Three-Point Stance: LSU beneficiaries, return of Huskers, Canes

Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell’s thought-provoking Three-Point Stance is here with today’s look at a which schools could benefit from the uncertainty at LSU, a change of heart when it comes to talented rosters and a possible rebirth of two powers.

Which team could reap the benefits of LSU firing coach Les Miles the most for the 2017 recruiting cycle? Of course the answer is Alabama, because it could possibly land Dylan Moses, Tyler Shelvin and Jacoby Stevens, but beyond the Tide?

It could be Texas A&M, followed by a couple others. Shelvin, Jhamon Ausbon, Austin Deculus, Grant Delpit and Kary Vincent will take a long look at the Aggies. A&M quarterback Kellen Mond is one of the most affable recruits out there and will be showing his leadership by working hard to help the Aggies.

The Aggies are one of the hottest teams in the country and Kevin Sumlin is off the hot seat. LSU has been a thorn in the side of the Aggies here and there recently, so this is a chance for Sumlin to extract some revenge if he can sway a couple away.

Ole Miss could also benefit as five-star running back Cam Akers, who I picked to choose Ole Miss back in the summer, had been infatuated a bit with LSU according to some insiders. But now all bets are off there and staying home and playing for the Rebels could be the most attractive option.

Florida was also one of Delpit’s top schools and I’m sure the Gators will get a visit as well. The commits and targets for LSU won’t really know what’s happening for months and in the meantime Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Texas, Florida and Alabama, among others, can all do their thing.

Buckle up.

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I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong and when I came out with my top five most talented rosters last week, I debated greatly in my head about No. 5. I was very sure of Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and LSU but No. 5 came down to the Gators and Seminoles and it was essentially a 5A and 5B situation for me.

So based on the defense mainly, I went with the Gators, but I doubted myself. I was truly torn. My thinking was that only DeMarcus Walker and Derwin James were sure things to start on the Florida defense and a case could be made for Jacob Pugh or Matthew Thomas at linebacker as well. But the Gators defense let me down. There is still a lot of talent there. Caleb Brantley, Bryan Cox Jr., Jarrad Davis, Alex Anzalone, Quincy Wilson, Jalen Tabor and Marcus Maye will all be highly coveted by the NFL, but I’ve changed my mind and am going with FSU No. 5.

The 'Noles have two running backs in Dalvin Cook and Jaques Patrick that are better than any of the four-headed group of the Gators. FSU clearly has the more talented quarterback in Deondre Francois and the offensive line is a bit of a wash with Roderick Johnson being the most talented on either team overall. Travis Rudolph and Antonio Callaway are the clear 1-2 punch at WR so that’s a push, but FSU is deeper at the position.

What really made me reverse ground was what I saw from the Florida defense in the second half against Tennessee. It caved. It got scared. It got pushed around. Tennessee owned it. This is only about talent though right? It shouldn’t be about any of that stuff right? Not to me. Of course the same could be said for FSU against Louisville and the Noles struggled at times against USF, but I hung my hat on the Gators' defense being the tiebreaker as the Seminoles offense is clearly more talented and that group let me down, in a big way.

By the way, the next tier after No. 5 FSU includes the Gators, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas A&M and Stanford.

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They faced off in the Rose Bowl for the national title in 2002 with the Miami Hurricanes taking home the 2001 national title over the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a score of 37-14.

Since then, it has been up and down for both programs and in the last 10 seasons they have combined for five – count ‘em only five – top 25 AP finishes, with four of those coming out of Lincoln under Bo Pelini.

Two storied programs that haven’t won their conference in ages could make 2016 a different story. The Hurricanes are currently ranked No. 14 in the AP poll while the Cornhuskers are No. 15 and both are very much in the mix to win the ACC Coastal and Big Ten West, respectively.

North Carolina was favored in the preseason over the Canes, while Iowa was picked over Nebraska. So far, both teams are undefeated while the preseason favs have a blemish already on their record, and not a pretty blemish at that. UNC lost to a now struggling Georgia team 33-24 in the opener while Iowa lost to FCS North Dakota State a couple of weekends ago.

I know what you’re thinking – what about Wisconsin in the Big Ten West? My answer is this – have you seen its upcoming schedule? The Badgers play at Michigan this weekend, host Ohio State on Oct. 15, travel to Iowa on Oct. 22 and then host the Huskers the following weekend.

And yes, the ACC Coastal has UNC, Virginia Tech and Pitt – all good teams – but this could still be the year for both of them at least divisionally. With new coaches (Mark Richt in season one, Mike Riley in season two) things appear to be turning around and it’s showing on the recruiting side as well. The Huskers are just outside the national Top 25 recruiting rankings at No. 26 but have a ton of momentum in California and elsewhere. Miami is at No. 8.

Two storied powers of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s could be heading toward big seasons and something to build upon for next year and beyond. For those of us old enough to remember the national titles the two programs won in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and of course in 2001, a rebirth would be long overdue.

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