Tinker Town: "Celebration is celebrated because they just become victorious after a hard fought college football season of true combat. Or accomplished a happy moment in their life. It could really be done for whatever reason that we want. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
We do this of course even with all the bad going on around us every day. The real hardships that some people endure, can make my hair stand up on the back of my neck. The trials and tribulations of our fellow man is truly startling. When we realize just how fragile out healthy moments are. So yes, I can certainly understand why we celebrate something that we want to have fun with. All we need to do is to simply keep living to have all the other ugly stuff happen to us also. So live when your times comes indeed, and take the opportunity to celebrate. Good times can be hard to find."
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Tinker Town: "When I was going out on the town, with the girl that loved back then. When we were a lot younger. We celebrated a lot then. I felt like one of the luckiest guy alive. She was indeed my destiny. We fell in love. I remember her so clearly now, even after she passed away years ago. I can see her with me just like yesterday. She was my girl. I loved her a lot." http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Tinker Town: "Happy days are here again for the 2013 LSU fighting football team:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
Final AP Poll: # 14...LSU...record 10-4...vote 756...previous #9and
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Checking out our final power rankings
January, 14, 2013
By
Edward Aschoff | ESPN.com
With the 2012 season gone but not forgotten, we're checking out our final Top 25 ballots. There's no question who is No. 1 in everyone's book, but No. 2 certainly is up for debate:
Edward Aschoff's poll:
1. Alabama
2. Texas A&M
3. Oregon
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Notre Dame
7. South Carolina
8. Stanford
9. Florida
10. Florida State
11. Clemson
12. Louisville
13. LSU
14. Kansas State
15. Utah State
16. Oklahoma
17. Northwestern
18. Boise State
19. Vanderbilt
20. San Jose State
21. Oregon State
22. Cincinnati
23. Texas
24. Tulsa
25. Northern Illinois
Chris Low's poll:
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Texas A&M
5. Notre Dame
6. South Carolina
7. Georgia
8. Stanford
9. Florida
10. Florida State
11. Clemson
12. Kansas State
13. Louisville
14. LSU
15. Boise State
16. Northwestern
17. Oklahoma
18. Utah State
19. Texas
20. Vanderbilt
21. Oregon State
22. San Jose State
23. Northern Illinois
24. Penn State
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NFL
New faces spice up championship week
The Patriots play the Ravens & it's 49ers vs. Falcons in the NFL conference championships. Look for surprises, including the Niners' emerging star, Colin Kaepernick.
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Former President Bill Clinton surprised & Jodie Foster caused a stir. Check out more memorable moments.
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SEC Blog
SEC recruits in latest ESPN 300
January, 14, 2013
By
Chris Low | ESPN.com
The ESPN Recruiting team has compiled its final pre-signing day version of the ESPN 300, a ranking of the top 300 prospects in the country for the 2013 class. The ESPN 150 is the top 150 prospects.
Florida enters signing day with the No. 1-ranked class nationally and also leads the way with 16 ESPN 300 prospects. The Gators have nine of the top 80 prospects nationally either signed or committed. Alabama has the No. 2 class nationally with 13 ESPN 300 prospects. Texas A&M is No. 5, LSU No. 8 and Georgia No. 9.
Other SEC teams in the top 25 include Auburn at No. 12, South Carolina at No. 16, Vanderbilt at No. 18 and Ole Miss at No. 22. LSU also has 13 ESPN 300 prospects, tying Alabama for second in the SEC in that category. Georgia has 12 and Texas A&M 11.
Every school in the league with the exception of Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee has landed at least three ESPN 300 prospects.
Below is a breakdown of each school's top three ranked prospects along with the number of ESPN 300 and ESPN 150 prospects each school has committed or signed:
1. FLORIDA (16 ESPN 300 prospects, 11 ESPN 150 prospects)
- No. 3 -- CB Vernon Hargreaves, Tampa, Fla.
- No. 8 -- RB Kelvin Taylor, Belle Glade, Fla.
- No. 31 -- OLB Daniel McMillian, Jacksonville, Fla.
- No. 9 -- RB/ATH Derrick Henry, Yulee, Fla.
- No. 25 -- WR Robert Foster, Monaca, Pa.
- No. 28 -- DE Jonathan Allen, Ashburn, Va.
- No. 33 -- TE Derrick Griffin, Rosenberg, Texas
- No. 61 -- WR Ricky Seals-Jones, Sealy, Texas
- No. 92 -- DT Justin Manning, Dallas, Texas
- No. 41 -- ATH Kendall Beckwith, Jackson, La.
- No. 60 -- CB Jeryl Brazil, Loranger, La.
- No. 82 -- DT Greg Gilmore, Hope Mills, N.C.
- No. 39 -- CB Shaq Wiggins, Tyrone, Ga.
- No. 89 -- ATH Tramel Terry, Goose Creek, S.C.
- No. 115 -- QB Brice Ramsey, Kingsland, Ga.
