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Haven To Bama

Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:51 pm
Posted by BetaPhi681
Hammond, LA
Member since Apr 2023
329 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:51 pm
Doesn’t have the same sting to it as in years past. At least it isn’t OM lol
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
Member since Sep 2014
6650 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:54 pm to
Buck Fama
Posted by Joe Mantegna
knoxville
Member since Oct 2007
9679 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:57 pm to
He'll be in the portal in a few years I bet
Posted by SlidellTiger
Madisonville, La
Member since Jan 2004
1562 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:57 pm to
TIGER BAIT
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
6192 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:58 pm to
It stings none.

Kiffin rebuilt a putrid QB room BK left him in 3 weeks.
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
11568 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 3:03 pm to
Good luck, Young man
Posted by Old Money
LSU
Member since Sep 2012
41717 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 3:17 pm to
Now that we have Kiffin I dont really care
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
6779 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 3:50 pm to
Crazy, this kid wanted to be at LSU, lifelong fan
Posted by chadr07
Rapides Parish
Member since Jan 2015
14225 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 3:59 pm to
Kiffin has the QB he really wanted from Louisiana. I also think Houston is more college ready. Haven looks a bit raw and will need time to develop
This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 4:00 pm
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
22968 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 4:32 pm to
I didn’t get why Haven wasn’t getting pushed by LSU, was there a bad relationship with BK or were there other guys who were higher on the target list?
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
41451 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 4:44 pm to
I think once Houston committed that BK decided that was enough.

Kiffin is happy with Houston too.

Maybe Haven wanted more money or whatever and Kiffin didn't think this was the year for it.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
22968 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 4:51 pm to
LK is probably focused on bringing in guys who can win games asap via the portal.

It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out because LK is used to building via the portal out of necessity whereas Bama is still mostly HS recruiting driven from a roster standpoint.

I suspect once Lane gets a solid base of guys he thinks he can win now with he’ll realize he has the resources to sign the elite HS guys too he could never touch at OM and probably balance things out a bit.
Posted by MONROE
In the belly of the beast
Member since Sep 2015
4358 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:09 pm to
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Crazy, this kid wanted to be at LSU, lifelong fan


That would have demanded a ton in NIL money while Pop Houston won’t play for free but he will allow us to sign some talent that would have been tied up with Havens demands otherwise
Posted by sdmlsu1
up n dis bish
Member since Nov 2007
1141 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:11 pm to
Haven will hit the portal. He’s not sitting for 3 years.
This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 5:13 pm
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
41451 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:11 pm to
Maybe a little of that, but I think the prior staff was happy with Houston and didn't want to wait on Haven, and Kiffin was comfortable with that assessment.

The recruiting services are hard on Houston because he's shorter, but he's the best QB in Louisiana right now.
Posted by friendlyobservation
Member since Mar 2024
5035 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:20 pm to
It's as simple as you put a grade on a player when it comes to money worth. Whatever Haven is asking LSU is not willing to throw it on the table because they probably think he's worth the number he wants. Probably as simple as that.
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
Member since Jan 2023
8036 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:39 pm to
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Good luck, Young man

Nope, get fricked tiger bait.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
20027 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 5:39 pm to
Haven is really raw. I’m not sure he’ll ever see the field at Bama.

Houston could play as a freshman if it was needed.
Posted by Tjcajun
Member since Aug 2021
595 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 6:04 pm to
Agree. Take the mobile guy with accuracy over the big raw dudes all day
Posted by Lsuray70443
Independence
Member since Dec 2025
767 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 6:08 pm to
The recruiting services rated him 5 stars because in tenth grade he was already 6-5. Houston is just below 6-0 so the services don’t like him.
Play the clip from Saban. “These recruiting services don’t know their you know what from a hole in the ground”. I agree with him. How many 5 star guys we had this year that went undrafted?? I think it was 3.
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