re: Hootie Jones interview nola.com

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Worst of luck to him and his new team plus 1000x.

And quit with all the bullshite excuses just say the truth. Offer was better for me, and I really don't care about being from Louisiana anyway.

Then after u declare bankruptcy after your NFL career is over like what is it now 85% of NFL players now after five year, see what they are willing to do for u.

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WOW! Talk about sore losers, with the emphasis on losers. He chose Alabama. It was not personal against you. It was what he thought was the best decision for himself.

It was not a vote against Louisiana. What if he had chosen Tulane? You shouldn't get mad at someone for choosing what they feel is best for them. I guarantee he feels going to Alabama is best for him. Why should that anger anyone? It is his life. Should he have left it up to you to make the decision for him?

I hate he chose Bama as well. But you have to have some class and be adult about it. Don't give the opposition fuel to use with future recruits on how LSU fans behave when a kid doesn't choose LSU.

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Ghostfacedistiller

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that's going to be fricking stupid when everyone else on this list fills up with LSUs

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congrats on getting 3, one of which we didn't even offer?

Me too.
Thing that gets me is the "take care of him" thing. CLM sticks by his players no matter what, even when roundly criticized for doing so (Jefferson, Hill...). Saban berates and blames and doesn't even talk to 95% of his team off the field. When he said "Griff kicks em 60 yards in practice," I visioned him asking an assistant before going out to speak what was 99's nickname.
Eta: not assuming my comment that he doesn't talk to players off the field, I know several that played here that told me this. A very select few are acknowledged by him.

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I know. I guess it got RA'd?

I didn't post it to flame, I'm an LSU fan. I'm just showing what's floating around twitter.

I don't follow recruiting as much as y'all, but this sucks, big time. The talent gap was clear this year, and so far it seems to be widening, by Louisiana players!

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Talk about fail losing all 3

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We only offered two, as Sims wasn't offered. That's probably what started this whole thing.

And remember we didn't want hootie or crob anyway! We'll get a "few out of stators, so it all comes out in the wash anyway!"

We have such a great coaching staff, we don't have to sweat hitting the recruiting trail hard closing on top recruits like bama!

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if he really wanted to be a tiger, he would have chosen the tigers. Instead, he chose to be a gump, now he's nothing more than tiger bait.

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Exactly. If he wanted to be here he would have chose us. Right now we have to realize we are fighting "The Brand." Currently there are those in the young athletes that are simply following the popular Bama brand. That popularity comes from winning as does LSU's. Notice that we are only fighting this in NE LA and NO areas... Kids from the west side of LA are deciding between LSU and TX schools mostly and pretty much don't give a crap about Bama...

I'm sure his mama loved hearing things like STTDB yelled out to prove what a family environment LSU is.

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Now both or gumps. I will treat them like a gumps should be treated. I am not wishing them harm or anything even close to that but I will not kiss their arse and high five them as if I am happy that they are happy with their choice.

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Well said