The Blue Board

Probably either Travell Dixon or Deion Belue (both JUCO transfers). John Fulton will provide depth provided he's still here next fall. We also redshirted a few guys including Bradley Sylve from your neck of the woods. Saban loves that kid and moved him to corner last fall. He's the fastest guy on the team.

Sunseri will likely start in Barron's spot, but Clinton Dix will play a ton and Landon Collins is too good to keep off the field. At LB, Nico, Mosley, and Depriest will be certain starters with Hubbard and Xzavier Dickson battling for the other spot if I had to guess.

Sunseri is going to start. Trust me on this one. He knows the defense better than Kirby Smart :) Clinton Dix will play a ton in nickel/dime to the point where he will "start" a lot of games.

Agree with Morgan. I also think Anderson and Ragland get on the field early, though Ragland may move to TE.

I think J.Washington will play a lot.

Maybe. I thought the coaches were raving about his performance before his injury.

Milliner is actually about 6-6'1" I believe. but Dixon measured at 6'2" on here and Belue about 6'. Sunseri is right at 5'11" or 6'.

I guess you just got a bad angle? He isn't quite as tall as Dre but taller than Menzie.

YEah, i think you got that right. not as thick as one or as tall as the other. He could be an all-SEC type of player. He caught a lot of crap for his first year but I think he is a good one.

What is LSU looking like next year?

I thought Hayes was moving to TE?

And I think HCD will get the start over Sunseri but I wouldn't be surprised if the reverse was true.

I think that is part of it. I also think that HaHa will get more reps at the true FS position in games, especially when in nickel coverages, as Vinnie should move up to the Star and Money positions quite a bit, unless the Money is filled by on of the LBers like CJ or Trey.

I wouldn't list one ahead of the other because I think the obvious reason Vinnie go the playing time was that he knew the defense already, partly because he is a little smater possibly and partly because his dad had probably been teaching him it for the past 3 or 4 years. Saban and Smart were just more comfortable in him not have breakdowns.

I would give Vinnie a slight edge so far, but I wouldn't call it either way. Both should play plenty though, IMO.

HaHa is a little faster, but that is not as important from the Safety spot to begin with and the difference is very minimal.

I think it has a little to do with him being white, but also has a lot to do with him being a middle linebacker in high school.

The initial discussions on BOL was whether he could put on the size for LBer and then when people realized he was going to move to safety, the natural wonder is speed.

What he may lack in top end speed (which isn't a big deal, IMO) he definitely makes up for with explosiveness and being extremely quicke.

I agree that he got labled with that "smart player/special teams specialist" because of being white, but I also think people have assumed HaHa has had a tougher time with the playbook beacause black. Let's face it, the kid that grew up with a dad as a coach at Alabama that has been able to study the playbook for the last 4 years is going to have a slight advantage there.

You think there's a chance he leaves?

I catch hell from Bama fans whenever I bring up that he's not going to start and/or it wasn't the wisest choice for him to go there. That's assuming playing a lot on defense and getting to the league was his intention over winning MNCs as a special teamer, providing depth, and getting a college degree.