Commitment #21: Bennie Logan

LSU picked up another commit this past weekend when Les Miles offered Bennie Logan a scholarship. Logan is a defensive end from Coushatta, La. He is fast and strong, i can tell that from the stats. I haven't watched the video yet so can't say much. The Advocate had an article in the paper today.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/featured/38437669.html

Spring Game Set- April 18th

Spring Practice starts March 12th with the game being April 18th. The time will be set closer to the date.

Randle Takes His Official Visit to LSU

No article jump here, this is first hand account. Rueben Randle was in town for his official visit along with 13 other commit/ prospects. They were all at the LSU Men's Basketball game against Xavier. I have to say it was rather funny to see the amount of signs and shirts for Rueben Randle. He had to be enjoying that. The front row of the student section each had a sign with a letter spelling out his name. A few had shirts like "Rueben, there is no place like home." Some posters showed up to. My favorite was one that said "Rueben Randle- Best Hands, LSU- Best Fans." Then of course when he walked in the student section along with devoted football fans, like myself chanted his name. Talk about ego boost. I know he didn't get that type of reception at Alabama.

WR Dixon is Transferring

Ricky Dixon is transferring to Texas Southern University in order to get more playing time. The article says that this is due to LaFell's return. I hope Reuben Randle doesn't feel the same way since most recruiting experts think that he will be a Tiger next year. Dixon was teammates with former Tiger Ryan Perriloux at East St. John. We wish him well...

Another Blogger's Reasons to Fear LSU in 2009

I like this alot!! I like this guy!!

ESPN's Prestige Rankings: LSU #13

ESPN has been counting down the best college football programs and LSU ends up in the #13. Click the title for the jump. I learned something new today: LSU is the only school to have a first round draft pick in the last 5 years. This year will be 6 with Herman Johnson.

Pratt decommits, but Tigers Pick up Local Boy

Running Back Dexter Pratt decommited from the Tigers and is going to Oklahoma State. Pratt was supposed to enroll last week, but changed his commit instead. I can see why though, he could get some playing time as a freshman with the Cowboys, but not at LSU with Scott, Williams, and Murphy in front of him.

Though it is not on Rivals.com's commit list, defensive back Josh Johns from Central High School here in Baton Rouge commited to the Tigers. He talked to The Advocate about possiblity "gray shirting" and enrolling in 2010. He was an 5A All-State player with the State Semi-finalist Central Wildcats. Most people compare him to Craig Steltz.
Here is that article:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/37703899.html

LaFell Withdrawls from Draft

Brandon LaFell decided to stay for his senior season giving LSU a big boost considering the information I have received. Jared Mitchell will not return to the football team next year. He wants to constrate on baseball. Chris Mitchell is also rumored to not return but I don't know why. That would mean if LaFell left, the Tigers would have lost 4 of thier top 6 receivers. I am still hoping for Rueben Randle to commit and I hear LSU is the front-runner. We shall see....

LaFell Declared for the NFL Draft

As rumored before, wide receiver Brandon LaFell declared for the NFL Draft. All of Tiger Town should wish him good luck in the future. Now let's get Rueben Randle!!!

BTW: This is the 200th post on the LSU Football Blog!!!! YAY!!!

Hatch is Leaving; Maybe Returning to Harvard

Les Miles said that Andrew Hatch is not returning but the question is where. It is reported that his plan is to go back to Harvard, but a newspaper said that Harvard isn't accepting transfers for another year. That should be interesting...

Scott and Black Staying!!!!

YAY!!!!

ESPN was right, that is different.

YAY!!!

Charles Scott for Heisman 2009!!!

It is too early, but I am so happy that Scott and Black are staying.

ESPN Reports: LaFell going to the NFL, Scott and Black staying

This is a ESPN Report so you never know, but it makes me feel better. I was never a huge fan of LaFell, but I wish him luck in the NFL. I don't think he will make an immediate impact, but it will build. He has a future. I am just SO GLAD Scott is staying!!! I will post again at 2pm, to re-enforce this post or call ESPN idiots once again.

Scott, Black to Annouce Future Plans TODAY @ 2

Charles Scott and Ciron Black are going to announce whether or not they are leaving for the NFL, today at 2pm. Why would they need a press conference if they were staying?? God, I hope they don't go. Scott was the heart of the team this year and the Tigers could use his and Black's help not only as leaders, but in the running game as well. As soon as I hear I will let you know...

