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International Players-Baseball/Football
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:52 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:52 am
Jay should possibly consider going international, similar to his peer Wade. Imagine the potential talent pool of 18-21 year olds from countries like Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Alternatively, Kiffin could explore the athletic freaks in Rugby or Australian Rules Football in Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. By coaching up he could develop them into dynamic players.
I understand this may sound crazy, but I’m not saying that we recruit a large number of athletes from each country. I would just focus on selecting a select few individuals who would be studs. Crazy… maybe?
Alternatively, Kiffin could explore the athletic freaks in Rugby or Australian Rules Football in Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. By coaching up he could develop them into dynamic players.
I understand this may sound crazy, but I’m not saying that we recruit a large number of athletes from each country. I would just focus on selecting a select few individuals who would be studs. Crazy… maybe?
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Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:08 am to Raging Tiger
quote:they sign pro contracts at 16.
Jay should possibly consider going international, similar to his peer Wade. Imagine the potential talent pool of 18-21 year olds from countries like Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:41 am to Jim Hopper
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they sign pro contracts at 16.
For a plane ticket and some new cleats…lol
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:41 am to Raging Tiger
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Jay should possibly consider going international, similar to his peer Wade. Imagine the potential talent pool of 18-21 year olds from countries like Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Good idea
quote:
Kiffin could explore the athletic freaks in Rugby or Australian Rules Football in Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. By coaching up he could develop them into dynamic players.
Bad idea
Posted on 6/17/26 at 8:48 am to Simplemaaan
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For a plane ticket and some new cleats…lol
Anyone that's good enough to get a plane ticket as soon as they sign is getting way more than a pair of new cleats. Only like 2 guys in recent memory made it to the states right after signing. They universally start their pro career in a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic.
Thinking that LSU would somehow benefit by attempting to compete with the resources and relationships of professional orgs in Caribbean countries is one of the dumber things that keeps getting posted here regularly by people who see what's happening with basketball but have zero clue how things work in the international baseball universe.
ETA: Specifically citing Cuba, as the OP did, is even dumber. LSU isn't prepared to handle the human trafficking element of getting a player out of Cuba and eligible to be in the US at all. Nor should they be.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 8:50 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:52 am to Bert Macklin FBI
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Bad idea
Why’s it a bad idea? Isn’t one of the Philadelphia Eagles current star offensive linemen someone who grew up playing rugby in Australia?
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:15 am to cbree88
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Why’s it a bad idea? Isn’t one of the Philadelphia Eagles current star offensive linemen someone who grew up playing rugby in Australia?
1) The resources aren't there for a college team to take a guy who has never played the sport and teach them everything. The timeline doesn't really work because you can't use your NIL resources on a guy that won't be able to play for 3 years. Not to mention the resources it would take to get staff out there, evaluate, and recruit these guys.
2) The NFL tries this and the hit rate is EXTREMELY low. I happy for the Philly player but he is a big outlier. Most Euros that have been brought in to play never make it off the practice squad. Want to go get Kickers and punters? Sure. But no college team is going to have any type of foreign pipeline for consistent players that contribute.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 10:25 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:29 am to ProjectP2294
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Anyone that's good enough to get a plane ticket as soon as they sign is getting way more than a pair of new cleats. Only like 2 guys in recent memory made it to the states right after signing. They universally start their pro career in a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic.
Thinking that LSU would somehow benefit by attempting to compete with the resources and relationships of professional orgs in Caribbean countries is one of the dumber things that keeps getting posted here regularly by people who see what's happening with basketball but have zero clue how things work in the international baseball universe.
Papi was from the Dominican Republic and he was a good catcher for us. There are definitely players to be had out there. Now, are there enough to make it worth it? IDK.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:41 am to Bert Macklin FBI
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Papi was from the Dominican Republic and he was a good catcher for us.
He was from Puerto Rico, which functions in the baseball universe as another US state and not under the international player procurement rules.
And we got him through the transfer portal, we didn't scout him on the island.
Similar to everyone's favorite international roster reference, Bethune Cookman, who signed all their "international" players exclusively from US high schools and JUCOs.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:12 am to ProjectP2294
I guess my point was really that its more realistic to try to recruit guys from the Caribbean that have played baseball their whole life than to recruit Australians or Europeans that have only played football adjacent sports. Not necessarily that either should be a main focus.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:22 am to ProjectP2294
I mean I labeled it as a bad idea… Was just throwing it out there.
But also you can sell obtaining a degree which none of the pro program can. So they tear their labrum and can’t comeback the same. At least they can have a degree or something close to it.
But also you can sell obtaining a degree which none of the pro program can. So they tear their labrum and can’t comeback the same. At least they can have a degree or something close to it.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 11:24 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:50 am to Raging Tiger
quote:None of these guys give a shite about a degree. Most of them also don't speak english, especially not at 17.
But also you can sell obtaining a degree which none of the pro program can. So they tear their labrum and can’t comeback the same. At least they can have a degree or something close to it.
The level of prospects that LSU would want are routinely getting north of $500k when they're like 13. They need money now to get their family out of poverty. They're not going to wait 5 years to come to Baton Rouge to get a business degree so they can work at Edward Jones when they're 22.
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