re: LSU & Tight ends

thanks, well just saw he will be at texas jr. day sunday. anyone think he will commit to ut if offered?

I'm not a coach but I don't think it works to tell a kid from texas to come to camp this summer. too long from now and we know texas kids commit early. he won't be around come summer. ut or a&m or baylor will take him.

if staff doesn't like him enough to offer now, then don't offer but he probably won't be available by summer.

is it just me or does it seem like haley is the most stingy of the staff with making offers.

well, good luck but I think its delusional to think we will get 3 dts better than taylor. not saying offer him. how good is the dt from denham springs we offered? is he as good as boutte (ol guy)?

well if we need 2-3 dts, then our list should be 7-10 long. your success rate oos is low so we need to go after a bunch of guys at dt to fill our needs.

I haven't seen anything on this board about georgia or florida guys. its as if we are all texas (at least at the moment). we need a more consistent recruiting. we hop around too much. we should have been in texas 2 years ago when we hired gonzo.

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So is Smith going to Alabama is what im seeing from your first post? You can tell me know Im not gonna flip out

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After watching the Collins saga play out on here and other places recently, there is no way I'm going to put my internet persona through that.

Spent the weekend in Lake Charles, and talked with some career football guys that played and coach collegiately. My brother played at McNeese, too. He was teammates with Henry and many of the friends I visited with Saturday night.

These guys recruit for a living. When they tell me a kid is enamored with Saban, I take notice. Signs are there, if you look for them. Obviously doesn't mean it's a done deal, but there was one who thinks it is, and he might be more likely to know than anyone outside the family, if such a thing can even exist a year out.

My only intent in bringing this up now, is to lessen the blow if it should happen. People need to realize losing a TE recruiting battle is probably less important to the success of LSU, than losing a FB one. No matter how much we wish things were different.