Unquestionably. Both Auburn and LSU dropped the recruitment of LS rather suddenly in January when it appeared both programs would have a legitimate shot at landing his commitment. here were a lot of rumors surrounding it at the time, but even then I remember having felt like we both dodged a bullet when LS chose Oregon. According to what I was told by someone that would know, both LSU and Auburn immediately dropped pursuit of LS when a certain friend of the family began to hold his hand out .....