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re: Bryce Underwood on the verge of being benched

Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:52 pm to
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:52 pm to
An old billionaire getting horny might legitimately be the best thing to ever happen to LSU football. It’s at least up there with the arrival of Saban or Burrow.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:52 pm to
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This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 10:53 pm
Posted by pgaddxn
between here and there
Member since Jul 2008
4480 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:53 pm to
God bless you Portnoy
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79909 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:55 pm to
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This guy was coming to LSU? What's the story?


Brian Kelley was on that College Sports, Dusty and Danny, on Sirius. I know it's BK, but he's saying he recruited him for a few years, and even though he's a tremendous athlete and thrower, he's not a QB that's going to be able to sit in the pocket and read coverages. That's not his strength. But like what Les would do with practically every quarterback he brought in, they are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Not that Underwood is without blame, but he's not set up for success at all.


Per BK.
Posted by MDB
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2019
3843 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:58 pm to
Kiffin and Weis could coach this kid up. Portal bargain.
Posted by GeauxLSUGeaux
1 room down from Erin Andrews
Member since May 2004
25841 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:31 pm to
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There’s zero doubt in my mind that Michigan's lack of development is the reason for this, not the kid.


It’s been this way for a while. Michigan is notorious for not developing qbs properly. They had Tom Brady, arguably one of, if not the best NFL qbs of all time, and all they did was develop him into a 6th round pick while rotating him and Drew Henson at qb his last season.
Posted by Derpistan
Derpdad
Member since Jun 2015
323 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:37 pm to
Didn't have the chest to play and succeed at LSU
Posted by bountyhunter
North of Houston a bit
Member since Mar 2012
7265 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:46 pm to
One side of me rejoices that we dodged the bullet. The other half of me wonders if the money in the sport ruined the best part of the sport. Would Bryce Underwood have succeeded as a college quarterback if his work ethic and motivations were not polluted by the instant gratification of a payday?

It's nothing new in pro sports for a guy to get his big payday and check out. Just sucks because it stymes growth that only happens when you have the desire to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and go to work.

By the way, I am by no means saying that college players don't deserve to be paid.
This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 11:48 pm
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
21752 posts
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:52 pm to
Dude cares not. He done made it already
Posted by tonydtigr
Beautiful Downtown Glenn Springs,Tx
Member since Nov 2011
7031 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 12:11 am to
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Jokes on you , Portnoy. And we are all laughing.


4.5, lots of flop.
This post was edited on 9/11/26 at 8:28 am
Posted by 1loyalbamafan
alabama
Member since Mar 2015
4490 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 12:22 am to
quote:

Douchebag Portnoy has to live with this shitty investment.


Larry Ellison the billionaire wont loose much sleep over 12 million.

that's nothing if you have over 200 billion.


But it does look like LSU is the winner in that exchange.
Posted by Demonbengal
Ruston
Member since May 2015
6154 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 12:47 am to
I never freaked out over losing him. With him being from Michigan I thought it was a good chance he would flip Michigan or somewhere closer at some point. Also, he appeared to be a good athlete for his size with a cannon for an arm, but heard nothing about his intelligence or his accuracy on standard routes.
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
13758 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 5:47 am to
"Robbed Michigan of $12 million".

No you willingly gave it to him. It was Larry Ellison's money. It's okay, he'll make it back in tax credits for the data centers he's building.
Posted by Datsmoneydude
Member since Jun 2021
3765 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:31 am to
Brent Venables is about to have a field day on that weak offensive line and underwood. 3 turnovers at minimum
Posted by LoveThatMoney
Who knows where?
Member since Jan 2008
12890 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:38 am to
I get that he’s a millionaire and he’s now a pro athlete playing college ball, but that kid is 19.

The savagery in the comments about him is crazy
Posted by Bulldog55
Member since Nov 2023
474 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:51 am to
quote:

Kiffin and Weis could coach this kid up. Portal bargain.

Nope. Don't want him.
Posted by NEPATIGER
Member since Oct 2025
24 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:10 am to
Thank GOD for unanswered prayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
12974 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:11 am to
He sucked last year but you give him a pass because he was a frosh. Now he has no excuses.
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
13460 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:25 am to
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Kiffin and Weis could coach this kid up. Portal bargain.


I believe in Kiffin and Weis, but if you listen to that radio clip, they think Underwood is too dumb to learn how to play the position.
Posted by infantry1026
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2010
9241 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 7:32 am to
I never understood everyone’s fascination with him. He has some physical tools, but his accuracy was a problem even back to when I was watching some of his HS tape. A lot of the highlights that I had seen were throwing to guys that were wide open.

To be completely fair to him, Michigan has been an absolute shitshow since he got there as well……which could definitely be affecting him (some).

He was VASTLY overhyped though
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