Tinker:
As the US government keeps fleecing the American taxpayer, here is a few good books of substance to read.
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As the US government keeps fleecing the American taxpayer, here is a few good books of substance to read.
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One Poet's War
Date: July 25, 1993, Sunday, Late Edition - FinalByline: By Verlyn Klinkenborg;
Lead:
A MOMENT OF WAR A Memoir of the Spanish Civil War. By Laurie Lee. Illustrated. 178 pp. New York: The New Press. Text:
FOR some artists and writers -- I think of Goya or Michael Herr -- war is a kind of fugue state, from which they return with a lingering vision in which you feel an expressive haste, a hysteria under flushed skin. These are the artists and writers for whom war retains a kind of esthetic sublimity, immoral to be sure and always undercut by the blatant ironies of combat, but with the mix of fear and beauty that Wordsworth could find in a mountain landscape unmolested by shellfire or that Byron could find in incest. The emotion with which such works are charged is a commentary on war and a gauge of authenticity. But there is another school of artists and writers for whom war obviates all commentary, for whom war, austerely depicted, is itself a commentary on human civilization. That is the school to which the English poet and mem oirist Laurie Lee belongs.
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Grisly Details In 'House Of Horrors' Abortion Clinic Trial Emerge
If mankind's religion are not respected by the American citizens why should we believe worshiping the American bald eagle will be morally better.
Something is very wrong with the American leaders tearing down mankind's religious beliefs with nothing to replace them. How are we going to teach the children right from wrong, good from bad, otherwise?
It looks like the American bald eagle is not doing
much of a job blessing the America people, what do you think, can
we the people get ahead like this?
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I headed out to Baton Rouge yesterday to watch the LSU football team practice and was really impressed with what I saw.
The energy level was very high, aided in part by the facts that ESPN's
Game Day crew had been there for much of the day and there were a large
number of high school coaches there for the coaches’ clinic. Just like
last time, I watched most of the practice through the LCD screen of my
video camera, capturing some footage to share with you. Click here to check out my 2:44 video from the practice.
When we were first allowed in, the team was doing an interesting new drill. Three down linemen were lined up on each side of the ball, plus a quarterback and a running back. The offensive linemen would try to open up a hole for the back to run through, while the three defenders would try to stop the back. It was an interesting drill, and one that’s probably more practical than the ever-popular Big Cat drill. In my video, you'll see Connor Neighbors (No. 43), Jarrett Fobbs (No. 5) and Jeremy Hill (No. 33) as the backs in the three reps I recorded.
Shortly after that, the team split up for individual drills and I headed outside to watch what Coach Cam Cameron was doing with the offense. What I saw first was a read-option sweep, and the only quarterback used in this drill was freshman Anthony Jennings (No. 10). In the video, you'll see redshirt freshman wide receiver Travin Dural (No. 83) used twice in the backfield, and Alfred Blue (No. 4) once.
In the next drill, which was run from about the 10 yard line, three quarterbacks simultaneously threw to three receivers (wides and tight ends). Zach Mettenberger (No. 8) threw the ball better than the other two, Jennings (No. 10) and Rivers (No. 17). The first three receivers used in this drill were Jarvis Landry (No. 80), Travin Dural (No.83) and tight end Travis Dickson (No. 41). I was really pleased to see Dural getting so much action in the drills I saw, and as I've said before I think he'll be a very special before his days as a Tiger are done.
One other practice tid-bit: Neither Jalen Mills nor Jermauria Rasco participated in practice as each had a planned minor shoulder surgery during spring break. I saw Mills on the sideline with his arm in a sling. Both are expected to be in good shape for fall practice.
-------------------------When we were first allowed in, the team was doing an interesting new drill. Three down linemen were lined up on each side of the ball, plus a quarterback and a running back. The offensive linemen would try to open up a hole for the back to run through, while the three defenders would try to stop the back. It was an interesting drill, and one that’s probably more practical than the ever-popular Big Cat drill. In my video, you'll see Connor Neighbors (No. 43), Jarrett Fobbs (No. 5) and Jeremy Hill (No. 33) as the backs in the three reps I recorded.
Shortly after that, the team split up for individual drills and I headed outside to watch what Coach Cam Cameron was doing with the offense. What I saw first was a read-option sweep, and the only quarterback used in this drill was freshman Anthony Jennings (No. 10). In the video, you'll see redshirt freshman wide receiver Travin Dural (No. 83) used twice in the backfield, and Alfred Blue (No. 4) once.