DON'T GO CHUCK THE TRUCK!!!!

Looking too far Ahead, but okay

There are already some 2009 Preseason Top 25 polls out. Yeah, I know... these people need lives.

Rivals.com has LSU at #5.
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=898567

ESPN.com has LSU at #9.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3818270

Si.com's Stewart Mandel has LSU at #9.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/01/09/early-top10/index.html?eref=T1

Rumor Bust: Washington Game is Sept. 5

The 2009 Season opener will be play in Seattle on Sept. 5 not the third. LSU will travel west to play Washington. No set time for kickoff yet but hey it is 234 days away!!

I'm getting caught up....

Just when I thought there would be a break for me, the news keeps coming. First, something I missed on Friday. Les Miles official announced that he hired Brick Haley as the new Defensive Line Coach. He is from the Chicago Bears' famous defenses. Now here's the interesting part, Earl Lane will now be in an administrative position. I am glad he is staying, I have met him before and he is extremely nice not to mention a good recruiter.

More is on the way...

Russell Shepard: More than an Athlete

Here is an awesome article from Saturday's Advocate. Normally I would have this up earlier, but I never got to it. It tells the story of Russell Shepard that you didn't know. I am actually going to the the Wikipedia thing. Read the article to understand.

First Day of College for 7 LSU Recruits

5 guys are just out of high school and the other two are a transfer student and a signee from last year's class.

Kevin Minter
Chris Garrett
Russell Shepard
Drayton Calhoun
Rockey Duplessis
Dexter Pratt
Derek Helton

The jump is to The Advocate.

How did my preseason predictions do??

Here are the predictions I made in the beginning of the season and let's see how I did.


- Michigan loses opener to Utah
*I was dead on about this one. +1
- Ohio State Beats USC, easily
*Okay so I underestimated USC or overestimated Ohio State. -1.5, I was pretty off on this one
- Alabama having another okay season putting doubts in Nick Saban
*Way off on this one to except that the Sugar Bowl looked pretty bad and he is taking some heat for it. -1
- Clemson beating Alabama
*I know, I know. FAIL! -1.5 I was pretty off on this one too.
- LSU winning a close game at Auburn and having only one loss, Flordia
*Okay so I got the close win at Auburn and the loss at Florida, but not the number of losses. That's 2 out of 3. Not bad for a chick. +.5
- LSU brings back its fourth quarter come back to beat Georgia
*Prediction FAIL, again. I know, don't judge. -1
- Georgia having at least 2 losses before November
*If the second loss was on Nov. 1, can this still count?? Close enough, I say it does. +.5
- LSU meeting Flordia for a second time in Atlanta
*My third FAIL, but hey I got one team right. +.5
- USC losing to an unranked team, again. (When I say unranked, like lower than 60)
* Finally SUCCESS!!! +1
- LSU will have a two quarterback offense (Just don't ask me who)
*Well this is sort true, in a way. I never said what type of two quarterback offense nor did I say that it would always be the same two. +1
- Arkansas will be this year's Ole Miss
*I meant this in a bad way, but now I can't decide if this is right. Let's call this one a draw. No points
- Mississippi State will surprise someone
*There are 2 game that I consider surprise. First the Auburn game which they lost 3-2 (???) and second the Vanderbilt game which they won 17-14. So I consider this one SUCCESS. +1
- Notre Dome will flop again
*SUCCESS. +1
- Oklahoma will play Ohio State in Miami
*I got one team right? +.5
- A Texas Tech player will win the Heisman.
*A Texas Tech player wasn't even invited even though Harrell should have been. -1

So I ended up with one point total. That isn't horrible, okay maybe it is.
Well it was a er, fun season. I guess.

I will get you up to date with recruiting, but I definitely won't be posting as much. Countdown to 2009 season has begun. 238 DAYS!!!

Til the next recruit or February 4th (Signing Day).

LSU's new DBs Coach: Ron Cooper

Ron Cooper from South Carolina has joined the Defensive Staff for the Tigers. Cooper has a great deal of experience in an area that the Tigers struggled with this season. He has been a head coach it a few smaller college before he got more involved in the assistant coaching.

Two more Defensive Coaches on the way???

