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mdwilkins
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re: Gym: Wins Regional Championship - Advances to Nationals | 197.500
Posted by mdwilkins on 4/7/19 at 2:17 am to TigerBait55
Thanks for the info, I was unable to watch the meet last night.
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re: Any word on how the weekend visits are going?
Posted by mdwilkins on 1/15/19 at 1:51 am to geauxGreeks
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UPDATE:
This is what needs to be addressed.... Raymond is the No. 6 highest paid assistant on LSU's staff at $410,000 and No. 205 in the nation among college assistants.
Also, the article on Rivals mentions his contract expires next year.
I read in another post that he is the 5th or 6th highest paid db coach in the country this year (top was 500). The post also said he is scheduled to make 460 next year. That is better than a 12% raise next year. I guess you could extend a year with another 10% raise to get him over 500. This is a pretty good salary in BR.
re: Early look at the possible 2019 defensive depth chart
Posted by mdwilkins on 1/15/19 at 12:27 am to SammyTiger
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He was listed as a Safety recruit but they lost him as a CB now because that’s what he plays.
e can play both but I don’t know if I see Him at CB long term with the talent we’re bringing in.
His high school coach said the only reason he played safety was so that he could impact the whole field. When they played him at CB, the other team could just go the other way.
re: Looks like Texas Rangers will be hosting a college baseball classic
Posted by mdwilkins on 1/15/19 at 12:17 am to SomewhereDownInTX
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Pretty pitiful that between this and the Frisco Classic LSU has yet to be scheduled.
I think the real problem is that LSU does not like to leave Alex Box even once a year.
I would like to see LSU schedule one of these every other year. Interleave with a Home and Home so that LSU plays away from Alex Box once a year just to get some road experience prior to the SEC schedule.
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re: 2019 Depth Chart.............Ed Ingram added back.
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/29/18 at 3:34 pm to OppositeMan
I think that they will use Charles Turner a "blocking TE" while he develops into a potential Center. He will need to hit the S&C to develop in either case.
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The depth of the 2016 Louisiana class was impressive
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/29/18 at 3:27 pm
Just happened to be reviewing the last 10 years of Louisiana Recruits.
In 2016, 2 5* and 19 4* is really tremendous depth. I just did not remember how deep that class was. I guess it did not have the bell cow like Fournette.
Most years Louisiana has between 11 and 13 4/5* players.
Of course, 2014 with 4 5* led by Fournette was really something at the top end.
In 2016, 2 5* and 19 4* is really tremendous depth. I just did not remember how deep that class was. I guess it did not have the bell cow like Fournette.
Most years Louisiana has between 11 and 13 4/5* players.
Of course, 2014 with 4 5* led by Fournette was really something at the top end.
re: When are we going to start bringing in some DEs and OTs?
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/28/18 at 9:26 pm to HeavyMental
I follow recruiting fairly closely. The only "high" probability recruits are the ones from Louisiana. I, personally, have not seen many highly recruited SDE or WDE from LA in recent years. I wish we could grow some LB and DE and fewer WR :lol:
We have not been overwhelmed with OT either. The last highly rated OT in state were Tillery in 2015 and Robinson in 2014. Tillery is on DL for Notre Dame now.
Mississippi had a good load of DE this year (five 4* DE), but LSU seems to have trouble pulling high value recruits from Mississippi unless they were from the gulf Coast region. MS had one 4* OT as well.
For Louisiana:
In 2020, No DE listed . No OT listed
In 2019, no DE in the top 25. We have commits from both OT listed in the top 25.
in 2018, there were no DE in the top 25. We signed the only OT listed (Wire). Rosenthal would have been a 5* had he been willing to sign as an OT. We signed him as a DT and he has moved to OT now. Traore was a 4* JUCO OT.
in 2017, there were three 3* DE in the top 25. We signed Moffitt (SDE 3*, #33). We lost the only 4* OT to OU (Adrian Ealy). Deculus was a high 4* OT from Texas, but we missed on Ealy.
We have not been overwhelmed with OT either. The last highly rated OT in state were Tillery in 2015 and Robinson in 2014. Tillery is on DL for Notre Dame now.
