Monday, July 29, 2013

No body to blame but themselves


Tinker:

There is no body to blame but the corrupt American government and the American citizens themselves, the people hustling government corruption instead of working out of their own social problems is the direct results of bad parenting.

The good school teacher can't teach a bad student with bad parents. A good school is only as good as a good teacher, and good student can make it. The bad parents must be held responsible for the decline in America failed schools and neighborhoods.

Until that is fix the social problem of people trapped and lost to crime and drugs in the rundown city streets in America are going nowhere fast.

They must save themselves or just keep living there in their failed neighborhood festering like a sick sore.

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Peggy Noonan: Obama Got To Point Where People Stopped Listening To Him Faster Than Most Presidents


"I think every president in the intense media environment we have now, certainly every two-term president, gets to a point where the American people stop listening, stop leaning forward hungrily for information. I think this president got there earlier than most presidents. And I think he's in that time now."

So said the Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan on ABC's This Week Sunday.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: You are seeing (ph) more populist Democrats, I agree with that, but Peggy Noonan, you know, the president going back to the country one more time, it's unclear that these speeches are doing much to move public opinion, much less Washington. PEGGY NOONAN, WALL STREET JOURNAL: Yes, I think that's true. But when the White House calls it a pivot, somebody counted it up and said it's probably the tenth pivot to the economy the president has done since he came in.

I noticed that in one of the speeches, it went over an hour. There was a heck of a lot jammed in. That tells me something. It said we're not sure exactly what to say, so we're going to say everything, but a speech about everything is a speech about nothing. Beyond that, I think every president in the intense media environment we have now, certainly every two-term president, gets to a point where the American people stop listening, stop leaning forward hungrily for information. I think this president got there earlier than most presidents. And I think he's in that time now.
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Don Lemon: Bill O'Reilly's 'Got A Point' About Black People (VIDEO)


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Don Lemon came under fire on Saturday when he said that he agreed with Bill O'Reilly's comments about black people.

O'Reilly recently went on a rant about problems in the black community, which he blamed on "the disintegration of the African-American family," "the drug situation" and the entertainment industry for promoting "gangsta culture." MSNBC's Chris Hayes later slammed the comments as "super racist."


Lemon, however, seemed to be of a different mind on the matter. After re-playing a clip of O'Reilly's remarks on Saturday, he agreed with the Fox News host, saying, "He’s got a point. In fact, he’s got more than a point…In my estimation, he doesn’t go far enough."

"Black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things that you should think about doing," Lemon continued. Those five things, he said, were hiking up their pants, finishing school, not using the n-word, taking care of their communities and not having children out of wedlock.

Lemon received a barrage of responses from viewers calling him out on Twitter. MSNBC's Goldie Taylor did not mince words, and referred to the host as a "turn coat mofo." She tweeted

Just saw Fruitvale Station. Heard Lemon remarks. There is nothing I can say. Yet. I just have to wonder. Exactly which America does he live in? But if I had a dollar for every turn coat mofo who made it up and out, then cut the rope ladder behind him... they get to thinking that good money, good suits and good manners will make them see you differently... I'll tell you what though. If you step to the plate, your behind better be ready to take a pitch.

Meanwhile, Lemon stood by his remarks, responding

Don Lemon         @DonLemonCNN
Thanks for all your comments.. Needed to be said. Appreciate the feedback.


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The Last Days Of America? 25 Signs Of Extreme Social Decay


By Michael Snyder


Are we on the verge of societal collapse?  Many of the greatest empires throughout world history were not conquered by outside forces.  Rather, they crumbled inwardly as extreme social decay set in.  There have been many that have compared the last days of the Roman Empire to what America is going through right now.  In the decades following World War II, the United States was the most powerful and the most prosperous nation on the entire planet, but now things are rapidly changing.  There are literally thousands of signs that our society is collapsing all around us.  All you have to do to see this is turn on a television or pick up a newspaper.  I spend a lot of time discussing our nightmarish economic and political headaches in this column, but the truth is that our problems go much deeper than that.  Even if a major miracle happened and we got the "right person" into the White House, the Federal Reserve was shut down, our 16 trillion dollar national debt was paid off, our trade deficit went to zero, a solution was found for the quadrillion dollar derivatives bubble and the "too big to fail" banks were broken up, we would still be facing a national crisis of unprecedented magnitude.  The cold, hard reality of the matter is that America has become an absolute cesspool of filth and corruption, and the thin veneer of civilization that we all take for granted is rapidly disappearing.  Until we get our hearts right, there is not much hope for the future of this once great nation.

