I'm gonna say that if Ed O

If we don't make a bowl our recruiting will tank. Coaches won't last. Maybe Will Wade can coach both.

Correct. All of the people who (erroneously) attribute our woes this season to a lack of talent apparently presume that there is a phalanx of blue-chippers in the wings. There isn't. Os first full recruiting class is a stinking mediocrity at this point.

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Recruiting is supposed to be his strength.

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Yep. There's no excuse for his sub par recruiting so far. And there are negative rumblings for 2019.

Herman went into Texas and locked things down. I don't want to hear any excuses for O. Poor recruiting could do some serious long term damage for us.

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Os first full recruiting class is a stinking mediocrity at this point.

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It's well below mediocrity for what LSU recruiting classes usually look like, even this early in the process.

Currently there are 18 committed, zero 5*s, six 4*s, and the rest 3*s. That WAY below where classes have historically been, including last year after Miles got canned.

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How in the world have we not been able to get a RB the last 2 years?

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What position does Clyde Edwards-Helaire play?

I can recall O being the recruiting coordinator before he got the HC job. I want to say the kid's name was Akers, that chose FSU over LSU, and that one was a "can't miss". There was no reason for him to choose FSU considering he was not the only Elite back that FSU signed in the last cycle. And Fournette had just left and everyone across the globe knew that Guice is done after this year and our primary RB target was Akers.

Someone didn't do their fricking job, period. I don't know which coach ultimately failed to secure Akers but that one shouldn't have slipped by. No way, no how. I know there are plenty of other targets to complain about also that we shouldn't have lost... but Akers to FSU was inexcusable considering our dire need for him.

I still feel decent about our backs being reliable and serviceable next year, but Akers certainly would have been the featured back in 2018. If we can't lock up the above mentioned players and we somehow miss on Terrace Marshall or lose a commitment by Dare Rosenthal, we can pretty much forget about future depth and press the coaching reset button without hesitation.

O was touted as a good hire because of his exemplary recruiting track record and his ability for continuity as opposed to a full on rebuild. We were supposed to pick right up and continue what Les was doing, only improve on it. That's why we let Les go- to do better, right? And, so far we haven't looked great in any game so far this year, and recruiting has tanked something fierce. So on the strongest two campaign guarantees, we are behind the 8 ball so far.