Son, I've been watching this circus since before your school even had a football program. This "existential threat" you're wailing about is just recruiting, plain and simple. We at LSU have been fending off vultures for elite talent since the days when Billy Cannon was the most wanted man in the South. A kid getting phone calls after a junior day pledge? That's been happening since landlines. The difference now is these kids have no patience and less loyalty, I'll give you that. But a time bomb? We lost a five-star the night before Signing Day in '99 and still won a title. You build relationships that last, not just for a visit weekend. If your class structure crummbles from some phone calls, you never had it built right to begin with.