Before everyone blows their wad over missing on the DTs

No, we are definitely not okay there. It is still a huge problem.

But the guys we missed out on were not good enough players to command, paying them high 6 and 7 figures.

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Supposedly Texas offered Williams $1.5 million, and he turned them down.

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Now think about the deal he took with OU...

Mind you, nobody was really expecting this guy to be an All-SEC, much less All-American

If we do not get two decent DL before the year starts this will be a mediocre year again. A high-powered offense and a less than average defense again. The RB room will be a concern also. If Holly does not get cleared and we have one injury, we are down to two RB's. This is also a concern. Top priority is DL, then the RB room could be a major concern also.

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we have a really talented group.

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But we don’t, and it’s a big problem. If we just had average talent at that position we’d probably be ok. But being so weak at this position is inexcusable.

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But we don’t, and it’s a big problem. If we just had average talent at that position we’d probably be ok. But being so weak at this position is inexcusable.

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I meant the overall team. Not the DLine room. We are definitely in trouble there.

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Supposedly Texas offered Williams $1.5 million and he turned them down.

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That didn't happen. The handler wanted a 7 figure number and Texas didn't go that high.

From what I've heard, Williams actually wanted LSU, but the LSU offer came in at less than half of the final number.

LSU is just using the money towards recruiting. I think BK has the right idea you have to build through HS recruiting to win consistently. The portal will not get you NCs. It's to compliment what you have. It's short term at best and it doesn't fill gaps in depth either. You're always 1 injury away from disaster if you solely rely on portal.



You can make an argument nobody waits around anymore so HS isn't as relevant but I think that's a shortsighted way to look at it. You need a mix of both. There's a balance there. LSU was really good at it before this season. I think BK got gun shy after the awful portal showing from last year.


LSU has money but it's what BK wants. You nailed it right here. They don't want divas in the locker room with mediocre players coming in getting twice as much as stars like Perkins. Instant divide.


I will add just my personal opinion on this with nothing to base it on but speculation, but I don't think BK likes where NIL is going. I don't think he expected it to be this bad. With that in mind, he's probably not going to last as long as many think. I believe he'll hit retirement sooner than later. If he sniffs a NC here I don't think he's going to continue coaching beyond it.

Yeah I think BK will have a few good playoff teams in the next couple years with Bryce Underwood at the helm, but I don’t think it will be enough to get us to the title game or win it. He will retire sooner than we expect and put the program on stable footing and set it up for the next coach to succeed.

Difference here is you have them on campus and can immediately identify who sets your program the next 3-4 years. If they like a player enough they're not going to just come poach them off LSU's roster. Perkins has been tampered with every year. With the exception of when Orgeron got fired and Heard, I'd say LSU has done a good job preventing other teams poaching their talent off the roster.


They know who to let go and who's worth spending to keep. When you have those HS players in practice it's less difficult to identify who's going to be a star or not. So, it's still relevant to program stability.