re: Fournette "sitting out"

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so this is the outrage?

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don't forget the banquet

these dudes are really upset about him (but apparently no one else) missing that banquet

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so this is the outrage?

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No.

For the media, the "outrage " is simply manufactured content. Also, if any of it has any sense of being real, it's along the lines of making the games less marketable to advertisers since big time household names players are sitting out.

For fans, it's simply selfishness. That part I get. I've absolutely loved watching this young man run for LSU the past three seasons, and as awesome as he's been it's hard not to feel as if we only caught small glimpses of what his true potential could have been, which is an odd thing to say given how much he actually accomplished. Truth is, I just want to see the guy run the ball as a Tiger one last time.

But...I'm also not an a-hole, and I know that the kid has been playing hurt, when the smarter move would have been to sit out much longer and heal properly. In essence, and in the face of media frickheads that actually were in his ear since last year suggesting he sit out this entire year healthy, he played hurt for no other reason than to help his team win. Any LSU fan that can't acknowledge that is a simpleton.

So no...suggesting that Fournette is not a "team player" by not traveling or sitting on the sidelines for practice is an attempt to try and make a shitty position seem more palatable when what it really is is just plain old typical fan selfishness.