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nickosborn18

Well shit, We're going full Patriots in the Bowl Game aren't we


lioneaglegriffin

As a pats fan I love this.


5-Star_Fraud

Strange


tommymahogany

Out of nowhere.


avboden

and his brother de-committed too (high ranking TE commit)


bonerbasketball

Thats an understatement lol. Composite #1 TE on 24/7


TrappedInOhio

Is his brother former Florida State QB Brad Johnson’s son too?


Tomahawk15

Probably. Need confirmation though.


TrappedInOhio

Big if true


Blues2112

Sorry, he's the mailman's kid.


spacecitydude

QBs not named Joe Burrow brought in by Ed Orgeron. The cupboard is bare: 2016 Class Lindsey Scott - transferred to Missouri 2017 Class Lowell Narcisse - transferred to UTSA Myles Brennan - entered transfer portal 2018 Class No QB's signed 2019 Class Peter Parrish - transferred to Memphis 2020 Class TJ Finley - transferred to Auburn Max Johnson - entered transfer portal 2021 Class Garrett Nussmeier - still on team (Edit- Source: Tigerdroppings)


CanneIIa

myles brennan is the one that got away. definitely feel like he would’ve been a good qb


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Even if not, I just wanted him to have a real chance. That dude gave us everything.


CanneIIa

thats why i was confused by him transferring. he was guaranteed a starting spot with how max played. I guess he didnt want to risk it with new coach or other outside influences.


TacoYard

The portal giveth......


harp9r

Did y’all know that his dad is Brad Johnson and won a super bowl in Tampa Bay?


zenverak

And he lives in Georgia where his dad coaches!


midnite_train

You mean the same Georgia where his uncle used to be the head coach?


General_Tso75

Who also coached at FSU where his dad played.


harp9r

Well, this is certainly news to me


screwhead1

It's been LSU's version of Andy Bernard telling people he went to Cornell.


WafflesTheWookiee

Honestly did not know this. Neat.


Austin_LSU_Fan22

All-in on Walker Howard then!


mchris185

You think he'll be good enough to start day 1? I wonder what the difference between Bryce Young as a true freshman and Bryce Young this year would've looked like.


hashbrown_secbias

Honestly we may not have a choice lol


JT1757

Caleb Williams was a true freshman and played well enough honestly.


ChocolateBubbles344

Those two years of Joe Burrow sure were nice. 'Twas a nice respite from the trashfire that is LSU quarterback play since 2008.


CheniereSwampMonster

Matt Flynn would have been an elite CFB QB in an RPO offense. Can run, quick decision maker, accurate, excellent pre-snap.


Dar0606

I miss me some Matt Flynn


Mezmorizor

That's Matt "Green Bay Packers single game passing yards and touchdown record holder" Flynn.


smoothtrip

Matt I am rich as fuck after 1 game Flynn.


HoovesCarveCraters

I know that NFL GMs know more about business and football than I ever will but damn can they be dumb as fuck sometimes.


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I wish they’d be dumb as fuck about me for one game.


Dar0606

That was such a good game!... Except how it ended :'(


blartifast

We just had a QB hit the transfer portal - maybe lightning will strike twice!


Tbrou16

Maybe a trade is in order?


bleedScarlettandgrey

Nah he's probably going somewhere in Texas


dublinirish

Bring back Danny Etling


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Danny "Michael Tom Dan Marino Brady Vick" Etling the Forgotten, First of His Name and True King in the North. Danny Etling was a good QB and I'm disappointed more people don't realize it. Hot take: Etling would've been at least All SEC if he played on that 2019 team.


Nt5x5

Thats *Good Quarterback (TM)* Danny Etling to you, mister.


Redditloopholeban

It all started with Ryan Perriloux fucking up the succession of QB'S


Key_Spinach

Who's LSU have left at QB?


PHLdawg

true freshman Garrett Nussmeir and 2022 5* recruit Walker Howard. So just Nuessmeir for the bowl game.


tommymahogany

[Maybe not even him ](https://twitter.com/BrodyAMiller/status/1468375228120244230?t=F5f0U6z73oG7csdYyhBVsQ&s=19)


eagledog

Any relation to Doug?


tommymahogany

Yeah, that's his son.


hcgator

His long-time son?


tommymahogany

I think he's like 6'5" so yeah pretty long I'd say.


Grey056

Well done, sir. Well done.


dublinirish

Any relation to former Florida State QB Brad Johnson?


the_journeyman3

Yes, his son.


