Thank You
by Poseur on Nov 25, 2010 8:29 AM CST
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It's Thanksgiving, and we Tiger fans have much to be thankful for. Before we indulge in the annual ritual in which we ingest our own body weight in food, and then pass in front of the TV watching truly terrible football games, I wanted to take this moment to say thank you to some people.
Thank you to Les Miles. OK, I don't think Les reads ATVS, but if someone who does knows him, please pass along the message. Les' teams win, they play hard, they play with emotion, they represent the school in the best possible way, and most of all, they are entertaining. Les Miles' tenure has brought the most exciting football seasons of my lifetime. Every game is adventure and football is, well, fun. The way it's supposed to be.
Thanks to all of the seniors. This class has been through a lot, and they've been the first group to survive four to five yer of the Les Miles era. You are stronger people for it, especially your hearts. I can't imagine a Tiger senior ever feeling pressure in the "real world". Thanks to the Cookie Monster, we'll leave you a plate of cookies. Thanks to Absolute Zero, you've been a tremendous leader. Thanks to Jasper, even though we never got around to giving you a nickname, you are still the greatest kicker in LSU history.
Thanks to every opposing punter who ever kicked to Patrick Peterson. It gave us all the chance to kneel before Zod. Peterson is likely off to the NFL, where he'll make millions upon millions of dollars, and we would never begrudge a player that chance. He'll wear another uniform, but he will always be a Tiger. Thank you for three spectacular years.
Thanks to the trainers, team managers, and all of the support personnel involved with the team. These are the people who work long, thankless hours to keep LSU football going. And not just the on-field personnel, but the less glamorous jobs like cleaning Tiger Stadium after the fans trash it every week, selling tickets, and everyone in the administrative buildings. They'll never have a moment in the spotlight, but we do appreciate all that you do for LSU. You are true Tigers.
Thank you to James Stampley. No, he's not our best player, not by a wide margin. But he's an inspiration to me. Stampley was a walk-on two years ago with little chance of ever seeing a scholarship or making it to the field. When the need for a fullback arose, he stepped up and filled it. He doesn't just have a scholarship, he's a starter. This was simply unimaginable when he first stepped foot on campus, and it is a testament to his hard work and commitment. I have nothing but the utmost respect for that.
Thank you to both quarterbacks. Speaking of guys who have demonstrated hard work and commitment. Jefferwswag and Lee have both been hailed as saviors and denounced as worthless. Several times. They have both endured criticism that would make most of us pack up and quit. Both of them have kept working and while the road has been rocky, both of them have contributed to a team that has won at least 10 games this year.
Hell, thanks to every player. LSU football is a religion, so enjoy your four to five years as the high priests.
Thank you to the assorted media, who has spent all year telling us how LSU isn't that good or how our wins don't count. This year wouldn't be as special without your constant negativity. Regardless of how these last two games go, the 2010 team will be one of my absolute favorite LSU teams. This team was picked fourth in the SEC West, and now they are on the verge of a BCS Bowl and still are in the national title conversation (it's not likely, but neither was 2007). Every week LSU wins, and every week we endure an avalanche of article on why that win wasn't impressive enough. Nothing rallies a team or a fanbase like a siege mentality. Without the skeptics, this team would have had no one to prove wrong.
But most of all, thank you. Yeah, you. I'm humbled and a little amazed that we have so many loyal readers, and that the size of the ATVS community keeps growing. Thank you for constantly keeping me honest and calling BS when I go too far. Thank you for the debates we constantly have in the comments. Thank you for the running jokes, and laughing at mine. We have a smart and sharp-witted community here, and I'm constantly checking the comments to see what y'all will say next. The articles are my chance to stand on a soapbox, but the fun of this site is when my ranting ends and our dialogue begins. We simply have the best commenters on the web. Thanks to Richard for initially giving me the chance to write here, and to PodKatt for keeping me on. But mostly, thanks to you for reading. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it.
Now, let's go eat some turkey.
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"Thank you to Les Miles."
On behalf of myself Les, “You are welcome!”
Hope you are feeling better Poseur.
Don’t you live in BigD? I’m here at my Brother In Law’s House in Rowlett(?).
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
Thanks to all our readers
First and foremost, and Happy Thanksgiving to everybody! May your fried turkeys be crispy and juicy.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
And thanks to you
It was just a couple of years ago that I discovered what a blog was. Now the first thing I do after signing on in the morning is go see what’s on ATVS. Love the site. Thanks for all your hard work. Oh by the way let’s kick the crap of the pigs on Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving. Chuck / Jasper, GA
I should add a thank you to you Poseur
and Billy, PodKATT, Paul, Richard (who I wish I saw more of, but I understand), and Jrlz.
