Whit Weeks laid down the hammer by having the perfect answer to a pretty odd question he was asked at SEC Media Days
The LSU Tigers are entering the 2025 season with aspirations of competing for the SEC Championship. They are set up to be one of the best teams in the SEC based on what we see on paper. But, it all has to translate onto the field. What they have on paper means nothing if they […]
The LSU Tigers are entering the 2025 season with aspirations of competing for the SEC Championship. They are set up to be one of the best teams in the SEC based on what we see on paper.
But, it all has to translate onto the field. What they have on paper means nothing if they can't make winning plays on the football field. Luckily for LSU, they shouldn't have an issue with that. We saw last year what this team could be, and we know the culture and mindset that they have. And that is the most important part of this team as we enter the 2025 season.
The season hasn't actually started yet in terms of football being played on the field, but some LSU players are already showing that side of them. Some of them are already showing the culture they have built, and that all this program cares about is winning.
Whit Weeks, one of the best defensive players in the country in 2025, showed a prime example of that at 2025 SEC Media Days when he was asked a question that was honestly pretty weird.
Whit Weeks responds to NIL question at SEC Media Days
“I have no idea what anyone on our roster makes," Weeks said when asked how much his teammates make in NIL. "We talk football, not finances.”
The LSU Tigers were 9-4 last season, 5-3 in the conference, which was tied for fourth place in the conference. In 2025, they are projected to be better than that, and some of their counterparts are expected to be worse than they were last year.
This is the year where they know they can take a huge jump, and who knows, maybe even win the SEC or even a National Championship. I'm not saying that will happen, but these guys certainly think and feel that way. So, keeping it just football and keeping the money aspect out of it all is how it's done.
That's how the best professional championship teams have been able to win their championships. That's how the Kansas City Chiefs over the years have built their dynasty, by not counting each other's pockets, but instead just keeping it all about football. The New England Patriots dynasty is a prime example, and there are many others.
Getting paid in college sports is pretty new, so the NFL examples work. But, LSU doesn't need any examples — they're trying to become the example.
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