Recruiting

[cajunhawk]

We got a lot of Texas and Mississippi recruits on this team not doing great as well. IMO any time you've got comparable recruits take the local, and expand the circle.

Of course taking a local kid is a mixed bag. Harder to deal with if he's a football or citizen mistake.

You get it. If we are going to miss...might as well miss locally and build up some good will with local coaches.

[CrappDaddy]

I just don't think Hud is doing a very good job on helping these kids make good decisions. It seems like he is always just telling them...Good Luck and remember us down the road if you change your mind and want to transfer back. That's all well and good...but transfers have a very low success rate.

By the time they get in...their development is already stunted. Look at Otha Peters at the beginning of the year. He looked lost. At the end of the season...one of our best linebackers. Now let's put him in the system 2 years ago, he would be an unstoppable force.

They kill us in the river parishes and in NOLA...but we can't even bring in kids from Acadiana:

2016 Class: Kevin Moore-Acadiana Committed to Texas Tech
2015 Class: Jason Pellerin-Catholic High of New Iberia Committed to Ole Miss
Jalen Bates-Kaplan Committed to Arizona State
2014 Class: Tae Thibodeaux Westgate Committed to Louisville
2013 Class: Josh Boutte Westgate Committed to LSU
Deondre Skinner Patterson Committed to Houston
2012 Class: Lorenzo Phillips Patterson Committed to LSU
Jacoby Briscoe Committed to Miami

We were in on every single one of these kids. I realize the ones who went to LSU were going to go there regardless. How can we expect to build a fence around the state...when we can't even get any recruits in our own backyard?

Those are all P5 schools hawk. It's not that hard to see why they don't want to come here. The grass is just too green for them to stay.

[cajunhawk]

Those are all P5 schools hawk. It's not that hard to see why they don't want to come here. The grass is just too green for them to stay.

Other than LSU...none of these schools are deemed elite P5 schools. If the grass was so green...why are they transferring home? I reject that notion. Most P5's have deeper depth charts than most G5's. So while they are going after the offer from the perceived better school...they are limiting their own chances.

[duggie85]

Other than LSU...none of these schools are deemed elite P5 schools. If the grass was so green...why are they transferring home? I reject that notion. Most P5's have deeper depth charts than most G5's. So while they are going after the offer from the perceived better school...they are limiting their own chances.

I don't think any of those recruits commit to a P5 with the expectations that they'll never see the field. I would hope they all believe and will work towards stepping on the field at whichever P5 school they choose.

If they don't, we probably shouldn't want them as transfers.

[Cajun fan1]

Korey Louis
Breaux Bridge (Breaux Bridge, LA)
OLB 6-1/191

Cody Mitchell
Jasper (Jasper, TX)
TE 6-5/230

Dontrell Allen
East St. John (Reserve, LA)
CB 6-0/181

Jake Arceneaux
Ascension Episcopal (Lafayette, LA)
PRO 6-2/175

Nicholas Wiggins
McKinley (Baton Rouge, LA)
WDE 6-3/220

Edward Hayes
Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring, TX)
S 6-2/190

Tanner Holmes
Newton (Newton, TX)
ILB 6-2/215

Blair Brooks
Thibodaux (Thibodaux, LA)
S 6-2/190

Damarren Mitchell
Magnolia West (Magnolia, TX)
ATH 5-11.5/177

Jacques Boudreaux
Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)
ILB 6-1/222

Jahaziel Lee
Ponchatoula (Ponchatoula, LA)
SDE 6-3/245

Austin Davis
Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
TE 6-3/220

Akkai Ward
Brusly (Brusly, LA)
OT 6-4/295

Tra'Vontae Booker
East Feliciana (Jackson, LA)
OG 6-4/305

Brett Granger
Helena (Helena, MT)
SDE 6-4/220

Phabion Woodard
Gentry (Indianola, MS)
OT 6-4/285

Calif Gossett
Pensacola,Fl
This is the list of current commits. Two kids from the acadiana area. Do we only take one QB? I do not see any lineman that really stand out. I hope they can coach them up.

