Jarvis Jones. Name doesn't ring a bell for you? That's because the 6-7 offensive lineman has only been subbed in to play in seven games as a freshman. But by most accounts, he was likely to enjoy more playing time as a sophomore and had a promising career ahead of him at LSU.Big fella, we hardly knew ye. Jones was dismissed by head coach Les Miles on Thursday for the usual "unspecified violation of team rules." Miles:
"The issues we had with Jarvis [Jones] were internal and ones that we dealt with within the framework of our team," Miles said in a news release. "However, we just felt like it was time to go in a different direction. We wish him well in any of his future endeavors."Hopefully, this isn't a case of double standards at work in the LSU football program, but at first glance it's hard to escape that impression. Football prodigy Ryan Perilloux was given umpteen chances to straighten out his act before Miles finally dismissed him from the team during the spring. Apparently if you don't make the highlight reel, your opportunities to screw up are limited at LSU.
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7-18-2008 @ 8:44AM
sanju said...
singhalaya
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7-18-2008 @ 9:02AM
Pete Holiday said...
That's how it is in life, too. If you're really talented, your boss will put up with more of your crap than if you're just some cog in the wheel. It makes sense -- the risk of keeping you around is off-set by the potential reward if you actually straighten up and fly right... the less talented aren't worth wasting time on. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
This is big time NCAA football, not little league, and it's not always going to be fair. After all, is it "fair" that I can't run a 4.2 40-yard dash?
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7-18-2008 @ 12:57PM
Justin said...
This is not an insignificant loss to the football team. He was going to be the first option off the bench at tackle this upcoming season and his loss will really hurt if there are any injuries. As an LSU alum, I am sad to see Jones go because he would have been a valuable contributor this year, and even more so in '09 and '10.
Les Miles is a former offensive lineman and offensive line coach, and there aren't many coaches in big-time college football that value the o-line as much as he does. To suggest that he would be quicker to dismiss Jones because of his position is silly. Maybe the reasons behind this will come out eventually, but to accuse LSU of playing favorites when you have absolutely no facts about the underlying offense is irresponsible.
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7-18-2008 @ 12:58PM
Randy Le Blanc said...
Once you win a National Championship the pressure is lessened by some degree. You are able to put your foot down on a lot of things. Enough is enough. For all players. I am glad to see some discipline brought to this program. I hope that it continues. I is a privilege to have a scholarship and get the education. As they have always said "don't do the crime if you can't do the time".
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