re: Fournette "sitting out"

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these are the same people that were running around saying LF had "quit" or "shut it down" after the Auburn game

they have been wanting to say this all season

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exactly. It's just ridiculous. Everyone here wanted him to have a big season after a disappointing end to his season last year. And I'm sure Leonard did too. Otherwise he would have shut it down the first couple months of the season to heal, but he played hurt nonetheless and. He sustained a serious injury before the season. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. He tried coming back throughout the season and continued to reinure his ankle. At this point in the season, with nothing rfeal on the line, there is no point in him potentially reinjuring himself again, something he did in the Auburn game and again against Arkansas, when he has the combine coming up in a few months.

Our fans are selfish. They care more about Fournette running for 200 yards in a bowl game than they do about his future. They wouldn't admit it, but quite simply the risk of him playing and reinjuring his ankle far outweighs the reward. Sure, it might have had better optics for him to have waited until after the bowl game to sign with an agent, but realistically, it makes no difference if he is not going to be playing in said bowl game.