re: $1.3 million

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Oregon the next A&M?

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No because they’re not incompetent retards.

Oregon, with a good head coach and a booster that’s ready to spend billions is a problem.

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That's what Oregon is paying Moore. A 5'11, 180 lb. high school senior. Good luck!

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From Texas, that will be playing half of his games in the pnw and the other half in the Midwest. Good luck indeed.

That's the number that Eric Nahlin from On3 Texas came up with. Is he accurate?

You are completely missing my point, which was why I replied to your first comment about Oregon not being a heavy rushing team.

Because they are, and they don't develop WR's at all.

It may not be an outlier for Oregon to sign a 5 star player, but it will be an outlier if that player is a wide receiver that ends up drafted at all, much less 1st or 2nd round.

That's the part people don't get.

ETA: Thrilled we got a DT yesterday. It would be awesome to get another one today. This class looks great and it's only halfway done.

Supply and demand determine price.

That price, however, does not have the same value for every purchaser.

LSU does not need to pay high prices for WRs. LSU does not have to shop at the out-of-state luxury market. The local shops provide plenty of high-value WRs at reasonable prices.

Said differently: LSU can find nearly all of the WRs it needs by sticking to the bayous, rivers, and lakes that it's used to. TLC said it well.



QBs, on the other hand, well, that's typically been an entirely different economic proposition . . .

Looks like they need to start spending the $ on DB's or they're going to be hurting again this cycle..

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Looks like they need to start spending the $ on DB's or they're going to be hurting again this cycle..

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It seemed that Louisiana always produced plenty of WRs, DBs, RBs, and DL.

It seemed we were always short on LBs, OL, and, of course, QBs.

Every year is different. Evaluation, board positioning, and price determination are critical. The Director of Personnel is a vital position. LSU has to accurately determine its needs, the relative assets available for purchase, and the proper value/prices of those assets.

LSU has to determine how it spends its limited resources to satisfy its nearly unlimited needs.

Does LSU spend $1.3mm on a WR, $1.0mm on a CB, $300k on a DL, and $400k on a QB?

Or does LSU spend $300k on WR, $400k on a CB, $700k on a DL, and $1.6mm on a QB?

I think we're in a pretty good spot overall. Everyone freaking out about DT position and that's been handled this cycle.

We need Corey to close out getting Jaboree back into the class and do whatever they need to do for Pickett. The CB class is what is hurting the most right now to me.

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It’s already been stated by Bryce that he passed on multiple offers for much more, because he is looking ahead to the NFL and not the instant payday. He wants to be developed and succeed in the league.

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Have you ever heard any recruit ever say they are going to a school for an instant payday? Bryce might have passed up $100k to come here, but I'm not going to sit here and think that he's passing up half a million dollars just because he thinks LSU is the only place that can develop a quarterback.

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Hate it so much. I hate the idea of having to root for my team to spend as much money as possible to secure recruits. Not sure how it's sustainable.

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It cheapens the game so much. At one point, your legacy and NFL potential was how a school got recruits. Now it's all about who has the biggest bank. And what i think is the biggest casualty, is the small schools that have breakout years. Those one-offs will never happen again. It's going to be the exact same teams in the playoffs and NC game every single year. You won't have surprise teams like Boise State in the early 2000's.

And, unlike NFL, nothing is regulated. NCAA is so scared of litigation they won't move, and eventually that program will dissolve (and it should) because it serves no purpose.

Despite what the Moscona's of the world say, NIL has destroyed the game. The transfer portal accelerates it's demise. You either have to regulate the NIL or the portal. You can't let both run unregulated.