re: Shea says to not be surprised if Cai Bates doesn't end up in this class

You've been following recruiting for a long time it seems, Cap. This is an honest question.

Why does it feel like BK is having a harder time recruiting here than coaches who had way less proof of concept on the field?

I know NIL has changed things dramatically. But you'd think that a coach who's already shown a winning culture at a place like LSU would have a much, much easier time pulling top tier guys.

Money aside, why do you think there's been this struggle?

Caveat - I know recruiting hasn't been bad but I think there was some real expectations that we'd land in the top 5 year consistently once we got BK.