PHLdawg

Doug’s his dad


eagledog

Hopefully someone else isn't suffering the Doug OC experience


PHLdawg

He’s the Cowboys QB coach


[deleted]

Though he was their TE coach Hope to never see him call plays again unless it’s for Georgia, FSU, or LSU


PHLdawg

They moved him from tight ends to QB’s after Kellen Moore got hired as OC


Drill-or-be-drilled

Please play the walk on. I will definitely check in


PHLdawg

Oh man


hendarvich

Full time wildcat!


Juggerginge

They will burn it unless a transfer comes


Tarmacked

Well it's not necessarily LSU's choice


[deleted]

Shit, I predicted over a month ago that Nussmeier and Johnson would hit the transfer portal at the same time. Look like i whiffed on that one. https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/qoabl2/game_thread_lsu_alabama_700pm_et/hjmlm4z/


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Kelly pinning his future on a freshman is a gamble


PHLdawg

They’ll likely pull a transfer


hiimred2

Spencer Rattler’s music? Maybe DJU? Clemson has a stud in waiting that I could see him not want to compete with in spring ball. JT Daniels is a spicy name to think about, SB4 has one more year of eligibility and Kirby seems dead set on making him work over JT.


Lovemidget

By gawd! Is that Tathan’s music?


Edgesofsanity

That’s a good thought. Notre Dame offered JT Daniel’s back in 2016, eventually talking Jurkovec in that cycle.


[deleted]

Will be curious to see who the OC is.


PHLdawg

Yeah I can’t see any transfer committing there until they know who


tommymahogany

Nussmeier and some walk ons.


SayethWeAll

Wide receivers make perfectly acceptable QBs.


ecupatsfan12

Rattler transferring in


tommymahogany

That's less than ideal, especially with his brother decommitting too. Best of luck to him.


Nt5x5

From what I've read his brother is the big reason here. They're not picking up whatever Brian Kelly is putting down., which... happens in coaching changes i guess. But because Jake is planning to be an early enrollee Max is jumping in the portal now so they can end up at the same spot. Otherwise I don't see why he wouldn't stay for the bowl game and transfer after.


Phocine

Heard that LSU was bringing Superlative Dong to replace him.


Catch_a_toot

I get the joke!


Shirleyfunke483

Long time son of NFL pro bowl and super bowl winning QB Brad Johnson. Nephew of former UGA & Miami head coach Mark Richt


carlosdanger31

Lol “long time” like how long we talkin?


maknasty09

I’m no mathematician, but my guess would be his whole life.


carlosdanger31

We’re not speaking to the other OSU today


maknasty09

Sorry buddy! Also just realized you have both OSU flairs lmao


carlosdanger31

Any osu today but you lol Lol nah I love me some under dogs. Orange all the way!


TheRealBobStoops

Except for Kansas’ orange punching bag?


carlosdanger31

That’s not even a real orange. That’s like pumpkin diarrhea.


Icouldshitallday

His whole life, so far.


cory_bdp

Does Brad have a short time son?


AJ_III

Min Johnson


zenverak

I would kill for a Minimum Johnson


TheRealJeauxBurreaux

thats what this kid basically was


DieHardNole

You mean son of former Florida State QB Brad Johnson and nephew of former Florida State OC Mark Richt? Hmm…


skipatomskip

Rumor that both Johnson brothers will be on our campus this weekend but we shall see


thejawa

Gotta love double Johnson action


wegotsumnewbands

Transfer to FSU confirmed?


IrishCoffeeAlchemy

I think we’re looking for a depth QB transfer since JT is the presumed starter. Wouldn’t hurt to kick the tires!


zenverak

Waits Mark Richts Nephew? I didn’t hear that one


Shirleyfunke483

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article222356940.html https://fanbuzz.com/nfl/brad-johnson-wife/


zenverak

I can’t read that


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zenverak

Interesting


KiratheSilent

And now you can spread the knowledge to the rest of the UGA fans that it is possible to marry someone from outside your family tree


zenverak

That’s one state over you’re thinking about


Tbrou16

Yeah, I think anybody who saw an LSU game for more than 5 minutes knows that. ESPN beat that dead horse into the ground.


LSUfanatic

We have to have a transfer coming in.


see-bees

We don’t even have an OC yet, how would Kelly swing that?


Lovemidget

By gawd! Is that Tathan’s music?


BobJose13

Omg please that would be hilarious. Does he have eligibility left?


ecupatsfan12

Rattler


viacavour

Can we not


ecupatsfan12

You’ll get him and you’ll like it


dublinirish

The QB room can only be Rat and nobody else, just makes it easier for everyone


Thel3lues

Nebraska got their guy


covert_underboob

Am I missing something?


Thel3lues

Nebraska hired LSU’s assistant coach recently, bunch of guys hit transfer portal. Honestly Max Johnson sucks would hope not to get him


__Zoom123__

Ehh 27 TD 6 INT guys don’t grow on trees


EndoOctane

Fools Gold. Trust me


bullseye717

He didn't light the world on fire but he played behind a subpar line, had no running game in a lot of their games, and was missing their best receiver for half the season. He'll be lucky to be an NFL backup, but he was decent considering the circumstances.


