re: Derek Pananaski says fan negativity obviously impacting recruiting

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If Miles and the team are responsible for not winning the game on Jan 9 (and they are 100%), aren't the fans who continue to complain about those coaches responsible for their reaction to that game, and however it is that reaction affects the program? Only a fool would argue that the fans are more reponsible for it than the coaches, or anywhere close. But it doesn't seem logical for the "negative" fans to be able to have their cake, and eat it too, by claiming that they can complain all they want, with absolutely no effect on anything related to LSU football

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How can you control the emotions of a few million fans? That was the biggest game on the biggest stage with the most viewers. Everyone that watches college football watched that game. Kids remember the most recent thing and after that horrible display, any thoughts of 13-0 were out the window. People grieve in different ways. This game in particular was crushing because it was a perfect season, it was Bama and it was embarrassing because of the way it played out. A bunch of crushed and embarrassed people from Louisiana aren't going to do too well in these situations. Anyway, the negativity was everywhere. I live in Colorado and people here said it was the worst performance (or lack thereof) they have seen. Family in other states told me the same thing. ESPN was all over it. Kids take notice and kids watched the game.

So it wasn't "fan" negativity, it was widespread negativity and rightly so.

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How can you control the emotions of a few million fans?

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"You" can't, of course. The individual fans themselves are the only ones they can. And my point isn't that these fans need to be "controlled," so much as it is that these fans have to realize that when they do have emotional outbursts like that, they're responsible for any negative effect on the program. Even if that effect isn't nearly as big as the effect of playing so poorly on Jan 9.

Keep in mind I'm not talking about all criticism - it'd be just as ridiculous watch that game, shrug your shoulders 10 seconds later, and say "Oh well - we'll get 'em next year."

I'm not talking about fans showing real anger the next day, making a few comments the day after, or even a lot of comments 3 days after. I'm talking about people who are still using terms like "unacceptable," "apology," and "quitter," even a month later. I don't think you can complain that much, that publicly, in this digital age, and reasonably expect it to not affect the program at all.

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That negativity after the 2010 Tennessee game must have set Landon off!

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You can blame that on Les Miles.

Read my words a-hole. I never blamed this site. You are a prime example. I said it has an impact.

Your the joke thinking your shite doesnt stink.

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Chicken

How so? Were there any examples cited...or was it just assumption?

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Assumption, as far as I can tell. An assumption that I share. It would be hard to find concrete evidence to substantiate it (or refute it, for that matter). I mean, I can't remember a player who said negative fans had an impact on his decision.

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that is just a nice way to say "fan that can be negative when things go wrong"...really, Derek should have said:

passionate fan base obviously impacting recruiting

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Maybe "passionate" was a poor choice of words, but I disagree strongly with you. Passionate fans, by my understanding, support the team in good times (e.g. 13-0) and bad (e.g. NCG). I don't consider "fans" who boo the team or bad-mouth the coach passionate.

Ponamsky just proved he's an arse. no player would not go to a school because of fan negativity because it shows passion about they're team. Now players who express negativity is something else and any player getting a full ride to scholl should keep their mouth shut.

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Had he at least given us a shot to win the game, things would have been different, even a loss

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For who?

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Collins chose to commit to Alabama BEFORE the game.

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Everything was peachy before the 1-9-12 sleepwalk?
The whole season has been a bitchfest, before the 1st snap even.
I think it is a little of all things negative-
Shady's incident and fan reactions,
QB "controversy" and fan reactions,
1-9-12 and fan reactions. 1-9-12 was a karma killer with it being the chance to finally turn the "Tide" and the team, coches and players, mailed it in.
If I'm a #1 LB, etc and if I have a tough decision, a bunch of negative, booing fans would prolly steer me away, all else equal.
Many offenders on here will naysay to deflect any fault, but it's surely true.
So DP is prolly right in some cases and wrong in others.

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no player would not go to a school because of fan negativity because it shows passion about they're team.

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You see an impassioned fan base, I see irrational psychos for the most part.

Everyone was crushed by the loss, especially the way it played out on the field, but some are still fans of LSU. Others I wonder about. The ones who go out of their way to justify how/why they can spew venom against a team they supposedly love is what baffles me. What possible good can come out of the finger pointing, personal bashing, and overall whining that people do on FB and TD. It's just as embarrassing as the loss itself.

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Many offenders on here will naysay to deflect any fault, but it's surely true.

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there is no doubt that a coach recruiting for another team would use fan sentiment of the program/coaching staff as a tactic...they'd be stupid not to. If done properly it also requires a staff to continue "recruiting" current commits...which takes time and attention away from other recruits. This is common sense...