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re: New Ely Info
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:47 pm to Antonio Moss
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:47 pm to Antonio Moss
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that's true, it's pretty damning of where LSU's program stands right now
You can look at in that light if you so choose. We still have plenty of kids lining up to go here, some you just still don't connect on. I wouldn't say it's damning at all.
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Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:48 pm to robbdawgus
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So TxTiger82 what is BS
We've been getting nothing but positive signals from this guy and all the mods, and then when the kid starts giving off some negative signals, skike and co. come up with this story about how we didn't want him anyways.
I don't know, that sounds suspicious.
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So riddle me this. How is it BS that they would want to take 1 Pro Style and 1 Duel Threat.
That would be perfectly normal, I guess. But I would have expected the staff to back off of Ely shortly after receiving the Rivers commitment. Therefore, we would wouldn't have been hearing about Ely's pending commitment ceremony, because there would be no positive signals coming at us.
This isn't what happened.
I'm with Antonio Moss and others....this skike story doesn't add up.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:53 pm to BilJ
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I wouldn't say it's damning at all.
Don't you start shining on homeboys piss parade. The sky is falling no matter what you think.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:55 pm to TxTiger82
Well I cant speak for Scarby, but the info did jive with what a member of the staff told my source. I started this thread with that info.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:55 pm to Camp Randall
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Don't you start shining on homeboys piss parade. The sky is falling no matter what you think.
I certainly don't think the sky is falling. But if Ely were to commit to Alabama after they showed relatively no interest in him and offered a scholarship yesterday over LSU who has been recruiting the kid pretty hard, what does that say about the status of the two programs?
Posted on 8/11/10 at 1:57 pm to TxTiger82
I think it's been pretty obvious for a while Ely hasn't been digging us, it happens.
Ely may be a bit more polished now, but long term I just think Rivers has more potential. That's what we needed from this class anyway.
Ely may be a bit more polished now, but long term I just think Rivers has more potential. That's what we needed from this class anyway.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:01 pm to BilJ
Well, what do I know? Nothing. We'll see what happens at 4, I guess.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:02 pm to Antonio Moss
Moss you make a great point. That is a huge concern. I think LSU thought they were fighting Ole Piss and Clemson for the kid and thought he was going to one of those two schools, due to him feeling better about their QB situation better. If Bama came in a the last minute with an offer and he goes there. Well that speaks to a larger problem, hell he is gonna sit behind Mccarron for two years.
This post was edited on 8/11/10 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:02 pm to BilJ
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Ely may be a bit more polished now, but long term I just think Rivers has more potential. That's what we needed from this class anyway.
Not to mention a QB who can see over his Oline... I still think Ely fits more in the Pac 10/ND offenses.
I just don't know how a 5'11 QB will succeed in the SEC.
Most of our QB's(SEC as a whole) are 6'1 or taller if I am not mistaken. I think State is the only exception when they had Tyson Lee and now Dylan Farve.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:04 pm to robbdawgus
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Moss you make a great point. That is a huge concern. I think LSU thought they were fighting Ole Piss and Clemson for the kid and thought he was going to one of those two schools, due to him likeing their QB situation better. If Bama came in a the last minute with an offer and he goes there. Well that speaks to a larger problem, hell he is gonna sit behind Mccarron for two years.
Precisely. It isn't the same thing as LSU simply losing a recruit to another school who had been investing time in recruiting him.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:05 pm to memphisplaya
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I just don't know how a 5'11 QB will succeed in the SEC.
Drew Brees seems to make it work.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:08 pm to Antonio Moss
just b/c bama just offered him doesn't mean a thing on how much they have been recruiting him. He got the offer that he wanted and he is going there. I promise you, Bama didn't just all of a sudden call him this week, offer him and now he is going there
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:11 pm to Antonio Moss
I think the difference with Ely is that he wanted to go to Florida or Bama no matter what the depth chart looked like. The problem was, Florida or Bama didn't offer...Until, perhaps, yesterday. So he was going to make a decision based on playing time potential and other factors. But if Bama offered, he is going to Bama. So it doesn't shed any negative light on LSU, because if Bama had offered early on, LSU wouldn't have even been in the picture. Nor would Ole Miss or Clemson. Furthermore, if Bama or Florida had offered, his decision would have been made long ago.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:12 pm to Antonio Moss
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Precisely. It isn't the same thing as LSU simply losing a recruit to another school who had been investing time in recruiting him.
So it's not big deal if we lose him to Clemson or Fla St but if we lose him to Bama we are in a huge shitstorm? I don't get it.
I didn't even care much about this dude after the Rivers commit but now that all this stuff has been flying around I started to pay attention.
I actually thought we were going with Rivers over Ely and wrote it off. Only after some article indicating that we were still leading with Ely did I think it was still possible to get him.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:12 pm to Antonio Moss
And drew brees is more of an exception than a point prover
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:14 pm to Camp Randall
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So it's not big deal if we lose him to Clemson or Fla St but if we lose him to Bama we are in a huge shitstorm? I don't get it.
No. I'm talking about the status of programs, not this specific recruit.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:15 pm to BilJ
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And drew brees is more of an exception than a point prover
Understandable. Just pointing out that height, or a lack thereof, isn't necessarily a handicap.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:18 pm to Antonio Moss
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No. I'm talking about the status of programs, not this specific recruit.
Not sure you can gauge the status of a program based on one recruit. There are so many different factors in a kids decision to play for a school than the status of a program.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:19 pm to Antonio Moss
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No. I'm talking about the status of programs, not this specific recruit.
Well you are relating the status of our entire football program to the decision of one 17 year old QB from Florida. I'll just say that I don't think it says anything specific about our program at all other than the dude wanted to go there...if he actually does commit to Bama.
Posted on 8/11/10 at 2:19 pm to Antonio Moss
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No. I'm talking about the status of programs, not this specific recruit.
Status of the program? We are going to have 3 straight top 6 recruiting classes. We already have a highly regarded QB in Rivers. Do we want Ely? I imagine yes, he's a great recruit. If he chooses another school, Bama or otherwise, then who cares? It sheds ZERO light on status on the program in my opinion.
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