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re: Talent???? I just dont see it..........

Posted on 11/27/09 at 8:55 am to
Posted by geauxjo
Gonzales, LA
Member since Sep 2004
14808 posts
Posted on 11/27/09 at 8:55 am to
There are so many factors at play here....is our talent legit as it goes from high school to college? is our talent being bettered once it gets here? is there too much attrition?

I don't claim to have all the answers, but I do recall the end of the Dinardo era when, in his last season, we had managed only one win in 10 games....one measley win....he was fired and we let Hal Hunter coach the last game- the Arkansas game of course. The Hogs had a good season going and were preparing to go to the Cotton Bowl, I believe. We came out with that one win team and blasted them.

What am I saying? Sometimes a team has more talent on it than you realize. Especially at a program like LSU. For whatever reason...coaching, development, a team simply giving up on a coach- it just doesn't translate to the field. I've thought of that season lately. Thank goodness we have 8 wins and not 1. But there may be parallels.
This post was edited on 11/27/09 at 9:33 am
Posted by rbdallas
Dallas, TX
Member since Nov 2007
10340 posts
Posted on 11/27/09 at 9:28 am to
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There are so many factors at play here....is our talent legit as it goes from high school to college? is our talent being bettered once it gets here? is there too much attrition?


but is that talent not rated by outside sources ???
which, even if wrong, would be equally wrong for all schools ???

or is it that other schools/coaches are able to look beyond the "rating" and do a better job of actually evaluating the "potential" of the players for themselves.

sometimes I think that some coaches use the PUBLISHED recruiting ratings to boost their ability as a recruiter, whether the talent actually exists or not.
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