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re: Good non LSU tweet that can give some perspective about the Greedy/Devin situations
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:58 am to sicboy
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:58 am to sicboy
FTR, I'm completely OK with his decision. It's HIS decision to make. I think the negative reaction to the decision is based upon two things:
1. No matter how you want to spin, he is choosing to quit on his team. LSU still has one game left to play. Is it meaningless? That's subjective to every player. Is the decision based in logic? Sure. But either way, he is quitting on his teammates.
2. Far more guys have played in the bowl game and gone on to be drafted very highly that not. Jaylon Smith is the noteworthy exception. But that is the outlier, not the norm.
It really just depends on the player. Last season Derwin James of FSU skipped the bowl game. Now, he had some injury issues during the year and his coach also skipped out on the bowl game. On the other hand, Saquon Barkley chose to play in this very game, despite playing arguably a more physically demanding position.
There's no "right or wrong" answer. Just a matter of what each guy wants to do.
1. No matter how you want to spin, he is choosing to quit on his team. LSU still has one game left to play. Is it meaningless? That's subjective to every player. Is the decision based in logic? Sure. But either way, he is quitting on his teammates.
2. Far more guys have played in the bowl game and gone on to be drafted very highly that not. Jaylon Smith is the noteworthy exception. But that is the outlier, not the norm.
It really just depends on the player. Last season Derwin James of FSU skipped the bowl game. Now, he had some injury issues during the year and his coach also skipped out on the bowl game. On the other hand, Saquon Barkley chose to play in this very game, despite playing arguably a more physically demanding position.
There's no "right or wrong" answer. Just a matter of what each guy wants to do.
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Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:53 am to Alt26
quote:
1. No matter how you want to spin, he is choosing to quit on his team. LSU still has one game left to play. Is it meaningless? That's subjective to every player. Is the decision based in logic? Sure. But either way, he is quitting on his teammates.
It's not meaningless if this is the first time in LSU history they've made it to a NY6 bowl (and it is). That can't be devalued since it never happened along with the difficulty of getting there (strength of schedule made it possible this year). IMO, thank the school by helping them finish accomplishing the primary goal which is to elevate the program by helping to win the NY6 bowl game. Due to the issues at corner, the team actually needs him. If Fulton were healthy and Joseph was deemed healthy and ready to play, this would be less of a problem.
Frankly, if LSU wins, it's water under the bridge for most. If they lose because they struggle against the UCF passing attack, this decision will be remembered for a long time.
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