re: Rumblings of some major players to the portal

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Doesn't surprise me at all. Ricks, BJ, Emery etc

Also I expect defensive players to transfer if our new HC brings in a DC that runs a 3-4. Is what it is

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OP hasn't heard shite he is just using common sense.

Everybody with sense could guess Emery leaves after not being able to play this year. Emery could ball out at Arkansas or a lower level school in Louisiana

Defensive players that haven't played after being here for 2-3 years could also leave. Offensive lineman like Kardell and others that have been here multiple years and haven't done anything, could also leave.

WRs like Deion Smith who has barely done anything since McNesse and is a Mississippi boy, could go to either Mississippi school because both need WRs and run good passing offenses. Hilton hasn't done anything either (although I hope he stays), could leave for a easier spot to play). Haven't heard anything from Adams, Palmer and Lee are on the outside looking in at receiving spots, and Kirklin only has the extra year given to him by the NCAA for covid.

Even though I don't expect it, even Kiner and Goodwin aren't locks. Kiner is up North and after the year Walker is having at Michigan St, I could see him wanting to go back up north to play for a school and coach on the rise.


Me personally, I expect several big names to leave. I don't expect guys who are already starters to leave though.

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Slightly different situation,

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Yeah 2016 was still a team.
This was a program that knew only winning seasons this century that Ed shite the bed with, and let him lay in it.
Likely nobody on staff really wants this mess.

Walker gonna wait till coach is announced before making that decision.

No I actually said players are talking amongst themselves and the overwhelming majority are excited because they were recruited hard by JIMBO.
That has nothing to do with some transferring out. I won't say names because idk which players. i was just told some of the young studs will be entering the portal.

May you awaken tomorrow with diamonds, emeralds and rubies...in your gallbladder.

I hope not

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if there isn't one I think most AD's would wait to announce the coach is fired.

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Or do it midseason to let everyone know that the HC won’t be returning. Everyone could see the writing on the wall, now we have a decision and a definitive end point.

Further, just like was previously mentioned, if there isn’t a qualified person to be interim, which could exacerbate things, you’d have to go with what was already done. Those are the options.

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nce again comprehension is an issue. When has a coach been fired midseason and retained until the final game and what is the benefit in doing so? How is this better for LSU than firing him after A&M? We can't hire anybody worth a damn (a coach currently with a job)until the season is over. SW could still be conducting a search while having a HC since we aren't formally interviewing anyone one during the season.

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My guess remains in the 15-20 range to hit the portal (with 3-5 starters), already counting 4 with Taylor. I don't think it will be as bad as Tennessee as there isn't going to be as many pure numbers to play around with.

A whole new roster management game. Major rebuild, come back in 4-5 years.

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How do you know they were leaving?

Not knowing who their coach/position coach/offensive & defensive philosophy is a big deal to most kids. If he was fired after the last game and a new coach hired in a week the new coach would have a better opportunity to come in and keep the kids

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This is idiocy. There are freaking transfer rules set in place now that a kid can leave with no consequences and play immediately, and a coach can have up to 7 EXTRA transfer recruits on top of the 25 or whatever he recruits from the high school ranks depending on his transfers out.

Let's say you only fill 22 of that 25. Well you can use the other 3 on transfers and up to an additional 7 depending on who many guys transfer out of your 7.

I'm saying all this to say that a kid can wait til the coach is announced and listen to his appeal, then if they decide to go, this year is like the wild west where they could go just about anywhere because of the extra spots, and be eligible immediately. Those kids will have all the offseason practices at whatever school they want even if they wait til after national signing day.