Their star whoring is mind-boggling.
It’s almost as if they don’t care about having a diverse roster, as far as filling positions of need adequately, all they care about is their class ranking.
Who cares if it’s 25 wide receivers or 25 linebackers or whatever. Just stack 4-stars to win the class ranking battle - somehow they’ve turned class ranking into their national championship.
It is utterly and totally bizarre.
It's like you just started reading this thread...KIDDING.
Yeah, I completely agree, they just don't give a ****e about whether the kid fits the system, etc.
Remember, they were recently talking about "manufacturing some wins" in the offseason to offset the "bad media coverage", and this is what they are talking about. If they can scrape out a couple of 4-star commits, regardless of ANY other factor, then it restores their "momentum" and allows them to keep selling the bankrupt "Gaytor brand" to recruits.
The kid is listed as an Athlete. I'm not saying that you never strike gold with these kids, but he doesn't yet have a 4-star position. It's like Turdbarrel Slaton, he was highly rated at one position, and he wanted to play another. Regardless of that, the Gaytor fans just coveted his stars, not his fit for the scheme.
I don't know whether this kid will succeed or not, but if he is going to be such a great defensive back, and he's from Louisiana, you have to wonder why LSU hasn't locked him up already.
Or Alabama. Or Texas A&M with Himbo Fisher.