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Best and Worst LSU QB's

Posted on 7/28/11 at 4:59 am
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
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Posted on 7/28/11 at 4:59 am
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 7/28/11 at 5:00 am to
This may be Germans but I searched and did not find another thread.
Posted by mooseknuckle
Hill country
Member since Aug 2006
4435 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 6:45 am to
The worst = Marcus Randall. Man, I couldn't wait for him to graduate.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6846 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 6:48 am to
I've never seen this. Nice find - thanks for sharing.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6846 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 6:49 am to
quote:

The worst = Marcus Randall. Man, I couldn't wait for him to graduate.
He did pull out a W against Florida.
Posted by jbeard
Member since Nov 2007
893 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 7:32 am to
I remember Brain Sparicino starting a game for an injured Herb Tyler, and that was a rough night.

As for best, Jamarcuss may not have been the best or won a championship, but I loved watching him zip the ball downfield.


Posted by tubucoco
las vegas, nevada
Member since Oct 2007
32994 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:08 am to
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The worst = Marcus Randall.
Randall could run, man. He won some games for LSU with his legs, his passing was bad, but he knew how to take off and run, things JJ is still struggling with!
Posted by cajunjj
Madison, AL
Member since May 2008
7427 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:15 am to
Best, YA TITTLE Worst- Jeff Wickersham & jj
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
32494 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:16 am to
He came in for Herb in the bama game in which Shaun Alexander raped us brutally.

We sat in front of his mom and dad for that game. Mom was near in tears, dad was just proud seeing his son on the field.
Posted by rileytiger
Surfing The Gulf of America
Member since Feb 2007
3937 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:29 am to
Man we had some really bad qb's back in the 90's. I am suprised to see that Lee (according to these statistics) had better numbers than Randall.
Posted by therocketscientist
too far away from Tiger Stadium
Member since Mar 2007
5010 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:40 am to
quote:

Marcus Randall


Should have been a Safety. The "favor" of him playing QB cost him a great college and potentially a Pro career. He did throw the Bluegrass miracle though, so give him that due.
Posted by Rudy40
Baton Rouge,La
Member since Jan 2007
3068 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 9:55 am to
If you are looking at best and worst starting qb i.e. one who started more than a game or two due to injury I would take Hodson as the best and JJ as the worst.

If you mean just played qb not necessarily a starter I would have to give worst to Sparacino closely followed by Melvin Hill!
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49036 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:52 am to
Russell was such a freak. Had he stayed his senior year, he would have absolutely destroyed every LSU passing record.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15619 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:56 am to
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The worst = Marcus Randall. Man, I couldn't wait for him to graduate.


As bad as he was, I was so excited to see Cody Clausen finally get in the game. I'd never thought I'd say it, but three plays later I was praying for Randall to come back in.

Best in my lifetime - Jamarcus Russell
Worst - Marcus Randall
Most Beloved - Rohan Davey

Posted by Hot Carl
Prayers up for 3
Member since Dec 2005
61942 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:59 am to
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Should have been a Safety. The "favor" of him playing QB cost him a great college and potentially a Pro career.



Who would have been our QB in '02 when Mauck went down if not for Randall? And Jamarcus was clearly not ready to take the reigns full time in '04. I'm not sure how putting in the 2nd stringer consists of a "favor" to him. But I do know who I'm replying to, so...


I do agree that he might have had a pro career at safety, but playing him at QB was not some sort of philanthropic move by Saban. Terrible as he was at times, we needed him both of those years.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49036 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 11:13 am to
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Cody Clausen




Who can blame you for forgetting his name?
Posted by TigerDeacon
West Monroe, LA
Member since Sep 2003
29849 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 11:28 am to
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Randall could run, man.


If memory serves me right, he had a great run versus Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
Posted by PlazaDeBurbanko
Houston
Member since Jan 2011
634 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 11:39 am to
Worst - Jarret Lee
Posted by siliconvalleytiger
Bay Area, CA
Member since Apr 2004
31316 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 11:55 am to
quote:

As bad as he was, I was so excited to see Cody Clausen finally get in the game. I'd never thought I'd say it, but three plays later I was praying for Randall to come back in.



Randall was the only option we had that yr after Mauck went down. He wasn't SEC caliber but as already posted, he pulled out some memorable wins. Great tiger - always proud of how he carried himself despite being put in a situation like that.

Come to think of it, the mighty Saban doesn't get enough criticism for not having better QBs behind Mauck those couple of yrs. Miles gets ripped to pieces for making similar mistakes.

The Rick Clausen thing would have been a lot funnier had he not exacted revenge on us as a vol a couple yrs later. I think I'm going to be sick again.
Posted by Chimlim
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2005
17772 posts
Posted on 7/28/11 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

Randall was the only option we had that yr after Mauck went down. He wasn't SEC caliber but as already posted, he pulled out some memorable wins. Great tiger - always proud of how he carried himself despite being put in a situation like that.


Don't know why so many fans are down on Randall. He had some great performances (and to be fair some shitty ones) I'll never forget the perfect pass to Early Doucet right before halftime against Florida in 2004, we don't win that game if he didn't make that throw.

I do think he should have been used as a running QB more. He had great speed for a QB.
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