The enemy of your enemy is your friend

My problem with both schools are that they are both the most penalized programs in NCAA history. They are bitter enemies and will do anything to beat the other. Never forget that, LSU fans.

A strong Auburn is always best for a strong LSU.

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Alabama has 3.

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they made up for it in LA….

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I'm not sure a resurgent Auburn really changes that much.

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while Saban's there and they are putting guys in the league like they are, it doesn't change anything….

haha. They are both our enemies. Hate them both with the same passion.

Well as you see with almost all the 3+ star recruits in Louisiana, each of them have an offer from Alabama. Not to try and pull all the Louisiana talent to Alabama, but to simply try and keep it out of LSU's hands. I know that Alabama does truly want specific guys, but they offer alot of Louisiana talent just to try and keep them from LSU. It's not just Louisiana recruits either, its almost every player LSU offers, Alabama offers as well. Some of those players going to Alabama over LSU may not see much, if any playing time. If Alabama can keep the talent from other teams, they will. What is sad is some of the players going to Alabama are going just because they think it will get them a ring. Well, after this season lets see what happens next year.

So yes in my humble opinion, Auburn, Florida teams, and any other teams in a state on the border of Alabama or in the SEC that are doing well, will begin to get some of that talent. Like Mizzou and A&M. But I also believe that ESPN is very bias towards Alabama.

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But I also believe that ESPN is very bias

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what ESPN is bias... Are you sure?

I agree with the premise of the OP. While Auburn will be a tougher game Bama may become slightly easier. Hoping that we could then beat them both.

Saban probably has more connections in LA than does Malzahn (I'm guessing this is the case). And it may be that Saban will take players from LA even if they'll never be major contributors just to make/maintain in-roads.

The team that could benefit us most by becoming strong again would be Tenn (rivals with both Bama and UF).

Alabama in state talent is up and down. Not a great year for in state talent

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espn is Alabama's greatest recruiting pimp...did you happen to watch college game day yesterday. Bama would have gladly paid a million dollars for that infomercial

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It doesn't hurt that Rece Davis graduated from Bama. But, with the coming of the SEC Network, Alabama is being marketed heavily by ESPN. Saban is their boy and Feinbaum is their mouthpiece. This was happening before the advent of the SECN.

Alabama is recruiting extremely well nationally (just look at the 2 they've taken from LA), so losing out on some in-state guys for them isn't a huge deal. However, I'd hate to base the majority of my recruiting approach on grabbing out of state guys. They are generally much tougher to sign than in-state guys. IIRC, Florida did a lot of this towards the end of the Meyer tenure, and now they have very little talent on the offensive end (which should never happen if you're UF) and are watching the resurgence of FSU.

All told, a strong Auburn helps LSU. IMO, what hurts LSU is a REALLY strong Texas and Texas A&M. For decades, LSU has been able to get great players out of Texas. Losing those guys would be a huge blow.