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re: Houston Bates
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:30 am to lynxcat
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:30 am to lynxcat
quote:
They pulled his scholarship since he hasn't played well and better people are available.
no i got that part. i'm just a little fuzzy on the "LSU gambles with your future" and "other schools can guarantee his future" parts
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Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:31 am to DirtyDellTiger
quote:
no i got that part. i'm just a little fuzzy on the "LSU gambles with your future" and "other schools can guarantee his future" parts
They think other schools wouldn't pull a scholarship.
Pulling scholarship = gambling with future.
(According to them).
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:32 am to lynxcat
Play better and you get to keep your scholarship.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:33 am to lynxcat
I think its more of them playing with his head.One day they want you then they dont,..your gunna play DE..or maybe FB..other schools may be telling him we NEED you, and we will let you play DE
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:33 am to OBUDan
so to boil this down
kid plays well > gets scholarship, big head
kid plays shitty > offer gets ripped, kid gets butthurt
amirite?
kid plays well > gets scholarship, big head
kid plays shitty > offer gets ripped, kid gets butthurt
amirite?
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:34 am to tigerbru17
quote:
I think its more of them playing with his head.One day they want you then they dont,..your gunna play DE..or maybe FB..other schools may be telling him we NEED you, and we will let you play DE
No school the caliber of LSU would even consider him.
Colorado does not count.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:39 am to tigerbru17
quote:
I think its more of them playing with his head.One day they want you then they dont,..your gunna play DE..or maybe FB..other schools may be telling him we NEED you, and we will let you play DE
The reality of the situation is that he probably came to camp and impressed. They liked what they saw. They took his "commitment" and told him he had to work hard to keep his scholly etc.
As he played they realized he sucked arse and he lost the scholarship he thought he had.
Just as no recruit is a guarantee until they sign... no scholarship is a guarantee until you sign...
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:41 am to DirtyDellTiger
I'm not upset by this news.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:42 am to TexasTigah
THe only person that should be upset is Houston Bates. And he apparently is.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:45 am to OBUDan
He will tear Destys left tackle a new arse hole friday night
Posted on 11/9/09 at 12:48 am to tigerbru17
i go to school with him and im friends with him on facebook and thats exactly what it says on his facebook
Posted on 11/9/09 at 1:30 am to tigerfan4793
Damn wonder what it means, conditional offer.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 2:00 am to ninthward
aw man...why couldn't this have happened to Fordham?
Bates was going to be a special teams warrior!
Bates was going to be a special teams warrior!
Posted on 11/9/09 at 6:00 am to GABlueDog
If he said that, and I have no reason to think he did not, he needs to be cut loose regardless if the staff wants him. If they asked him to greyshirt and he reacted like this then he doesn't deserve a scholarship to play at LSU
Posted on 11/9/09 at 6:44 am to seeLSUrun
Why the frick would LSU offer a guy of his caliber that early in the process? As long as hes been a "commitment" our coaches have had every opportunity to tell him what the deal is with his scholly or lack thereof. He lives like 2 hours from LSU and prolly grew up an LSU fan. Why not just tell him they like him alot and wanna see some video of his SR and dont commit to anyone until you check with us first.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 7:12 am to LsuTool
if this is all true then the bigger issue is that we thought this staff really knew what they were looking for in the DL. Now who was the other DL that impressed in camp and has no other credible offers. BLACKMON. i wonder how long before his offer is pulled.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 8:02 am to lsuchamps11
so, i have to say it.
where are all the tards that said 'if miles gave him an offer, then he is good.' ?
speak up.
you could prolly also say that we ain't going to beat Bama with guys like him. i'm sick of the 'motor' talk. if you aint dominant, you shouldn't get an offer.
where are all the tards that said 'if miles gave him an offer, then he is good.' ?
speak up.
you could prolly also say that we ain't going to beat Bama with guys like him. i'm sick of the 'motor' talk. if you aint dominant, you shouldn't get an offer.
This post was edited on 11/9/09 at 8:05 am
Posted on 11/9/09 at 8:20 am to dstone12
quote:
where are all the tards that said 'if miles gave him an offer, then he is good.' ?
I'm right here.
Bashing a commitment is a shitty and classless thing to do. It was back when I defended it and it still will be tomorrow. Show some respect for your own team and yourself and don't bash 18 year old kids who are far more talented than any of us ever were.
/rant.
Posted on 11/9/09 at 8:21 am to dstone12
quote:
you could prolly also say that we ain't going to beat Bama with guys like him. i'm sick of the 'motor' talk. if you aint dominant, you shouldn't get an offer.
Well, you need to understand that everyone LSU signs is not going to be all sec. LSU cant sign all 4 and 5 stars.
My question is, why offer this kid so early in the process? LSU could have told him to wait it out and if we lost out on guys higher on the board, then offer this kid in Jan. and get his commtiment. Theres no need to offer a kid that lives 2 hours away based on camp performance and a good motor.
For everyone that buys into him never having a legit offer. Our coaches knew good and well this kid thought he was a solid commtiment. They know what goes on and what is said on rivals and scout. They had months to contact this kid and straighten out any confusion between he and the staff.
Could our staff have offered too early and then decided to wait and see how he progressed his SR year and then make a decision based on that, whether to keep him or cut him loose? Did we string him along like Joe Mck and Janzen did to our coaches?
Posted on 11/9/09 at 8:27 am to LsuTool
We do not know what the coaches told him...Maybe the coaches said we will offer you a schollie but it is conditional - based on your play or Miles may feel the Ego or another big time player will come to LSU...All schools do this - would you take Ego or Bates?
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