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Hey! Look what I found! The 1994 team that lost to Nebraska. Guess how many kids weren’t from SFL? 50!

Yup, 50 players weren’t from SFL.

FULL NAME POS HT. ACADEMIC YEAR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL
1 Danyell Ferguson FB 6-0 So. Miami, FL / Columbus HS
2 Rohan Marley LB 5-8 Jr. Miami, FL / Palmetto
3 Jonathan Harris TB 5-9 Sr. Houston, Tx. / Forest Brook HS
4 Earl Little S 6-1 So. North Miami, FL / North Miami HS
5 Lamont Cain WR 6-0 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale / Dillard
6 Ryan Clement QB 6-2 Fr. Denver, CO / J.K. Mullen
7 Jammi German WR 6-0 So. Ft. Meyers, FL / Ft. Meyers HS
8 Ryan Collins QB 6-2 Jr. Pembroke Pines, FL / Hialeah-Miami Lakes
9 Chad Wilson CB 5-11 Sr. Moreno Valley, CA / Canyon Springs
11 Frank Costa QB 6-4 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / St. Joseph's Prep HS
12 Carlos Jones CB 5-11 So. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw HS
13 Mike Crissy P 5-10 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
15 Omar Rolle WR 6-1 Fr. Miami, FL / Norland HS
16 Chris Walsh QB 6-3 So. St. Paul, MN / Cretin-Derham
17 Scott Covington QB 6-4 Fr. Laguna Niguel, CA / Dana Hills
18 A.C Tellison WR 6-4 Sr. Bay City, Tx. / Bay City HS
19 Carl Richardson SS 6-1 Sr. Dallas, Tx. / Spruce HS
20 Chris Gibson CB 6-0 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
21 Dane Prewitt K/P 5-11 Jr. Birmingham, AL / Hewitt-Trussville
22 Tony Gaiter TB 5-9 So. Miami, FL / Killian HS
23 Larry Jones FB 6-0 Sr. Gainesville, FL / Gainesville
24 Tremain Mack SS 6-0 Fr. Tyler, TX / Chappel Hill HS
25 Dennis Scott CB 5-9 Fr. Miami, FL / American HS
26 Aaron Jones CB 5-10 So. Merritt Island, FL / Merritt Island HS
28 James Stewart FB 6-3 Jr. Vero Beach, FL / Vero Beach HS
29 Eugene Ridgley S 6-0 Fr. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw
30 Trent Jones TB 5-8 Fr. Miami, FL / Palmetto HS
31 Darius McCullum S 6-1 So. Gainesville, FL / Buchholz
32 Alfred Shipman FB 5-10 So. West Palm Beach, FL / Palm Beach Lakes
34 Derrick Harris TE 5-11 Jr. Willowridge, TX / Willowridge HS
35 Taj Johnson WR 6-2 Fr. Ardmore, OK / Ardmore HS
37 Nathaniel Brooks DB 6-1 Fr. Miami, FL / North Miami HS
38 Malcolm Pearson SS 6-2 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS
40 Carlo Joseph LB 6-2 Fr. Pompano Beach, FL / Deerfield Beach HS
41 Kevin Brinkworth LB 5-10 Jr. Buffalo, NY / Williamsville South
43 Patrick Riley DT 6-6 Sr. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw
44 Jack Hallmon CB 5-10 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Dillard HS
45 Twan Russell LB 6-2 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
