re: Please stop with “Must Retain Frank” nonsense…Mississippi produces better RBs…Lane knows

Do you know how recruiting works? He doesn’t just recruit rb’s. He recruits the NOLA area and helps with all big recruits’ family relationships. He’s a people person, has ties throughout the state, and has enormous value.

Stop with the rb stats.

Frank locks down New Orleans. It’s not about just RB’s

You’re just wrong about that.

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Nope don't want him. Our rb's are not that good.

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Then you don’t want Harlem Berry either

2024 LA 5A All State 1st Team NOLA Seniors:

Corey Adams - DL - Karr - Ole Miss (killed in 25)

Calvin Smith Jr - RB - Hahnville - SE LA (40 yds against LSU…Berry had 28 and Durham 17 against SELU)

Taron Francis - WR - Karr - LSU (Hankton recruited)

2024 LA 4A All State 1st Team NOLA Seniors:

Rashad Sterling, DL, Lutcher - Houston

Trenton Chaney - WR/KR - Lutcher -
ULL

2024 LA 3A All State 1st Team NOLA Seniors:

No seniors local

2024 LA 2A All State 1st Team NOLA Seniors:

Trevontae Williams - DL MVP - S Plaquemine - PRCC

Daneal Mcgee - DL - S Plaquemine - TX College

Brett Bordelon - OL - Newman - LSU (Davis recruited - legacy)

Harlem Berry - RB - St Martins - LSU (Wilson recruited)

Cooper Helmke - K - St Martins - Tulane

2023 LA 5A All State 1st Team NOLA Seniors:

Koby Young - WR - Holy Cross - Houston

Jayce Mitchel - OL - Destrehan - Tulane

Bryce Godfrey - OL - John Curtis - No college

Kolaj Cobbins - LB - Destrehan - LSU (Wilson recruited)

Zachary Drake - LB - John Curtis - LA Tech

Anthony Robinson - DB - Destrehan - Ole Miss

Tyler Mitchell - P - John Curtis - College baseball

Michael Turner - DB - John Curtis - LSU (Hankton recruiter)

So just a few and only 2 Wilson was primary on…for $1million.

In back to back years he will have landed Harlem Berry and Richard Anderson in heated recruiting battles. I am not a star chaser, but let's acknowledge the power he has in New Orleans when warranted. He also has Aidan Hall currently in this class.


Richard Anderson is specifically impressive, because his main recruiter, Bo Davis, left LSU and he still stuck with LSU, and Frank Wilson was a big reason for that.

I think Richard Anderson is the best defensive lineman to come out of New Orleans since Marquise Hill.

The ignorance on here is astounding. I’m sure Saban himself told Lane about the riches of NFL type talent in LA. It’s one of the main reasons he is coming. MS doesn’t have more D1 talent per capita than LA. They’ve had 1 first round draftee since 2005. We’ve had 5. He would be smart to find a place for Frank it it’s not the end of the world if he doesn’t.

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I’d say it’s more that the old recruiting paradigm is almost meaningless now.

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That’s horseshite. Small time thinking.

Look who is still in the SEC Championship Game. Who are the expected winners of the National Title? It isn’t OU, Vandy, or Ole Miss. It’s still the same teams you expect, and the reason is that they all STILL RECRUIT consistently at a Top 5 level AND use the portal effectively. How is this still a mystery to some of you?

Kiffin doesn’t have to play money ball here like he did at Ole Miss. He can use guys like Frank, Corey and O to lock down a lot of the top LA players. We all know that involves paying them, but do you think they having Frank didn’t help get Berry here, or that Corey wasn’t vital in landing Pickett in conjunction with that money? When the money is equal or close, the relationships still matter.

Here’s the other point. We’ve already proven over the last 4 seasons that we will pay to keep the players we want to stay. You can count on one hand the guys who left who we wanted here. What some of you keep missing is that for all but a top handful of players, recruiting and retention are CHEAPER than the portal. It’s a much bigger market to select from.

Excelling in HS recruiting and retaining the guys you want after having them in the program allows you to spend your money on a few expensive impact adds in the portal. That’s a better approach than constantly spreading that same money across double digit spots like we had to last offseason.

It’s simple math and economics. The guys we have to recruit LA and the SE will allow us to use our money more efficiently and to generate the most impact.

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I would actually say he is a below average on-field coach.

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I think everyone knows that.

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I think everyone knows that.

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They don't. Read this board.