Sunday, March 10, 2013

The supreme court is really us. What do the American people want:


Tinker:

Conservative feelings are sometimes like a out of place moment, and outright hostile reaction around a lot of jive superficiality. That keep taking place in the same time and space that we are living in these days. A feeling out of place. The TV people keep playing around with trivia, and cheep thrills, superficiality, much more then the substance and character of our everyday American life. It is simply not in fashion to stop the TV owners from spreading the harm that they do to the general public airways. Superficial lies and crimes are tolerated just like the way that they have been doing. Turn off the lies and bring back the good guys is a faraway thought. I keep turning the channel but the waste of time, and lack of substance, just reappears.

I keep reading about what kind of food that we should eat because of fatty, salty, sugary food that is really bad for our health. And I keep seeing special interests groups pushing for free abortion access. Can you imagine that last one, free abortion access. The right to kill people law. It is still very hard for me to believe that the US supreme court ruled that abortion is OK. Kill all the unborn baby's that you want girls. My heavens?

Anyway the supreme court is really us. What the US supreme court justice do when they are judging a case, is to talk very carefully in rending a ruling. Because what they say really matters to the people of our country and lower criminal, civil courts, who are judging the laws that we live by. Stop the crime, stop the lies over the TV airways. Fire the careless, and liars working for the TV Networks. Reward honest and law abiding people instead. And really fix what is broken. Fix what is televised on television. Where did the American people get the idea that the people working on TV is above the law.  When are the American people going to vote for the men and women with substance and character. Never?
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Attributed to Shakespeare. "Oh what a tangled web we weave. When first we practice to deceive."

With tongue in cheek, here is my facetious 10 commandments:
So make sure that you and your friends and neighbors don't go to church to learn about the life of Jesus Christ. Or the ten commandments from God. Because we now know better.

Because the new rules are:

#1 - Going to church is not what a modern society does when grappling with the troubles of this elite technologically advanced generation.

# 2 - Keep making fun of the people who find solace in their guns and religion.

# 3 - Just keep looking at the rewarding entertainment coming from the TV sets and politicians. Go on buying magazines full of inspiring gossip about the Hollywood personality's trials, and sexy tribulations.

# 4 - Keep track of each other sexual lives.

# 5 - Be more like Europe with a more just socialist society for your Fathers, Mother, Brother, Sisters, and children, who are well on the way into that future.

# 6 - Pay no mind to me who is curious about how Jesus had such a great love for the sinful people who lived around him. and that I'm praying instead.

# 7 - Don't try to learn for yourselves all that you can about the substance and character of our universe.

# 8 - Don't repent your sins and ask god to forgive us of our transgressions.

# 9 - Don't sincerely try to improve our own attitude with the help from god.

# 10 - Because substance and character is just to long to read about, and that stuff doesn't really matter at all.

Now does it?
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What do the American people want:

Is this what you want to hear, America?

Why should you the general public keep listening to the political representatives serving the American citizens in the congress of the United States for. They will only say what we the people want to hear, because they represent us. If we want gun control then congress will be the first person to really know just how the majority of the American people feel about that. If most of the American voters still want the gun laws just the way they are then that is how Washington DC will vote. Or handle any other government problem in America for that matter. The question is what will we the American people let them get away with.

If the people don't get a little something from the Washington DC deals then D.C. can forget about that deal all together. But if the people get what they want then go ahead and help yourselves. Because in the end it is us the American people who are the real force behind every politician working in the government of this country.

Then they can only get away with stealing money from the US government because we let them get away with it. If we the American people were really as honest as we the people profess. The American government would only be run by honest men and women. But of course the men and women running Washington DC is only the true reflection of the people who voted them into office to begin with. So why does everyone listen to these hypocritical conversions on TV, over and over again for. What are we going to hear that we never heard before?

