Selfish, & may his selfishness plague him for the rest of his days. Washing my hands of him. Thanks for helping us beat Charlotte.
Marshawn Lloyd? Any intel?
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Lloyd was ok. Maybe better than average. Had some potential but he needed holes and they weren't there. This hurts, but oh well. I don’t wish him success elsewhere. Health, sure. But I hope he regrets this decision.
Coaches don’t typically clean their starters. I don’t think this is the case at all. I think you’re going to see a number of schools that it becomes evident they tamper:
- Ole Miss
- FSU
- Colorado
- Maryland
The pattern will show up. There isn’t a whole lot of reasons for Lloyd to leave SC. Starting back on an up and coming team. This is something else. It’s out of control.
Could be…but can’t imagine Lloyd is a house cleaning item simply because when healthy he makes a difference. Plus he has eligibility left (2 yrs if needed). I assume Beal Smith is out of eligibility but could be wrong. So that leaves us thin on experience at RB. But you may be on to something.
Great post. If I have no team, but want to play in passionate environments and get notoriety…MD is the last place you would see me. JMO
Something happened. Maybe one day we will find out but starters who were the jewels of a recruiting class don't usually walk away. If this had been a 4-8 season with ugly losses to every legit team I could buy the "Beamer cleaning house" idea but that isn't the case. This season ended on a very high note and a trip to a decent bowl game is on tap. Lloyd leaving tells me something is going on and it probably isn't good.
Lloyd and Bell, Stogner and Rattler going in the portal is concerning. These aren't backups who are butthurt over lack of playing time.
Lloyd and Bell, Stogner and Rattler going in the portal is concerning. These aren't backups who are butthurt over lack of playing time.
No, he isn't going in portal! He is playing bowl game and afterwards see what his draft projection is.
Sorry, saw earlier he was thinking about the portal. He doesn't need to go anywhere.
Yes, Rattler is leading by example and playing in the bowl game. And to think, fans had character concerns about Rattler.
Seems like it "ain't " based on Loyalty either. Should send him a bill for all the rehabbing dollars that were spent on him.
Blame it on the NIL. We will see this happen at the end of every season. They are basically doing what coaches has been doing for the last 20 years. Show me the money
.Wonder who he was directing the word sympathy at? Was he meaning he doesn’t need to be”sympathetic“ to his coaches and the team, or does he mean we don’t need to be sympathetic towards him. His comment makes no sense. Did he mean “loyalty“ but used sympathy instead?
There's another one in the wings - the Carroll (sp?) kid who transferred in from GA, after being a huge. recruit / commitment for us originally...4-star from state of GA that couldn't see the field much in Athens? - I'll take that type ANY day...OBVIOUSLY he needed to pay his dues once he got here...but I believe he'll be a big part of the offense going forward...hell, maybe even in the bowl game...RMO IIII
You read my mind. My brother and I were thinking with us being three deep, the plan was to get him adjusted back to RB this year and redshirt, and he was going to be a baller next year. As long as the bowl doesn’t hurt his redshirt I am all in. He is a talent.
Coaching is a profession. These players are.....or were.......student-athletes.Blame it on the NIL. We will see this happen at the end of every season. They are basically doing what coaches has been doing for the last 20 years. Show me the money
I’m thinking the fans. Don’t know if you missed the slight at the fan base in his tweet.
I never took him as the guy who would dd sneaky things. Hiding this from coaches and teammates would fall into this category.
Makes sense….he got nothing but great support from the fans. Taking a jab at us is just plain sad. If you’re leaving….just leave and don’t let the door hit you.
Hope he enjoys MD. He will probably run up some nice yardage vs the likes of Duke/VA/GTech/Wake/etc. What a great atmosphere for football….lol
Maryland has been in the B10 for a long time.
Well, none of us knows Marshawn. We drew conclusions about his character based of a few quotes and comments here and there. It's possible he's been a selfish the whole time.
Do we know he's a good guy, though? Doesn't seem like a good guy thing to do.
Tony Morrell (fwiw) on the radio today said it was a surprise move because Lloyd had always come across as a stand up, good guy. At least as far as he heard.
Now, that's one guy that covers the team, so again, fwiw.
We always thought Bill Cosby was a good guy, too. Some guys are good at keeping up a public persona. The manner in which Lloyd handled his transfer, raises a lot of character issues.
Good guys don't quit on those depending on them.
Good guys would at least be man enough to let the coaches know.
At the very, very least, he's a coward.
Not a fan of kids leaving at the drop of a hat, but the way he left was a bigger eyebrow raiser than him leaving.
Yeah, leaving for perceived greener pastures (or just flat-out leaving for green) is no longer anything remarkable.
But not being man enough to at least give his coaches a heads up or even to tell the guys you've been playing with for 3 years, only to spring it on Twitter, just smacks of immaturity.
Maybe he was lobbying for an internal hire. In his tweet, he mentions Hardesty. Either that or Hardesty may be getting demoted/replaced. That may be where the "sympathy" comment came into play. Wasn't he just trying to help recruit the Bama o-lineman a few days ago. That's too quick of a reversal for something not to have happened to change his mind.
If he had been better he would have stood out.
Facts are Lloyd isn't that good. If someone wants to give him big money let them. He's the reason that 5 star status can really be off at times. There's been 10 better running backs here the last 10 years I'd put ahead of him.
Right....but what's the difference? Rutgers, Purude, Indiana, NW, etc. Seems like Lloyd is looking for easier ground to run on (to me). Anywhere else outside the SEC is easier ground.
In the past I’ve been frustrated watching us have a committee of RBs. But the past 3 years, this hasn’t been the case at all. Kevin Harris carried the load. Then every opportunity was given to Lloyd to be that guy. He did ok when he was in, but he never stayed healthy. And the fact is, Lloyd needs a good OL to be effective. Most backs do. That’s not a slight on him. He just really wasn’t anything special here.
Not sure he’ll stand out anywhere really. I don’t know that anyone is going to let him run like we did. He would’ve gotten more carries had we been able to run the ball. That’s what I’m more concerned about. Can we start running the ball effectively? I wish we would allow Loggains, since he’s our OC, to at least have some say in the position coaches. Our OL hasn’t been great the past 2 years, which is strange since we came off a season where we had the SEC’s leading rusher.
The Big 10 is much better than the ACC. And like it or not, it’s a conference built on running the football. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, etc are all built on big OLs and a power running game.
There is the SEC, a gap, then the Big 10, and another gap before you get to the next best conference. I get your point, though Purdue did win their division in the Big 10 and will play in the Citrus Bowl (without their starting QB). But I think it’s more of a reference that the poster didn’t realize Maryland had moved to the B10, or at least forgot. But there is a major difference in the Big 10 and the ACC.
As much as I dislike the Big 10 as a whole, they are by far the 2nd best conference. And I’m not 100% sure it’ll be easier to run the football there. The SEC has moved on a bit from the hardnosed defensive days all across the board. Georgia certainly fits that mold. But most of the other teams don’t.
Edit: this got me curious..in the Top 15 rush defenses in the NCAA:
SEC - 1 Team (UGA)
B10 - 6 Teams
This isn’t about an easier place to run the ball. Or about “being the guy”. That’s all distraction from the fact that Lloyd was tampered with and is getting paid more $$ to go to Maryland.
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