NSD 2022 National Signing Day

[CajunT]

I think you are correct. The lack of high caliber recruits on the final signing day was unusual compared to our last few years. We had become used to last minute gems droping into our recruiting bag. This year was not the case, but that is due, I believe, to the chaos of all of the coaching changes. If this staff can continue to win at a high level I see no reason why we can't get back to consistently being at the top SBC recruiting.

On a side note, if I am remembering correctly, I don't think Napier's first recruiting class was large in number either.

When you say high caliber, there was no O'Cyrus Torrence or Kyren Lacey. But there definitely were athletes like Max Mitchell, Nathan Thomas, AJ Gillie, and Carlis Rubio. Athletes that have the attributes we are looking for, but need time to develop and not many major offers.

Cajun fans tend to look at the last two classes under Billy Napier and forget about the athletes that didn't come here as higher profile recruits. The only major recruit on the 2021 starting offensive line was Torrence. Max Mitchell had UL and Tech late. I created Carlos Rubio's profile on 247, he had an offer from Northern Alabama until UL and Troy offered him late. Brown wasn't heavily recruited until late in the game, until several SBC schools and Southern Miss jumped in late.

This class has isn't as good, or as large as the previous two but it's far from a FCS class.

[UL_Cajuns]

I think you are correct. The lack of high caliber recruits on the final signing day was unusual compared to our last few years. We had become used to last minute gems droping into our recruiting bag. This year was not the case, but that is due, I believe, to the chaos of all of the coaching changes. If this staff can continue to win at a high level I see no reason why we can't get back to consistently being at the top SBC recruiting.

On a side note, if I am remembering correctly, I don't think Napier's first recruiting class was large in number either.

https://247sports.com/college/louisi...tball/Commits/

Napier's first recruiting class in 2018 was 5th in the SBC overall, 18 recruits, average rating of .8001.

Although Des' first Recruiting class is 6th in the SBC overall with only 12 commits, the .8444 is the highest rated average UL has ever had in history. This could go up with 3 scholarships still to be handed out if a transfer portal recruit would be considered in this thing, but not sure if they are.

James Ohonba - transfer from Michigan State had a rating of .8804, 3 star out of HS, but not sure either if that is included in the average for 2022.

[Big Buds]

I disagree with the lack of high caliber players. This class has a good bit of studs and a few PWO players. Don’t we have a couple 4 stars?

[UL_Cajuns]

I disagree with the lack of high caliber players. This class has a good bit of studs and a few PWO players. Don’t we have a couple 4 stars?

Those that are stating this recruiting class has lack of "high Caliber Players" know nothing about recruiting nor did they take the time to research these 12 commits.

[ULGrad@HOU]

I disagree with the lack of high caliber players. This class has a good bit of studs and a few PWO players. Don’t we have a couple 4 stars?

It's in reference to yesterday's signings, not December. Nobody is saying December lacked anything or anyone.

[UL_Cajuns]

It's in reference to yesterday's signings, not December. Nobody is saying December lacked anything or anyone.

Bright side is: Des was able to hold onto those Dec. commits.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Those that are stating this recruiting class has lack of "high Caliber Players" know nothing about recruiting nor did they take the time to research these 12 commits.

Do people read anymore? It's about yesterday.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Bright side is: Des was able to hold onto those Dec. commits.

Yes, I agree, that was great.

[ULGrad@HOU]

I think people are a little confused that December was actual signings and not just commitments. Yesterday, was in a way, all by itself, being a second period of signings. Both together make up the class of signed recruits going into next Fall. Which of course doesn't count for additions later if it occurs.

[ULGrad@HOU]

When you say high caliber, there was no O'Cyrus Torrence or Kyren Lacey. But there definitely were athletes like Max Mitchell, Nathan Thomas, AJ Gillie, and Carlis Rubio. Athletes that have the attributes we are looking for, but need time to develop and not many major offers.

Cajun fans tend to look at the last two classes under Billy Napier and forget about the athletes that didn't come here as higher profile recruits. The only major recruit on the 2021 starting offensive line was Torrence. Max Mitchell had UL and Tech late. I created Carlos Rubio's profile on 247, he had an offer from Northern Alabama until UL and Troy offered him late. Brown wasn't heavily recruited until late in the game, until several SBC schools and Southern Miss jumped in late.

This class has isn't as good, or as large as the previous two but it's far from a FCS class.

High caliber, meaning right now, they already are a sought after recruit, not the fact that they can turn out one day to be high caliber.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Since very little is known yet, about how well the new staff will be, there can be arguments on both sides, positive and negative.
The December signings were all recruited by the previous staff. The good thing is we still signed most of them. Yesterday, specifically, is a bit of concern however. I'm glad for the guys we were able to sign, I'm not going to knock them, they could be diamonds in the rough. But overall, we didn't sign any established, high caliber players. There would have been a few, if we didn't have the chaos of Nov/Dec. Now, what does that mean for the future, maybe nothing. We will just have to wait and see.

Ha, you just can’t wait to say I told y’all so.

We absolutely have high quality recruiters. They’ve done it here and other places including CMD. CBN had a long history at Louisiana with some of the recruits he flipped.

[CajunT]

High caliber, meaning right now, they already are a sought after recruit, not the fact that they can turn out one day to be high caliber.

I understand the difference, but you have to develop athletes that are projectable. Butler and Mitchell were 2 ��, that's my point.