Official Visits

[Clutch0364]

I agree 100%, why don't we know who visited, is it our local paper that is at fault or is it our athletic information department?

Coaches are not allowed to speak about recruits. The athletic department is not supposed to release that info.

We used to get info from redzone. Cajun T did a great job there but he now has much bigger things do

[fanof71]

It appears when you want something like this fixed, talk to the man, Maggard.

I get that a few of the visits may be on the QT, but can we get more than just a recap of tweets?

[Policarp]

I get that a few of the visits may be on the QT, but can we get more than just a recap of tweets?

Nope, makes us appreciate even more the work Cajun T did......unless someone is in the know with the recruits directly, we are nothing but a bunch of tweet readers.

Of the 12ish visiting.......by my count only 3 visiting had tweets prior to the weekend visit. It may be a good thing we don't know. The last week will be like the head coach search thread.....but without the airport updates.

There is a good chance several of those visiting over next 3 weeks are committed to others given our late start. Probably something that is best not advertised.

[Cajunfanatico]

Nope, makes us appreciate even more the work Cajun T did......unless someone is in the know with the recruits directly, we are nothing but a bunch of tweet readers.

Of the 12ish visiting.......by my count only 3 visiting had tweets prior to the weekend visit. It may be a good thing we don't know. The last week will be like the head coach search thread.....but without the airport updates.

There is a good chance several of those visiting over next 3 weeks are committed to others given our late start. Probably something that is best not advertised.

Good point. Could be that if the school's to whom they committed get wind of their visits, it'll bring down a lot of pressure on them to stay the course.

[fanof71]

Coaches are not allowed to speak about recruits. The athletic department is not supposed to release that info.

We used to get info from redzone. Cajun T did a great job there but he now has much bigger things do

Then how does the nola.com reporter get the info on who's visiting, with or without family, even who their hosts are...

[talktomewillis]

It's all about sources. T did an excellent job cultivating his.

And, let's remember, most everyone there is brand new and there has been no time to establish new sources (except for Trichel).

But hey...that silence thing worked ok in the coaches' search....maybe it'll reap dividends here too.

[cajun_lannister]

Then how does the nola.com reporter get the info on who's visiting, with or without family, even who their hosts are...

Because their sources are guys who are close to recruiting in the univ .. the way SEC recruits vs G5 are approcahed totally different G5 wants their recruits to fly under the radar

[Policarp]

Then how does the nola.com reporter get the info on who's visiting, with or without family, even who their hosts are...

There are xxx (pick a number somewhere between 10-1000) people directly covering LSU/SEC recruiting. Until the next Cajun T happens.....we are at 0.00. Cajun T talked directly with recruits AND internals for info. This is something we absolutely, positively DO NOT want Buckley doing. We are much better off in the dark, with an occasional tweet.

[Clutch0364]

Then how does the nola.com reporter get the info on who's visiting, with or without family, even who their hosts are...

A few have already answered the questions. It's about about those guys having relationships in the recruiting world and internal relationships with those staffs.

[cajun_lannister]

There are xxx (pick a number somewhere between 10-1000) people directly covering LSU/SEC recruiting. Until the next Cajun T happens.....we are at 0.00. Cajun T talked directly with recruits AND internals for info. This is something we absolutely, positively DO NOT want Buckley doing. We are much better off in the dark, with an occasional tweet.

I shuddered just thinking about Buckley doing that