Sundry: Final 4, The 3-4, Dez, TMG skool, Sheroid Evans

“I haven’t did anything wrong to nobody.” — Dez Bryant

I have to respond like the Mayor of Rock Ridge: “Now who can argue with that?”

The only thing better than authentic Western gibberish is authentic East Texas gibberish.

Although this is an extremely deep draft, Dez is fortunate that many of the top teams early need help at WR.

Singletary was there to see him work out. The Niners have the 13th and 17th picks following a year in which they drafted Crabtree. Taking Dez would be foolish from a needs standpoint, but that’s just how talented he is.

All those teams that passed on Moss regret it. Dez’s only crimes are the ones he commits to himself (NCAA crimes don’t count). I don’t foresee a precipitous fall.

If this turns into a regular feature it could even surpass “Ten Thoughts From the Weekend”

Scipio’s writing is simply not at the level of that fine weekly tome, but if he keeps working at it, he could perhaps equal those scrumptious Twitter musings.

How vocal/physical do Tiger fans get about Les Miles if LSU manages to finish 3rd or lower in the SEC West? They’ve already fallen behind Bama (significantly so, IMO), and I can’t see that they’re particularly better than Arky or even Ole Miss, especially in terms of on-field “decision”-making.

I watched their spring game and I can’t imagine their fans being too optimistic about this team. Jarrett Lee threw a pick 6 on a screen pass. Jordan Jefferson must suck to be struggling to keep that guy on the bench.

Man, I forget how great Michael Huff was. Hopefully, Al Davis stays far away from Earl.

We need LSU to have success. That’s one of two schools that could experience turnover after next year that has the resources to lure WM, Georgia of course being the other.

dick, you said it. I’d rather see Earl slot to CLE than go to the Raiders. Luckily though, the Raiders have bigger needs than at DB.

LSU isn’t losing less than 4 games with this schedule:

Sep 04 North Carolina at Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 7:00 p.m.
 
Sep 11 Vanderbilt * at Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium) TBA
   
Sep 18 Mississippi State * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Sep 25 West Virginia Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Oct 02 Tennessee * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Oct 09 Florida * at Gainesville, Fla. (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) TBA
   
 Oct 16 McNeese St. Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Oct 23 Auburn * at Auburn, Ala. (Jordan-Hare Stadium) TBA
   
Nov 06 Alabama * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Nov 13 UL-Monroe Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Nov 20 Ole Miss * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
   
Nov 27 Arkansas * at Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium) TBA

“dick, you said it. I’d rather see Earl slot to CLE than go to the Raiders. Luckily though, the Raiders have bigger needs than at DB.”

This hasn’t stopped Al Davis before. Earl is pretty freakish from an athleticism standpoint so i’m worried. Scouts,Inc has Earl as their 8th best draft prospect.

Without too much of a stretch, I can see five losses on that schedule, dick.

Alabama, at Florida, at Arkansas all leap out to me. I think that UNC game could be really tricky, as could the game at Auburn. I think they’re very fortunate to get Ole Miss and Tennessee at home.

If they can pull 9-3, I think they should see it as a really quality season.

dick,

Where did Scouts Inc. have Mike Crabtree? And Heyward-Bey? I realize Earl is flying up the boards, that’s why I would rather have him go to CLE at 7 then the black hole at 8.

That’s a salty schedule dick. We’ve got trouble on the Muschamp front.

Ugh. That schedule is going to force us to make some very difficult decisions in the next 12 monts.

thats a damn good post Scopio

This has been one of the best NCAA tournaments in history! When the favourite Kansas was knocked out, everyone locked to the future-NBA-filled roster in Kentucky but now that West Virginia has sent them packing… who knows what’s going to happen. And the fact WVU won against Kentucky without even getting a two-point basket in the first half in crazy and absolutely unheard of. Didn’t hurt that the WildCats went 0-of-20 to start the game the beyond the arc.

If you want an in depth write up, preview and prediction for West Virginia vs. Duke go to: http://www.lionsdenu.com/march-madness-2010-final-four-west-virginia-vs-duke/ Weigh in and vote on who you think is going to the national championship!

The Blue Devils had a scare against Baylor but now with a week to focus on WVU .. watch out.. Scheyer, Singler and Smith weren’t on their game and the bench stepped up.. if the Mountaineers have to worry about Duke’s bench.. could be a lonnng day

I still laugh when I think of how many UT fans honestly thought Earl Thomas would come back next year. The guy is an absolute eraser, and Muschamp wasn’t going to make him taller.

As far as needing a compliance department, there’s about no way anyone could’ve prevented this. It’s one thing when you’ve got a booster paying players for work they didn’t do. It’s worse when the booster actively helps the players cover it up. But this is an entirely different animal. The problem wasn’t compliance, the problem was selection. We recruited great talent with no character. The results were absolutely predictable for everyone on the outside looking in.

Nate, nobody really thought Earl would return given his family/home situation after Ike. The only people that thought there was a chance were the ones that were skeptical that the NFL would be able to see past the size concerns and view him as a first round pick. I’m still a little surprised that the “experts” are correctly pegging him as a top 15 pick. Good for them.

“Where did Scouts Inc. have Mike Crabtree? And Heyward-Bey? I realize Earl is flying up the boards, that’s why I would rather have him go to CLE at 7 then the black hole at 8.”

magnus, Scouts, Inc had Crabtree at #3 pick and Heyward Bey at #25. Al Davis chose to use his #7 pick on the 25th best player instead of the 3rd best player solely because of 40 times. In fact, even #25 was way too high for HB. I would think that the Browns would try a QB with the 7th pick but I don’t see that on any of the mock drafts. I don’t see them taking Earl so the Raiders is a definite possibility for him unfortunately.

Isn’t West Virginia stilll going to be a tough game for LSU? They haven’t been great in Baton Rouge the past few years. I think Saban’s influence and players are completely gone from that program and it’s all Leslie’s now, which is bad news for the Bayou Bengals.

dick, have you seen a mock out since Earl ran? I don’t know, I’m just speculating, I follow it closely, as I’m sure you do, but I really don’t think Oak goes DB, especially with all the other physical freaks at positions of need. If I had to guess, I’d go with Pierre-Paul at this point. Or, maybe Trent Williams.

We both agree, keep Earl out of Oakland. Very interesting board this year.

LSU is fucked next year. That’s all there is to it. We might feel the reprecussions, which could really make recruiting interests, interesting.

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