re: Marked safe from hiring Billy Napier

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We used to take all of the top LA guys, then cherry pick Texas. Now Texas schools are cherry picking LA.

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Since about 3 years after Saban got to Bama, we have not automatically locked down LA. Did you forget 2016 and 17, when O struggled to keep guys from leaving? That wasn’t just a few flips. It was across the board and Bama won 2 titles with those classes and those players as leaders and a Heisman winner.

I’ll give O credit that he did stop the flow out in 18 and 19, but don’t pretend this is automatic. Anytime LSU struggles it’s open season.

The top 2 guys this year- both defensive players. Do you think that works in our favor right now? One wanted nothing to do with LSU no matter what. The other is a DT, where we’ve had 4 coaches in 5 years and our current one has been out all season until just recently.

The staff needs to do better on defensive recruiting. I don’t dispute that. Replacing House with someone who can coach and recruit better will help with that.

Do you have any complaints about offensive recruiting right now? I sure don’t.