Granted, FLA and LSU had a few down years, but their recruiting is still great.
I cannot understand how OH ST has not ONE, but THREE Heisman Caliber QB's.......and LSU has Harry and Lloyd from dumb and dumber. Testament to Miles and his perpetuated genius.
It's January, I'm saying it now:
DO NOT BET ON LSU POINT SPREADS NEXT YEAR
New defensive coordinator in a new system. AKA Corky Miles will be calling trick plays on defense.
Two best D backs declared for the NFL early, so back to an inexperienced freshman secondary. Can't throw the ball so line up and run, then miss a 8 yard pass on 3rd.....Aw shit, we've become Arkansas.....
Keep in mind that Jim Tressel was a hell of a recruiter as well. Ohio State always has depth. There was certainly star power in Jim Tressel's final class at Ohio State, highlighted by Braxton Miller, Devin Smith, Michael Bennett, Doran Grant and 2014 NFL first round pick, Ryan Shazier.
A number of key contributors remain on Urban Meyer's current roster, including tight ends Jeff Heuerman and Nick Vannett, wide receiver Evan Spencer, and linebacker Curtis Grant. Grant and Miller were the headliners of the class, each earning a composite five-star ranking.
Shazier, who became a star for the Buckeyes, was the country's seventh-ranked outside linebacker. Interestingly, the Plantation High School product had committed to Florida early in the process, but re-opened his recruitment when Urban Meyer's left Gainesville. That opened the doors for Tressel and the Buckeyes, who had finished second to Meyer initially. The rest, as they say, is history.
If you count Braxton Miller, there are eight players (33%) from the 2011 class listed as starters on Ohio State's current depth chart and 12 (50%) in the two-deep of their "natural" senior season.
As Uncle Charlie used to say, "Never get into pissing matches with skunks."
