re: Why do LSU fans defend Fournette with such vigor?

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There's a difference between posting about your players and what LSU fans have done with Fournette.

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I'm going to go way out on a limb here and guess that you haven't heard everyone of the three or four hundred thousand LSU fans who are not just in Louisiana but in every state in the Union and lots of foreign countries also.

Just so you know, IMO I love Fournette because of all the thrills he gave me as a fan. The only LSU back that can compare to his natural ability is Derrius Guice. That said, the greatest back in the Universe can't perform when his offensive line is dominated like Alabama has dominated us the last few years. Everyone in the stadium knows who is going to get the ball when he is in the game and everyone keyed on him.

Without coaches smart enough to use him as a decoy or a passing attack good enough to take the pressure off, he and LSU were doomed to fail against Bama. Don't count this year against him. He really was injured badly. Only about 75 to 80% effective when he was at his best. And yet give him a hole and watch him go.