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Posted on 1/2/17 at 7:06 am to ForeverEllisHugh
3 years removed from high school is still a pretty good system. 3 and done makes for a much better product than 1 and done IMO
Posted on 1/2/17 at 7:24 am to Houma
Do I think they should, no. For a meaningless bowl game that could hinder their future career, I don care. Does that answer your question?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 7:39 am to yimbeaux
Nothing can be done about players leaving early, but most of those that do are basically using the school and depriving someone else of a opportunity for an education. I will ask you what type of person would you rather recruit, a Leonard F. or a Jacob Hester? Nothing at all against LF. I think he is a good person and is doing exactly what he should,but at the end of the day who did more for the school and his team LF or JH??(think about their careers at LSU and each ones contributions to the team. Also the success of those teams.!) if an athlete's goal is not an eduation but to earn a living playing professional sports than hire an agent, train for the pros and skip college.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 7:39 am to Houma
Absolutely. Why shouldn't they be allowed to make a living? Wouldn't you want to make money if you could knowing your career time would be limited based on your occupation?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 7:42 am to Tiger1988
Also the same comparison could be made between Ricky Blanton and Ben Simmons
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:03 am to Bowstring1
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I will ask you what type of person would you rather recruit, a Leonard F. or a Jacob Hester?
Fornette was an exceptional representative of LSU. Dude came in with the highest of expectations and did exactly what the school and his coaches asked of him.
Hester was a great guy but he didn't have 1/100th of the pressure/expectations of Fornette.
Your post is absurd.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:09 am to LSUJuicer
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Should you be aloud to get a raise?
You should not be allowed to leave school yet either.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:17 am to Antonio Moss
As I stated, I believe he is a good person. I'm sure he exceeded coaches expectations. As far as a great representative of LSU..... I'm not so sure. High expectations and pressure go with the territory, but that was not the question I asked! What type of person/player would you rather recruit?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:22 am to Bowstring1
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As far as a great representative of LSU..... I'm not so sure.
Well then you're fricking retarded. That's the only response I can come up with because you have zero evidence to back up your claim.
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High expectations and pressure go with the territory, but that was not the question I asked! What type of person/player would you rather recruit?
There is nothing that puts Hester above Fournette in terms of quality of character.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:28 am to Houma
Just turned 2017 and we have our first nomination for thread of the year.
Bravo sir, bravo
Bravo sir, bravo
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:36 am to Bowstring1
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As far as a great representative of LSU..... I'm not so sure
Then you're a fricking idiot.
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What type of person/player would you rather recruit?
Let's see...
One was a decent athlete who developed into a pretty dang good running back for LSU who gave 100% of what he had to the team and school.
One was one of the greatest athletes to ever run the ball for LSU from day 1 and gave 100% of what he had to the team and school.
Both represented the university impeccably.
I'll take #2 all day, every day.
Unless you are asking me if I'd rather recruit the white guy...then I'm not sure this discussion has much merit.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:37 am to Antonio Moss
I'm not too sure where character was brought into this. I do not question either persons character. That is not what this is about. For me it is about the contributions and the overall success of the team, and how each type of recruit fits into that puzzle. While great players are fun to watch(and man did I ever enjoy watching LF) i would rather watch great teams!
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:51 am to Houma
quote:no fricking way, if you cant even stay the whole game then you should have moved your schedule around and prepared for this. thats part of becoming an adult!
Do you think players should be allowed to leave early
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:01 am to choupic
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Yes. They make millions for there school.
Also, the vast majority of college programs rely on government funding and operate at a loss.
A handful of programs turn a profit, but even in those instances, 90% of all revenue generated by athletics is reinvested in the program, to fund players scholarships, room and board, training facilities, etc.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:22 am to Houma
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An education will always be there the nfl may never work.
You successfully made an argument for why players should be allowed to leave early. Go and try the NFL while you're young and have your health, but if it doesn't work out you can always come back and finish your degree.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:30 am to Hugo Stiglitz
What if what I'm best at is slangin dope?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 11:23 am to lsu2006
Treat athletic scholarships like they should treat TOPS. If you choose to get out before you graduate, on a defined period of time, then pay it back. No restrictions to someone to seek professional opportunities, just limit the financial costs to the colleges. TOPS should be the same way, if you don't maintain eligibility or graduate, then it becomes a student loan. What's wrong with that. You can have provisions for student-athletes who get injured or other circumstances beyond their control.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 11:58 am to Houma
I thought this was America
Posted on 1/2/17 at 12:14 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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Stop bashing the OP for a second and think about how much better college sports as a whole would be if this were the case.
I'd argue that it would be better and a more equal playing ground if every player was of actual amateur level. There would be no more Bama or any dominating program who wins just by getting the cream of the crop recruits and the game would be more about the ability of the coaches to strategize a real game plan to win games.
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