re: Stephen Sullivan making decision this Saturday

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Yeah, all those LSU receivers are a lot better players than the two from TCU. They'd have been pretty good wherever they went to college.

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You absolutely cannot say that for sure, but you'll try because it fits your agenda.

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Brandon Lafell?

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I thought I had added him. Good catch. Interesting that I left out an NFL receiver and the LSU list still shamed the TCU list.

You just proved our point jackass. The really good wrs come to LSU and make it big in the nfl. Thanks.

Trying to be objective here because facts are facts. LSU has always put WRs in the NFL. As pointed out much more than TCU. However, I was just curious as to the athletes that LSU had to start with. Per Rivals...

LSU
Odell Beckham - 4 star (#6 WR)
Jarvis Landry - 5 star (#4 WR)
Rueben Randle - 5 star (#1 WR)
James Wright - 4 star (#42 WR)
Russell Shepard - 5 star (QB)
Dwayne Bowe - 4 star (#21 WR)
Brandon Lafell - 3 star (#32 WR)

TCU
Josh Boyce - 3 star (unranked)
Jeremy Kerley - 4 star (athlete)

The only other highly ranked TCU recruit in this time period was Ladarius Brown who was a 4 star athlete. Never finished at TCU because he got into the herm.

Just for fun with the Dupre and Turpin comparison
Malachi Dupre - 5 star (#2 WR)
Kevontae Turpin - 2 star (unranked)

My point is that TCU has never had the talent that LSU has gotten year after year. But TCU is about to put another unranked 3 star into the NFL in the first two rounds this year. I would love to see what a talent like Sullivan could do in the TCU offense.

And to answer your question Tigerinthehollow, Durpre will obviously go higher in the draft.

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The reason lsu produces GREAT n.f.l. wr's. Does not have as much to do with the catches as it does with the blocking. The NFL loves wr's who block. Who are physical and get off blocks.

LSU's brand of ball, is what develops the wr's even though they don't catch a lot. Look a D. Thomas and Megatron. They were forced to block a lot in college.

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They are also put into a more pro-style offense with principles similar to the NFL game. It's not just an endless barrage of zone routes that are rarely used in the NFL. As such, they are prepared for the NFL route-trees and what an NFL team expects from a WR.

I have always enjoyed seeing the great HS WRs come to LSU. I really just want to see this guy play for the Tigers because he's so physically imposing. I understand wanting to go to a school that throws the ball more than LSU, but I think LSU is poised to do just that. Harris has two years left, that's one to get adjusted to SEC ball, and then his senior year to kill it while SS is a 2nd year guy. Then you'll have Guice to help you with play action your sophomore year as well. In particular this year is great if you're a WR looking at LSU, next year I wouldn't make that argument, but this year looks great.

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In the LSU offense that you all love to deride, Malachi Dupre put up 602 on 39 catches and 6 TDs with an inexperienced true sophomore QB. Turpin had 584 on 40 and 8 with a redshirt senior QB.

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Come on guy, use some perspective. Turpin was a true freshman and his yardage is only third on his team (well actually he's so close to second, you might as well say he is). The leading WR for TCU had 79 rec 1327 yards and 14 TDs in only 10 games. Our leading WR is Dupre and he has less than half the receptions, yards, and, TDs as TCU's #1 and he played an extra game.

If you're trying to compare our #1 leading WR who is a sophomore to the #2/3 leading WR at TCU who is a true freshman, you're actually making a good case for TCU. Their stats are identical.

Let me explain it to you guys. The fact is that Louisiana births excellent athletes. Randle, Beckham, Landry are all Louisiana guys. Doesn't matter if our passing sucks to high heaven as it does 90% of the time, the WRs are good. Look at Stanley Morgan at Nebraska, Jared Cornelius at Arkansas, aforementioned Turpin at TCU, Speedy Noil last year, Paul Turner who has been a success at Louisiana Tech, etc.

ETA: At least try to be reasonable and realize that TCU wasnt even a power 5 team until 4 years ago.

I'm not going to fault a guy going to TCU when LSU is loaded with 4 and 5 star talent at his position. Also that other school can not only get him on the field fast, but he can get a lot of catches his way as well.

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What is your intention here? Are you trying to make a case against LSU recruiting?

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Oh, and here it is right here. LSU fans are some of the most ridiculous around. You try to tell the truth with facts and be reasonable, it's "are you against LSU"? No, but I'm not a complete homer, and I'm not stupid.

You really think Georgia Tech prepared Optimus Prime and Megatron to be that great? Horrible passing in Megatron's days and triple option in Prime's days made them great? Hell no. As a matter of fact, Thomas thought of transferring when they brought in the triple option attack (he was a redshirt sophomore in Paul Johnson's 1st year). Before he was in the option offense (where he dominated as a RSJR) he was a All-ACC 1st teamed and an honerable mention freshman All-American.

They were already physically blessed before going to GT and chose that school mostly because of academics (passing up an offer to Georgia).

So yes even though LSU yearly has one of the worst passing offenses in the country, we still put out great WRs to the NFL.

Always kinda felt like he was gonna commit back to LSU, just seems like the type that enjoys the attention. I guess we will see.