re: LSU: 4-0, highly ranked and about to be put to the test

It is utterly ridiculous to ascribe LSU's current offensive struggles to RP's absence.

RP was dismissed from the team in the spring of 2008. The coaches have had two full springs, two full fall camps, one full season, and four games to remedy his absence.

I hardly need to point out that other programs have successfully replaced departing starters in a much shorter time period. To wit, Landry Jones at Oklahoma has been fantastic since Bradford was unexpectedly injured in the Sooners opener. The examples are boundless.

The staff should have recruited and developed sufficient back-ups for RP, ESPECIALLY since it was completely foreseeable that RP might be dismissed from the team, given his history of behaviour.

IF (and that is a big IF) this season goes awry, RP cannot be held out as the reason.