my take on this recruiting class

many of our fans are somewhat disappointed on the final outcome of the class, myself included. I have taken the time to list what I think are it's negatives and it's positives....

NEGATIVES
-we lost some of the states top players
-saban is still raiding the state successfully
-Gay and Wilson were huge misses
-we only signed 23 and we miffed a lot on tues.

POSITIVES

-we covered our losses by OOS players
-we signed 12 OOS guys, most with 4 or 5 stars
-we signed 7 of the country's top 100
-the class is smaller but higher quality
-we met our needs (except power back)

overall, a class rated seventh in the country is damn good, esp when it met the teams needs. there is a trend nationally for kids to go out of state. hell, saban signed 6 guys from florida. 8 of the top 10 rated guys in texas signed with out of state schools (we got 2). it seems today's recruits are more willing to leave their home state for various reasons; social media shrinks the geography, many recruits families are better off than previous generations and can travel to see them play and more kids want to leave home than ever before.

considering all factors I think coach O did a hell of a job, esp out of state. it seems he had backups for the in state guys wavering. we have to face reality. it is damn important for the LSU brand to attract kids outside of the state and winning football games is the way to do it.

coach o is making changes and maybe Tuesdays results are the reason why. damn it, I hope Canada is the real deal because next year we are going to need some guys on offense real bad.