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Tell me honestly do you like the Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, or how about Karl Rove?
Well I don't trust those guys as far as I can throw them.
Karl Rove said that George W. Bush was a conservative Republican, when
in reality George W. Bush was a guy over his head and spent the tax
payers money just as boldly as the best progressive Democrat ever could.
Karl Rove was lying to the American people about George W. Bush, and
who he really was.
As for the Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Reince Priebus, I really think that he is a joke of a political party
chairman, and would not take anything that he said serious.
So to tell you the truth I have a lot of issues with the establishment
Republican party. I don't like the United States senate Republican
minority leader Mitch McConnell self serving political habits. And I
truly can't stand the Republican speaker of the house John Boehner
under any conditions, because he is truly worthless. How
in the world could the people living in Ohio vote for John Boehner for
anything.How about Republican John McCain who seems like some kind of a media nut, and a very bad conservative United States Senator. Because he said that he is a proud progressive Republican and he said that he admires Theodore Roosevelt.
And on and on the men and women in the Republican party's are a waste of time to the American people. The U.S. Senators and United States House of Representatives, are a bad disappointment to me.
It is any wonder that the United States government is taking the
American people for a pony ride to the poor house. And after the
country's economic collapse will quickly get on the nearest jet plane so
they can hightail it out of this country, leaving you and I holding the
bag. They really seem like dishonest evasive shady people frankly, I
wouldn't vote for them to be dog catcher, because I do like dogs.
How do you like the establishment Republican party
members telling the conservative American people to vote for them just
because they are Republican, and to simply forget about those crazy Tea
Party people.
I dislike the Republicans because in reality they are
simply the establishment politicians who has crippled the American
people Government into the mess that we are in today.
The progressive Democrats had a lot of backroom help abusing the
American people Constitution of the United States. So I am not going to
vote Republican or Democrat just because my family did it that way for
this past century.
I think that I would rather not vote if I don't like what I see in this next election.
Because
I can't stand the words Democratic/Republican anymore, somehow those
two words now represent the worse of humankind to me. I refuse to vote
for neither of those two political parties ever again.
I want something better, because my country's society has lost their standard of living values.
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our LORD."--Romans 8:38-39
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On the Monday night
broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Mark Levin warned
the Republican party will split unless RNC chairman Reince Priebus and
House Speaker John Boehner are thrown out.
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Thomas Williams · Top Commenter ·They are just Whistling Dixie past the graveyard now.
12 players last year, and 6 more so far to the NFL draft. That the LSU tiger football program has been depleted down into a also ran college football team, from a once paternal college football power, because of the NFL draft.
LSU has lost so many experience excellent football player to the NFL in the past two years. That anyone should think that LSU will be a championship quality football program in the near future, will just be whistling Dixie past the graveyard.
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| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
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| RCP Average | 12/12 - 1/13 | -- | 41.9 | 53.6 | -11.7 |
| Gallup | 1/11 - 1/13 | 1500 A | 40 | 53 | -13 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 1/11 - 1/13 | 1500 LV | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 1/11 - 1/13 | 696 RV | 42 | 57 | -15 |
| Quinnipiac | 1/4 - 1/7 | 1487 RV | 41 | 53 | -12 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 1/3 - 1/7 | 1451 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/16 - 12/19 | 1035 A | 41 | 56 | -15 |
| FOX News | 12/14 - 12/16 | 1027 RV | 41 | 53 | -12 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/12 - 12/15 | RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
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Mark Levin: "The Republican Party Is Going To Split, And There's Going To Be Two Parties"
MARK LEVIN: The autopsy report. They don't even know how to name a report. The autopsy report. Here's the deal, folks: Reince Priebus was ahead of the Republican National Committee when Romney lost. Why hasn't he been fired? Why hasn't he been fired? Karl Rove ran the biggest independent PAC in America, or one of them. He won 1.3% of his races. Why do people keep promoting him? On TV, donors, and so forth. These losers are not going to save the Republican party.---------------------
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LEVIN: A year ago, a poll was done, it's not every year, except this year so far, and I believe it's Gallup, the political ideology of the American people. 'While 47% of Americans continue to describe their views as conservative, 35% moderate, 21% liberal. For the third straight year, conservatives outnumber moderates, after more than a decade in which moderates mainly tied or outnumbered conservatives. I'm giving you this information for a reason.
February, 1, 2013, Gallup did another poll of the individual states. Which ideology outnumbers which ideology in the states? Conservatives outnumber liberals in 47 out of the 50 states. So what's the problem here? Well, the word conservative can be a little ambiguous. But what's the real problem here? If you're going into elections and your political party, where every survey and poll shows that Americans identify themselves more as conservatives than liberals, and you can't beat Barack Obama, what's the problem here?
The problem is execution. The problem is your being outworked, you're being outsmarted. The problem is you're not standing on "conservative principles." You're not believable. You're not an alternative to Obama. You're not an alternative to Pelosi and Reid. Less and less people view you that way. I mean, I'm amazed by this. When we look at the last thirty years, who was the most successful Republican president electorally? Ronald Reagan. Of course the times have changed, but the principles haven't. Just apply them, wisely.