So are these the last days of America?  The following are 25 signs of extreme social decay....

#1 We have come to accept that it is "normal" that security goons should be allowed to touch the private parts of our women and our children in the name of "national security".  Just check out the ordeal that conservative radio host and Breitbart editor Dana Loesch suffered through recently at the hands of the TSA...
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Exclusive: 4 in 5 in US face near-poverty, no work


Jul. 28 8:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.

Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor and loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.

The findings come as President Barack Obama tries to renew his administration's emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to "rebuild ladders of opportunity" and reverse income inequality.

Hardship is particularly on the rise among whites, based on several measures. Pessimism among that racial group about their families' economic futures has climbed to the highest point since at least 1987. In the most recent AP-GfK poll, 63 percent of whites called the economy "poor."

"I think it's going to get worse," said Irene Salyers, 52, of Buchanan County, Va., a declining coal region in Appalachia. Married and divorced three times, Salyers now helps run a fruit and vegetable stand with her boyfriend, but it doesn't generate much income. They live mostly off government disability checks.

"If you do try to go apply for a job, they're not hiring people, and they're not paying that much to even go to work," she said. Children, she said, have "nothing better to do than to get on drugs."

While racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to live in poverty, race disparities in the poverty rate have narrowed substantially since the 1970s, census data show. Economic insecurity among whites also is more pervasive than is shown in government data, engulfing more than 76 percent of white adults by the time they turn 60, according to a new economic gauge being published next year by the Oxford University Press.

The gauge defines "economic insecurity" as a year or more of periodic joblessness, reliance on government aid such as food stamps or income below 150 percent of the poverty line. Measured across all races, the risk of economic insecurity rises to 79 percent.

"It's time that America comes to understand that many of the nation's biggest disparities, from education and life expectancy to poverty, are increasingly due to economic class position," said William Julius Wilson, a Harvard professor who specializes in race and poverty.
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How good is this LSU fighting tiger?

Will the right people come together to create another victorious moment  inside LSU tiger stadium again. And are they going to be good enough to carry the LSU purple and gold colors into another opportunity football game playing for the 2013 college football National championship.

So just how good is this Les Miles LSU fighting tiger college football team in 2013 going to be?

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2013 LSU football's 10 things to know: Don't write off Les Miles' Tigers just yet

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For just the second time in the Les Miles era, LSU is looking at a preseason ranking worse than 11th. It'll still be ranked, but elite play is not expected of the Tigers this time around. But with a strong-as-ever running game, a strangely underrated secondary, and a good-as-always special teams unit, Miles' Bayou Bengals might make us feel pretty silly for doubting them. For more Tigers, visit LSU site And the Valley Shook.
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what are tcu tickets going for?  (Posted on 7/28/13 at 5:42 pm)



Any ideas?

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re: what are tcu tickets going for?  (Posted on 7/28/13 at 5:46 pm to WhiskeyBent)



$130 for 300 upper deck that's what I got mine for sat there multiple times very good seats
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report

Today we’ll conclude our unit-by-unit breakdown of the 2013 LSU football team by taking a look at special teams. Special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey enters his third season in the position, and has made his mark thus far as his unit has helped contribute immensely to the Tigers’ success. As a former NFL Super Bowl winning assistant coach (New Your Giants in 2007), McGaughey understands the importance of special teams and does a great job of passing along this understanding to his players. Under McGaughey, LSU has ranked in the top 10 nationally in both 2011 and ’12 in net punting, and his unit has contributed six touchdowns.

