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re: Does Leavitt have one or two years of eligibility here?
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:44 am to Fat Bastard
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:44 am to Fat Bastard
Ya and we went after him last year too. All depends on if he wants to compete for a championship or not
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:46 am to Dotarian
Through first 3 games at LSU:
Sam Leavitt
57/93 (61.3%) 732 yards 3 TD 5 Int
40 rushes for 198 yards 6 TD
vs Clemson, vs LA Tech, @ Ole Miss
Jayden Daniels
57/82 (69.5%) 556 yards 6 TD 0 Int
35 rushes for 225 yards 1 TD
Neutral FSU, vs Southern, vs MS State
Joe Burrow
36/78 (46.2%) 540 yards 3 TD 0 Int
22 rushes for 56 yards 1 TD
Neutral Miami, vs SELA, @ Auburn
Sam Leavitt
57/93 (61.3%) 732 yards 3 TD 5 Int
40 rushes for 198 yards 6 TD
vs Clemson, vs LA Tech, @ Ole Miss
Jayden Daniels
57/82 (69.5%) 556 yards 6 TD 0 Int
35 rushes for 225 yards 1 TD
Neutral FSU, vs Southern, vs MS State
Joe Burrow
36/78 (46.2%) 540 yards 3 TD 0 Int
22 rushes for 56 yards 1 TD
Neutral Miami, vs SELA, @ Auburn
This post was edited on 9/24/26 at 11:50 am
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:48 am to Tarpon08
quote:
They aren't similar players.
Through 3 games
Leavitt: 732 yards passing, 3 TD, 5 INT. 198 yards rushing, 6 TD, 7 sacks taken
Daniels: 556 yards passing, 6 TD, 0 INT, 225 yards rushing, 2 TD, 8 sacks taken
Sam is actually having a better first year than Jayden did while playing better competition (Clemson, LT, Ole Miss vs FSU, Southern, Miss State).
Their path to being elite could be very similar. If Sam sticks around next year, he will be much improved.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:53 am to Dotarian
It's been 3 games FFS!
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:59 am to Dotarian
It surprising how many people give up on a QB here 3 games in
Like Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels lit the world on fire the first few games here
The dude didnt even practice in the spring really, give it some time before we're trading QBs yet again.
Like Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels lit the world on fire the first few games here
The dude didnt even practice in the spring really, give it some time before we're trading QBs yet again.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:06 pm to JakeRStephenes
quote:And your point is....what?
It's been 3 games FFS!
3 games = 1/4 of the season. Pretty significant given Leavitt's performance so far. Of the three games, Clemson was the outlier - and it was in our house, with the entire offseason to plan for it. Maybe Ole Piss was an outlier, too - it was in their house and they brought the business with their hate, noise, and general FULK chants that obviously got to our team and our coach.
But you can look objectively at the results of all three games and draw a pretty decent initial conclusion. I think everyone with an even keel recognizes that we've seen nothing to give a rock-solid assessment of where Sam stands right now as opposed to where he might (or might not) be in December. That said, though, it's fair to recognize that his passing game is, uh, lacking, right now. And if he keeps running for his life whenever a DL or edge looks at him it's going to put him at risk of a serious injury.
And, lastly, given how NIL and the portal have changed the game for CFB rosters, 1/4 of a season is a pretty big chunk to consider when he might only be here for one year. So wondering if he can make a leap past his performance in the last two games is justified.
JMO, y'all, Fire away.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:07 pm to Allthatfades
Same. Jd5 was gun shy but he wasn't a TO machine. Didn't have near bout the accuracy and processing issues either. Passing wise this is the kind of play that Nuss would get tarred and feathered for. Could be the missed time etc. There's plenty of room for improvement in Sam's game and I still look forward to seeing what he can do. He definitely needs another year in cfb
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:08 pm to thunderbird1100
quote:I don't think anyone's giving up on him - I know I'm not.
t surprising how many people give up on a QB here 3 games in
Like Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels lit the world on fire the first few games here
The dude didn't even practice in the spring really, give it some time before we're trading QBs yet again.
Wondering if he'll get better over the rest of the year (and be around next year) is NOT the same as "giving up". I'm not calling for QB2 to take over for him - others might, but not me.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:21 pm to thunderbird1100
quote:
It surprising how many people give up on a QB here 3 games in
It’s because Leavitt is getting paid a significant amount of money to play and produce at QB.
