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re: LSU has topped out in its Easton Royal bid- won’t go higher.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 7:19 am to Covingtontiger77
Posted on 10/12/26 at 7:19 am to Covingtontiger77
I still think LSU will pony up the dough come signing day.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 7:43 am to BiggaGeauxrilla
I had heard earlier in the summer he was around $1mil.
I could believe $1.6. I don't think high school recruit bidding is the wild wild west yet.
I could believe $1.6. I don't think high school recruit bidding is the wild wild west yet.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 8:43 am to Lester Earl
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I had heard earlier in the summer he was around $1mil.
I could believe $1.6. I don't think high school recruit bidding is the wild wild west yet.
At what point would you have moved on?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 9:03 am to Lester Earl
There are always 5-Star can’t miss that don’t pan out when they get to college. For numerous reasons. Hell we currently have a “generational” talent on the team that was compared to Reggie Bush and he got passed up by a 4 Star Transfer. Leonard Fournette was a generational talent and LSU didn’t win any championships with him.
All that to say it would be great to have him but he won’t make or break any team, much less LSU.
All that to say it would be great to have him but he won’t make or break any team, much less LSU.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:14 am to Covingtontiger77
Just can't understand how a Louisiana kid could go anywhere other than LSU. Les Miles was right about these types of guys. No chest.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 10:19 am to T1gerNate
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Just can't understand how a Louisiana kid could go anywhere other than LSU. Les Miles was right about these types of guys. No chest.
It's about $$$ for many kids these days, and hard to blame them when they see six and even 7 figure dollar signs as 17/18 year olds with people "guiding" them who are also all about the money for themselves in many cases. I mean Royal sees UF get absolutely demolished back to back weeks and even attends the home game where they get embarrassed by a winless SEC team with an offense that cant throw the football and goes "yeah I'll sign up for that"...it's obvious what this is all really about. Royal never had any real intention of coming here outside of us being the biggest offer, and frankly, we werent that after this weekend.
Playing for the school you dream about growing up means a lot less now than ever before, if another school says they will pay your 25-50% more than your dream school, its going to sway enough people to go in another direction.
Even if we get back in it with Royal, I would not feel good as a fan. This kid is clearly out there extorting whatever money he can get out of everyone. It's much more likely he's yet another CFB mercenary than sticks somewhere for 3-4 years is what this all looks like.
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 10:33 am
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:10 am to moneyg
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what point would you have moved on?
I wouldn’t have and I doubt they will. He’s that good
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 11:14 am
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:20 am to Lester Earl
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He’s that good
No one is “that good”. At some point every team needs to draw a line.
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 11:22 am
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:23 am to Lester Earl
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I wouldn’t have and I doubt they will. He’s that good
That's just not a reasonable answer.
How in the world can anyone evaluate whether the decision to move on was an absolute debacle or a reasonable one if we can't even acknowledge that there's a price where it stops making sense?
Keep in mind, I'm not saying you are wrong that we shouldn't have moved on at the value he received (I don't know what that is). But, saying I'd pay whatever it takes isn't a real world answer.
If you thought 1.6 was the market range...would you pay double that if Florida was willing? Would you pay triple? Based on your posts, I assume that you'd easily pay a 25% premium. Is there any limit?
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:26 am to Lester Earl
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I wouldn’t have and I doubt they will. He’s that good
He's not Jamar Chase or Jeremiah Smith
Very similar to Dak Moore who's nothing special so far in college
You don't pay a HS WR $1.6 million,
You maybe pay that for a HS QB, and first year difference maker on the OL or DL
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:28 am to GeauxbiWan
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I’ve seen come out of LA in a very long time.
his team barely scores 20 points against any good D they play and their QB isn't bad
You would think if he's the 2nd coming they be putting up lots of TDs
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:45 am to Midtiger farm
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He's not Jamar Chase or Jeremiah Smith
No one is Jeremiah smith
But he is a better WR prospect than Chase was coming out of high school. He’s the best instate recruit since Derek Stingley in 2019.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 11:56 am to Lester Earl
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He’s the best instate recruit since Derek Stingley in 2019.
um no
Arch was a better recruit and would be a star away from Sark
And Richard Anderson was a better recruit - you don't find people that big that can move like him - he's been getting more time every game and getting better - he's going to be a star
Also Stingley would single handily take over games - Royal hasn't done that
Posted on 10/12/26 at 12:05 pm to moneyg
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That's just not a reasonable answer.
recruiting is unreasonable.
I respect your questions but I hate assuming anything NIL related.
I think Easton Royal, beyond being a great player, is an important piece to land given how you have operated your athletic department the last three years. I think he is important to get given the things you have said regarding the reasons you came to LSU; the things Nick Saban said are your biggest tools at LSU.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 12:07 pm to Midtiger farm
Um yes. He is better than all of those guys except Stingley.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 12:34 pm to thunderbird1100
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This kid is clearly out there extorting whatever money he can get out of everyone.
This is such a ridiculous take on the matter.
First of all, it's not extortion. You're being hyperbolic using that word. Easton Royal isn't extorting anyone.
If he's about the money, then he's accepting the highest offer for his talent/service. It's the exact same thing we all do in many facets of our life.
He's worth whatever someone or some group of people is willing to pay him. It's that simple.
If you have a job in which you trade your time and labor for money, then I guess you're a mercenary.
If you put your house on the market and hope for a bidding war, then you're a mercenary and a piece of sh*t.
I imagine the same thing holds true if you sell a car.
I mean, we're all out here chasing money. Why is he a POS for doing the same thing?
Sounds to me as if he's taking care of business and taking care of his family - the exact same thing everyone is trying to do.
I'm going to imagine that if someone came along and offered any of us a significantly increased amount of money and or benefits to do the exact same job we're currently doing, then the overwhelming majority of us would accept the offer with way more money and benefits.
If you or I do it, then it's okay. If Easton Royal does it, then he's a POS.
That is about the dumbest **** I've ever heard.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:04 pm to Lester Earl
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recruiting is unreasonable.
Ok
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I respect your questions but I hate assuming anything NIL related.
I really wasn’t asking you to assume anything. I was asking for the limits of where a decision is made to move on from a guy that you believe is truly elite.
Saying, any price is worth it is just not reasonable, IMO and frankly is ignoring the real world as it exists today.
Kiffin has a budget. He has to prioritize within that budget. I’m sure Kiffin believes in his ability to have an elite offense even if you don’t have a generational talent at WR…especially if you can find a couple of first round types for the same price.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:25 pm to moneyg
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I was asking for the limits of where a decision
Can’t answer this without knowing LSU’s budget. A few days ago you thought he was commanding $5mil. There isn’t enough information for me to tell you the exact cutoff, other than this is the most important HS of the last two years for Kiffin and should be at the highest priority
Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:43 pm to Lester Earl
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Can’t answer this without knowing LSU’s budget. A few days ago you thought he was commanding $5mil. There isn’t enough information for me to tell you the exact cutoff, other than this is the most important HS of the last two years for Kiffin and should be at the highest priority
Well, that could have been ignorance on my part. I had zero inside info. I was just repeating that based on a tweet.
LSU obviously wanted this kid. LSU obviously was willing to spend a significant amount on him. Assuming things stay the same, LSU obviously wasn't willing to spend as much as Florida. This isn't a "mistake" or an inability to judge a kids talent. This seems to be a business decision.
Posted on 10/12/26 at 1:49 pm to Lester Earl
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Um yes.
no he isn't
Show me where he's taken over games against good competition?
Braylon Callais does it on almost a weekly basis while playing 3 different positions on offense and playing D
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