re: Is State out recruiting Ole Miss this year ?

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You will never know that for sure as long as you root for MSU.

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You must not have looked at our 09 class recently. But 7 drafted and 12 overall guys currently in the NFL is probably not up to your standards...

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Those 4-5 truly elite players did a lot last year as FR.

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Literally no one is arguing that.

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They will continue to do a lot more.

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Or that.

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Hooks had a couple decent games, LSU being one, and Kailo was buried in a pretty good group of RBs.

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Hooks has not yet shown he was worthy of a high 4* status in any way. Not that it's a big deal, because most JUCOs don't in their first year. Justin Cox hasn't either for that matter and Denico Autry never did. Kailo has pretty well proven himself unworthy of his ranking, seeing how he was the highest-ranked RB on your roster and is now buried on a depth chart at corner. It only becomes an issue if Hooks doesn't contribute big this year and if Kailo never does.

What I said was very, very simple. Quit trying to twist it. Beyond the elite 4, Engram, and Derrick Jones, that class has a hell of a lot to prove to be considered elite overall. 4 elite players does not make up an elite class.

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Hooks had a couple decent games, LSU being one

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eh, i mean i guess. he had a sack on LSU's first drive of the game. Outside that, he had one tackle the rest of the game, that tackle being on a QB sneak by Jennings that went for a 1st down. If you take out Mettenberger's sack yardage, LSU rushed for 144 yards on 32 carries for a 4.5 average. LSU just went away from the run at their own detriment. I honestly think that was a huge mistake. Hill and Hilliard were both running the ball well that game. LSU running backs had 90 yards on 17 carries in the first half (5.3 ypc), and that included one possession where Mett threw a pick on the first play, and the LSU defense being on the field 18 minutes of the first half. LSU called 7 fewer running plays than their season average and 8 more passes than their season average.

I guess my overall point is that, outside 2 first quarter sack, it's not like the Ole Miss line, Hooks in particular, made a really noticeable push the entire game. That game was lost by way of LSU turning the ball over and the LSU secondary being god awful the entire game.