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Posted on 6/16/11 at 12:55 am to JJ27
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Stefan Lefors
Yeah but we can't really call him a miss can we? I mean, we were recruiting Clayton about as much as you can and we simply passed on Lefors. He was a hell of a college player though production wise.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 12:57 am to Tiger Authority
Hell if we go by that criteria we should throw Mike Wallace out there too.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 12:57 am to Tiger Authority
I was talking more along the lines of our conversation than the basis of the OP.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 12:58 am to JJ27
quote:
I was talking more along the lines of our conversation than the basis of the OP.
I'm with you dude...
Posted on 6/16/11 at 1:01 am to lsusteve1
quote:Yes, we were going after him very strong and if your going off of a recruits hype in high school yes he was #2 in the country to Jimmy Clausen who was crowned a 10 year QB can't miss prospect.
Meh........did we really MISS him and was he a CAN'T miss?
Posted on 6/16/11 at 1:23 am to Tigah32
Shows you how much recruiting services know. Neither one of them deserved that ranking in hindsight.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 2:44 am to LaBornNRaised
What happened to Aikeem Jolla?
Posted on 6/16/11 at 8:29 am to yamammasprofile
quote:
Joe McKnight
McKnight missed by a mile. Dude was no 5*
Posted on 6/16/11 at 8:30 am to NIH
quote:
stevie douglas
I don't think this kid makes it through the fall semester.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:17 am to lsusteve1
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Meh........did we really MISS him and was he a CAN'T miss?
He spurned LSU and yes, we ABSOLUTELY wanted him. He didn't hurt LSU by not coming and in retrospect he wasn't a "can't miss", but the question wasn't whether or not it hurt LSU but a can't miss that spurned us. Joe McKnight is the answer
And as far as high school prospects went, he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.
This post was edited on 6/16/11 at 9:21 am
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:22 am to SaintLSUnAtl
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he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.
How wasn't he a miss when he missed?
USC's backfield being "crowded" had no bearing on how he turned out. The kid was their #1 RB for 2 and a half years and he was given every possible chance to shine. He just more or less flickered.
Don't get me wrong, he was alright. At times, he showed flashes, but overall.....the kid was no where NEAR the 5*, #2 prospect in the country, RB that everyone expected him to be.
I think a lower Rivals250 would have sufficed and his performance in college would have warranted it.
Hence, he wasn't a "can't miss."
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:25 am to Lester Earl
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he ran for 2250 yards at 6.5 YPC?
mckinght>ridley
however he wasn't a huge loss, i agree
in the Pac 10, you cant compare a Pac10 RB's stats to a SEC RB's stats.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:26 am to TheEye
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in the Pac 10, you cant compare a Pac10 RB's stats to a SEC RB's stats.
...and two completely different RB's.
McKnight was given space to work with....Ridlay was the between the tackles.....
How that is even brought into the conversation, I don't know.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:31 am to SaintLSUnAtl
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He spurned LSU and yes, we ABSOLUTELY wanted him. He didn't hurt LSU by not coming and in retrospect he wasn't a "can't miss", but the question wasn't whether or not it hurt LSU but a can't miss that spurned us. Joe McKnight is the answer
And as far as high school prospects went, he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.
Then that isn't the definition of a "Can't Miss" IMO......
Warrick Dunn
Travis Minor
Ed Reed
Peyton Manning
These are those types of guys.....JM was just "meh".......would have been nice to have him but not a wow.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:56 am to JJ27
Battle was the starter at QB and broke a bone in his throwing arm. He came back to play WR. He would have been a WR at LSU. He is still in the league with the Pittsburg.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 10:31 am to SteveLSU35
These are all football...then there's basketball.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 10:32 am to SteveLSU35
I'm going with Joe McKnight. And I personally believe if he would've went to LSU he would have played Cornerback/Return Specialist and his college career would've been very different.
Posted on 6/16/11 at 10:34 am to The Future
quote:The guy was incredible on the baseball field. I wonder why he did not play at Tulane...?
Hell of a baseball player too
Posted on 6/16/11 at 10:50 am to SteveLSU35
These are all football...then there's basketball.
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