Well its pretty simple folks the biggest recruiting budgets get

Outside of Georgia and Crapabama, ain’t many in that Top 10 getting much ROI.

Well we finished top 5 last year overall and won the west. Other years we've had top 5 or better classes and none of those coveted 5* even stayed or saw significant playing time. It's only July. I think you would be smart to wait and see how it all shakes out in December before panicking. Kelly and this staff seem to know what they're doing a lot more than O did.

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Well with taht said LSU has won 3NCs the last 20 yrs.IT aint about rec budgets its about the right players.ALA has had one of best classes and hasnt won a NC in 3 yrs. Getting great teammates are 2 different things.Its great getting 5 Stars but do their egos ruin a lockeroom.

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Are you a robot?

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I just have a hard time believing Rutgers and Georgia Tech spend more in recruiting than LSU. I feel like there has to be more context to these numbers.

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What exactly is USA Today tracking in the college football recruiting spending category? The publication writes:

“Recruiting expenses cover transportation, lodging and meals for recruits, additional personnel for official and unofficial visits, phone charges and postage for pursuing recruits and the value of schools’ vehicles and planes or those used by the school for recruiting.

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You'll note, there aren't any private schools on that list (such as Miami, USC, Notre Dame), so this data is almost assuredly collected from public information about the funds used. Given the prevalence of TAF, it is very likely LSU is spending every bit as much as other programs. It's just not being reported publicly...because it doesn't have to be.

Ask yourself what is more likely?

1. LSU, a program that has won the 2nd most National Championships of any school over the past 2 decades and has had the 3rd most NFL draft picks since 2000 is spending less money on recruiting than Georgia Tech, Rutgers, North Carolina, and Arizona? Or..

2. The amount LSU is spending recruiting is revenue that is not required to be reported publicly?

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just have a hard time believing Rutgers and Georgia Tech spend more in recruiting than LSU. I feel like there has to be more context to these numbers.

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Because no one really knows what anyone is spending these lists are effectively meaningless.

From the article these were there criteria:

“Recruiting expenses cover transportation, lodging and meals for recruits, additional personnel for official and unofficial visits, phone charges and postage for pursuing recruits and the value of schools’ vehicles and planes or those used by the school for recruiting. Compensation for coaches and recruiting support staff is not included in the recruiting expenses.”

That’s some strange spacing

As a few others noted, this isn't the "smoking gun" you think. One, the numbers are basically air. Who knows what is and isn't being reported, what accounting magic has been done or the purpose of why things were and weren't reported(taxes, hiding, washing etc). All encompassing each program on an individual basis. So basically just gibberish thrown out to satisfy someone's pleasures.

But though the info isn't new(was released a few months ago) or accurate it does give a little insight in the difference between where we are and what we strive to be. UGA is in the most fertile breeding ground in the US in terms of talent yet "reportedly" spends more than anyone to recruit. At the same time our numbers are generally much lower, again "reportedly", generally assumed due to our recruiting area being mostly limited to the surrounding states, southeast. Why would the biggest dog in the most fertile yard spend so much to leave the yard when all he could ever want is right in front of them? Better question is why to we continue to push the narrative that staying in our yard is the best move, when those with bigger, more fertile yards, are going outside of theirs to be the biggest, baddest dog of them all? But if we are content ruling our little yard then so be it. Don't express surprise when our yard becomes less and less productive in the overall landscape or other dogs begin to sense weakness and take ours for their own. Bigger, more privileged dogs(texas/OU) are coming to stake claims as well. But we've won 3 titles in 20 years, which is exceptionally fortunate btw. Meanwhile the 2 dogs we've been chasing have what 8-9 in that span? Always room for improvement is all I'm saying. Resting on laurels is how you get left behind.

It might be well to note that we're paying Ed O 17 Million
on his buyout. Money that could have and should have been going towards recruiting.

I recall a while back (& it may have been 20-plus years ago) I saw where Tennessee was spending $3m on recruiting compared to the Tigers $1m. But Tennessee doesn't produce talent like Louisiana does & drive 4-6 hours toward Texas & that's a hornet nest of talent right next door. & At that time we were out recruiting Tennessee despite the said $2m disparity. Just a view from the past.