- No. 2 -- DE Carl Lawson, Alpharetta, Ga.
- No. 26 -- DT Dee Liner, Muscle Shoals, Ala.
- No. 132 -- DE Tashawn Bower, Somerville, N.J.
- No. 100 -- DT Kelsey Griffin, Hoschton, Ga.
- No. 131 -- RB David Williams, Philadelphia, Pa.
- No. 225 -- QB Connor Mitch, Raleigh, N.C.
- No. 176 -- DT Jay Woods, Jackson, Ga.
- No. 196 -- WR DeAndre Woods, Pinson, Ala.
- No. 284 -- WR Carlos Burse, Alpharetta, Ga.
- No. 198 -- QB Ryan Buchanan, Jackson, Miss.
- No. 229 -- RB Kailo Moore, Rosedale, Miss.
- No. 270 -- QB DeVante Kincade, Dallas, Texas
- No. 46 -- DE Chris Jones, Houston, Miss.
- No. 241 -- ATH Ashton Shumpert, Fulton, Miss.
- No. 245 -- QB Cord Sandberg, Bradenton, Fla.
- No. 213 -- QB Riley Ferguson, Matthews, N.C.
- No. 299 -- WR Ryan Jenkins, Marietta, Ga.
- NR -- OLB Corey Vereen, Winter Garden, Fla.
- No. 257 -- ATH Chase Abbington, St. Peters, Mo.
- NR -- ILB Eric Beisel, Fenton, Mo.
- NR -- RB Anthony Sherrils, Kansas City, Mo.
- No. 69 -- TE Hunter Henry, Little Rock, Ark.
- NR -- OLB Brooks Ellis, Fayetteville, Ark.
- NR -- QB Austin Allen, Fayetteville, Ark.
- NR -- DE Za'Darius Smith, East Mississippi Community College
- NR -- WR Javess Blue, Butler Community College
- NR -- CB Jaleel Hytchye, Cincinnati, Ohio
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East: Les Miles says he’s ready to keep it going
By LES EAST
Advocate sportswriter
January 12, 2013
Advocate sportswriter
January 12, 2013
Chances are LSU football coach Les Miles didn’t change a lot of
people’s opinions of himself or his program with his
state-of-the-program interview with The Advocate on Thursday.
People who already felt the program was in good hands probably still feel that way.
People who had doubts about Miles and his program probably still have them.
But people in both camps should have come away reassured that the unprecedented number of underclassmen leaving early for the NFL draft isn’t going to cripple one of the elite programs in the country.
Similarly, people should have understood that Miles wasn’t going to overreact to a 10-3 season in which one more first down or defensive stop against Alabama would have had the Tigers playing for the Southeastern Conference Championship and a berth in the BCS title game.
LSU is who it has been and figures to remain that way.
A lot of talent is leaving before exhausting its eligibility, but talented replacements are on their way.
Yes, the offense needs to get better — and Miles knows it — but the answer is not going to be to scrap a philosophy that Miles has followed in winning 80 percent of his games in eight seasons.
Miles, who wouldn’t answer Thursday when asked whether there could be changes to the offensive staff, was a bit more forthcoming Friday.
“(The offense) is not something that I’m thinking about right now,” he said. “We are certainly going to make improvement there. But right now, all I’m focused on is recruiting and finishing out this signing class on a high note.”
This signing class is the primary reason Miles was unfazed by the early departures. In addition to expecting and preparing for most of the departures, Miles believes he’s on the verge of completing another class that will yield a bunch of NFL-ready underclassmen.
It’s why, even though he’s not satisfied with a 10-3 season, he is comfortable with the state of the program.
As he pointed out, a seven-point loss at Auburn in 2010 and the four-point loss to Alabama in 2012 are all that prevented LSU from sandwiching two more trips to the SEC title game with a BCS title game berth at stake around last year’s league title and BCS title game berth.
Getting close to but falling short of your ultimate goal isn’t what anyone aspires to, but it’s a sign you’re on the right track and doing better than most.
The fact right now is that every program in America is measured against Alabama, which is in the midst of one of the most remarkable runs in college football history, having won three BCS titles in four years.
No one knows that better than the Tigers, who face the Crimson Tide every season and have split the last four meetings with them.
LSU, unlike virtually everyone else who is trying to catch up to Alabama, is nipping at the Tide’s heels.
In a nutshell, that’s the state of the program.
That’s encouraging to some, discouraging to others.
And nothing Miles can say is going to change either.
People who already felt the program was in good hands probably still feel that way.
People who had doubts about Miles and his program probably still have them.
But people in both camps should have come away reassured that the unprecedented number of underclassmen leaving early for the NFL draft isn’t going to cripple one of the elite programs in the country.
Similarly, people should have understood that Miles wasn’t going to overreact to a 10-3 season in which one more first down or defensive stop against Alabama would have had the Tigers playing for the Southeastern Conference Championship and a berth in the BCS title game.
