re: Loyalty

I' don't think any player needs to be loyal to their home state, but they do need to understand the clear advantages of playing and winning at LSU, especially when there's a chance to be part of a special class.

With that being said, there's no better person to promote disloyalty of Louisiana players than the guy who was once the head coach at LSU.

"I left Louisiana, and look how well I'm doing?"-Nicky Saban.

if I was a recruit reading this board I would probably leave state also, due to all the a-holes

Actually, these are "kids" and I do mean KIDS! If they make their decisions without the strict overview of their parents, then they make their decisions about football just like they do about video games - according to the excitement factor. Outside of a good parent's influence (and many of these kids don't have good parents), these kids make spur-of-the-moment decisions based on the excitement level. The problem occurs when they make a bad decision (and once again don't have a good parent's influence), then pride locks them into that poor decision...and pride can make a mature adult hold on to a dumb decision despite the consequences...much less an immature, poorly-led kid. How many kids who go OOS (from ANY state to ANY school) do you think will go through the grind it takes to change that decision? They are usually ridiculed for being "Mama's boys" or shunned by the very home schools who wished to have them in the 1st place. CR's big effort to look excited about 'Bama yesterday may well have been a big part of convincing himself he was doing the right thing. I, for one, believe that he's gonna miss all the familiar things about Louisiana when the new of Alabama wears off. If you were CR, what would you do then? I'd bet your pride would kick in and you would act like you were a man and gut it out with a grin on your face. You never outgrow your childhood loves...no matter how hard you try to make it look like you have.

The No.1 choice in the 2013 NFL Draft was a tackle from....UA, LSU...NO! Central Michigan!!! Eric Fisher, a native of Rochester, Michigan stayed home, played for a SMALL school, & signed a contract worth $22.1 million with a $14.5 million signing bonus. YEP...YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME STATE & GO TO ALABAMA IN ORDER TO BE DRAFTED #1 & MAKE THE BIG BUCKS! Any other argument is baloney!

There are exceptions. Don't be a dope.

I can't wait until CamR sees how good this OL is this year and for years to come. This years team I'm sure will beat bama, and if we play a near perfect game, I think we beat them good! Mayb just mayb he comes to his senses and decommits just to see more first! It DOES suck to have one if the best OL come out of LA in a long time go to bama!!! On top of that I think the saftey Jones joins them both. It's sad because LSU has it together now and with this deep class we could of mauld bama for years to come! LA is loaded this year and next.... Bama just doesn't have the recruits year in and out to stay with us! They need Florida and Geogia to stay with us! BUT with our own talent committing to them like this, it surly helps them not us! I know we will be fine BUT it's just crazy how these kids want to play out of state instead of their own home school..... On top of that a top flight school!!! Anyway hope this is the last one and I really do think Les hireing of Cam Cam... Will put a stop to almost all of this nonsense about LSU and opens the eyes of not only our instate guys but OOS too!!!! I can most def see Cali and Texas QBs knocking the door down to come play for the Tigers and with a great QB the big OL will want to block for them..... And so on...... CamR...... This just wasn't a good move for you my man and you will see this soon!!!! Sorry but it's not!!!! Bama's OL looked terrible and they had to hold onto AJ risk an injury after all he's done for that school to even look any kind of good this year!!!! Saban doesn't care about players bra only about his name and winning..... That's a fact!!!! If I'm CamRs Dad I'm just wouldn't agree with this because of that fact!!! Come back home big man, where people give a damn about you!

My sentiments exactly.

Interesting that the idea that Jones going to Bama to join Sims and CRob was beyond belief not too long ago! I basically got laughed at for mentioning that not offering Ellis would make A&M an option for Speedy.

Once again, I AM NOT Ellis's dad! I'm from the New Orleans area and enjoy going to high school football games. Talking to the fans at Karr games, I'm not surprised that these guys went elsewhere. The coaches have to remain loyal to these recruits who are on the cusp of elite to ensure we lock down the state. Even Curtis fans (and coach Curtis) are turned off by LSU not offering Young early on. When MD is on the line, why would you not offer an All American linebacker?

LSU will finish with a good class but the lesson learned is that there has to be a more strategic approach to recruiting instate talent.