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re: LSU Football Players you've always wondered why they never panned out?

Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:43 pm to
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
48490 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:43 pm to
You think a walk-on not panning out belongs in this thread?
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
48490 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 6:45 pm to
That excuse doesn’t make sense considering he couldn’t cut it anywhere else.
Posted by Lou Loomis
A pond. Ponds good for you.
Member since Mar 2025
2244 posts
Posted on 8/10/26 at 7:04 pm to
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Craig Loston


WTF? He played very well for LSU. He was in no way a whiff.
Posted by Geaux Guy
Member since Dec 2018
7055 posts
Posted on 8/11/26 at 6:50 am to
Russell Shepard had so much potential and what became ‘exercises in futility’, was continually put in situations to succeed. He just seemed to have a case of ‘the yips’ at LSU.

Dude went on to play in the NFL for 7 years or so. Glad it came together.
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
46445 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 10:20 am to
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Trey was advised by Miles/Crowton to take his skills elsewhere since they wanted to use taller WRs in their scheme


It was Miles/ Cam Cameron. And really more Cam, I don't think Miles gave a shite how big his WRs were, he'd had successful ones in all sizes.

Ironically, our best WRs in the Cam era were barely 6 feet, if that tall (Odell and Jarvis).
Posted by BayouPride
Member since Sep 2006
1092 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:26 pm to
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Harold perkins


This guy is a fascinating study as to why he wasn’t better. I think had he played under aranda, aranda would have found a way to use him like he used Jacoby Stevens and Marcel brooks as blitzers
Posted by lsudirtbag
Prairieville
Member since Oct 2021
582 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:03 pm to
Brad Smalling.

I ran into him a couple of years ago at Walk On's in West Monroe.
Started talking football with him.............he was still bitter and all he did is blame LSU for all his failures.

He said he never got a chance and nothing was "his fault" .

My opinion changed on him.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
74453 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:18 pm to
The 1st idea we had for him was the best but instead we did anything else with him the rest of the time he was here.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
74453 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:21 pm to
Should’ve been our Percy Harvin but Miles didn’t think we needed anything other than smash mouth football so that role was never developed or expanded and Shep just became a down line WR.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28771 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:53 pm to
Roovelroe Swan
Adam Mcconathy
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 1:54 pm
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
23595 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:49 pm to
Danielle Hunter while at LSU never really panned out. Fortunately, he blew up in the NFL and carved out a very nice career.
Posted by ItTakesAThief
Scottsdale, Arizona
Member since Dec 2009
10971 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:21 pm to
Shep was elusive with the ball but was not good at catching the ball in college.

I would have liked to have seen Shep running a RP O system at qb.

His NFL career was a really good special teamer because of his athletic ability and elusiveness with sporadic receiver play. He was a great locker room teammate.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 3:25 pm
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
74453 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:05 pm to
He didn’t drop many passes and had some spectacular catches at LSU. Les was never gonna let him play QB but he did run a couple of read option plays and ran them well. It’s just a case of not using him correctly and never letting him settle into any one role but at 8 yards per touch he should’ve been used more often especially when you consider what his skill set could’ve added to the style of offense we played.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 4:10 pm
Posted by Queen City Tiger
Banks Of The Ohio
Member since Mar 2022
224 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:17 pm to
Although nothing about the last regime not being able to develop talent surprises me, I actually found myself browsing to see whatever happened to Javien Toviano (besides the legal stuff). Looked it up and he’s still not on a roster. Former top 50 recruit in the county and never really had a true position at LSU.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
15061 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 6:08 pm to
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Kayshon Boutte


What is your definition of Panned Out?
Have you checked the Patriots roster lately. I believe he was their number 2 receiver last season.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
15061 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 6:15 pm to
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Jack Bech, Boutte

Both are in the NFL.
Interesting the number of stars, whose stock went down, when Kelly was hired.
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
50240 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:46 pm to
I always thought. Racy McMath could have been a star but it just never happened.
Posted by cliffset21
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2007
475 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:16 pm to
Ed Paris, a 5 star that never saw the field other then S.T.
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