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re: Is there an undisclosed back story to the Patrick Surtain flip?

Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:31 pm to
Posted by ImayGoLesMiles
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:31 pm to
I agree with you on that without question. It is really shitty the way the surtains shoved it up Raymond's arse though. We we were only working with a few spots left and I believe that had something to do with why we didn't offer smith. We would have had surtain Jr and Joseph and we're holding out for possibly Goodrich instead of offering Eddie smith. Either way, I agree that we should have offered him anyway, but we were being strung along by surtain and we're being told lies. He switched without any warning.

You dumbasses that honestly believe surtain made his decision the night before signing day bc "bama wins championships", like it was some sort of last second epiphany that he finally realized and had never thought of before, are a bunch of ducks, period. Not only did he and his dad make the decision on the Bama ov, they lied to LSU and told us nothing had changed, which is why we felt so confident. They pulled a low down scheme orchestrated by saban to hurt LSU and prevent us from going after Eddie smith bc saban wanted him too. It's so obvious what happened that you have to be an absolute naive fool to believe otherwise. Screw saban, bama, and the surtains. Low down pieces of shite.
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 2:46 pm
Posted by tigersbb
Member since Oct 2012
10443 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:40 pm to
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And this is what I do not understand. If Smith is good enough for Bama, he should have been offered and signed by LSU way before it ever came to this, ESPECIALLY with CB arguably being the biggest need of this clas


Why ? Joseph was committed and every indication was Surtain would be a Tiger for two years or longer. They were also recruiting Goodrich, Maybe they believed Goodrich was better than Eddie Smith. Adarius Washington was also in the mix.

Everything changed very late Tuesday night for some reason. There are factors pointing to the kid being pressured to make a decision he was not in favor of. Yes, its his choice and he could have still signed with LSU, but impressionable kids can be swayed sometimes.
Posted by ImayGoLesMiles
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Feb 2015
12709 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:42 pm to
Exactly. Well said.
Posted by Steve Flowers
harrisburg, pa
Member since Dec 2016
47 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:46 pm to
YES the father claims and he and his son love LSU - you don't do this to a school you love! This last minute back out makes no sense!
Posted by Howyouluhdat
On Fleek St
Member since Jan 2015
7564 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:49 pm to
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ImayGoLesMiles



Dude take a breather. He's a kid for Christ sake. Your taking this shite way too serious.
Posted by ImayGoLesMiles
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Feb 2015
12709 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:50 pm to
Yep. Surtain Sr was guaranteed a spot on the bama staff by saban if his son signed with them. He was told to keep it on the down-low and to keep the narrative that LSU was the favorite to hurt our efforts in signing another prospect. It's amazing how some people think this was simply a last second decision by surtain Jr to choose bama over LSU without any under the table dealings kept secret from our staff. Lol.
Posted by Howyouluhdat
On Fleek St
Member since Jan 2015
7564 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:54 pm to
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Yep. Surtain Sr was guaranteed a spot on the bama staff by saban if his son signed with them. He was told to keep it on the down-low and to keep the narrative that LSU was the favorite to hurt our efforts in signing another prospect






So you go from speculation to now it's guaranteed?? Give it a rest bra. Surtain is gone and Saban will continue to do what he does and that is leave LSU fans like yourself lathering Preparation H in your arse. This is comical
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 2:55 pm
Posted by ImayGoLesMiles
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Feb 2015
12709 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:55 pm to
No I'm not. This is a recruiting topic. I don't wish Ill will on the kid or his family by any means. He wouldn't make or break our football team either way, hes one player.
Posted by Vitus
Member since Jan 2015
211 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:57 pm to
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...it shows a scary lack of forethought and planning and instead hoping it would all just fall into place


Hopin' and Prayin' Baw
Posted by Vitus
Member since Jan 2015
211 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:01 pm to
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wait and see in the near future where surtain is working and his finical income



This is pitiful. Bama wanted to hire Surtain Sr for an on-field position... there was nothing wrong about this. In the end, Surtain was the one that walked away from the job.

Surtain Sr has nothing to hide... there's no reason he'd walk away from a job at a University that doesn't conflict with his son playing there, only to accept it later.
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
10884 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:03 pm to
Surtain loves LSU, but he also realizes that he is talented enough to make it to the league no matter what. The kid will be a first rounder. With that being said, he picked the college that will offer him the better chance at winning a NC.
Posted by sidvicous
Member since Jan 2018
20 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:08 pm to
Nothing tricky here, The family chose Coach Saban over Coach O. Bottom line. Would you trust O or Saban with your child.
Posted by Ragin' Tiger
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2012
972 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:09 pm to
I agree with you. If Georgia wouldn’t have shite the bed against Alabama in the 2nd half of the championship game, I think Surtain would be a Tiger. Alabama winning the title this year put them over the top for him.
Posted by Tiger Roux
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
4942 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:09 pm to
He did screw LSU out of some quality guys that we could have had. Many 18 year old people are fickle.

He really did embarrass Raymond and 'His School".

Alabama has 5 new CB's. How many will stay/play ?

Much of the blame for at least not LSU know earlier falls on his dad.
Posted by KnuteMiles
Member since Jan 2005
447 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:10 pm to
Yeah, I was hoping for facts, but got speculation instead. Oh, well I knew better.
Posted by Spasweezy
Unfortunately, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2014
6647 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:43 pm to
He wants to play for a program that wins championships. You heard him, didn’t you?
Posted by Oddibe
Close to some, further from others
Member since Sep 2015
6578 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:48 pm to
I haven't really followed recruiting that closely this year, for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I know which direction the program is heading.

My main question about Surtain....If he was committed to LSU for over 2 years why did he not sign early? And when he didn't sign early, why didn't O have a backup plan?
Posted by husslemane
Member since Oct 2014
1321 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 4:37 pm to
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Why ?


Because even if Surtain signs (which he didn't), we're STILL probably anywhere from 2-4 scholarship CBs short of ideal depth at that position. Losing Surtain doesn't hurt if you signed 2-3 others...but losing him and signing 0 others is a killer.
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 4:38 pm
Posted by Brian Wilson
Member since Mar 2012
2036 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 4:41 pm to
Who cares?
Posted by Tiger Voodoo
Champs 03 07 09 11(fack) 19!!!
Member since Mar 2007
21789 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 4:45 pm to
Choosing Sabah over O??

Something must be going on behind the scenes
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 4:47 pm
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