Maybe we the American people will hear that Washington DC has declared that from now on in America, everything is free of charge. Everything is at last free take what you need. The Federal Reserve Banks  just declared that the American people don't need money anymore. Is that what you want to hear, America?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
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Civilised Behaviour:

“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.” —Genesis 9:21-23
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Past Generations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwGtWEF2SE0

The True Glory (1945)

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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/11/07/here-are-the-top-5-conservative-thought-leaders-responses-to-obamas-victory/


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ePolitics

Here Are the Top 5 Conservative Thought Leader Responses to Obama’s Victory

The day after the election, you can bet there are a slew of conservative responses to wade through. Well, we did the hard work for you and have included the top five.
1. Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich, Michael Barone and Michelle Malkin on The 2012 Election
“We’re not going to be able to explain this away in one day…Small things beat big things yesterday. Conservatism, in my humble opinion, did not lose last night. It’s just very difficult to beat Santa Claus. It is practically impossible to beat Santa Claus. People are not going to vote against Santa Claus, especially if the alternative is being your own Santa Claus. Now, everyone is jumping on Romney’s chain today, getting in his chili. Look, he might not have been the optimal candidate, but he’s a fine man. He would have been great for this country…I went to bed last night thinking we’d lost the country. I don’t know how else you look at this.”
Via the Daily Rushbo:
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What really happened to the Hindenberg

msnNOW.com The airship Hindenburg exploding into a huge ball of fire as it came in for a landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937 (© Bettmann/Corbis)

Oh, the humanity! The Hindenburg explosion is explained after 75 years

Talk about a cold case. More than 75 years after the famous Hindenburg passenger airship exploded into a ball of fire over a Navy air station, scientists have finally figured out what went wrong, by blowing up scale models of the blimp. They say static electricity was the dirty culprit in the 1937 disaster that killed 35 people and permanently crumbled the era of passenger zeppelins. After the Hindenburg hit a thunderstorm, it became charged with static, and a broken wire or a stuck gas valve leaked hydrogen into the ventilation shafts. When crews on the ground ran to take the landing ropes they "grounded" the craft, causing a spark and igniting the built-up hydrogen. [Source]
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Ask an expert: The downside of the Fed stimulus

MSN Money's Anthony Mirhaydari discusses the risks of the Fed's commitment to keep pumping money into the economy.


It's been several years now since the Federal Reserve started its first round of quantitative easing. Investors have since dreaded the moment the Fed would decide to stop pouring money into the markets.

Last week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke calmed those jitters when he said the Fed isn't planning its exit yet. While the market sighed collectively in relief, the question of whether there's a downside to cheap money remains.

In the video below, MSN Money's Anthony Mirhaydari discusses the risks and rewards of the Fed's commitment to keep pumping money into the economy.
The Federal Reserve began it's expansionary monetary policy in late 2007 in an attempt to breathe life into the economy as the Great Recession took hold. The Fed lowered its federal fund rate from 5.25% to near zero by December 2008.

Federal Reserve Building Hisham Ibrahim Corbis
With no more conventional tools at its disposal to stimulate the U.S. economy, the Fed then turned to a less conventional one, "quantitative easing," which refers to the buying of financial assets from financial institutions, thus injecting a predetermined quantity of money into the economy.

In December 2008, the Fed announced the first round of quantitative easing. After QE1 came QE2, Operation Twist, QE3, and QE4. But are these efforts really stimulating the economy as they intend to, or do they have a downside risk?

Mirhaydari explains that such programs and stimulus measures favor the rich, while the fundamental economic issues, such as stagnant wages, remain unresolved. Further, these stimulus programs cannot really resolve the structural problems and rather may push the economy in the opposite way than the Fed intended.

The discussion about the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts and their downside risks continues over at MSN Money's Facebook community.
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South Vigo High School football coach Bob Clements may not have been the first to notice LSU offensive coordinator Malcolm "Cam" Cameron's play-calling instincts. But clearly he was the first to bet on them.

