The truth about recruiting QBs to LSU

Agreed, but Cameron messed up not going after Shea.

He was a local guy that Cameron could have kept an eye on. All that was needed was a staff job for his brother. That was a mistake from day 1.

Instead, he chose Franks. An out of state kid who was the bigger project.

ETA: And I don't think Lowell is the answer for LSU. Miles has proven he needs a polished qb to make his system work.

Hopefully there is more to McMillan than we think

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Agreed, but Cameron messed up not going after Shea.

He was a local guy that Cameron could have kept an eye on. All that was needed was a staff job for his brother. That was a mistake from day 1.

Instead, he chose Franks. An out of state kid who was the bigger project.

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Glad you're not making an excuse because there is none.

I agree.
Shea was the cream of the crop we had to choose from.

If we get Narcisse all will be forgotten here

Its a big negative news and a repetitive problem.

I see that. But you offer his brother a spot on the staff and it guarantees you get Shea. You have leverage in that position. Shea doesn't come, you fire brother. Brother wants Shea to keep his job, becuase they're brothers, and because he is good.

That is what Ole Miss saw. It is a rare chance at a guaranteed, 5 star lock for a minimal cost.

It doesn't come along often that you can skirt the NCAA rules for the 2 or 3rd best qb in a recruiting class by just giving a brother an on field job.

Plus, if brother is on staff, Shea is easily watched and monitored. Brother would have unlimited communication with him.

It's just the smart decision for a school like LSU that needs a qb in the worst way. Schools like alabama and OSU can laugh at the family because they don't need him that bad. LSU needed a qb in this class and Shea was very low risk/reward.

Cameron got played by a young man with the old 'we're a military family' and 'i'm the closest thing to a lock' card.

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ETA: And I don't think Lowell is the answer for LSU. Miles has proven he needs a polished qb to make his system work.

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This. LSU is going to take a Torrance Gibson type QB and put him in this type of offense????? LSU has shown since Jimbo left, that they cannot mold a QB they recruited out of high school, to perform well here. Doesn't matter about QB or OC. Even guys that came to us out of high school and later transferred elsewhere, have stunk it up.

We should have gotten La Tech's Tony Petersen when we had the chance. We let Cam twiddle his f**king thumbs and now we are up shite creek after Harris leaves. It's pretty much McMillan or a redshirt freshman/true sophomore taking the reigns in 2018.

I'd rather we run a simpler system where a guy like Jeff Driskel looks successful and puts up crazy numbers. Where some walk on at Iowa who was a 3rd string backup for 3 years, transfers and puts on a show in his only year playing at LA Tech and on the field in college football. Look what Dan Mullen did with a guy Miles initially wanted as a TE? Chad Kelly exploded at Ole Miss in one year with the team. Did y'all see how bad Mett struggled at LSU his first year starting and he was here the year prior as a backup?

Why do we run a pro style offense in a state like Louisiana LITTERED with spread/dual threat QBs? Why do we run a base 2 WR system and recruit 4 WRs a year???? It's time to go spread. It makes a shite ton of sense for the state we are in, for the region we are in (Texas QBs would want to come here as well), for the amount of offensive talent we produce. We can still run heavy out of it. Oklahoma has been doing it for years with Peterson, Murray, Perine, etc.

After all these years, it's still ESPN's fault