Australian native Jamie Keehn will be the Tiger’s starting punter this year, and much is expected of the sophomore. Keehn continues the Australian presence at the punter position taking over for fellow Aussi Brad Wing. Due to the suspension of Wing for last year’s Chick-Fil-A bowl game versus Clemson, Keehn showed why the punting game should continue to be in good hands this season. Keehn’s nine punts averaged 44.6 yards in that game, with five of them traveling over 50 yards. An exceptional overall athlete, Keehn was a high school national champion javelin thrower in his native Australia, and also won a national title at the high school level in rowing. That javelin experience just might translate into a chance to throw the ball, as coach Les Miles always likes to keep a few tricks in the bag on special teams.

The Tiger placekicking unit is one that I still feel a little uneasiness about, as we’ll see some new faces that don’t have much experience. Junior James Hairston returns as the kickoff specialist where he was served the last two seasons, and will also get the chance to secure the place kicking duties this fall. Hairston has yet to attempt a field goal at LSU, so his ability to consistently split the uprights is still an unknown. A couple of redshirt freshmen in Trent Dominque and Colby Delahoussaye will also battle Hairston for that spot, but the truth is none of the three kickers have been able to separate themselves before the start of fall camp. I think this is a competition will continue until the Tiger’s take the field August 31st against TCU.

The Tiger’s return game this season should be a strong point as junior Odell Beckham Jr. returns as the primary punt returner and backup kickoff returner. Beckham comes from a family of athletes as his mother was an All-American and national champion for the Tiger’s women’s track team, and his father was a starting running back for the Tiger football team. Beckham returned two punts for touchdowns last season, and was close to breaking a few on numerous other occasions. Then there’s also redshirt freshman Travin Dural who had great speed, hands and athleticism and could be a very dangerous component of the punt return game.

As for kick off returning duties, I expect to see a few new faces making their mark this season, particularly a couple of true freshman. Jeryl Brazil and Tre’Davious White both have tremendous speed and should offer that “take it to the house” threat that has been missing since the days of Trindon Holliday. Brazil is a guy I am extremely excited to see this season and would not at all be surprised to see the speedy track star out of Loranger High School burst out onto the scene this year.

With 34 days remaining until Game Day, today we'll take a look at a special Tiger who played at LSU from 1957-59 - Johnny Robinson. Robinson played his high school ball at University High and was part of a hometown trio of running backs on the Tigers’ 1958 team championship team, along with Billy Cannon (Istrouma High) and Warren Rabb (Baton Rouge High). Although he was sometimes overshadowed by Cannon, Robinson was an excellent back in his own right. In the 1958 regular season finale against Tulane, the Tigers needed an impressive win to secure the No. 1 spot in the polls, but the Green Wave were doing a great job of containing Cannon and had held him to 41 yards in the first half. Robinson took up the slack and broke loose for four touchdowns in the second half to help lead the Tigers to a 62-0 shutout. All four of Robinson's touchdowns came on plays of 23 yards or more. For his efforts, Robinson was named SEC Back of the Week. Robinson went on to earn All-SEC honors that year, as did Cannon and Rabb. After graduating from LSU, Robinson was selected in the first round of the 1960 AFL draft by the Dallas Texans who later became the Kansas City Chiefs. In the pro ranks, Robinson switched positions from running back to safety and turned out to be one of the best safeties to ever play the game. He is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s AFL All-Time Team and The LSU Sports Hall of Fame
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An interesting tidbit to pass along concerning two former Tigers: Reports have surfaced that the Arizona Cardinals plan to use Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu at the same time at punt returner. Speaking of Mathieu, I’ve added to our Media Gallery an interesting video that chronicles the Honey Badger’s early time as an NFL player and how he is looking to put his past transgressions behind him.

And while on the topic of former Tigers, current Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Michael Vick singled out Russell Shepard as a guy he thinks could make an impact this season. Shepard is a guy that many of us are rooting for to make it in the NFL, as he was a fan favorite in his time at LSU and great ambassador for the university. The recent confirmation that Eagle’s starting receiver Justin Maclin has torn his ACL bodes well for Shepard’s possibility of not only making the team, but also contributing.
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LSU Pregame from the field...

