re: 2016 Auburn Football Recruiting Thread

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Saying Jeremy Johnson sucks is putting it nicely though.

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Lol. He was talking about DL Jauntavius Johnson. My bad if you already knew that.

I would still be shocked if Pruitt stays with Georgia. There was too much smoke not to be some fire there. We have better shot getting GA guys than LSU guys, imho, but I think any coaching changes could benefit us, especially on the defensive side.

Would we go after any LSU recruits

We should hire Coach O and pull in their DL class


ETA**: Issue with going after LSU's class is that their class is filled with LA kids. If they hire someone even remotely competent they all flip right back to LSU

LSU isn't firing miles.,. at least not right now.

And if they do, whoever they hire will save their class... the state of LA is locked down... would take s ton of losing to shake that.

Alabama, with a former LSU HC who has won 4 NCs still loses a ton of battles to LSU with LA kids.

We would struggle to pry away people from LSU's class even if they hired a coach after NSD

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Alabama, with a former LSU HC who has won 4 NCs still loses a ton of battles to LSU with LA kids.

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Yeah but Nick has won his fair share of battles too. See Lacey, Collins, & Cam Robinson.

In all seriousness though if Les did leave it would help us with 1 of our top OT targets, 5* Willie Allen.

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Maybe but I did not read 1 insider say we even were the lean for any of them. Just that we had made things very tight & were hopeful. As I said the only 1 debateable was Kwon depending on the insider.

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Don't want to derail the thread but how is that at all against what I was talking about? I didn't say we lead for them only that we missed on them. Which we did... And that some fans were hopeful we would get them but when we missed on all of them we melted. Looking back on it was a very entertaining day on the message boards

As for LSU recruits not sure losing Les will make much of a difference in our class considering not many on that list looked at us before. It's kinda weird but we don't seem to be any that many battles with them this year. It seems like usually we fight them for 3-5 guys a season but John Broussard & Willie Allen are the only 2 guys I can think of this season that are/were battles between us. Shavar Manuel maybe? But I think he has written us pretty much off. The majority of our battles this year are with UF or UGA

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LSU should be one of the most coveted HC spots. They are the only instate program in a recruiting hotbed, they have access to Texas & Florida, they have great facilities and atmosphere + money. I don't know how Les Miles didn't win 12+ a year

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I agree with it being a coveted position but the 12+ win is a little ridiculous standard

The SEC West is loaded, I don't care how great a hotbed or facilities you have if you are battling teams that have similar facilities & can land similar recruits it's tough. They should definitely be a top 3 team in the West each season which they have been for the most part. I think this move is more out of wanting something new than anything else. They have hit a rough patch back to back seasons now & coming from being the #2 team in the nation just 3 weeks ago, there's a lot of melting going on. Will be interesting to see who they get as replacement though. I just don't see Jimbo leaving the comfy confines of the ACC where Clemson is his only challenger for the SEC West.

It's completely not likely but there is the chance that the 3 coaches who have had most success against Auburn in recent years could all be gone by season end. Les Miles, Mark Richt & Nick Saban. I doubt it happens but that would be nice for Auburn football if it did

Don't at me, I just hope I don't bring it up accidently next time I see him!!