LSU is who it has been and figures to remain that way.
A lot of talent is leaving before exhausting its eligibility, but talented replacements are on their way.
Yes, the offense needs to get better — and Miles knows it — but the answer is not going to be to scrap a philosophy that Miles has followed in winning 80 percent of his games in eight seasons.
Miles, who wouldn’t answer Thursday when asked whether there could be changes to the offensive staff, was a bit more forthcoming Friday.
“(The offense) is not something that I’m thinking about right now,” he said. “We are certainly going to make improvement there. But right now, all I’m focused on is recruiting and finishing out this signing class on a high note.”
This signing class is the primary reason Miles was unfazed by the early departures. In addition to expecting and preparing for most of the departures, Miles believes he’s on the verge of completing another class that will yield a bunch of NFL-ready underclassmen.
It’s why, even though he’s not satisfied with a 10-3 season, he is comfortable with the state of the program.
As he pointed out, a seven-point loss at Auburn in 2010 and the four-point loss to Alabama in 2012 are all that prevented LSU from sandwiching two more trips to the SEC title game with a BCS title game berth at stake around last year’s league title and BCS title game berth.
Getting close to but falling short of your ultimate goal isn’t what anyone aspires to, but it’s a sign you’re on the right track and doing better than most.
The fact right now is that every program in America is measured against Alabama, which is in the midst of one of the most remarkable runs in college football history, having won three BCS titles in four years.
No one knows that better than the Tigers, who face the Crimson Tide every season and have split the last four meetings with them.
LSU, unlike virtually everyone else who is trying to catch up to Alabama, is nipping at the Tide’s heels.
In a nutshell, that’s the state of the program.
That’s encouraging to some, discouraging to others.
And nothing Miles can say is going to change either.
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Football Next LSU stars waiting in the wings
Richard Redmann
LSU sophomore defensive tackel Anthony Johnson (90) sings the alma mater after the Tiger's 37-17 victory over Mississippi State University Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in Tiger Stadium.
LSU sophomore defensive tackel Anthony Johnson (90) sings the alma mater after the Tiger's 37-17 victory over Mississippi State University Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in Tiger Stadium.
Taylor BalkomChick-fil-A Bowl
LSU sophomore offensive guard La'El Collins (70) commits a personal foul during LSU's 24-25 loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga.
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January 13, 2013
Six starters graduating and 10 underclassmen declaring for the
2013 NFL Draft do not scare LSU coach Les Miles. In fact, he looks at
the overhaul his team will soon undergo as a testament to the state of
the program.-
by
Tyler Nunez
“We are fortunate at LSU to be able to recruit the style of high school player that can develop quickly into an NFL-caliber athlete,” Miles said in a news release. “The good fortune is that we invest in them, coach them and prepare them for the next step of their career.”
With LSU’s entire defensive line on the way out, former five-star recruit and No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in the nation Anthony “Freak” Johnson will finally get his chance to shine in his junior season.
Johnson’s performance in the 2012 season was on par with the starters on the defensive line. His 10 tackles for loss are the most among returning LSU players. He also recorded 30 tackles and three sacks.
Johnson will likely be joined by junior defensive tackle Ego Ferguson, who finished the season with 14 tackles.
The probable candidates to fill the defensive end spots are sophomore Jermauria Rasco and freshman Danielle Hunter. Read more...http://www.lsureveille.
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Mic'd Up Opinion: Mass exodus could be blessing for LSU football
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Eric Reid
Taylor Balkom
LSU junior safeties Eric Reid (1) and Craig Loston (6) celebrate Dec. 31 after Loston's fumble recovery in the first quarter of the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. LSU would eventually lose to Clemson, 24-25. -
Eric Reid, Tharold Simon
Connor Tarter
LSU junior safety Eric Reid (1) and junior cornerback Tharold Simon (24) enthusiastically congratulate their teammate junior linebacker Lamin Barrow (57) after a fumble recovery during the Tigers' 37-17 victory over the MSU Bulldogs Saturday November 10, 2012 in Tiger Stadium.
Taylor BalkomEric Reid
LSU junior safety Eric Reid (1) tackles MSU junior quarterback Tyler Russell (17) during the Tiger's 37-17 win over the Bulldogs on November 10, 2012.
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January 13, 2013
Sometimes addition by subtraction is the best recipe for success.-
by
Micah Bedard
After an unheard of 10 LSU football underclassmen decided to forgo their remaining eligibility and take their talents to the 2013 NFL draft, you were all probably thinking, “We’re screwed.” But before you go canceling your season tickets and forking coach Les Miles’s lawn to blame him for all the early departures, take a deep breath and relax.
It’s going to be OK.
Replacing such a large number of players may turn out to be the best thing to happen to the LSU football program in recent memory.
Multiple starting positions have opened up, and that could raise the eyebrows of some top recruits still waiting to make their college decisions.
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
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