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re: Are we pushing hard for porter gustin and Tyron Johnson Clemson on top now
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:20 am to TheDrunkenTigah
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:20 am to TheDrunkenTigah
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It's been beaten to death. Until Arkansas pulls in a higher rated class than us (they spent almost 700K in 2011) then I'm not buying it. Tennesee spends 1.5 mil annually, to not even crack the top ten. Georgia Tech spent 900K (fourth most of any school) to land... wait for it... the #41 rated class. Recruiting powerhouses Texas Tech and North Carolina also spent more than us in 2011 as we finished with one of our best classes ever. It might sound great, but when you really look at the numbers, the budget arguement doesn't hold water.
I can agree to an extent, however, I also believe in keeping up with the Joneses.
I think it should increase significantly, because I don't want to be left behind. Keep it this way until we really notice a significant recruiting decline and it's too late. It's easier to keep things running smoothly through incremental increases in budgets than to try to catch up.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:32 am to Duckie
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It's easier to keep things running smoothly through incremental increases in budgets than to try to catch up.
This is always where the argument leads, and then I ask this same question and never get an answer. What, specifically, should LSU spend more money on? Our coaches recruit every hour of every day that the NCAA allows them to. Money can't create more hours in the day, or make a pitch better. The only variable, is whether they're driving to Nola ($60 in gas) to see Tyron Johnson versus booking a flight to Oregon ($1000) to see a pac12 guy who will probably just stay home. Bear in mind, with that tank of gas, this coach can drop by eight other Nola highschools and check in on prospects from multiple classes.
Aside from all that, do you really think that the coaches take the budget into consideration if an OOS kid shows interest? Would we tell a Cali 5-star he can't take his official to us just because it's not in the budget? Hell no. People seem to have this idea that the budget is handed to the coaches and they're told not to spend over. I see it completely the other way around. The coaches do what they think they should and spend what they need, and the budget just reflects what it cost afterwards. For LSU, that just happens to be a lower number.
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