In the next drill, which was run from about the 10 yard line, three quarterbacks simultaneously threw to three receivers (wides and tight ends). Zach Mettenberger (No. 8) threw the ball better than the other two, Jennings (No. 10) and Rivers (No. 17). The first three receivers used in this drill were Jarvis Landry (No. 80), Travin Dural (No.83) and tight end Travis Dickson (No. 41). I was really pleased to see Dural getting so much action in the drills I saw, and as I've said before I think he'll be a very special before his days as a Tiger are done.
One other practice tid-bit: Neither Jalen Mills nor Jermauria Rasco participated in practice as each had a planned minor shoulder surgery during spring break. I saw Mills on the sideline with his arm in a sling. Both are expected to be in good shape for fall practice.
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Tigers wrap up final scrimmage of spring
April 13, 2013 - © 2013 Tiger Rag
Miles likes play from wide receivers, Jennings ahead of Spring Game
By CODY WORSHAM
Tiger Rag Editor
Les Miles was in high spirits Saturday afternoon, following LSU’s last scrimmage of the spring before next Saturday’s National L Club Spring Game.
Despite injuries along the offensive line, defensive line, and defensive secondary, the Tigers gave their coach reason to smile on Saturday, as a 130-play scrimmage allowed the passing game to put on a show.
“We’re playing three teams and there’s a lot of walk-ons being played, but there are a lot of quality snaps being taken. I think we’re improved,” Miles said. “We had a really productive week of practice, capped with a good scrimmage today. The defense played without three starters so that hampered us on that side of the ball. I thought we had good effort on both sides of the ball and the offense continues to get better. Zach (Mettenberger) is playing with a lot of confidence.”
Miles said Mettenberger completed 15 of 26 passes for 276 yards and six touchdowns, many coming in short field work. Miles also praised the play of freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings, who finished 8 of 11 for 98 yards and three scores, as well as 36 rushing yards on four carries.
“He’s coming,” Miles said of Jennings. “He’s making some improvement. He’s got a nice calm in there.”
In particular, Miles praised Jennings’ toughness, referencing a Kwon Alexander sack on Jennings and the quarterback’s response.
“There was a collision when Kwon got a hit on Anthony and talked some trash to his friend, and Anthony said, “I don’t mind that. Bring it again.”
Here is the rest of the recap, courtesy of LSU sports information:
Mettenberger had impressive outing throwing the football on Saturday as he connected with on a 47-yard TD pass Jarvis Landry and a 36-yard scoring play to Odell Beckham, Jr. Running back Jeremy Hill took a Mettenberger screen pass and rambled 47 yards for a score.More Scrimmage Notes & Quotes
Jennings had TD passes of 20 and 13 yards to Landry and a 20-yard catch-and-run by Connor Neighbors.
Stephen Rivers connected on 3-of-5 attempts for 31 yards, while Hayden Rettig was 4-of-9 for 97 yards and a touchdown.
On the ground, Kenny Hilliard led all rushers with 91 yards on 14 attempts, followed by Hill with 39 yards and one TD on seven carries and Terrence Magee 46 yards on five attempts.
Beckham led all receivers with six receptions for 101 yards and three touchdowns, followed by Landry with four catches for 85 yards and three scores. Freshman John Diarse and Travin Dural also added receiving TDs for the Tigers.
Defensively, LSU played without three projected starters in defensive end Jermauria Rasco, cornerback Jalen Mills and safety Ronald Martin. Anthony Johnson led the Tiger defensive front with three tackles and a pair of sacks, while Lamin Barrow had three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.
Other defensive standouts included safety Craig Loston (4 tackles), linebacker Kwon Alexander (3 tackles) and cornerback Jalen Collins (5 tackles, 1 pass breakup).
“I felt like the first defense played well despite being without three key players,” Miles said. “We are getting a lot of young players on defense some valuable reps this spring. We are down to our final three practices this spring and we need to get the most out of them.
“We’ve had 12 very productive practices so far. We need to close out next week with three good days of work and then we’ll turn out attention to the offseason conditioning program. I like where we are right now. The key is to get better each time we take the field and so far, this team has done that this spring.”
