Official Ragin Cajun Football Early Signing Day Thread for 2018

[talktomewillis]

That has been Jay's stance since before he broke into talk radio.

He should be doing his 2016 recruiting class analysis any day now.

And, here you go.

21 players signed.

Five of them were JUCO players and have since departed. Denarius Howard, Jarvis Jeffries, Trev Miller, Kevon Perry and Artez Williams. Miller was the only one, in my opinion, that really contributed BOTH years they were at UL. Four of them played a lot as seniors.

Of the remaining 16 signees, seven are no longer with the program.

Of the nine who remain, three really haven't seen the field much. (QB Jake Arceneaux, OL Kendall Baker and Akkai Ward).

That leaves six.
I would consider three (Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas) to be starters.

The other three (DL Tra'Vontae Booker, DB Blair Brooks, WR Calif Gossett) saw action during the season. We'll see if any of them move into a starting role next season.

Now...rate the class.

[zephyr]

And, here you go.

21 players signed.

Five of them were JUCO players and have since departed. Denarius Howard, Jarvis Jeffries, Trev Miller, Kevon Perry and Artez Williams. Miller was the only one, in my opinion, that really contributed BOTH years they were at UL. Four of them played a lot as seniors.

Of the remaining 16 signees, seven are no longer with the program.

Of the nine who remain, three really haven't seen the field much. (QB Jake Arceneaux, OL Kendall Baker and Akkai Ward).

That leaves six.
I would consider three (Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas) to be starters.

The other three (DL Tra'Vontae Booker, DB Blair Brooks, WR Calif Gossett) saw action during the season. We'll see if any of them move into a starting role next season.

Now...rate the class.

You are peeing in everyone's Cheerios. I agree with you but people don't want no negativity around here.

[BeauCajun]

And, here you go.

21 players signed.

Five of them were JUCO players and have since departed. Denarius Howard, Jarvis Jeffries, Trev Miller, Kevon Perry and Artez Williams. Miller was the only one, in my opinion, that really contributed BOTH years they were at UL. Four of them played a lot as seniors.

Of the remaining 16 signees, seven are no longer with the program.

Of the nine who remain, three really haven't seen the field much. (QB Jake Arceneaux, OL Kendall Baker and Akkai Ward).

That leaves six.
I would consider three (Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas) to be starters.

The other three (DL Tra'Vontae Booker, DB Blair Brooks, WR Calif Gossett) saw action during the season. We'll see if any of them move into a starting role next season.

Now...rate the class.

On a scale of 1-10, I would choose it as a 3.

[CajunVic]

On a scale of 1-10, I would choose it as a 3.

That would be these three (3) Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas

[talktomewillis]

You are peeing in everyone's Cheerios. I agree with you but people don't want no negativity around here.

Not being negative. Being real.

In every recruiting class, there is attrition. If you sign 25 and 15 make a significant contribution before they leave, that's one helluva class.

I believe 30% of our signees will never see their senior season. Why? Because that's the case in nearly every recruiting class at every school.

Now, let me end on a positive note:

I believe when all is said and done, we will have more contributors out of this class than any since...well...I can remember.

I'm excited. But I'm also realistic.

[cajun_lannister]

Not being negative. Being real.

In every recruiting class, there is attrition. If you sign 25 and 15 make a significant contribution before they leave, that's one helluva class.

I believe 30% of our signees will never see their senior season. Why? Because that's the case in nearly every recruiting class at every school.

Now, let me end on a positive note:

I believe when all is said and done, we will have more contributors out of this class than any since...well...I can remember.

I'm excited. But I'm also realistic.

It's the nature of the beast there are only 22 position's (excluding special teams) and each year you add 25 players

In a 4 year cycle you can only utilize 22%-30% of your assets

[basinbear]

Not being negative. Being real.

In every recruiting class, there is attrition. If you sign 25 and 15 make a significant contribution before they leave, that's one helluva class.

I believe 30% of our signees will never see their senior season. Why? Because that's the case in nearly every recruiting class at every school.

Now, let me end on a positive note:

I believe when all is said and done, we will have more contributors out of this class than any since...well...I can remember.

I'm excited. But I'm also realistic.

It's when I'm asked to evaluate a signing class I always add the qualifier, "on paper".

[Geaux]

I've said it here before. One of Hud's flaws was his recruiting classes. Outside of getting them to campus, he would only hit on 15%-20% of his recruits by year three. That number should be trending closer to 40%-50%.

[talktomewillis]

I've said it here before. One of Hud's flaws was his recruiting classes. Outside of getting them to campus, he would only hit on 15%-20% of his recruits by year three. That number should be trending closer to 40%-50%.

And, hopefully this one will. I'm VERY optimistic.

[CajunT]

I've said it here before. One of Hud's flaws was his recruiting classes. Outside of getting them to campus, he would only hit on 15%-20% of his recruits by year three. That number should be trending closer to 40%-50%.

Attrition was part of the problem, getting them to campus and keeping them on campus.

[Cajunsmike]

And, here you go.

21 players signed.

Five of them were JUCO players and have since departed. Denarius Howard, Jarvis Jeffries, Trev Miller, Kevon Perry and Artez Williams. Miller was the only one, in my opinion, that really contributed BOTH years they were at UL. Four of them played a lot as seniors.

Of the remaining 16 signees, seven are no longer with the program.

Of the nine who remain, three really haven't seen the field much. (QB Jake Arceneaux, OL Kendall Baker and Akkai Ward).

That leaves six.
I would consider three (Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas) to be starters.

The other three (DL Tra'Vontae Booker, DB Blair Brooks, WR Calif Gossett) saw action during the season. We'll see if any of them move into a starting role next season.

Now...rate the class.

That summary indicates the rating would not be very good. Probably a factor in that coach no longer being here.

[CajunEXPRESS]

And, here you go.

21 players signed.

Five of them were JUCO players and have since departed. Denarius Howard, Jarvis Jeffries, Trev Miller, Kevon Perry and Artez Williams. Miller was the only one, in my opinion, that really contributed BOTH years they were at UL. Four of them played a lot as seniors.

Of the remaining 16 signees, seven are no longer with the program.

Of the nine who remain, three really haven't seen the field much. (QB Jake Arceneaux, OL Kendall Baker and Akkai Ward).

That leaves six.
I would consider three (Jacques Boudreaux, Raymond Calais and Trey Ragas) to be starters.

The other three (DL Tra'Vontae Booker, DB Blair Brooks, WR Calif Gossett) saw action during the season. We'll see if any of them move into a starting role next season.

Now...rate the class.

I think the point is that you always say that, and that’s fine. The truth is nobody ever goes back and rate a recruiting class three years down the road. I’m sure it’s almost a given that almost nobody’s class lives up to the hype.

Recruiting class announcements are about hope for the future, that’s all. It’s fun for the fans. Your view is let’s count the votes instead of the polls. I get that, but the vote is the reality, the polls the hope. Anyone can be accurate once the results are in.