You play to win the games. As long as they're keeping the best talent in Alabama, ga and n. florida, we need to keep the best in our region. I don't think anyone would say they prefer Martin and Thompson over Collins. Those guys will be solid, but they don't have the game changing ability of Collins.

We've been very talented the last few years, but bama has been a little bit more talented and that's why they've won 3 out of 4. That could just as easily be LSU, but two or three players can be the difference between winning and losing those games.

If we can keep this class instate, then we'll probably have the better team over the next few years. Coaching is a wash, contrary to what espn wants everyone to believe.

This post was edited on 7/7/13 at 3:58 pm

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Posted by nitwit

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Posted on 7/7/13 at 3:57 pm to ezrulz

Agree, Erulz, and CamRob appears to be a very special player who plays at a position that matters on almost every snap.
He's the kind of player who can make the difference in games played on a big stage against the best competition.

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Posted by H-Town Tiger

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Posted on 7/7/13 at 5:46 pm to ezrulz

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I don't think anyone would say they prefer Martin and Thompson over Collins. Those guys will be solid, but they don't have the game changing ability of Collins.

Nonsense.

Define "game changing" ability? Can you think of some examples where a S made a play that a)determined the outcome and b) could not have been made by someone else. Collins may turn out to be "better" but only marginally so. Coming out Kirkpatrick was a 5 * "game changer" at CB. He was a great college player and high first round pick. As opposed to 3* athlete Mo Claiborne. The only position where you can credibly argue that 1 player and 1 player alone can make that much difference is QB.

People get too hung up on rankings of players. You need elite level talent to win at a high level. As long as LSU has elite level talent that can compete at the highest level. How the game unfolds between 2 elite level teams depends on a lot of factors.

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Posted by Purpleandgold2

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Posted on 7/7/13 at 6:28 pm to ezrulz

ezrulz, IF you go by the NFL draft, then as you stated, Alabama has been a little more talented that LSU. Having said that, as judged by the last several meetings, there is little difference except at the QB position (I think Alabama's have been overrated, but I don't think LSU has had a Division 1-A starting caliber QB since Matt Flynn). The other has been OC. Kragthorpe might have been the answer, but of course he never got a legit shot due to the Parkinsons. When your OC's only previous OC experience was Bowling Green, 'nuff said.

LSU needs to do a better job of QB evaluation (along with all the other teams that recruited Lee, Jefferson, and Mettenberger and made offers to those same QBs) and develop the QBs once they get to LSU. Hopefully, Cameron is that guy and from what everyone reports is already making a huge difference in both WR and QB recruiting. LSU WR recruiting was about to dry up, and that isn't an opinion...it was a fact.

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