re: Should Les pull scholarship offers if kids decommit?

So should a recruit who has been promised a spot by Les Miles shite on him when Miles pulls the scholarship offer at the last minute. I'm talking about the kid that ended up at Auburn because his EE offer was pulled for the QB. Who didn't enroll either. So it should only be a one way street here according to some of you dickheads.

I respectfully disagree with you goon, in that your word is YOUR WORD. By your explanation, it's ok to lie to out of state kids and not keep your word.

Guess that's up to Les .

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By your explanation, it's ok to lie to out of state kids and not keep your word.

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Kids are going to act like kids but for an adult to revert to acting like a child by responding to juvenile antics with juvenile retaliation in response to a kid who acted like one is not a way to operate. If the kids want to act like that then let them, they're kids. Your the adult, act like one even in the face of immaturity. What's the point of going tit for tat with a child over them acting like what they are, a child? What does that say about you, the adult in this situation? Are you any better than the child and their actions by responding to the issue in this nature and what would doing so say about your character and leadership?

Just my two cents because I believe in being the bigger man in the situation and taking the high road. If that's what they want and how they want to act, fine thats their decision but to respond to their antics in similar fashion is just as immature as the kid who caused the situation in the first place.

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Unless the player is some kind of 5 star can't miss recruit, I wish Les would cut all ties and move on.

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So, Les should cut all ties... unless he shouldn't?

I'd imagine the staff does treat each case individually, based not only on talent level of the player, but on how much we need players at the position and the character of the player, including how openly/honestly they communicate where they are in the decision process, etc. But it's the nature of the game: the better the recruit, the more attention they get from schools across the country... regrettably. Some might be falling for a sales pitch if they decide to go, but others really do have more than just football in mind when they make their choice, and sometimes that means they're going to leave.

Kids who decommit or who seemingly favor the home school before picking otherwise at the last minute aren't necessarily intentionally leading the staff on and aren't necessarily liars. They might be, but it's just as likely they may have just changed their minds.

The worst part of the process is that fans scrutinize their every move and become obsessed with them to the point of being stalkers (and I mean that literally in some cases). When that much attention and emotion is devoted to the kid, if the kid leaves, it leaves the fans feeling like jilted lovers... and the fans retaliate with venom.

I don't say the above like I'm any better than anyone else (well, maybe some). I get drawn in, start spending more time on this board than I should and am disappointed when the kids don't pick LSU. Like others, I'm starting to look fondly back on how it used to be: maybe you heard LSU was in the running for a good recruit, or you simply heard after the fact that they signed a strong class that might be competing for championships down the road. It was exciting enough to know that the incoming talent was cause for optimism. The current over-saturation of information isn't proving more satisfying and seems to be causing way more angst and retaliation by spurned fans.

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no. just because your dealing with 17-18 year old kids doesnt mean you have to act like one,

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So explain to me why a kid can look around at other schools and it is ok, but if that school decides to pull the scholarship to protect themselves it's not right. The kids should make their decision on school and stick by it.

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There's no reason Bama and ATM are offering our kids first. That's a darn shame.

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Yes there is. They can offer every player in LA with no repercussions if they withdraw it later. Why is this so difficult for you to understand?

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Yes there is. They can offer every player in LA with no repercussions if they withdraw it later.

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exactly!

put it this way... it's easier to scavenge in our yard than hunt in their own.

oh, and let's re-visit this the next time Saban dickrides Les and offers a kid 2 days after LSU.