I am stunned. Shocked I tell ya'. Knock me over (YAAAAWWWWN) with a fake I.D. The Ryan Perrilloux era never blasts off thanks largely to Ryan Perrilloux errors. What should have taken place in February has come to fruition in May: Les Miles dismisses the athletically gifted quarterback from the Tigers today:
“Ryan was given every opportunity to be a part of this football team,” Miles said. “In the end, he didn’t fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete. We hope that a new beginning will benefit him. I wish Ryan and his family nothing but the best in any of his future endeavors.”
Miles may have had other good reasons to bid Perrilloux adieu'... ESPN reports the MVP of the SEC Championship game failed a recent drug test (Heck, even "I" made a "D" in Medical Terminology, the closest thing to drug testing in my milque toast life). Let's see... skipping class? Check. Missing team meetings? Oh, Yeah. (Allegedly) Take part in reefer madness? Duuuude.
I made this argument today on the radio show. This is actually "good" news for LSU and the Tiger fan base. Imagine an entire football season, or portions prior to Perrilloux's inevitable screw-up, spent waiting for the other shoe to drop. You and I know #11 would pull something during a critical stretch of the season---Alabama week... Georgia week... and just like that; after teasing Tiger faithful with his freakish skills---the season would go flatter than my abs with Jarrett Lee or the Hah-vahd man, Andrew Hatch thrown into the fire ill-prepared.
Trust me on this... and save this post. LSU will win the SEC West and be in contention for a national championship repeat with Lee and/or Hatch running the offense. Heetch. Latch. They will not have to deliver a 24-34-298 yds., 3-TD, 0-Int. performance for LSU to win 10 games. Look at the offensive line. Look at them! Now, check out the RB's and pass-catchers. Okay... you're smiling now, aren't you? And we haven't even explored the opponent's land-mines, aka, the Tiger "D".
All is well in the world of college football in Baton Rouge. Fear not, Bayou Bengal Backers... he wasn't Ryan Perrill-win, now... was he?
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