re: This ticks me off to no end...

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Chaps my arse you cant keep the cream of the crop in-state...this shite cant happen...

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so ignorant, so dumb

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but it's not something to just shrug off when you have top players at their position in the country going out of state.

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Yeah, except it is, because it has always happened and always will happen. Louisiana churns out talent and LSU is only one school. We won't get every single top prospect every year. We just won't.

Now, I'll admit, if we start losing more guys this year along the lines of Fournette, Hootie, etc. to Bama, there is certainly cause for concern. However, losing Robinson and Collins to Bama is neither shocking nor the end of the world and is certainly something you should be able to shrug off.

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I'd like to think LSU has enough cache

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alabama has more cash...

Well would you rather go play for Nick Saban and win national championships back to back, or go play for Les Miles and go for back to back losses in the Chick Fil-A bowl. No brainer for most 18 year olds with major talent.

I'll also give an intelligent, factual answer just for fun.

In the LSU recruiting classes between 2010-2013, here is a breakdown of Out of State players:

2010:
8/19 = 42% OOS
Notable names: Spencer Ware, Ego Ferguson, Kadron Boone, Travis Dickson, JC Copeland

2011:
6/21 = 28.5% OOS
Notable names: Zach Mettenberger, Stephen Rivers, Jalen Collins, James Hairston

2012:
9/25 = 36% OOS
Notable names: Kwon Alexander, Corey Thompson, Vadal Alexander, Danielle Hunter, Reid Ferguson, Avery Peterson, Fehoko Fanaika

2013:
13/25 = 52% OOS
Notable names: Ethan Pocic, Frank Herron, Greg Gilmore, Hayden Rettig, Andy Dodd, Tashawn Bower, Anthony Jennings, Christian LaCouture, Lewis Neal, Maquedius Bain, Rashard Robinson

That averages out to 39.6% of our classes over the past four years are from out of state.

The facts prove:
1) You're an idiot
2) There are no state fences in recruiting, it is a national process
3) LSU doesn't only take Louisiana players, they take the best they can get regardless of where they are from.


And on a final note, we have a good chance of signing 4 Composite 5* players this class...I bet your whiny arse won't bitch about that.

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have evolved into "what can you do?"

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then answer the question. Because in the end, it's the kids decision.

Are you going to sit there and tell me that LSU doesn't roll out red carpets for recruits? LSU is so indifferent about kids, they don't care? They don't take the time, money, and effort to go after these kids?

Is that what you're telling us?

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then answer the question. Because in the end, it's the kids decision.

Are you going to sit there and tell me that LSU doesn't roll out red carpets for recruits? LSU is so indifferent about kids, they don't care? They don't take the time, money, and effort to go after these kids?

Is that what you're telling us?

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Not at all.

Someone else is just better at it.

So when coaches take a new job and say the first thing they must do is lock down the talent in their particular state they are lying?

In-state talent has ZERO bearing on a programs potential for success? NONE at all?

Having a guy in your state that you want isn't weighted just a little bit?

Bottom line is, we all consider LSU as one of the top football programs in the nation. Players outside of Louisiana do as well. The ideal is to keep the players we want in state and go and poach other top players from out of state.

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Now, I'll admit, if we start losing more guys this year along the lines of Fournette, Hootie, etc. to Bama, there is certainly cause for concern.

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Of course there is. The goal is to beat Alabama and win the West and compete for championships. If Bama keeps getting the top La. talent - guys that we really want - that hinders our ability to reach our goals.

Let's count some of the instate guys we have landed since miles has been here.

Reuben randle?
La'el Collins?
Jarvis Landry?
Eric Reid?
Mo Claiborne?
Mathieu?
Anthony Johnson?
Mingo?
Beckwith?
Tredavious white?
Josh Boutte?
William clapp?
How about Dylan Moses?
Odell beckham?
Jeremy hill?
Hilliard?

Dumbass

We have lost two elite player we wanted bad to Bama in the same timeframe as all of those ELITE players Bama recruited hard.