For some, the shine is off

Like most, I've been disappointed, frustrated & bewildered with recruiting over the last few years, and especially this year, after seeing some of the top flight talent that appears to be leaving the State to play for somebody else. In trying to figure out why, in general, this has been happening, it seems to me that for some of these highly recruited in-state kids, by the time their senior season begins, many of them have been overexposed to LSU. A lot of these guys have been "recruited" for years, not just by LSU representatives, but by middle school and high school coaches, boosters, friends, family and by fans. By the time they are seniors, they've been to countless LSU camps, numerous games in Tiger Stadium, had many tours of our facilities, and have been on campus for years. And while our facilities and what we have to offer rank among the best in the country, for some of these top recruits, by the time they reach their senior seasons, all the "shine" has rubbed off of LSU. Looking for that "shine" they go to see what Brand A has to offer, or Brand F. And what they find is the swag that is no longer as apparent to them at LSU as it once was. Those other brands are more attractive because they're something shiny and new. As the old saying goes, "familiarity breeds contempt." Now I'm not suggesting that this theory applies to all of the recruits that go elsewhere. The fact is that a lot of them just want to get the hell out of Louisiana. But if this theory hold true, even for a small percentage of in-state kids, how do we recruit these in-state kids, yet avoid losing our shine? Or do we leave it alone, and be content to "shine" for kids from out of State?