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Is Louisiana's high school football talent getting worse?

Posted on 6/25/20 at 12:39 pm
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
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Posted on 6/25/20 at 12:39 pm
Honestly asking, it seems like these days there are more positions we don't produce and more down years than there used to be. Is this anecdotal or do those of you who follow recruiting more closely than I do see a trend?
Posted by specchaser
lafayette
Member since Feb 2008
2591 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 12:45 pm to
I don't know if that's true. LSU is recruiting more nationally the last few years. La has always had great skill talent(WRs, RBs, DBs) but not great QBs or OL. you could take the top 4-6 WRS in La this year and have an outstanding WR group. But hardly any OL.
Posted by ConeHawk
Member since Dec 2018
1961 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 12:51 pm to
Not sure to be honest. But 2022 is pretty stacked.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57708 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 12:52 pm to
quote:

Honestly asking, it seems like these days there are more positions we don't produce and more down years than there used to be. Is this anecdotal or do those of you who follow recruiting more closely than I do see a trend?


We still produce elite 5* talent year in and year out. That will never change. 2021 and on the future looks really bright.
Posted by ColeLSU
Member since Jul 2008
5856 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 1:07 pm to
Quarterback prospects are clearly getting better.....

But I dont think its diminshing. We recruit nationally now....and the recruiting sites arent exactly centered around Louisiana, so a ton of prospects go under radar.
Aka Mathieu, Claiborne, Cushenberry, etc
Posted by 1 Call
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
319 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

We still produce elite 5* talent year in and year out. That will never change. 2021 and on the future looks really bright.


You are 100% spot on with this!!
Posted by TigerAlum93
Member since Sep 2010
3005 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 1:26 pm to
Louisiana has and will always have speed.
Posted by Tigerguru96
Member since Nov 2018
910 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 1:56 pm to
Never gonna have a problem producing elite skill position players. Really wish the offensive philosophy in Louisiana hs football would change though. Focus more on passing and developing real Qb’s instead of just putting the best athlete behind center
Posted by Mathias5k
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2018
1867 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 2:40 pm to
Feels like every year we say that “next year is loaded with Louisiana talent”
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66446 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 3:16 pm to
It seems like talent has dropped since the split, but that may be my imagination.
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
Member since Mar 2020
2641 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 3:28 pm to
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Never gonna have a problem producing elite skill position players. Really wish the offensive philosophy in Louisiana hs football would change though. Focus more on passing and developing real Qb’s instead of just putting the best athlete behind center


I wonder if our shift in offensive philosophy will influence high school coaches to be more innovative in their offenses. We ran the ball 80% of the time for so long and got stud after stud after stud running back from inside the state...I’ve always wonder if the way we played had anything to do with that....I’m sure it’s more to do with if you have a guy like Guice or Fournette or Clyde or Charles Scott, you’re crazy not to give them the ball 40 times a game.
Posted by Dudebro2
San Diego
Member since Dec 2011
8967 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:24 pm to
Draconian Sanctions

Go back in your hole, apparently you missed the part where LSU won the National Championship last year you dumbass!
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84875 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 4:39 pm to
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Go back in your hole, apparently you missed the part where LSU won the National Championship last year you dumbass!



Posted by OU812
Greensboro, NC
Member since Apr 2004
12569 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:11 pm to
The numbers say North Louisiana, especially NE Louisiana has.
Posted by luciouslou
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2017
6701 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:14 pm to
In the mid to late 90s louisiana was producing studs. We just weren't coaching em up
Posted by Miketheseventh
Member since Dec 2017
5772 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 5:16 pm to
One thing that definitely has had a negative affect is the LHSAA splitting the private and public schools in different divisions
Posted by Sissidog02
Member since Jan 2020
5346 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:47 pm to
QBs looking up also Top 3 in nation for 22 & 23!
Posted by TigerCrude
Member since Oct 2019
1878 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:53 pm to
Honestly think we just need better coaches at the high school level. When I was in high school we had athletes that had D1 capability but our coaches were terrible and we never worked out. Dudes were big and fast and the coach never did enough to give them what they needed. Too many washed up high school players/ history teachers are coaches because they couldn’t do anything else.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41931 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 8:58 pm to
People are leaving the State, that can't be a good thing over time.
Posted by MrWiseGuy
Member since Dec 2009
27421 posts
Posted on 6/25/20 at 9:11 pm to
Louisiana has produced EIGHT 1st or 2nd draft choices over the last two drafts.

Then there are guys like Delpit and CeeDee who moved because of Katrina
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