re: No boycott, sorry rest of SEC

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It would be ridiculous.

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No it wouldn't be. People from other States don't know about Louisiana. There has been a 100 year hostility between New Orleans and the rest of the State in a great many things, but especially football. It was reflected in football with a long standing tradition of N.O. players NOT going to LSU. 50 years ago they went to Nebraska, etc.

Northeast Louisiana and NW LA also have a different culture and no strong ties to LSU. West LA is also rather antagonistic to LSU and not many recruits come from that area.

Usually every new LSU coach talks about "building a wall around LA." But the geography of the State makes that difficult because the cultures are so different and hostile to each other. Only Saban actually made inroads across the State and he successfully introduced recruiting NO talent. But generally, N.O. people view LSU with suspicion of prejudice.

Coach O just dropped a heaping pile of confirmation of many peoples beliefs about LSU and him. Will it make a difference? Probably 2-3 good players a year will go elsewhere. But LSU fans who think what O did was a smart public relations move that will have no negative effects on recruiting or how people view him and his program are deep in the tank of feel-good juice.