That's like saying, 'the times have changed, so our Constitution needs to be living and breathing.' No it doesn't! These principles are invaluable. These rights are inalienable. The fact that the modern politician in the Republican party is incapable of articulating them and applying them to modern society is the problem with that politician. The fact that the chairman of the Republican National Committee can't do it and the Speaker can't do is a problem with the Republican party and it's leadership. And damn it, if it's not changed, if these people aren't thrown out, we're going to lose. And the Republican party is going to split, and there's going to be two parties. (Mark Levin Show, March 18, 2013)
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With Republicans tying themselves in knots over the Democrats'
destructive, but superficially appealing, demand that unemployment
benefits be extended to two and a half years, I return to my suggestion
that Republicans stop playing defense and go on offense.
For every issue that MSNBC loves to prattle on about, gloating that it will cost Republicans this or that demographic, there's an equivalent issue to use against the Democrats. (The difference is: Our proposals would actually be good for the country.)
In addition to my repeated suggestion that Republicans introduce bills to institutionalize the dangerous mentally ill and force the Democrats to defend the right of psychos to crap in libraries and shoot up schools, Republicans should take the public's side on immigration.
Democrats love to pretend their sucking up to illegals is all upside for them, but that's because they lie even when taking polls.
Liberals will claim that 99 percent of Americans favor national health care after taking a poll that asks: "Do you support Americans being nice to one another?"
WAIT! THAT'S NOT A POLL ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE!
It's the same thing. The government providing free health care to everyone is just being nice.
They'll claim "90 percent of Americans favor banning most guns" based on a poll that asks, "Are you for common sense gun safety or are you against it?"
Similarly, the immigration polls triumphantly brandished by the media ask about positions no one holds, no politician has proposed and no bills would require. Polls are irrelevant if you lie to the people being polled.
Most immigration polls are variations on the one taken by the liberal Brookings Institution last March. Although it has been endlessly cited for allegedly showing that a majority of Americans support amnesty, the poll never asked about amnesty, or any real policy. Read More »
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The FBI has so far found no evidence that would warrant the
Justice Department filing criminal charges in its investigation into the
IRS targeting scandal, federal officials confirm to Fox News.
The findings, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, could intensify the debate over the scandal, in which the IRS allegedly targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups applying for non-exempt tax status for special scrutiny.
Officials told the Wall Street Journal that thus far, investigators have found no evidence of the type of “enemy hunting” that would warrant federal criminal charges being filed. The officials say what they have found instead is that mismanaged bureaucracy inside the IRS was enforcing rules it did not fully understand.
Officials emphasize to Fox News the investigation is still ongoing, but would not comment on what stage it is in. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that charges will be filed, unless investigators discover evidence that dramatically changes their viewpoint.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said in a statement Monday that the report only raises further questions about the credibility of the probe.
"Given the circumstances, there is little reason for the American people to have confidence in this investigation,” they said.
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COULD WE GET SOME IMMIGRANTS WHO CAN TAKE A POLL?
January 8, 2014
For every issue that MSNBC loves to prattle on about, gloating that it will cost Republicans this or that demographic, there's an equivalent issue to use against the Democrats. (The difference is: Our proposals would actually be good for the country.)
In addition to my repeated suggestion that Republicans introduce bills to institutionalize the dangerous mentally ill and force the Democrats to defend the right of psychos to crap in libraries and shoot up schools, Republicans should take the public's side on immigration.
Democrats love to pretend their sucking up to illegals is all upside for them, but that's because they lie even when taking polls.
Liberals will claim that 99 percent of Americans favor national health care after taking a poll that asks: "Do you support Americans being nice to one another?"
WAIT! THAT'S NOT A POLL ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE!
It's the same thing. The government providing free health care to everyone is just being nice.
They'll claim "90 percent of Americans favor banning most guns" based on a poll that asks, "Are you for common sense gun safety or are you against it?"
Similarly, the immigration polls triumphantly brandished by the media ask about positions no one holds, no politician has proposed and no bills would require. Polls are irrelevant if you lie to the people being polled.
Most immigration polls are variations on the one taken by the liberal Brookings Institution last March. Although it has been endlessly cited for allegedly showing that a majority of Americans support amnesty, the poll never asked about amnesty, or any real policy. Read More »
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I look forward to working with him to… rein in government overreach, and protect Americans’ personal liberties.”
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Officials say no evidence criminal charges warranted so far in IRS targeting probe
Published January 13, 2014The findings, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, could intensify the debate over the scandal, in which the IRS allegedly targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups applying for non-exempt tax status for special scrutiny.
Officials told the Wall Street Journal that thus far, investigators have found no evidence of the type of “enemy hunting” that would warrant federal criminal charges being filed. The officials say what they have found instead is that mismanaged bureaucracy inside the IRS was enforcing rules it did not fully understand.
Officials emphasize to Fox News the investigation is still ongoing, but would not comment on what stage it is in. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that charges will be filed, unless investigators discover evidence that dramatically changes their viewpoint.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said in a statement Monday that the report only raises further questions about the credibility of the probe.
"Given the circumstances, there is little reason for the American people to have confidence in this investigation,” they said.
