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re: The State of Out of State Recruiting?
Posted on 1/20/12 at 2:26 pm to NOSA
Posted on 1/20/12 at 2:26 pm to NOSA
I will just say there is a reason why all the big programs are heading to our backyard to recruit and not focusing primarily in their own backyard.
Think about it. Florida, LSU, Bama, Aub winning 7 NC in the past decade. Probably 75-80% of their rosters are full of in-state recruits. Why focus on the areas where there is less talent, therefore more competition for said talent, when you can recruit homegrown talent early on. Unless the player is extraordinary, I say stay between Texas and Florida and south of Tennessee. Football is played year round becasue there is no winter and it produces better talent. The rest of the nation is just catching on and trying to raid our pantry.
Think about it. Florida, LSU, Bama, Aub winning 7 NC in the past decade. Probably 75-80% of their rosters are full of in-state recruits. Why focus on the areas where there is less talent, therefore more competition for said talent, when you can recruit homegrown talent early on. Unless the player is extraordinary, I say stay between Texas and Florida and south of Tennessee. Football is played year round becasue there is no winter and it produces better talent. The rest of the nation is just catching on and trying to raid our pantry.
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 2:45 pm to stho381
I, personally, think that our current recruiting philosophy, if executed properly, really is our best bet.
Per Capita, Louisiana and Miss produce the most NFL talent. On a yearly basis, we can't even keep all the talent in LA. Also, Louisiana players take a lot of pride in playing for LSU. I'm not saying that players from elsewhere don't, but many of our hard-working overperforming diamonds ( Claiborne, Hester, etc ) are from Louisiana.
If we can take 70%-80% of the top 20 talent from Louisiana, and supplement that with a few stars from East Texas, Georgia, Miss, Bama, and Florida, and maybe a few from elsewhere, then we will be fine.
I don't think it makes sense to waste a lot of time and money focusing too much on other region recruits....UNLESS they show a definite interest in LSU.
The only place that I wish we would attack a little bit harder is Mississippi. Ole Miss and Miss State manage to pull in a few BEASTLY players each year that could be major difference makers on an LSU team, but somehow seem content to play on losing teams for 3-4 years before they go pro. LSU should be pulling more of them.
Per Capita, Louisiana and Miss produce the most NFL talent. On a yearly basis, we can't even keep all the talent in LA. Also, Louisiana players take a lot of pride in playing for LSU. I'm not saying that players from elsewhere don't, but many of our hard-working overperforming diamonds ( Claiborne, Hester, etc ) are from Louisiana.
If we can take 70%-80% of the top 20 talent from Louisiana, and supplement that with a few stars from East Texas, Georgia, Miss, Bama, and Florida, and maybe a few from elsewhere, then we will be fine.
I don't think it makes sense to waste a lot of time and money focusing too much on other region recruits....UNLESS they show a definite interest in LSU.
The only place that I wish we would attack a little bit harder is Mississippi. Ole Miss and Miss State manage to pull in a few BEASTLY players each year that could be major difference makers on an LSU team, but somehow seem content to play on losing teams for 3-4 years before they go pro. LSU should be pulling more of them.
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