re: LSU vs. Bama Head-to-Head recruiting 2011-2019

Bama is beating us like a drum. Every year we are signing a half dozen guys whose number one choice was Bama, but Bama rejected them. Each of them “has a Bama offer”, so it looks like we won the battle, but that’s the way Bama recruits - they get 40 or 50 top notch guys to apply, and they sort through them to get the best 25. LSU is only able to get about 20 top notch guys, and several are Bama rejects. Many of those turn out very well, though. Kwon Alexander is the best example.

I believe Orgeron is closing the gap. He is doing it by outworking Saban, which is difficult. The longer Orgeron is here the better his classes are getting. It takes years to build the relationships with some kids. It’s about a 50/50 proposition that Orgeron has the number one class in 2020, and 2019 is looking good.