For what he is getting paid, it’s not unreasonable to expect him to be able to complete a pass to a wide open WR.
I do think he will get better and progress throughout the season as he gets back into game shape and comfortable with the offense, but when a QB is paid what Leavitt is paid, better play is expected.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:43 pm to Tarpon08
quote:
He's going to win a shitton of games here.
and he should. he should be fine next year. will he get it fixed this year?
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:51 pm to GeauxLaneTrain
If he stays for a second year he will make a jump just like other guys tgat have been here. Hopefully.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:59 pm to John Casey
quote:
It’s because Leavitt is getting paid a significant amount of money to play and produce at QB.
For what he is getting paid, it’s not unreasonable to expect him to be able to complete a pass to a wide open WR.
I do think he will get better and progress throughout the season as he gets back into game shape and comfortable with the offense, but when a QB is paid what Leavitt is paid, better play is expected.
Again, we're talking 3 games here, Burrow and Daniels were SIGNIFICANTLY better player sin year 2 than year 1 here, and Leavitt is 3 games in; missed the entirety of Spring and is with a bunch of people he never even practiced with before fall of this year. We're probably still figuring out his OL, his best receivers, he just lost his best receiver/TE for at least an extended amount of time. On top of all that, he is working his way back from a tough injury.
Obviously he has room for improvement, just weird to me everyone is talking like we need a new QB for next year without a doubt, as it stands right now, its looking more like he'll be back for another season than headed straight to NFL unless he just absolutely blows up the remaining part of the season. Not every QB comes in and just immediately dominates, some guys take some time to settle in and figure things out. Not saying Leavitt will be a heisman contender next year or by later this year, but lets let things play out a little bit before condemning the guy who just even started fully practicing with his new coaches and entirely new team earlier last month.
This post was edited on 9/24/26 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 9/24/26 at 1:29 pm to John Casey
Money doesn't buy touchdowns. If it did, why not pay him (or anyone) 100M? We will have ended up paying BK 100M. Where are our NC rings? The argument "because we are paying him, he should be the best QB in history" is intellectually dishonest. Other teams are paying their players a lot of money too. I have a feeling that the team with the highest payroll will not win the NC this year.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 1:40 pm to ipodking
Jayden wasn't "That' in his first half of his first year. My biggest concern is the batted balls.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 2:01 pm to ipodking
No one cares what you think, which you've proven time and time again isn't much.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 2:17 pm to Datalus
quote:
The argument "because we are paying him, he should be the best QB in history" is intellectually dishonest
That’s not the argument, though.
The argument is that he’s paid top 5 QB money, so he should produce top 5 QB level play.
Maybe that comes later in the season, but up to this point, his passing ability is open to criticism because it has been below expectation and no one really fears his throwing ability, yet, at all. Hopefully, it gets better, and I expect it will as the season progresses.
The only QBs making more than Leavitt are Darian Mensah (Approx $6.5 mil) Dante Moore (Approx $5 mil) and Trinidad Chambliss (Approx $5 mil).
Leavitt slots in at #4 making approx $4.5 mil.
5. Josh Hoover - Approx $4 mil
6. Drew Mestemaker - Approx $3.5 mil
7. Bryce Underwood - Approx $3 mil
8. Byrum Brown - Approx $3 mil
9. CJ Carr - Approx $3 mil
10. Marcel Reed - Approx $3 mil
11. Kevin Jennings - Approx $3 mil
12. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele - Approx $3 mil
13. Mason Heintschel - Approx $3 mil
14. Arch Manning - Approx $2.5 mil
15. Julian Sayin - Approx $2.5 mil
These are all based on On3 NIL valuations per Yahoo Sports, so they may mean absolutely nothing and have no validity to them, lol.
Posted on 9/24/26 at 2:49 pm to Dotarian
4 if he sues
Posted on 9/24/26 at 3:06 pm to Tht_1_Night_At_ElCid
quote:
All we have to do is make up some bullshite and get a TRO. Then we can have him for an entire other year!!
Tonsillitis for the win!
Posted on 9/24/26 at 3:45 pm to Dotarian
Hopefully just one
Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:31 pm to GeauxLaneTrain
Agreed, he’s a stud with a cannon. Leavitt has to go
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