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1. The American Football Coaches Association named David Cutcliffe of Duke its FBS coach of the year,
and I hope a little part of him is seething. Yes, the Blue Devils had
never won 10 games before this year. But Duke went to a bowl game in
2012. It’s not as if this season came entirely came out of the blue.
Coaching awards are mostly about expectations. The AFCA voted that Duke
winning 10 games is more outlandish than Gus Malzahn taking Auburn from
3-9, 0-8 in the SEC, to within nine seconds of being No. 1. That makes
no sense.
2. The run of assistant coach hirings over the last few days serves as a reminder that coaches change jobs but relationships endure. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hired Brian Van Gorder as his defensive coordinator. Van Gorder, the Jets’ linebacker coach, worked for Kelly at Division II Grand Valley State in the ‘90s. Bo Davis, who is returning to Alabama as defensive line coach, is the fourth of the Crimson Tide’s nine assistants whom Nick Saban has rehired. He might be hard to work for, but they keep coming back.
3. Longtime Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker died Monday, at age 72, only three seasons after retiring because of complications from diabetes. Parker was a coach’s coach. He didn’t look for the spotlight. He just delighted in coaching his players, teaching them the fundamentals of the basic, solid defense that has been a hallmark of Kirk Ferentz’s teams in his 14 seasons in Iowa City.
2. The run of assistant coach hirings over the last few days serves as a reminder that coaches change jobs but relationships endure. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hired Brian Van Gorder as his defensive coordinator. Van Gorder, the Jets’ linebacker coach, worked for Kelly at Division II Grand Valley State in the ‘90s. Bo Davis, who is returning to Alabama as defensive line coach, is the fourth of the Crimson Tide’s nine assistants whom Nick Saban has rehired. He might be hard to work for, but they keep coming back.
3. Longtime Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker died Monday, at age 72, only three seasons after retiring because of complications from diabetes. Parker was a coach’s coach. He didn’t look for the spotlight. He just delighted in coaching his players, teaching them the fundamentals of the basic, solid defense that has been a hallmark of Kirk Ferentz’s teams in his 14 seasons in Iowa City.
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I was hoping that coach Tim Murphy would win! Because of Harvard's storied football program that keeps the Northeastern Ivy league blue blood feeling like what they say - still matters. You need to be a super duper head college football coach to carry the bull talk of all those progressive puppets down through the years. What would college football do without the Northeastern Ivy league bull talkers, like Barack Obama...I vote for Harvard's head football coach, Tim Murphy.
Thomas Williams · Top Commenter ·
I was hoping that coach Tim Murphy would win! Because of Harvard's storied football program that keeps the Northeastern Ivy league blue blood feeling like what they say - still matters. You need to be a super duper head college football coach to carry the bull talk of all those progressive puppets down through the years. What would college football do without the Northeastern Ivy league bull talkers, like Barack Obama...I vote for Harvard's head football coach, Tim Murphy.
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Reporte
Good morning, Tiger Fans,
Well folks, there’s lots of news to report today. (And an online poll to participate in - see below.)
As most of you have heard by now, Jeremy Hill announced yesterday morning that he will forego his junior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft. While it pains most fans to see a 1,000-yard rushing tailback walk out the door, especially after being teased with a return by multiple reports, his choice to enter the draft is certainly understandable. Hill declared for the draft on Twitter, and proceeded his announcement with this tweet: “I am a Tiger for life. I will forever be grateful to my LSU fans, friends, coaches and family. This decision has been very difficult for me.” Like it or not, money talks, and Hill would have risked a large sum of it had he returned to play his junior season.
A little later in the day came the confirmation that offensive guard Trai Tuner will enter the draft. As reported earlier, Turner had already joined a pro combine training facility, so his decision didn’t come as much of a surprise. While I can understand Hill’s decision to some degree, Turner’s is harder to comprehend. As a draft-eligible sophomore who had a solid but not outstanding season, it seems to me that he could have improved his draft status by returning.
What softened the blow of Hill’s departure just a bit was the news of Kenny Hilliard returning for his senior season. Hilliard’s announcement also came in the form of a tweet, albeit a much more casual one: “To (sic.) close to graduating NFL can wait.”
I applaud Hilliard for his decision and think it’s very significant for LSU, especially considering that moments later it was confirmed that Alfred Blue will not be utilizing the 5th year of eligibility that was granted him by the NCAA. Blue’s decision is another bit of a head-scratcher. At this point it’s unclear to me whether his decision is based purely on NFL ambitions or something else. I emailed Mike Detiller yesterday to get his projection for Blue and he told me “7th round pick or free agent.”
The last bit of news regarding NFL declarations is that there are reports indicating that La’el Collins is likely to return to LSU. In this article by Ross Dellenger of the Advocate, LSU receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. is cited as saying that Collins has told him he is returning to LSU. If indeed Collins does return, that will be a big boost to an LSU offense that will almost certainly rely heavily on its running game with the loss of quarterback Zach Mettenberger and the Tigers’ two leading receivers, Odell Beckham, Jr. and Jarvis Landry.
So to summarize, it looks like LSU will lose seven players to the NFL draft this season (possibly eight if Collins goes.) The seven are Jeremy Hill, Odell Beckham, Jr., Jarvis Landry, Ego Ferguson, Anthony Johnson, Trai Turner and Alfred Blue. Last year the Tigers lost a record-high 10 (not including Tyrann Mathieu who was dismissed in the preseason.)
