Say it ain't so Joe

As if LSU fans didn't already dislike Joe McKnight enough, along comes Bruce Feldman's book "Meat Market'' to stir the pot even more.

Feldman's book follows college football recruiting from the inside. He spent a year with Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron and his staff during the recruiting process. Since Ole Miss and LSU recruit some of the same players, it's a page-turning book that is a fascinating read regardless of what one thinks of Coach O.

The McKnight parts are especially intriguing and probably will incite the passinons of LSU fans even more.

I admit that I haven't finished the book, yet. I just got it today. But here are some of the McKnight-LSU highlights.


Page 240-241
"Another good sign: Bryan Arceneaux had been telling Orgeron that McKnight didn't want to go to LSU. In fact, after Curtis' 41-7 victory over St. Charles Catholic at the Superdome to win the 2A state title, McKnight had said as much. Actually, he sang it, right there in the locker room during the Patriots' postgame celebration.
"When he spied an LSU recruiter in the distance, McKnight began to say, "Ain't goin' to LSU! Ain't goin' to LSU!''

Page 282
"Before Wilson's lunch was served, he received what he thought was a great sign - a text message from McKnight, ripping on his counterpart, LSU assistant Larry Porter: "YOUR BOY PORTER IS SO FAKE!''