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re: "Only LA guys"...I don’t understand this approach at all
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:03 am to CBP3110
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:03 am to CBP3110
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Burns, Sam, Ausberry, Anderson, all trash.
Sam has played his heart out for LSU! Also, while Burns' strutting annoys me, I think he is playing well. Anderson seems like a fairly good player who just can't climb over the group of NFL All-Pros in front of him. Nabers, Thomas, Lacy and Hilton, whew!
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Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:07 am to lsufanva
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Seems to work pretty well for UGA, Bama, Texas, OSU. All in much more fertile recruiting areas than us.
None of those teams areas are as fertile as LSU. Georgia and Ohio have more talent than Louisiana, but that's because they are bigger. If you are going to count their whole states you have to extend LSU's to east Texas and Mississippi. Louisiana is the most talent dense state in the country. This has been shown over and over.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:25 am to mattb10
Don't get the best in LA?
"Why can't we recruit our own damn state?"
Don't get the best around the country?
"Why can't we recruit outside the state?"
"Why can't we recruit our own damn state?"
Don't get the best around the country?
"Why can't we recruit outside the state?"
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:25 am to mattb10
Because it truly means more. They aren’t just hired mercenaries.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:31 am to r0cky1
Like someone else said, you are too nearsighted if you think this is done simply for these players. This is about the future and getting the local coaches, schools and younger kids to buy in....it will pay dividends later down the road.
I have said it before, A LOT of Bama's success was with LA boys playing well for them or simply NOT playing for LSU. There have been a lot of guys that Saban recruited to Bama that simply died on the vine but could have played larger roles due to our lesser talent at certain positions at the time but couldn't get on the field with Bamas talent in front of them.
I have said it before, A LOT of Bama's success was with LA boys playing well for them or simply NOT playing for LSU. There have been a lot of guys that Saban recruited to Bama that simply died on the vine but could have played larger roles due to our lesser talent at certain positions at the time but couldn't get on the field with Bamas talent in front of them.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:36 am to mattb10
Its not "only LA guys", Its only guys we have an in with so we don't waste our time and resources.
Will Wade used this approach in basketball and it works well. If you don't have an in or connection to a player, you move on. Its better to land the #5 player at a position than to flirt with the #1 player and watch him sign elsewhere.
Naturally, we will have an in more often with players that have Louisiana ties than players that don't. That doesn't mean we don't recruit anyone outside of Louisiana, but we don't chase and spin our wheels unless something is there like with Underwood.
Not to mention that Louisiana has a plethora of talent and having local kids be the bulk of your classes allows for more stability. Its much easier for a kid from the DMV to decide that he isn't playing enough and leave than it is for a kid from New Iberia to do the same. The local kid grew up an LSU fan (most likely) and has an emotional connection that an out of state kid just doesn't have. The local kid also would have to leave their family behind to transfer out while and OOS kid already did that.
It makes a ton of sense to prioritize guys with Louisiana ties so long as they are of a high enough caliber to play in the SEC. Then you supplement with a few OOS top prospects and plug holes with transfers and you will have good teams with the occasional great team.
If we show consistency over a longer period of time, then you are able to attract bigger prospects and take less Louisiana kids but right now, the Louisiana base is a good strategy.
Will Wade used this approach in basketball and it works well. If you don't have an in or connection to a player, you move on. Its better to land the #5 player at a position than to flirt with the #1 player and watch him sign elsewhere.
Naturally, we will have an in more often with players that have Louisiana ties than players that don't. That doesn't mean we don't recruit anyone outside of Louisiana, but we don't chase and spin our wheels unless something is there like with Underwood.
Not to mention that Louisiana has a plethora of talent and having local kids be the bulk of your classes allows for more stability. Its much easier for a kid from the DMV to decide that he isn't playing enough and leave than it is for a kid from New Iberia to do the same. The local kid grew up an LSU fan (most likely) and has an emotional connection that an out of state kid just doesn't have. The local kid also would have to leave their family behind to transfer out while and OOS kid already did that.
It makes a ton of sense to prioritize guys with Louisiana ties so long as they are of a high enough caliber to play in the SEC. Then you supplement with a few OOS top prospects and plug holes with transfers and you will have good teams with the occasional great team.
If we show consistency over a longer period of time, then you are able to attract bigger prospects and take less Louisiana kids but right now, the Louisiana base is a good strategy.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:45 am to Penrod
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Sam has played his heart out for LSU!
If anyone has beef with Andre Sam then they have beef with me. He's the little engine that could. He may not have been an All American but he played his arse off and the defense would have been worse (yes it could have been worse) without him.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:35 am to mattb10
We are likely to have The top recruit in the nation next year from Michigan. The point of recruiting Louisiana and East Texas is the concentration of talent that is less likely to hit the portal to get back closer to home.
You even hear the national media discussing this now. The ease of transferring means a lot of kids spend a year somewhere and get homesick which is less likely if you are within 1-3 hours from home.
You even hear the national media discussing this now. The ease of transferring means a lot of kids spend a year somewhere and get homesick which is less likely if you are within 1-3 hours from home.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:53 am to mattb10
I posted this in another thread about this, but they don’t only target in state guys, that’s patently false.
They DO prioritize in state guys. And for good fricking reason. Louisiana produces great football talent and bringing these kids home builds a taller wall around the state by creating more allegiance and alignment with LSU at more HS programs, in LA towns, and within athletic families.
It's a brilliant long term strategy that will pay dividends for a long, long time if we continue the path.
They DO prioritize in state guys. And for good fricking reason. Louisiana produces great football talent and bringing these kids home builds a taller wall around the state by creating more allegiance and alignment with LSU at more HS programs, in LA towns, and within athletic families.
It's a brilliant long term strategy that will pay dividends for a long, long time if we continue the path.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:33 am to The Hurricane
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It always has been, but it will be difficult to maintain with addition of Texas.
Might want to check that, UTx sign only 57% of their class from the state of Tx. aTm was even less, 40%.
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