southern man

Hebert is not an every-down quality SEC offensive lineman. And this has nothing to do with effort (no problem there) on the holding call (BS or not--those things happen).

Herbstreit said it lete--why was the TE getting clean releases? He was 4 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier than LSU's biggest DB, and he proved he could catch. Unless he fell down on his routes or dropped the balls (last two plays), it was a 7-yard pitch and catch.

I thought he was the backup RG. It is unbelievable if the best recplacement is one of the weaker links from last year's OL, playing out of position, and recovering from a broken leg in spring practice.

Somewhat related, Jacob Hester and Buster Davis must have said good things about Miles. You know Rivers called his brother and asked for some due diligence before he committed.

On a broader point, I think Les is done playing guys unless they give LSU the best chance to win. He understands that the last two seasons are no acceptable, and he isn't going to risk the team's performance just to make sure some talk radio guy in New Orleans takes it easy on him. Along the same lines, I don't think he'll redshirt as many players this year either. Whatever ammo he's got, he's going to use it which is a good thing.

Who is the guy PJ Lonergan blew off the ball in the first Big Cat drill? It will be nice to get strong center play this year.

Lonergand beat out Hebert in the spring before Hebert got hurt.

Vince Young must have had a bad day when he bombed the Wonderlick test.

A&M would help the SEC overall (gillions of alums, $$, Houston and Dallas markets), but hurts LSU's recruiting in east Texas and Houston. If A&M goes west with Texas, it is good for LSU.

Only because there are more qualified applicants from in-state who apply at A&M and UT; sheer numbers drive the rejection rate higher at those schools. The 10% rule (which guarantees admission at in-state schools in Texas) forces many qualified high school graduates to look elsewhere, and is a boon for schools like OU, Arkansas, and LSU which have smaller population pools to draw from.

I think Miles was burned last spring when Ridley got hurt, and wasn't ready until mid-season. I remember him saying that getting spring practice over as early as possible maximizes the chances that guys who get hurt can get well in time for the season.