re: Allow Greedy & Ed To Make The Fiesta Bowl Trip?

I see some stupid shite on this board and this could be top 10

No. Neither of them will have practice with the team nor are they part of the team any longer. Besides, they probably have agents now that disqualifies them.

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Agreed. I think in baseball, and others may know precisely, a player drafted in June has to the middle of August to sign.

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Baseball has a minor league / farm system.

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Everytime I read this board I get disgusted and just want to punch someone in the face. Miserable mfrs on this board. They should absolutely go. They've paid for that right and have given more to LSU than Coach O's fat arse has(who get paid btw unlike them).

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I seriously feel like a topic that has nothing to do with politics, has an undertone of being politicized.

Let's call it what it is. Everyone who thinks players should stay is being stereotyped as one side of the isle, and everyone who thinks they should do whats best for them (allegedly) is on the other side.

Seriously, how else are you going to get so emotional about something that is actually quite objective unless you're building this into something it isn't. Sitting out is always going to be controversial because obviously, the game is ending a season that they were not eligible to go to the NFL for. So, some people think that part of the agreement includes finishing the season and some think that it doesn't.

All of this players getting paid and doing enough … irrelevant. As of right now, they don't get paid in college. Believing that they should finish the season doesn't mean one doesn't think that they should continue to not get paid and it certainly doesn't mean that one is probably in some different financial situation and would never understand... which is exactly the bs inaccurate undertone to this.


When I first went to college, I ended up working so much that I quit going to school and I went broke anyways. I ended up joining the military and then coming back later to finish school. I guess being able to be accepted into the military is a privilege now (along with everyone else that I served with that was happy just to have a bed and 3 meals).

I think they should play the one last game, so I guess I'd never understand the hardship of someone who has NFL caliber position coaches giving them individualized training, ESPN/CBS showcasing their talents in a world that would probably never draft someone straight out of HS, even it if were legal, professional strength trainer mentorship, professional nutritional guidance, professional tutoring on demand, grade a lodging, meals, a degree (that if they used their resources could probably have good enough grades to qualify for graduate degree, or do you think just anyone can walk up to the business professor and say hey I still dont get it spend an hour with me?), fame, and probably a job guarantee when they are done with football.

Heard from a friend who has a reliable source,for what that's worth, that Fournette wanted to take his entourage and make the bowl trip and get all the goodies and Coach O nixed that.Hope it's true because if they quit their teammates,coaches and university they get nothing from that point on. Yes they contributed to the team but the university gave them the stage to improve,learn and become a prospect.And I can understand them protecting their interest and future but you take the good with the bad.Just my 2 cents worth.

:rotflmao: if they are academically eligible yes... if not.. NO

No and no. Players are working their arses off preparing for this game. They are paying their dues to enjoy this experience. Players who choose not to participate are not paying those same dues. And for those who may say these two paid their dues during the regular season, there's still players working everyday, practicing, learning doing things that these 2 are not. Wouldn't be right. IMO, once they made the decision to turn pro, they created a separation between their selves and the rest of the team. It's a distraction having them around the other players talking about draft projections, money etc.

I’m strictly talking football skills... nothing else... if players such as Greedy were not as talented in football... they would not be playing for LSU... I don’t think that’s a reach ...

So you mean, LSU wouldn't have them on a scholarship to play football, like the rest of the population that doesn't excel at football. Do you think if a recruit told LSU right off the top, "if i'm looking like a solid prospect in year 3, I might not even finish that year instead of just skipping year 4." that they'd still get the scholy offer every time?

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And????

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And the conversation is about them staying with the team if they don't play in the last game. You stated them being recruited to play in the pros eventually is related to this. I stated that Ed O said himself that he doesn't agree with sitting out the last game. I doubt they are recruiting kids with the expectation that sitting out the last game is encouraged.

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assuming they hire agents, they arent allowed to

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Hiring agents means they are ineligible. I would think that wouldn't preclude LSU from putting them up in the penthouse at the Four Seasons for a week and giving them a generous expense account for the trip once the semester is over if they wanted to. At that point, they are no different from family of the staff, administration or boosters. That being said, they can pay their own way or watch the game on TV like the rest of us.