re: Daron Payne_Missippi St. lean?? WT%???

I disagree on Russell being a bigger recruit than Chad Jackson. That dude was unstoppable at Hoover. He went to Florida around the height of their reign. Maybe down south Russell was a bigger name but in the 6a division that year Chad Jackson was a cut above the rest. I was surprised he didn't have a better pro career with the patriots.

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MSU is definitely reaping the rewards of both Bama and Auburn filling up, getting some really good player from the state...

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This was bound to happen. I live in CA, and I can tell you that the SEC is becoming a national brand. As Bama and Auburn move up, a lot of the kids that would have normally signed with Bama and Auburn are having to look elsewhere. High school coaches and players alike are dealing with a new reality that there are fewer slots available "in house". Someone is going to take these kids. #hailstate

What can you do to help/prevent that though? Not take as many nationally elite guys?

I do like getting the overlooked guys out of MS and LA though. Those guys almost always play with tremendous chips on their shoulders, especially against the home schools. I loved how Beniquez played in the Bama game. Was really his coming out party. Think he started all of the last 3 at SLB over a SR...

I couldn't think of a better scenario in Baton Rouge than putting the ball in the hands of a LA kid, snapped by a LA kid, with another LA kid lined up at RB. Now -- it's LSU -- and I was barely driving last time we actually beat them -- but the scenario this year is as good as it's been for an upset in BR since 2000, when the first cracks in the Sherrill regime developed with a 14 pt lead in DV...

Also, on Mixon, we actually "made room" for him while at camp. He wasn't a take until then -- when he performed so well there that he basically didn't give us a choice...

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Have better balance in a class. When you're taking less than 10 in-state players in a class, it's a bit worrisome. But you can't "overstock" on them either. Mike Shula did that.

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It must suck to have 5-stars from everywhere wanting to play for you.