re: Denver Harris is being looked at by LSU but it’s up to Brian Kelly if he wants him or not

I’m not a huge fan of the transfer portal…but if I was going to take 1 player from the portal for LSU …this would be my pick

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Wouldn’t say Harris is worth taking over what we have coming in

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I totally agree with you… but the thing is … we need guys to get here in the spring…if they’re trying to start

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I totally agree with you… but thing is … we need guys to get here in the spring…if they’re trying to start

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If Harris wants to he at LSU and makes a commitment to the program and a structured existence you take that all day over continuing to recruit a HS kid who is under the spell of being the prettiest girl at the dance.


And you know Harris can't transfer again without sitting out.

Jordy said him and Perkins are close friends. Perk will take him under his wing and keep him on the straight and narrow.

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Perkins

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Just a few days ago, everyone was saying he was gonna be shopping his services. So he's staying now?

Until honey badger is on staff he will not be involved in mentoring.

Wasn’t part of his issues getting other teammates involved in his troubles too?

Personally I just don’t think he is the character fit we are going for. I think we would be better off with who we have on the roster plus these freshmen we have/want to get.

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Personally I just don’t think he is the character fit we are going for. I think we would be better off with who we have on the roster plus these freshmen we have/want to get.

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You have no clue what you're talking about.

1) You don't even know what kind of character Denver Harris is and judging him completely off 4 months in college station isn't a fair take. And you're only judging him off the times he was in the news for bad things, and you don't know any of the good things he's done because that would never make the news.

2) You believe LSU doesn't already have guys like Denver Harris on the roster, but you'd be sorely mistaken. His best friend is Harold Perkins, do you think him and Denver are that much different? They're not bad kids, they're top athletes at a sport with a lot of money moving around. It's not crazy to think guys in their position might cut loose a few times, young people tend to be short on wisdom for obvious reasons. The microscope they're under is so much stronger than your average 18/19-year-old and they have a lot more pressure for their age.

3) No school that excels at the highest level doesn't have a healthy number of kids with some issues. Bama, Ohio St., Georgia, Clemson, etc. They all have players on their teams with uber talent with the ability to go off the wall once the structures around them crumble.


If you approach things the way you imply, then Harold Perkins never steps foot on campus. A lot of LSU greats over the years not only never step foot on campus, but LSU isn't anywhere near where they are now in terms of program success/notoriety.

Players like Denver Harris are inevitable, and you know what, that's okay, because people deserve a second chance. NO one is suggesting Kelly should overlook what Harris has done because that would be stupid, but unless you believe Harris is deliberately trying to sabotage his life then maybe his situation can be easily fixed with a change of scenery and proper boundaries/structure around him.