re: Holding off on going after big time players....

I'm sure that the coaches have a feel who is interested in LSU for a year or two. how hard a guy is recruited depends on his relative worth in a changing environment. he may be great as a soph. and then drop down or vice versa and he may not pay any attntion to LSU at all. however, this late in the game, things change; these 5* guys like to go where other 5* guys have not gone (at same position).

the assumption that the staff didn't pursue a guy early is not a valid one.

just a hint: don't believe everything you read on here (or anywhere else) and believe almost nothing that you hear. rumors get accepted as fact by far too many people.