Some see these early departures as a positive reflection on LSU, an indication of the Tigers success on the recruiting trail and in player development. Others see things much differently and feel that this is an indication of an LSU program in trouble. How do you see it? Take a moment to vote in my online poll.
Vote Now in Our Online Poll: How do you feel about LSU’s early departures?
A few tid-bits in closing:
• I'm hearing lots of rumblings that Jeff Grimes is LSU’s choice for filling the vacated offensive line coach, and that official news could come soon. If Grimes turns out to be the man, that would be a great hire and a big recruiting boost for the staff.
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Add two more names to LSU
offensive line coach search. Virginia Tech tight ends coach and
recruiting coordinator Jeff Grimes will interview for the job, according
to Coachingsearch.com quoting an anonymous source.
An earlier report by Coachingsearch.com that LSU was interviewing Virginia Tech assistant Bryan Stinespring was incorrect.
Grimes, 45, coached the Auburn offensive line from 2009 through the 2012 season prior to joining the Hokies last year. He was also the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Colorado Buffaloes.
The site also says another name to watch is former Tampa Bay Bucs offensive line coach Bob Bostad, who was fired recently along with head coach Greg Schiano. Bostad was the offensive line coach, tight ends coach and running game coordinator at Wisconsin from 2006-11.
McNeese offensive line coach and former LSU offensive lineman Rob Sale interviewed for the job on Thursday. LSU is seeking to replace Greg Studrawa who will not return in 2014.
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Reporte
Good morning, Tiger Fans,
Well folks, there’s lots of news to report today. (And an online poll to participate in - see below.)
As most of you have heard by now, Jeremy Hill announced yesterday morning that he will forego his junior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft. While it pains most fans to see a 1,000-yard rushing tailback walk out the door, especially after being teased with a return by multiple reports, his choice to enter the draft is certainly understandable. Hill declared for the draft on Twitter, and proceeded his announcement with this tweet: “I am a Tiger for life. I will forever be grateful to my LSU fans, friends, coaches and family. This decision has been very difficult for me.” Like it or not, money talks, and Hill would have risked a large sum of it had he returned to play his junior season.
A little later in the day came the confirmation that offensive guard Trai Tuner will enter the draft. As reported earlier, Turner had already joined a pro combine training facility, so his decision didn’t come as much of a surprise. While I can understand Hill’s decision to some degree, Turner’s is harder to comprehend. As a draft-eligible sophomore who had a solid but not outstanding season, it seems to me that he could have improved his draft status by returning.
What softened the blow of Hill’s departure just a bit was the news of Kenny Hilliard returning for his senior season. Hilliard’s announcement also came in the form of a tweet, albeit a much more casual one: “To (sic.) close to graduating NFL can wait.”
I applaud Hilliard for his decision and think it’s very significant for LSU, especially considering that moments later it was confirmed that Alfred Blue will not be utilizing the 5th year of eligibility that was granted him by the NCAA. Blue’s decision is another bit of a head-scratcher. At this point it’s unclear to me whether his decision is based purely on NFL ambitions or something else. I emailed Mike Detiller yesterday to get his projection for Blue and he told me “7th round pick or free agent.”
The last bit of news regarding NFL declarations is that there are reports indicating that La’el Collins is likely to return to LSU. In this article by Ross Dellenger of the Advocate, LSU receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. is cited as saying that Collins has told him he is returning to LSU. If indeed Collins does return, that will be a big boost to an LSU offense that will almost certainly rely heavily on its running game with the loss of quarterback Zach Mettenberger and the Tigers’ two leading receivers, Odell Beckham, Jr. and Jarvis Landry.
So to summarize, it looks like LSU will lose seven players to the NFL draft this season (possibly eight if Collins goes.) The seven are Jeremy Hill, Odell Beckham, Jr., Jarvis Landry, Ego Ferguson, Anthony Johnson, Trai Turner and Alfred Blue. Last year the Tigers lost a record-high 10 (not including Tyrann Mathieu who was dismissed in the preseason.)
Some see these early departures as a positive reflection on LSU, an indication of the Tigers success on the recruiting trail and in player development. Others see things much differently and feel that this is an indication of an LSU program in trouble. How do you see it? Take a moment to vote in my online poll.
Vote Now in Our Online Poll: How do you feel about LSU’s early departures?
A few tid-bits in closing:
• I'm hearing lots of rumblings that Jeff Grimes is LSU’s choice for filling the vacated offensive line coach, and that official news could come soon. If Grimes turns out to be the man, that would be a great hire and a big recruiting boost for the staff.
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LSU to interview Virginia Tech assistant for O-line job, report says
Virginia Tech offensive line coach Jeff Grimes will interview for the offensive line job at LSU.
By
Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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on January 10, 2014
An earlier report by Coachingsearch.com that LSU was interviewing Virginia Tech assistant Bryan Stinespring was incorrect.
Grimes, 45, coached the Auburn offensive line from 2009 through the 2012 season prior to joining the Hokies last year. He was also the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Colorado Buffaloes.