Mississippi had a good load of DE this year (five 4* DE), but LSU seems to have trouble pulling high value recruits from Mississippi unless they were from the gulf Coast region. MS had one 4* OT as well.
For Louisiana:
In 2020, No DE listed . No OT listed
In 2019, no DE in the top 25. We have commits from both OT listed in the top 25.
in 2018, there were no DE in the top 25. We signed the only OT listed (Wire). Rosenthal would have been a 5* had he been willing to sign as an OT. We signed him as a DT and he has moved to OT now. Traore was a 4* JUCO OT.
in 2017, there were three 3* DE in the top 25. We signed Moffitt (SDE 3*, #33). We lost the only 4* OT to OU (Adrian Ealy). Deculus was a high 4* OT from Texas, but we missed on Ealy.
re: The only way to keep all of your players playing
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/28/18 at 7:09 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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Should make players sign a legally binding contract for a 4 year commitment upon signing. Sue the shite out of them if they break it or work it in the contract that if they do leave early LSU gets a part of their first year salary
LSU doesn't pay them a salary, so that is a non-starter.
LSU doesn't guarantee a 4 year scholarship, so that is a non-stater.
Basically, this whole post is a non-starter.
re: Greedy is really letting down his program
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/28/18 at 6:39 pm to tigerclaw10
I will not hold anything against "Greedy", but he took bit of a hit in his legacy. Just like White is adding a big fat gold star to his legacy for playing.
If Player A is on the SEC Community Service Team, he has a better legacy than Player B who just keeps his nose clean. Neither player did anything wrong, but one player does a lot of "good" things ( presumes approximately equivalent football achievement ).
If the Honey Badger could have stayed off the weed, he could have gone down as the best defensive player in the history of the school. Now, he is beloved and had the best defensive year in history, but that is not quite the same is it.
Personally, I don't hate the average joe who does no harm, but little good. However, I admire the Joe who helps the team rather than focussing upon selfish goals. I may be a little idealistic, but I am not the only one.
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If Player A is on the SEC Community Service Team, he has a better legacy than Player B who just keeps his nose clean. Neither player did anything wrong, but one player does a lot of "good" things ( presumes approximately equivalent football achievement ).
If the Honey Badger could have stayed off the weed, he could have gone down as the best defensive player in the history of the school. Now, he is beloved and had the best defensive year in history, but that is not quite the same is it.
Personally, I don't hate the average joe who does no harm, but little good. However, I admire the Joe who helps the team rather than focussing upon selfish goals. I may be a little idealistic, but I am not the only one.
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re: When are we going to start bringing in some DEs and OTs?
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/26/18 at 11:23 am to Smell the crawfish
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I agree 100 percent. We need to fill our offensive and defensive line with 4/5 star monsters two and three deep on the depth chart. Our weaknesses in the big games has been our inability to control the line of scrimmage on both sides!
We already have that. you need to check the recruiting rankings for the last 4 years.
It is not always about stars. It is about what they do when they show up.
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And I'm not sure they will be able to find one this late in the game. They flirted with the kid that went to ND and the Isaac kid, but nobody else seriously that I can think of.
I realize they don't grow on trees, but other than Chaisson (who may not be the same guy when he returns) this is an area of concern to me.
Pass rushers are so important.
The majority of the best athletes in the state are WR, so you need to go convince some of them to bulk up and rush the passer!
I expect to see your report on your success on this board in the next few months.
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The SEC network has always been that way. They treat LSU like we’re arkansas, miss state and Missouri. Little to no attention. IMO the Big6 plus A&M should be the main programs getting all the attention.
Actually, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Missouri and Miss St received a great deal of attention during the show. I think they thought 1 and 2 win teams getting top 20 recruiting classes was more interesting than LSU. I disagree, but I am not impartial.
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Watching the SEC Now program , all they are talking about is Georgia, Tennessee, Florida,Bama, and Texas A&M. We are not even mentioned. I thought we had a top 19 recruiting class. These guys just don’t like us.
I wasted my time watching this in order to get an outside view of this year's recruiting. I also noticed that they did not address LSU.
