For some reason a Neil Diamond song popped into my head. "Love on the rocks, ain't no surprise just pour me a drink and I'll tell you some lies." We all know the behind the scenes nudging of certain players to leave the program is taking place. I think one of the injuries was a hang nail wasn't it? :yelwink2: This is just a fact of life in the SEC now. I think Miles handles it better than most. It would be hypocritical of me to say I don't enjoy seeing us land as many recruits as possible each year.
That was the 90's and LSU did not have a logjam of top prospects wanting to come to LSU. There are always exceptions but a different era makes it less common. I would say the average across the top programs in the nation is about 5-6 players leaving a program per year before their eligibility runs out. Not including early draft entries. We saw 6 or 7 last year.
Don't forget some will be given medical hardships and keep their scholarship without counting toward the 85 limit.
If a player sustains an injury playing football and can never play football again, the school will honor their scholarship and continue to pay their way, but they will no longer be a part of the team or count against the 85 limit. I assume these guys are a different case and are still physically able to play football, but for various reasons, perhaps nagging injuries, they will not be contributing to the team and will find work elsewhere.
I thought he meant how many true seniors are on the time. I was almost curious enough to do the research myself. Almost.