The site also says another name to watch is former Tampa Bay Bucs offensive line coach Bob Bostad, who was fired recently along with head coach Greg Schiano. Bostad was the offensive line coach, tight ends coach and running game coordinator at Wisconsin from 2006-11.
McNeese offensive line coach and former LSU offensive lineman Rob Sale interviewed for the job on Thursday. LSU is seeking to replace Greg Studrawa who will not return in 2014.
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LSU Football: The Blueprint for a Perfect Offseason
By (Featured Columnist) on January 12, 2014
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The perfect offseason for the LSU Tigers can be summed into five little words: stay out of the bars.
Go ahead and say it—"yeaaaaaah, right!" Tigerland Temptation is a real thing, so real that the lure of its fracas scene cost two primary offensive weapons playing time in the Tigers backfield two out of the last three seasons.
Jordan Jefferson and Jeremy Hill's Baton Rouge nightlife fiascoes sacrificed playing time for both players and nearly resulted in jail time.
Offseason issues have become a common theme for LSU in the summer. Before the 2012 season, Tyrann Mathieu's failed drug tests snatched away his opportunity of becoming the best player to ever wear an LSU uniform.
Hopefully LSU players, both new and old, can learn from these mistakes, with Hill's actions being the most fresh in their minds.
In this scripted perfect world, they do. Journey with me through a perfect offseason that's free of criminal charges, injuries and career-ending mistakes.
*This should go without saying, but these events/results have yet to transpire.
Jan. 15-Feb. 5
Riding the momentum of La'el Collins' shocking decision to return for another season in purple and gold, a top recruiting class begins to solidify itself.
Through this period, 5-star wide receiver Malachi Dupre, 4-star wide receiver Frank Iheanacho and 4-star defensive tackle Travonte Valentine declare their aspiration for playing for the Tigers. Breeland Speaks, a 4-star defensive tackle, and his teammate, 4-star offensive guard Roderick Taylor, follow, and Lorenzo Carter drops a Christopher Nolan-type twist in the recruiting circuits by picking LSU on national signing day.
Combine these targets with commits that have already established the Tigers with a Top 5 recruiting class, per 247Sports, and LSU easily possesses one of the best classes in the nation.
Suddenly talk about a national championship in 2014 emerges within
the fanbase, despite having an inexperienced quarterback under center.
Feb. 6-Start of Spring Practice
The embellishment of LSU's gaudy recruiting class creates a thunderous applaud from LSU fans across Louisiana, but over the next coming weeks that giddy chatter silences.
The reason why is because the Tigers stay off the grid. Until the start of spring practice, no trouble arises from any player, which results in reporters going fairly mum. Hard to imagine, right?
Suddenly Tigerland has lost its attraction. Studies and casual hangouts take center stage until spring practice emerges.
Spring
Following the boring dead period (Tiger fans couldn't ask for more), LSU finally takes the practice field.
Competition ensues throughout the football team. Because of shocking junior returns, the Tigers have depth on the offensive line. Those hog-mollies get to block for a running back that amassed 1,401 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2013.
Ed Paris, who battles Corey Thompson, Rickey Jefferson and Ronald Martin for a starting safety position, benefits from enrolling early, along with Brandon Harris.
The storyline throughout the spring centers around Harris vs. Anthony Jennings. Who comes out as the starting quarterback in August?
Spring Game
Running backs delight, the defense excites and the quarterbacks ignite anticipation.
The spring game electrifies those in attendance because Jeremy Hill and Terrence Magee battle on opposite sides, but you know Cam Cameron slings it around to see how his quarterbacks fare.
Growing pains are shown in some poor choices by both quarterbacks, but ultimately, Tiger fans go into the summer feeling optimistic about the Tigers' future.
DBU makes its presence known at the game as well. The second coming of a stellar secondary makes the impending dead period all the more lengthy.
Dead Period (Spring Ball Conclusion to Start of Summer Practice)
The Tigers avoid a repeat Rashard Robinson situation.
Instead of losing valuable time due to the NCAA Clearinghouse investigating a transcript, each LSU signee enrolls on time, jumps the learning curve and benefits greatly from Cameron's tutelage. To Robinson's credit, he enrolled at the very end of August and still saw significant playing time—signs that DBU is going to be back, folks.
The season begins in the "dead period" with workouts and playbook memorization. Good leadership sets the pace for a diligent football team en route to a national championship.
Summer Practice
The competition increases and the separation begins.
With true freshmen arrivals—Trey Quinn, Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams being the most notable—the Tigers begin to form a two-deep rotation full of capable game-changers.
Practices are aggressive, and the Big Cat Drills are fierce, molding this team into an identity best suited for one of college football's best running backs and offensive lines.
The days fly by with positive reports from fall camp as the season approaches.
Note: recruit rankings provided by 247Sports.
Go ahead and say it—"yeaaaaaah, right!" Tigerland Temptation is a real thing, so real that the lure of its fracas scene cost two primary offensive weapons playing time in the Tigers backfield two out of the last three seasons.
Jordan Jefferson and Jeremy Hill's Baton Rouge nightlife fiascoes sacrificed playing time for both players and nearly resulted in jail time.
