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2026 Tristen "TK5" Keys 5* WR from Hattiesburg, MS commits to LSU

CF3 said:
I too am an old head. What I posted, I also complain about. I played receiver for a bit in college, I coach kids, coach 7v7. Kids now are all off vibes or "aura", no not 100% but a lot. A case can be made that the edits of Chase and Jefferson doing the griddy, and the LSU team dancing in the oval office were just as influential as the record breaking stats. Joe Burrow had a LEGENDARY edit done that year. I see kids gravitate to "trainers" because of the social media presence not because they're actually focused on skills that translate to games. It is what it is. Of course winning is the most important to the coaches and fans, but the two things aren't mutually exclusive. I'm strictly talking influencing perception among a demographic that's easily influenced. "Trip out" songs are popular backdrops to social media edits, also goes hand-in hand with LSU's players. South Florida's dances and music (similar to Jersey) are popular on social media too, use it. Adidas is leaning into HS/College athletes, use it. Get some young folks in that media department, freelance, whatever, to mass-produce content. Make these young skill players famous
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They had to win and put up yards for those videos to be famous. They had to win to be at the White House.
If cam Ward wasn’t being an alien on the field then his celi wouldn’t be known at all. Remember he didn’t start it but it was famous because he did it.
Let’s not confuse regular social media with sports social media.
Anyone can become viral. But athletes become viral because of what they do on the field.
Also, establishing a following without performing on the field doesn’t have the same amount of clout.
However, young people are fully aware of the financial possibilities of a strong social media following and we should absolutely make it part of the recruiting process.
 
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From Gaby’s “In or Out” article just dropped
 
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I have a friend from Columbus who knows some people at Taint. Nothing major, just pretty in tune with a lot of recruiting stuff. He just texted me "Some smoke that a certain ACC team is gonna flip Tristen Keys". We have literally never spoken about Keys before.

We'll see. Obviously the staff is doing all they can do at the moment.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
I have a friend from Columbus who knows some people at Taint. Nothing major, just pretty in tune with a lot of recruiting stuff. He just texted me "Some smoke that a certain ACC team is gonna flip Tristen Keys". We have literally never spoken about Keys before.

We'll see. Obviously the staff is doing all they can do at the moment.
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Good to hear, hoping 1murhurricane is wrong on this one🤞
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
I have a friend from Columbus who knows some people at Taint. Nothing major, just pretty in tune with a lot of recruiting stuff. He just texted me "Some smoke that a certain ACC team is gonna flip Tristen Keys". We have literally never spoken about Keys before.

We'll see. Obviously the staff is doing all they can do at the moment.
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I’d rank it as the biggest shocker in my memory

Scott was a shocker but also a Chicago kid doesn’t really have the same situation

Cantwell obviously but same time Mario is an OL machine

Maybe Arthur Brown?
 
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JHallCanes said:
I’d rank it as the biggest shocker in my memory

Scott was a shocker but also a Chicago kid doesn’t really have the same situation

Cantwell obviously but same time Mario is an OL machine

Maybe Arthur Brown?
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Yeah, it'd be way up there.

Seantrel Henderson level of WTF.....and Antone Smith on the flip side.

Just **** that doesn't usually happen to us. Here for it, though.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
I have a friend from Columbus who knows some people at Taint. Nothing major, just pretty in tune with a lot of recruiting stuff. He just texted me "Some smoke that a certain ACC team is gonna flip Tristen Keys". We have literally never spoken about Keys before.

We'll see. Obviously the staff is doing all they can do at the moment.
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****. Duke getting a good one.
 
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OrangeBowlMagic said:
Yeah, it'd be way up there.

Seantrel Henderson level of WTF.....and Antone Smith on the flip side.

Just **** that doesn't usually happen to us. Here for it, though.
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Seantrel is a tricky one. I agree but same time he didn’t commit to us. He went to USC. We caught the layup which is still amazing don’t get me wrong
 
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