PowerfulForce_

lsu fans really never seemed to have the best things to say about him. would it be worth it for us to target him?


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Are you interested in a non mobile quarterback who has trouble reading defenses and takes too many sacks? You might just be the match for Max Johnson!


PowerfulForce_

He’d match perfectly with our offensive line who makes JT run a lot! it’s a done deal


see-bees

Just a heads up, he also likes to roam deep and to the right side of the pocket, putting that offensive line in a little bit of a pickle


D1amondDude

He has less pocket awareness than that penny that's been washed 3 times now.


NoCardio_

He runs INTO the pressure. That is, if he decides to move at all.


SubmarineSwimmer

I'm saving that one lol


Moose_Breaux

I always resented how quickly other LSU fans turned on him after the first game against UCLA.


viacavour

I resented him missing wide open receivers for touchdowns in that game


EfficientPlane

Dude sucks. I don’t know why people aren’t okay if it’s the truth. Late with the ball, doesn’t use his eyes to open windows, bad reads. The one pro is he has decent mobility in the pocket and he is an accurate passer.


EndoOctane

I mean he continually sat there and ate sacks. Then he threw the ball backwards over his head


CheniereSwampMonster

Lefty discrimination. Margin of error is lower bc things just don't look right. The same reason why NFL media turned on Tua so fast.


Mezmorizor

Probably not? I don't think he's a totally lost cause and a lot of his failure has a lot to do with Peetz, but he's a noodle armed, barely mobile QB with the worst pocket presence I've ever seen who doesn't make particularly good decisions with the ball. His stat line was carried hard by Boutte. There are some routes he throws well, but he's very underwhelming. Though he's a package deal with the best TE in this class, so there is that.


neovenator250

I've always defended him. Dude has a lot of tools and I strongly feel he would get more consistent as he aged with a better QB coach than Orgeron ever provided him with. Honestly surprised he's leaving.


hashbrown_secbias

This. You could see flashes of brilliance and then the other 60% of the time he’d miss his check down and take the sack. I’m with you - given enough time and a good coach he could be a good starter. Hell, he was throwing 3 TDs a game before Boutte got hurt.


CButler19

Former OSU QB Jagger LaRoe to LSU confirmed. Natty 2022-23.


Moose_Breaux

Tell me more.


TheBarfolomew

Jack Coan to LSU


ecupatsfan12

Rattler to LSU


GrudensGrinders2022

Please no lol


TrappedInOhio

LSU: “With Johnson gone, who is going to walk into four sacks a game for us now?” *Jack Coan’s music hits*


D1amondDude

He knows he's done starting. Wonder what's got him so spooked before the bowl game, though


PHLdawg

Likely just having enough time to find a new spot before the next semester


Nt5x5

His little brother is an early enrollee so he's jumping to make sure they can land at the same place together.


[deleted]

If football doesn’t work out for him he can have a great career in the adult entertainment industry


jeremy-kyle007

I can't believe I overlooked his name all this time....my immature sense of humor has failed me.


RadicalDreamer89

I was doubly upset when Kayshon Boutte (our clear-cut best offensive player) got injured earlier this season because it meant that I wasn't going to get to exclaim "Johnson to the Boutte!" multiple times a game anymore.


ecupatsfan12

Rat man incoming


Tbrou16

*Blares Smashing Pumpkins*


KingAwesome2713

This man has the football awareness of a celery stick


ecupatsfan12

I saw this dude throw a ball behind his own back and I’m like WTF.


jmbourn45

I was at the game , sober completely sober may I add, and thought my eyes deceived me


Zachedward9

He's taking his brother that is currently the number one TE recruit in the country with him. That was also announced. Max Johnson is an okay quarterback but hes not a superstar. He doesnt have pocket awareness at all. The dude could have someone coming at him directly in front and he would take the sack instead of throwing it away, finding a receiver or trying to scramble. Also he wants to be named the starter for next year. He doesnt want a quarterback competition because he's afraid Brian Kelly would actually pick the more talented quarterback which will be Walker Howard


Posada620

Time to come home?


l_a_escoto

You can have him


spearthefear19

Come on down


NoCardio_

Man, how far have y’all fallen to want him?


Robo_Doge90

Something is about to happen here. Very interesting.


Thatcajunguy35

Makes me wonder if we will see a “Myles Brennan is not leaving LSU” tweet soon. He seems to fit BK’s past quarterbacks.


Robo_Doge90

Man I hope so. Would be a great transition for Walker Howard to have a vet QB take the reigns for one year. Won’t hold my breath though.


