re: I'm convinced

There's an element of truth to that idea, but it does require LSU to be a viable program kids are willing to commit to. I don't care how much home state love those kids in the 90's had, looking at 2-9 teams they just couldn't make that decision. Now, despite what we as fans think of as "reasonable" results, the program is solid enough and good enough for those kids to come on down.