And that's a mistake if true.

No top school defers recruiting a QB because they assume who they already have will pan out and future QBs will sign with them. We can't make assumptions. There's no reason to not add a QB in every class.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 12/22/17 at 11:31 am to Goldrush25

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There's no reason to not add a QB in every class.

I agree and I don't know how we break the chain of 2 or 3, then none, then 2, then none, then 3, then none.

Because when you sign 3, you end up with 1 transfer, minimum, often 2. Now, if you can convince ONE elite kid that he can come in, eat, study, work on academics, work out, watch film, run the scout team for a year, then he will be THE guy for his class going forward, certainly his job to lose as a junior/senior, that seems more professional than signing 3 and saying, "You 3 will fight it out and the losers go to the Sunbelt/MAC."

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Posted by Salviati

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Posted on 12/22/17 at 11:45 am to Goldrush25

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Because we aren't actively looking in this recruiting year. We have two studs to choose from next year

We don't have two studs to choose from next year. We have two QBs who were highly rated in high school. We have no idea how they will perform as a starting college QB, especially Narcisse.

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And that's a mistake if true.

No top school defers recruiting a QB because they assume who they already have will pan out and future QBs will sign with them. We can't make assumptions. All you can count on is the guys that are willing to sign a LOI right now.

Absolutely correct. QB is the most important position on the field. A great college QB can make up for a whole host of woes and lack of talent at other positions. Successful teams nearly always have a great QB.

The QB position is a difficult position to project. The landscape is littered with "highly rated" QB busts. And if an LSU fan has not learned that lesson by now, then God help them.

LSU doesn't know what it has at QB. No, not even the coaches. Brennan and Narcisse have not started a college game at QB.

Folks that think that we can rely on Brennan and Narcisse are ignoring the significant potential for these young men to fail to live up to their high school evaluation. They might not be busts, but they might average or below average. It's damn hard to win championships with average play at QB.

Teams that are perennial powers tend to over-recruit at QB, and let the lesser talent transfer out. LSU over-recruits at WR, DB, and other positions. We damn sure ought to do that at the most important position.

I wouldn't want to forego recruiting a player at any other position merely because I have a Sophomore and RS Freshman who have not started a game or even payed a significant number of snaps. Would you do that at left tackle? Maybe, because you have other lineman who can switch positions. You can't do that at QB.

The more QBs a team brings in, the better the chances are that one will pan out. In addition, the earlier they are brought in, the more time they have to develop into serviceable QBs.

Not signing a QB this year forfeits an additional chance at a good QB. Moreover, it also waives a year for a QB to develop into a serviceable QB.

It's a mistake.

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