When he committed last spring, it seemed like more of an emotional decision than a practical one. I think he lived with his dad on campus while Mario, Sr was playing for the noles. So I'm sure he has early childhood memories of Tallahasee that are impossible to ignore. Part of the attraction of Fl St over the last two years has been a new young coaching staff who have recruited as well as anyone and the promise of being a BCS team every year. But starting out number 6 and finishing unranked will always affect some recruit[s] interest level because they lose trust in the coaches. FSU was a talented team that lost to several lesser teams this year and looked flat against ND in their bowl game. Mario is the #1 overall player in espnu rankins, so he probably wants to make a splash at the next level. Winning programs and their players get the accolades, and LSU is doing it better than anyone at the moment. I think Tx is our toughest competition in this one until further notice. Right now I like our chances.

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Posted by LSUfan007700

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Posted on 12/31/11 at 5:06 pm to ezrulz

Interesting. I would be so stoked with Mario Edwards Junior. Him and Landon would make this class epic.

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Posted by ezrulz

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Posted on 12/31/11 at 5:10 pm to ezrulz

I will add the fact that he rescheduled his visit after cancelling during the season seems very encouraging. This usually doesn't happen with recruits this highly ranked. Everyone remembers him stating that Ok was his favorite after they blew out Texas, and now they've been eliminated. So he's not staying close to home no matter where he ends up. LSU probably gets his last visit on Jan 20th which is obviously a really big weekend for us.

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