47 Antonio Coley LB 6-3 So. Hialeah, FL / American HS
49 Cliff Jackson LB 6-2 Fr. Lanett, AL / Lanett HS
50 Baraka Short DE 6-3 Sr. Opa Locka, Fla. / Norland HS
51 Tirrell Greene G 6-3 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills HS
52 Ray Lewis LB 6-1 So. Lakeland, FL / Kathleen HS
53 Booker Pickett LB 6-3 So. Zephyrhills, FL / Zephyrhills HS
54 James Burgess LB 6-0 So. Homestead, FL / Homestead HS
55 Willie Phillips LB 6-0 Jr. Arcadia, FL / DeSoto HS
56 Marlin Barnes LB 5-11 Fr. Miami, FL / N. Miami HS
57 Nate Stimson LB 6-3 Fr. West Palm Beach, FL / Wellington HS
58 Corwin Francis LB 6-0 Sr. LaPorte, Tx. / LaPorte HS
59 Jeffrey Taylor LB 6-2 Fr. Miami, FL / Northwestern HS
61 J Ina OT 6-2 So. Franklin, LA / Franklin HS
62 Stephen Hochman OG 6-4 So. Agoura, CA / Agoura HS
63 K.C. Jones C 6-2 So. Midland, TX / Robert E. Lee HS
65 Robert Woodus OG 6-5 Jr. Pine Bluff, AR / Pine Bluff HS
66 Alan Symonette C/G 6-3 Jr. Miami, FL / American HS
67 Omar Andres OG 6-3 Jr. Miami, FL / Southwestern
68 Mike Wehner OL 6-5 Fr. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS
69 Jason McCullough DL 6-6 Fr. Silver Spring, MD / Bullis School
70 Shabaka Abdul-Majid DL 6-6 Fr. Detroit, MI / Southwestern
71 Derrick Ham DL 6-6 Fr. Merritt Island, FL / Merritt Island HS
72 Carlos Callejas OL 6-4 Fr. Miami, FL / Miami Senior HS
73 Ricky Perry OT 6-7 Jr. Miami, FL / Carol City HS
74 J Johnson DL 6-3 Fr. Brandywine, MD / Gwynn Park HS
75 Damond Neely DL 6-4 Fr. Roslyn, PA / Abington HS
76 Warren Sapp DT 6-3 Jr. Plymouth, FL / Apopka HS
77 Zev Lumelski OT 6-7 Sr. Miami Beach, Fla. / Miami Beach HS
78 Freeman Brown OL 6-7 Fr. Miami, FL / Carol City HS
79 Kerlin Blaise OL 6-5 Fr. Orlando, FL / Maynard Evans
80 Jermaine Chambers WR 6-2 So. Homestead, FL / Homestead HS
81 Syii Tucker TE 6-6 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK / Douglass HS
82 Gerard Daphnis TE 6-3 So. Miami, FL / Norland
84 Chris Jones TE 6-4 Fr. Somerville, TN / Fayette-Ware HS
85 Chris Jones WR 6-4 Sr. West Palm Beach, FL / Cardinal Newman
86 Bryan Bippen TE 6-5 Fr. Midland, TX / Robert E. Lee HS
87 Yatil Green WR 6-2 Fr. Lake City, FL / Columbia HS
88 Marcus Wimberly WR 5-11 So. Memphis, TN / East HS
90 Kenny Holmes DE 6-4 So. Gifford, FL / Vero Beach HS
91 Cameron Binion DL 6-5 Fr. Perry, MI / St. Mary's HS
93 Marvin Davis DT 6-2 So. Homestead, FL / South Dade HS
94 Dwayne Johnson DT 6-5 Sr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Freedom HS
95 Nelson Smith DE 6-5 Fr. Albuquerque, NM / La Cueva HS
96 Kenard Lang DL 6-4 Fr. Orlando, FL / Maynard Evans
97 Michael Lawson OT 6-3 Fr. Delray Beach, FL / Atlantic HS
98 Rusty Medearis DE 6-3 Sr. Ozark, Mo. / Ozark HS
99 Denny Fortney DL 6-3 Fr. Waynesboro, PA / Waynesboro HS
 
