re: Coach House in Many at practice today

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Thats the right move by LSU.

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Good to see, Polian was there on the 29th, so the follow up by House was quick. Kelly and House both need to get by there again as quick as they can.

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There is a reason there are coaches coming in that school one after another. Geez

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I don’t think one person in saying we don’t want him here, in fact we are all saying he is a no brainer take and hope he ends up a Tiger.

I think when players like Tackett Curtis come off as having the look at me and I’m not getting the love I should be getting it just rubs some the wrong way. Nothing more, nothing less. And when that happens you kinda start really looking at the kid and saying, damn is he really all that. None of us know that, but they have had people that have watched him play that says he plays stiff. Those things can be seen on game film but it surly isn’t enough to say we don’t want him here. I hope he ends up being a LSU Tiger!

I think fans should stop trying to figure out why a player commits or transfers to a school that wouldn’t have made much sense a few years ago. Staying in state because it’s your state school or your favorite since childhood is not going to carry the weight it once did, sadly. Last year was just a prelude because it was so new and I think that the big money was mostly reserved for the more elite players, but I suspect most recruits have widened up and are going to play the system better. There are always going to be exceptions like Campbell and Howard, but the rule now is that most players that have the value are going to go where someone is willing to show them the money. Until something significant is done, which I really question is even feasible now, it will get worse and worse with more schools trying to keep up with the Joneses/Aggies. I’m one who believes that this recent talk about the NCAA going back and looking at past NIL abuses is going to amount to a stern finger pointing from the NCAA at best. They are losing power faster than Biden.

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There is a reason there are coaches coming in that school one after anothe

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Coaches were coming through ND every week when DJ Welter was a senior and we saw how that turned out

He will go to OSU or USC and look pretty good against Big Ten and Pac 12 athletes but they'll get in the playoffs and ask him to cover someone like Jamyr Gibbs or play zone against 2 slot receivers from Bama than run 4.2s and he'll look just like that poor white kid from OSU did in the 2020 NC game

The coaching staff is handling this well.

Do your due diligence to legally recruit the kid as hard as you possibly can, and once he makes a decision, you proceed accordingly.

The biggest thing is to not be caught without a backup plan, which I have confidence that Kelly won't do.

Yes seriously.
LSU is typically rated somewhere outside the top 150 in rankings (yes, I know those rankings are imperfect) .
There are some good disciplines(engineering for example) and grad schools, but over all, LSU is not a very highly regarded institution of higher learning, unless you are comparing it to Louisiana colleges and universities.
Sorry to be the one to break the news...

The fact is if he chooses LSU, great. I don't care for letting 17-18 year olds being allowed to run a major college football program. If he needs his butt kissed, let him get that elsewhere. I remember the melt when Dylan Moses and his dad tried by saying if Miles wad fired he would sign elsewhere. People melted thinking Moses was the greatest LB on earth not realizing we had a much mu h better LB already in the building. Don't melt if this kid leaves, there will always be someone bigger, stronger and faster,. The coaches just need to find him.

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Dylan Moses


Speaking of linebackers playing stiff…

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He’s not even in Dylan Moses’ stratosphere as far as talent. Down vote again.... kid isn’t an SEC LBer....

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Good to see, Polian was there on the 29th, so the follow up by House was quick. Kelly and House both need to get by there again as quick as they can.

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"persistent contact" has to be a large bulk of the strategy here. And it is warranted. Tackett would be a huge pickup no matter how fluid/stiff he looks at this point.

He will get the carousel of coaches from us... and others. Yes there's an element of attention seeking (very common of recruits) but he and his parents are also seeking alot of information and they want big picture information- what's the plan, what's the role, what's the defense, what's the degree/academic plan look like, what's the depth chart look like, etc.

Many recruits get focused on one or two things, for example early playing time. And some coaches get stuck in that rut with their sales pitches. Can't do that here (*in walks Polian*).

There is no anti-LSU bias here. We just needed to recruit him properly. That strategy is now being deployed. Part of the issue has been the "downgrading" of the smaller schools... but when someone like Tackett is out there you can't let that be part of the evaluation of the player. You have to account for competition in your evaluation. But it can not define or rule out an evaluation. All this can apply to OL on a wide spectrum too.