Started By
Message

Alabama started 18 of 22 players that were in the program for more than one year

Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:17 am
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
22809 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:17 am
LSU started 8.


For all of the teenage girls talking about how every roster is year to year in NIL.

It seems absurd to have to make these points but this is clearly going to be the least depth and continuity that we will ever have under Kiffin.


Go through the rankings and I would venture a guess that we are one of the teams with the lowest retention rate among ranked teams.
Posted by SouthOfSouth
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
43625 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:21 am to
I didn't want Kiffin keeping anything from that abomination of a roster that was last year. He obviously went for guys in the portal with multiple years of eligibility so hopefully he cant start building more continuity.
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
27357 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:24 am to
Yea we had a lot of bad apples that had to be sent packing and as you pointed out Lane went and got alot of multi year guys.

We just have a subsection of retards that think everything happens instantly because of the portal and what a big 10 team did.

Oh and their darling Kentucky which has two losses by over 20 and happen to beat us on the back of some questionable calls.

Year 1 wasn’t going to be it, we had to overhaul the entire program, a massive roster overhaul. It sucks we didn’t beat ole Miss or Kentucky because they were winnable
Posted by lsudirtbag
Prairieville
Member since Oct 2021
605 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:39 am to
F BAMA.................glad we dont play them for a while.

They have scewed up too many seasons for us.
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
117287 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:41 am to
Continuity!!
Posted by Deuces
The bottom
Member since Nov 2011
17397 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:42 am to
For those saying a year is enough time and it doesn’t matter, not really.

Just because Cignetti hit lightening in a bottle doesn’t mean it’s the norm.
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 8:43 am
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
22809 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:56 am to
Cignetti didn’t even hit lightning in a bottle.

Cignetti brought almost half of his starters with him from JMU and literally did not play a single ranked team until November 23rd when they lost by 23 to Ohio State.

They then lost their playoff game which was aganist the second ranked team they played the whole season.

That was Cignetti’s “lightning in a bottle” first season at Indiana. 0-2 against ranked teams. Kiffin is 2-3.


Yes year 2 was very impressive and this is not a knock against the dude that looks like a top 2 or 3 coach in the country, but judging this LSU team against 24 Indiana is ridiculous.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
73354 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:58 am to
I can’t believe how many people don’t realize that we will be better without having to replace 50 players. Sure there is more turnover with NIL but having SOME continuity would likely be the difference in several of our games.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
19755 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:02 am to
The rantards don’t want to read anything like this. Indiana had a quick turnaround, so everyone should.


What the rantards fail to understand is cignetti had a bunch of transfers into Indiana from JMU, so he was able to bring his established team, identity, and culture. Ole Miss paid out the arse to make sure Lane was unable to do the same.


You have to have some level of patience, something nonexistent on this board.
Posted by El Sid
College Station, TX
Member since Jan 2012
270 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:04 am to
Yeah go take a look at how many players who transferred out from LSU have done anything this year. Almost none have.
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
2449 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:14 am to
They didn’t lose 3 games this year because we didn’t have multiple players in the program last year


Bama had 7 returning starters. Utah had 5, UCLA had 6. Texas had 11 and they are garbage as well. That’s doesn’t correlate to wins if you never played a snap of football regardless. Is it better to have a 2nd or 3rd year guy who has been in the program but never played or an all American in his first year with the program from the portal??

This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 9:16 am
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
26435 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:23 am to
quote:

It seems absurd to have to make these points but this is clearly going to be the least depth and continuity that we will ever have under Kiffin.



I'm still onboard. We knew we'd have to break a few eggs. Remember Saban's pitch to Lane: retain Louisiana talent. The dude just fricking got here. Ima let him cook awhile.

Posted by IM_4_LSU
McKinney, TX
Member since Mar 2014
15583 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:25 am to
Future is bright. Its only year 1. Give it time.
Posted by turnpiketiger
Member since May 2020
12862 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:31 am to
quote:

It seems absurd to have to make these points but this is clearly going to be the least depth and continuity that we will ever have under Kiffin.


You’re assuming all or most of the guys on this team will return to LSU and not hit the portal.

I can almost guarantee Harlem Berry is gone. I’ve had enough of the leavitt project too
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
27357 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:47 am to
Does anyone care if Berry or Durham hit the portal? They aren’t that good.

Lane has a pretty good track record of keeping the guys he is focused on.
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
22809 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:47 am to
quote:

They didn’t lose 3 games this year because we didn’t have multiple players in the program last year


If you don’t think that had an impact in week 3 against Ole Miss, we’ll just agree to disagree there.

And yes, Alabama’s roster was much better constructed for that game. Was it the only reason we lost, of course not. But pretending depth and continuity isn’t a factor in matchups with a team like Alabama again, we just won’t agree on that.



quote:

Is it better to have a 2nd or 3rd year guy who has been in the program but never played or an all American in his first year with the program from the portal??



How many All Americans did we bring in from the portal? You make it sound like our portal class was filled with them and it just wasn’t. No one’s is, btw.

Give me the 5 star HS guys that have been in a program for 2-3 years over guys that transferred out of other program because they didn’t like their playing time there either
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 9:50 am
Posted by ValleyTNTIGER
wherever i go that's where i am
Member since Sep 2010
1106 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:54 am to
Sure. Some will leave. But the point is, we will lose fewer players than last year to the portal and bring in fewer from the portal. My guess at this point is that use of the portal is half or less than this past year.
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
2449 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:29 am to
quote:

Give me the 5 star HS guys that have been in a program for 2-3 years



Where do you find these unicorns at?
Posted by Tigahtildeath
Member since Aug 2017
701 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:30 am to
And most return next year.
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
2449 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:32 am to
quote:

How many All Americans did we bring in from the portal? You make it sound like our portal class was filled with them and it just wasn’t. No one’s is, btw.



It’s a hypothetical question
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

Facebook•X•Instagram