[Reality Check]

But when it comes to locals, can anyone name one athlete that is blowing up in college right now that UL had a legitimate chance of signing? There may be one or two, but I can't find one right now.

Band Wagon King will tell you that UL screwed up about one recruit for sure!

[CrappDaddy]

Korey Louis
Breaux Bridge (Breaux Bridge, LA)
OLB 6-1/191

Cody Mitchell
Jasper (Jasper, TX)
TE 6-5/230

Dontrell Allen
East St. John (Reserve, LA)
CB 6-0/181

Jake Arceneaux
Ascension Episcopal (Lafayette, LA)
PRO 6-2/175

Nicholas Wiggins
McKinley (Baton Rouge, LA)
WDE 6-3/220

Edward Hayes
Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring, TX)
S 6-2/190

Tanner Holmes
Newton (Newton, TX)
ILB 6-2/215

Blair Brooks
Thibodaux (Thibodaux, LA)
S 6-2/190

Damarren Mitchell
Magnolia West (Magnolia, TX)
ATH 5-11.5/177

Jacques Boudreaux
Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)
ILB 6-1/222

Jahaziel Lee
Ponchatoula (Ponchatoula, LA)
SDE 6-3/245

Austin Davis
Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
TE 6-3/220

Akkai Ward
Brusly (Brusly, LA)
OT 6-4/295

Tra'Vontae Booker
East Feliciana (Jackson, LA)
OG 6-4/305

Brett Granger
Helena (Helena, MT)
SDE 6-4/220

Phabion Woodard
Gentry (Indianola, MS)
OT 6-4/285

Calif Gossett
Pensacola,Fl
This is the list of current commits. Two kids from the acadiana area. Do we only take one QB? I do not see any lineman that really stand out. I hope they can coach them up.

There's 1 o-lineman that youn don't have listed that looks pretty solid, Alfred Beverly. I think the wiggins kid has the potential to be a good pass rusher.

[Cajun fan1]

There's 1 o-lineman that youn don't have listed that looks pretty solid, Alfred Beverly. I think the wiggins kid has the potential to be a good pass rusher.

Yes, i forgot to add him. I was referring to mostly O Lineman. I had the chance to see some of them this summer at camp and I was not overly impressed. With that being said, I am not a coach nor am I a talent evaluator. I hope they pan out. Dontrell Allen is an incredible athlete and will compete for a starting job as a freshman.

[DieHard1280]

So Eli and Ray?
2 guys in 5 years. One of which has contributed in a major way. In 5 years...

So much for that fence around LA...

[CajunT]

Korey Louis
Breaux Bridge (Breaux Bridge, LA)
OLB 6-1/191

Cody Mitchell
Jasper (Jasper, TX)
TE 6-5/230

Dontrell Allen
East St. John (Reserve, LA)
CB 6-0/181

Jake Arceneaux
Ascension Episcopal (Lafayette, LA)
PRO 6-2/175

Nicholas Wiggins
McKinley (Baton Rouge, LA)
WDE 6-3/220

Edward Hayes
Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring, TX)
S 6-2/190

Tanner Holmes
Newton (Newton, TX)
ILB 6-2/215

Blair Brooks
Thibodaux (Thibodaux, LA)
S 6-2/190

Damarren Mitchell
Magnolia West (Magnolia, TX)
ATH 5-11.5/177

Jacques Boudreaux
Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)
ILB 6-1/222

Jahaziel Lee
Ponchatoula (Ponchatoula, LA)
SDE 6-3/245

Austin Davis
Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
TE 6-3/220

Akkai Ward
Brusly (Brusly, LA)
OT 6-4/295

Tra'Vontae Booker
East Feliciana (Jackson, LA)
OG 6-4/305

Brett Granger
Helena (Helena, MT)
SDE 6-4/220

Phabion Woodard
Gentry (Indianola, MS)
OT 6-4/285

Calif Gossett
Pensacola,Fl
This is the list of current commits. Two kids from the acadiana area. Do we only take one QB? I do not see any lineman that really stand out. I hope they can coach them up.

Woodard was dropped for grades, Beverly is not on the list and Cajuns also have a RB committed. Don't hold true to this list because they may have to upgrade other positions in this class and I expect several more changes.