Recruits Dictating Terms

Things like this aren't flat out said, they get implied.

No kid is going to say "I'm not going to your school unless you hire so-and-so."

They just don't talk to you and instead talk to the school that *did* hire so-and-so.

Also, I think this happens, but rarely. Most shining example and I guess the one you're thinking being Shea Patterson.

LSU is where they should want to play. It should be, "young man do you want to play for LSU?" The answer should be a simple yes or no, not "here is what you have to do to get me to play at LSU." No recruit should be able to dictate terms; I do not care who he is.

Yea, you need to take off the purple and gold glasses. It's called recruiting.

kids use schools as a stepping stone for their future, if you don't believe people should do what they feel is best for them then it really explains a lot about where you must be in life.

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A player should want to come to LSU, because they want to play for LSU.

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The issue isn't that they are all demanding one coach or another. It is that, unlike Saban right now, or even Miles when he had OC vacancies, O doesn't have a track record to fall back on since Ole Miss. An established coach can say tell a recruit, "We are going to get the right guy, and run X system next year. You'll be a perfect fit," and the recruit will usually be comfortable with that. It's going to take a few successful seasons before O gets that benefit of the doubt. This isn't a knock on him, either. It's the situation combined with human nature.

Evidently, there are also questions as to whether Juluke and Craig have job security past the bowl game. This is a HUGE deal, as they are the remaining offensive recruiters who got these guys committed. Recruiting is about relationships, and the relationships on offense are with THEM. I honestly wouldn't blame a guy for being wary if his position coach may no longer be here. Anyone who follows recruiting knows that this is the deal.

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kids use schools as a stepping stone for their future, if you don't believe people should do what they feel is best for them then it really explains a lot about where you must be in life.

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Less than 1% of college athletes make it to the n.f.l.

While they think it's a stepping stone, only a select few will make it. So no, you don't let a kid dictate to you. the kid needs lsu more than lsu needs the kid. if he doesn't like it, recruit another kid in his place. I like the hootie jones vs jamal adams comparison.

Thank god you arent a recruiter for LSU. This isnt the old days. CFB is now a business, if you want the best and brightest, you have to make your job attractive to them. If you are the best company in the nation (Bama) you dont have to do much selling, your success sells itself.

I don't think that if a kid and his family don't jump on an LSU offer that doesn't mean they are dictating anything. I have a bunch of knowledge in this area I played football in college and so did both of my brothers. I also had a relative that played for LSU that is currently playing in the nfl. I also know a kid that choose LSU late after he had been committed to Texas A&M for months that didn't see the field at LSU. So with saying that I truly believe a recruit should do what he fells is best for him not choose a school because of pride or because it's your State school. What if Dak Prescot had came here do you honestly think he would be where he is today.

I agree that every recruit should do what is best for him, but you do not use social media to say "if that coach isn't there, then I will not go there." Just do what you have to do with your mouth shut.