re: Official: Benton offer pulled

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Wow who is obu dan?

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completely insane and way off?

can anyone explain the affirmation between DB and LSU on tuesday?

if benton was worried about PT at LSU b/c of RR and wanted to go to Auburn insetad of LSU if RR came here, why reaffirm on tuesday?

what guys tell the media and what they actually do are 2 very different things you should know that.

oh i know that's not the most shocking thing

miles' comments after the fact are the ones that are head scratchers

Its a weird situation hopefully all the facts come out soon

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and we either wanted him to visit or he did visit really late in the process

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Who knows what really went on. Could be that Chiz started to recruit him really hard and the guy has only been at Auburn for a short time so the late visit does make sense....

I don't know what to think. On one hand, I'm not happy with Miles pulling the scholarship, but on the other hand Benton did visit a rival right before NSD, and it took him 2 years to get qualified.

The really weird thing is that our academic rejects normally go to Oklahoma....

a book on it would prolly be ineresting

or at least a multiple-part story for a magazine or newspaper

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DB reaffirmed at the last minute

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and LSU to him

which just about makes everything before that irrelevant imo

Your right D-mitch. None of us know the real story. However, perception is reality.

What we do know, is what is been said on a radio station in monroe, what is quoted in the paper by miles and bradshaw.

So far, those three public statements are pretty consistant. I'm sure you know more than I. however, all we have to go on is what information we have. The perception is a ultimatum was laid down. That's what it appears like from the radio interview tuesday afternoon, bradshaw's comments, and miles comments.

Does that make your father a bad parent. No. He want's, what he feels, is best for his son. Can't fault a dad for that.

We can be good people and make mistakes. I'm just saying, whomever is responsible, should clear the air that has been muddied due to people going public. Once you go public, then it opens the doors for the public to evaluate what you say. Why else would you go public if you didn't want the public to know what you wanted them to know?

If it's d-lo, then he or bradshaw should clear the air. If it's miles, then he's getting what he deserves. If it's someone else, then don't let the perception be reality.

Think of it this way, if Benton would have taken care of his academic business last year or the year before, he would already be enrolled as a Tiger and would probably be the expected starter opposite Lafell for next season. Now, RR would be competing against TT for the 3rd wideout spot this year instead of competing against Benton {which he was supposedly afraid to do.} Papa Randle wouldn't be as upset because he would know Lafell and Benton would most likely be gone after this coming season and RR would be the no. 1 receiver after that. So, Benton has no one to blame but himself for not being an LSU TIGER. Personally I wish we had them both but under the current situation MIles did the riht thing and did what he had to do for HIS program. Benton has always been and still will be an academic risk. Even if he does make it onto the field in Auburn, it will only be for 1 or maybe 2 years before he will enter the NFL draft whereas we get RR for at least 3 years!!!