Offseason issues have become a common theme for LSU in the summer. Before the 2012 season, Tyrann Mathieu's failed drug tests snatched away his opportunity of becoming the best player to ever wear an LSU uniform.
Hopefully LSU players, both new and old, can learn from these mistakes, with Hill's actions being the most fresh in their minds.
In this scripted perfect world, they do. Journey with me through a perfect offseason that's free of criminal charges, injuries and career-ending mistakes.
*This should go without saying, but these events/results have yet to transpire.
Jan. 15-Feb. 5
Riding the momentum of La'el Collins' shocking decision to return for another season in purple and gold, a top recruiting class begins to solidify itself.
Through this period, 5-star wide receiver Malachi Dupre, 4-star wide receiver Frank Iheanacho and 4-star defensive tackle Travonte Valentine declare their aspiration for playing for the Tigers. Breeland Speaks, a 4-star defensive tackle, and his teammate, 4-star offensive guard Roderick Taylor, follow, and Lorenzo Carter drops a Christopher Nolan-type twist in the recruiting circuits by picking LSU on national signing day.
Combine these targets with commits that have already established the Tigers with a Top 5 recruiting class, per 247Sports, and LSU easily possesses one of the best classes in the nation.
Feb. 6-Start of Spring Practice
The embellishment of LSU's gaudy recruiting class creates a thunderous applaud from LSU fans across Louisiana, but over the next coming weeks that giddy chatter silences.
The reason why is because the Tigers stay off the grid. Until the start of spring practice, no trouble arises from any player, which results in reporters going fairly mum. Hard to imagine, right?
Suddenly Tigerland has lost its attraction. Studies and casual hangouts take center stage until spring practice emerges.
Spring
Following the boring dead period (Tiger fans couldn't ask for more), LSU finally takes the practice field.
Competition ensues throughout the football team. Because of shocking junior returns, the Tigers have depth on the offensive line. Those hog-mollies get to block for a running back that amassed 1,401 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2013.
Ed Paris, who battles Corey Thompson, Rickey Jefferson and Ronald Martin for a starting safety position, benefits from enrolling early, along with Brandon Harris.
The storyline throughout the spring centers around Harris vs. Anthony Jennings. Who comes out as the starting quarterback in August?
Spring Game
Running backs delight, the defense excites and the quarterbacks ignite anticipation.
The spring game electrifies those in attendance because Jeremy Hill and Terrence Magee battle on opposite sides, but you know Cam Cameron slings it around to see how his quarterbacks fare.
Growing pains are shown in some poor choices by both quarterbacks, but ultimately, Tiger fans go into the summer feeling optimistic about the Tigers' future.
DBU makes its presence known at the game as well. The second coming of a stellar secondary makes the impending dead period all the more lengthy.
Dead Period (Spring Ball Conclusion to Start of Summer Practice)
The Tigers avoid a repeat Rashard Robinson situation.
Instead of losing valuable time due to the NCAA Clearinghouse investigating a transcript, each LSU signee enrolls on time, jumps the learning curve and benefits greatly from Cameron's tutelage. To Robinson's credit, he enrolled at the very end of August and still saw significant playing time—signs that DBU is going to be back, folks.
The season begins in the "dead period" with workouts and playbook memorization. Good leadership sets the pace for a diligent football team en route to a national championship.
Summer Practice
The competition increases and the separation begins.
With true freshmen arrivals—Trey Quinn, Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams being the most notable—the Tigers begin to form a two-deep rotation full of capable game-changers.
Practices are aggressive, and the Big Cat Drills are fierce, molding this team into an identity best suited for one of college football's best running backs and offensive lines.
The days fly by with positive reports from fall camp as the season approaches.
Note: recruit rankings provided by 247Sports.
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Mass Exodus, meet Almost Mass Exodus.
Eleven, meet Seven.
Doom, meet Gloom.
Who would have thought this? A year after setting a national record with 11 underclassmen declaring early for the NFL draft, LSU rivals that number 12 months later.
Seven Tigers plan to forgo their junior or senior years and make the leap to the pros.
The seven: receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr., running backs Jeremy Hill and Alfred Blue (who played four years but is passing on a fifth year of eligibility), defensive tackles Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson and right guard Trai Turner.
Aside from Blue and Turner, the seven are expected to immediately reap some pretty good benefits.
The remaining five are projected to be selected in the top three rounds of the draft in May. Beckham, Ferguson and Hill, some analysts say, could go in the first round or at least the high second.
That means mega bucks.
For some idea of those mega bucks: The final pick in the first round last year, safety Matt Elam, received a $3.3 million signing bonus and a four-year contract worth nearly $7 million.
Even the second and third-rounders found the cash last year.
Former LSU defensive tackle Bennie Logan was selected as the fifth pick in the third round. He received a $680,000 signing bonus and a contract paying him $3 million over four years.
Hard to blame some of them? Of course.
Hard to blame others? Maybe.
Hard to have faith in the 2014 offense? Yes.
While last year’s departures were defensive-heavy, this year’s goners are from the other side.
Five of the seven are offensive players, and three are stars that helped the 2013 LSU offense do things the program’s never done.
