re: Class star average according to Rivals

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Plus, there is a direct correlation between recruiting class rankings and ranking in final ap poll.

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of course there is but there is not a direct cause and effect in every instance. for example, miles was bringing in top 5 classes but not finishing in the top 5. using only average star ratings simply do not tell the whole story as to how good a team is UNLESS the classes are balanced and meet team needs. and, of course, a HUGE impact on how good a team is is the QB. this is not separated out in all of these stats where a 5 star DB is rated the same as a 5 star QB. A&M had 3 5 star QB's on their team at one time! nuff said.

You can say this about any coach that consistently finishes in the top 10 year after year. Miles developed his players at a very high level and he also recruited at a high level as well. To knick pick after the fact is really unfair.

Certainly some of the higher stars were misses at LSU under Miles just like anywhere. Youve got to get them in order for them to be misses!
He didnt lose many instate highly recruited guys with all of America trying to steal them.

Some of Miles' top recruits didnt work out this is true but he took some greats from other schools in other states that did. Its a probability thing.

But you have to get the the highly rated in state players whether they live up to billing or not. Winning at recruiting and fencing off your state is a must for political reasons as well as playing the odds. Miles was outstanding at this.
Some classes work out and others dont for a myriad of reasons.
Classes that work out have 3-4 star players emerge as stars. Miles' NFL pipeline was a pretty clear indication that he was outstanding at gathering and developing players each and every year. 2012 was an anomaly and it hurt LSU. But what really hurt was the number of Juniors that left LSU that same year to try to go pro. That may never happen again.

This class has the potential to be very good or very average.
Your work is good but it is what it is. Go look at OKla with Stoops, Sumlin at A&M or Richt with Georgia. What was their worst class or avg score? Their misses?

This class, O is putting together is a below avg class at this point per what LSU is used to on paper. If he lands 5 big fish down the stretch then it will be be in line with what LSU is used to in the past 15 years, certainly not the recruiting upgrade that most thought he would bring.

O let a ton of big time Louisiana kids get away last year something Miles never did. Austin Thomas with his Tenn ties saved the day. This class has been ranked in the 15-20 range most of the cycle. O has seemed to be a better coach than thought but not as good a recruiter as thought to this point. But its too early to say just yet eiher way in reality.
Will O be an upgrade in the W-L column to Miles? Who knows, thats the 3.5 million dollar question.

Only time will tell if O can recruit coaches or players at a Les Miles level. Its just too early to tell if he can run this pressure cooker program for a decade with similar success. We're hopeful that he can. Even if this class finishes in the 15-20 range, its just too early to say if he was a bad hire.
After the 2019 season it will be clear.

Boom....

Nice light switch for the ones in the dark , verynice

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LosTigres25

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O let a ton of big time Louisiana kids get away last year something Miles never did.

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I think you must count last year as an anomaly due to coaching change. You can’t really pin the situation directly on O on how many he lost last year. Instability across the staff will clearly do that. You can praise O however on how he was able to salvage a pretty amazing class overall.

Just my opinion. Going forward we will learn the truth if his overall recruiting chops as the big man in charge.

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To knick pick after the fact is really unfair.

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I raised four kids, and on two occassions we had to pick nits. A nit is the egg of a louse (plural: lice).

The Knicks suck sometimes, but to pick them would be a lousy thing.

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This is misleading,

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Thank you for responding to this! I was wanting to, but was short on time and you did a better job than I would have anyway.

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1. Our fan base is spoiled
2. Most of em don't like the truth at all
3. They want every 5 star to come here and they want every class to be Top 3

This isn't the class for that. This is a foundation building class. Prime example is the 10 OL AND DL we have. Coach O wanted the trenches rebuilt and that's what he's doing. Besides I'd rather have 3 and 4 stars. They have more to prove. Some 5 stars don't do that. I like this class ALOT

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Nuclear explosion gif.

I like this class too man and if played properly this early signing period could bring some big booms.