Louisiana HS QB prospects at LSU

I had an interesting discussion some time ago with a coworker on the question of why, in recent years, LSU has consistently had to recruit QBs out of state (Jefferson obviously being the exception). While we didn't have time to go into a lot of detail, he indicated that a big problem is the HS system in Louisiana and the lack of QB development at that level. Now I am completely unfamiliar with HS football in Louisiana, so I'm hoping someone here with knowledge of the subject can fill me in on why this is, and what could possibly be done to improve the situation, since states like Texas, Alabama and Florida never seem to have this problem.

 

I don't have any insight, but my gut instincts tell me that there's no problem or trend when you look at things in the long run. I imagine that the situation you described is within the normal variation for the decade.

I can't give any examples for this opinion other than historically Louisiana has been famous for producing skill players from its high school ranks and LSU has recruited more nationally than it has in decades past. Also, it does seem that a lot of the La QBs are switching positions in college a-la Trovon Reed. Maybe there's more athleticism and versatility in La. HS quarterbacks...or more spread type offenses in other states like Texas, for example.

This should be a good discussion with specifics from other posters who have followed HS recruiting more than me.

 

Well, it just seems that it puts LSU at a distinct disadvantage to nab 4* or 5* QBs from, say, Texas or Florida when chances are they're going to end up at, well, Texas or Florida. You'd think LSU would have at least 1 big feeder HS for QBs in La., but as long as I've been following LSU football (admittedly not nearly as long as you old-timers :wink, we have to be content with picking off the occasional prospect from Texas or Mobile.

 

I hate to admit it, but worse than being an old timer is being an old timer that quit following LSU for more than a decade.

I was living out in the Barataria bay marsh on a Redfish farm during the '80s and couldn't get much of anything but the radio back then. No satellite...no internet...lots of work and fishing with some occasional hunting. Man, that was the life...a 30 minute boat ride to Golden Meadow to go to the piggly wiggly every once in a while.

I got back on the bandwagon and on Tigerforums because I didn't know the LSU players' names and didn't even know who had the ball when I was listening to Hawthorne announce the games on the radio.

 

How is that different from anybody else listening to Hawthorne call football games? :hihi:

 

I hate to rag on Hawthorne...but I feel I just have to...He's absolutely the WORST broadcaster in the nation..but mainly for his lack of updating game situations.

It's important to know things like who has the ball, what's the down and distance, how much time left in the quarter, exactly which quarter is it, etc. And it needs to be done OFTEN because we're listening to the radio while we're working or in the car with the wife and kids and can't pay total attention to the game. We're not in front of a TV and we're not at the game.

BUT, in all fairness to Hawthorne, he's got a color man and a producer that is in his ear letting him know when commercials are coming and both those guys are complete and total failures when it comes to announcing a game.

The LSU broadcast team should be forced to listen to Tulane's broadcasts...just so they can learn what a minimally adequate broadcast team sounds like...Those guys are ONE THOUSAND times better than the LSU team.

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(end of hijack)

 

hawthorne especially irritates me when it comes to baseball. the contradicts himself and muddles things so often i dont know what is going on. and lots of luck getting a score/number of outs.

 

I agree. He is much worse at baseball. He and his buddy sitting next to him constantly get into side discussions and completely forget about the game. The listener doesn't know what is happening on the field. It makes it tough on me when I am calling PBP.

 

I would like to call Tulane football games. You would never have to learn the players' names as they rarely make a play.

Once you learn to say..."Touchdown (insert opponent's name)"...you've got it mastered. :hihi: