re: How would you recruit instate guys to LSU?

1. One of the best coaching staffs in America:
Miles, Cameron, Chavis, Wilson, etc.
2. LSU has been, is, and probably will be in the near future the #1 or #2 school for producing NFL prospects in the NCAA.
3. The Cox Academic Center for Student Athletes is the premiere center of its kind in the country (featured in WSJ and NYT and lauded in academic circles.
4. LSU's Athletic Dept and Alumni Association support of student-athletes while in school and after graduation and business connections.
5. LSU's academic programs in: Veterinary Medicine, Landscape Architecture, Petroleum Engineering, Internal Auditing, Geophysics, Meteorology/Hurricane Engineering, Entrepreneurial Studies, etc are all top 5 nationally ranked programs.
6. LSU's Business School, All Engineering Schools, Marketing, Journalism & Communications, Music & Dramatic Arts, Computer Science, Pre-Law and Pre-Med programs are all well-respected.
7. The Golden Girls :)
8. The Gooooolden Band from Tigerland
9. Unprecedented fan and alumni support.

10. Maybe the biggest reason:

Death Valley on a Saturday Night....