They focused upon the new coaches and how well the bottom of the league (Miss, Miss St, Arkansas) did. They would have needed the whole hour to address all of the teams in reasonable depth. But they also covered basketball in depth, they just over edited their presentation and cut out LSU since we usually do well in recruiting.
They also rely upon the ESPN recruiting services which have been decimated. I don't think they updated their player evaluations much this year. I think the 247 composite rankings are the most reasonable given that none of the individual rankings are particularly accurate.
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Shelvin, obviously. Do they move Logan inside?
Cotton?
Livingston?
I think they will pull the NT and play two OLB with a hand in the dirt for nickel and dime sets.
Lawrence 6-3 317 DE
Glenn Logan 6-4 297 DE (has played NT this year)
Tyler Shelvin 6-3 362 NT will start
Neil Farrell 6-5 295 has played has tackles in 10 games.
Justin Thomas 6-5 268 Has played some this year
We have three redshirting DT that We need to get ready to contribute during the 15 bowl practices.
Nelson Jenkins 6-4 305
Davin Cotton 6-4 279 ( DE in our scheme )
Dominic Livingston 6-3 350 ( a true NT )
re: Tip of the hat to Orgeron and his recruiting staff
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/20/18 at 4:39 pm to JambalayaAintAllThat
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You realize aTm is beating based on early recruiting rankings right?
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You realize aTm is beating based on early recruiting rankings right?
You realize that we have 4 less signees at this point. Hell if we sign Ish, it will add over 9 points to our composite total.
This class is not finished. The 247 ranking has LSU 3rd already.
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I wish we'd move Scott back to defense. Need him more there than TE
The lsusports.net roster shows him at OLB. Is that not correct?
After reading the rest of the posts (and watching the Saints last night), I think some of the 4 wide WR sets could be handled by hybrid RB/WR players.
Likewise, we could use some hybrid S/OLB guys like Stevens (225 lb s) this year or Marcel Brooks (205 lb OLB) if he signs.
This may free up some slots for the big guys so many people want. Since I am a "big" guy myself, I have always favored them, but with all of these spread Offenses, I think the numbers everyone is proposing will be hard to achieve.
I also have trouble tracking who the scholarship players are on the official roster on lsusports.net. I believe 4 scholarships were given out this summer. 3 senior walk-ons and Zach Von Rosenberg.
Likewise, we could use some hybrid S/OLB guys like Stevens (225 lb s) this year or Marcel Brooks (205 lb OLB) if he signs.
This may free up some slots for the big guys so many people want. Since I am a "big" guy myself, I have always favored them, but with all of these spread Offenses, I think the numbers everyone is proposing will be hard to achieve.
I also have trouble tracking who the scholarship players are on the official roster on lsusports.net. I believe 4 scholarships were given out this summer. 3 senior walk-ons and Zach Von Rosenberg.
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Qb-4, recruit one every year and use graduate transfers if needed to fill out year to year.
Rb-5-6 have to have 1 a year, 2 at most unless needed or a kid you can't turn away is the 3rd. Cain if he really wanted in this year and the other 2 don't mind is an example though not going to happen.
Wr-10 this is a position we have taken too many if in the past. Always gonna take more because it's an attrition position.
Te-4 I get the blocking/catching differences but in college they don't have to be mutually exclusive. If you can't at least chip then you don't play.
OL-17-18 essentially as many good bodies with potential you can have. The numbers will always be high then pare down as attrition occurs.
C-2-3 third is a guy that can move around inside.
OT-7-8 as many as possible. Too many flameouts and guys that are better suited inside.
OG-7-8 is gonna be overloaded because of have OTs moving inside in college.
40-42 on offense
DE-8 have to have big depth. Some aren't going to develop, some not really fit. Have to start recruiting better guys that naturally have size and athleticism or get some if these WDE,OLB types with frames capable of adding bulk and staying athletic. This position is the difference between Bama, Clemson and everyone else.
NT-4-5 one a year
OLB-7-8 have to take one we think can rush the passer yearly. Have to have depth. High injury position. Gazelles playing with the Lions.
ILB-6-7 important position. Take a couple a year. I think Aranda has done well here.
CB-7 have to cover so many guys these days and the nickel has greatly expanded since Mathieu.
