re: Derek Williams commits to Texas

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Ausberrys father doesn’t want him at LSU

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If true, he should be fired. He doesn’t have a low level position at LSU. He’s very high up in the athletic department. If he doesn’t care enough about this school and it’s athletic program, after they stood by him when they easily could have fired him over scandal, then he does not deserve to be in his current job.

All that matters are the results on the field. Kelly should only be judged by that.

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Need to get Kylin

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If they miss on kylin i will worry.

Lsu will not be a national powerhouse again until NIL folds.

Do you know who his dad is tied to politically?

if you think LSU will ever even think about firing him. Why do you think he's still there now even after that investigation?

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They're in the lead for Jordan Matthews. It's time for this staff to get to work.

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Ok. LSU’s staff were all at various jobs in College Football and the NFL last year so they had zero relationships with the kids in Louisiana. However, they have contacts from around the country and we are seeing those kids visit LSU.

Look at the kids on that list. Now you knew that LSU has Walker Howard and that Manning and Holstein were neither coming to LSU. You also knew that Tackett Curtis was an Ohio State lean before Brian Kelly arrived in Baton Rouge.

The previous staff did not recruit this class because they were fired during the first half of the season.So somehow this staff is at fault?

Last, any list of the Top 10 players in Louisiana that doesn’t include Trey Holly is questionable.

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We can’t match what aTm, UT, Georgia, USC, OSU, or Michigan can throw at those guys

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There's no team in CFB I despise anywhere remotely as much as Michigan. But to be fair to them they are way behind in the NIL game and - much to the disgust of most of their fans - seem to be doing very little for even their existing players, let alone potential recruits.

Ohio State is the one major mid-west school that is very active the NIL sphere for both recruiting targets and current players. Notre Dame has recently eventually started getting its act together for existing players, but as usual it is being extra cautious and not offering specific deals to recruits. It's relying on the new head coach's pure recruiting ability and that of his staff. Which has worked pretty well so far, but it's one thing to get commitments, it's another to have them actually sign in December after things get pretty mad in the NIL world in November/December.

Look, I don't think it's that big of a deal yet but a couple of things need to be said:

#1) Typically with a new coach you see a surge in recruiting. This is the case with Lincoln Riley at USC now. This is a disappointing start but it's still incredibly early.

#2) If LSU wants to compete for national titles it will always have to start with locking down its own borders. Bleeding players and hoping you can supplement with some kids from Nebraska and hope you land kids from Michigan and Washington is not a recipe for success. Especially with the ease of the transfer portal now. You need Louisiana kids to go to LSU if you want to win, it's not s secret.

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Now do all the out of state kids we're in on!

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This is a huge red flag to me. Much more so than the poor recruiting in June. If this staff doesn't prioritize our state then they'll fail.


I will say this- the lack of ability on the trail now makes it imperative that we win and win early. As long as we win everything else will take care of itself. With the lack of excellent recruiters you now have to win.

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Everyone knows players were getting paid, but it wasn’t these millions that NIL deals are

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lol you think Harold Perkins didn't get absolutely paid?