The Tigers will practice again on Tuesday, followed by LSU Student Day at football practice on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers close out the spring next Saturday at 2 p.m. with the spring game.
Miles on the quarterback depth chart behind Mettenberger…
“I don’t know if there’s any real order at this point, but (Jennings) is coming. He’s making some improvement. He’s got a nice calm in there.”
Miles on the receivers and leadership from Beckham Jr. and Landry…
“Two guys that stood out in our receiving corps were Dural and Diarse. They’re coming.”
“The two veteran guys are showing the way, and the room is coming to bear. Boone, Diarse, and Dural…we’re going to be talented there.”
Miles on injuries…
“That hampered us some. We’re a little nicked on the offensive line, so we’re playing a lot of guys at a bunch of different spots.”
Notes
- Kenny Hilliard took reps at running back and fullback, impressing in both spots.
- Travin Dural and John Diarse look to make the biggest impact in the receiving corps of the newcomers. Dural is getting involved in the running game on sweeps and in the screen game, and Diarse is playing physical, showing a willingness to go over the middle. His touchdown was a catch over the middle that he shed a tackle and broke free to go the distance.
- The center-quarterback exchange continues to be an issue. Sources at the scrimmage said it appeared La’el Collins and Elliot Porter didn’t participate, and Ethan Pocic, who has never played center before, struggled in snapping, both under center and in shotgun.
- Jermauria Rasco, Ronald Martin, and Jalen Mills are all out, probably until fall practice. Martin picked up some sort of muscle pull in the weight room and could play on Saturday, but it’s not likely.
- All the quarterbacks but Mettenberger were in white jerseys and open to contact. Mettenberger is still wearing green for no contact.
- James Hairston struggled on field goals with several hooks, but Colby Delahousseye was effective and looks to have the place-kicking duties locked down.
- The Tiger D looked susceptible to the run up the middle. Sources at the scrimmage said D.J. Welter has a lot of hit or miss plays and needs to develop more consistency if LSU’s run defense is to improve.
- Jordan Allen, Anthony Johnson, and Ego Furguson all impressed on the line, but this is a position that will benefit greatly when the rest of the freshman class arrives. Danielle Hunter started for Rasco but was lost in the shuffle.
- Tahj Jones, Lamin Barrow, and Craig Loston were all flying around the field. They’ll be fine.
- Corey Thompson looks like he belongs at safety.
- Terrence Magee was back in the backfield and is involved in the screen game quite a bit.
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Les- 130 plays ran, missing Rasco, Mills and Martin off of 1st team defense.
TDR_sports 16m
Miles praises Dural and Diarse. Said Beckham was 6 rec for 100 yards. Landry 4 rec 85 yards. 500 yards passing. 300 yards rushing.
CodyWorsham 14m
QB stats from today's scrimmage: Mettenberger: 15-26, 276 yards, 6 TDs. Anthony Jennings: 8-11, 98 yards, 3 TDs.
LSUfball 14m
Miles: lots of redzone work.
CodyWorsham 13m
Coach Miles: We are missing three guys on defense right now - Jermauria Rasco, Ronald Martin and Jalen Mills.
LSUfball 11m
Y'all. Les is on his A game today. Can't even describe.
CodyWorsham 11m
Miles: No order of QBs behind Mett, but Jennings looks calm back there.
CodyWorsham 10m
Miles says Kwon smacked Jennings on a sack, and Jennings said bring it on. Les likes his toughness.
CodyWorsham 9m
Les Miles breaks down the scrimmage at LSU. Said the offense won the day, looked as good as he's seen. pic.twitter.com/pPhb023bxC
Sheadixon 8m
Coach Miles on the injuries: A few guys are nicked but we are going to be fine. They will be back soon.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Year after year, the tone is the same. Nick Saban, stubborn and strong-willed as ever, opens spring camp at Alabama with a similar message: Forget the past season, forget the championship, forget everything you've done.
"Every year you've got to reinvent your team," he told reporters after the first day of practice three weeks ago.
For the 61-year-old head coach of the defending champions, both eyes are locked firmly on the future. Time spent in the past is time wasted. There are too many more important questions to be considered.
Courtesy of UA athleticsNick Saban will have to replace several starters on the offensive line and on defense to continue the Tide's run.
