Recruiting Updates 22-12-15...

[ManAboutTown]

Jeff Taylor (UTSA Coach) calling out P5 for tampering with kids not in the portal. Coach Leger backed up him on twitter.

The recruiting game is forever changed. There is no way to enforce rules keeping these larger programs for recruiting G5 rosters. There is no structure. There is nothing in place that keeps anyone honest (relatively speaking).

[CajunVic]

Anyone think they were honest or following any rules before NIL and free transfer?

These two changes have just made it easier for poaching . . .

[Turbine]

Anyone think they were honest or following any rules before NIL and free transfer?

These two changes have just made it easier for poaching . . .

No.

That's why I'm anxious to see any changes in their official budgets

[Duggie35]

It won't be very long that it won't really matter who coaches your team. It will only matter which teams have the most money to buy the best players. It's already that way at the very top of the food chain. But a bottom feeder will be able to quickly move toward the top if the money is there, regardless of who the Coach is. How would coaches feel if the schools would start cutting coaches salaries from 6-7-8 or 9 million a year down to about 1 or 2 million a year and start putting that saved money into NIL deals instead? The poo poo would hit the fan and then I bet you would hear many more screaming for change.

[moorecajun]

Any chance our coaches are still recruiting the same level of players they were in the past, only now they are only offering the ones they feel are truly commited to playing for the Cajuns? I mean think about it; if a player is really going to go with the team that offers him the "best deal", why continue to spend time and effort on him. This is part of developing the culture. Even doing so, players are still being swayed away by bigger programs and some probably always will be.

Recruiting is a tough game; NONE of us really know what is being done in the process.

[RaginDave]

I know we talk about who has offers to where and what not. But just putting this out there.

Do you guys remember us recruiting this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-J...school-189618/

Kid was a 2 Star with no other offers, not FCS, Southland, SWAC, ETC, no other offers. Think he worked out pretty good for us.

How about this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Bralen-...school-188525/

This kid?

https://247sports.com/player/kameron...eaux-46047942/

This kid, who was not even listed on 247 sports.

https://www.maxpreps.com/la/lafayett...=n1bmccld1cu00

Or this kid, who wasn't even recruited by his local college SBC team.

https://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Ga...school-211478/

This young man, tearing it up in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Robert-...school-137531/

This young man, playing in the NFL

https://247sports.com/Player/Kevin-D...-school-98233/

I could go on and on, but none of these guys were highly recruited kids in high school and each one of them made a huge impact on the Cajuns.

one last one, how about this transfer from Alabama State that might just go on to play in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Michael...school-265908/

Check out his offers out of HS, a total of 1 school, Alabama State.

[ManAboutTown]

Btw, Rivals has an updated SBC commit list and we're ranked #2 in conference. Means as much as it did when we were #6 in my opinion, but for those who follow the rankings, that was posted yesterday.

[CajunConnection]

I know we talk about who has offers to where and what not. But just putting this out there.

Do you guys remember us recruiting this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-J...school-189618/

Kid was a 2 Star with no other offers, not FCS, Southland, SWAC, ETC, no other offers. Think he worked out pretty good for us.

How about this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Bralen-...school-188525/

This kid?

https://247sports.com/player/kameron...eaux-46047942/

This kid, who was not even listed on 247 sports.

https://www.maxpreps.com/la/lafayett...=n1bmccld1cu00

Or this kid, who wasn't even recruited by his local college SBC team.

https://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Ga...school-211478/

This young man, tearing it up in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Robert-...school-137531/

This young man, playing in the NFL

https://247sports.com/Player/Kevin-D...-school-98233/

I could go on and on, but none of these guys were highly recruited kids in high school and each one of them made a huge impact on the Cajuns.

one last one, how about this transfer from Alabama State that might just go on to play in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Michael...school-265908/

Check out his offers out of HS, a total of 1 school, Alabama State.

Excellent viewpoint
Stars mainly count in the sky
Never know the heart of a player

[CajunT]

I know we talk about who has offers to where and what not. But just putting this out there.

Do you guys remember us recruiting this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-J...school-189618/

Kid was a 2 Star with no other offers, not FCS, Southland, SWAC, ETC, no other offers. Think he worked out pretty good for us.

How about this kid?

https://247sports.com/Player/Bralen-...school-188525/

This kid?

https://247sports.com/player/kameron...eaux-46047942/

This kid, who was not even listed on 247 sports.

https://www.maxpreps.com/la/lafayett...=n1bmccld1cu00

Or this kid, who wasn't even recruited by his local college SBC team.

https://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Ga...school-211478/

This young man, tearing it up in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Robert-...school-137531/

This young man, playing in the NFL

https://247sports.com/Player/Kevin-D...-school-98233/

I could go on and on, but none of these guys were highly recruited kids in high school and each one of them made a huge impact on the Cajuns.

one last one, how about this transfer from Alabama State that might just go on to play in the NFL.

https://247sports.com/Player/Michael...school-265908/

Check out his offers out of HS, a total of 1 school, Alabama State.

I remember them all because I covered them. To my previous point yesterday, it's about projection and development at this level. If you can occasionally steal one with great offers like Torrence that's a win. But the majority of athletes signed are projections with certain traits.

[CajunT]

Btw, Rivals has an updated SBC commit list and we're ranked #2 in conference. Means as much as it did when we were #6 in my opinion, but for those who follow the rankings, that was posted yesterday.

What you talking about Willis?

[JamesTheJeweler]

Im now curious, what is your actual concern that your raising?
This current class has an equal to or higher average player rating vs the last 4 years.
This class has a couple top-end players from a rating perspective as the last couple years.

I know we had a couple of high rated players de-commit and that may be concerning to you? or a couple of players the staff feel are diamonds in the ruff with fewer offers, maybe thats concerning to you? what am i missing with this debate as it relates to this recruiting class compared to 2019-2021 classes?

The avg ranking only accounts for the commits that have a ranking. So, if we have 5 commits with a ranking and 10 without, the avg comes from the 5. We have some good guys at the top. Really bummed about the guys who decommitted, but that's just how it goes.

[JamesTheJeweler]

I remember them all because I covered them. To my previous point yesterday, it's about projection and development at this level. If you can occasionally steal one with great offers like Torrence that's a win. But the majority of athletes signed are projections with certain traits.

No one is saying lower ranked guys never make it. They often do. Some of those guys listed were 2 and 3 stars. There's nothing wrong with taking a couple shots like that every class. Again, my point from the beginning was that it's concerning that 2/3 of the list were zero stars. 2/3!