Recruiting

I actually prefer Lane’s recruiting method. I see no purpose in high school recruiting unless someone is just a stud that can make immediate impact. I realize it’s harder to instill culture this way, but these kids are mercenaries. It’s just a reality of modern football.

I do hope our new staff is more active on that recruiting front though. Lane seemed to be a photo op guy, not totally in.

I must be retarded because people misunderstand just about everything I type.

I think Lane's method was good and I'm not saying that should change but our HS recruiting should be better. Some kids really do just stick with a program. Not every kid is a mercenary, just some of them. Most kids still stick with the school they sign with out of HS. That's a statistical fact.

I asked Grok earlier about NFL talent per capita and Mississippi currently ranks #3 with active NFL players and going back to the leagues inception we’re ranked #1 by a decent margin. Yes the portal has proven to work and it’s hard to keep kids at one place more than a year, but I’d really like to try and lock down the in-state talent for a number of reasons.

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I asked Grok earlier about NFL talent per capita and Mississippi currently ranks #3 with active NFL players and going back to the leagues inception we’re ranked #1 by a decent margin. Yes the portal has proven to work and it’s hard to keep kids at one place more than a year, but I’d really like to try and lock down the in-state talent for a number of reasons

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Now ask Grok how we rank with NFL talent per in-state SEC school (i.e. MS NFL Players per # of MS SEC Teams).

Per capita doesn't help much when we have the lowest population in the SEC and multiple SEC programs.

Really hope make a run at getting Frank Wilson on the staff in some way.. He could help us lock down NO area and screw lane out a lot great recruits.

In some ways, me too, but I also don’t want a staff full of old-heads if that makes sense.

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getting Frank Wilson on the staff in some way.. He could help us lock down NO area and screw lane out a lot great recruits.

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A lot of our best players under O we got this way. Lane will put more work into recruiting elsewhere and not the facetime with the HS coaches there which still mean alot.

I dont know why LK wouldnt put Frank W. And O on staff immediately.

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I dont know why LK wouldnt put Frank W. And O on staff immediately.

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I know they coached together at USC & UT but do you think there’s a tiny voice in the back of Lanes mind saying “he’s already had the LSU head job before, he became interim when I was fired from USC, maybe some boosters want that to happen here and him be LSU HC again” and he’s trying to avoid that possibility?

One reason i think Lane wants no way close to LSU program.. Cause he already got interim coach tag once.. Notice most of all Lane assist coaches that was on staff at Ole Miss never was HC or interim any where. Note i could be wrong that but seems like a pattern with Lane.. He don't want anyone has been HC any where close to his staff after the whole USC/Bama firing.

I was wrong in that statement but.. give him a good RB like Lacy and he can do things.