What?? This is the point...as BHelm, who I guarantee knows more about this than any of us, has stated ad nauseum...to your deaf ears... Do you understand?? THE NCAA changed the rules AFTER last year's NSD!!!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND????? I understand you think oversigning is a problem. So do I. This thread is about ESPN, SI, and others slandering LSU, singling them out, without bothering to check the FACTS that are pretty readily available. If you're hung up on Porter, get over it. First of all, it's explained already. Second, he's a Tiger now. He COULD have a scholly right now, but his daddy got his feelings hurt and told him to go somewhere he didn't wanna go. Now he's back. If you're hung up about Garrett, get over that even quicker. Garrett didn't live up to his end of the bargain. As I asked earlier, have you never heard of academic schollies being pulled for lack of performance in the classroom?? I have. There's plenty out there to prove Garrett didn't even try, if you'll just open your eyes. Garrett deserved to have his scholly pulled, and this is just my opinion, but I bet he was given more of a chance with Miles than most would've given him. But the topic of this thread isn't oversigning. It's slanderous reporting. If you wanna talk about how dirty oversigning is, and villify those that practice it, start a thread. I'm actually pretty certain that a lot who are going back and forth with you now would actually be on your side, if the argument is presented properly and fairly, looking at ALL sides of the equation.
Well sorry to burst ya bubble but the SEC passed its own rule in 2009, and that rule was in place when Auburn signed 32 players and LSU signed 29. Porter was in the '10 signing class. I understand, you need to check what you post. See above. Uh, it's about oversigning- yes indeed. Post #1 below:
See thread title...:rolleye33: NO indeed, it's NOT about oversigning. As you pointed out, as though I didn't already know, the OTL in question was about oversigning. THIS THREAD is not. Start one... And we'll discuss this in it. Please provide a link... By the way, I don't care about AU and it's recruiting tactics. If I did, I'd start a thread about oversigning...
The SEC rule also allowed counting back to previous classes so if under the 25 in the previous year then you can sign more than 28. The rule change after NSD was putting a limit on the players you can count back based on the 85 in the previous year instead of the 25 enrolled in the previous class. Also have to be an early enrollee to count back.
Yeah that surely and clearly spells out what's to be discussed. :dis: Even if one accepted that it was about slanderous reporting (which there's no such thing in Louisiana- it's Defamation of character) it's OVER OVERSIGNING and the legitimacy of it...or not. Do you not see that? Now what about that guarantee? :hihi:
Here's the rest of the OP that you conveniently left out, since it doesn't fit your chit stirring agenda... I'd be willing to bet Lasalle intended his thread to be about ESPN trying to murder LSU with it's half arse reporting. Not open up a thread about the concerns of oversigning in the world of CFB.
Those were all loopholes the SEC was exploiting and why there became a reason for an additional rule anyway so that's all a wash imo but I actually like the idea of being able to place as many kids as legitimately possible. I've also read a good argument by Tubberville FOR oversigning with regard to JUCCO placement but I ain't tellin fish.
Oh GTFO. Since when is a thread topic not any part of the whole? Get real man you're grasping. To even be around the original topic 200+ posts into it says a lot...you can thank me for that later.
FIFY. Like I have been trying to say, it isn't that I agree with the practice in all it's forms, but the angle ESPN took, and SI as well, is misguided and paints them as ill informed hack artists...which is the topic of this thread.
