re: Reality of the LSU Football Program

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Only the TE. The Center is from Iowa. He is a projected 2nd round pick. The left tackle a projected 1st rounder is from California. Cotton the LG is a local product. Leatherwood is from Pensacola, and Willis the RT is from Lexingon, Kentucky. So stop and think about that, from TE to tackle 6 elite players, all from 6 different states and only 1 from the state of Alabama.

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Fences! Gotta get the fence up and focus on LA talent!

I cringe when I see that on this board. Fences work both ways; they keep people out too. Recruiting is an active duty, not passive. Put a priority on getting the best of the best, then put the resources into it... and go let every 5* and most of the 4* OT in the nation we're interested.

Seems we don't want to roam too far for OL, DL too. A QB or pass rusher we'll go all over the country. But there's some sort of wall at the Sabine, I-20, and the other side of the Landmass. In some cases, seems we just take the best of what's available... after the best has been picked clean by Bama, TAMU, AU and some extent UTx.

Yes, there are exceptions. I call them 'exceptions' because they aren't frequent enough year over year to indicate a change in philosophy, or priority. That 5* OT is just as important as that QB or RB.

Seems like we just throw our hands up many times when they don't come to us. Orgeron was across town from a 4* OT in Cali during the bye week. He's pretty much settled on USC, but open. He has one SEC offer- Bama. Hell, he has one offer out of the W coast- Bama. At least offer him, maybe go visit since you are about 60 mi away. Oh, and this kid moves like an OT should be able to.