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re: SI.com Article: Pride of New Orleans: The youth & promise of Leonard Fournette

Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:35 am to
Posted by WigSplitta22
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:35 am to
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IMO he compares better to Frank Gore. Look back when Gore was at Miami, he was much slimmer, ran a lot like LF does today.


Except Fournette is 4 inches taller
Posted by Bear Is Dead
Monroe
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:39 am to

quote:

IMO he compares better to Frank Gore.
quote:

Except Fournette is 4 inches taller


Running style is really close. LF is unusually tall for a RB. If we're just comparing height, then Eddie George is a better comparable. But they dont run the same way......
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:40 am to
quote:

Except Fournette is 4 inches taller




5'10" to 6', meh.
Posted by CJD4LSU
Ray-Vegas, La
Member since Sep 2006
3504 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:41 am to
While Faulk is probably our most important signee ever, in terms of the role he played in turning the program around. Fournette is our most sought after signee...period.

Posted by 2007lsuno1
Marietta, GA
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:46 am to
Posted by Macintosh504
Leveraging Salaries University
Member since Sep 2011
52602 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:49 am to
Poor kid. The pressure is gonna eat him alive. I hope not tho.
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
14891 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:55 am to
when he punked that dude on the goal line and just stared at him...
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 11:56 am
Posted by hondurantiger
Portland, OR
Member since Feb 2007
2175 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 11:56 am to

BUGA!
Posted by tigerfan in bamaland
Back Home now
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:00 pm to
I'm reservedly amped.

Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
1462 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

5'10" to 6', meh.



5'9" TO 6'1"
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:10 pm to



Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278296 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:13 pm to
LF isnt a true 6'1"
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
21785 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

Poor kid. The pressure is gonna eat him alive. I hope not tho.





Starring Macintosh504
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 12:27 pm
Posted by dreaux
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2006
40881 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:27 pm to
any reason in particular why his stats from his junior year were so much better? Better line? QB? etc...
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52833 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

any reason in particular why his stats from his junior year were so much better? Better line? QB? etc...



Rarely played after half-time
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

Rarely played after half-time

Posted by dreaux
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2006
40881 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:37 pm to
makes sense
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278296 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:39 pm to
yea he had less carries
Posted by Lonnie4LSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
9525 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

He is the most highly touted LSU signee of all-time

Y'all think this is true? K.Faulk and Perrilloux were pretty highly touted.


It's totally true.

While Faulk and RP were highly rated, neither were seen as the top QB or RB in the nation coming out of HS.

Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278296 posts
Posted on 4/29/14 at 12:45 pm to
quote:

While Faulk and RP were highly rated, neither were seen as the top QB or RB in the nation coming out of HS.




RP was #1 by ESPN, and was the #1 dual threat QB by Rivals.

Even so, ranking doesn't determine hype factor. You're splitting hairs when talking about guys ranked this high.
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