This is a great blog, full of intelligent and thoughtful analysis, and a level of dialog that simply can’t be found on other boards. That is largely because of the high level of poster on here, so thanks to you guys too! There are too many to name, and I don’t wanna start naming people because I know I will leave someone out. (Let’s keep gang tackling the trolls as they come — we are really good at that!)
In the history of college football, no player, no coach, no guru, compares with [Les] Miles’s masterful incorporation of applied chaos theory and time relativity into strategic game planning. Simply put, the man is on another level. A level many don’t or can’t understand. Genius.
For this team I would like to add
I’m thankful for getting to watch an amazing athlete like Patrick Peterson. Watching him accelerate is like watching a Ferrari shift gear.
I’m thankful for emotional defensive leaders like Kelvin Sheppard and Drake Nevis, a hard runner like Stevan Ridley and a lot of young talent that will be a lot of fun to watch going forward like Tyrann Mathieu, Michael Ford, Eric Reid and Craig Loston.
And I’m thankful for a coach, that, above all things, is always true to himself. That is a rare commodity in big-time sports, and one that is extremely unappreciated. I’m happy to have him representing my alma mater (who I am also thankful for).
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
I know it's Turkey Day,
but I was in the mood for BBQ, like pork, ya know?
I am always thankful that I made the decision to go to LSU a few decades ago.
My family is actually doing
A turkey and a pork loin today — both in a grease-less fryer.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Nov 25, 2010 10:49 AM CST up reply actions
The Char-Broil Big Easy?
I’ve been thinking about getting one of those. Let me know how it turns out.
"I know the quarterback has a strong arm, but...I mean the ball's not gonna outrun ME" --PP7
We've done a loin before
For a game, and my dad did a ham to test it out — I can recommend.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Nov 25, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting
How does the greaseless fryer work?
Its kind of like a big broiler
That sort of does the job of a fryer, but without the grease.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Nov 27, 2010 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Thank you, ATVS
The most intelligent (and hilarious at times) blog on LSU football. Keep it up.. and forever Geaux Tigers!
I know it's late for a Jasper nickname but...
What about something like Jaspernaldo? As a nod to his soccer abilities.
I must create my belief system lest I be enslaved by another - Thomas Paine
Might not be too late...
I’m holding out hope that the Saints draft him. He’s also one of the best pooch punters I’ve ever seen; I’d be shocked if he doesn’t catch on somewhere.
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I was very happy in my hibernation mode with football energy building this Summer—perfectly content to watch WSP and the World Cup—when all the realignment talk started up. The news is so slow, but what I did notice was Orangebloods was the place where most of the breaking news was coming from—had never been into blogs before—and I went there, then to I am the 12th Man where I found SB which is wonderful with it having all sports linked together in an easy format for users.
I found that all the respective SB sites I have looked at have their own personalities from a very strict atmosphere (BN)—I had heard the rep and to an extent, it is that way, but overall a good site—to very “anything goes” atmosphere (RCR) although RCR has tightened up some. Naturally I am a Tiger, so, I came here and found it to be very balanced: people are free to criticize, cheer, let out frustrations (game day threads, when I can’t make it to games this helps me out), humor/fun ect., but ATVS is pro-LSU at the core and most of the commentators know something about the dark years before the great success of the last decade that keeps perspective where the radio and other media lose it.
Every WIN this year was scrutinized it seemed by most media—coming from a young man who sat in TS when Hallman was there all those years ago, I can’t stress the word WIN enough. Thanks to CLM, players, other coaches, ect. for the awesome year. I am Tiger fan rain or shine, but I’m glad we are winning and heading in the right direction with all things considered. Thank you ATVS, I had a blast on the game day threads and have enjoyed all the commentary even the few trolls who gave it there best try ;)
(Real) Havey Pekar: I felt more alone that week than any. Sometimes I'd feel a body lying next to me like an amputee feels a phantom limb. All I did was think about Jennie Gerhardt and Alice Quinn and all the decades of people I had known. The more I thought, the more I felt like crying. Life seemed so sweet and so sad, and so hard to let go of in the end. But hey, man, every day is a brand new deal, right? Just keep on working and something's bound to turn up."
From the movie "American Splendor"
You mentioned the dark years...
