Yeah, it's not my favorite either, but I could adapt if it wins us national championships. People said it wouldn't work against SEC defenses when C.U.M. brought it to FU and all he did was win 2. It was initally developed to give teams with less talent an outside chance at competing against larger schools, but when you have elite talent running it, the results speak for themselves. If A&M had any resemblence of a defense, they'd be undefeated and No. 1 in the BCS.
Too often people forget this guy....... 2009 Second-Team All-SEC (AP) 2009 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches) Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 27, 2009 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Miss. State - Sept. 28, 2009 CAREER Played in 40 games, starting 19 times, including all 13 games in 2009 ... Opted to forgo his senior season at LSU to enter the NFL Draft ... Standout in both football and baseball at LSU, winning national titles in both sports (2007 in football, 2009 in baseball) ... A former 13th-round draft pick by the Houston Astros in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft ... Also selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 50th round of the 2010 MLB Draft seven weeks after being taken in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the New York Giants ... Emerged as a key relief pitcher for the baseball team while also seeing time in the outfield ... Joined Jared Mitchell as the only two players in college history to claim a BCS national title and a baseball national title ... The two also became the second and third athletes in school history to win a national title in multiple sports, joining Bennie Brazell, who won team titles in football and track and field during his career with the Tigers
Number 3 Remember that game he had against Mississippi State with the punt return and the goal line stand he came up big on like 3 plays in that set of down. Tell you what, the Giants could use him, damn shame what happened to him.
Another fascinating set of questions and comments from Scott Long and Mike Detillier. http://www.dandydon.com/Scott_Long_...Alabama_Game_Leadership_and_Upcoming_Game.php
I get pretty tired of people using guys like Randle, Shep, Lee, etc. as examples of failed careers due to bad coaching and then saying it will have a negative effect on recruiting. First off, we've been able to get outstanding recruits since then at their respective positions. Secondly, Randle had a pretty good career at LSU especially considering he had to be transformed into a receiver. He was a great athlete who had absolutely no knowledge in running routes, blocking and wasn't very good at catching the ball. But he was developed into a very good receiver by his junior season. Third, guys keep pointing to Shep and I don't think any under performing player ever got as many chances to succeed as he did. He was a great high school qb with a grade school arm that dominated against lesser athletes in high school. He just wasn't all that great in cfb because the athletes he played against were just as good and the players he competed for playing time with were better than him. As for Lee, I love the guy as he endured so much in his starcrossed career but stayed a true Tiger throughout. Every team has players that fail and qb's that don't live up to many fans expectations. Most of the qb's transfer to another school for playing time but Lee stayed and had a big impact at LSU. I don't look at his career as a bad thing, I look at it as a great example of perseverance. And the last thing is, Miles didn't cost his players the championship in 2011. The players were outplayed by a better team and the coaches were out coached. It was a total team loss against a superior opponent. The amazing thing from that teams was that it went 13-0 playing against one of the toughest schedules ever.
RR did take time to develope, he had the same shot as everyone else. You have to put in the time at any position. Having see Shep play 5 times in high school, he was an Ath. playing QB. A kid I thought would have made a good DB, his younger brother Nick, played the DB position on the same High School team. As for Lee, I saw him play the zero week game in a double header in Reliant Stadium on a Friday night. We drove back to BTR late that night. The next morning, I was invited to go into Tiger Stadium with the High School recruits. I walked in, saw Jimbo Fisher talking with some parents of a recruit, once he saw me, he motioned that he would be finished in a second. When he came over, I asked him to guess where I had been. His reply was, knowing you, no telling. I told him Zero Week, Reliant Stadium. He knew, Lee, an began to ask how he had did. I gave him the stats I had kept. Jimbo really like Lee and would have made him a better QB, no doubt. Lee had too many things happen his time at LSU, I'll give it to him, it didn't phase him much and made him the person he is today. He will do well in life. Had Jimbo stayed, who knows. Life is funny, you never know where it takes you. RR is doing very well in the NFL, the Giants know they got a steal. Shep, developmental squad for Tampa Bay. An at times I hear Lee on Jordy's show, " Off the Bench" Best of luck to all the former Tigers.
I just didn't know how Saban recruits came into the discussion. Again, OBJ and Landry are both in state recruits who probably dreamed all their life to play for LSU. Those in state guys should be given when it comes to recruiting. Mett wanted to play in the SEC and given the QB circumstances he chose LSU, surprisingly even after knowing what the offense had been like under Les. He was probably promised the starting gig as a lure. Maybe Hill didn't have many choices after his run in with the law. Was there not a point in time where top 5 recruiting classes were being mentioned with Les? Is it now top 10? How long till it becomes Top 15 instead? It cannot be denied that Miles has given reason for recruits to question if coming to LSU is the best decision, especially on the offensive side of the ball which should be his specialty.
