re: Signing Limit Waiver Details & Projected Attrition

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Serious question: why doesn’t lsu administration just come out and answer ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS for the fans, as long as it doesn’t violate privacy laws? I don’t see the downside.

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Which questions? If we are talking about educating the fan base on what the actual NCAA rules are regarding the signing limit waiver, one-time transfer exception, etc. then I would guess it’s just not a high priority for them.

If we are talking about the specifics around players, a few things to consider:

- University policy and federal privacy laws prevent the university from releasing any information regarding players’ academic records without express permission. In the case of Emery, we got those details because he went public (via his attorney) - not because LSU chose to release them.

- LSU isn’t going to share any info on players’ intentions regarding the NFL draft unless/until those players go public.

- Other info about suspensions and disciplinary actions is generally kept in-house. In the case of anything related to the drug & alcohol policy, it’s confidential. Other cases may or may not be confidential but it makes sense to treat them as such. Unless/until a player is actually dismissed from the team, the coaches are trying to set a player straight, not throw them under the bus and run them off.

- Lastly, there is a belief among many coaches that it’s generally not good for the program to differentiate between scholarship players, walk ons, and “preferred” walk ons. The idea is that they don’t want to create a caste system within the roster. That’s part of why you won’t find any list published by LSU showing who is on scholarship and who is not. You may find info on some players’ bios if they earned a scholarship as a walk on but that’s about it.