 Why else would the veteran coach at the Terre Haute, Ind., school turn his varsity offense - and all of the play-calling - over to the precociously talented Cameron midway through his sophomore season.

 Cameron never spent a moment feeling burdened by the sudden responsibility. On the contrary, he embraced it and thrived, calling all the plays for the next 2½ seasons with great success.

 "I thought it was the greatest thing ever," Cameron recalled. "All my buddies were the running backs and wide receivers. One thing I learned was you have to keep everybody involved, that's the key to being a play-caller. Know who your best players are and make sure everybody has a role and feels a part of the game plan. As long as you do that you'll get guys to play at a higher level."

 Cameron has learned a lot more in the years since, earning a reputation as one of the top offensive minds in the game during his 29-year pro and college career. With spring practice beginning Thursday, LSU fans are hoping that translates into finally solving the offensive issues that have dragged down the team overall for most of the past five seasons.

 It isn't simply Cameron's close and long-standing friendship with Tigers head coach Les Miles. A former college quarterback himself, Cameron has developed some big-name pro quarterbacks, including the Saints' Drew Brees and the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco, and been at the helm of some powerful offenses. His reputation at both levels precedes him.

Cam Cameron said play calling will be a team effort, 'that's why we win': video part 3

LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron says Les Miles is a "resource I need" when calling plays. Watch video
Like Clements, Miles is betting that his buddy - LSU's fifth offensive coordinator in Miles' ninth spring practice - can cure whatever has been ailing the LSU offense."He will definitely make us better," Miles said. "He brings us an ability to throw the ball like they throw it in the NFL. He has an acute awareness of execution that makes a difference on success and failure.

 "He has an instinctive presence. He always knows the right way to go."

 It isn't going to be all about play-calling. LSU's quarterback play hasn't been stellar since Matt Flynn's senior season when the Tigers set the school total offense record. Cameron's individual task is to coach up senior Zach Mettenberger, who progressed at the end of the regular season but stumbled badly in a Chick-fil-A Bowl loss to Clemson.

 Although he was fired by the Ravens, who then went on to win the Super Bowl last month in New Orleans, Cameron was highly productive in developing Flacco. He is the NFL's winningest offensive coordinator during the past five years (58-28) and received a souvenir football from the club for his 100th victory as an NFL offensive coordinator. Ravens' Coach John Harbaugh thought enough of him to order a Super Bowl ring.

 Cameron sees no issue in returning to college football after 11 years in the NFL.

 "I'm a teacher, that's what we really are," Cameron said. "Teach them a system of football and how to win. You've got to be able to motivate, develop relationships, know your material, bring some expertise to the table where they think when they leave the table they are as good as they can be and can move on to the next level."

 Coach's son

 In many ways, Cameron is the classic football coach's son who brings an uncommon aptitude to the game. But he didn't come out of his diapers calling plays and dominating the neighborhood sandlot games.

 When he was 13, Cameron's mother, Barbara, married Tom Harp, who had head coaching stints at Cornell, Duke and Indiana State. Harp played at Miami University in Ohio, a school often called the "cradle of coaches", having produced the likes of Ara Parseghian, Lou Holtz and LSU's Paul Dietzel.

 It was a match made in heaven, the one between stepfather and son. The family, which included Cameron's sister Betsy, moved from Cameron's hometown of Chapel Hill, N.C. when Harp was hired as head coach at Indiana State.

 Cameron followed Harp everywhere. He hung around the office where he ran errands for all the coaches. He attended every practice, sometimes filling in as an extra quarterback when there weren't enough to throw to the wideouts. And he spent every waking minute soaking up knowledge from Harp, who was more than happy to oblige.

 "It was like she married Santa Claus," Cameron said with a wide smile.

Cameron does give Barbara, a college administrator, credit for his work ethic. "She's the hardest working person I've ever known," he said.

 But everything with Harp was play for Cameron, who still feels he hasn't worked a day in his life. Harp was the sounding board and Cameron was never shy about challenging his stepfather.

 Cameron would come home with plays from school and Harp would sketch out a defense to stop it. Cameron would respond with a counter attack and Harp would show him the best way to defend that assault. They dragged chairs into the living room to represent the blockers and defenders and the discussions sometimes grew heated.

 "That's how I learned the game," Cameron said. "He always had an answer to stop anything I came up with but I didn't believe it.

 "We do that to this day. We talk football all the time, he watches every game and has good suggestions, great insight into what we're doing. That's almost 40 years now."

 Harp said he quickly recognized his adopted son as a prodigy. The work ethic and motivation was never a problem and Cameron never forgot anything when he was told once.

 "He would ride the bus with me to games and his questions were always insightful," Harp said. "Sometimes he made better sense than I did.

 "He'll work day and night. The (LSU) quarterbacks will love him, all the kids will love him."

 Cameron won nearly every award offered in Terre Haute and was almost as good in basketball. His team made the Indiana Final Four all three seasons and he was a team captain in both sports. In 1979, he won the prestigious Trester Award as the state's top student athlete who displays great character and attitude.

 Dual athlete

 Cameron moved on to Indiana where he was the star quarterback for then-Coach Lee Corso and as a senior for Sam Wyche, until tearing an ACL against Illinois.

"He was one of the best all-around athletes I ever had and as good a student of the game as I've ever coached," said Corso, now an ESPN analyst and "College Gameday" celebrity. "He studied the game inside and out and was a tremendous kid, an honest man with unquestionable integrity."

 With Corso's blessing Cameron played two years of basketball for Bobby Knight and was a member of the 1983 Big Ten champion Hoosier team. Cameron bonded with the sometimes irascible Knight and got more than a basketball education from the legendary coach.

 "He would have made an outstanding football coach because he was tough and demanding and football players respond to that," Cameron said of Knight. "That's what I got from him. Kids that want to play football enjoy that to a degree.

 "If he was still coaching I wouldn't want my son to play for anybody but him."

 Cameron had signed on for a year with the global sports ministry Athletes in Action but the knee injury ruined that plan. Knight helped him get a graduate assistantship at Michigan under another legendary coach, Bo Schembechler, in 1983.

After two years he was hired as the Wolverines' wide receivers coach and four years later began tutoring the quarterbacks. He quickly gained a reputation for innovation and thinking outside the box on a staff that valued the conservative approach.

He also forged a deep friendship with Miles with whom he shared a windowless office for seven seasons. The families remained close when they parted. Cameron is godfather to Miles' son Manny and Miles is godfather to Cameron's son Danny.

 "He was constantly pushing the envelope with an older staff, trying to have great impact," said Miles, who joined the Michigan staff in 1987. "He tried to evolve us. Bo loved him. He used to call him 'Crafty' Cam Cameron."

 NFL-bound

 Cameron made his first foray into pro football as quarterbacks coach at Washington under Norv Turner. There he learned the West Coast offense and helped make no-name quarterback Gus Frerotte a Pro Bowler.

 In 1997 Cameron returned to his alma mater as head coach and despite having just learned a new offense, installed the option because of the presence of Antwaan Randle El, a wide receiver whom he moved to quarterback.

While Indiana didn't win much, Randle El flourished. He finished his career fifth on the NCAA's all-time total offense list. He became the first Division I player to account for at least 40 touchdowns rushing and passing and the first to account for at least 2,500 yards in four seasons.

 Cameron failed to have a winning season and finished 18-37 in five seasons. He didn't regret the lessons learned.

 "The Indiana job probably prepared me more for college football and the NFL than any other job," he said. "Every week the talent is either equal or you are outmanned. It'll challenge you. I wouldn't trade those years for anything from a coaching perspective."

 Cameron was also unsuccessful in his other head coaching venture when he followed Nick Saban at Miami. The Dolphins went 1-15 in 2007 and brought in Bill Parcells, the Executive Vice President of football operations, who fired Cameron.

 Success came quickly after Indiana when he hooked up with Brees as offensive coordinator in San Diego in 2002. The Chargers went 12-4 in 2004 and scored 446 points as Cameron was named Offensive Assistant of the Year by Sports Illustrated. In 2006 the Chargers went 14-2 and scored a franchise-record 492 points led by Brees and running back LaDanian Tomlinson.

 Cameron had a strong hand in developing Brees, who worked four of his first five years in the league with Cameron. In that span he passed for more than 12,000 yards and 79 touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl.

 Working with Flacco

 After his year in Miami, Cameron went to the Ravens the same season Flacco joined them as a rookie out of Delaware. The low-key, strong-armed Flacco improved each season under Cameron's direction and became the first quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons. By his third season he was the franchise's career leader in passing yards and after the Super Bowl victory became the highest-paid NFL quarterback in history with a six-year, $120.6 million deal.

 Although Cameron wasn't around at the end to coach Flacco, he was anything but bitter at the firing, which Ravens' Coach John Harbaugh said was the "hardest thing I ever had to do."

 The Ravens were 9-4 after a loss to Washington but Harbaugh felt the offense was under-performing.

Instead, Cameron called the move "brilliant" and it was reinforced by Ravens running back Ray Rice.

 "That's a bold statement by Cam Cameron," Rice said. "When we had our mishaps, Cam always took it for us. When that change happened, it was a wake-up call. We all felt like, you know what, Cam was the play-caller, but we had to go out there and make the plays."

 Said Cameron: "When you are playing for a world championship, the expectations are high. The offense was doing well but well was not good enough. It was a wake-up call. They struggled for the next few weeks and then got it going. It accomplished what it was supposed to accomplish."

 Cameron said he could hardly be happier coaching with his good friend Miles at another high level of expectation. He sees that he's come into a situation he understands because of their common ground as Michigan assistants. Conversely, Miles is comfortable with his new offensive coordinator, whom he hopes will do for the offense what John Chavis has done for the LSU defense.

Cameron likes what he's seen of Mettenberger and all of the LSU quarterbacks, although he has yet to get on the field with them.

 "Les has toughness, enthusiasm, personality and his teams reflect that," Cameron said. "I love our toughness, the energy, the way we play together and care about one another. This team truly reflects his vision. I've seen that and I'm honored to be a part of of it."
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report

 With LSU football spring practice only eight days away, today I'll write a bit about the offense and what I'll be watching for in the spring session, position-by-position. Tomorrow or later in the week, I'll continue with the defense.

QB - There's no doubt that Zach Mettenberger will be the starting signal caller, but what I'm curious to see is how he interacts with, and develops under, new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. I’m also curious to see how well Rob Bolden, Anthony Jennings and Hayden Rettig challenge Stephen Rivers for the backup role. Bolden has the most playing experience at the college level and Rivers has the most experience in the LSU system, but the two newcomers might have the most talent/potential of them all.

RB - During the backend of last season, Jeremy Hill clearly emerged as the team’s most effective rusher, but in my opinion he wasn’t utilized to the fullest because of LSU’s running back by committee approach with Hill, Hilliard, Ware and Ford. This year Ware and Ford are gone, but Alfred Blue will be back after suffering a season ending knee injury last year. I am curious to see whether Hill or Blue runs first in the individual drills. I think those two could be among the nation’s top running back tandems this season.

OL - The biggest question I have about the OL is who will be No. 1 at left tackle. I suspect that redshirt freshman Jerald Hawkins (6'6", 300) will be the man, with newcomer Ethan Pocic pushing for early playing time. I'm also interested in seeing early enrollee Fehoko Fanaika and hoping he adds quality depth in the line. From what I've heard, Fanaika reported to campus a little heavier than desired, but is working hard in the weight room to get to his ideal playing weight. Usually LSU releases an updated roster with current heights and weights at the start of spring practice, and as soon as they do I will update my roster.

TE - It’s no secret that Cam Cameron likes to utilize his tight ends in the passing game. Last year Travis Dickson demonstrated on a few occasions that he has pretty good hands, but his starting roll will be challenged this spring by JUCO transfer Logan Stokes. Desean Smith won’t be reporting to LSU until the fall, but I look for him to make a big splash and to see the field often as a true freshman because of his great hands.

WR - One of the things I’m most anxious to see this spring is how well redshirt freshman Travin Dural (6'2", 180, Breaux Bridge) has recovered from his knee injury. I really think Dural is going to be a big-time receiver before leaving LSU, and if he’s at 100% this spring I think he will challenge for immediate playing time. I’m also looking forward to seeing incoming freshman John Diarse (6'0", 200, Neville) in the receiver drills.

 In other football news, yesterday it was announced that LSU’s season opener against TCU in the Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas, will kickoff at 8 p.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPN. The game will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1968 when the Tigers beat the Horned Frogs 10-7 in Tiger Stadium, and will be a huge test for an LSU team adjusting to first year offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and an unprecedented number of early departures on the defensive side of the ball.

 Before leaving the topic of football, I’ll share with you this great light-hearted video that someone sent to me yesterday. It’s by Bonstonker and is made up of clips of LSU football and Les Miles to the tune of “Still the One.” Bonstonker does a great job on these videos. 
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The start of LSU’s spring football practice is only six days away, and I can hardly wait. A couple of days ago I listed a few things that I would be looking for at each position on offense, and today I'll do the same for the defense.

 DE - After losing Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo, Lavar Edwards and Chauncey Aghayere, I will be very interested in seeing who runs with the No. 1s at defensive end. Junior Jermauria Rasco has the most experience of the returning ends, and I look for him and sophomore Danielle Hunter to enter the spring as the leading candidates for the starting roles, but that could change come fall when Frank Herron, Kendal Beckwith and Michael Patterson report to practice. Jordan Allen will also be in the mix this spring.

 DT - The Tigers will be without Bennie Logan and Josh Downs, but return Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson who both have significant playing experience, and sophomore Quentin Thomas who I think is ready for a breakout season. I look for early enrollee Christian LaCuture to make a big push for early playing time this spring, and for Greg Gilmore, who reports in the fall, to shake things up a bit. It will also be interesting to see which Tiger the team selects to wear No. 18 this season now that Logan is gone.

 LB - LSU has lots of talent at linebacker, but will be without Kevin Minter who was a leader at the heart of the Tigers’ defense last season. The big question heading into the spring is who will fill Minter’s roll in the middle, and I think the best candidate is senior Lamin Barrow. The Tigers also have a slew of sophomore and redshirt freshmen that will have a say in that.

 DB - Someone in the defensive backfield will have to step up and fill in for safety Eric Reid who’s talent and leadership will be greatly missed, and I look for senior Craig Loston to be that man. Loston was plagued with injuries for much of his career and it's time for him to step it up and show why he was so highly regarded out of high school. Sophomores Ronald Martin and Jerqwinick Sandolph will likely battle it out for the free safety spot. The corners are pretty much set with sophomores Jalen Collins and Jalen Mills for now, but look for TréDavious White to challenge for significant playing time when he reports in the fall.
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Bonstonker

Lsu Tigers - Control The Dream

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Highlights of the 2012 season
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http://theadvocate.com/news/5357171-123/ohio-state-leader-advises-lsu


Ohio State leader advises LSU


By Koran Addo
Capitol news bureau
March 05, 2013
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee told members of LSU’s Transition Advisory Team on Tuesday night that they are on the right track in consolidating campuses, combining the president and Baton Rouge chancellor positions, and conducting a secret search to find a top executive.

 Ohio State is one of several institutions LSU has identified as “universities of interest” as the advisory team works to reshape the university under the Baton Rouge campus.

 Gee, who appeared at the advisory team meeting via videoconference, has held more university presidencies than any other U.S. citizen, with stops at Vanderbilt University, Brown University, the University of Colorado and West Virginia University over a 33-year career.

 In 2009, Time magazine named him the best college president in the country.

 One of Gee’s main points during a lengthy question-and-answer session with the LSU advisory committee was that universities like LSU need to become more nimble to survive in an era when state funding to colleges is declining nationwide.

 Ohio State, he said, used to be a scattered cluster of 18 colleges with no central mission until a consolidation effort reorganized the school into six campuses.

 Michael Boehm, Ohio State’s vice provost for academic and strategic planning, also participated in the videoconference. He explained that the “one university” model LSU is considering makes a college more attractive to students.

 As part of Ohio State’s model, the school has one English department with one common curriculum spread out over its six campuses. The entire department is governed by a single department chairman, Boehm said.

 That type of structure preserves the quality of the degree for both the students who want to live in a large city and attend the main campus, and the students who choose to enroll in a smaller, close-knit environment at one of the other campuses, Boehm said.

 LSU is made up of autonomous institutions, with the main campus in Baton Rouge; the law school; the agricultural center; academic campuses in Alexandria, Eunice and Shreveport; LSU Health Science Centers in New Orleans and Shreveport; and 10 public hospitals.

 Gee said a fractured governance structure holds a university back from being “of the greatest benefit to the state.”

 He also suggested doing away with the attitude that favors tradition over innovation.

 Ohio State, at one point, owned a number of parking lots and other property not central to its core mission, he said.

 Privatizing those assets resulted in $1 billion in revenue the school later put toward scholarships and research.

 Gee also took on the issue of government funding, calling on state governments to loosen their regulations on schools and “give us the freedom to be entrepreneurial,” as state dollars to colleges and universities have declined nationwide.

 The issue of increased control is likely to come up in the legislative session starting April 8.

 Louisiana’s college administrators have been pushing in recent months to be given more control over tuition.

 Louisiana is the only state in the nation that requires two-thirds legislative approval on tuition and fee increases.

 Gee counseled the advisory team to look for a president with experience running a university as vast and varied as LSU.

 “You need to find someone who has flown in the left seat,” Gee said. “It’s not the type of job to learn on the go.”

 Gee also said that LSU has the right idea by keeping the search process secret.

 “Talented people will not be a part of the process, if there’s public exposure,” he said.
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Lsu Tigers - Still The One

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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!

Macon Telegraph Jenkins aiming to be the next Georgia star

Clarion Ledger *1 Freeze shores up Ole Miss coaching staff with Jason Jones

South Carolina Sports Gamecocks open spring drills Tuesday

Associated Press South Carolina, Clowney back on field for spring

Chattanooga Times Offensive line heads Tennessee Vols' good stuff

Associated Press Manziel suits up for spring after busy off-season
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1553656-comeback-2013-jamarcus-russell-airs-it-out
bleacher report

JaMarcus Russell Comeback 2013: Former NFL Quarterback Airs It Out

JaMarcus Russell has surrounded himself with an excellent group of people to serve as his support system during his attempt at an NFL comeback.


One of the guys charged with breaking Russell down and building him back up is former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who is serving as the former LSU star's de facto quarterbacks coach.

In the video above, Garcia walks us through some of the things he is looking to improve in regard to Russell's mechanics. He also highlights some of the natural ability that will undoubtedly cause NFL teams to take a second look when Russell holds his own personal pro day in a month or so.

Let us know in the comments below how you think Russell looks and what you think Garcia should be focusing on when it comes to helping the former first overall pick make it back onto an NFL roster. 
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Ohio State The Chase

More Than Perfect

Ohio State finished last season undefeated. With the postseason now an option, the Buckeyes have even higher goals. Adam Rittenberg »Maisel: Big expectations »OSU: Spring practice notes »
Ohio State Athletics Communications
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Lsu Tigers - Invincible


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Highlights of the Cotton Bowl
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