S-7-8 another important position because of the offenses these days. Guys flame out a bit so need depth. Also will have some play nickel or grow to LB.
That's 40-42 on defense.
We love kickers and snappers which I don't really mind if it's working.
ST-4-5
LS-1 we will likely have a year or two when 2 are on schollie.
K-2 unless you get a good walkon 2 is a good number. One likely a kickoff guy.
P-1-2 never know which is gonna be good year to year and even punters are specialized these days with poochers and punters. It's nuts.
I love this tread. I see some QB depth coming from preferred walk-ons. If they develop, LSU can give them scholarships after 2 years without counting towards the annual limit. I think we promised the KO guy a scholarship like we gave the punter (Zach) this year.
I don't think college teams are carrying 18 OL. Most of them are cross training to generate depth rather than actually going a true 3 deep. I prefer to shoot for 15 as a more realistic goal. Also, OL is about the last bastion for redshirts as well.
With the preponderance of 4 wide sets, we might need more WR or maybe RB/WR hybrids.
WDE translate into OLB in a 3-4 scheme. We don't need as many true NT since they don't play in dime and don't always play in nickel. Some big DE should be able to cross train for emergency depth, so I think 3 would be fine.
Likewise LB are often pulled in Nickle & Dime sets. I would go with your lower end numbers or 13 LB
I would go heavy on DB. Some of the safeties can be hybrid S/OLB guys. Safeties are great for special teams as well.
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What are the target par levels for positions on a roster? Or, how many Scholarships should be used for each position to provide adequate depth.
Offense Scholarships ~42
Defense Scholarships ~40
Special Teams ~3
Offense 42
QB...........4
RB...........5
FB/Hback.....2
WR...........4
WR...........3
WR...........3
TE...........4
LT...........5
G............3
C............3
G............3
RT...........3
Defense 40
DE...........4
NT...........5
DE...........3
Bench........4
MLB..........4
Rov..........3
Field........3
CB...........4
CB...........3
FS...........3
SS...........4
Special Teams 3
PK...........1
P............1
Snap.........1
Does that look about right? Is 5 NT too much? I assume that in Aranda's 3-4, NT should be the most rotated position on the defense, so 5 really isn't outlandish.
Depth is not only a term used for 'this year's depth' in case two+ guys go down at one position; but depth provides us the players that are being developed for the next two years as well.
We have to recruit the best talent we can get, but also keep depth at each position so we are not in a OLine bind like we were this year. That's why there isn't room for some 4 stars out there at one position while there are capable 3 stars that will keep their offer at another position.
O-line and D-line are the most important, but why not put a par level at each position?
I think you have 1 too many TE/FB for today's game. I think you should mostly recruit OT since many will move inside. I would recruit a Center each year depending upon whether you can find one good enough. Otherwise convert some guards. I want another WR (4 wide sets). With the number of QB transfers, we may need 2 some years. In general, the OL should be cross training.
On Defense, I want more DB and less LB and less NT due to the preponderance of nickel and dime sets.
My list changes over time. Right now I have 5 ST since it always seems like we have 5.
Annual___Recruit______Target
Offense__Class________Roster
QB_________1(2)__________4
RB_________2(1)__________5
TE/FB______1_____________5
OL_________4____________15
WR________4____________11
___________----___________--
SubTotal____12___________40
Defense_(3/4)
DL_________3___________10
LB_________4(3) ________13
DB_________5(6) ________17
___________-----__________--
SubTotal____12__________40
Special_Teams
Snp/P/K ___1_____________5
_________----___________----
Total______25____________85
re: Lance Legendre? Who is he? Is he expected to commit?
Posted by mdwilkins on 12/18/18 at 6:40 pm to VolTiger13
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Because we need a Tight End that's ready to play next year. Only way I see us dropping McLendon is if Zipperer jumps on board. The offense this year wanted to run A LOT more zone read and TE passes, but with Moreau being the only real viable TE, they didn't want to risk injury to him and being stuck without any good options there. Same for running Joe when Myles shoulder was hurting.
The problem is that I see 6 TE/FB returning. I don't see how we need another unless someone is "leaving".
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