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re: How did LSU miss out on Warrick Dunn and Travis Minor?
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:01 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:01 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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Didn't Curly sign a Fab 4 of running backs one year
he signed 5
i think only 1 stayed the whole time
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:23 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
We got Brown Boudreau, couldn't get all of Catholic's stars
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:27 pm to ULSU
quote:
ULSU
Well Played Sir
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:41 pm to Austin Cajun
LSU wasn't very good at time
Coaching staff at didn't think the instate kids were a priority
This is one of the reasons a number of people want the fence up and was the start of securing the boarders.
Coaching staff at didn't think the instate kids were a priority
This is one of the reasons a number of people want the fence up and was the start of securing the boarders.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:42 pm to Austin Cajun
I was in school at the time and remember that you didn’t know which one was better, but every team wanted both Dunn & Franklin. Franklin was a Parade All American. Dunn's mom was murdered about a month before signing day making a deposit at a bank late at night. Bowden swept in and played like he was his Father and that was what won him over. He needed something in his life, but at same time, many wondered how he could leave his other family members behind.
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:08 pm to Austin Cajun
Questions like this come up from time to time and it illustrates why their are so many people on this board that bitch about everything like we've always been an elite program.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:21 pm to ULSU
quote:
Brown Boudreau
Went to middle school with Brown's older brother(Will). Their mother was a teacher at Southeast Middle School...passed away at an early age from cancer...super nice lady.
And it's Boudreaux
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:25 pm to LSU Jax
Dunn was a no brainer.
LSU was awful at that time and FSU was the it place to be.
Minor was a little different in that LSU had a shot but following Dunn was an easy call and LSU was loaded at that position at that time with Faulk and Mealey and TD Tommy Banks!
LSU was awful at that time and FSU was the it place to be.
Minor was a little different in that LSU had a shot but following Dunn was an easy call and LSU was loaded at that position at that time with Faulk and Mealey and TD Tommy Banks!
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:49 pm to nicholastiger
quote:
How did LSU miss out on Warrick Dunn and Travis Minor?
Two Words:
Bobby Bowden
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:59 pm to tigerfan84
quote:
Think about Peyton Manning
stop thinking about him. He was never going to LSU
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:00 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
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Peyton was Ole miss all the way until Cooper got hurt
he was all Ole Miss until they got put on probation
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:05 pm to Austin Cajun
And the Bowden's took Warrick and his siblings in as like foster kids after, you know
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:05 pm to SamuelClemens
But LSU did get Kevin Franklin!!!!
Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:10 pm to SamuelClemens
We also got Robert Toomer, Robert Davis, Jay Johnson, Artie Moore, and David Butler along with Franklin. We were STACKED at RUNNING BACK!!!!!!!!! 
Dunn obviously knew he would likely play in between Butler and Moore.
Dunn obviously knew he would likely play in between Butler and Moore. Posted on 7/21/15 at 4:57 pm to LeonPhelps
yep. parents are gump grads. named after former fb major ogilve
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 7/21/15 at 5:03 pm to Austin Cajun
FSU was in the middle of having 15 straight top 5 finishes.
Posted on 7/21/15 at 5:42 pm to Austin Cajun
quote:
Both BR guys at Catholic High and LSU missed on them. I know LSU wasn't the school to be at at this time and FSU was hot.
Did they even consider LSU? Did FSU have some ties at Catholic High at that time? Just curious what went on with their recruitment.
Not much going on in your life eh?
Posted on 7/21/15 at 5:49 pm to Rickdaddy4188
Reading this thread reminded me of Leroy Hoard, another LA running back that LSU missed out on (He went to Michigan and played 10 years in NFL for Browns and Vikings). I googled his name and ran across this sobering article detailing the difficulties he has had with post concussion syndrome. Dude says he has purposely never purchased a gun to ensure that he does not commit suicide with it.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 7/21/15 at 5:57 pm to lsufball19
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stop thinking about him. He was never going to LSU
He left because too many people had attitudes like you. If LSU had actually recruited Peyton Manning, Bucky Richardson, Brock Berlin, Brad Banta, Ike Hilliard, etc. instead of taking an attitude that "there's no way they'd ever sign with LSU," then many of them would have signed. I think LSU actually backed off of a lot of Parade All-Americans in that era figuring that there was no chance of landing them.
But back in the late '80s/early '90s LSU had a lot of difficulty keeping in-state players for other reasons too. The oil-based economy was rough in the state while everywhere else was booming under Reaganomics. The local NAACP head ridiculously accused Archer of being racist, which may have scared away some black players. Richard Condon thought that Curley's southern accent scared off inner-city black recruits as well. Also, during that time, the New Orleans Times Picayune was very anti-LSU. With no Internet available yet, the only source for LSU updates for New Orleans recruits was from that LSU-bashing publication.
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 7/21/15 at 7:51 pm to TheDude321
Applewhite was pretty under the radar. Even Texas tried to bench him but he kept playing his way back on the field.
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