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The thing with LSU is Orgeron actually recruited well at LSU.

2017 - 91.05 avg ranking
2018 - 90.11
2019 - 90.95
2020 - 93.26
2021 - 92.89

2022 - 91.62
2023 - 91.83

There hasn't been a real change in LSU recruiting. It's a little better than O's first 3 years and worse than his last 2.

Kelly isn't increasing LSU talent. He's a more consistent and better coach than Orgeron, but he's probably not quite as good a recruiter.

The thing with LSU is that Orgeron didn't actually recruit that well.

The 2018 class lost 10 before they made it to the 2019 team.

The top player from 2020 never made it to spring 2021. The 2nd ranked player from 2020 never met Kelly. 10 more players from that class did not make it to spring 2022.

2021 was better, but still, 4 of those players transferred out almost immediately.

ETA: If you want to make the argument that Orgeron is a better recruiter than Kelly.......maybe you're right. I think Kelly's place on this staff is more as a closer. But as a whole, this staff is better at scouting and recruiting, and that starts with Frank Wilson, who is probably the best recruiter in LSU history.

This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 10:00 am