re: Nuss can’t catch a break

I have a feeling Swann is not coming to LSU to ride the bench. I'm sure the coaches told him that the QB position is open and the one that performs the best will be the starter. It just doesn't make sense for a player to jump into the portal to be a backup.

Not worried about Nuss. He’s been training for this opportunity for 2 years and has the confidence in himself to welcome the competition. He also understands that we need a capable backup in case something happens. Can also run some RPO plays with Swann to keep defenses guessing. Need someone to push just like he pushed JD. All good.

If Nuss can’t beat him out over the summer, he was never going to be the guy

It is in Nuss' favor that the QB they brought in is not a dual threat guy. So the only way for the new guy to stand out over Nuss is do the same things Nuss does, but better. Having some competition will be great for both.

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Nuss can’t catch a break

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What? Do you suggest we just gift him the job? I love his commitment to us, but he is playing the most important position in all of team sports. We brought in a marginal QB from a bad program. If he cant win that job, he has no business being the LSU Tigers QB.

Again, saying that as a huge fan of his loyalty and attitude.

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Can also run some RPO plays with Swann to keep defenses guessing.

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Swann has a career negative rushing yardage, he aint a running threat. Where did you get that idea?

Incorrect


JD was a much bigger deal and better get

Thought I saw where he was a dual threat QB. If he's not then why would anyone be concerned with his signing.

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If he's not then why would anyone be concerned with his signing.

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No one is concerned, or rather, no one should be. We need depth, we need the best QB we can get. They obviously targeted a QB with similar skill set to Nuss for a reason. What that is, no one knows but them.

Most multi-year transfers are looking to sign someplace where they are (essentially) guaranteed to be the starter. For example, I doubt KJ Jefferson is looking for a school where he can just "compete" for the job. He was the starter at Arkansas had he stayed. He's not looking to take a lesser role. Similarly, Burrow left OSU because he wanted to start. That was his #1 priority. Daniels wasn't leaving ASU as a three year starter to go sit the bench elsewhere. The illogical posters among us will disagree, but Burrow and Daniels were given assurances by the coaching staffs BEFORE they signed with LSU that the starting job was theirs. Even if it may have been "theirs to lose".

This is a different situation. LSU seems very comfortable with the position of Nussmeier being the presumptive starter. He's someone that would have had good options to transfer to after last season if he wanted. So it's clear the staff made it a priority to confirm with him that he is "next" when recruiting him to stay at LSU. However, the staff DEFINITELY didn't want to go into next season with two guys who haven't taken a significant snap in college football one play away from being in the game. Particularly when one of those guys (Hurley) is really young age-wise. They targeted guys who had adequate experience, but who were young enough that they weren't necessarily looking to step into a starting role immediately. If not, LSU would have targeted higher caliber transfers (Ward, Gabriel, Will Howard, etc).

Swann, and the others, will get a chance to compete. But this is Nussmeier's job to lose. I'm sure the pitch to Swann was "come here and see what happens. Maybe you turn out to be best guy and now you have a fighting chance for success as the QB at LSU vs. being the QB at Vandy. If not, we'll try to redshirt you this season if Nuss doesn't get hurt and you will have two more years of eligibility remaining. At that time you can decide if you want to compete for the starting job here or transfer elsewhere." Swann probably looked at it as his opportunity to get his foot in the door at a powerhouse program which was a better opportunity than being a starter at a program with little to no history of great success (see South Carolina, among others)