re: Slade Bolden article...

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This boy can play anywhere in the back field on both sides of the ball, and any receiver position. No matter where he goes, he will be an instant different maker. LSU needs to make sure he doesn't "slip through the cracks".

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Having seen him a couple times [only] I agree. He's a natural playmaker with playmaker instincts AND tons of athletic ability.

On the two sport thing...
I've heard that CEO is much more open to 2 sport athletes than the previous coach. I hope that is the case. He can be a contributor on the diamond as well as the gridiron. I've never fully understood the reluctance there anyway. With NCAA limits on workouts/practices more than one sport just gives a school that many more days of "directed workouts". Plus many schools are now using a combined approach that meshes multiple sports, and not just track. It benefits all involved, assuming the student athlete can handle the school workload.

I couldn't agree more this is how I've always thought

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Until LSU changes it's mentality on recruiting in North La., we will continue to miss opportunities.

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They have. Meatball is doing a great job in North LA. Not only him, but O, Austin, and Joseph have all been outstanding thus far. It's a massive improvement over the old regime.

So many great athletes go to tcu latech and never get looks from LSU it's truly a gd look to get a look from LSU UP HERE

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JJ's there are specific reasons Alabama is so successful up here

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Yep...They WIN...Kids are always going to flock to the winningest programs. When I was in school I wore something with Miami on it at least once a week. It's just the way kids are. As far as TCU, it's because they're here A LOT. They were here last week, as was LSU and 20 other programs. TCU has set up a great relationship with the area and taken kids that LSU passed over in previous years. They were the first ones to offer Slade after his junior season and had been talking to him all throughout the year. LSU obviously wasn't as aggressive in the past, but that has definitely changed since O has taken over. If a kid chooses to go elsewhere, it won't be because LSU wasn't here as was the case previously.

That being said, a kid still has to go to the best fit for him. He can't just blindly choose LSU because it's the home school. Under Miles, I would never want a kid like Slade to choose LSU. It was a terrible fit. Under Canada, the offense might be absolutely perfect for him.

Next high school football season is going to be one of the better ones we have had in quite some time in Louisiana.

I absolutely can't wait for the John Ehret/West Monroe game.

Can't wait to see Slade and that linebacker from Ehret (Starks) go at it. Ehret is building a very good program down there in a competitive district with LW. You don't get better opening games than that up here in our neck of the woods.

Evangel with those 3 recruits we are signing, is loaded and top 10 national next year. They scrimmage against LW this week or next, I'm not quite sure, and will try and get a report on how it went.

In 2 years Louisiana has possibly 4-5 5-star recruits in the state of Louisiana. I'm excited about what Canada, Aranda, and Coach O can build the next 5 years.

Slade's talent would have been wasted in the previous LSU offense. I think it will be much better suited in Canada's. My hope for him is that he picks the best fit for his set of skills, guys like him that are more APB need to find the right fit to where they can show their complete aresenal and be put in situations where they are in free space/open field.

JJ do you think Slade would be happy as an H-Back at LSU or would he prefer RB at TCU. Please note it is an opinion based question and I am not saying that Slade wouldn't play RB at LSU but Canada's offense makes this a different option for him at LSU.

West Monroe High School had 2 players drafted in the NFL draft and neither went to LSU. That is on Les Miles and hopefully will be fixed. No excuse for it, because WM had the most players at LSU from any high school from 1995 to 2011ish and for whatever reason Miles got lazy or just didnt care.