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Louisiana Recruits
Posted on 10/25/23 at 5:05 am
Posted on 10/25/23 at 5:05 am
I have been follow recruiting since Kevin Faulk and Cecil. I am thoroughly convinced Louisiana players are under-evaluated and rated year over year. My rule of thumb for a Louisiana recruit is star ranking plus 1. I know they are not all hits but dang how many LA kids on other teams are straight up competing. In this day and age of the portal I believe a long-term success is taking a Louisiana first approach.
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Posted on 10/25/23 at 7:08 am to Bricktop
I’ll take a 3 star from Louisiana over a 4 star from Michigan all day.
Posted on 10/25/23 at 7:10 am to Bricktop
I agree with this. Louisiana is a poor state and highschools dont always hire the best coaches. Get them in a program like LSU with a CBK style HC and then rush to judgement on their HS ranking.
Posted on 10/25/23 at 8:06 am to Bricktop
Most of the 3s are actually 4s. Backwater high schools are not covered very well.
Posted on 10/25/23 at 9:00 am to Zombie Bob
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I’ll take a 3 star from Louisiana over a 4 star from Michigan all day.
Agreed.
Posted on 10/25/23 at 9:15 am to Bricktop
Agree. I know it’s not necessarily a realistic approach bc obviously you can land some good of state guys who you’d want but man if you were forced to sign 25 kids from Louisiana every year you’d be fine if you coach who can identify and develop talent
Seems like for 30 plus years I’ve seen Louisiana kids at “lesser schools” and thought damn we could use that kid. You just can’t sign them all but there’s so much talent in the state for sure
Seems like for 30 plus years I’ve seen Louisiana kids at “lesser schools” and thought damn we could use that kid. You just can’t sign them all but there’s so much talent in the state for sure
Posted on 10/25/23 at 10:57 am to Bricktop
Not only from a coaching standpoint but also physically underdeveloped. You think the strength and conditioning program at school like John F Kennedy in New Orleans is anywhere close to a 5/6A school in Texas?
Posted on 10/25/23 at 11:29 am to saderade
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Not only from a coaching standpoint but also physically underdeveloped. You think the strength and conditioning program at school like John F Kennedy in New Orleans is anywhere close to a 5/6A school in Texas?
This is a great point.
It makes you wonder in a checken/egg kind of way too.
Are These 5a Texas guys maxed out with weights and football knowledge?
Are some five stars because they’ve reached their potential already?
It bet it makes the easily coachable.
This post was edited on 10/25/23 at 11:44 am
Posted on 10/25/23 at 12:26 pm to Bricktop
Agree,
Dominick McKinley should be a 6*.
Consensus of the board is that he should be a 3* (could be because he committed to A&M)
Dominick McKinley should be a 6*.
Consensus of the board is that he should be a 3* (could be because he committed to A&M)
Posted on 10/25/23 at 1:31 pm to SOL2
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Backwater high schools are not covered very well.
That’s why camps and such are so important
Posted on 10/25/23 at 7:54 pm to Bricktop
Posted on 10/26/23 at 7:51 pm to Bricktop
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I believe a long-term success is taking a Louisiana first approach.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 11:03 pm to Bricktop
They don’t do a job of covering Louisiana for some reason
Posted on 10/27/23 at 3:50 am to TutHillTiger
Just look at the Louisiana players in the NFL.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 4:02 am to northyatwhodat
Georgia has WAY more talent than I had assumed. I knew Georgia had talent but DAYUM look at their breakdown!!
Posted on 10/27/23 at 6:51 am to WM88
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Agree,
Dominick McKinley should be a 6*.
Consensus of the board is that he should be a 3* (could be because he committed to A&M)
Ah yes, the other side of the coin. Always overlooked in coping threads like these. Even if there is a modicum of truth in the message you still have to weigh both sides. LA has an equal history of 5* and high 4* busts. Ying and yang.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:23 am to RightWingTiger
Georgia no doubt has a lot of talent by sheer numbers...but their population is wayyyy higher than both LA and MS. The right-most column accounts for a more "per-capita" distribution. LA and MS are the highest in that regard. Thus, I think it's to the point of the OP and others that our guys get underrated.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 10:25 am to Bricktop
Probably more realistic is that maybe 1/2 of the LA 3 stars are 4 stars and maybe a couple 4s should be 5s… but I agree w OPs sentiment
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