Including departed seniors Zach Mettenberger and J.C. Copeland, the unit will lose its top two receivers, starting running back, starting fullback, starting quarterback and starting right guard.
The Tigers will return just 19 percent of their total yards from 2013 and just 33 percent of their touchdowns.
“Here we go again,” one LSU fan wrote me on Twitter on Monday as Mass Exodus II unfolded.
Six
of last year’s early departures were on defense. That group was
responsible for 41 percent of LSU’s tackles, 47 percent of its tackles
for loss, 52 percent of its sacks and a third of its interceptions.
And that’s not counting Tyrann Mathieu, who was dismissed from the team before the season.
The loss of so many defenders created the fan-maddening unit we saw this season.
LSU was forced to start inexperience and youth (seven new starters).
The Tigers shuffled their secondary to the very last game (seven starting lineups were used).
They failed to create enough big game-changing plays (forced just 19 turnovers, ninth of 14 in the SEC).
They couldn’t stop the last-second game-winning drives (see Georgia and Ole Miss).
Let the debate begin: Which unit — the 2013 defense or the 2014 offense — will have a tougher time replacing the early departures?
My vote: the 2014 offense.
The unit must get acquainted with a new offensive line coach (Greg Studrawa “left” the program) and will have to overcome the woes of a young starting quarterback.
The saving grace, for some, is the knowledge that LSU has a commitment from the nation’s No. 1 prospect: St. Augustine running back Leonard Fournette.
But can a true freshman running back have success in the Southeastern Conference?
Cyril Crutchfield, Fournette’s high school coach, said Monday that if “anybody can do it, Leonard Fournette can do it.”
He’s not a regular recruit.
Scott Kennedy, Scout.com’s national director of scouting, called him “the best running back prospect since Adrian Peterson.” Fournette is rated the nation’s top-ranked recruit by all of the major recruiting services.
“It’s definitely something he can walk in and play, knowing that he doesn’t have to touch the ball 40-50 times,” Crutchfield said. “He’s even keel. There’s not any higher demand than what he puts on himself. He has his own expectations intertwined with the team goal. It’ll be the same approach on the next level.
“He’s a mentally tough young man. He’s a student of the game.”
He can’t throw it, though. (Or maybe he can?)
A quarterback battle will unfold in the spring and likely carry over to fall camp.
Guys like Fournette and the new quarterback won’t have the option of leaning on a star running back, two wildly talented receivers and a solid offensive lineman.
They’re a part of the seven, members of Mass Exodus II.
John Ourand @Ourand_SBJ
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| The Advocate | La'el Collins expected to announce return at 3 p.m. press conference |
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| The Advocate | Tigers will find loss of key stars difficult to replace | LSU’s lost offense |
| ESPN 104.5 | .mp3 Audio (10 min, 14 sec): ESPN analyst Kevin Weidl on LSU's NFL draft prospects |
| USA Today | Maryland lawsuit alleges ACC broke rules on exit fee |
| College Football News | FSU 2013: The greatest season ever? 2011 LSU 3rd |
| ESPN | SEC still the best in college football |
| Associated Press | Alabama hires USC defensive line coach Bo Davis |
| Associated Press | Florida unveils new assistants, new offensive plan |
| Macon Telegraph | Georgia’s DC search enters pursuit mode |
| St. Louis Today | Pinkel, Mizzou beat the heat in 2013 |
| Times & Democrat, SC | Ward believes Quarles' departure won't hurt Gamecocks' D-Line |
| The Tennessean | Vanderbilt AD David Williams hits road in search of coach |
| Inside Higher ED | Supreme Court denies NCAA motion to enter likeness case |
| Lafayette Advertiser *1 | Sun Belt reference guide: Call it UL-Lafayette or UL-L |
| USA Today | Analysis: A conflicting voice in concussion dialogue |
| Associated Press | Emmert: Stipend 'less threatening' to NCAA members |
| Birmingham News | O'Bannon plaintiffs: NCAA varies on defining amateurism, ignores secret payments |
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Dellenger: LSU grapples with offensive exodus
Tigers will find loss of key stars difficult to replaceEleven, meet Seven.
Doom, meet Gloom.
Who would have thought this? A year after setting a national record with 11 underclassmen declaring early for the NFL draft, LSU rivals that number 12 months later.
Seven Tigers plan to forgo their junior or senior years and make the leap to the pros.
The seven: receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr., running backs Jeremy Hill and Alfred Blue (who played four years but is passing on a fifth year of eligibility), defensive tackles Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson and right guard Trai Turner.
Aside from Blue and Turner, the seven are expected to immediately reap some pretty good benefits.
The remaining five are projected to be selected in the top three rounds of the draft in May. Beckham, Ferguson and Hill, some analysts say, could go in the first round or at least the high second.
That means mega bucks.
For some idea of those mega bucks: The final pick in the first round last year, safety Matt Elam, received a $3.3 million signing bonus and a four-year contract worth nearly $7 million.
Even the second and third-rounders found the cash last year.
Former LSU defensive tackle Bennie Logan was selected as the fifth pick in the third round. He received a $680,000 signing bonus and a contract paying him $3 million over four years.
Hard to blame some of them? Of course.
Hard to blame others? Maybe.
