Folks are blaming Les Miles and John Chavis for the loss to Ole Miss, but IMO most of the blame should be laid at the feet of the NFL, and the NCAA. Okay...I hear the howls and the screams but fact is LSU lost a lot of experience and talent on the defense side and it showed. In the end it was the defense that was gassed out. Great teams figure ways to win, and sure Mett was struggling but dang it....those offensive guys [including Mett] brought LSU back to the brink of a win. In the end the loss of Mingo, Montgomery, and Minter, etal really hurt. IMO, you can't put all the blame 'The Chief' for this loss, or CLM. Without a doubt LSU has a great coaching staff. The Freak and Ego played their hearts out, but in the end they were gassed.

Until the NCAA puts a lid on the NFL dangling money in the face of these young players, losses like last Saturday will be repeated at LSU and across the SEC. That is unless you're Alabama.

Spoke to a graduate of a major SEC University [School of Engineering] yesterday after Church He graudated, believe it was around 67. I was complaining about LSU's loss, and he said money has taken over the game. I agreed. Believe he said six of the offensive lineman on this major SEC football team in his senior year stayed the full four years of their athletic scholarship and graduated with a degree in Engineering. I thought that's what these football athletic scholarships were for...to help a young man [or young woman] get a quality education at a great institution?

IMO the NCAA is the NFL's bitch. And that's putting it lightly.

Have a Nice Day!!

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Posted by Dudebro2

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Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 10/21/13 at 7:33 pm to Matrixman

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Until the NCAA puts a lid on the NFL dangling money in the face of these young players,

That is not the issue, can't do it. He said the NFL plays with the hand they are dealt. You can not put the genie back in the bottle, you are going to have early entrants period end of story. But he honestly feels that the coaches, parents and advisors "not agents" need to do a better job of laying out the facts and explaining to these young men what the financial opportunities end up being if they stayed and moved up the draft board.

He also stated that there are plenty of statistics that the NFL teams have, that he knows the college coaches have to be privileged to, as to the difference on moving up the draft board is and monetary gain it will be if they stay in school another year. He stated clearly, they have all the statistics he would be hard pressed to think the college coaches don't have them. He feels the college coaches do a great job when recruiting these kids but don't do as great a job in keeping them as they should. It is all about money he said and the studies are there to show what happens if you stay and finish out with the program as opposed to leaving early. He stated each case is specific but when it would "hypothetically" benefit a player 90% of the time to stay it is not difficult to project.

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Posted by sbrian3915

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Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 10/22/13 at 7:26 am to Matrixman

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Until the NCAA puts a lid on the NFL dangling money in the face of these young players, losses like last Saturday will be repeated at LSU and across the SEC. That is unless you're Alabama.

The NFL already does too much to prevent this, at least as for as the law may be concerned. Unlike basketball who has the 1 and done rule, football has the 3 and done rule. Now, the last time it was challenged in court it won, but the time is coming and probably a lot sooner than we want where that rule will be declared illegal. You think its bad now...just wait.

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Spoke to a graduate of a major SEC University [School of Engineering] yesterday after Church He graudated, believe it was around 67. I was complaining about LSU's loss, and he said money has taken over the game. I agreed. Believe he said six of the offensive lineman on this major SEC football team in his senior year stayed the full four years of their athletic scholarship and graduated with a degree in Engineering. I thought that's what these football athletic scholarships were for...to help a young man [or young woman] get a quality education at a great institution?

No, football scholarships are for people whose football abilities are so great that they can help the university win football games, which in turn helps revenue.

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