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re: Alfred Blue
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:11 pm to tigerfan4120
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:11 pm to tigerfan4120
maybe Storm is getting thrown under the bus to please another top recruit like Benton was last year?
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Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:11 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
why is it such a given that we won't take 3 rb's? we lose 3 rb's to graduation next year and only took one last year(ford). plus i'm thinking we only take 2 next year (hill and hilliard).
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:12 pm to MikeTheTiger2893
Drayton Calhoun also..and I think the coaches know if both Storm and Blue commit, Lache won't come..of course that could be false but it seems that way..
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:17 pm to Maximus
With a list like he's got, and being from an LSU hotbed like Hahnville High, you'd have to think he'd have committed if he had a full-bore, committable offer at this point.
Isn't it more likely that he's got an offer with at least one string attached? Something on the order of:
- You can commit if we lose Storm
- You can commit if we get Storm but lose Lache
- You can commit if we call you and tell you we're taking 3 RB's for some reason.
Or it may be just to light a fire under Storm's rear end, if one needs lighting. Either way, it's doubtful this offer has anything to do with whether they take Storm, Lache, or anyone else.
Isn't it more likely that he's got an offer with at least one string attached? Something on the order of:
- You can commit if we lose Storm
- You can commit if we get Storm but lose Lache
- You can commit if we call you and tell you we're taking 3 RB's for some reason.
Or it may be just to light a fire under Storm's rear end, if one needs lighting. Either way, it's doubtful this offer has anything to do with whether they take Storm, Lache, or anyone else.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:17 pm to MikeTheTiger2893
Exactly, 5 running backs in two years is a lot, especially if Storm, Lache, and Hilliard are three of them. That's a hell of a logjam for the other two guys.
If a spot goes to a guy like Blue it sounds like a wasted scholarship.
If a spot goes to a guy like Blue it sounds like a wasted scholarship.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:18 pm to Cheetah Flex
forgot calhoun.. still i can't imagine the number 1 running back in the conutry being afraid of some competition especially since he was supposedly recruiting 2 of the top running backs to au..
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:20 pm to Martin Blank
No, he got offered. You don't offer a guy "in case you lose someone". That wouldn't be an offer.
This post was edited on 7/21/09 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:22 pm to ColtsTigers
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No, he got offered. You don't offer a guy "in case you lose someone". That would be an offer.
When did this start?
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:25 pm to ColtsTigers
Correct me if I'm wrong, then. Isn't it fairly common practice to issue different offers to different kids, with not all of them being equal?
For example, Mike Farrell (I think) was on Rivals Radio this am talking about UGA taking cornerbacks. According to Farrell, there's 4 CB's they like, so they have 4 offers out there with a significant condition - numbers are tight, so the first 2 guys to commit get a UGA scholly. Last 2 guys are on the outside looking in. Put another way, each guy has an offer which is conditioned upon 2 other CB's not committing ahead of them.
I see no reason LSU couldn't pull Blue into that trailer on the Ponderosa where everyone gets their offers, and tells him he's got a spot if Storm doesn't commit, or if they decide later they want 3 RB's, etc.
For example, Mike Farrell (I think) was on Rivals Radio this am talking about UGA taking cornerbacks. According to Farrell, there's 4 CB's they like, so they have 4 offers out there with a significant condition - numbers are tight, so the first 2 guys to commit get a UGA scholly. Last 2 guys are on the outside looking in. Put another way, each guy has an offer which is conditioned upon 2 other CB's not committing ahead of them.
I see no reason LSU couldn't pull Blue into that trailer on the Ponderosa where everyone gets their offers, and tells him he's got a spot if Storm doesn't commit, or if they decide later they want 3 RB's, etc.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:26 pm to ColtsTigers
I have a hard time believing that a lot of these offers are truly unconditional.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 6:40 pm to Martin Blank
Bc Blue just got offered today. That means they would accept his commitment today.
Johnson was offered 6 months ago, that doesn't mean they'd accept his commitment today.
Johnson was offered 6 months ago, that doesn't mean they'd accept his commitment today.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:08 pm to ColtsTigers
I don't understand how LSU people think we should take 2 backs this year after taking 2 last year and 2 again next year.
Maybe the coaches just want one and believe that Blue will commit and if they get Lache then maybe Blue will be more likely to decommit.
we don't need 6 backs.
Maybe the coaches just want one and believe that Blue will commit and if they get Lache then maybe Blue will be more likely to decommit.
we don't need 6 backs.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:26 pm to Larry Hollins
Is Blue being offered as a RB? or an athlete that can play somewhere else. Plus whats going on with his grades? Wasn't there some classification confusion with him earlier?
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:38 pm to Larry Hollins
This is getting interesting, 
I hope that a Blue offer doesn't means no more storm. I know all of the early commits makes things tricky, but a lot of negative recruiting will follow if that's what it is. This combined with Storm's dad interview yesterday is really weird.
I hope that a Blue offer doesn't means no more storm. I know all of the early commits makes things tricky, but a lot of negative recruiting will follow if that's what it is. This combined with Storm's dad interview yesterday is really weird.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:59 pm to Guess
Based on what Storm's dad said yesterday, LSU is still very interested in him. Unless he is just really bad at catching signals or filtering out coachspeak.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:23 pm to Keys Open Doors
Definitely a head scratcher. He's a solid prospect though.. no doubts there.
Wonder if the staff was just blown away by him at camp?
Wonder if the staff was just blown away by him at camp?
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:27 pm to Cheetah Flex
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Drayton Calhoun also
Is it a definite that he will play RB now? I know there was a chance he may play DB during his recruitment.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:27 pm to bmy
With numbers being so tight now, I think they must have been really impressed.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:29 pm to ColtsTigers
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LSU fans are in love with Storm, but people who have watched him in Georgia aren't.
sour grapes
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:34 pm to Peachtree Tiger
Including recruiting analysts.
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