A recent article says that two more defensive coaches are on their way to Baton Rouge. Click the title for the jump. Sorry I normally tell all the juicy stuff but I have to be quick. It is from LSUbeat.com

John Chavis is LSU's new Defensive Coordinator

Head Coach Les Miles announced yesterday that former Tennessee Defensive Coordinator John Chavis will take over the LSU Defense. To say the defensive underperformed this regular season is an almost understatement. John Chavis is known for his awesome defenses and should take LSU to better defensive heights. He is already hit the recruiting trail which can only mean good things for the Tigers... Only 241 days til the Tigers start the 2009 season... we shall see...

It's Official: Commitment #21 Craig Loston

After months of questions, Craig Loston finally put on his LSU hat. He will be joining his cousin, Russell Shepard on the Tiger team next year. Loston is a 6-2, 193 pound Safety from Aldine, TX. He is a five star making the 4th five star to commit this year's class. He decommitted from Clemson after its coaching changes. CHECK HIM OUT!!! He is playing Sunday in the Under Armour All- American Bowl.

Russell Shepard: Commitment and Recruiter

Read the Article... Pretty self-explanatory.
It does say that Craig Loston will announce his decision on colleges today!!!
Andre Debose will announce his choice on Sunday!!

Atlanta and LSU QBs: Is Jefferson Next?

Atlanta has been the coming out party for a few LSU QBs. Three to be exact, which two of them led the Tigers to a National Championship. Do you know who they are??? Follow the Jump to TigerRag's article to find out.

Looking to the Future Special... Army and Under Armour All-American Bowls

Such I am such a awesome person, I took the time to search the rosters for this weekend's high school bowl games to find the LSU prospects participating in them. There are two of these bowls by which the player is individual invited.

Army hosts one that will be played on Saturday at noon, televised on NBC. Teams are divided by East and West. Here are the prospects and/or commitments playing along with the jersey number they will be wearing and their position. Players that are bolded and italic are verbal commitments.

East:
#23 Jon Bostic- LB
#73 William Campbell- DT
#79 Marcus Hall- OT
#45 Jarvis Jones- LB
#71 Xavier Nixon- OT

West:
#47 Chris Davenport- DT
#60 Chris Faulk- OT
#08 Kendall Kelly- WR
#91 Barkevious Mingo- LB
#05 Rueben Randle- WR

Who I am watching: I am definitly watching Davenport and Faulk, but keep an eye on Rueben Randle. He was just upgraded to #1 on Rivals100 List. He is rumored to narrowed his college choices to LSU and Alabama, and a good friend of his is no other than Russell Shepard.

Under Armour All- American Bowl is Sunday at 7pm on ESPN. I am not sure how the teams are spilt but they will be different by uniform colors Black and White.

Black:
#10 Russell Shepard- QB
#01 Andre Debose- WR
#08 Dyron Dye- DE
#77 Josh Downs- DT
#09 Ray Ray Armstrong- ATH/ DB
#01 Darren Myles Jr.- S

White:
#04 Marlon Brown- WR
#59 John Martinez- OG
#56 Xavier Su'a Filo- OG
#64 Stavion Lowe- OT
#26 Sam Montgomery- DE
#09- Craig Loston- S

Who I am watching: Everyone will have their eye on Russell Shepard who will be starting LSU classes in a few weeks. I have heard alot about Debose and am curious on what the fuss is about. Craig Loston as explain before is a disputed commit, but I am seriously hoping that becomes a soild commit come Spring.

UPDATE: Craig Loston official committed to LSU on Jan. 2.

Chick- Fil- A Bowl: LSU 38 Georgia Tech 3

Alot of people asked me nah, tell me that LSU would get blown out of this game. I keep telling people not to write LSU out of it because of two things: LSU would have a brand new offensive with Jordan Jefferson as the starting quarterback and the defensive had everything to prove because of some of their performances this season. Psh... I was right on both of those. Why don't people listen to me? Also I do think that GT was overrated. Everyone bet on there running game. Their defense was sub-par and the passing game proved to be inaccurate. Props to Charles Scott for having another awesome performance running it down the throat. Also a great special teams night, stopping a fake punt, executing a fake punt and a onside kick, and recovering a fumbled punt.

Game Ball: Jordan Jefferson- I was a little worried that Jefferson would get a little nervous as a freshman in a bowl game and not play to the best of his ability, but he played better than most upperclassmen. BTW: How did he make that pitch to Charles Scott?

Brownie Points: Chad Jones- This season I feel like he underperformed, but in this game I feel like he could have won defensive MVP.

Looking to the Future: Ron Brooks- He had a great game on special teams and makes me wonder how much he will impact when gets some defensive snaps.