GoldRing: "Well, when is enough, enough. At what point in a civilized society does the citizens say to the government who run the ship of state, no. When does the general public who listen to the public airways, tell the TV networks talking heads reckless thrill seeking talking points, Go fly a kite.
When does the newspaper readers who read the daily newspapers, for daily information, tell the newspaper writers who keep pushing the company political engender, to simply go peddle your papers somewhere else.
When in good faith does the religious people going to church, stop giving their hard earned money to bricks, statue of idol worship, pomp and circumstance preacher, rabbi, priest. To instead take time to give to the poor and needy, with a direct helping hand.
When in the passage of time, does human history stop repeating itself, like a uncontrolled social corrupting habit. When does the people really want to start being good, straight, brave, honest. When do the people truly want to go to heaven someday. When do the people stop answering, not just now.
LSU will go to a better postseason football bowl game when Les Miles stops losing college football game because of him"?
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GUILBEAU: SEC Behind the Scenes
LSU did not get screwed
By GLENN GUILBEAU
Tiger Rag Featured Columnist
So, LSU fans, you think you got screwed by the Southeastern Conference, the Bowl Championship Series and Obama into being relegated to the Chick-fil-A Bowl against No. 14 Clemson of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The ACC? Is that a Football Bowl Subdivision conference?
You’re crying foul because lower ranked teams than the 10-2 and No. 8 Tigers - teams that LSU also beat - received invitations to what are perceived to be more prestigious bowls.
No. 9 Texas A&M (10-2), for example, will play in the Cotton Bowl in luxurious Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 4 against Oklahoma. And No. 10 South Carolina (10-2) will play in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on New Year’s Day against Michigan.
Oklahoma and LSU would be a very attractive matchup. The Tigers and Sooners met for the 2003 national championship in the Sugar Bowl, and two of LSU coach Les Miles’ greatest victories were major upsets against Oklahoma when he was Oklahoma State’s coach.
Michigan is THE prospective bowl opponent for the Tigers. LSU and Michigan, two of the most storied programs in college football history, have never met on the football field. That’s amazing in itself. How could those two never have met? And, by the way, Miles played for Michigan under Bo Schembechler, who was friendly with former LSU coach Charles McClendon. Miles also was an assistant coach at Michigan in 1980 and 1981 and again from 1987 through 1994. LSU versus Michigan is the type of pairing that bowls are all about.
BUT. NOOO!
Never mind the fact that LSU beat A&M 24-19 on Oct. 20 and was Johnny on the Spot against quarterback Johnny “Football” Manziel, who won the Heisman Saturday, as it intercepted three of his passes. LSU also beat South Carolina 23-21 on Oct. 6, limiting defensive end Jadeveon Clowney - named the SEC’s top defensive player last week - to no sacks. In fact, Clowney had no touches on LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
LSU could clearly have a better bowl destination and opponent, but LSU did not get screwed.
If you want to talk about getting screwed, talk to any member of the 1969 LSU Tigers. They have the trophy to prove it. They were actually given plaques with a screw in them to illustrate their fate.
LSU went 9-1 that season, 4-1 in the SEC, and finished No. 10 in the nation in the final Associated Press poll. Its only loss was 26-23 to quarterback Archie Manning at Ole Miss. The Tigers, like Louisiana Tech this season, went to no bowl that season, however.
But it was not like LSU had delusions of grandeur as did Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde. McClendon had his eyes on a deserved national championship matchup against No. 1 and undefeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and he would’ve gotten that had Notre Dame (8-1-1) not decided to end its self-righteous, self-imposed bowl ban of 45 years. Notre Dame had the pick of the litter and took the Cotton and Texas. Texas prevailed, though, 21-17 to win the national title.
LSU received invitations to the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston and the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas - both clearly minor bowls. And the players understandably voted no, and what was one of LSU’s best teams ever stayed home.
This was a time of the Wild West in bowls. Anything could happen. Politics ruled much more than now. Plus the bowl invitations were usually extended after the second-to-last game of the season, so there was a lot of guess work as well as secret alliances and backroom deals.
You think it’s bad now. It was really bad up until 1992 when the Bowl Coalition Agreement was formed that was followed in 1995 by the Bowl Alliance and in 1998 by the Bowl Championship Series.
You think the SEC screwed LSU? Had the SEC had a say in the bowls back in 1969 like it has had since 1998, LSU would have had a much better bowl to choose than the Bluebonnet and Sun had it lost out on the Cotton.
The involvement of conferences since the BCS began has significantly helped what was often haphazard bowl placement. The SEC did fix the bowls last week, and it did so for the best for everyone involved. No one got screwed.
Had LSU had the SEC in its corner in 1985, it would have not fallen to the minor Liberty Bowl against unranked Baylor despite a 9-1-1 record, 4-1-1 in the SEC for second, and No. 12 ranking. No. 16 Auburn (8-3, 3-3 SEC) got the Cotton Bowl that season against No. 11 Texas A&M. No. 15 Alabama (8-2-1, 4-1-1) also got a better trip than the Tigers despite one less win as it went to the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii to play USC.
