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re: Miles said he made "hard fast decision on Benton"
Posted on 2/4/09 at 4:59 pm to philter
Posted on 2/4/09 at 4:59 pm to philter
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No crap...so was keeping Benton. If we keep Benton, and Randles is driven to OU..and Benton doesn't make the grades we have zilch. At least this way, we are guaranteed to have 1 of them.
thats the thing, he didn't know if we were guarenteed Randle by letting Benton go. We were guarenteed Benton to at least sign a LOI. The gamble paid off but it was def a gamble.
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Posted on 2/4/09 at 4:59 pm to LSUokie
Benton will be eligible to leave after one year of college football. that will be his third year outta high school. That is the only criteria to entering the draft.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:00 pm to GOP_Tiger
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I don't. He had no business visiting Auburn after we had been waiting on him for three years. That was a major act of disloyalty
Good thing he did. LSU pulled his offer the night before signing day.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:00 pm to givemeabeer
quote:I'd have to agree with this. Regardless of which one turns out to be better, this was the right decision.
I think he was dumped because there was a genuine fear that he wouldn't be on the field due to academics, and Randle is a much bigger catch without that problem. Risking losing Randle over Benton was not a good gamble.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:01 pm to alajones
I think Benton is older than Les.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:01 pm to cord1321
let's say lafell gets hurt in the spring, and toliver is a bust. if Benton goes off for like 1200 yards and 10 TD's, he's going to do what RJF did and bolt because that whole school thing is a problem for him. he'd be 3 years out of high school. randle doesn't have that option plus he's qualified. if miles told randle gfy, and then Benton doesn't qualify or does what i mentioned earlier, he'd be fricked.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:02 pm to uscpuke
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Good thing he did. LSU pulled his offer the night before signing day.
And you don't think his visit to AU was a big part of Miles' decision to pull the scholly?
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:05 pm to DMZ
I know this may seem a little crazy, but is there a chance that the delay on RR getting his papers sent is due to Les' decision to yank the offer to Benton? I have heard that Benton and RR were friends.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:07 pm to nlatgr73
quote:They aren't.
I have heard that Benton and RR were friends.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:08 pm to GOP_Tiger
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So Benton was essentially dumped because he visited AU after we had waited on him for three years, correct?
I'm OK with this. Life is tough and the kid landed on his feet. Malzahn will use him well.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:09 pm to GOP_Tiger
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They aren't.
I've heard that too.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:10 pm to DMZ
So Rueben would not have come if Benton signed. He said it himself. Not sure what to think of this.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:10 pm to GOP_Tiger
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And you don't think his visit to AU was a big part of Miles' decision to pull the scholly
That happened a couple weeks ago, he could have pulled it then. Instead he waited till the night before and pisses off Bradshaw.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:11 pm to uscpuke
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and pisses off Bradshaw
link?
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:13 pm to H-Town Tiger 98
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So Rueben would not have come if Benton signed. He said it himself. Not sure what to think of this.
Brings back memories of Robert Lane running to Ole Miss when Russell and Flynn signed! That said...I'm glad he's a Tiger...and I think Lane now wishes he would've been even though he would have never played QB.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:13 pm to uscpuke
It was a no brainer, a kid coming off a one year lay off, not cleared by the clearinghouse. Failed to get qualified two years running, remember last year when the reports were he was good to go?
If you gotta pick one, you got with Randle. IF Miles was pushed into a corner, which it appears he was, then he had to make this decision.
Oh what a ride we will be on the next few years, appears Mr Randle went to the Mustain school of overbearing parenting.
If you gotta pick one, you got with Randle. IF Miles was pushed into a corner, which it appears he was, then he had to make this decision.
Oh what a ride we will be on the next few years, appears Mr Randle went to the Mustain school of overbearing parenting.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:13 pm to Maximus
Many on here would have called for Les to be fired if RR wouldn't have signed b/c we kept Benton. Then Benton doesn't keep his grades up and we have nothing.
We may have too many as it is...
We may have too many as it is...
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:16 pm to uscpuke
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I feel bad for Benton. I hope he lights us up.
I didn't ever think I would hear an LSU fan say something like that.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:17 pm to DMZ
Well just thank Benton for helping us on the recruiting class for the past 2 years. lol. Thanks Benton at least you helped us on something.
Posted on 2/4/09 at 5:19 pm to tigerfoot
[quote]appears Mr Randle went to the Mustain school of overbearing parenting.
A little harsh, IMHO.
Good move by Les.
A little harsh, IMHO.
Good move by Les.
This post was edited on 2/4/09 at 5:20 pm
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