Football Recruits and Early signing period

[cajun4life]

Time will tell. All we heard pre season was how good our D line was and they were horrible.

But were they horrible? They were middle of the pack in FBS.

[cajuns80]

Not necessarily, I don't think all of them are terrible. I think it has everything to do with what you are asking them to do in your system.

Fair enough, the 3 down lineman scheme did not work.

[Million$Mullet]

But were they horrible? They were middle of the pack in FBS.

It’s kinda hard to be good when it’s constantly 5/6 on 3. The scheme was terrible not the players.

[CajunT]

Fair enough, the 3 down lineman scheme did not work.

Remember, that offset 34 look wasn't good under Hudspeth either. We have guys like Lawson, Gant, Whitfield and Peterson when he returns that are edge guys. They are not built to rush from the 5 or 7 on the 3 DL look. Bayles is an edge guy that they insist on playing inside at times. At 270 I don't care for it either. McGriff was never an interior DL. Narcisse and Wiser are solid inside and Hazard is simply a NT.

[jaxmc1023]

Big question is whether this assistant staff can coach these guys up..

Napier's staff did that as well as any coach we've ever had.

Desormeaux's staff -- this point -- has not.

[fanof71]

The recruiting up to this point is not a concern. I know they continue to offer a few JC's, specifically at OT and DL. One is the former Acadiana High School Walter Bob at Hutchinson JC. I really think they need to look at the portal as well at OT. But we shall see what happens next month.

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story...ay/9292204002/

T, do you think he'll honor his Alabama committment or end up here?

[CajunT]

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story...ay/9292204002/

T, do you think he'll honor his Alabama committment or end up here?

We are probably offering him in case things don't work out. He has a number of offers, I'm not sure Alabama takes him at this point.

[CajunEXPRESS]

If publicizing your commitments helps teams steal your" guys, they were never "your" guys. They just led you on, lied to you, or used you.

Gotta disagree with you 84, this ain’t like losing a girlfriend. These young people almost universally want to go to the most prestigious football schools they can, and settle for the best they can get.

[CajunEXPRESS]

It appears that UL has no problem securing serviceable skill position players. I want to see some “quality” offensive & defensive linemen signed! When we look back at the late Hud and Napier years, the Cajuns won big because of our OL. Dotson, Hunt, Mitchell, Torrance, Vallot and others were the unsung hero’s and heartbeat of the team allowing Levi and the skill players to shine. I am a firm believer that more games are won or lost based on the play of the interior line than anything else (excluding turnovers).
We can’t get enough quality big guys onboard!

True words for sure

[Big Buds]

This staff needs to make an offer to Hutch Swilley (RB) sTm. This dude is the best player on the Cougar football team, already full of good players. Hutch has the highest offseason testing numbers in sTm’s 40 year history! 1 touchdown away from breaking sTm’s careeer TD record, 3.8 gpa all honors classes, 30 on the ACT, team captain, offer from Navy…but can’t get an offer from the Cajuns! This young man would be a fan favorite! Hutch blew past the Shaw defense Friday night and they have some P5 guys on that side of the ball. An offer needs to be made!

[cwl1951]

This staff needs to make an offer to Hutch Swilley (RB) sTm. This dude is the best player on the Cougar football team, already full of good players. Hutch has the highest offseason testing numbers in sTm’s 40 year history! 1 touchdown away from breaking sTm’s careeer TD record, 3.8 gpa all honors classes, 30 on the ACT, team captain, offer from Navy…but can’t get an offer from the Cajuns! This young man would be a fan favorite! Hutch blew past the Shaw defense Friday night and they have some P5 guys on that side of the ball. An offer needs to be made!

And local talent puts butts in the stands something we’re struggling with theses days…

[Big Buds]

And local talent puts butts in the stands something we’re struggling with theses days…

I don’t believe that is true. I’m just saying this dude is a dog and we should offer him.