re: Looking ahead to the 2011 class...

Well I said that based on articles I've read about them wanting to commit in March right after signing day and I thought they were both pretty much locks......Hope that USC really is too far away and Collins chooses to stay home.

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So what you're saying is that the distance from home will eventually dim that light and Urban is a douche (like that's news to anyone).....

....in the end, do you expect him to be at LSU?

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I can't imagine him not wanting to play in front of us. So yes in the end I think that will happen with USC.I'm a die hard LSU fan, so I'm going to do my best to get him there. But I can't say for sure cause it's his decision. But we'll be there to help him make the right one and for me that's LSU.

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1)Collins
2)Rasco
3)Landry
4)Johnson
5)Hilliard
6)Sylve
7)Hill

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That right there is the majority of out class for 2011. I think we take around 17 next year so that leaves 10 spots.

8) Flowers
9) L. Liggins
10) Alonzo Lewis

Those are two more to add to the list.

tigerjag,



you know what needs to be done

Teams with the first offer are usually held in high regard. Regardless of them being fairly poor on the field, A&M has definitely improved on the recruiting front since Sherman has gotten there and he's "an NFL OL guy." I know, so is Miles, but you get my point......

LSU, UT, A&M

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Believe me when I say USC.

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I hope the distance from home plays a factor. Urban might be shady but he's nothing compared to the USC boosters. Look how many recruiting investigations they've had.

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I can't imagine him not wanting to play in front of us.

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He needs a good seat for Florida or Auburn game this year. A game like the 2007 Florida game and he'll be hooked.

Yeah the Florida game is gonna be a good one.

Johnson is a much better prospect than Faulk, IMO.

Hilliard/Ford are a toss up after their Soph campaigns.

Rasco is better than Jackson.

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everyone seems to be so jubiliant about the 2011 class. sure it is a good one but is it that much better than the 2009 class. lets take a look.

10 rivals rankings 09 10 class

randle #2 collins
jackson #17 rasco
davenport #25 landry
faulk #47 johnson
ford # 59 hilliard
lacy # 116 hill
sentmore #126 slyvie
mingo # 155 lewis
downs #161 ????

Is 2011 really that much better than 2009?

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You have a point but I think the excitement is a combination of how early the 2011 La. kids have been targeted (their legitimacy already being verified by verbal offers from LSU), and the fact that there are always others that surface. I mean they haven't even played their Jr year and that is when most prospects for 2011 will be identified, so in all probability there should be 3-4 more "elite" recruits.

If you took a look at your list, only Randle, Davenport, Ford, and Lacy were really identified and talked about at this point in their respective HS careers, compared to about 7-8 kids for 2011. Jackson, Faulk, Sentimore, Mingo, and Downs picked up steam mostly from their Junior year on. JMO but I think there are some that haven't been discovered quite yet.