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Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:47 am
Posted by um2007
Member since Nov 2009
283 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:47 am
Since Miles has come into the picture for Michigan, I have been reading a lot of stuff on this incident on some Michigan message boards.
Considering the fact that this entire week it took about 400 different tries before ESPN got it right with Harbaugh, and various other reports that have come out that have been iffy,I wanted your guys' take on the situation.

I've heard two versions to this, one being he over signed, found someone better, and cut the kid to bring in the better kid. The other that the kid gained 15-20 pounds, was lazy during practice and was dismissed because he wasn't cutting it anymore.

Just wondering your guys' take on it, or what your local media reported.

Thanks!
This post was edited on 1/9/11 at 11:45 am
Posted by bamaswallows
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
1178 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:49 am to
not really sure. Seems really out of character for Les, but the kid looked really sincere and believable on Outside the Lines
Posted by athletemed
The Woodlands, Texas
Member since Oct 2007
5871 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:49 am to
Both versions are correct...

one was an OL thaht he asked to Grayshirt since more than he thought quaified...

the other was a QB that had shite for a work ethic

shite happens when you have a national recruiting presence..
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:49 am to
Which player are you talking about? Chris Garrett?

Lazy, ate himself off the team. Where is he playing now?

ETA: forgto about the OL.......Les over signed and every single person qualified including some that were not expected. Unfortunate situation. Kid got a raw deal. He was offered a gray shirt if he wanted it. He shopped himself around and got a schollie at another SEC institution. Les released him unconditionally.
This post was edited on 1/9/11 at 10:53 am
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48952 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:53 am to
That report made us look horrible but here's the deal.

LSU will recruit as many players as possible, the players know this. When they sign up they know they are not guaranteed a spot on the team; yet they still come to play here. That isnt something on Miles personally, its on the players that dont make the cut
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158783 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:53 am to
red flag #1 was CG telling the staff the season before he wasn't ready to compete.

zoom to the offseason Chris has put on a lot of weight and is being outshined in offseason workouts by an incoming freshmen. The staff again tries to reach out and motivate him, chris elects to pout.

Trust me if we were going to trim fat (pun intended) on our roster it wasn't going to be at the qb position. Chris isn't on the team due to his own decision making.

Posted by bouefbengal
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
2320 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:58 am to
pick any program, any coach, any sport, ask enough people and you can create a story like this
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
423677 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 10:58 am to
quote:

The other that the kid gained 15-20 pounds,

try like 40



Posted by geauxaddai
Chicago, IL
Member since Jan 2008
2864 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 11:00 am to
Are you talking about Chris Garrett or Elliot Porter? Chris Garrett was the 3rd string QB on a team which did not have a QB for most of the season. That should tell you something.

Re: Elliot Porter

Jakhari Gore from Miami, who was not expected to clear because his academics were in question cleared in August and unfortunately brought up the numbers over the limit (25). And Les Miles had to offer Porter a gray shirt with the opportunity to get a scholarship the next year. It was the only time he has done that in the 6 years he has been here, and unfortunately he got a lot of negative publicity.

As far as you Michigan fans are concerned, seriously get off your high-horse and stop acting like UM invented football. I don't know what's more aggravating - your fricking, clueless AD who believes in carrying a coaching search a month before signing day - or your fanbase, which is under the illusion that the Michigan job is so coveted that they should get the ghost of Bo Schembechler to come back and coach them back to greatness. I now despise you more than Notre Dame.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43234 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 11:07 am to
All schools oversign by a couple kids because usually not all kids qualify or make it to campus. Les was in a pickle this year when all recruits were able to make to to campus.

I dont think this is typical for Les, he's a man of good character and Im sure it killed him to have to juggle kids around a bit.
Posted by Camp Randall
The Shadow of the Valley of Death
Member since Nov 2005
15605 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 11:21 am to
The Lineman was an oversigning casualty but its not like Les was signing 30-35 players. He signed one or two over the max thinking a few of the guys on the bubble wouldn't make the grade. They worked hard and made it. You ask the player now and he wishes he'd have stuck with LSU.

The QB was not an oversigning casualty...it was a lazy QB that didn't want to compete.

Les is a solid coach and a good man. He's quirky obviously and says some stupid shite from time to time but you will love him and his results.
Posted by pdxlsufan
Beaverton, Oregon
Member since May 2008
3226 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 11:26 am to
Read up on Saban's history of oversigning.

College football in the SEC is the highest form of competition.

Compared to outright paying players, oversigning seems relatively harmless.
Posted by CreoleGumbo
Faubourg Bayou St. John
Member since Sep 2003
1829 posts
Posted on 1/9/11 at 11:30 am to
espn hates LSU.
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