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Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:54 am
Posted by Shaggy01
Dallas
Member since Nov 2021
119 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:54 am


Word on the town is they will push all in for CJ West, but even that does not look very likely.

Yikes.
Posted by Sponge
Member since Nov 2018
3776 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:57 am to
You cannot compete for a NC with a below average interior DL.

You just can't
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
36590 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:00 am to
This melt is gonna be funny
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94605 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:03 am to
Greg Penn might miss 1,000 tackles this year on the never ending line of running backs running full speed through the gaping hole in the middle of the defensive line.


Oof.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 10:03 am
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
73536 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:03 am to
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You cannot compete for a NC with a below average interior DL.


You also can’t compete for national championships if you break the bank on sub elite players every year.
Posted by Tiger2022
Member since Dec 2021
781 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:07 am to
Posted this earlier but couldn’t find the link. Absolute disaster of a situation. Kelly is a good coach but he has botched this particular facet badly.
Posted by Sponge
Member since Nov 2018
3776 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:12 am to
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every year.

Agreed

You build your roster with HS classes and supplement with the portal only when you have glaring holes, like this year.
Posted by GeauxVU
Member since Jan 2022
1084 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:13 am to
quote:

You also can’t compete for national championships if you break the bank on sub elite players every year.


THANK YOU.

I'm going to continue to repeat myself on this board until maybe, one day, the message gets through...

Panicking and paying guys is not a recipe for winning championships. Focus on the big 5 positions, and don't overpay for guys at other positions.

There's a difference between being ABLE to pay and being WILLING to pay for a particular player - and each school has to determine that player's worth based on a number of factors, including (but not limited to) - position, previous production, opportunity to develop / future production, years of eligibility, personal attributes, etc.

These valuations also have to be taken into context of the broader team e.g. are we really going to pay a DT more than we pay our top returning guys just because he came in through the portal? What kind of message does that send to the team + what does that do inside the locker room?

There's been a clear message sent by CBK + the staff that they're not willing to get into bidding wars and have a value they've set that they feel a player is worth.
Posted by Shaggy01
Dallas
Member since Nov 2021
119 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:13 am to
I could care less that Miami is gonna throw the extra money to get him (worked great for A&M right)

But the fact they could have had the Indiana kid for a reasonable amount and let him walk...

Thats gonna sting.
Posted by Hurricane2020
Member since Apr 2020
2472 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:14 am to
We don't know what's going on behind the scenes. We also don't know what kinda money is being offered. What I do know is LSU is more than capable of offering a competitive NIL package on top of having 2 of the best D-line coaches in the country, and having a roster with a guaranteed starting DT spot. Whatever these guys are getting offered it's not market value, but a monstrous overpay.

Kelly doesn't like to overpay for players, it creates resentment and turmoil in the lockeroom. You can't pay a middle of the SEC caliber Dlineman more than your star WR or all American LB.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57728 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:22 am to
Bad look for LSU this transfer cycle
Posted by GeauxLSU4
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2012
10579 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:30 am to
I've said this multiple times, but Bo Davis will have a DT room consisting of Guillory, Paez, Makaneole, Lee, Washington, and possibly Breaux/McKinley at least serviceable as long as the injury bug doesn't hit. He's the best DL coach in the country and will get the best out of them. I still think we'll add at least 1 more guy. With much better coaching this year, I don't think this will be the glaring weakness some of you think it will be.
Posted by Nomadic Bengal
Member since Jul 2022
1484 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:30 am to
Big OOF for Kelly & Co.

Glaring issues, not addressed. Will enjoy hearing him spin this web of bullshite in his next presser.
Posted by LSUminati
Member since Jan 2017
3378 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:38 am to
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Guillory, Paez, Makaneole, Lee, Washington, and possibly Breaux/McKinley

Listing names doesn’t make them serviceable.
Posted by AD23
Lab
Member since Jun 2012
620 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:47 am to
Hahaha Brian Kelly is showing himself repeatedly to be behind the times. I’m sure the RB will spin this as a positive for LSU somehow though.
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
Member since Sep 2014
5702 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:49 am to
Some people need a reason to bitch about anything
Posted by 1984Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Apr 2006
7282 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:58 am to
These morons think LSU should be like the New York Yankees and just buy the best players available, just so they can beat their chest and say “their” team is the best. If that’s what it’s come to, my days as a fan of college sports are numbered.
Posted by AD23
Lab
Member since Jun 2012
620 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:05 am to
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These morons think LSU should be like the New York Yankees and just buy the best players available, just so they can beat their chest and say “their” team is the best. If that’s what it’s come to, my days as a fan of college sports are numbered.



cool, grandpa. enjoy giving up 300 yards rushing a game with your high morals! times certainly don't change!
Posted by ExpoTiger
Member since Jul 2014
6499 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:48 am to
After browsing, this should be called the shitty take thread
Posted by J2thaROC
Member since May 2018
13047 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:53 am to
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You also can’t compete for national championships if you break the bank on sub elite players every year.



Which is exactly why Texas and Texas A&M have been shite.
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