LSU Recruiting Violation

[bradgator2]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lsu-hit-minor-recruiting-sanctions-sec-020203141--ncaaf.html

I am totally confused here. LSU gave financial aide to this kid. The NCAA allows extra access to recruits who submit financial aid forms. The kid changes his mind and doesnt want to play at LSU. And then the coaches are retroactively in violation for talking to him during that extra access? Did I miss something?

 

[NavetG8r]

I gave up hope of ever understanding the NCAA and their stupid rules.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

The moral of the story here is nothing is binding until a signed LOI is in hand. If you are gonna provide bene's to a kid that hasnt handed you a signed LOI, don't be surprised when it comes back to bite you in the arrsss.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

I might think that would be considered an enticement

 

[VulcanAlex]

Minor issue nothing to see here.

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Just heard on the Brady Ackerman show that LSU can't give financial aid to Early Enrollees for the next two years because of this violation. Also he had Brent Beard on and he said to stay tuned because this story was just getting started.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Wow. That means zero EEs.

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Wow. That means zero EEs.

Yep....and they had some other restriction put on them also.

 

[t-gator]

Makes me wonder if les miles seat may be heating up. This is a couple mediocre seasons in a row. The fanbase at LSU has hardly ever been happy with him. He's got a huge salary. I'm not saying he's on the seat but he may start feeling pressure if they have another mediocre season. I wouldn't be surprised if they did, their qb situation is a mess and they just lost chavis, the one constant in that program.

 

[TN G8tr]

Woodrow Boudreaux dun be gettin' phired up. It will be intersting for sure. Make sure you have that LOI before you give them anything.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Makes me wonder if les miles seat may be heating up. This is a couple mediocre seasons in a row. The fanbase at LSU has hardly ever been happy with him. He's got a huge salary. I'm not saying he's on the seat but he may start feeling pressure if they have another mediocre season. I wouldn't be surprised if they did, their qb situation is a mess and they just lost chavis, the one constant in that program.

I agree. That being said the SEC as a whole might not be as dominant for the next couple of years. Not that it won't still be the best overall football in the country, it will. However as much of a stink as everybody made about the west being so great last year it was shocking to see how they performed as a whole in late season games and bowl games in particular.
As far as LSU goes they seem to be in a fierce recruiting battle with TAMU now that they are in the SEC....It doesn't seem like we ever hear about who Mizzou is recruiting but it leaves me wondering if expansion of the conference a few tears back is not watering down our conference just a bit.... As far as LSU and this violation and penalty goes, F'em, it's nice to see someone get into trouble every once in a while for breaking the rules. Now if the NCAA would just do something about Bama and FSUX then maybe we would be on a level playing field with them too.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The biggest problem is that 11 of the coaches disdain offense. Its like watching 1950s football again.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

The biggest problem is that 11 of the coaches disdain offense. Its like watching 1950s football again.

You would think that they would learn from our downturn but it does seem that a lot of coaches in this conference feel like they can win with talent alone. Perhaps if Mac brings some imaginative offense back to our program then we can take advantage of this situation the same way SOS did when he took over. I love a strong running game and think that you have to have one to win championships but at some point you also have to balance it out with a functional passing game....LSU is over the last 3 or 4 years looking a lot like we have other than they've had better RB's and offensive lines but their passing game pretty much sucks second only to ours. Freeze will be no different which is why I was opposed to him coming here.

 

[OcalaGator83]

QB play at LSU last year was shockingly awful.

 

[WobbleGator]

QB play at LSU last year was shockingly awful.

How was it shocking? Name the last great QB that has played at LSU in the past decade.

 

[TLB]

LSU has managed a good running game (my lord, Fournette is and will be a beast) and decent OL, but as noted, their QBs have been suspect at best. Thing is, they've had some pretty good receivers when they do get to a passing down, and a lot of Les Miles' black magic voodoo at work. I'm still waiting for him to run out of luck. But yeah, not much QB and a miracleplay when needed from a WR.

Still, I doubt his seat gets warm, especially if he can beat Bama again.

 

[OcalaGator83]

How was it shocking? Name the last great QB that has played at LSU in the past decade.

I'm not saying they've had any great QB's there in the last 10 years, but they've certainly had better than Anthony Jennings. He was absolutely Driskel-like last year.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

How was it shocking? Name the last great QB that has played at LSU in the past decade.

Good point. Even Rapenburger was inconsistent at best.

 

[t-gator]

As far as LSU goes they seem to be in a fierce recruiting battle with TAMU now that they are in the SEC....It doesn't seem like we ever hear about who Mizzou is recruiting but it leaves me wondering if expansion of the conference a few tears back is not watering down our conference just a bit.... .

you know, I never thought of that. Lsu and anm have been battling for recruits since the move. That's a pretty good point. Missouri on the other hand, they don't snag the top recruits like the other schools. I think they've just benefited from us being down and they have a good staff in place.

 

[NavetG8r]

aTm joining the SEC certainly didn't help LSU recruiting any.