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BATON ROUGE, La. — J’Mison Morgan will not play basketball for Louisiana State University.
Coach Trent Johnson said Tuesday that he had granted Morgan, who played at South Oak Cliff High School in Texas, a release from the letter of intent Morgan had signed in November.
Morgan’s mother, Bianca Morgan, said her son, a 6-foot-10, 275-pound center, will go to UCLA.
She said Morgan wanted to do something different in light of changes in the LSU program.
Morgan was recruited by former LSU coach John Brady, who was fired midway through last season, and assistant Butch Pierre, who served as interim coach for the rest of the season.
Johnson, in a statement released by LSU, said: “The bottom line with me will always be that I want players here who want to play for LSU. There is some closure with this decision, but no player will ever be bigger than the program.”
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Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 13, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sweet...if we can't sign him, stay out of the SEC. Go as far west as possible.
Posted by thesavageorange on May 13, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think LSU will regret letting Brady go.Well atleast for the next 3-4 yr's.
Workin, agree.The only thing better would have been Hawaii.
Posted by vol4jesus on May 13, 2008 at 5:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
C'mon wuckinlikeHeckylNJekyl he didn't want to be in any of your rants for 4 yrs so he decided to get as far away from ewe as he could. Momma said it was a good thing ya know.....
Posted by FishTacos on May 13, 2008 at 6 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That was a bonehead move by A.D. Skip Bertman at LSU. I still can't believe he got rid of Brady. Skip Bertman was a joke as an A.D. at LSU and he really tarnished his reputation there. Notice he retired not long after the firing of John Brady. Most LSU fans couldn't stand him once he became the A.D. He was a hell of a baseball coach but as an A.D. he made some of the dumbest moves possible. This firing of John Brady being one of them. Bertman is an idiot, ask a Tiger fan and they will say the same thing.
Posted by thesavageorange on May 13, 2008 at 6:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Even Bruce Pearl said the Brady firing made no sense.
Posted by LadyVolsEighTimes on May 13, 2008 at 8:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CBP, stood up for Brady, despite what LSU had treated the Vols players badly
Posted by GreerVol22 on May 13, 2008 at 10:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Dang. This gives Adams a reason to write another anti-Fulmer article.
Posted by utucla on May 13, 2008 at 11:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
LSU's loss is our gain....both for UT and for UCLA...sometimes it does pay to get out of bed.
Posted by Beasty72 on May 14, 2008 at 8:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Isnt it a bad thing when another coach from your same conference comes out in support of your coach.Everyone in the conference supported Wade and Buzz also.
Posted by GreerVol22 on May 14, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
to borrow a phrase, "That's J’Mison Morgan......big M little organ....touchdown Tennessee!"
Posted by HotlantaVol on May 14, 2008 at 10:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Greer at 9:51 - LOL
It would have been fun to hear Bertlekamp try to pronouce J'Mision. Oh well.
Posted by UTfan4life on May 14, 2008 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
come to UT big fella
Posted by volboy81 on May 14, 2008 at 1:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
so this guy LIKED John Brady?????????
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