re: Before everyone blows their wad over missing on the DTs

Difference here is you have them on campus and can immediately identify who sets your program the next 3-4 years. If they like a player enough they're not going to just come poach them off LSU's roster. Perkins has been tampered with every year. With the exception of when Orgeron got fired and Heard, I'd say LSU has done a good job preventing other teams poaching their talent off the roster.


They know who to let go and who's worth spending to keep. When you have those HS players in practice it's less difficult to identify who's going to be a star or not. So, it's still relevant to program stability.