‘23 LSU transfer OT Zalance Heard (Tennessee)

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MarcoVol said:
Only been 2 real recruiting classes so far. And we’ve had vets starting.

Haven’t seen any young TEs or DBs in that time, why no concern there?

Only seen Squirrel as a young guy who came in and has earned substantial snaps in WR room.

RB room has been the same dudes until the bowl game.
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Long term success is determined by the trenches. OL recruiting has been the weakest of any position group right along with TE. But it’s easier to pull quality transfers at TE and skill positions. No one is building an elite OL strictly through the portal.
 
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Smokeytom said:
Long term success is determined by the trenches. OL recruiting has been the weakest of any position group right along with TE. But it’s easier to pull quality transfers at TE and skill positions. No one is building an elite OL strictly through the portal.
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Just landed commitment from 25’ blue chip tight end
 
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Smokeytom said:
Long term success is determined by the trenches. OL recruiting has been the weakest of any position group right along with TE. But it’s easier to pull quality transfers at TE and skill positions. No one is building an elite OL strictly through the portal.
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Who said we’re building OL strictly through the portal?
 
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Smokeytom said:
Keep whiffing on recruits and that’s what you’re forced to do. Try to keep up. We’re in an OL portal thread.
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We signed two 4* OL and two 3* OL in this class. Last year we signed a 4* OL and three 3* OL.

Is taking 8 OL over two classes not considered building through HS recruiting? How many would you prefer we take each class?

We’re going to portal for 1 or 2 OL to supplement what we already have.
 
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MarcoVol said:
We signed two 4* OL and two 3* OL in this class. Last year we signed a 4* OL and three 3* OL.

Is taking 8 OL over two classes not considered building through HS recruiting? How many would you prefer we take each class?

We’re going to portal for 1 or 2 OL to supplement what we already have.
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Dooley sez: "That's an absolutely luxury of riches!"
 
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MarcoVol said:
We signed two 4* OL and two 3* OL in this class. Last year we signed a 4* OL and three 3* OL.

Is taking 8 OL over two classes not considered building through HS recruiting? How many would you prefer we take each class?

We’re going to portal for 1 or 2 OL to supplement what we already have.
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This class is the only class which looks solid, but it’s still not good enough. Needed Seaton. Our past classes are nowhere near good enough. AP and VQ have said multiple times how there are no obvious contributors, no one the staff is overly excited about. OL recruiting is concerning. It’s not an outlandish statement.
 
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Smokeytom said:
This class is the only class which looks solid, but it’s still not good enough. Needed Seaton. Our past classes are nowhere near good enough. AP and VQ have said multiple times how there are no obvious contributors, no one the staff is overly excited about. OL recruiting is concerning. It’s not an outlandish statement.
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AP does not know those types of things.

And you feel free to be concerned. I’ll be happy with the results on the field which have been rather fantastic!
 
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MarcoVol said:
AP does not know those types of things.

And you feel free to be concerned. I’ll be happy with the results on the field which have been rather fantastic!
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Neither do you but here you are arguing like a walk on isn't a problem and trying to use unmentioned sophomores as reasons the OL is fine.
 
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MarcoVol said:
We signed two 4* OL and two 3* OL in this class. Last year we signed a 4* OL and three 3* OL.

Is taking 8 OL over two classes not considered building through HS recruiting? How many would you prefer we take each class?

We’re going to portal for 1 or 2 OL to supplement what we already have.
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Anderson, Bennett, and Satterfield are all 4*s. So we signed 3 this year.
 
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RikidyBones said:
Neither do you but here you are arguing like a walk on isn't a problem and trying to use unmentioned sophomores as reasons the OL is fine.
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I’m not claiming to know anything nor using it as a point in this debate.

There hasn’t a been a problem. We’ve gotten great production from OL. When we have a season where that doesn’t happen then it’ll be a problem.

It is 8 months until our first game and the former walk-on might not even be starting. Those “unnamed sophomores” can develop. There’s another portal window as well. And even if he does start, that’s not a problem unless he’s bad next season.
 
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JacketVol said:
LA VOL knows what he’s talking about. I’ll leave it at that.
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I didn't say he didn't. I said obviously we are willing to pay high dollar for players we really want. The track record there speaks for itself. Of course, maybe those weren't "bidding war situations." Though certainly it felt like Seaton was a big NIL guy and we reportedly had everyone else beat.
 
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Checker_the_Shire said:
Or perhaps some of that NIL money has gone to keep current players we’ve identified as crucial to next year’s success (ie Bru and Mays). As for taking L’s, just because we didn’t get some of the huge, flashy guys doesn’t mean we’ve been beaten at all points.
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Can't have the #1 ranked NIL and a recruiting class out of the top 10. If we went 11-1 and were paying to keep the team together it would be different but 8-4 doesn't make me feel great about it.
 
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Carp said:
I didn't say he didn't. I said obviously we are willing to pay high dollar for players we really want. The track record there speaks for itself. Of course, maybe those weren't "bidding war situations." Though certainly it felt like Seaton was a big NIL guy and we reportedly had everyone else beat.
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Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought Seaton contacted us out of the blue and acted like we had a real shot. I'm thinking in retrospect it was always a troll instigated by Prime to get more eyes on his program. This narrative that Colorado swept in at the end just seems too convenient.
 
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