This is what fascinates & infuriates me at the same time about some fans. If you had to sit through the Hallman years & the utter debacle that was & then have the audacity to complain all the way through a 10 win season it’s beyond my comprehension & as other posters have opined, you really need to re-evaluate why it is you watch/like football.
When I arrived at LSU in ‘94 (after spending a year in the personal hell hole that was McNeese), you could walk up to the ticket office & buy a student ticket 5 MINUTES BEFORE GAME TIME. Yes. Read that again. That’s how far down the program was. So to see the heights we’ve reached since then coupled with several humbling experiences such as Katrina/Rita/my father’s death/a friend being a victim of the BR serial killer/several others I certainly won’t complain after a win, no matter how they’re got. Got/gotten? Whatever works there, please.
Anyway, point to the rambling I guess is I feel sort of a kinship with this 2010 team. No matter what they do, it isn’t good enough for some people but they keep plugging along & proving people wrong & play hard & have fun with it.
So I think I’ve lost my point or where I was originally going with this other than I am thankful for having gone to LSU (I actually hated LSU growing up), I am thankful for where our program now is from where I saw it personally begin, I am thankful for the two national titles & three SEC titles I’ve seen & all the great friends & tailgating buddies I’ve made along the way. Obviously I’m thankful for a whole lot more but I’ll keep it to LSU stuff here. And lastly, I’m thankful for Coach Miles for always making a football game interesting & giving us all those “did you f*cking see that?!,” moments.
In conclusion, Buck Fama, Geaux to Hell, Ole Miss! & Kiss My A**, UF.
I must create my belief system lest I be enslaved by another - Thomas Paine
by Curtis Bleaux on Nov 25, 2010 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Lake Charles--man, I understand why you feel the way you do about that place.
I had a friend a who had to serve some time taught/took classes at McNeese. The first day he moved into the house he was renting with some others, it was robbed. There seemed to be a constant smog around the city because of the industry and a whole lot of attitude from the people living there from the times I visited. He used to joke around using the quote from Apocalypse Now, “Saigon Lake Charles… shit; I’m still only in Saigon Lake Charles… Every time I think I’m gonna wake up back in the jungle New Orleans”, lol.
(Real) Havey Pekar: I felt more alone that week than any. Sometimes I'd feel a body lying next to me like an amputee feels a phantom limb. All I did was think about Jennie Gerhardt and Alice Quinn and all the decades of people I had known. The more I thought, the more I felt like crying. Life seemed so sweet and so sad, and so hard to let go of in the end. But hey, man, every day is a brand new deal, right? Just keep on working and something's bound to turn up."
From the movie "American Splendor"
Turkey is good...
But being part Cajun I always prefer the spiral cut ham. Man, I love me some pork. Nomnomnom. So I guess I’d also like to thank Jews & Muslims for not eating pork so there is more for us Cajuns.
What I’m not thankful for though, is the move to Sautrday for the Arky game. I liked it better when it was on Friday. But I guess that’s neither here nor there.
I must create my belief system lest I be enslaved by another - Thomas Paine
I'm just the opposite.
I was glad when it got moved to Saturday, but just because it works better for us as far as travel. Doesn’t really matter when it’s played, we’ll get there.
by artiger on Nov 25, 2010 11:55 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Cochon de Lait cher!
Bring on dem damn cochons weh! Geaux tiguhs!!!!
by LSUDeathValley on Nov 25, 2010 11:36 AM CST via mobile reply actions
And Thank You
I’m glad to be associated with this site and with this team. The team is as fun to follow as any in the country, and the site has (IMO) the best analytical content of any LSU themed website on the net. Other sites are better for inside information. Other sites are better for inane chatter. But no LSU site on the net offers the kind of concentrated analytical content that this one gives. With the traffic up, it won’t be long before this becomes an opinion-moving website, and deservedly so.
Father. Husband. Lawyer. Nerd.
by Richard Pittman on Nov 25, 2010 3:41 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
With the traffic up, it won’t be long before this becomes an opinion-moving website
Already happening
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
Thankful for this Site,
The only blog which i read was DandyDon. Which is/was a great blog. This site I came upon maybe two years ago when their was a poll question that was posted. Which Blog other than ATVS do you read the most. i had to follow the link to vote, I discovered this site. This site is awesome and I hope it will stay up. LSU is more than football, fans, or coaches. It is a spirit that holds Louisiana together. No matter white, black Republican, Democrat. I became an LSU Fan at 10 years old when LSU played Illinois in the Sugar Bowl.
I Kneel Before Zod!!
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