"Who
are going to be the leaders?" he asked. "Who are going to be the guys
that set an example? Who steps forward as young players who show that
they have the responsibility to do a job and be dependable in doing that
job so that we have a chance to play winning football with them?"
In the time since Alabama has opened camp, Saban and his staff have been busy. First, assistant coaches like Mario Cristobal (offensive line), Billy Napier (wide receivers) and Greg Brown (secondary) needed to be acclimated to the environment. Then came the position changes. Eleven starters had to be replaced and some weak spots on both sides of the ball needed patching. Running back Dee Hart and wide receivers Christion Jones and Cyrus Jones were moved to cornerback at the start of camp and all three remained there through the Tide's first scrimmage.
But now that Alabama has entered the homestretch -- only six practices remain in the spring -- the outlook of the team is starting to take shape. Ryan Kelly has solidified his role as the team's starter at center, replacing All-American Barrett Jones; Geno Smith is solidifying his spot as the team's No. 2 cornerback, picking up where future first-round pick Dee Milliner left off; and C.J. Mosley is stepping into an even larger role, going from the most popular reserve in the country to a full-time starter for the first time in his already decorated career.
It's a start, Saban said, but not anything more than that. AJ McCarron is his quarterback, T.J. Yeldon is his running back; this much he knows. It's what he doesn't that's bothersome. After Alabama's first scrimmage on Saturday, Saban voiced his frustration. Halfway through the spring, he wasn't seeing the answers he'd liked.
"We're not where we'd love to be or would like to be," he said. "… It all starts with guys being able to sustain the kind of mental intensity you need to have to be a good football player, especially when things get a little tough, it gets a little tough, you get a little bit tired. We just don't have the mental toughness we need from enough guys to sustain things, pay attention to detail, and do the little things right so we can execute better as a team."
He continued: "We had some guys play well, but kind of hit and miss right now. We don't have enough guys doing the right things the right way all the time."
Sound familiar? It should. Rewind the tape to this time a year ago and you'll notice the same displeased tone. Whether it's genuine disappointment or a never-ending battle to fight complacency through the press, Saban is nothing if not consistent.
"I’m talking about things like effort, toughness, focus to execute, the kind of intensity you need to do your job on a consistent basis," he said following the Tide's first scrimmage of the spring a year ago.
His message got through then, but will it this time around? With so much success built up over the past few years, can it be sustained?
With it being the spring, the answers to those questions remain unknown. Saban isn't interested in the past and he's not terribly excited about looking that much farther into the future. A-Day is right around the corner and there's too much work to be done for him to take his eye off the ball now.
In Tuscaloosa, it's been as it's always been since Saban arrived: A process.
"We don't have enough guys doing the right things the right way all the time," he said. "That's something we really need to work on. It's a work in progress to try to continue to improve."
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Bama's never-ending 'process' again underway
April, 9, 2013
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Alex Scarborough | ESPN.com
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Year after year, the tone is the same. Nick Saban, stubborn and strong-willed as ever, opens spring camp at Alabama with a similar message: Forget the past season, forget the championship, forget everything you've done.
"Every year you've got to reinvent your team," he told reporters after the first day of practice three weeks ago.
For the 61-year-old head coach of the defending champions, both eyes are locked firmly on the future. Time spent in the past is time wasted. There are too many more important questions to be considered.
Courtesy of UA athleticsNick Saban will have to replace several starters on the offensive line and on defense to continue the Tide's run.In the time since Alabama has opened camp, Saban and his staff have been busy. First, assistant coaches like Mario Cristobal (offensive line), Billy Napier (wide receivers) and Greg Brown (secondary) needed to be acclimated to the environment. Then came the position changes. Eleven starters had to be replaced and some weak spots on both sides of the ball needed patching. Running back Dee Hart and wide receivers Christion Jones and Cyrus Jones were moved to cornerback at the start of camp and all three remained there through the Tide's first scrimmage.
But now that Alabama has entered the homestretch -- only six practices remain in the spring -- the outlook of the team is starting to take shape. Ryan Kelly has solidified his role as the team's starter at center, replacing All-American Barrett Jones; Geno Smith is solidifying his spot as the team's No. 2 cornerback, picking up where future first-round pick Dee Milliner left off; and C.J. Mosley is stepping into an even larger role, going from the most popular reserve in the country to a full-time starter for the first time in his already decorated career.
