re: CBK told us all his plans. “Building this program from freshman.”

He has spoken

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They are only going after a few select players. They are not reaching, and they are not spending money they don't have for a one year payoff. They are spending money on retention. That's why we don't have starters leaving like everybody else. They also need to checkbook for the 2025 class that could be star studded.

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We have a very expensive H.S. class coming in next year, and are having to spend on retention of starters this offseason. We do not have unlimited funds, no one does, but if done correctly with measures included in the NIL deals we sign these high school kids to, then this is absolutely the way to build a championship roster. Just ask Bama or UGA (who should be in the playoff btw).

For all of you who say that LSU is broke and our collective is in disarray, I wonder if you are aware of how expensive the #1 QB, WR and RB are gonna be, combined. That doesnt even account for the other 22 or 23 or so other recruits we will be bringing in.

No one brings in a class like the one we are about to without spending in the millions.

We are also tight on the 85 man roster, which doesn't leave much room for transfers coming in.

This is all actually going to the plan Kelly has laid out, and spoken at length about.

Sure, the defensive struggles last year are worrisome, but I think I can definitively say that next years defense will be greatly improved, and be counted on as an asset as opposed to a liability.

Kelly has shown his floor here at LSU to be 10 wins, so conversely his ceiling has got to be perennial championship contender, and after year 3, that's exactly what we will be.

Regardless of what actually happens, this will be a great thread to bookmark and bump in a year or 2.

Building through recruiting is becoming harder and harder, over 2000 players in the portal.

we dont recruit classes on the level of Bama , Georgia , and Ohio St. Of course they don't have to build through the portal. We are not in a position to blow off the portal. We need to get some big time players at certain defense positions out of the portal for this coming season and continue that every season unless or until we can pull in elite top 3 recruiting classes consistantly the way the top tier teams do.

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Either this plan works or we become like Dabo at Clemson.

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Who won the Heisman this year?

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blow a big chunk of your nil wad on defense in the portal, you’re right back in this same position a year from now—and there’s no guarantee it will have worked out anyway (see, eg, lsus most recent portal class, Michigan states attempted follow-up to their first big portal class, etc). I’d much rather BK allocate our recruiting resources to long-term, sustainable roster-building.

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I'm not saying blow your wad in the portal. I'm saying bring in a few guys.

You didn't quote the first part where I said I agree with his approach of building through high school.

I just don't think lsu can afford to fall further behind on defense.

This is the smart way to go. You have to avoid the mercenaries who are there for the money. Hopefully, the universities get together to regulate NIL.

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It just feels like this is a program in disarray

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It’s the opposite if you’re paying attention.

Locked down in-state recruiting, relatively few outgoing transfers with no key players yet, no signing day drama, only 1 or 2 bowl opt outs.

All signs of stability.

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I'm not saying blow your wad in the portal. I'm saying bring in a few guys. You didn't quote the first part where I said I agree with his approach of building through high school. I just don't think lsu can afford to fall further behind on defense.

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I think you’ll see the staff close whatever roster spots that remain with portal guys in the second window. We just saw McKinley commit and Bussey is still a possibility. And we still don’t exactly who is leaving and staying yet, but we will by then.