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Well, for two years you hear a guy is locked in and just a few hours before he makes it publically official, he commits to your rival instead because "they win championships".
That tends to create a sour mood...
BTW, you've done really nice work on this thread MLU!!! You tend to be a bit more optimistic than I do when it comes to the current regime, but I know you really know what you are talking about. There are many places I could get info, or I can just come in here and read what you think and that makes it easier.
So thank you!!!
I will say this....it's a shame how much one or two guys flipping gets all of the attention. LSU inked two really good players yesterday from Louisiana. They are not getting enough attention.
BTW, I'm 100% guilty. I was furious that Surtain flipped to Alabama. It gave me a rotten mood all day.
This morning I decided to do some digging around and found some potential grad transfers that LSU could be interested in. Now, there's no inside source here as to who they are leaning towards. These are just a few kids who have announced their intention to transfer and would be a good fit.
CB, Chris James, Illinois is originally from Orange, TX. He was lightly recruited and looks like Illinois and Iowa State were his two biggest offers. He redshirted and will be transferring after graduating as a redshirt Junior. James primarily played the nickle position for Lovie Smith.
CB, Juwan Dowels, Syracuse originally from Sunrise, FL and attended American Heritage HS. He was offered by Clemson and OU, but the decision came down to Syracuse and Rutgers. He missed 10 games in 2016 with a knee injury. In three years he had 69 tackles and eight PBs in 24 games.
CB, VJ Banks, Rice was born in Baton Rouge and was recruited from Bryan, TX. Rice and Baylor were the biggest schools to recruit him. He's started on and off, but I'm not sure if it's been due to injury or performance.
CB, Antonio Nelson, Coahoma CC originally signed with UF out of HS in Montgomery, AL and is showing up as a Miss State lean right now. He's the highest rated, unsigned JUCO CB left. He was a 3-star prospect originally with a long, frame and decent cover skills, who never academically qualified for UF. He was named a 1st team All American his freshman year in JUCO with 41 tackles, 8 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries.
The plan didn't fail. It's just fell through which happens. Same thing for Foster. You have to wait for a kid to choose or sign someone's you don't want and will just transfer. Foster was Plan A. Finding a Grad Transfer is Plan B.
I, too, like your insight. A lot of times we agree, but sometimes see things in a different light (I'm half empty, you are half full). I try to stay positive overall about the program. You have to be realistic as a fan when Nick Saban coaches a team in your division....regardless of coach/players, he's hard to beat.
I do disagree that the plan didn't fail. It most certainly failed. LSU did not sign a CB or QB in this class. CB was of utmost importance. You are down to 4 scholarship corners next year, with Greedy likely moving on after 2018. You did not sign a CB in the early period and you put all of your eggs in the Surtain basket. That's a fail. An epic fail because it hurts you not only in 2018, but in the future as well. By all indications, Foster was a long-shot. One bird in hand is better than two in the bush. If LSU does not cool on Goodrich late, he likely would be a Tiger. I get the fact they were one scholarship short to make a push for all of their wants.....but that can be seen as a failure as well. While the kicker they signed looks to be outstanding, he's here for one year. Give me Goodrich in a heartbeat over the one year kicker.
Hopefully, the staff will learn from their mistakes in this first early signing period. But, let's be real.....if this coaching staff does not start turning things around, they won't be around for long. The SEC West will be hard to navigate once these other coaches (other than Satan) get their programs on track. Orgeron has to get better every year just to keep up.
Not signing 1 CB has no long term implications, especially with a ridiculous number of elite CBs in the 2019 in Louisiana. Not signing a CB in this class is a failure, but understand that the signing period is not yet over. In that way, the plan did not fail. Options A and B just did the turn out the way we hoped. If they start the season without adding a JUCO or Grad Transfer, then you can call it a failure.
I agree with you on this. Keenan Jones is athletically gifted as anyone in this class. He's 6'4 205 and fast. He won the state long jump and triple jump and 2nd in the high jump as a Jr., but he's from a small school not known for football. If he puts in the effort, he should be coached up to be a star. If a 4 star can be considered a sleeper, it's him.I have learned through my own daughter's recruitment and now college career, some high schools have better resources and coaching which leads to kids being recruited more highly. Some kids, like my daughter get lost in the numbers and need the resources and coaching of a college program to really shine. She has really made a jump in performance and strength after just 1 semester and it shows on the track. She PRs in something every meet. Like her, so many of these kids are going to make a leap after getting into a strength program like LSU's. They're going to learn to run every route the same, make the right steps and cuts, learn how to read opposing players, etc and that's going to lead to a leap in performance. It's not just the talent, but the coaching and resources. This is not an area in which LSU is lacking. Every position coach on this team is highly regarded in their position with the exception of Mickey Joseph and Dennis Johnson. They now have WR coach to cover one deficiency and as long as Orgeron is around, meatball and the D-Line has one of the best D-Line coaches in football. Now they're adding Nussmeier to the Shadow Staff to assist with QBs.
I agree with you on this. Keenan Jones is athletically gifted as anyone in this class. He's 6'4 205 and fast. He won the state long jump and triple jump and 2nd in the high jump as a Jr., but he's from a small school not known for football. If he puts in the effort, he should be coached up to be a star. If a 4 star can be considered a sleeper, it's him.
Jaray Jenkins is a candidate to switch to CB I heard. Also, after Dillon, Chase is the shortest receiver at 6-1.The receiver haul in this class may have been the best in the country. I just have a hard time seeing how you take 4 receivers and no corners.
You might be right about Jones. Even if he is as good as you say, he might still be buried on the depth chart behind Chase and Marshall. What worries me when you take four in one class at the same position, it’s almost guaranteed one or two will transfer.
But I am excited about this receiver class. And unlike a lot of Orgeron haters, I actually think Ensminger is a pretty shrewd coordinator. He will make better use of the receivers than Canada or anyone under Miles did.