re: What will our DT position look like next year

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You aint no "We" or "Our" unless you are a current LSU football player, former LSU football player, current or former GBFTL or you have a degree from LSU.

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Wrong. Fans/donors buy tickets, buy merch, watch games on tv (which helps fuel massive broadcast contract revenue), spend at the concessions, pay for parking, patronize advertisers and sponsors, and contribute to TAF and NIL funds.

It's only by fans/donors supporting the program financially in a multitude of ways that players can have access to scholarships, coaching, equipment, facilities, strength/conditioning training, sports performance training, academic support, meals, lodging, etc. Without the fans spending money and driving viewership, there are no major college sports.

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Not the point. The point being it's one of the reason's UGA slapped us in the SEC championship game last year. It's one of the reasons they have had tons of success recently. To be elite in the SEC you have to have dominate dline play. When i say that i mean DL depth with talented DT's. Two teams that have been dominate over the last decade Bama and UGA have had this. Sure LSU won it in 2019 but the Offense carried the load. We don't want to be them but we want to have that DL depth because thats how you make the playoffs every year. Right now LSU needs more talent at the DT spot as far as depth compared to the elite teams.

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Kirby has also been at Georgia since 2016. Sure with the transfer portal and unlimited signing classes it can happen quicker but it still takes some time to build up depth like Georgia has.

How long? I’m not sure but it is definitely longer than one full recruiting cycle like Kelly has had so far at LSU.

I remember in 2019 when the sky was falling because we couldn't recruit the O-Line.

Now the sky is falling because we can't recruit the D-Line.

Sure hope we don't miss out on getting to play in SEC Championships or Nattys because our recruiting is such dog-shite.

Isn't Smith returning next year? He is a RS freshman, unless I missed a year. He may be as good as any DT in the nation.

We have 15 players on the roster listed as DE, DT and DL, only one is a Sr.

Of those 15 players, 6 have transferred in from other schools.

So far this season, we’ve played 10 players on the line. The Grambling game, allowed to play a few extra.

11 of the players are Freshmen or Sophomore’s.