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Zbrod95 said:
So they came when the program was under sanctions because HUDL didn’t exist and won championships 8-10 years ago? When these dudes came from towns that sniffed Alabama and UF football like a rich white guy in front of a coke pile?
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Yes, it would be much more difficult to sign Ed Reed and Reggie Wayne today.

The kids we’ve signed from Louisiana are Derron Thomas, Jacoby Briscoe and Stan Dobard. It’s difficult.
 
DMoney said:
We recruited this kid last year. His name was Daran Branch.

The danger of spending too much time in SEC country is that the good ones get snatched.
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When it comes to the blue chip recruits, South Florida is $ec country.
 
DMoney said:
We had won 4 championships in those kids lifetimes. And the SEC wasn’t the center of college football. Plus, it was easier to keep players hidden without HUDL.
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Got it so winning has a huge impact on recruiting in state and out...

Shocking!

Can’t have crap seasons back to back and expect to pull 5stars at home or 3/4star mid range SEC kids abroad that can probably be great starters

Thanks Dmoney
 
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DMoney said:
We had won 4 championships in those kids lifetimes. And the SEC wasn’t the center of college football. Plus, it was easier to keep players hidden without HUDL.
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Yep.
The SEC didn’t truly become like this until football essentially became the only entertainment America cared about starting in the late ‘90s. Then the ungodly amount of southern money followed. And the SEC took off. And at that point kids stopped leaving to go to the Nebraskas and Colorados of the world. They might leave their state, but they don’t leave “the south.”
 
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LSU has two safeties committed. Dakota Mitchell and Khari Gee. Both are 3 stars though so they may be looking to upgrade later on in the process.

Edit: Gee is a low 4 star
 
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Liberty City El said:
They might off, but they also might not...

They already have Dakota Mitchell from Orlando & just got a commitment from Khari Gee from Georgia yesterday.

The other Safeties they're after are, Sage Ryan from Lafayette, Kendal Daniels from Oklahoma, Tysheem Johnson from Philly & possibly Kamren Kinchens (although I believe Gee got his spot already).

They already let Kaine Williams from Marrero go to Bama & last year they took Jordan Toles from St. Frances Academy in BMore & all their CB's from last year were from TX & Cali.

People always assume they're just going to take all the local kids, but after you win a Natty most programs expand & go national. Lots of local Louisiana prospects are not a take for LSU unless they're upper echelon 4/5-stars.
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Sage Ryan isn't going to play Safety in college.. This kid is a playmaker, but he does hit too.. His size just makes me think he would be suited for offense..
 
Here's the comments today from LSU reporter:

Busch talks to Gilbert daily, per Gilbert.
I think for LSU it was a matter of when you offer a Baton Rouge kid who goes to school on campus, you have to be ready to take his commitment.

They were hoping to see him in spring ball or get him to camp since last summer he didn't camp at LSU as he recovered from injury.

I won't be surprised that with Gee and Mitchell on board if they don't feel out the other national guys and make a move sooner than later on offering Gilbert, especially knowing you also have Sage Ryan in-state who can definitely play safety if that's where you want to put him.

There is similar discussion about Malik Nabers. They have guys ahead of him, too.
 
Well keep hounding him down and show him how much he would be a focal point of the secondary class next to Avante
 
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DMoney said:
Yes, it would be much more difficult to sign Ed Reed and Reggie Wayne today.

The kids we’ve signed from Louisiana are Derron Thomas, Jacoby Briscoe and Stan Dobard. It’s difficult.
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When did Curtis Johnson join the staff? He was a difference maker in Louisiana recruiting.
 
Zbrod95 said:
Hey! Look what I found! The 1994 team that lost to Nebraska. Guess how many kids weren’t from SFL? 50!

Yup, 50 players weren’t from SFL.

