re: Nathan Pickering - Visit to LSU 'boosts' Tigers up in Pickering's mind

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Yep bc Dabo and Orgeron are the same coach. Hey don't worry, saban lost to UAB that one time. Orgeron may be the next saban too lol

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I thought you were crying over a top 15 recruiting class?

Now you are spazzing out over a myriad of shite. Saban's loss to UAB ???

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I hope you're right. I really do. This incoming class is gonna need to make an impact fast. Especially since we are saying the lineman are the area we needed.

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I think the defensive front 7 and the depth on that unit will be a big plus for us.

I have concerns about the second corner spot as I'm sure most people do. I do trust that with the front 7 talent Aranda will be able to scheme around our possible weak spot in the secondary.

What I don't think you'll see happening is us getting gassed in the second half of games and letting people run all over us.

We already have 2 solid LBs inside with White and Taylor in his second year. We added 2 4 star ILBs with this recruiting class and still have Phillips from last year's haul.

Defensive line depth is going to be better last year just by adding Fehoko and Shelvin up front. And that doesn't count the 3 4 star defensive tackles we added this class. There is certainly reason to be optimistic about the defense. I don't think Orgeron is a great coach but I don't doubt Aranda's ability one bit and it looks like he has the talent to help him bring the defense to the next level. At least up front. Only potential weakness is at CB (which can be a major problem if not addressed early)

The defensive guys are depth guys so they'll need to make an impact there. The 2 guys at defensive end might see some early snaps. Don't expect the nose tackle to need to play much but he will likely be the 3rd one in if he's that good and we want them staying really fresh.

Yeah the Saban comparison is getting silly. He may have lost to UAB but has come a long way since then and that was with a lot of dinardo players

People can try to sugar coat it all they want to, but so far, Coach O's recruiting classes have been anything but "outstanding." Recruiting is supposed to be his big strength. He hasn't shown it to me yet.

LSU recruited needs on the OL (ranked #9 OL class) and on the DL (ranked #3 DL class) and at WR (ranked #2 WR class).

Maybe some of you who bitch and whine don't do anything but look at overall position a class may finish but a class heavy in Linemen will always finish a little lower than one with a ton of skill position players. It has always been that way. LSU NEEDED Linemen and immediate help on both sides of the ball. We got it.

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People can try to sugar coat it all they want to, but so far, Coach O's recruiting classes have been anything but "outstanding."

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Sure. But it's not like the class sucked either. You don't need to sugar coat anything because it's a solid class that addressed areas where we severely lacked depth. Areas that cost us games last year.

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Pretty sure we had some holes to fill at CB too.

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That's the only knock on this class in my opinion. (Unless not course neither QB pans out for us which is unknown at this point)

Agreed but we did fill some holes that really needed to be addressed. We might be able to move some people around and have a top notch secondary. Greedy and the safeties are already solid. It's figuring out the nickel and dime packages that will prove difficult. A lot of it rests on Fulton and his situation. I'll feel a lot better once (if) we get confirmation he is eligible.