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re: Harsh reality: we can’t waste our time recruiting 5 stars anymore

Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:32 pm to
Posted by FireawayLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2023
1049 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:32 pm to
Dear god. Back away from the ledge.
Posted by okietiger
Chelsea F.C. Fan
Member since Oct 2005
41877 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:45 pm to
quote:

The real harsh reality is you can't win big without 5 stars


True.

The question is do you go after them when they've already been on a college campus or straight of HS?

Straight out of HS to me is very high risk/high reward. Especially in terms of NIL.
Posted by GeauxBall
Member since Apr 2019
450 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:46 pm to
Use the government approach…honey pots and blackmail. It’s the most cost effective way ??
Posted by CanebreakCajun
T-TOWN
Member since Sep 2018
6568 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:50 pm to
Ohio State spent $20,000,000 on their roster this season. LSU has $18,000,000 allocated for this season. The issue is not spending %16 of your budget on 1 player, or %8 on a hs cb. We can get very good and some great players, but LSU will need to learn how to play the NIL game better. Never give your best offer first. Leave room to increase offers if need be. I
Posted by Gordon Hayward
Member since Jun 2016
1362 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:52 pm to
The NFL has more parity than any league in the world. Comparing this garbage to that is dumb.
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
11894 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 12:54 pm to
LSU is king of the 3 stars. We got 3 star money
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
75251 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 1:21 pm to
Should we cut Pickett and Berry loose now or what?
Posted by West Bank Dan
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2010
833 posts
Posted on 12/3/24 at 1:47 pm to
Have to agree. In baseball, we offer elite players we essentially know are going to go pro. They often use the allure of playing at LSU to bump up their pro signing bonuses. The way football is going, the coaches need to focus on getting as many 4-stars and high-ceiling 3-stars as possible and see if there is enough $ leftover to get one or two 5-stars but just don’t plan on it.

Sad to say, the realistic model is that we pull ~10 the best plug-and-play juniors from the likes of ULL, ULM, Southern Miss, Tulane, Houston every year. It is better than paying unknown 18 year-olds $250k sight unseen.
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