No, really. You could have been one of the greatest players in LSU history. You are that talented.
Instead, your name will forever be associated with "high school star recruit bust".
"I hope Terrelle Pryor doesn't become the next Perrilloux"
Did you ever read Little Critter books when you were little? Remember when you learned about something called self-control?
I guess you never learned after all.
For everyone else, here's the thing. Details are a jumble at this point, but the rumor goes that Ryan Perrilloux was at Kona Restaurant late one night recently. He wanted food, but the restaurant was about to close and had stopped serving, at which point Ryan threw a tantrum, involving a few four-letter words and going as far as calling one server "Osama." Nice one.
If you look at pictures of Ryan, no matter how much stubble he wears, he looks like a little kid. Too bad he acts like one as well.
Is Ryan gone? It's up to Coach Miles. In Les I trust.
I'm worried about a particularly scary rumor that Ryan was given benefits to play at LSU, and that LSU cannot let him go or else he will rat on the school.
This seems doubtful to me. When we recruited Ryan, we already had two talented quarterbacks in our stable. JaMarcus Russell, the big guy from Mobile, Alabama, had finished his redshirt freshman year as had our backup guy Matt Flynn. We were set at quarterback for the next three years. We didn't have a huge need for him at the time.
Ryan picked to go to LSU probably for a few reasons.
1. He didn't like Nick Saban, and he chose LSU after we replaced him with Les Miles.
2. Local pressure.
3. He thought he had a chance to start ahead of JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn.
Ryan makes an infamous claim that he will win four Heisman trophies and start ahead of Russell and Flynn as a true freshman.
Instead, he got to watch JaMarcus shake off his jitters and become a powerhouse throwing machine. Russell was named first team All-SEC and was picked first in the NFL draft in 2007. That spring, he decided to try and sneak into a casino while Matt Flynn had an excellent spring performance and was named the starter for 2007.
Flynn played excellently for a while, but nagging injuries occasionally got the best of him. He was criticized for poor play, while Perrilloux was praised as the answer.
Ryan got to start in the SEC Championship game ahead Flynn, who had a bum shoulder. He was named MVP after an excellent performance. Flynn got to start again for the National Championship game, where he was masterful, the torch was to be passed.
But Ryan fucked up by not going to class and was suspended. A month later, days before he was to be reinstated, this happens. Goddammit.
It's a hard choice for Les Miles, and I put it in his hands to make the right decision on Perrilloux's future. If Ryan gets cut, LSU's options will include Harvard transfer Andrew Hatch and redshirt freshman Jarrett Lee, neither of which have the experience or talent Ryan has, but hopefully the ability to keep their cool.
No comments:
Post a Comment