Why did LSU end up in the Liberty? Word at the time was LSU athletic director Bob Brodhead had cut a clandestine deal with the bowl.
Such shenanigans are kept at a minimum in today’s bowl world because of the hands-on involvement of the various conferences such as the SEC. It just didn’t work out for LSU this year partly because of the way it finished the season - weakly.
The Tigers barely scraped by a bad Arkansas team (4-8, 2-6 SEC) in the final week of the season by 20-13 after needing a heroic punt return to beat an average Ole Miss (6-6, 3-5) the week before by 41-34. Unfortunately for LSU, it did not play a ranked team after losing to Alabama on Nov. 3, so it had no game it could win and move up in bowl eyes. So all it could do was beat the hell out of whoever it played, and it never did that.
Yes, LSU finished higher ranked than A&M, but A&M finished with much more of a flourish as it toppled No. 1 Alabama, 29-24, at Alabama and put on a show in beating Missouri, 59-29. It also has the Heisman Trophy winner, and many of its alumni live in or close to the Dallas area.
When teams have about the same record, to the bowls, all bets are off. Where a team is ranked does not matter that much. Sometimes it’s cosmetics. A&M had Manziel and geography. Had LSU had the Honey Badger, it would have been more attractive. Read more...http://www.tigerrag.
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Video: Alabama LB C.J. Mosley
December, 24, 2012
By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
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Chris Low talks to Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley.
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Chris Low talks to Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley.
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
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Sheadixon @HuntPalmerBBI his junior film is sick. He's just undersized for a typical LSU DE. But a FREAK athlete
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TigerBaitWill #LSU early enrollee offensive tackle Ethan Pocic of Lemont, Ill. named first team USA Today All-American team.
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HuntPalmerBBI Been watching a good amount of 2013 #LSU commit tapes. I forgot Winnfield DE MJ Patterson lined up at WR. What a freakish athlete he is.
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LSUBonnette When the Tigers fly, one of the benefits of being an @lsufball upperclassman is flying 1st class. pic.twitter.com/DnxEHE0l @united
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LSU by the numbers: defense dictating success for SEC Tigers
- Staff Report
LSU's Kevin Minter
(photo by Steve Franz, LSU Sports Information)
A look at LSU by the numbers...
3 - Tiger defenders that made All-American teams, in linebacker Kevin Minter, safety Eric Reid and end Sam Montgomery. Reid made first-team All-America by five different organizations. Butkus Award finalist Minter led the team and ranked third in the SEC in total tackles with 111, the most in a season by a Tiger since Kelvin Sheppard had 116 in 2010. Minter also led the team and ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss with 13.5. Reid ranks third on the team with 81 tackles to go along with two interceptions and six pass breakups in 12 starts this season. Hendricks Award finalist Montgomery recorded a team-best 7 sacks to go along with 12 tackles for a loss and 32 total stops.
6 - Amount of times LSU won at least six SEC games under Les Miles in eight seasons.
10 - Have won at least 10 games for the sixth time in Miles’ eight years at the school. LSU also closed the regular season as a consensus top-10 team for a third-straight season.
22 - While Clemson scored more than 22 points in 11-of-12 games, LSU has only given up more than that once this season (Ole Miss – 35, a win).
30.5 - Have held opponents to 30.5 percent third down conversion rate, which ranks ninth nationally.
39-of-41 - Have won 21-straight and 39-of-41 when scoring 20 or more points since 2009 (9-0 this season).
200 - LSU gave up more than 200 passing yards in four games, while Clemson threw for over 200 yards in 10-of-12 contests. Bayou Bengals quarterback Zach Mettenberger is on a run of four-straight 200-yard passing games, which hasn’t happened at LSU since 2006.
297 - Haven’t fumbled in 297-straight carries.
300 - Have given up 300 or more yards five times this season, while Clemson has racked up 400-plus yards in 10-of-12 games.
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3 - Tiger defenders that made All-American teams, in linebacker Kevin Minter, safety Eric Reid and end Sam Montgomery. Reid made first-team All-America by five different organizations. Butkus Award finalist Minter led the team and ranked third in the SEC in total tackles with 111, the most in a season by a Tiger since Kelvin Sheppard had 116 in 2010. Minter also led the team and ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss with 13.5. Reid ranks third on the team with 81 tackles to go along with two interceptions and six pass breakups in 12 starts this season. Hendricks Award finalist Montgomery recorded a team-best 7 sacks to go along with 12 tackles for a loss and 32 total stops.
6 - Amount of times LSU won at least six SEC games under Les Miles in eight seasons.
10 - Have won at least 10 games for the sixth time in Miles’ eight years at the school. LSU also closed the regular season as a consensus top-10 team for a third-straight season.
22 - While Clemson scored more than 22 points in 11-of-12 games, LSU has only given up more than that once this season (Ole Miss – 35, a win).
30.5 - Have held opponents to 30.5 percent third down conversion rate, which ranks ninth nationally.
39-of-41 - Have won 21-straight and 39-of-41 when scoring 20 or more points since 2009 (9-0 this season).
