re: Coach O recruiting strategy/Austin Thomas consequences

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There is absolutely no way the staff told Goodrich there wasn't room for him. None. 0%. O whiffed. Get over it, and get used to it.

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We went after Mario Goodrich but we were just a day too late.

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Going into Sunday night, we felt good. We knew we had not offered Mario a scholarship offer, but we knew if somebody didn’t take a scholarship we would take him

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Goodrich was not a take Sunday or Monday. Said it was too late Tuesday and he spent all last night on phone trying to flip Goodrich

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Word was on Sunday night, Goodrich told them he was in if they had a spot for him.

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Orgeron said #LSU "felt really good" on Sunday night, but Tigers did not offer a committable scholarship to Goodrich until late this week. Orgeron tried to convince him Tuesday night. Didn't work.

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There was some hope that a late flip could work in LSU's favor, and Goodrich was receptive to the news that there was indeed a scholarship for him in Baton Rouge, but there just was not enough time to close the deal, despite efforts by Corey Raymond, Ed Orgeron and staff.

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