re: Landon Clark update: visit continues to go well

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almost every single QB Kiffin has had to work with was very highly recruited guys... he didn't "make" them...

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Kid has offers from Michigan and Michigan State as well.

Not sure if any of the P4 schools offering are trying to secure him as the starter, but apparently his talent and abilities have been noted.

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Chambliss has seemingly made everyone think that Kiffin has routinely taken chicken shite and made chicken salad... he is very much the oddity from Kiffin's career... almost every single QB Kiffin has had to work with was very highly recruited guys..

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people on here think that lane Kiffin walks on water and is the god of college football. The number of supplicants on here is nothing short of amazing.

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people on here think that lane Kiffin walks on water and is the god of college football

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i don't get that vibe, and i think he's a great coach, but even the BEST coach of all time (Saban) needed top ranked recruits to achieve sustainable success...

this entire idea of Kiffin can just make anyone great is just retarded... can he make a good QB better? sure... no doubt, we've seen him do that repeatedly... but this Chambliss thing is a one off, yet some here like to think this is the norm for him... it's not...

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Good size

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I wouldnt say THAT

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yeah, i saw him say that, and knew immediately that he clearly doesn't know shite about Clark and is just assuming things based on hive mind speak on these forums...

it wasn't even worth the time to even address how stupid this comment was

I watched his highlights when his name first popped and he’s definitely got skills you could work with. Fast, twitchy with a cannon for an arm. He’ll need some technique cleaned up but the big issue is adapting to the speed of the game and reading coverages etc.

Medicine has advanced a lot, I know Leavitt’s been getting stem cell treatments and who knows what else. Bet LSU doctors have poured over his records, poked and prodded, talked to his doctors etc. If there’s any question at all they don’t feel he’ll make a full recovery Glasscock ain’t cutting loose of 5 million dollars. Sure things can happen but the doctors must’ve given the thumbs up. It’s just a long recovery injury, depends on the player.

I wouldn’t be shocked if we see more young QBs hit the portal before it ends. They should talk to all of them including the one from USCw. I think Knight is going to OM. Find the young that you evaluate best and bring him in to compete. This is a rebuild year anyway with a brutal schedule. That’s all assuming Leavitt is no bueno.

Offer from UM is good enough for me

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Need 3 options

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LSU is struggling to land 1 qb its almost assured that they won’t have 3 QBs next season

We’ll be lucky to get 2

No qb is transferring to be 3rd string and if they are transferring in the spring window they aren’t starter material anyway

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so, if this is the case, do you trust Lane's judgement and ability to field the best team possible? b/c it sounds like you are saying that he purposefully didn't do that, at least until injury forced him to roll with Chambliss...

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I’m not going that far. Just saying that even if Chambliss was better in camp he would have to be heads and shoulders better given the investment in Simmons. Simmons is a good QB.

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Simmons is a good QB.

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what are you basing this on? b/c his stats, to this point, indicate he's fairly average, at best...

I also think you’re being a little harsh about the Clark kid. Your entire thesis is based on the fact that when he was 17 and 18 years old college recruiters and recruiting services did not notice him. He lacks the elite measurables. Those same recruiters labeled multiple busts as five star can’t miss prospects. It’s not an exact science. What Clark has done is show that playing at the collegiate level, he is a much better quarterback than anyone ever gave him credit for. Now at the age of 20, he is proving himself. I actually think that is more impressive than anybody’s high school recruiting rankings. I’d rather have him on the roster than Colin Hurley for example (who was a 4 star).