It was from T-Bob Herbert, former LSU player and current member of the Unnecessary Roughness podcast. He was in BR for about a decade hosting the ESPN radio show out of there for the LSU beat. Very well could be revisionist but I think he was pretty plugged in with the program when he was down there
“Pushed out” sounds extreme, even if they wanted to promote Sloan (believable) why “push out” the DC that he’s been learning under? immediately after you have the best offense in the country, mind you.
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Worth noting: what happened in between the December 6th contract extension and his hiring at ND on December 29th? ND plays Oregon State in El Paso on the 29th, with Gerad Parker leaving for Troy on the 18th.“Pushed out” sounds extreme, even if they wanted to promote Sloan (believable) why “push out” the DC that he’s been learning under? immediately after you have the best offense in the country, mind you.
Especially weird considering they agreed to a three year extension immediately before he left for ND (less than a month before he was announced as the ND OC)
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LSU offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Mike Denbrock, a finalist for this year’s Frank Broyles Award, is finalizing a three-year extension with the school. YahooSports’ Ross Dellenger was the first to report the news Wednesday that Denbrock, 59, would extend his original deal three more...
I would imagine this was a game of telephone, T-Bob went with the most salacious thing he heard, which was probably embellished before it got to him
He definitely wasn't "pushed out" in the traditional sense (see: Gerad Parker, Charley Molnar, etc.) where you tell someone 'thanks, but go find another job.' I'm shocked to here the LSU guy saying that, because it isn't even cope. It's just weird.
Do you know if any of ND’s overtures occurred prior to Parker accepting or being lined up for the Troy job? Just out of curiosity
I don't know specifically if they had contacted Denbrock or others, but they were definitely taking the temperature on OC candidates prior to the end of the year. There wasn't a scenario where Parker would've been back in that role for 2024.
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Is that a Game of Thrones affiliate movie?
Not fans of good clock management.
Maybe. One area Franklin had over BK is he is a better recruiter.
The word out there is he’s really injured in his core pretty bad. He was hurt before in fall camp and I just had this hunch there was more to it than what the reports were saying. But just watching him this year … I mean, he threw for 4,000 yards last season —you can tell right now he doesn’t have that same zip on his passes. Something (purportedly core / abdominal area) is nagging and bothering him and he doesn’t have the power on his throws.
Year-to-year talent differentials aside (and, like, we never had an Abdul Carter), Franklin's Penn State = Kelly's Notre Dame. Good but not elite.
Meh — he’s still yet to make the playoffs. They went all in last year and still choked against LSU and UF. Besides, at the end of the day, our LB is still stuffing his daughter.
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BK has dispelled the rumors the Nuss has an injury to his core. Rather, he has an injury to his abdomen.
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Sprained vagina.BK has dispelled the rumors the Nuss has an injury to his core. Rather, he has an injury to his abdomen.
Chris Vannini (@chrisvannini.com)
"LSU coach Brian Kelly says QB Garrett Nussmeier had an ab strain, not a core injury, and it's been slow to heal, but he's on the back end of recovery from it.
Said rumors of Nussmeier needing surgery are "misinformation.""
So….the core? Makes sense as his throwing power and velocity has been noticeably lacking. That said, that still doesn’t address our complete abandonment of any sort of running game.BK has dispelled the rumors the Nuss has an injury to his core. Rather, he has an injury to his abdomen.
Chris Vannini (@chrisvannini.com)
"LSU coach Brian Kelly says QB Garrett Nussmeier had an ab strain, not a core injury, and it's been slow to heal, but he's on the back end of recovery from it.
Said rumors of Nussmeier needing surgery are "misinformation.""
Ah, so he had the chest to play at LSU. Good to know.
He’s reached the stage of acceptance. Imagine if he were there 12-13 years like at ND.
If Nuss truly has a core muscle injury, I'm surprised he's even playing and it would make all the sense in the world he's struggling. I literally got surgery on Tuesday after tearing it off the bone in a complete circle and the day after surgery I was already moving better than beforehand. The doctor who preformed it operates on a ton of pros and he said sometimes they'll try to mask it with injections in a contract year. Wonder if that's what he's attempting to do
