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re: Lost 8 OL, grabbed 9
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:49 pm to LSUcajun77
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:49 pm to LSUcajun77
Realistically, LSU should've retained Williams, Adams, Moore, Curne and possibly Echols then looked elsewhere. Davis has shown improvement and he does have physical attributes to be really good. He just needs coaching. The guys above I said here also have the physical traits they just need coaching and all of them showed they can be good. Moore the best lineman and we kept him. On the other end, there was guys you had to show the door like Mubenga and Chester who don't have the physical attributes to be coached up.
Bigger problem is as I said yesterday EVERYONE is looking for lineman each year in the portal and it never has a ton of high end names hitting it. Only a few. That creates big bidding wars that's often not worth going for the big names.
Schools do whatever they can to keep the good lineman because it's such a hard spot to develop players in probably next to QB. So high demand, low high end quantity, and massive paydays. Heard reportedly wanted 3 million and I guess Kentucky gave it to him. You just have to find the ones falling through the cracks. I think that's what Lane is trying to do here. They're there just need to find them.
We have no idea what these lineman were asking for price wise. I'd have to think if it wasn't something ridiculous Lane was smart enough to know it was cheaper to try to create retention and coach the OL up.
Bigger problem is as I said yesterday EVERYONE is looking for lineman each year in the portal and it never has a ton of high end names hitting it. Only a few. That creates big bidding wars that's often not worth going for the big names.
Schools do whatever they can to keep the good lineman because it's such a hard spot to develop players in probably next to QB. So high demand, low high end quantity, and massive paydays. Heard reportedly wanted 3 million and I guess Kentucky gave it to him. You just have to find the ones falling through the cracks. I think that's what Lane is trying to do here. They're there just need to find them.
We have no idea what these lineman were asking for price wise. I'd have to think if it wasn't something ridiculous Lane was smart enough to know it was cheaper to try to create retention and coach the OL up.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 12:53 pm
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:51 pm to Roaad
We have some on the way!! 
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:13 pm to friendlyobservation
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Bigger problem is as I said yesterday EVERYONE is looking for lineman each year in the portal and it never has a ton of high end names hitting it. Only a few.
I’ve been saying this too. Trading the other linemen for an unknown like Strey, who is a true Freshman, is risky. Braden Augustus is a former walk-on. He wasn’t going anywhere anyway. Neither were the Bordelons, who haven’t seen much time at all. Add Solomon Thomas who hasn’t seen any time due to injury, and you really need some experience.
There are a few seasoned vets in the portal, but less compared to other positions. Rarely starters and those that are are looking for big paydays and are snatched up quick.
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We have no idea what these lineman were asking for price wise
I read somewhere that the price of positions closely models what positions are paid most to least in the NFL.
Quarterback, then OT, then edge, etc.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:22 pm to FriscoTiger
quote:on this we will disagree.
We shouldn’t have ran off some of the guys we had.
I would like to see a ready made starter at tackle.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:24 pm to xGeauxLSUx
quote:
We currently have 13
We do? Scholarship players?
I honestly had no idea.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:34 pm to moneyg
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We do? Scholarship players?
I know that Augustus is a former walk-on. No idea if he’s on scholarship now
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:38 pm to BigUglies10
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This is pro football now - they do it with a lot less. 10/12 is all you need.
This not pro football, not everyone is physically developed and understands how to play the game in the scheme they're in.
The reason college teams carry 14-15 OLinemen is because usually a handful of them are simply being developed and arent ready to play. Most teams ultimately only play maybe 9-11 guys or so.
It's very difficult for 18 even 19 year olds to physically compete against 21-23 year olds in the trenches and know the scheme inside and out. Almost every play looks a lot different coming into college before leaving college. 3-4-5 years of college strength training does huge things especially for your big uglies.
Of the 15 scholarship Olinemen we had, only 11 played this season (And thats us trying to figure a lot of sh*t out). Of those 11, 1 guy played 3 snaps, so basically didnt play. Another guy played 21 snaps, 9 of those were as an extra TE, so he didnt even really play either.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:43 pm to xGeauxLSUx
quote:
We currently have 13
We have 11, you're counting walk ons or something
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:07 pm to Roaad
quote:That's new.
We need some bodies, lol
And refreshing.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:16 pm to Roaad
From a numbers wise, 13 isn’t a bad place to be. We likely only need 2 but I think the 2 need to be immediate impact type guys.
I believe we usually carry about 15 scholarship ol so we’re almost there.
I believe we usually carry about 15 scholarship ol so we’re almost there.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:57 pm to xGeauxLSUx
quote:
We currently have 13
13 not so good OL
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:11 pm to FriscoTiger
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We shouldn’t have ran off some of the guys we had.
The worst oline possibly in the country and the new melting topic for the negatigers is “we should have kept the guys we had we’ll never win now”………I laugh at you tards daily.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:15 pm to Lanelsu83
We also brought in 3 offensive line coaches that are evaluating these Players.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:12 pm to Roaad
I think we could stand to add a couple more guysZ
Idk how i feel about Sprinkle or Jones starting. gotta have some options there
Idk how i feel about Sprinkle or Jones starting. gotta have some options there
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:23 pm to thunderbird1100
Did any other big time school lose as many O-lineman as we did?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:53 pm to thunderbird1100
They won’t be here anyway. Get new ones that are proven every year like Indiana. Throw a bag at them.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:40 pm to dstone12
Oh shite so we only need two more?
Posted on 1/24/26 at 12:50 am to Roaad
Updated
Posted on 1/24/26 at 3:27 am to Smokin Joe Dumas
quote:
Neither were the Bordelons, who haven’t seen much time at all
The oldest one was converted to a short yardage TE. Don’t expect much from these two.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 7:48 am to Roaad
Well done, indeed! I have to admit I was worried there for a while, but he nailed it in the end. Now I just wish football season was starting next week!
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