ogredawg, reading the article below, took me back to something you said here recently. You are more aware than most of us, maybe all of us as to what is going on in your area.
Couple of thoughts after reading the article.
LSU has been recruiting Georgia, especially the Atlanta area for many years. Never quite understood why we did not do the same in LSU "territory". For damn sure we were not getting the top talent in our state.
One of the things in the article that stuck out to me was Auburn recruiting a top notch offensive lineman from that area. One thing for sure, Gus knows what makes his "game" work. High school coach turned college coach that does not let grass grow under his feet. Gus is known as a worker, much like that "other" head coach in Alabama.
Pruitt comes in and many things seem to have changed. Pruitt does not allow grass to grow under his feet either. Can only imagine when Pruitt leaves for a head coaching job the amount of "good will" he has built in Georgia with high school coaches and players. Pruitt is no fool, he is a dedicated young man, doing the kind of work that I hope the University of Georgia learns to appreciate.
Put some heat on Miles and company, it will require that they spend more time with their in state recruiting, less out of state work. Call it fighting fire with fire. At some point I fully expect Pruitt and his group to pull in "names" that were once not approached out of state. Pretty simple . . . . Defensive Coordinator looking to be a head coach at his next stop.
Laid back and lazy seldom produce results.
www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2014/0...slew_of_prospec.html
www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2014/0...spot_in_espns_f.html