost Devall and Collings to Bama.
Darion Moore a DB is committed to A&M. I realize we did not offer him but seems like a top Louisiana recruit.
So if you guys are saying we don't need any of the players listed above in this class then I stand corrected.
Otha Peters has also committed to Tennessee and is a highly ranked LB from Covington.
We've lost Devall and Collings to Bama.
Darion Moore a DB is committed to A&M. I realize we did not offer him but seems like a top Louisiana recruit.
So if you guys are saying we don't need any of the players listed above in this class then I stand corrected.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:59 am to TenTex
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Bourque
Decommitted because of Jeremy Hill.
quote:
Peters
Never offered.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 7:59 am to TenTex
quote:
We offered Davante Bourque who is committed to Tennessee.
Otha Peters has also committed to Tennessee and is a highly ranked LB from Covington.
We've lost Devall and Collings to Bama.
Bourque wanted to be the only RB and now Jeremy Hill is coming in so Bourque backed out. Hil is a better RB.
This post was edited on 1/30/12 at 8:03 am
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:00 am to SlidellTiger
I spend 99 % of my time on TD there. I wanted to visit elsewhere.
This post was edited on 1/30/12 at 8:01 am
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:08 am to NATidefan
you should stay there; you add no value here
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:12 am to SlidellTiger
Don't worry, I'm just looking the situation over. I'll go back soon. :)
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:14 am to JonTheTigerFan
It's the 2 best players in the state. I'd rather have them on the team than making excuses as to why they went to a direct rival and biggest threat to LSU's decade of dominance
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:19 am to TenTex
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Does anyone know of any reports of this?
Yes. I have first hand information on Bama payying players, but I'm waiting on just the right moment to release it.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:19 am to NATidefan
quote:I take solace in the fact it's only a matter of time before your fairy tale program crumbles into a pile of burning ashes.
NATidefan
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:22 am to NATidefan
quote:
It's just what starts happening in the sixth year of Saban, we are in unventured water boys.
Good one.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:31 am to Big Kat
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It's the 2 best players in the state. I'd rather have them on the team than making excuses as to why they went to a direct rival and biggest threat to LSU's decade of dominance
I know Collins is the consensus best player and I would love to have him at LSU. The problem is that he's thinking with his dick like most 17 year olds and there's not much anyone can do to talk him down from that. As for the 2nd best player in the state, that's up for debate.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:32 am to TenTex
A lot of coaches make false promises to players. I don't believe that is in the nature of Les Miles to do.
Years from now:
Urban Meyer will have used car lots named after him.
Nick Saban will make Alabama the next school to have the Death Penalty enforced on it.
Les Miles will have statues built in his honor.
Years from now:
Urban Meyer will have used car lots named after him.
Nick Saban will make Alabama the next school to have the Death Penalty enforced on it.
Les Miles will have statues built in his honor.
Posted on 1/30/12 at 8:34 am to TenTex
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At LSU we have a great coaching/recruiting staff
we really don't but fans don't understand this. Wilson is great. Haley and Cooper are good. Chavis and Les can close but they aren't out doing the heavy lifting. Everyone else on staff fricking sucks at recruiting.
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