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Another Nuss injury post
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:08 am
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:08 am
I keep seeing the story that we're hiding his injury to protect him & his draft stock.
(1) In what world does him playing an entire season while very injured improve his draft stock?
(2) In what world would sitting him against Tech & SELU have hurt his draft stock
(3) You admit he's injured to explain why he played bad against shite teams. Then we play a good team, he continues to struggle, and you tell reporters injury was not the issue. Draft scouts begin to wonder his decision making / communication skills
The current strategy would only be ACTIVELY sabotaging his draft stock (let alone team). No ones saying he can't take the starting position back in 2-3 weeks if he's feeling / looking better, but the current approach only simultaneously ruins Nuss's future as well as our chances of winning.
Worst case if you sit him: we lose 2 games after the bye and he comes back looking like what a 5th year senior should be capable of. You pray 3 losses doesn't stop playoff berth.
Median case: You split the games and have a clear picture at who the better QB is. You march forward with you starter and path to playoff is still in your hands
Best Case: MVB is a monster and you never look back
(1) In what world does him playing an entire season while very injured improve his draft stock?
(2) In what world would sitting him against Tech & SELU have hurt his draft stock
(3) You admit he's injured to explain why he played bad against shite teams. Then we play a good team, he continues to struggle, and you tell reporters injury was not the issue. Draft scouts begin to wonder his decision making / communication skills
The current strategy would only be ACTIVELY sabotaging his draft stock (let alone team). No ones saying he can't take the starting position back in 2-3 weeks if he's feeling / looking better, but the current approach only simultaneously ruins Nuss's future as well as our chances of winning.
Worst case if you sit him: we lose 2 games after the bye and he comes back looking like what a 5th year senior should be capable of. You pray 3 losses doesn't stop playoff berth.
Median case: You split the games and have a clear picture at who the better QB is. You march forward with you starter and path to playoff is still in your hands
Best Case: MVB is a monster and you never look back
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:14 am to BoominSchous
quote:
(1) In what world does him playing an entire season while very injured improve his draft stock?
(2) In what world would sitting him against Tech & SELU have hurt his draft stock
(3) You admit he's injured to explain why he played bad against shite teams. Then we play a good team, he continues to struggle, and you tell reporters injury was not the issue. Draft scouts begin to wonder his decision making / communication skills
stop asking questions.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:20 am to BoominSchous
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(1) In what world does him playing an entire season while very injured improve his draft stock?
It's possible the injury will require surgery. Given that, the coaching staff & Nuss obviously decided that the best option was for Nuss to play through the injury. If that is the case, then there will be little to no impact on his draft status if he fully recovers. If this is the case, then Nuss will likely shut it down at some point if LSU falls out of playoff contention.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:21 am to Chad504boy
I just feel like i'm taking crazy pills every time I see someone insinuate that his injury is way worse than we think - how would that make any sense? The only way you get to that answer is implying that the coaching staff is completely incapable of foresight (which I know isn't impossible).
Take an Occam's Razor approach and the most logical answer is Nuss actually has regressed, coaches were trying to uphold his confidence, and we are fast approaching a permanent benching.
Take an Occam's Razor approach and the most logical answer is Nuss actually has regressed, coaches were trying to uphold his confidence, and we are fast approaching a permanent benching.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:24 am to rds dc
Again this just doesn't make sense.
NFL scouts would have had higher hopes had he sat out the whole season and healed and looked at prior tape. Now they have someone who actively sabotage his teams for his own perceived gains, and is getting surgery right before the draft? He essentially undraftable after a bad year and fresh torso surgery.
