He spurned LSU and yes, we ABSOLUTELY wanted him. He didn't hurt LSU by not coming and in retrospect he wasn't a "can't miss", but the question wasn't whether or not it hurt LSU but a can't miss that spurned us. Joe McKnight is the answer

And as far as high school prospects went, he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.

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Posted by Prominentwon

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Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:22 am to SaintLSUnAtl

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he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.

How wasn't he a miss when he missed?

USC's backfield being "crowded" had no bearing on how he turned out. The kid was their #1 RB for 2 and a half years and he was given every possible chance to shine. He just more or less flickered.

Don't get me wrong, he was alright. At times, he showed flashes, but overall.....the kid was no where NEAR the 5*, #2 prospect in the country, RB that everyone expected him to be.

I think a lower Rivals250 would have sufficed and his performance in college would have warranted it.

Hence, he wasn't a "can't miss."

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Posted by lsusteve1

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Posted on 6/16/11 at 9:31 am to SaintLSUnAtl

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He spurned LSU and yes, we ABSOLUTELY wanted him. He didn't hurt LSU by not coming and in retrospect he wasn't a "can't miss", but the question wasn't whether or not it hurt LSU but a can't miss that spurned us. Joe McKnight is the answer

And as far as high school prospects went, he was pretty much a can't miss who turned out to be average in a crowded USC backfield.

Then that isn't the definition of a "Can't Miss" IMO......

Warrick Dunn
Travis Minor
Ed Reed
Peyton Manning

These are those types of guys.....JM was just "meh".......would have been nice to have him but not a wow.

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