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Keeping In State Talent
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:37 pm
Although we lost some guys, overall we did a good job of keeping the top talent in the state. Especially when you compare to teams like Texas.
Louisiana
LSU
5 of top 10
10 of top 20
Alabama
UA
6 of top 10
7 of top 20
Auburn
4 of top 10
5 of top 20
Texas
UT
1 of top 10 recruits (LSU has 2 of
of Texas top 10)
4 of top 20
TA&M
2 of top 10
5 of top 20
Louisiana
LSU
5 of top 10
10 of top 20
Alabama
UA
6 of top 10
7 of top 20
Auburn
4 of top 10
5 of top 20
Texas
UT
1 of top 10 recruits (LSU has 2 of
of Texas top 10)
4 of top 20
TA&M
2 of top 10
5 of top 20
15
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:46 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
7 players from Louisiana with LSU offers decided to leave the state this year. Hopefully we don't see a number that high again anytime soon.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:47 pm to ipodking
quote:
7 players from Louisiana with LSU offers decided to leave the state this year. Hopefully we don't see a number that high again anytime soon.
Was not expecting this at all.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:50 pm to ipodking
I can't think of all 7. Who are they? Does Hootie still count?
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:55 pm to AlxTgr
Cam
GW
Speedy
Young
Hootie?
McDowell?
Can't think of another
GW
Speedy
Young
Hootie?
McDowell?
Can't think of another
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:56 pm to tigerfan84
Who cares anymore who we didn't keep for 2014? It is over and done with. Celebrate who stayed and who we signed from OOS. What a great combination of high talented kids with great character.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:57 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
You cant look at Texas for comparison. Everyone in the country recruits that state every year.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:58 pm to Bear Is Dead
quote:
You cant look at Texas for comparison. Everyone in the country recruits that state every year.
I think it is pretty obvious that everyone in the country recruits LA now with recruits leaving for Bama, Florida, A&M, UCLA, etc
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:58 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
this was an impressive year
Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:59 pm to tigerfan84
quote:
Cam
GW
Speedy
Young
Hootie?
McDowell?
Can't think of another
Sione Palelei
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:00 pm to tigerfan84
I think it was an anomaly to a certain extent. Hopefully we don't see 7 players leave the state with offers from LSU again. In my mind, some of them were probably a blessing in disquise. Willis clearly has character issues. Loss of hootie opened the door for Adams, who is no doubt the better safety.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:00 pm to ipodking
CRob, Willis, Speedy and Young were legit
Hootie - not sure what happened after the whole decommit thing
McDowell - didn't we offer him at a different positions? FB?
Palelei - wasn't the Williams interest what scared him off?
Hootie - not sure what happened after the whole decommit thing
McDowell - didn't we offer him at a different positions? FB?
Palelei - wasn't the Williams interest what scared him off?
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:05 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
The only problem with those numbers is the LSU is the only big fish in Louisiana. Texas and Alabama each have more than one big time university competing for in state talent
And fwiw, I'm like anyone else in that I'd love to keep all the best kids in state, but stuff happens. Can't win em all and I'm very pleased with how the staff pulled in kids from all over.
And fwiw, I'm like anyone else in that I'd love to keep all the best kids in state, but stuff happens. Can't win em all and I'm very pleased with how the staff pulled in kids from all over.
This post was edited on 2/6/14 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:06 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
3 guys from John Curtis went to three different Pac 12 schools this year. That's pretty crazy.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:08 pm to Salmon
I don't think it's fair to include McDowell, and it's definitely not fair to include Palelei.
I guess we can include D'Haquille Williams though. So there were 6 in-state players who chose to head elsewhere. With so many being receivers, there was no way all of them were coming here, and Adams is an upgrade over Hootie. However, there are about 4 guys who it will definitely hurt to see elsewhere, and with those guys, this would have been the greatest class in LSU history.
Still a very good recovery by Les and crew after the UA Game, with the Texas pick-ups and closing out on Valentine and keeping Clark.
I guess we can include D'Haquille Williams though. So there were 6 in-state players who chose to head elsewhere. With so many being receivers, there was no way all of them were coming here, and Adams is an upgrade over Hootie. However, there are about 4 guys who it will definitely hurt to see elsewhere, and with those guys, this would have been the greatest class in LSU history.
Still a very good recovery by Les and crew after the UA Game, with the Texas pick-ups and closing out on Valentine and keeping Clark.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:09 pm to Salmon
I think we recruited louisiana to hard. Had we not played around with noil, young, willis, etc. we could have had a combination of dequil, blacknall, porter, speaks, mccray, and i'm sure others early in the process that we waited on the louisiana guys instead of taking quality guys that wanted to be here.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:10 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
Still a very good recovery by Les and crew after the UA Game, with the Texas pick-ups and closing out on Valentine and keeping Clark.
yeah Valentine was huge
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:13 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
quote:
Louisiana LSU 5 of top 10 10 of top 20
Alabama UA 6 of top 10 7 of top 20
Auburn 4 of top 10 5 of top 20
LA, as another poster said, is the only in-state power. This is crucial, and is one reason for LSU's success. Another is the depth of the talent pool. It is probably 6th or 7th best in the country (and the top 3 states have 3-4 in-state powers each). That's why I've said many times that LSU is the easiest job in the country for a coach to be successful at.
If you look at the state of Alabama, there were only 10 players who were 4 stars or higher. There were 16 such players in Louisiana. 14 had LSU offers and 9 came here.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:20 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
Unlike the other examples, LSU is the only major school in its state.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 1:29 pm to LSUisBetterthanU
2/5 top guys in Nola.... Frank
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