No, it's a shame when a father tries to vicariously experience athletic glory through a child. I'm not saying that's what is going on with the Corleys and I hope it's not.
Miles did not use any definate language when he made that claim, i think he said that Flynn appears to be the QB or something to that effect. I think it is partly an attempt at motivating a certain other QB who might or might not be doing all he needs to do to succeed. And it is certainly possible that Corley can step into the two deep, seeing as we lost two DE's this year, and no one on that side of the line has had any playing time.
It all depends on the language used. Obviously every player should have a shot at playing time, and those best for the team should get it. But he should not be promising depth chart slots to anyone without evaluating the rest of the players, even if he saw them last season; the depth chart should be wiped clean every year.
First of all, Miles said Flynn, a 5th year senior with starting experience, including last years 40-3 thrashing of Miama, in which he was named Peach Bowl MVP, APPEARS to be the starter as of now, over Perrilloux, a RS Soph. who hasn't lived up to expectations on or off the field.
Corley is good, I've watched him, and he is a loss for us, but if he is on your two deep, you guys are going to get eaten up on the edges. Look for Mr. Corley to be ....ed because JR is ridin' the pine with a redshirt or special teams at best. if he gets his ten snaps a game y'all will have a busy punter . Also Corley will be playing on the interior in 2-3 years mark it down.
So RP hasn't won the Heisman yet?
And Miles didnt name a starter yet...as was noted in last weeks The Advocate. Im sure Flynn will be the guy, though.My understanding was that Miles assigned Flynn the starting role in almost certain terms, and that this caused quite a ruckus among Tiger fans a week or so ago. But I do not follow LSU football extremely closely, so if you say it was phrased more as an acknowledgment of Flynn's seniority rather than a concrete announcement of the starting job, I concede.
Well, the article doesn't quote Miles at all, which is probably why my first post began with a rhetorical statement of disbelief asking whether Miles would actually make such a promise, and my second post included the qualifier, "I can't know for certain whether Miles genuinely promised this." However, I find Corley's impression of his son's position on the LSU roster most curious and have to ask myself what has given him the idea that his son, as a true freshman, can waltz into a program as stacked as LSU's and grab the #2 job without having to deal with the foolishness of a redshirt.
Miles came out last week with the aforementioned statement that stated that his previous statements meant no starters were named.
When I said he hasn't lived up to expectations on the field, I didn't necessarily mean the GAMEDAY field. I meant the practice field. I think it's a matter of the effort that he shows, more than the ability that he shows, which is why you haven't seen him play in many games. Like someone already stated, I think it was meant as a motivating tool when Miles said Flynn appears to be the starter as of now.
Let me re-state my question. Why does it matter to you guys??
Well I can tell you this. Miles seems to be from the old school of if you don't show it in practice don't bother saving it for the games because you won't be in there....
Except for Houston Nutt. He names his starting QB, TE and WR before they graduate highschool. :biggrin2:
