Tinker Town: "In 2005 the chain of command running LSU did very little to try and stop Nick Saban from going to the Miami dolphins. No real effort was showed to pay Saban the extra dollars that gave LSU the power to stop Nick from leaving LSU. So he lift. And “Skip” Bertman chose Les Miles. Along with the rest of the LSU chain of command at the time.
The first game against Tennessee that Les Miles coached LSU football team in tiger stadium, at half time. He told the interview TV reporter that LSU was playing sloppy football. Even though LSU lead the Vols 21 to 0, after the first half. Just a few weeks after Katrina the killer hurricane.
The hurricane that devastated so many of the LSU football players family, and friends, neighbors homes, and lives. “They were sloppy.” Said Les Miles, the typical catch all phrase of a snake oil salesman. Hiding that he really does not know what in the world that he is talking about. Many LSU football fans however was insulted by Les Miles lack of insight, criticizing the LSU football players just weeks after that terrible hurricane.
Tennessee came back in the second half to beat LSU, in that very first Les Miles coach LSU football team. Les Miles never knew what he was talking about back then. And he still doesn’t know what he is doing now. All in all, the LSU chain of command, along with Les Miles, reporters, excuse makers. Have contributed to the very sorry problem in this LSU football program now. And to think that the self same people who allowed us to get here, is still willing not to raise a finger to help us to get out of this Les Miles problem.
Wow, “have a great day.”
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Tinker Town: "Say no to ( bull talk ) America, and defend yourself and children with everything that you can get your hands on. Pistols, rifles, shotguns, molotov cocktails, knifes, poison, deliberately cut a tree down to fall on their head, anything that works - and kills the bad guys dead. And most of all, voting the deceitful politicians out of office. Save a child."
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Interestingly, people who often tell lies to others (like politicians) will often become very upset when other people lie to them.
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WORSHAM: On the Ball
January 9, 2013 - © 2013 Tiger Rag
New Year’s Resolutions for 2013 Tigers
By CODY WORSHAM
Tiger Rag Editor
There have been worse years in LSU football, but 2012 may go down as the most painful 12 months in the program’s history.
Hyperbolic as that claim may seem at first glance, the pain of the year gone by in TigerTown can be realized and measured when reflecting on the season’s losses, in score and scope.
- A BCS title game loss in the program’s most pitiful showing on a grand stage on Jan. 9
- The loss of two highly touted recruits before (and on) National Signing Day in Gunner Kiel and Torshiro Davis
- The loss of a Heisman Finalist because of repeated drug abuse and violation of team rules
- The loss of an All-American tackle to injury for the season
- The loss of an All-Conference tackle to undisclosed personal matters
- A tough loss to Florida on the road, damaging national title hopes
- A crushing loss to Alabama at home, killing national title hopes
- A numbing loss to Clemson in a bowl game on national television, the first time in school history the team lost two bowl games in the same calendar year
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3 Responses to “WORSHAM: On the Ball”-
Jim Talbot on
January 9th, 2013 11:22 am
Cody, I think you did a terrific job this year covering LSU Football.
Great Job!
Jim Talbot
Baton Rouge
- Brent LeDoux on January 9th, 2013 12:39 pm
- Cody: Good article but you are too nice.
Unless we are insane (I may very well be after this pathetic season) we should expect the exact same, ridiculous problems we have had for the past 5 years. UseLes is too stubborn and arrogant to even admit that there is a problem so NOTHING will “be fixed” as UseLes always claims. How do we go 10-3 this season and it feels like 3-10? UseLes has taken away my joy of watching LSU football due to his arrogance and stubborness. I’m sure people on this site will hammer me but if they are honest with themselves and quit being PC for the sake of UseLes, they have to feel the same way.
I’m just tired of wondering why LSU has no offense with all the talent they have. The only constant in that equation is UseLes Miles. He is the root problem of all that is wrong with LSU football today. When you have 10 underclassmen leave for the draft when only 2 or 3 of them should have…………that speaks volumes to me!
TigerGumbo: on January 10th, 2013 12:52 am
In 2005 the chain of command running LSU did very little to try
and stop Nick Saban from going to the Miami dolphins. No real effort was
showed to pay Saban the extra dollars that gave LSU the power to stop
Nick from leaving LSU. So he lift. And “Skip” Bertman chose Les Miles.
Along with the rest of the LSU chain of command at the time.
The first game against Tennessee that Les Miles coached LSU football team in tiger stadium, at half time. He told the interview TV reporter that LSU was playing sloppy football. Even though LSU lead the Vols 21 to 0, after the first half. Just a few weeks after Katrina the killer hurricane.
The hurricane that devastated so many of the LSU football players family, and friends, neighbors homes, and lives. “They were sloppy.” Said Les Miles, the typical catch all phrase of a snake oil salesman. Hiding that he really does not know what in the world that he is talking about. Many LSU football fans however was insulted by Les Miles lack of insight, criticizing the LSU football players just weeks after that terrible hurricane.
Tennessee came back in the second half to beat LSU, in that very first Les Miles coach LSU football team. Les Miles never knew what he was talking about back then. And he still doesn’t know what he is doing now. All in all, the LSU chain of command, along with Les Miles, reporters, excuse makers. Have contributed to the very sorry problem in this LSU football program now. And to think that the self same people who allowed us to get here, is still willing not to raise a finger to help us to get out of this Les Miles problem.
Wow, “have a great day.”
------------------------------The first game against Tennessee that Les Miles coached LSU football team in tiger stadium, at half time. He told the interview TV reporter that LSU was playing sloppy football. Even though LSU lead the Vols 21 to 0, after the first half. Just a few weeks after Katrina the killer hurricane.
The hurricane that devastated so many of the LSU football players family, and friends, neighbors homes, and lives. “They were sloppy.” Said Les Miles, the typical catch all phrase of a snake oil salesman. Hiding that he really does not know what in the world that he is talking about. Many LSU football fans however was insulted by Les Miles lack of insight, criticizing the LSU football players just weeks after that terrible hurricane.
Tennessee came back in the second half to beat LSU, in that very first Les Miles coach LSU football team. Les Miles never knew what he was talking about back then. And he still doesn’t know what he is doing now. All in all, the LSU chain of command, along with Les Miles, reporters, excuse makers. Have contributed to the very sorry problem in this LSU football program now. And to think that the self same people who allowed us to get here, is still willing not to raise a finger to help us to get out of this Les Miles problem.
Wow, “have a great day.”
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.
Greater New Orleans
Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu tries to rebuild himself and his career
By
Jim Kleinpeter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on January 08, 2013 at 4:42 PM, updated January 08, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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Boca Raton, Fla. -- Football is the sport former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu loves. It is, in his words, "his life."
For two seasons with the Tigers, he played it that way - instinctively and with passion, and it made him an All American and Heisman Trophy finalist. He always seemed a half-step, or fraction of a second, ahead of those around him.
Tyrann Mathieu returns a punt for a
touchdown during the 2011 SEC championship game against Georgia.
(Michael DeMocker / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
He's a batter standing at the plate with two strikes. If he can't handle the next pitch, he'll never play again.
Mathieu is now spending his days here in the idyllic climes of South Florida's East coast, trying to make his last pitch count. He's not hitting the beaches or clubbing at nights. He's on a strict regimen of physical workouts and self-improvement.
He has removed himself from the troubling influences in Louisiana that dragged him down from the heights as the most recognizable college football player and Heisman finalist last season to looking like just another washout.
He has surrounded himself with caring adults and begun rebuilding his self-image with more structure in his life. The Honey Badger persona, which launched his popularity and precipitated his fall, is in hibernation while he trains for a shot in the NFL.
He knows, and understands why, the public is looking at him as a likely strikeout victim.
"I only have one more shot," Mathieu said in an interview with NOLA.com. "This is my last chance. I don't have any more after this, or I can't get accepted to the NFL. This is truly my last shot, it's all I've got.
"I think people understand that. You can't keep making the same mistakes and I understand that and accept the responsibility. I'm a better person, in a better spirit and much better place right now. Mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually, I feel great in all aspects of my life.
"In time they'll forgive me, trust me again," Mathieu said. "I'm not looking for them to trust me today or tomorrow. It may be two years from now but they will grow to trust me again."
Long trip home
After his arrest, Mathieu was bonded out of jail by Tyrone and Sheila in the wee hours of Saturday morning following his Thursday arrest. During the long ride home, he cried and apologized to his disappointed parents.
Mathieu said seeing the faces of the other prisoners in jail, a place he'd never been, was frightening and humbling to a degree he'd never felt. He suddenly saw his parents in a different light.
"Growing up, I don't think I was as honest or open as I should have been with them," Mathieu said. "It made me look back on life and learn some things. They've always been a positive influence in my life.
"I realized things about them I didn't before. They were very disappointed, I could see the look in their eyes."
Despite the disappointment and embarrassment, Mathieu said his parents remained positive the whole 90-minute trip. It was 5 a.m. when they arrived back in New Orleans.
"He was depressed and really sad," Sheila said. "We were all disappointed. We went back and talked about the values we started with from his childhood. It was a matter of getting back to the basics."
Mathieu's parents had been patient throughout their son's fall ordeals. After being kicked off the team, they helped get him set up with John Lucas, a Houston-based rehab counselor, and thought they'd gotten him on the right path. He was back in school and hoping to return to LSU for the 2013 season when the arrest occurred.
"We know the solution," Tyrone Mathieu said. "Sometimes it's hard for parents to sit back and know the solution and watch your child go through some of the bad decisions we made when we were younger.
"I don't want to say he's got it now, but he's learning. We want him to get his dream. He has to continue to make good decisions. He's a special kid."
Spartan lifestyle
Mathieu landed in this part of the country because that's where Patrick Peterson Sr. trains his athletes. In 2010, Mathieu was a teammate of Peterson's son and All-American cornerback Patrick Jr., now a Pro Bowl cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.
Peterson Sr. is a positive thinking, fatherly-type athletic trainer with a streak of Marine drill sergeant in him. He once made his son sit out an entire high school football season because he wasn't satisfied with his grades, even though he was eligible to play.
It was Patrick Jr. who reached out to his father to help Mathieu, his former road roommate when they played that one year together. After Mathieu's arrest, Pat Jr. knew where to look for help.
"Patrick is like Tyrann's big brother," Patrick Sr. said. He called me and said, 'Dad, I need you on this."
Mathieu moved in with the Petersons just before Thanksgiving and lived with them for three weeks. Long before the first workout was arranged, they did a lot of talking
"I was upset with him about the last incident," Peterson said. "I told him, 'If you don't want help, I don't want to help you. If you do, I will.' He was upset about it, said it was stupid. I told him it's not going to go away you have to make a chance. He did a lot of crying."
Once the crying stopped the listening began and Mathieu said things have begun to fall in place. Peterson Sr. has never been hesitant to get in his face and the workouts were no picnic. Peterson Sr. said Mathieu "vomited for the first two days" but that he was back to himself by the third day because he "learned to work hard at LSU."
Structure was the key. He has been busy all day with counseling and workouts at Linn College and Florida Atlantic with some of Peterson's other clients. Agent Pat Lawlor, who also represents Peterson Jr. and Jordan Jefferson, set him up in a hotel. He didn't know anyone else, so there was no hanging out.
"I wasn't just out here living anywhere, staying up all night and doing what I wanted to do," Mathieu said. "I got structure in my life, putting people in place that were going to ask me questions, who I had to answer to. It was a big-time deal for me.
"When you want something for yourself, no one else can want it for you. It doesn't matter who I talked to or what I did, I had to seek happiness for myself. Once I was able to do that, everything kind of blossomed and I started to live comfortably again."
Hopeful future
Mathieu said he knows there are no guarantees. He hasn't been invited to the NFL scouting combine, but likely will. He hasn't sent his letter to the league for inclusion. He's talked to LSU Coach Les Miles about reuniting with his former Tiger teammates at Pro Day workouts, but that is still up in the air. Lawlor has already set him up for a trip to the Senior Bowl where he can mingle with NFL personnel and do unofficial interviews.
He's undergoing regular drug testing from an anonymous, but certified, testing company. By the time of the combine, he will have had 32 tests to show the NFL that he's clean, Lawlor said.
For the next two weeks, he's in Arizona with Peterson Jr., who is putting him through some intensive drills to prepare him for life as a cornerback in the NFL. He's a solid 182 pounds, his eyes are bright, and his presence exudes a spirit of calm resolve.
Mathieu hopes it all leads to him being able to handle his life. He said he closed down his Twitter account with 160,000 plus followers for awhile, but apparently has re-activated it recently.
The Honey Badger isn't dead, either. Fans still email him but in the future he wants to keep it as an on-field alias and leave it in the locker room when the game is over. It's not going to be who he is.
"The last few months have been about me finding my soul, finding my spirit, understanding who I am outside of football," Mathieu said. "I didn't play football this year and it was like everything was taken away from me. All I had was myself and I had to grow within myself. It's been a long journey. I'm looking forward to the future.
"There's no doubt I can make a career in the NFL. My first goal is to be honest and open, answer any questions as honestly as I could. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to be back in front of cameras and back on the turf, back around football players, guys I need to be around.
"It's different. It feels good. I'm not playing football but I feel really great about myself right now. I don't need anybody else's opinion. I know I'm living good, I know I'm living right, and doing the right things."
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
| Associated Press | SECond to none, with no end in sight |
| Athens Banner-Herald | Murray ‘pretty much knew all along’ he would return to Georgia |
| Post & Courier, SC | Gamecocks' Clowney voted All-America player of year by fans |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | Vol official confirms Omari Phillips, Trent Taylor & Deion Bonner not part of team |
| Aggie Athletics | Texas A&M OL Luke Joeckel declares for NFL draft |
| The Tennessean *1 | Vanderbilt finishes season ranked for first time since 1948 |
| The Advocate | Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl announced as first BCS semifinal sites in 2015 |
Alleman Reflects on Bama Heartache
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Video: Early Top 25 for 2013
January, 9, 2013
By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
Mark Schlabach and Chris Low offer up their early picks for the top teams in the 2013 season.
As
the college football season ended with Florida losing to Louisville,
and LSU losing to Clemson. Those two SEC football teams have some
serious trouble within their college football programs. LSU is a mess on
offense. Florida just is not ready yet to take the next step. Beating
LSU is not necessarily a step forward because LSU can't move the
football very well. Head football coach Les Miles is some kind of nut.
So the LSU program will live in college football purgatory for as long
as he coaches there. Florida was misled into believing that beating LSU
was a signal that the Gators have arrived. Not so much. Witness the
Louisville game. Alabama, is the top SEC dog that has establishing a
above average niche of excellence almost all by themselves. Georgia,
South Carolina, Texas A&M, is the most likely to succeed next fall. Or that the way
the SEC 2013 college football season looks to me.
Next season could get interesting in the SEC. Will be a fun year no doubt.
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NFL Draft 2013
Chris Faulk to enter NFL draft
Updated: January 9, 2013, 8:06 PM ET
By
Gary LaneyBATON ROUGE, La. -- The record exodus from LSU continued Wednesday, as Tigers junior offensive tackle Chris Faulk declared for the NFL draft.
2013 NFL Draft
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Before the injury, which he suffered at practice a couple of days after LSU's season-opening win over North Texas, Faulk had been considered likely to turn pro at the end of the season.
Rather than return to play as a senior, Faulk pushed the number of departing LSU underclassmen to 10.
LSU also will lose defensive linemen Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery and Bennie Logan, running backs Spencer Ware and Michael Ford, linebacker Kevin Minter, safety Eric Reid, cornerback Tharold Simon and punter Brad Wing.
Faulk's agent, Jeff Guerrirro of Monroe, La.-based ProSource Sports Management, tweeted that Faulk signed with the agency Wednesday afternoon. ProSource director of player personnel Richard Roberts confirmed the signing.
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