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re: Who do you consider to be the biggest bust in LSU football history?
Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:46 am to homemadeshine
Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:46 am to homemadeshine
Brad Smalling
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Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:54 am to tygerphan
Real answer:
Chris Pettaway - Parade AA and one of the top recruits in the US.
Nice guy and recruiting hype really wasn’t his fault. Was a different era.
Chris Pettaway - Parade AA and one of the top recruits in the US.
Nice guy and recruiting hype really wasn’t his fault. Was a different era.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:55 am to homemadeshine
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The reality, however, was Smith was nowhere near a 5-star and played more like a 2-star and that's being generous! Smith was so bad that teams intentionally ran at him because they knew he couldn't shed OL and was easy to move off his spot which created huge holes for RBs.
Freshman All-American and 2nd round pick by the way…. Maybe you just don’t know ball
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 6:40 am
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:03 am to GeauxHouston
Not the most, but recently Sage Ryan or Eli Ricks
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:04 am to homemadeshine
It feels like I’m still waiting to see Travonte Valentine play.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:05 am to homemadeshine
quote:
For me, it's Maason Smith. Came to LSU as the top ranked player in the state of Louisiana, a consensus 5-star and was seen as a can't miss recruit.
quote:
homemadeshine
Freshman all American, had an ACL tear in the first game his 2nd season on the first series. Never recovered from this injury and injured his knee playing for the LSU Tigers; to blame him and call him a bust is disrespectful as a fan.
ACL surgeries are not 100% comebacks and all surgeries come out perfect. M. Smith simply did not have a good outcome and this happens.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:07 am to GorgeousGeorge
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Marcel Brooks
No idea why he transferred. Had a ton of potential and made a couple of decent plays. Wins a national championship and then transfers to TCU. Made no sense.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:14 am to homemadeshine
Chris Davenport immediately came to mind. He was one of those must get guys at the time.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:19 am to homemadeshine
So does Curly Hallman count (if we can count coaches)?
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 8:58 am
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:29 am to homemadeshine
No particular order.
Brandon Harris
Sage Ryan
Chris Davenport
John Emery
Russel Shepard
Danielle Hunter: sure made up for it in NFL though
Brandon Harris
Sage Ryan
Chris Davenport
John Emery
Russel Shepard
Danielle Hunter: sure made up for it in NFL though
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:37 am to jacksajester
We hardly knew ye.. 
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:38 am to jacksajester
Some of you guys don’t understand what bust means. If you get recruited and play, you may not have lived up to the star you were rated as but that’s not a bust. A player that was a highly ranked recruit that never saw the field or only in mop up duty, that is a bust.
Trevonte Valentine
Kardell Thomas
Trevonte Valentine
Kardell Thomas
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:40 am to jacksajester
Chris Davenport
Adam McConathy
Clifton Garrett
Arik Gilbert
XavierCarter
Brad Smalling
Adam McConathy
Clifton Garrett
Arik Gilbert
XavierCarter
Brad Smalling
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 6:47 am
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:44 am to nitwit
Adam Mconathy’s dad made more noise than he did.
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 6:45 am
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:46 am to semjase
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The one and only originator of the "University of LSU" thing; the TV Man himself, Travonte Valentine
I'm still giving Harvey Williams credit for LSU University and any derivatives.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:51 am to LSUSkip
He won the sec championship game.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:51 am to lsudave1
quote:
Clifton Garrett
This is my answer as well.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:53 am to jacksajester
quote:
Danielle Hunter
Not a bust at all
wtf
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:54 am to redstick13
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:58 am to homemadeshine
Spitballing here going back to the early 00s. Thinking of top 50 kids, 5 stars, etc. who may have had some starts but never considered a top contributor.
Kevin Tolliver
Maea Teuhema
Walker Howard
Derron Parquet
Amp Hill
Xavier Carter
DeAngelo Benton
Chancey Aghayere
Craig Loston
Derrick Dillon
Kardell Thomas
Kevin Tolliver
Maea Teuhema
Walker Howard
Derron Parquet
Amp Hill
Xavier Carter
DeAngelo Benton
Chancey Aghayere
Craig Loston
Derrick Dillon
Kardell Thomas
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