NFL scouts would have had higher hopes had he sat out the whole season and healed and looked at prior tape. Now they have someone who actively sabotage his teams for his own perceived gains, and is getting surgery right before the draft? He essentially undraftable after a bad year and fresh torso surgery.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:26 am to BoominSchous
Do we think anyone's going to ask BK the hard questions tomorrow?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:28 am to BoominSchous
See Lane Kiffin’s response to a QB injury. Sit your starter until he’s well, bring in the backup who is now playing like Lamar Jackson. Win, win.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:29 am to BoominSchous
Nail on the head here. BK's messaging has lacked clarity and consistency. Nuss not commenting on his health adds to how odd this whole charade has been.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:30 am to BoominSchous
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the most logical answer is Nuss actually has regressed
how is that more logical than simply Nuss is hurt playing through something?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:34 am to Chad504boy
Because at this point it doesn't make sense to allow him to play through something with the way it looks on the field - if something small then yes I agree with you.
But I'm directly referring to the people implying he has a severe injury to his core / throwing arm. Why would you want him to play through that?
But I'm directly referring to the people implying he has a severe injury to his core / throwing arm. Why would you want him to play through that?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:36 am to BoominSchous
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Why would you want him to play through that?
CBK is a used car salesman fraud. He talks big shite and has backed nothing up.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:38 am to BoominSchous
I think the issue with this is how we are given conflicting information, but our eyeballs tell us something ain’t right. It’s kinda like - I can’t sing a note, but I know good singing when I hear it.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:39 am to BoominSchous
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(1) In what world does him playing an entire season while very injured improve his draft stock?
It doesn’t. If we are not reporting on his injury it’s because the Nuss team has requested that.
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(2) In what world would sitting him against Tech & SELU have hurt his draft stock
It wouldn’t have. But it may have been thought that the injury wouldn’t linger the way it has.
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(3) You admit he's injured to explain why he played bad against shite teams. Then we play a good team, he continues to struggle, and you tell reporters injury was not the issue. Draft scouts begin to wonder his decision making / communication skills
I think the sum of Nussmeiers issues is greater than his injury. He has been making poor decisions. You can’t deny that.
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Worst case if you sit him: we lose 2 games after the bye and he comes back looking like what a 5th year senior should be capable of. You pray 3 losses doesn't stop playoff berth.
There is zero guarantee of that. It’s not a given at all he “comes back looking like what a 5th year senior is capable of”.
All of his issues need to be addressed and corrected. That probably doesn’t happen while on the sideline.
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Median case: You split the games and have a clear picture at who the better QB is.
I think you overrate Van Buren by a lot. If Van Buren is better, it’s because Nuss is playing at a very low level.
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Best Case: MVB is a monster and you never look back
This is classic backup QB hopium. You base your analysis on what you haven’t seen. He’s got to be better.
I don’t think he’s even the starter next year. LSU will look to upgrade.
You may want to consider that you are panicking.
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:41 am
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:41 am to BoominSchous
Not much of what we see from Nuss this year has made a lot of sense.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:42 am to moneyg
You say I'm panicking but you took all three scenarios and implied that the floor is actually much lower?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:53 am to BoominSchous
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You say I'm panicking but you took all three scenarios and implied that the floor is actually much lower?
I’m telling you that the best scenario probably lies in Nuss figuring out how to be productive with the issues he has.
He’s a gunslinger without an arm right now…and no OL.
Looking to Van Buren is highly unlikely to succeed.
I get the frustration with Kelly. But he said probably 4-5 times in his press conference that this team needs to play complimentary football. That’s a huge signal that he’s sending.
Nobody wants to accept that. But the path to the playoffs likely lies in a reasonably conservative offensive plan with a QB that can make plays when needed.
If Van Buren was a guy that they thought was starter material, then your plan might make sense.
I just don’t think they view him that way. They believe the only way to make this work is to get Nussmeier playing better, eliminating mistakes, and healing enough to make an occasional throw. Between the OL and Nuss’ arm strength issues, I think they realize the deep passing game is off the table for the most part.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:08 am to BoominSchous
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You pray 3 losses doesn't stop playoff berth.
We have 1 loss (and a close loss at that) and are outside the CFP @ #13.
Now imagine adding two more losses.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:13 am to BoominSchous
All of this on the heels of yelling at a press conference that you are doing "whatever it takes"{ to win the ball game.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:16 am to rds dc
Very selfish if true
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