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Who was the biggest recruiting miss in LSU history?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:22 pm
I’m talking strictly high school recruiting …and kids that we had a legitimate shot at …I would say Patrick Surtain II
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:23 pm to 2003tigerfan
Joe McKnight?
Landon Collins?
Landon Collins?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:24 pm to 2003tigerfan
Pat surtain stung a little.
He was lsu for years and then last minute flipped. And he actually panned out and wasn’t a bust
He was lsu for years and then last minute flipped. And he actually panned out and wasn’t a bust
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:24 pm to 2003tigerfan
Kordell Stewart
Marshall Faulk
Ed Reed
All new orleans all missed
Marshall Faulk
Ed Reed
All new orleans all missed
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:25 pm to 2003tigerfan
Devonta Smith
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:25 pm to 2003tigerfan
Joe McKnight
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:27 pm to 2003tigerfan
I wouldn't say miss as much as I wanted. Collin Simmons.
Nobody cares about recruiting anymore. We landed the #1 EDGE for next year and it wasn't even more than a page...
Nobody cares about recruiting anymore. We landed the #1 EDGE for next year and it wasn't even more than a page...
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:28 pm to 2003tigerfan
Did we ever have a shot at Cam Robinson?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:28 pm to Captain Crown
I was just reminiscing about the good old days….when I actually cared
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:29 pm to 2003tigerfan
2003tigerfan has to be up there in the top 5 biggest misses. Nick Saban would’ve definitely beat Florida in 03 and went undefeated had he got that guy.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:31 pm to 2003tigerfan
It’s like that saying you never know you’re in the good times or whatever man I enjoyed covering high school recruiting but brother it is dead in the water now
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:34 pm to PenguinPubes
Ed Oliver still hurts too
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:34 pm to 2003tigerfan
At the moment in time he was being recruited, Dylan Moses was up there.
Little traitor was on LSU’s campus at U-high and recruited since he was in grade school…
Fortunately, he turned out to not be all-galaxy like he was touted up to be
Little traitor was on LSU’s campus at U-high and recruited since he was in grade school…
Fortunately, he turned out to not be all-galaxy like he was touted up to be
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:36 pm to 2003tigerfan
Warrick Dunn would be on the list
He went to the better school at that time. LSU was a mess in 1993 and Florida State was entering their greatest decade ever.
There are countless great Louisiana players who didn't end up going to LSU because they were overlooked or recruited more effectively by other schools
There were occasionally great players who allegedly didn't qualify academically. Terry Bradshaw was famously insulted as being too dumb to spell the word cat.
He went to the better school at that time. LSU was a mess in 1993 and Florida State was entering their greatest decade ever.
There are countless great Louisiana players who didn't end up going to LSU because they were overlooked or recruited more effectively by other schools
There were occasionally great players who allegedly didn't qualify academically. Terry Bradshaw was famously insulted as being too dumb to spell the word cat.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:37 pm to Captain Crown
quote:before the portal, you recruited a kid and he likely stayed at your school for 3-4 seasons...now, that isn't the case...that has affected fan enthusiasm
Nobody cares about recruiting anymore. We landed the #1 EDGE for next year and it wasn't even more than a page...
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:42 pm to 2003tigerfan
Gotta be Joe McKnight. Were we supposed to be in on Brock Berlin when he was at Evangel? He would be up there too
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:48 pm to Chicken
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:48 pm to 2003tigerfan
Billy Cannon, Jr.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:50 pm to 2003tigerfan
Not sure about the biggest in history, but the loss of Hootie Jones to Bama in 2014 was viewed as terrible, but the Tigers landed Jamal Adams.
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