Fournette is NOT humble. Humble people do not have their very own hand signal, nor do they strike Heisman poses. No, Fournette is extremely cocky. But he has enough sense to realize that pretending to be humble is going to make a ton of money for him. I admire him for his sense and his self-discipline. But humility? Don't make me laugh.

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Posted by atltiger6487

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Posted on 4/13/16 at 1:27 pm to Penrod

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Fournette is NOT humble. Humble people do not have their very own hand signal, nor do they strike Heisman poses. No, Fournette is extremely cocky. But he has enough sense to realize that pretending to be humble is going to make a ton of money for him. I admire him for his sense and his self-discipline. But humility? Don't make me laugh.

I tend to agree with this. The Heisman pose was ridiculous, and I admit I had a lot of trouble getting past that. And the entire Buga Nation thing, and the hand signal, is also a bit much.

As with any player - just play the game and let the results speak for themselves. If you're a stud, everyone will see it on the field. No need for all the other stuff.

Now, all that being said, I do like the way Fournette has acted since the Heisman thing. Maybe it's all carefully-crafted, but regardless, he seems to love playing, loves the team, and loves LSU.

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Posted by geauxtigers33

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Posted on 4/13/16 at 1:28 pm to Penrod

If there is one person that has every right to be cocky it would be Leonard Fournette. This is a guy that has lived up to every ounce of the hype he had coming in. I don't think he pretends to be humble. I think he is very comfortable in his own skin and very confident in himself.

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Posted by Guava Jelly

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Posted on 4/13/16 at 1:34 pm to Penrod

There's a difference between having confidence and passion and being cocky.

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Posted by Goldrush25

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Posted on 4/13/16 at 1:54 pm to Penrod

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Fournette is NOT humble. Humble people do not have their very own hand signal, nor do they strike Heisman poses. No, Fournette is extremely cocky. But he has enough sense to realize that pretending to be humble is going to make a ton of money for him. I admire him for his sense and his self-discipline. But humility? Don't make me laugh

I think that counts for a lot. Self-awareness will take an athlete as far as he wants to go.

Relative to other athletes with extraordinary talent, I believe he is humble. We've seen far too many great athletes that simply can't handle success, and that doesn't seem to be the case with LF.

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Posted by King Joey

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Posted on 4/14/16 at 1:47 pm to Penrod

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Fournette is NOT humble.

All appearances suggest he is. Unless you are basing your evaluation on personal, non-public knowledge, I'd have to disagree.

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Humble people do not have their very own hand signal, nor do they strike Heisman poses.

Of course that do. That is an absolutely ridiculous statement. Most of the greatest examples of humility in history (real and fictitious) are once-proud people brought low who learn humility through experience. And no person in history has ever exhibited any character trait 100% of the time. Generous people have all, at some point in their lives, done something less than 100% selfless; that does not mean they are not generous people. Brave people have all, at some point in their lives, experienced moments of fear or doubt in the face of adversity; that does not mean they are not brave people. Just because Fournette has had moments of pride, or even cockiness, does not mean he is not a humble person.