re: I'm feeling less excitement about National Signing Day than I have

I lost interest in recruiting about 8-9 years ago...can't really pinpoint why.

And it has been the best thing that ever happened to me. Man, I'm free.

Can't pinpoint really why it happened so suddenly and completely...I used to be as bad with it as anyone here.

Still realize the importance, but the minute-to-minute agony and ecstasy swings are long gone.

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It's not the class that I'm disappointed in, it's the fact that I've lost a lot of faith in the coaching staff on many levels.

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I'm hearing that from alot of former Hat loyalists. I gotta admit that even in the best of times I was never sold on CLM.

Like him, really wish him well cause he's my coach and when he does well LSU does well and that's really what matters to me.

But it's always seemed to me, as a favorite saying of my boss goes "He don't know that he don't know."

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well the coaches will have to earn you trust back...I suppose

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I really hope they do b/c that would mean that LSU is having a great year next year and that would make everyone happy!

I'm so tired of hearing about star this and star that! It's a crock of shite, your talking about eighteen year old kids who played against a bunch of nobodies in highschool. You have no clue what they are going to do on college level. Every "kid" because half of them havent even payed a bill yet is going to react differently. However everyone jumps up and expects that just because some dipshit put five stars next to his name that hes going to be the next big star and make millions of dollars. If anything your just hurting them because that goes straight to there head. How do I know? I graduated highschool with Eddie Lacy one of the big shots from Dutchtown and his head is so big im amazed they fit it on a plane. You have no clue what these kids will do especially in the hard hitting SEC, and most of all at LSU. Look at the fan base..these kids are reading this too, they haven't even put an LSU helmet on yet and there already feeling the overwhelming pressure of the program. Not that I'm not one to expect maturity, discipline, and a natural nack for the game. But seriously lay off the stars. That is the most pointless system, I'm willing to bet that the coaches aren't gunning for stars as much as they are a player that can fit there program. The stars are for all the "fans" to be able to ohh and ahh about too there buddies.

Stay home and give up your season tickets if you have ever had any.

Good post (your second one), fisherbm.

The recruiting "services" compose a cottage industry that exists and thrives because it meets the needs of a beast that has to be fed. And almost all of us, as fans, want to know what's going on with our teams' recruiting and who's gonna play and represent for us, even if it's only for a couple of years.

But like everything else in college athletics, it's all about the Benjamins. Give every member of TD.com the time and modest stipends, and we could easily do a better and more credible job than Rivals, ESPN, Scout, etc.