FULL NAME POS HT. ACADEMIC YEAR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL
1 Danyell Ferguson FB 6-0 So. Miami, FL / Columbus HS
2 Rohan Marley LB 5-8 Jr. Miami, FL / Palmetto
3 Jonathan Harris TB 5-9 Sr. Houston, Tx. / Forest Brook HS
4 Earl Little S 6-1 So. North Miami, FL / North Miami HS
5 Lamont Cain WR 6-0 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale / Dillard
6 Ryan Clement QB 6-2 Fr. Denver, CO / J.K. Mullen
7 Jammi German WR 6-0 So. Ft. Meyers, FL / Ft. Meyers HS
8 Ryan Collins QB 6-2 Jr. Pembroke Pines, FL / Hialeah-Miami Lakes
9 Chad Wilson CB 5-11 Sr. Moreno Valley, CA / Canyon Springs
11 Frank Costa QB 6-4 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / St. Joseph's Prep HS
12 Carlos Jones CB 5-11 So. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw HS
13 Mike Crissy P 5-10 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
15 Omar Rolle WR 6-1 Fr. Miami, FL / Norland HS
16 Chris Walsh QB 6-3 So. St. Paul, MN / Cretin-Derham
17 Scott Covington QB 6-4 Fr. Laguna Niguel, CA / Dana Hills
18 A.C Tellison WR 6-4 Sr. Bay City, Tx. / Bay City HS
19 Carl Richardson SS 6-1 Sr. Dallas, Tx. / Spruce HS
20 Chris Gibson CB 6-0 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
21 Dane Prewitt K/P 5-11 Jr. Birmingham, AL / Hewitt-Trussville
22 Tony Gaiter TB 5-9 So. Miami, FL / Killian HS
23 Larry Jones FB 6-0 Sr. Gainesville, FL / Gainesville
24 Tremain Mack SS 6-0 Fr. Tyler, TX / Chappel Hill HS
25 Dennis Scott CB 5-9 Fr. Miami, FL / American HS
26 Aaron Jones CB 5-10 So. Merritt Island, FL / Merritt Island HS
28 James Stewart FB 6-3 Jr. Vero Beach, FL / Vero Beach HS
29 Eugene Ridgley S 6-0 Fr. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw
30 Trent Jones TB 5-8 Fr. Miami, FL / Palmetto HS
31 Darius McCullum S 6-1 So. Gainesville, FL / Buchholz
32 Alfred Shipman FB 5-10 So. West Palm Beach, FL / Palm Beach Lakes
34 Derrick Harris TE 5-11 Jr. Willowridge, TX / Willowridge HS
35 Taj Johnson WR 6-2 Fr. Ardmore, OK / Ardmore HS
37 Nathaniel Brooks DB 6-1 Fr. Miami, FL / North Miami HS
38 Malcolm Pearson SS 6-2 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS
40 Carlo Joseph LB 6-2 Fr. Pompano Beach, FL / Deerfield Beach HS
41 Kevin Brinkworth LB 5-10 Jr. Buffalo, NY / Williamsville South
43 Patrick Riley DT 6-6 Sr. Marrero, LA / Archbishop Shaw
44 Jack Hallmon CB 5-10 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Dillard HS
45 Twan Russell LB 6-2 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
47 Antonio Coley LB 6-3 So. Hialeah, FL / American HS
49 Cliff Jackson LB 6-2 Fr. Lanett, AL / Lanett HS
50 Baraka Short DE 6-3 Sr. Opa Locka, Fla. / Norland HS
51 Tirrell Greene G 6-3 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills HS
52 Ray Lewis LB 6-1 So. Lakeland, FL / Kathleen HS
53 Booker Pickett LB 6-3 So. Zephyrhills, FL / Zephyrhills HS
54 James Burgess LB 6-0 So. Homestead, FL / Homestead HS
55 Willie Phillips LB 6-0 Jr. Arcadia, FL / DeSoto HS
56 Marlin Barnes LB 5-11 Fr. Miami, FL / N. Miami HS
57 Nate Stimson LB 6-3 Fr. West Palm Beach, FL / Wellington HS
58 Corwin Francis LB 6-0 Sr. LaPorte, Tx. / LaPorte HS
59 Jeffrey Taylor LB 6-2 Fr. Miami, FL / Northwestern HS
61 J Ina OT 6-2 So. Franklin, LA / Franklin HS
