re: Lee Theory - Did the Lee family ask for this?

Or maybe he was holding JJ down while T-Bob beat him up in the locker room.

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Message Posted by Lithium I think there was a second shooter from the Indian Mound

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Hahaha. This. Absolutely this.

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spot on

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Another Rant cliche' that needs to go away, kinda like butthurt.

Jefferson has 261 yards of total offense against Arky dumbass. 208 thru the air, 53 on the ground. 2 total TD's

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Jefferson has 261 yards of total offense against Arky dumbass.

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and 25 against UGA

30 passing
-5 rushing


Do we need to go over his abysmal UA stats too?

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and what praytell of JJ's performance in either would lead ANYONE to believe that he was capable of that big play?

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so much fail here. Its a team sport, 11 guys are out there. It doesn't all fall on the shoulders of 1 player.

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You obvious do not understand the concept of logic. And, I find it hard that you truly believe this..."Because the game wasn't out of hand until 21-0 in the last 3 mins."...

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15-0 is a two possesion game. A big play by the defense or special teams and we're right back in it. That's not an insurmountable lead.

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15-0 is a two possesion game. A big play by the defense or special teams and we're right back in it.

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you do realize you aren't supposed to count on them to score, right?

and you're supposed to be a GA under Miles...good grief.

Heisman Numbers

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If Lee had grade issues that came as a result of his poor reaction to the Bama-01 game, meaning he did miss significant classes and exhibited immature behavior not becoming of a 5th year Sr leader &/or had a form of a mental shutdown threatening his eligibility and academic performance.....

Then, what are the chances that CLM and Lee's father spent some time discussing this between Bama-01 and his reported/assumed eligibility restoration, and came up withe the following joint decision?
- Bench Lee to allow him to focus on his academics so that he could retain eligibility (and possibly to graduate as planned in Dec which may be the case).
- Do not play Lee in anything of significance thereafter, especially against Bama in the BCSNCG for risk of him performing poorly against Saban's NFL-like defense yet again, which could reduce his already slim chances of getting drafted to zero.
- Upon Lee's completion of his Fall semester and LSU season, get Lee working 100% on his dream of impressing in a different uniform where he could have a fresh start with no risk of seeing him on the biggest stage with everyone watching do poorly again. No more film of Lee versus Bama would be possible. Bama-01 chalked up as just a bad game.
- Give Lee a talk and encourage him to put the past behind him in his public statements to show he can take the high road, giving his public image and NFL application a boost. Lee really does seem to love LSU, so this also softens the blow to the LSU nation and CLM (as opposed to speaking out negatively about them both), and speaks of his character and willingness to be the ultimate team player - to send a message to NFL scouts.

If this was the agreement, then Miles surely could not say so in the public so as to retain the agreement with Lee's father. He would not mention the grades, he would not mention Lee being unable to manage himself maturely in the weeks after 11/5, and he would not play Lee in honor of the agreement. He would not before the game or aftet the game. He probably would not tell the team, as that would make it a certainty that some player would leak it. This allows Lee to have ended the season with one of the best QB ratings in the SEC at 152 and an 8-1 record as a starter (and 8-0 for games mostly played), to get new coaching in the All Star game in Tuscon, to get a fresh start, to get his grades/degree, and to show his wonderful character.

I know this is hard to believe, but we are talking about a highly unusual situation and about CLM, so it calls for a highly unusual theory. This all adds up.

This would then be the story of Lee's Sr year...He completed 104 of 167 passes for 1,306 yards this season with an 8-0 record for his primary games played. Lee threw for 14 touchdowns with just 3 INT's, finishing with a QB record of 152.

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So you start with the possibility that Lee had a breakdown due to the first Alabama game. This in turn led to grade issues.

Then Les and Lee's father discussed the game and decided to bench Lee for his own good his senior year of college football and he would be given no more time to play in order to help his draft stock.

Then collude with Lee so that everything seems fine and peachy.

So in your theory, we have to assume that:
1.Lee waa shaken up by the Alabama loss.
2.That he missed tons of classe and had large grade issues.
3.That Lee/Lee's father and Miles came up with a plan to bench Lee.
4.That Les is fine with losing just to help Lee's potential draft standing.
5.That Lee and Les could keep it a secret (when they apparently couldn't keep his grade situation a secret [which was a violation of federal law]).

Isn't it simpler and more believable that Les didn't like Lee's attitude/or liked Jefferson's running ability and made him the starter again? Doesn't it also seem more logical that gambling Les simply decided that the chance to win rested on the option and that it would eventually work so Jefferson was the one he wanted in there?