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Basketball is important if the only reason is that it is, or could be, the second highest income producing sport. The LSU brand is also important. Also, the halo effect of a competitive basketball team cannot be understated.

I agree. I LSU HAS been very conservative about recognizing football national championships unlike Alabama and Auburn. If the NCAA recognized it then LSU has a clear path to doing the same.

I thought there were some degree of certification that the individual school had to make cause I think the revenue sharing at least is tracked.

Well, it is true. He has not coached a game yet for LSU. He has however, already shown results with this portal class. He will be successful at LSU. :geauxtigers:

I am 76 years old and remember when LSU players, what recruited from high school,stayed for 3 to 5 years and you learned their names and numbers. It is not like that now and there is good and bad in that. LSU is doing what it needs to do to be competitive and whether we like it or not that is the future at least for the short term of college football.

Sam Leavitt represents a significant injury risk. A lis-franc fracture is a devastating injury probably worse than a knee injury requiring surgery. For your history buffs this was first described by Napoleon‘s military surgeon whose name is attached to the injuryas occurring to cavalry due to repetitive trauma during combat where their feet were constantly bouncing on the stirrups. For a better understanding, I encourage you to Google it for a pretty straightforward description of the injury and possible treatments.

I agree, Ole Miss will probably be the reason. They are trying to put together a bullshite case against LSU for tampering! That would also give LSU a reason not to bring up their coaches to help old mess at this point.

Coaching plus not positioning players where they can be most successful.

I think the Nike deal is exclusive to LSU

Ohio State in the 60s would be at least three deep in offensive lineman. They would play/practice as an intact group. That way when they finally were elevated to starting, they had played together for several years. Maybe we should do the same. It would be difficult, however, in today’s financial environment.

His previous division 2 college is barking on providing documentation that his second year was interrupted by tonsillitis, at night, and mononucleosis.