LSU recruiting, pre and post Frank Wilson

I know what's true about Frank, he's a good recruiter, but not a good RB coach. I hope he enjoys Oxford, and I do think him being there will be somewhat annoying, but not nearly like our fanbase believes.

I'm going to focus on the six classes we signed WITH Frank, 2010-2015, and the six classes we signed WITHOUT Frank, 2016-2021. I've included the overall class rank and how many of Louisiana's top ten players signed with LSU.

WITH FRANK:
2010: #9 class, signed 7/10
2011: #8 class, signed 7/10
2012: #13 class, signed 6/10
2013: #6 class, signed 8/10
2014: #2 class, signed 5/10
2015: #5 class, signed 7/10

7.2 average class rank, 6.6/10 in LA

WITHOUT FRANK:
2016: #2 class, signed 9/10
2017: #7 class, signed 3/10
2018: #15 class, signed 5/10
2019: #5 class, signed 8/10
2020: #4 class, signed 4/10
2021: #3 class, signed 6/10

5.1 average class rank, 5/10 in LA

So overall, LSU's overall classes ranked about 2 spots higher without Frank, but they signed about 1.5 fewer LA top ten guys. The fringe top ten remained mostly the same, with LSU signing about 8-10/15 in the state both with and without Frank.

He's a really good recruiter, you can't deny that. But his loss will NOT tank this program, particularly at Ole Miss. He'd be much more of an issue at Texas.

We will be MORE than fine with Kevin Smith. He's an amazing developer, and he's a former pro. Ole Miss will likely move into LA much more for recruiting, but they won't be a threat for the Lamar Brown and Richard Anderson types. Don't be shocked if they sign players in the bottom of the top ten, but for the most part they will not be a threat like the Ole Miss fanbase believes (then again, that fanbase thinks Ashton Stamps would be elite there)

I wish Frank well and hope he has a good time at Ole Miss, but LSU and Louisiana aren't defined by him. Both parties will be more than fine moving forward.