re: Official: Benton offer pulled

I will be glad when Benton makes a public comment about this.

Then I am sure each one of you will drop this if he tells the truth about what really happened.

Its easy for Bradshaw and even my dad to make comments but both could only say so much on this to be honest.

Sure Bradshaw is mad but don't get it twisted its more to this

Rueben and Benton don't dislike each other best of friends no but I have been around them enough to know

It was more of a mutual respect thing not about competition.
Benton being pulled had nothing to do with my brother but believe want you want

Human nature makes people think the worse in everything but just wait to see if Benton says anything then you will all understand

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And it appears there is zero other explanation. The visit to AU is just an easy excuse.

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I'm sure it goes a little deeper than that, and I don't like the fact that a recruit (or family) can dictate terms...I would say you let that guy walk most of the time. They may have told the Randles that if RR commits, then they'll drop Benton, but if RR takes it all the way to the end, we'll have to protect ourselves by leaving an option for Benton open.

If Benton were qualified, as confirmed by the Clearinghouse, then the decision to call the Randle's bluff might have been the right one. But the guy has claimed he would be on campus for 3 semesters in a row, and hasn't made it.


<Disclaimer...my points are hypothetical in nature and only presented for discussion. I have no knowledge of the actual events, and just presenting this for philosophical debate>

dmitch, I agree. We're only getting the snippits of interviews that reporters want us to read and that can paint a picture that's not entirely accurate.

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But the guy has claimed he would be on campus for 3 semesters in a row, and hasn't made it.

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Exactly, this drama goes on for years, and we stick by him. Yet yank an offer the day of. Look if we want to let a guy walk with grade issues or not getting cleared, that is fine. But it is not like his academic situation just came to light.

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if we want to let a guy walk with grade issues or not getting cleared, that is fine. But it is not like his academic situation just came to light.

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exactly

Les hedged his bet with a sure thing instead of possibly losing a 3rd scholly on Benton.

and by the way, if Saban or Stoops did this shite, LSU fans would be all over their asses

and don't think other coaches and recruiting coords won't use this on future LSU early committs

this DEFINITELY doesn't help our early committ efforts going forward

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Bradshaw said, “from what I was told, (Benton’s) scholarship was pulled from LSU last night.”

Rueben Randle said Wednesday he chose LSU on Tuesday night once he found out Benton was Auburn-bound.

Benton did not answer his cell phone Wednesday night.

Bradshaw said he found out what happened on Wednesday morning — “It wasn’t a pleasant way to wake up,” he said.

“Yeah, it surprised me,” Bradshaw said. “I knew nothing about this. I’ve been asking LSU, ‘Do you really want him?’ The answer was always, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’”

‘Yes,’ for year after year and throughout this recruiting season, until the answer was ‘No.’

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k way to ignore the actual point of the post dipshit