re: 4* RB/LB Devin White Commits to LSU GEAUX TIGERS!

Posted by Patrick_Bateman

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:29 pm to Captain Crown

Posted by wilceaux

Austin, TX

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:29 pm to CajunPowa

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We don't need any more people with legitimate NFL talent wanting to transfer because coaches want to force a square peg into a round hole.

If he is dead set on playing RB, that's fine. But advising him to do what's best for his career is hardly equivalent to "a square peg in a round hole".

Posted by ninthward

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:29 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur

Welcome aboard Devin, you are part of the #1 class.

*where does he want to play?

Posted by Duckie

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:30 pm to BilJ

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with the shelf life of RBs in today's NFL, I don't get why some are still so against switching over

I don't get it either.

Some guys just want to tote the rock.

Smart money is to play linebacker.

Posted by tke857

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:30 pm to Captain Crown

Posted by Sampson

Drusilla and Jefferson

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:31 pm to BilJ

Bc they like wanna score TDs and stuff!!

He will be switched to LB and DEAL WITH IT.

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Posted by LelandSU

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:34 pm to Sampson

LSU will be like a chainsaw coming down on the SEC!

Posted by rohinaz

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:34 pm to Sampson

EPIC Class

Posted by GOP_Tiger

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:34 pm to Duckie

The smart money for Stevan Ridley was also to play LB, but we took him as a RB, and that's turned out all right for him. When we took him, this board was unanimous that he would end up switching to LB or FB, and I think that, as much success Ridley has had, he would've had more as a LB, and anyone who saw him crush people on special teams before he ended up as LSU's starting tailback would likely agree. But, yeah, some guys just really want to tote the rock.

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Posted by Sampson

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:35 pm to wilceaux

The flipside argument is we will only have 3 scholarship backs on the 2017 roster not counting incoming freshman after LF goes pro. But I could deal with that with White's potential as a LB

Posted by TheCaterpillar

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:41 pm to GOP_Tiger

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The smart money for Stevan Ridley was also to play LB, but we took him as a RB,

Ridley was 210 lbs in HS.

White is 250 lbs in HS. and an inch taller.

People just thought Ridley wasn't going to be very good because of weak white-boy private school HS competition and might be better off in one of those Chavis hybrid LB/SS roles.

People think White should be LB because he is fricking enormous and could be an absolutely ELITE LB prospect.

This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 3:00 pm

Posted by gOLDTiger

California

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:41 pm to Captain Crown

Woot!

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:44 pm to TheCaterpillar

If he's 250 he'll need to lose 25lbs

Posted by VermilionTiger

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Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:46 pm to Sampson

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The flipside argument is we will only have 3 scholarship backs on the 2017 roster not counting incoming freshman after LF goes pro. But I could deal with that with White's potential as a LB

Senior Williams
Junior Guice
Junior Ducre
Freshmen
Freshmen

I like it, TBH

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