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Originally Posted by IrishAddiction  Not saying we shouldnt offer the top notch kids at all. I just believe that we should spend more time with those that we have a legit chance with, even those we havent offered. We have NOT pulled a recruit from the state of Louisiana for so long that i cant even remember, or even had a real legit shot with any of them. Will Blackwell was from Cass Tech in Michigan, but not from Louisiana. The only way we have a real legit shot with these Louisiana kids is if the kids actually care about academics, which is often instilled from their PARENTS. If not, sorry but just not very likely. He is staying in the south. |
Will Blackwell is in fact from Louisiana. I believe the Cass Tech (Michigan) player you are thinking of is Joseph Barksdale who is another DT the we were in on back in 2007. Like Blackwell, however, Barksdale decided that LSU was the school for him.