Sketchy recruiting tactics

entirely possible,smart to be on the side of caution right now.not like we have a shortage of talent already on campus

if any gumps see that

It doesn't help that LSU is under the final year of probation due to the McCarthy-Hicks situation and then Chip Kelly paying a crazy amount of money for "HS footage" which happened to come from a guy who LSU and Cal were connected to but were paying market price for actual tape.

Depends if theres job openings

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i hate no stats to back this up, but i have observed over the years that schools on probation do not recruit as well. when not on probation you can take more chances with what is said and maybe done

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You got it. Every coaching staff that is serious about competing for titles will try to bend the rules whenever they can. Some like to experiment a little and others like to take it to near breaking point or even beyond. These rules are currently rigid for LSU until we are out of the NCAA/national spotlight.

USC and Ohio St would disagree. Both have loaded classes and are on probation. Probation isn't the reason our class is percieved to be underwhelming. Our class is right on pace with the normal routine but is lacking the top ranked players or last minute guys to push it up towards the top 5. It happens. Our class is also heavy with LA kids who are never evaluated properly on a national level. We have 13 or so kids that are 4* kids on at least 1 site and that is about the usual amount we have.

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Our class is also heavy with LA kids who are never evaluated properly on a national level

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Exactly! When you consider the talent LA pumps out (both at the college level and beyond) as a % of its population, if the athletes were properly rated on the front end (IMHO) it would be flat out scary.

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Posted by TGK4LSU quote: CLM isn't using some of the tactics The use of CLM & tactics or strategy in the same conversation is concerning.

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solid post you fricking jackass

I'm not a star watcher by any means, but if the new LA rankings are any indication a few of our 3 stars should get bumps.
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I think it could be a small factor. This class being ranked "low" relative to what we are used to is a confluence of a few things, IMO mainly:

1) We were addressing needs at positions like LB and OL which are not typically highly ranked.

2) Class is full on Louisiana kids who traditionally have not been evaluated well by recruiting services. For example Jerqwinick Sandolph - LSU fans even hardly know about the kid but just like Alfred Blue I would bet he is a great athlete and will contribute at LSU.

3) There is almost always some recruiting lag when your team plays for the national championship because coaches are splitting time between intensive game prep and recruiting, and when the importance of the game is so high a lot of the emphasis is shifted towards game planning. People will counter by pointing at Bama this year, but they forget that those f'ers didn't have to game plan and prepare for an SEC championship game either. Saban was out recruiting AND pitching that his team was a NCG contender while LSU got shafted and had to play a game.

4) Maybe probation...questionably. No doubt Bama is doing some shady shite that LSU can't do at the moment (and I'm not saying we're above it)