re: John Emery on LSU

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If he grew up an LSU fan and has been recruited and offered...there is NO reason to be speaking like this and saying some other place "shows you love" 
He has an offer from his home school, close to his family, and has no reason to compare "love" by other colleges. 

The "love" doesnt get you a damn thing. You have to improve and perform and earn playing time wherever you go. Some stupid recruiting "love" means nothing when you show up for practice. 

Home is home..pride should matter in that respect. 

I hope hes a Tiger, if not, he never was in the 1st place

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You take for granted that he grew up an LSU fan in the first place. Not every kid from Louisiana grows up loving LSU (and that's perfectly fine). Also some kids dont want to play close to home. They want to move away and experience life in a different atmosphere (which is also perfectly fine). As far as a kid "wanting love" though I think kids feel like the attention a school shows them reflects how much of a priority they are to that school and therefore how much the coach plans on utilizing them, how the fanbase will receive them, etc. I know most would say that LSU would be a better situation for him because he theoretically should play earlier but if that's the case LSU needs to pitch that to him and make him the priority he should be. Also dont discount the fact that LSU already has two others RBs they've recruited for this very class. Yes those guys may be ranked lower than Emery but he might not be ecstatic about the prospect of sharing touches with two guys in the same grade as him for the next 3-4 years.