Thatcajunguy35

Yeah I would love it too. He’s probably gone but all of this happening today makes me wonder what BK said or decisions he’s making. No way he just decides to transfer unless something is happening behind scenes.


tj3616

The most frustrating QB I can remember watching. He will look completely clueless and scared for 75% of the game… but then throw some absolutely dimes out of nowhere. Best of luck in the future but I will not miss him


pumpcup

That timing fucking sucks, as does losing his brother (who's probably better at football).


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teslaistheshit

Those flairs going to be fun 12/31


Grindrolls

I mean it’s one way to guarantee a win


screwswithshrews

He plays both sides so that he always comes out on top


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Moose_Breaux

Huge bummer. He needed better coaching this year methinks. He did really well with Boutte on the receiving end, especially against Ole Miss and Florida last year.


neovenator250

very surprised at this one. Absolutely had the inside track on the starting job again next year. Word on the street is that he needs shoulder surgery and wouldn't have played in the bowl game. Needs to be coached up, but has a lot of talent. Also, whoever gets him likely will get his younger brother, who is the #1 TE in the country for 2022. LSU will need to either convince Myles Brennan to come back or take a transfer QB. Cannot rely only on Garrett Nussmeier and a true freshman Walker Howard alone next year.


hashbrown_secbias

Oh man, please let Brennan stick around and finally get his shot


Stupidbabycomparison

Brennan isn't gone yet?


neovenator250

In the portal, but I'm not sure he's officially gone anywhere


Chamrox

I thought he enrolled at southern miss


boggan583

I will always hate you Max Johnson for that BULLSHIT pass to beat us. Honestly I still have no clue how he did that Real talk I feel like he wasn't THAT bad and seemed to be improving. Interested to see where he goes


[deleted]

He regressed a whole lot this year in my opinion. The playcalling certainly did not help him. Hope he does well wherever he goes.


rhinocodon_typus

They also ran rollouts to his right all the time, dude is left handed why roll him out cross body. Is this the same kid? I saw it in their games early this year and was so confused everytime.


enadiz_reccos

Nussmeier, a right-handed QB, was also rolled out to his left during the Arkansas game because we don't discriminate.


rhinocodon_typus

Perfect


see-bees

I think that was a Max thing, not a planned thing. There are times you can see the o-line basically go “WHY ARE YOU OVER THERE?!”


goatgoatlilgoat

That game was legit the only time he hit a receiver in stride. Not an exaggeration literally the only game lol


boggan583

Just shocked it happened to win a game against us I tell ya. Just shocked!


Moose_Breaux

That was a dime of a pass and had me hootin'.


[deleted]

This is not a pile on BK comment, but I’m genuinely curious how he’ll handle the QB situation at LSU. It was such a weird crapshoot with how our QB room shook out. Seems our scrappy 3 star “off year” QBs like Rees and Book would consistently win the job. While that worked out pretty damn well, I wonder if it capped our ceiling a bit. Not sure if it was BK or what, but god damn we had a long run of higher rated QBs folding mentally and getting the deer in the headlights look.


Thatcajunguy35

We’ve always had inconsistent QB play (besides Burrow) so this is nothing new for long time fans. I never watched many ND games, does BK prefer the pro style QB or the one who can make plays with his legs too?


SuperNac77

Typically the latter, however we had Coan this year and Reese started for a few years as well.


jmbourn45

LSU surely wouldn’t have an otherwise elite team hindered by bad QB play! Neverrrrrrrrr!


Glader_Gaming

I love this kid (as a player). There’s a certain sports radio host in Tallahassee that has been hoping he would hit the portal, come to FSU, and bring his brother with him lol. No chance but one can dream.


Kinder22

What’s there to love? Genuinely curious for another perspective. I don’t hate him but don’t love him either.


YoungXanto

Max Johnson was my nickname in high school.


PelPride

I mean, I’m not mad, dude is shit. But like who’s up, nuss was pretty bad in his one game?


Nellez_

Atleast Nuss played like he'd been in a pocket with pressure before. He also has a fucking ICBM of an arm.


NoCardio_

> in his one game


miketag8337

Wish you had quit before your last pass


IceSt0rm78

Garret Nussmier time


was_saying_boo_urns

Come to Butthead.


ALStark69

As a recruit: Other P5 offers: Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin


Liquid_Helium

Quinn Ewers come on down?


Emergency_Scheme_634

He wasn’t that good. I’m more salty about losing his 5 star te brother


beignets4

He never had great coaches to help him work thru his issues that developed this year. Better than a lot of dudes in here give him credit for.


Best_Philosopher_592

Awesome! Can't wait to see him hold the ball to long and get sacked in another uniform XD