re: LSU athlete you believed was a can't miss pro prospect...

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Those guys got him drafted #1 overall
Seems pretty fortunate to me.

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Yes, but we're talking about their pro prospects and career. The forever embarrassment of being a bust is something to behold too.

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No I get that. Jamarcus was a huge bust.

It's just that somebody was trying to be cool and take a shot at Miles and Fisher too, implying the issue was that he was coached by them. And as noted, playing under Miles didn't hurt him at all, he went #1 overall. Ain't Miles' fault he flamed out at the next level.

Jamarcus was the biggest bust, maybe since Ryan Leaf or maybe ever. I know Leaf went #2 instead of #1, but remember he was 1a to Peyton Manning, whereas Jamarcus was paired with Brady Quinn. That was just a bad QB class, and Jamarcus had the most tools of the group.

Guys I was surprised didn't pan out:

Tyrus Thomas was a shocker in basketball. Dude was absolutely electric in college, and seemingly just beginning to tap into his game.

In football, Sam Montgomery. Dude was a beast, an All American at LSU. Was cut in October of his rookie season, ended up making a practice squad in Cincy for awhile, bounced to the CFL but never played a down there.

Also Derrius Guice. Thought he was going to be a 1k rusher in the NFL.