re: Class ranking now?

Difference between 10 and 5 or 8 and 3 is splitting hairs. I’d put last years freshman class at Lsu up against any freshman group in the country. And oline and dline are never really sexy on paper. There may be a freak of nature every few years but mostly playing in Sec or other major programs is too much for a freshman. They almost always need a year or so. Oline especially. Looking at the offer list says a lot. We were hurting for lineman in a bad way before 2017 recruiting class. Only 5 on roster from previous few years untill last year. Clapp even said how amazing it was seeing all these talented freshman last year and this year. We needed lineman following 2017 class and O got it done. Very impressive so far.

Going to be interesting to see where Texas is, as a program, compared to LSU, in 4 yrs.

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What do the rankings mean expert? Not a damn thing.

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You couldn’t be more wrong

We know what you are hoping.

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You o blowers don’t care about rankings

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give it a rest man. just because a man supports LSU and it's present coach doesn't make him the ogre you make him out to be. O IS our HC and deserves to be supported until he proves otherwise (if he does). anyone with an ounce of objectivity can witness that O has made a lot of very good moves. he's not perfect but no one else is either. because of his resume' some people seem determined to close their minds and never give the guy a chance. the past is history and the job search is over.

to be sure, his job requires a return to title contender and he surely knows that. so far he is on the right track to do this. his handling of the OC situation is going to go a long way in determining his future and it needs to be played out.

I remember when I was younger, I always wanted the big name coach. Had no clue whether he would work out, but because he had been successful nationally in the past, I thought it was the right coach. Over the many years of watching all sports, I've found that to be false. Many of these successful past coaches were just in right place at right time. Kids idolize these big name coaches far too much, especially someone like herman.

Ate you serious? Who gives a shite what we are in the sec west. We can't control other programs. We (coaches) can control Lsu to an extent. With a top 10 class, especially one addressing needs, Lsu can compete with anyone. The key is to build that talent and depth back up in the trenches. Lsu will always have playmakers and athletes outside the trenches.

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I’d take our class all day over Texas’s class. That’s not a knock on the players they have committed but the positions. If LSU had 3 linemen combined committed we’d be in deep shite.

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I looked at their class yesterday and I agree with your conclusion wholeheartedly. they have a higher rated class but if we could "switch" them, LSU would be the loser. I think Herman is desperate to turn their team around (as he should be) and is just chasing the highest rated players at any position. the Big 12 gives him a higher chance of success with that approach. it seems he has a decent defense already. his biggest problem is building an offense and he damn sure needs quality OL but so far hasn't signed it. give him a couple of years to judge but I simply think his objective is different than ours; we are recruiting needs that are required to win in the SEC and that is not the same as he's faced with. imo, the big 12 has only one team with a very good D and that's Oklahoma. for whatever reason(s), the big 12 has gone away from defense and play "flag football". some of their games are the mirror of video games.

Texas top 8 ranked players are all WR or safeties or CB’s ??

Texas has the number 8 DT committed. There class is pretty stacked from a rankings perspective.