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re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition
Posted on 11/3/16 at 11:25 am to TideSaint
Posted on 11/3/16 at 11:25 am to TideSaint
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Isaiah Buggs
Position: 4-star DL
Hometown: Ruston, La.
LSU take: Buggs has come close to committing on numerous occasions since the summer. He will make more visits before finalizing his decision. The top junior-college defensive lineman has made several visits to LSU, which is just down the road from his hometown in Northern Louisiana. Buggs’ primary recruiters are Orgeron and Peveto, who hosted the 4-star recruit for the Missouri game last month. The goal is to get Buggs back on campus and show him he can have an instant impact on LSU’s defensive line. Buggs’ ties to Louisiana and Orgeron make him a likely Tiger by Signing Day.
Alabama take: Alabama is one of Buggs’ top schools, but until he actually visits Tuscaloosa, he can’t be considered a legitimate target for the Tide. Adding quality defensive linemen is Alabama’s top priority in the Class of 2017. Buggs is one of the Tide’s top targets, but there’s about a zero percent chance he chooses Alabama because he still hasn’t visited.
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Posted on 11/3/16 at 11:26 am to TideSaint
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Phidarian Mathis
Position: 4-star DL
Hometown: Monroe, La.
LSU take: One of the prized defensive line recruits in the class, Mathis named LSU, Alabama and TCU as his finalists. It’s truly a two-team race between the two SEC West powers. Orgeron is handling Mathis’ recruitment, and it helps that his former Neville High teammate, Rashard Lawrence, is already on campus at LSU. Mathis hears from the LSU and ‘Bama staffs daily and will decide his future after his senior season. It’s a bit of a coin toss between LSU and Alabama because LSU has focused most of its attention on other defensive linemen like Buggs and Marvin Wilson.
Alabama take: That last portion above is key when it comes to Alabama’s chances with Mathis. Buggs and Wilson are not serious targets for the Tide now. Mathis is. He told SEC Country a few months back that Alabama was recruiting him the hardest. Napier and defensive line coach Karl Dunbar have tag-teamed Mathis’ recruitment and have made him one of the team’s top targets. He’s one of the uncommitted targets I am most confident with in projecting in the Tide’s class now.
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