O grabbing Jenkins

Isn’t NSD in February? I’m confused why these 4 and 5 star kids need to hurry up and give verbal commits in June... That’s too long for them to change their mind anyways

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I’m confused why these 4 and 5 star kids need to hurry up and give verbal commits in June..

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Impatient fans. Recruiting, it seems, has transformed into some high pressure sales kinda crap. These kids still have a full season of football to play in HS. O will get the ones he needs, there's plenty of time.

There is also Early Signing period in December, and we like to lock down as much of the class in Dec as possible.

You build and keep relationships with these kids now.
Easier to lose someone who hasn’t fully bought in to the program IMO

It doesn’t work like that. There are only so many true difference makers in any class or in your state each year. These kids have leverage of sorts.

There is a reason coaches hold scholarships for certain kids till late in the game.

What can’t happen is putting all your eggs into 1 basket and then having no “quality” back up towards the end. It’s obviously a challenge and having a good feel/read on kids and their families is key imo.

In short, if a Delpit or Stingley wants to wait till late in the process you have to give some concession to that otherwise you’d end up with a class of pretty good or good players and not enough difference makers. (I realize neither of these 2 waited till late)

Because the recruiting process is now starting so early, and O and staff push as hard as they do for Dec signings, you pretty much know who is serious and who you have to calculate rolling the dice with...especially in state. Every kid is unique, but my sense from the recent past is that if O hasn’t received a signature from an in state kid high on their list by December then he is at best a 50/50 kid to sign with LSU in Feb.

You can dictate to kids that are easily replaceable, but it’s different with the elite guys. I like the way LSU is casting a wider net this year.

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I’m confused why these 4 and 5 star kids need to hurry up and give verbal commits in June.

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The large majority of committed recruits honor their commitment and shut it down therefore locking down the recruits before national signing day, earlier the better for sure.

Committing early helps in case he gets injured during his senior year

12.4 % of committed recruits did not end up signing between 2007 and 2011 periods so the schools are ahead knowing 87.6% of their committed recruits will most likely sign.

It actually does work like that. If an indispensable player wants in they will gray shirt somebody or do what they need to make room but they certainly aren’t holding a position spot . They aren’t saying “ you are our RB “ or “you are our DL”. They are filling those spots regardless.

Isn’t NSD in February? I’m confused why these 4 and 5 star kids need to hurry up and give verbal commits in June... That’s too long for them to change their mind anyways

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it's called "Sh-T of get off the pot"
When LSU waits on a prospect, all this does is "Harm them and CONTINUES to harm them"
O is telling these kids, either your in, and we WANT YOU, or we are just going to fill your spot, period...

Yep....last minute flips to Bama has to stop.
We end up missing out on two top players...

The POS that flipped and the other top players you didn’t pursue because you thought the POS was signing with you.

I know they’re just kids, but a last minute flip is just dirty as can be, and I think deserves the POS language.

Off the top of my head Patrick Surtain Jr.

We lost out on another DB because of that.