re: Diesel Collins hanging with Coach Eaux today

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Diesel Collins hanging with Coach Eaux today by wallowinit
I met Cecil Collins at the second or third recruiting Bash and it was held at Drusilla Seafood. At the time they were hosted by Lee Brecheen of the Louisiana sports high school football magazine. This might have been the first one that wasn't held at Hooters.

I wonder how many of you remember those recruiting bashes and attended them?

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They weren't recruiting bashes. They were LA HS Magazine award presentations. Because of the venues, its close proximity to signing day, and the number of big recruits, LSU fans treated it like a public venue to openly recruit players on the fence. The ones at Hooters got pretty crazy. That event moved to the Casino and became a purchased ticket event. I think it lost its steam after that and I never heard much about it later on.
A few players were making public commitments at those events. I can't think of the player who committed to mich and then changed his mind later in the evening at hooters. There was a Michigan coach at the event.