re: Recruiting has gone down, 3 star will absolutely not bring home a Nati

Way too many ignorant jackasses on this board. He's either a troll or needs to find another hobby, b/c his recruiting knowledge might be past the point of repair.

What none of these rankings numbers can calibrate are what's happening in the discussions between the recruits and coaches. They also can't calibrate what happens in the locker room. They also can't calibrate how the recruit meshes with the other recruits and existing talent. I'm pretty sure they don't have an ability to assess a recruits motor.

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I'd bet a beer that our 2019 national champs DID NOT have a boatload of 5 star recruits.

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13 5 stars from 2015-2019 HS recruiting

5 since

I am aware of Bayou Traditions, but it is not set up in the same as some of the other schools. Places like Georgia and Bama skirt that line of running a collective as an almost sort of shell company masquerading as a collective, which then becomes a school paying for play. Bayou Traditions is more set up as a collective with a primary source of corporate sponsors who are then connected with athletes to provide NIL dollars. That has been my point - LSU has been trying to do things the right way, especially since we have had the spotlight on us from the NCAA lately. Others have thrown caution to the wind and are essentially daring the NCAA to say something. It's just a matter of time before the lid comes off NIL completely, and LSU joins the Bamas, Georgias, FSUs in order to help get those top tier athletes to add to our current hauls. It's going to be interesting over the next year or so, that's for sure.

The dumbest part about OP is that LSU has 18 4 stars committed. Not that I care about the star gazers, but a handful of 3 stars isn’t going to ruin this class, and we are more likely to find a couple diamonds.

I mean, look, if you wanna say this class lacks star power, that's fine. It's wrong, but fine, whatever.

But to say this is a bad class and that it's unacceptable for LSU to ever have a 12th ranked class is absolutely a bad and stupid opinion.

Damn is it over, did I miss something? I thought wasn’t over until February. How did I miss the signing date?

Tell me you read the advocate without telling me you read the advocate. Never thought I’d say this. But stop posting grandpa

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What none of these rankings numbers can calibrate are what's happening in the discussions between the recruits and coaches. They also can't calibrate what happens in the locker room. They also can't calibrate how the recruit meshes with the other recruits and existing talent. I'm pretty sure they don't have an ability to assess a recruits motor.

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A good way to assess 3 star recruits is their offer lists. Guys who camp at a school or show real potential to develop will get offers from bigger P5 programs. So here are our 3 star commits offers (according to On3):

Ory Williams (OL)- Texas, A&M, UF

Kahyree Lee (OL)- State, OM, FSU, Texas

PJ Woodland (CB)- OM, Tulane, Texas, Auburn

De'Myrion Johnson (DL)- Okie St, A&M, Bama, UF

Shone Washington (DL)- OM, State, Arkansas, Colorado

Ahamad Breaux (DL)- LA Tech, OM, Grambling, Mizzou

Bernard Causey (CB)- Illinois, Nebraska, OM, Texas Tech

Wallace Foster (CB)- Tulane, State, FSU, UF

Joseph Cryer (OL)- OM, Okie St, Mizzou, Nebraska

We all know that not all of these offers were commitable. However, the lists still show the level of interest that a recruit has drawn. If multiple SEC teams and top P5 programs are looking at them, then you know you have a prospect who other respected staffs also see something in.

Some of these offer lists are very strong. But I can’t lie. There are two or three that definitely have reach potential. In the case of Causey, it’s a position of great need. In the case of Cryer, sometimes you have to trust your coaching staff. Based on the success Brad Davis has had, if he sees potential, then I trust his evaluation.

It’s also interesting to note some of the programs that others may scoff at or ignore. For example, I don’t see a Tulane offer as a bad thing at all. Their defense has been incredibly solid and has held up well against P5 competition the last two years.

Facts...lsu needs more star power