200 - LSU gave up more than 200 passing yards in four games, while Clemson threw for over 200 yards in 10-of-12 contests. Bayou Bengals quarterback Zach Mettenberger is on a run of four-straight 200-yard passing games, which hasn’t happened at LSU since 2006.
297 - Haven’t fumbled in 297-straight carries.
300 - Have given up 300 or more yards five times this season, while Clemson has racked up 400-plus yards in 10-of-12 games.
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Tigers need response to LSU's depth
LSU running back Jeremy Hill (33) leaps past Alabama Crimson linebacker Nico Johnson (35) over the goal line to score during a game at Tiger Stadium. / Derick E. Hingle/US PRESSWIRE
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
Who: Clemson vs. LSUWhen: New Year’s Eve, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
TV: ESPN
In fact, quite the contrary.
The Bayou Bengals possess such an abundance of talent at the skill positions that their depth rather than eye-popping individual statistics – is what looms largest in Clemson’s eyes.
“They’re a team that’s located in a state where they really just select who they want (in recruiting),” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “And they’ve got a system that’s been in place for eight years that obviously they recruit to. That allows them to have great depth.”
That depth may be most evident in the offensive backfield, where LSU coach Les Miles is blessed with a plethora of interchangeable ball carriers cut from a similar cloth.
“They’ll play four or five running backs, and they’re all 220, 230 (pounds), and they’re all fast and they were all great players in high school,” Swinney said.
Swinney is hardly exaggerating.
Freshman Jeremy Hill, who began the season fifth on the depth chart and wound up leading the team with 631 yards and 10 touchdowns, is 6-foot-2, 235 pounds. Read more...http://www.
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
In the coming days I will write a lot about the matchup and post my usual stats, position-by-position comparisons and keys to an LSU victory, but first I just realized that I haven't yet posted my predictions for bowl games involving SEC teams, so here we go...
LSU 38 Clemson 24
Chick-Fil-A Bowl, December 31, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN
Vanderbilt 24 NC State 20
Music City Bowl December 31, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN
Mississippi State 30 Northwestern 27
Gator Bowl, January 1, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN2
South Carolina 27 Michigan 24
Outback Bowl, January 1, noon CT, ESPN
Georgia 31 Nebraska 27
Capital One Bowl, January 1, noon CT, ABC
Florida 34 Louisville 17
Sugar Bowl, January 2, 7:30 a.m. CT, ESPN
Texas A&M 45 Oklahoma 38
Cotton Bowl, January 4, 7 p.m. CT, FOX
Ole Miss 31 Pittsburgh 20
BBVA Compass Bowl, January 5, noon CT, ESPN
Alabama 24 Notre Dame 14
BCS Championship, January 7, 7:30 p.m. CT, ESPN
In addition to the bowl games listed above, there will be several high school all-star games that those of you who follow recruiting will want to follow. At the request of several of my readers, here is a list of the upcoming games and prospects to watch.
The Offense-Defense All-America Bowl will be held in Houston on Sunday, December 30 at 7:00 p.m. CT and four LSU commits will be playing in the game. The four are defensive ends Lewis Neal (6'2", 235, Wilson, NC) and Michael Patterson (6'5", 240, Winnfield), cornerback Rashard Robinson (6'2", 165, Pompano Beach, FL), and defensive tackle Tevin Lawson (6'4", 285, Denham Springs). Another prospect of interest that will be playing in the game is Jamal Carter who is currently committed to Miami but very interested in LSU.
He visited LSU a couple of weekends ago and I've heard the visit really has Carter thinking.
The US Army All-American Bowl will be held in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 5 at noon CT and the game will be televised on NBC. Six LSU commits will be playing in the game including Josh Boutte (OL, 6'5", 300, Westgate), Hayden Rettig (QB, 6'3.5", 215, Los Angeles), John Diarse (ATH, 6'0", 200, Neville), Frank Herron (DE, 6'5", 235, Memphis), Desean Smith (TE, 6'5", 225, Barbe) and Tre'Davious White (WR, 5'11", 175, Green Oaks). Other prospects of interest to keep watch are Rickey Seals-Jones and Tahann Goodman.
The Under-Armour All-American Game will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, January 4 at 4 p.m. on ESPN and Tiger Fans will be watching anxiously for announcements by Kendell Beckwith and Marquedius Bain. I am very confident that Bain will commit to LSU, but only cautiously optimistic about Beckwith (maybe 55/45 LSU/Alabama). Priest Willis will also be announcing his top-four that day. Players already committed to LSU who will be playing in the game include Jeryl Brazil (ATH, 5'10", 180, Loranger), Greg Gilmore (DT, 6'4", 275, Hope Mills, NC), and Ethan Pocic (6'6", 280, Lemont, Il). Other prospects of interest participating include Robert Nkemdiche, Josh McNeil, Rueban Foster, Tim Williams and Noel Ellis.
The Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl will take place in Los Angeles, California on Friday, January 4 at 8 p.m. CT on the NFL Network. LSU commits Christian Lacouture (DT, 6'5", 270, Lincoln, Nebraska) and Jeremy Cutrer (DB, 6'2", 180, Jewel Sumner) will be participating in he game. Read more...
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