... what an idiot. does Stephen Garcia have any chances at playing in the next level? I didn't watch him too much, but it looked like he knew how to pass in the pocket pretty well and he had some size??
Nah he never had much of a chance of making it big, maybe could have made a practice squad and worked his way to a back-up career, unless he had some crazy big year this season. What's funny is he was on pace to become the USCe passing yards/TDs leader coming into this season. His head was never in the game, and we never saw the hot streaks along with the wtf interceptions like previous years. We only saw the interceptions way more often and more wtf-like.
He was actually on his 5th or 6th chance, finally got kicked off the team for failing a drug test (alcohol/weed) that was part of his reinstatement terms (sort of like random drug tests when you're on parole, fail one and you go to jail). A guy who played with Garcia said he was doing heroin before a bowl game (like the days or a day before it in the hotel)...this would have had to be in a 2009 loss to Iowa in the Outback bowl if true.
He lost his grandfather the same week he lost the Auburn game, then he got benched and benched for good when Shaw played well against Kentucky, and then got kicked off the team. This all really sucks for him but the only thing I feel bad about is his grandfather. Everything else was his own doing. Either way, he was a gamer. He was never afraid to lower his shoulder/head and hit the defense like a fullback would. He led SC to its greatest season ever in 2010. I wanted him to stick around as the experienced backup QB, but I guess he chose not to do that in one way or another.
For whoever saying LSU sucks...eh, have you seen them play defense? They did give up 27 points to Oregon (average over 50 game) and 21 to West Virginia (avg over 40/game), but other than that have been lights-out. The only time the offense scored less than 35 was at Miss State (19-6 final score). A drag-out boring game...yes...but doesn't every champion have one or two close ones they shoulda won by a lot? Of course if you use stats like those then Bama is waay better than LSU, but it is hard to tell who's had better competition thus far.
wow since when do sec teams discipline their players?
I think Spurrier kicked 11 guys off the team his first year at SC, and mroe than a few were already or were on track to be starters. Basically got rid of all the thugs and bad attitudes using their violations and/or unwillingness to do whatever to get reinstated. Garcia was always repentent (sp), said the right things to the media, completed his goals to get off suspension/whatever - until this year.
