*****Early National Signing Day Thread*****

[YankeeVol]

Y'all really overrate instate talent. Kids cross state lines to go to school.

I get that. LSU can get a better class just staying in state though, and it matters.

 

[Jackcrevol]

We had two. One transferred to Oklahoma.

Point is princess, Ellarbee didnt recruit those guys. He took credit for developing one. But he hasnt recruited a single player that panned out. That is criminal at a school like TN.

 

[Weezer]

Y'all really overrate instate talent. Kids cross state lines to go to school.

They do, but Louisiana is a state where the talent generally stays home. When LSU wants a Louisiana kid, they're hard to beat. The same is not true in Tennessee.

 

[kpttnvolfan]

How many OL in this class?

 

[Weezer]

Point is princess, Ellarbee didnt recruit those guys. He took credit for developing one. But he hasnt recruited a single player that panned out. That is criminal at a school like TN.

Next year we find out if his guys pan out.

 

[Jackcrevol]

We need more of this to help w/our recruiting ....

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No thanks. Signed my paperwork going on 14 years ago. Transfer portal isnt a thing.

 

[Shadowboxer]

We need more of this to help w/our recruiting ....

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The THROAT err GOAT

 

[Jackcrevol]

How many OL in this class?

2, no prob.

 

[jakez4ut]

Which doesn’t make a ton of sense. Early signing period ends on the 6th, next Tuesday is the 10th, so is this other sports that those kids are signing or what is the reason for holding off for any of those kids to next week after signing day is done?

The way I understood it from the quote I saw from his coach is, Schedule wise, next Tuesday is the easiest day they could all do it.

But all would have already signed, with the announcements coming at the ceremony.

 

[Weezer]

Hayward committed to Florida. That loss still stings. Really wanted that kid in Tennessee Orange.

 

[Volfan1000]

These are the only commits who haven't signed yet, by my count.

David Sanders Jr.

OT

★★★★★

commit

Travis Smith Jr.

WR

★★★★

commit

Nic Moore

IOL

★★★★

commit

Tre Poteat

CB

★★★★

commit

Darrion Smith

DL

★★★

commit

Onis Konanbanny

CB

★★★

commit

Boogie Bentley did a video on Sanders and the early signing day happenings.

 

[DonDiego]

Anybody know what the hold-up is on Nic Moore? Or did I miss it somewhere?

 

[NighthawkVol]

They do, but Louisiana is a state where the talent generally stays home. When LSU wants a Louisiana kid, they're hard to beat. The same is not true in Tennessee.

Nick Saban made a living pulling kids out of Louisiana to Alabama.

Half of Louisiana's top 10 are leaving the state in the 2025 class...which is exactly the number of top 10 Tennessee kids going somewhere other than Tennessee.

https://247sports.com/Season/2025-Football/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&State=LA

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

I think Sanders may be signed they're just not announcing it until next week, some insider on Volquest said that's what is happening. Supposedly it's a pretty good insider.

Dang I hope so. Doesn’t make sense with the dates, but I hope so

 

[Weezer]

2, no prob.

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As long as Sanders and Moore sign, 3. But only Ogumoro has signed thus far.

 

[Weezer]

Nick Saban made a living pulling kids out of Louisiana to Alabama.

Half of Louisiana's top 10 are leaving the state in the 2025 class...which is exactly the number of top 10 Tennessee kids going somewhere other than Tennessee.

https://247sports.com/Season/2025-Football/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&State=LA

I won't argue. But as long as Kelly is coach, I could see LSU struggling with those in-state kids.

 

[wrangler]

Anybody know what the hold-up is on Nic Moore? Or did I miss it somewhere?

If y'all are in the area to help donate

 

[vol9799]

And LSU was better from '01-'19. Again in-state talent isn't even close.

Unfortunately for us, it would be quicker to list the SEC programs that weren't better than us during the post '01 dark years.

Full history, the programs are very similar but only because of the '02-'19 period. Prior to that, it wasn't really close.

 

[BR_Vol]

Y'all really overrate instate talent. Kids cross state lines to go to school.

I have lived in Baton Rouge for 17 years now. It’s undeniable that the talent pool here is greater than that of Tennessee. These kids don’t have other SEC schools right down the road from them either. The entire state is basically Knoxville. It’s over a six hour drive to any SEC school from Baton Rouge. Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina are at best 4.5 hours away from Knoxville. Just take the Memphis market, for example. It’s a shorter drive to Baton Rouge than it is to Knoxville.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Next year we find out if his guys pan out.

Just taking Moore time

 

[Weezer]

Hayward's Florida defection jumped them ahead of us on the 247 team rankings. They moved to 10, we fell to 11.

 

[Weezer]

If we get Campbell and flip Perlotte, we should jump back ahead of Florida, depending on if they add anyone else.

 

[therickbol]

Hayward's Florida defection jumped them ahead of us on the 247 team rankings. They moved to 10, we fell to 11.

If there is one thing we know for certain, it is that once you get past the top 3 classes these rankings are so accurate that they definitely determine who will have a better team in the next couple seasons. I hate that UF will beat us on the field next season after flipping him.

 

[Weezer]

If there is one thing we know for certain, it is that once you get past the top 3 classes these rankings are so accurate that they definitely determine who will have a better team in the next couple seasons. I hate that UF will beat us on the field next season after flipping him.

Thank you for adding to the discussion. Bless your heart.

 

[shoney]

Dang I hope so. Doesn’t make sense with the dates, but I hope so

If he signs early it has to be by Friday, so he could be signed right now and he is good. Nothing has to be announced until the player wants it announced. I really don't think there is much to worry about, they just want to make everything official when they do the program at his school Tuesday. I think if he were waiting because he may flip then we would have heard by now, too many leaks for it not to be out.