Maybe the small signing class is a blessing in disguise….

the problem is we need guys who can still play 3 years. you sign the guys with one year of eligibility and we can't replace them the next year with the hard cap of 25 scholarships.

i agree with the basic premise, though - we need to use the portal.

I think we will see a mix. Let’s use the 7 spots for guys who have alot of experience and the others on 2-3 year guys.

We still have a chance of signing a top 10 class with NSD in February. We land Jacoby and a few more sleepers n 2022 class along with some portal players and we will be fine imo.

LSU fans are becoming soft and constantly looking for ways to spin this into something good. It’s ok everyone… we’re in a bad place right now… and we’ll bounce back. But it’s going to take time.

I see everyone hype about unranked players out of high school that are in the portal, and think they’re going to put us over the top. I see people talking shite about aTm and saying they’re all going to end up in the portal, they’re cheating, etc. Be honest with yourself… they’re killing it and we are not at the moment. Recruiting is and will always be the life blood of every successful team. Yes the portal has changed college football, but you’re not going to win a NC with a roster full of new portal players every year. It takes continuity, development and stability. Everyone relax… stop trying to spin this shite. We are a shite show right now.

I think the big thing is getting high school players that will stay and develop into vital contributors. These past few years seeing all of the talent that hasn’t materialized into starters or just straight up leaving is what has caused these last two years. Especially on the OLine. If we can get proven talent in the transfer portal to go along with players who are evaluated correctly well we can be much more competitive these next few years.

Bounce back? Sure

Win a NC… not with half a roster full of portal players.

Giles from Texas Tech is a more accurate example of what the Portal provides than let’s say a Burrow. There’s going to be way more misses than hits. Now you go get a bunch of kids like Ricks who is now at BAMA, then I’ll change my tune. But these 2 stars who have one good year in a system that makes them look better than they are…. Isn’t going to bring championships.

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People are severely underestimating the benefits of bringing in more physically and mentally mature student athletes.

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No question this is true.

We had 37 scholarship players for the bowl… but ok

Can we sign more than 7 out of portal if it doesn’t add up to 32?

Like out of our 25 available scholarships , if we don’t fill all of them can we have more than 7 out of the portal?

Are the replacement 7 the max you can sign out of portal?

Trying to ask question in a few different ways in case it’s hard to understand what I’m asking lol.

I’m guessing if we only sign 15 then we can sign 17 out of the portal if we wanted to. Legally. Obviously it’s not gonna be that many though. It could get there by the time the season starts though.

If we could get some 2 or 3 year guys from the portal that would be nice. Hell , we have the room , especially if what I asked above is legal. Why not sign as many as possible and then save a few to roll over and then a few spots for the guys that hit the portal after summer depth charts come out.

I’m thinking we sign a bunch of linebackers , corners , and o lineman. Then we let them battle that shite out at practice

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We had 37 scholarship players for the bowl… but ok

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I keep seeing this said all over this website. Do the posters on here think that the roster for the bowl game is the roster for next year , Minus incoming freshman and transfers?