LSU QB heir-apparent Ryan Perrilloux tried Les Miles’ patience one time too many.  We can’t give Les a TON of credit for booting  Mr. Perilous from the team, but at least he did the right thing.  Ryan has had issues forever - from before he stepped on LSU’s campus til today when he got the boot. 

This dude is one of “those players”, where you wonder time and time again - ”what the hell are you thinking?”  Seriously man, you’re about to start for a defending NC Championship team, with huge exposure and the chance to go pro waiting for you if you can perform.   Why blow it by being an idiot?  Buckle down and just play some video games and some football and you’re freaking set! 

Whether or not he’d perform is a question open for debate, but now he won’t get the chance.

A quick run-down shows that Les gave Ryan a number of chances to get on the right path.  Or even just a non-moronic one.  Ryan failed to do so.

• Recruit Signing Day:  “JaMarcus Russell struggled last year, and Matt Flynn is definitely not a better quarterback than me.”
• January 2007:  Questioned by federal officials for involvement in a counterfeiting ring (”I got a Fake ID though…”) 
• May 2007:  Tried to go play some Texas Hold ‘Em, drink a few cocktails, maybe a little Blackjack on a casino boat.  Got rejected, got suspended. 
• 2007 Season:  Missed the Alabama game after ‘involvement’ at a bar fight.
• February 2008:  Suspended for violating team rules (missed meetings, workouts, classes, the like…)
• May 2008:  You’re fired

And most likely, this is just what got out to the public.  Dude was clearly all over the place. 

It’d be great to see Ryan straighten up and figure his stuff out, and come out of school with a degree, a shot at the pros or both.  But given his past record, I’m not betting on it. 

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