Hard to have faith in the 2014 offense? Yes.
While last year’s departures were defensive-heavy, this year’s goners are from the other side.
Five of the seven are offensive players, and three are stars that helped the 2013 LSU offense do things the program’s never done.
Including departed seniors Zach Mettenberger and J.C. Copeland, the unit will lose its top two receivers, starting running back, starting fullback, starting quarterback and starting right guard.
The Tigers will return just 19 percent of their total yards from 2013 and just 33 percent of their touchdowns.
“Here we go again,” one LSU fan wrote me on Twitter on Monday as Mass Exodus II unfolded.
And that’s not counting Tyrann Mathieu, who was dismissed from the team before the season.
The loss of so many defenders created the fan-maddening unit we saw this season.
LSU was forced to start inexperience and youth (seven new starters).
The Tigers shuffled their secondary to the very last game (seven starting lineups were used).
They failed to create enough big game-changing plays (forced just 19 turnovers, ninth of 14 in the SEC).
They couldn’t stop the last-second game-winning drives (see Georgia and Ole Miss).
Let the debate begin: Which unit — the 2013 defense or the 2014 offense — will have a tougher time replacing the early departures?
My vote: the 2014 offense.
The unit must get acquainted with a new offensive line coach (Greg Studrawa “left” the program) and will have to overcome the woes of a young starting quarterback.
The saving grace, for some, is the knowledge that LSU has a commitment from the nation’s No. 1 prospect: St. Augustine running back Leonard Fournette.
But can a true freshman running back have success in the Southeastern Conference?
Cyril Crutchfield, Fournette’s high school coach, said Monday that if “anybody can do it, Leonard Fournette can do it.”
He’s not a regular recruit.
Scott Kennedy, Scout.com’s national director of scouting, called him “the best running back prospect since Adrian Peterson.” Fournette is rated the nation’s top-ranked recruit by all of the major recruiting services.
“It’s definitely something he can walk in and play, knowing that he doesn’t have to touch the ball 40-50 times,” Crutchfield said. “He’s even keel. There’s not any higher demand than what he puts on himself. He has his own expectations intertwined with the team goal. It’ll be the same approach on the next level.
“He’s a mentally tough young man. He’s a student of the game.”
He can’t throw it, though. (Or maybe he can?)
A quarterback battle will unfold in the spring and likely carry over to fall camp.
Guys like Fournette and the new quarterback won’t have the option of leaning on a star running back, two wildly talented receivers and a solid offensive lineman.
They’re a part of the seven, members of Mass Exodus II.
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Stephan Robbins · Top Commenter · Istrouma Senior High School
The
problem I see here is LSU is not recruiting strong enough to replace
the talent that's leaving. Louisiana has 7 players in the ESPN top 40,
tied with Florida with the most, and has only 1 committed, Bama came in
and got 3 and A&M 1, plus only 18 commits, that's not good enough to
keep up with the Bama's, A&M, Auburn, and Ole Miss!
Thomas Williams · Top Commenter ·
Stephan
Robbins: Yes! the numbers are just not there anymore. LSU once had
depth and experience talent, not no more. The NFL draft has truly hurt
the LSU tiger football program. Our American society has lost their
standard of living values, and I don't like it... What is wrong with
living up to a four year University scholarship?
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- Katherine Rose · Top Commenter
Blame the NFL rookie rule on that one. Stating that they have to have a certain number of years experience in the NFL before they can get larger contracts with the big bucks. Of course they will leave early to get the playtime in. That rule backfired. If they stay and play longer in college, their chances of getting hurt go up as well. Something should be done, these kids need an education to fall back on.Reply ·
Kevin Bennett · Top Commenter
Should do some research. 80% of players who left early for the NFL return to college later on to finish getting their degree. Fans who complain about kids leaving early only do so for their own selfish needs. So don't pretend as if you truly care if some kid gets his degree or not. You as a fan only care about the win loss result of the team you root forReply ·
Saleem Kashif · Top Commenter · Pattonville High School
I don't understand how you can blame these kids for going to the NFL. Football is the one sport where it makes the most sense because the risk of injury is so high. They can still go back to school afterwards to complete their degree. Furthermore, the reason LSU is able to be a competitive team year after year is because we go after the top talent who are expected to play at an NFL level by their 3rd year. It's hypocritical to be down on a program when they don't land 5 star recruits and also bash the kids that leave early. Les Miles even stated that he recruits kids that he expects to be NFL ready after their junior year so this shouldn't be a surprise.
Thomas Williams · Top Commenter
Saleem
Kashif: I want something better. Because my country's society has lost
their standard of living values...Don't be a Northeastern progressive
Ivy league parrot, and simply help to make our society a better place.
Because you can see for yourselves how the progressive bull talkers have
poisoned our society culture.
---------Thomas Williams · Top Commenter ·They are just Whistling Dixie past the graveyard now.
12 players last year, and 6 more so far to the NFL draft. That the LSU tiger football program has been depleted down into a also ran college football team, from a once paternal college football power, because of the NFL draft.
LSU has lost so many experience excellent football player to the NFL in the past two years. That anyone should think that LSU will be a championship quality football program in the near future, will just be whistling Dixie past the graveyard.
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