It's a start, Saban said, but not anything more than that. AJ McCarron is his quarterback, T.J. Yeldon is his running back; this much he knows. It's what he doesn't that's bothersome. After Alabama's first scrimmage on Saturday, Saban voiced his frustration. Halfway through the spring, he wasn't seeing the answers he'd liked.
"We're not where we'd love to be or would like to be," he said. "… It all starts with guys being able to sustain the kind of mental intensity you need to have to be a good football player, especially when things get a little tough, it gets a little tough, you get a little bit tired. We just don't have the mental toughness we need from enough guys to sustain things, pay attention to detail, and do the little things right so we can execute better as a team."
He continued: "We had some guys play well, but kind of hit and miss right now. We don't have enough guys doing the right things the right way all the time."
Sound familiar? It should. Rewind the tape to this time a year ago and you'll notice the same displeased tone. Whether it's genuine disappointment or a never-ending battle to fight complacency through the press, Saban is nothing if not consistent.
"I’m talking about things like effort, toughness, focus to execute, the kind of intensity you need to do your job on a consistent basis," he said following the Tide's first scrimmage of the spring a year ago.
His message got through then, but will it this time around? With so much success built up over the past few years, can it be sustained?
With it being the spring, the answers to those questions remain unknown. Saban isn't interested in the past and he's not terribly excited about looking that much farther into the future. A-Day is right around the corner and there's too much work to be done for him to take his eye off the ball now.
In Tuscaloosa, it's been as it's always been since Saban arrived: A process.
"We don't have enough guys doing the right things the right way all the time," he said. "That's something we really need to work on. It's a work in progress to try to continue to improve."
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Spring Football Practice Report (4.11)
April 11, 2013 - © 2013 Tiger Rag
Mettenberger continues to stand out
By LUKE JOHNSON
Tiger Rag Assistant Editor
It’s been said over and over again this spring, but every time LSU holds a spring practice open to the media, senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger stands head and shoulders above the rest of the quarterbacks on the roster.
Mettenberger’s throws were on the money at a chilly and windy day out on the practice fields. Receivers were having trouble holding on to some poorly thrown passes, but they seemed to catch all of Mettenberger’s because they were on the mark.
There is still a lot of time left before the 2013 season is underway and Mettenberger didn’t have a defense in his face making things difficult, so this is in no way a statement saying he is on his way to an all conference season. But he is doing exactly what he needs to do at this point, and that is be an example for the other quarterbacks on the roster.
At one point, the not-so-nimble Mettenberger was even showing fleet-footed freshman Anthony Jennings the proper way to run the zone-read. Mettenberger will not likely take many of those snaps this fall, but the fact that he knows the proper way to do it and is teaching the freshman is a testament to his knowledge of the offense.
Speaking of those other quarterbacks, it looks like Jennings has a leg up on fellow freshman Hayden Rettig on the depth chart. The media didn’t even get to see Rettig throw a pass today, because Jennings was working in with Mettenberger and Stephen Rivers in the passing drill.
Jennings threw a couple off-target passes, but he looked good overall today. Better, in fact, than Rivers, who might end up in danger of losing his backup quarterback role if Jennings keeps it up.
Rivers was the most erratic of the three, looking like he had difficulty completing some passes in the wind. He has not looked great this spring, according to my untrained eye.
The receivers had difficulty catching the ball today. The quarterbacks, receivers and tight ends were all working on a drill near the end zone, where three quarterbacks would drop back and throw redzone routes to three different receivers.
Mettenberger said after Tuesday’s practice that the receivers had their worst day catching the ball statistically. It didn’t look much better today.
Junior Odell Beckham dropped one on a high-thrown ball near the back of the end zone. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron got after him after the drop, saying the high throw was where the ball would need to go in a redzone situation.
To his credit, Beckham made a nice leaping catch in the back of the endzone on his ensuing route.
I didn’t gather much from the running backs or offensive linemen today. There’s only so much you can gain from watching backs run three-quarters speed through drills or watching offensive linemen push against static opponents.
That’s all I’ve got for today, I’ll update this post later with some notes from coach Les Miles press conference, which kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight.
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Mettenberger's scrim. stat line: 15-26 6 TD's 276 yds (Posted on 4/13/13 at 1:50 p.m.)
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