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re: How can a Louisiana recruit grow up not an LSU fan?
Posted on 12/5/10 at 5:51 pm to St Augustine
Posted on 12/5/10 at 5:51 pm to St Augustine
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plus if i'm an elite qb, i'm going play in harbough or someone like him's system
If i'm an elite DB, I'm going play for Saban
Let's hope our recruits are smarter than that.
Last time I checked, Stanford isn't even the top passing offense in it's own conference.
Pac-10 Football Stats
And Alabama is behind LSU in Pass Defense in this conference:
SEC Stats
The last decent QB we had here, Matt Flynn, had comparable numbers to Andrew Luck:
PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G
Luck, A........ STAN SO 12 349 245 7 70.2 3051 28 254.2
PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Matt Flynn 12 125.76 202-359-11 56.3 2407 21 71 200.6
And no one is saying Flynn is as good as Luck is.
Point is, Flynn won a BCS title here, and is still playing football in the NFL.
LSU is not a bad place at all to come play football.
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Posted on 12/5/10 at 6:26 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Stanford is in a BCS bowl and is by far the best school in the top 25 academically.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 6:34 pm to JJ27
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Stanford is in a BCS bowl and is by far the best school in the top 25 academically
Yes and yes. I'm not saying anything bad about Stanford, or even Harbaugh. I'm just not knocking LSU.
I think LSU would at least give Stanford a good game right now, if not outright beat them And that despite our obvious QB troubles.
If a big time football recruit is looking for a place to show off his skills and go pro, LSU is not bad place to play football.
That's all I'm saying.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 7:08 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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Let's hope our recruits are smarter than that.
Last time I checked, Stanford isn't even the top passing offense in it's own conference.
it is however a great system to prepare you for the pros IMO...instead of gary crowtons batfrick conglomeration of shite
This post was edited on 12/5/10 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 12/5/10 at 7:17 pm to St Augustine
Ron Cooper ain't too shabby at coaching up DBs for the NFL himself.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 7:19 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
quote:Have you not watched LSU in the last couple of years? If anything, it's been a place where five star recruits go to become undrafted free agents. Other than defensive back, I can't think of a single area of the team that a recruit might look at and think they'll get the coaching to get them to the next level, and it's still early to make a definitive judgement on that even.
If a big time football recruit is looking for a place to show off his skills and go pro, LSU is not bad place to play football.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 7:29 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Anyone who's lived away from Louisiana for any length of time learns to appreciate our state so much better.
Simply put, we have the best food, music, and people around. Our culture is unique, our state is beautiful, and we have every reason to be proud of our heritage.
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THIS...and we have the most beautiful women.
Simply put, we have the best food, music, and people around. Our culture is unique, our state is beautiful, and we have every reason to be proud of our heritage.
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THIS...and we have the most beautiful women.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 7:52 pm to J4L90
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Simply put, we have the best food, music, and people around. Our culture is unique, our state is beautiful, and we have every reason to be proud of our heritage.
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THIS...and we have the most beautiful women.
You might need to get out of Louisiana for more than a week. I love it here, but arguments about food, music and women are way overrated.
Posted on 12/5/10 at 8:13 pm to glassman
Food and music is a lock. But I'm traveled enough to know there's hotties in bunches other places
Posted on 12/5/10 at 8:30 pm to glassman
et tu Glasser et tu? 
Posted on 12/5/10 at 9:30 pm to TheFinalWord
LSU is not a fit for every kid. As an LSU fan this does not hurt my feelings.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 7:07 am to TheFinalWord
How many parents of these really good recruits can afford to take their son to the LSU games when they were young? My guess is most didn't attend games but grew up watching them on the tube along with a bunch of other teams.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 9:11 am to Rockerbraves
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How many parents of these really good recruits can afford to take their son to the LSU games when they were young? My guess is most didn't attend games but grew up watching them on the tube along with a bunch of other teams.
True, but the following: I have moved to several NFL cities, where I watched those teams play on television. Although I never have lost my true affection for the Saints, I developed a geographical pride in these various teams (where I lived).
It would seem that lifelong Louisiana residents would develop that kind of pride in LSU---no matter what.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 9:55 am to GeauxTigers0107
Louisiana it not a shite hole dick head. I've been in Houston for 5 years and if it wasn't for work my arse would be right back in Cajun country.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 10:05 am to TheFinalWord
quote:Not that long ago there were only a handful of games on TV, so I'm thinking it was much harder for a local kid to develope much of an affection for any programs outside their immediate area.
True, but the following: I have moved to several NFL cities, where I watched those teams play on television. Although I never have lost my true affection for the Saints, I developed a geographical pride in these various teams (where I lived).
I do think most LA recruits grow up LSU fans, but also dream of playing at other places as well.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 10:18 am to glassman
Its easy..Im not from LA but was such a Tiger fan I attended LSU...
Posted on 12/6/10 at 10:55 am to TigersOfGeauxld
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The last decent QB we had here, Matt Flynn, had comparable numbers to Andrew Luck:
let's compare where they get drafted
Posted on 12/6/10 at 11:47 am to coolpapaboze
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Or maybe to a school with a fanbase lacking a large contingency of paranoid delusional assholes?
Can't go to any S.E.C. school then, except Vanderbilt, maybe Kentucky..............
Posted on 12/6/10 at 1:42 pm to TheFinalWord
Alot of times dont give a shite about playing for the school they have been a fan of, and just want the best option for them. (playing time, chance to help get them to pros, etc.)
I know with JaMarcus Russell, he was a HUGE Tenn fan his whole life as the rest of his family was. He had no love for LSU but the early recruitment by Saban. (He starting recruiting JR in the 9th grade) and the ability of Saban to help him get to the next level, adding the close distance to Mobile from Baton Rouge so Mom and Gramdma could watch him play) overrode his love for Tenn and FSU.
So he signed with LSU.
You have to remember they are looking at it as a career thing and not just playing football for a team they are a fan of.
I know with JaMarcus Russell, he was a HUGE Tenn fan his whole life as the rest of his family was. He had no love for LSU but the early recruitment by Saban. (He starting recruiting JR in the 9th grade) and the ability of Saban to help him get to the next level, adding the close distance to Mobile from Baton Rouge so Mom and Gramdma could watch him play) overrode his love for Tenn and FSU.
So he signed with LSU.
You have to remember they are looking at it as a career thing and not just playing football for a team they are a fan of.
Posted on 12/6/10 at 1:44 pm to emanresu
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Louisiana is a shithole, comparatively speaking. Some recruits know this. Others haven't been exposed to much else and don't have a reference point.
I agree.
Beaches of Florida or hoods of Baton Rouge? mmmmmmmmmm
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