re: The Turnaround - Tennessee Should be the Standard

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The point still stands though, with LSU's resources especially scouting they should have no problem finding what they want from the portal to see the results next season. Why we suck at finding QBs? I don't know why. We've always sucked at finding QBs and OL for some reason. We can figure every other position out but when it comes to scouting these we always whiff big time.

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I’m sure we will still bring in key guys to fill spots, but what we don’t need to do is what Kiffin is trying at OM. We need a huge high school class this year to build a sold base for a consistent future. We need to transition to just filling spots via the portal. I’m sure we will still need several this year, but the balance needs to move back in favor of recruiting and so far, that’s what it looks like we are doing.

As for OL, we just had our best class there in a decade and this one may be as good or better. They aren’t missing there. It’s just going to take time to build from where we were. Frazier was a good portal addition even if he’s been just ok in year one. He has time to develop or may become a decent depth guy if others beat him out as we improve.

What QB was out there last year? We really weren’t looking for a QB until after signing day wrapped and we had Brennan back and Howard signed. Dart may have been off the board by then and Daniels seemed like a decent fit for what Denbrock ran with Ridder at Cincy. Maybe there will be one this year, but I’m betting Kelly puts his chips behind Howard. He wouldn’t have brought in a kid with program ties if he didn’t intend on playing him next year.