re: No Reason for Smith to go to Bama

Everything started to shift in 2008, when Akiem Hicks got us busted. That's when LSU could no longer take the chances it took previously to match whatever Bama and teams like Ole Miss are doing to secure recruits. If you look back at recruiting, that's when the more homegrown talent began to run to Bama after saying LSU was their "dream school" and they're making a "business decision". The probation set us up to no longer be able take those risks.