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by PodKATT on Aug 30, 2010 12:44 AM CDT
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Kickoff Week
We'll start today by pausing and remembering for a minute that horrible hurricane season 5 years ago. There are better places to do this of course, and I'll not attempt to imagine the thoughts of those who lost much more than I did those horrible days. As a resident of South Central LA, Rita was a much worse storm for me. But as a fan of LSU and a citizen of Louisiana I am always humbled by the sacrifice and care exhibited by the Tigers for those weeks when they gave all they could for Louisiana. Senior SID Kent Lowe has a wonderful piece on LSUSports about his own memory of those dark days and The Daily Rev has interviews with Les Miles and a bunch of players. I've also included the beginning of that great documentary below. Today's news and links after the break.
The Pick'em Challenge already has 6 contestants. Be sure to sign up and submits picks before Thursday.
There is no further word out of UNC or other sources about who's gonna start/sit on Saturday. Marvin Austin (or at least a facebook page believed to be Marvin Austin) is claiming innocence for his part in both investigations. Due to his involvement in both matters, he is the player most likely to be held out of the game. No matter who starts, Les Miles says he's not changing his strategy.
If you are planning on doing some cross-blog trolling I'll recommend our neighbor Carolina March.
Not much news this weekend as the team prepares for UNC. The Times-Pic finished their position previews with the Special Teams and had a great profile of NOLA native Frank Wilson, our running backs coach and one of the top recruiters in the nation. The Advoc reports that Ruben Randle is ready for his chance to become a leading WR and Chavis is thinking outside the box to work with this year's defensive personnel. Rosetta thinks both the coach and the team are showing signs of enthusiasm we haven't seen for a few seasons.
Buster Davis is still working hard to impress the Chargers.
Campus golfers take note that the University Club reopened Friday after long renovations in preparation for hosting rounds of the NCAA tournament in a few years.
I'm sorry to say I've had to put the rest of the season opponent previews on hold till the bye week. This far out, so much could change that it might be nearly useless (see the preview for UNC to see what I mean, you can pretty much ignore everything I wrote about their Defense) If you were looking for a bama preview, Doc Saturday pretty much summed up my feelings exactly: Bama's D will still be great, just not National Champion great.
Those WVU ticket plans with the great price that went on sale Saturday? Gone in less than 5 minutes.
Thanks to the media deal with CBS, LSU got some free billboards in ATL this week.
Weekend Results
#23 Volleyball destroyed Tx A&M on the road
#18 Soccer dropped a tough one on the road at #23 Memphis, 1-0
Remember that Lunch with Les returns today and will again be carried live on 104.5 fm in BR, online in the Geaux Zone, and posted here as soon as we have the video in the afternoon.
Here's Jerry Stovall being interviewed for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame this year.
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Rita was worse in BR too
Katrina was mostly rain near campus and I slept through most of it. It didnt start to get really bad til you got closer to Hammond. Rita kept us up all night.
However
Things end on the Miles era, nobody can take that first year away. He handled the hurricanes masterfully in terms of the distraction and disruption they were to that team.
It was my second season in exile (Bogalusa), and thankfully my last before I moved back to Baton Rouge.
Proud of the team
2005 was really a shining moment for the LSU football team. Not just for their play, but for how the coaches and particularly the players helped a community suffering from disaster. It’s easy to be cynical about sports and well, anything else. But that really was a year in which a team made me proud to be a Tiger.
They didn’t rebuild a single home or a life, but they did make things a little bit better.
Fake Pundit. Real Fan.
And The Valley Shook!
In my deep ambivalence towards Les Miles
I think this is one area where he simply does not get the credit he deserves. Les Miles did an excellent job of guiding this team through that extremely difficult time. Everyone remembers we had talent, and just says, “He didn’t win the conference with that talent,” but they forget Katrina and how it directly contributed to both of our losses that season. First, we had to play Tennessee with the team hopelessly out of shape, and second we had to play something like 12 straight weeks (after starting out in less than ideal condition) before getting to Georgia and the team was just FINISHED at that point.
Les Miles get a lot of well-deserved criticism for the last two years, but we have to give him credit for doing an excellent job in 2005.
Father. Husband. Lawyer. Nerd.
by Richard Pittman on Aug 30, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
And there are Humanoids
Who still won’t shut up about that Tennessee game. Players getting IV’s on the sidelines, running fevers. The only reason LSU even managed to score was a handful of fluke plays.
I used to get really annoyed, now when I hear it my mind just switches over and I say “Oh, I see now. You’re a moron.” And then I can properly filter the rest of their statements.
by Billy Gomila on Aug 30, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Can someone please explain the "Humanoids" meme
I get the gist, but what’s the origin
Don't Panic.
by 4.0 Point Stance on Aug 30, 2010 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
one of the great what ifs of our time
every time I see Justin Vincent, I curse fate (and maybe JV himself too) that he never had another year like his freshman season. he played in the steelers-broncos game last night BTW.
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