re: Patrick Miller, Ol, ex commit....is it really over?

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Kiel committed in late Dec, so they had a couple of weeks to work it out. Its my understanding that they asked Miller, becasue his parents can afford it. From a FB perspecitive, giving an EE spot to a freaking long snapper was the stupid move, however, I don't get the rush for Miller. Why does he have to be in school in Jan? Looking at the depth chart, he'd be a good candidate for a RS anyway. That extra spring practise is not gonna be a big deal. Take classes at a community college if you really want to get a jump on getting a degree. As it turns out, if they had just waited, he would have gotten in anyway at LSU.

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Interesting point of view. Why did Vadal Alexander (long snappers high school teammate) have to enroll in January? You could say whats the rush for him also. Isn't he a RS candidate? LSU was well aware he was an early enrollee. A mistake happened and LSU lost a recruit they wanted. Kiel and his family also had the money to pay for a semester if he wanted to enroll early. What was Miller suppose to do in the meantime? Wait around and just train when in his mind he graduated early to attend LSU or his respective school of choice? Whether he is a project, raw, or not it was his choice to attend college early and LSU had agreed to that.

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. From a FB perspecitive, giving an EE spot to a freaking long snapper was the stupid move, however, I don't get the rush for Miller.

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With all things being equal, a 4-star OT > 3-star LS but things aren't equal. We have plenty of talented tackles but no long snapper. I remember how crappy our long snapping was the season before Crappell. I'd rather have a guy come in early and get as many reps as possible including the Spring game before he snaps the ball when the games count. Ferguson also came along with Alexander and IMO, Alexander > Miller and can be a part of the depth chart right away.