re: Kelvin Joseph denies report that he's staying

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Just because a kid who is 18 or 19 years old and may be going through or dealing with things in life, not handling them maturely(like a kid) and uses Twitter to express himself or how he feels, doesn't mean we don't want him on the football team.

You were a kid once too man, do you remember being perfect or something?

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I was in the Marine Corps when I was his age. It doesn’t get any more big boy than that. Kelvin can vote, enter into a contract, serve his country and get married. Hes not a child. He’s a grown arse man as far as I’m concerned and if he wants to be in the public eye and put his business out there weather it’s Twitter or the transfer portal then he needs to deal with everything that comes with it. If he doesn’t want the scrutiny then he needs to go to his parents and Coach O and keep it in house.

As far as I’m aware the portal/database still isn’t available to the public so 247’s info is only as good as what’s reported and confirmed by the parties involved. It isn’t official.

I for one hope kid comes back. His game really improved last few games. Almost like he had that lightbulb moment.

He can just go RAP at this point. Can’t see what’s truly in front of him today may never will.

You’re either all in or GTFO. That’s the difference between winners and losers.

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Damn he’s that afraid of Stingley and Ricks? 

Gtfo out then

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I love how you guys are sitting here getting mad at a kid for denying a report about himself that is blatantly false. Would you guys rather he say nothing about the report then transfer anyway once he finds a situation he likes better? This is what is wrong with sports fans in general. Always concerned with what is best for the TEAM and not for the PLAYER. Even if Joseph is just leaving for playing time what is wrong with that? This is a kid who wants to make it to the NFL one day. Who are we to say he should sit on the bench behind other guys when he could easily transfer and start on most other college football teams? Are we supposed to run HIS life because we like LSU? And don't give me the whole "I'm entitled to my opinion" spiel. Yes you are entitled to your opinion but as an adult you should have more dignity than to bash a teenager for making a decision regarding his own athletic/educational career.

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We don't have to like or even agree with it. What's wrong with that? 

Thinking something is a bad move isn't necessarily bashing anyone. 

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I think there's a difference between questioning a move and questioning a kid's character beacause of a move. Also, what is the basis for the criticism? If the critique is because the move actually doesn't make sense that's one thing, but I think most people are criticizing simply because they love the team and would have as many top recruits as possible just sit on the bench in the event someone gets hurt or can't play for some reason. And this benefits those players in no way. All I'm saying is be more understanding of these kids decisions. Kids obviously decide to commit to a school based on potential playing time so why not thinking about transferring for that same reason?

Well bye then. Relationships work both ways. If he doesn’t want to be here it’s no different than a disgruntled employee. They bring others down.

Was KJ just trying to make the rant look really dumb? Because it worked.