Where we hurt our own rankings is the offers to the "specialists" like Cameron Gamble - 2 star, no rating on Rivals, yet they tend to work out well for us and not so well for others who don't go after them as much.
LSU on the 247 composite ranking is currently 2nd with everything counted, including Clark and Godchaux (who could both flip elsewhere). So worst case appears to be 3rd overall behind Alabama and Ohio State. The difference between Bama and LSU's ranking was Tony Brown.
I had to move two of his assinine threads about that to the Sidelines. I was really close to wanting to ban him completely.