62 Stephen Hochman OG 6-4 So. Agoura, CA / Agoura HS
63 K.C. Jones C 6-2 So. Midland, TX / Robert E. Lee HS
65 Robert Woodus OG 6-5 Jr. Pine Bluff, AR / Pine Bluff HS
66 Alan Symonette C/G 6-3 Jr. Miami, FL / American HS
67 Omar Andres OG 6-3 Jr. Miami, FL / Southwestern
68 Mike Wehner OL 6-5 Fr. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS
69 Jason McCullough DL 6-6 Fr. Silver Spring, MD / Bullis School
70 Shabaka Abdul-Majid DL 6-6 Fr. Detroit, MI / Southwestern
71 Derrick Ham DL 6-6 Fr. Merritt Island, FL / Merritt Island HS
72 Carlos Callejas OL 6-4 Fr. Miami, FL / Miami Senior HS
73 Ricky Perry OT 6-7 Jr. Miami, FL / Carol City HS
74 J Johnson DL 6-3 Fr. Brandywine, MD / Gwynn Park HS
75 Damond Neely DL 6-4 Fr. Roslyn, PA / Abington HS
76 Warren Sapp DT 6-3 Jr. Plymouth, FL / Apopka HS
77 Zev Lumelski OT 6-7 Sr. Miami Beach, Fla. / Miami Beach HS
78 Freeman Brown OL 6-7 Fr. Miami, FL / Carol City HS
79 Kerlin Blaise OL 6-5 Fr. Orlando, FL / Maynard Evans
80 Jermaine Chambers WR 6-2 So. Homestead, FL / Homestead HS
81 Syii Tucker TE 6-6 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK / Douglass HS
82 Gerard Daphnis TE 6-3 So. Miami, FL / Norland
84 Chris Jones TE 6-4 Fr. Somerville, TN / Fayette-Ware HS
85 Chris Jones WR 6-4 Sr. West Palm Beach, FL / Cardinal Newman
86 Bryan Bippen TE 6-5 Fr. Midland, TX / Robert E. Lee HS
87 Yatil Green WR 6-2 Fr. Lake City, FL / Columbia HS
88 Marcus Wimberly WR 5-11 So. Memphis, TN / East HS
90 Kenny Holmes DE 6-4 So. Gifford, FL / Vero Beach HS
91 Cameron Binion DL 6-5 Fr. Perry, MI / St. Mary's HS
93 Marvin Davis DT 6-2 So. Homestead, FL / South Dade HS
94 Dwayne Johnson DT 6-5 Sr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Freedom HS
95 Nelson Smith DE 6-5 Fr. Albuquerque, NM / La Cueva HS
96 Kenard Lang DL 6-4 Fr. Orlando, FL / Maynard Evans
97 Michael Lawson OT 6-3 Fr. Delray Beach, FL / Atlantic HS
98 Rusty Medearis DE 6-3 Sr. Ozark, Mo. / Ozark HS
99 Denny Fortney DL 6-3 Fr. Waynesboro, PA / Waynesboro HS
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Lot of mediocre O-O-S players on that list. Some mediocre instate, too. I don't think Dennis Erickson had a lot of great recruiters on staff.
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
Here's the comments today from LSU reporter:

Busch talks to Gilbert daily, per Gilbert.
I think for LSU it was a matter of when you offer a Baton Rouge kid who goes to school on campus, you have to be ready to take his commitment.

They were hoping to see him in spring ball or get him to camp since last summer he didn't camp at LSU as he recovered from injury.

I won't be surprised that with Gee and Mitchell on board if they don't feel out the other national guys and make a move sooner than later on offering Gilbert, especially knowing you also have Sage Ryan in-state who can definitely play safety if that's where you want to put him.

There is similar discussion about Malik Nabers. They have guys ahead of him, too.
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This make a lot of sense, I’d still be expecting a offer from LSU close to signing day unless they hit on other targets.
 
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