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Pat Forde
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College football's Most Intriguing coaches


Back by semi-popular demand (my editor and a guy down the street said they liked it), we have the second annual Most Intriguing Series previewing the 2013 college football season. With a month to go until the games begin, we're kicking off the series with my list of the 25 most intriguing coaches: 1. Nick Saban, Alabama. Pretty simple. If the Crimson Tide wins a third straight national title, fourth in five years and Saban's fifth as a head coach, he will make a serious argument for being the greatest coach in the 144-year history of the sport. Even if he doesn't want to talk about it.

2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State. It's a close call which is growing faster: Meyer's reputation as the nation's greatest rebuilder or his reputation for coaching scofflaws. A summer full of questions about Aaron Hernandez and an outbreak of legal problems for the Buckeyes will give way to an autumn of user-friendly scheduling and a chance to start his Ohio State tenure 25-0 (at least).

3. Mark Helfrich, Oregon. After spending his entire career in press boxes watching someone else lead a team, the rookie head coach heads to the sidelines to take over a national title contender. No new head coach walks into a better situation than Helfrich, who now must prove he can Win The Day as frequently and dazzlingly as Chip Kelly did. 


Texas coach Mack Brown poses with cheerleaders. (USA Today)4. Mack Brown, Texas. One of the giant figures in the game has been cut down to ordinary size the past three seasons, going 22-16 in that time after a nine-year run of double-digit victories. Brown believes his program is back as a national contender this year. It needs to be, or the end of his Texas tenure might not come on his terms.

5. Bobby Petrino, Western Kentucky. From savant-level coach to scandal-ridden pariah, Petrino begins his career comeback well off the main stage. But look at the opportunity at his disposal: WKU opens with Kentucky and Tennessee – two schools that wanted no part of Petrino when hiring other coaches last winter. Upset a pair of SEC teams and Petrino may suddenly be a hot name on the job market once again. And past precedent says there's nothing Bobby loves more than shopping himself for jobs.

6. Lane Kiffin, USC. Last year, he was No. 1 on the Most Intriguing list. After thoroughly botching a season that began with national title aspirations, Kiffin remains in the Top 10 as a guy very much in danger of being fired from one of the Cadillac jobs in America despite USC athletic director Pat Haden's recent vote of confidence. Kiffin's many recruiting successes in three years at USC must turn into on-field successes right now, or someone else will be coaching the Trojans in 2014.

7. Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M. Nobody's star is rising faster in the college football coaching ranks than Sumlin's. After helping turn Johnny Manziel into an instant Heisman Trophy winner and the Aggies into instant SEC contenders, the expectation now is a run at national title contention. If some holes have been filled in pass protection and pass rush – and Manziel hasn't partied himself into a sophomore slump – that has a chance of happening this year.


8. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame. Since January, Kelly has seen his Fighting Irish destroyed in the BCS Championship Game, flirted with the NFL, endured the Manti Te'o PR debacle and lost his starting quarterback to academic disciplinary measures. Now the challenge is whether Notre Dame can reverse that negative momentum and return to the Top 10, re-establishing itself as a perennial contender.

9. Charlie Strong, Louisville. He turned down Tennessee (and others) for a massive new contract, then started earning it with an upset romp of Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Now armed with his most experienced team in four years on the job, Strong has the talent (and soft schedule) to run the table. If the Cardinals get a lot of help from attrition in power leagues, they could have a shot at playing for the national title. 


Bret Bielema has already riled up the SEC. (NFP)10. Bret Bielema, Arkansas. The most shocking job change of the offseason was Bielema's stealth move from the comfort of Wisconsin, where the Badgers had reached three straight Rose Bowls, to the raging inferno of the SEC West, where the Razorbacks have won just three division titles in 21 seasons. Bielema's cocky, combative air should be an interesting mix with the smoldering focus of Saban and unpredictable oddity of Les Miles.

11. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma. After Stoops reeled off several controversial comments in the spring – most notably saying talk of SEC supremacy is "propaganda" – it was fair to wonder whether he had overdosed on bitter pills or wandered into early senility. A semi-rebuilding season for the Sooners may further test Stoops' mental stability – and his eroding stature as one of the elite coaches in the game.

12. Jim Mora, UCLA. In year one he jolted the power structure in Los Angeles, winning nine games and beating USC for just the first time in six years. UCLA scored more points in one game against the Trojans than the Bruins had scored in the previous five meetings combined. Can UCLA now take the next step and reverse long losing streaks to Pac-12 North kingpins Oregon and Stanford?

13. Les Miles, LSU. No Most Intriguing List would be complete without the Mad Hatter, whose oddball personal style is nearly matched by his team's unpredictability. Miles brought in NFL offensive coordinator Cam Cameron to upgrade quarterback Zach Mettenberger and the play-calling as a whole. But the Tigers also need to fix a pass defense that collapsed late last year. There appears to be no fixing Miles' fractured syntax.

14. Gary Andersen, Wisconsin. Handed the keys to a perennial winner, Rocky Mountain lifer Andersen must prove he can handle the jump up from Utah State to the Big Ten. Given the difficulties of winning at his previous stop, you have to like his chances. If he can get some decent quarterback play at a position that was pretty sketchy last season, the Badgers can challenge Ohio State for the Leaders Division title.

15. David Shaw, Stanford. Life after Harbaugh was fine. So was life after Luck. Which means it's officially time to stop doubting Shaw and start embracing him as one of the brightest young leaders in the college game. If some receivers and running backs step up, Stanford appears ticketed for a fourth-straight season of double-digit victories and BCS bowl berths. And that is amazing. 


Jimbo Fisher poses for a picture after the Seminoles won the Orange Bowl. (Getty)16. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State. The Seminoles had their first BCS bowl win and first 12-win season since 1999 – and still failed to live up to expectations. Upset losses to rival Florida and middling North Carolina State can do that. Thus a coach with a 31-10 record still has something to prove, and must try to do it with a quarterback who has never thrown a college pass and a slew of new starters in the defensive front seven.

17. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State. Coach Charming has had a lovely offseason: he flirted with other jobs in a transparent power play with his bosses; severely limited the transfer options of quarterback Wes Lunt; and is still dealing with a civil lawsuit from a housing contractor who says he was fired for wearing an Oklahoma baseball shirt when he showed up to work on Gundy's house in 2011. But if new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich fits in and some running backs step up, the Cowboys could win the Big 12 for the second time in three years.

18. Hugh Freeze, Mississippi. He's made an instant impact (and some instant enemies) in the SEC, upgrading Ole Miss from two wins to seven in his first season and then setting the South on fire in recruiting. Now some of those star recruits are on campus and vying for immediate playing time as the Rebels tackle a suicidal early schedule. By Oct. 19, Ole Miss will have played at Vanderbilt, at Texas, at Alabama and at Auburn, plus home games against Texas A&M and LSU.
19. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina. The Head Ball Coach is always interesting. This year the question is whether his program's steady rise from consistent winner to Top 25 to Top 10 can go any higher. With All-Planet defensive end Jadeveon Clowney in his last semester on campus, the sense of urgency is high. But the schedule is challenging, and the linebackers and running backs are very young.

20. Dabo Swinney, Clemson. He's matured from excitable young boy to proven winner, with 21 victories the last two years and a validating Peach Bowl triumph over LSU. But with quarterback Tajh Boyd back and experience on both lines, the Clemson faithful would like a victory over hated rival South Carolina (he's 0-4) and a run at a national title. There is no dress rehearsal with Georgia as the season opener.

21. Mark Richt, Georgia. In terms of personality, he is the anti-Spurrier – as inherently uninteresting as the Head Ball Coach is interesting. But after coming tantalizingly close to the national title last year, his team is loaded on offense and favored to win the SEC East again. The endless fluctuations in Richt's approval rating among Georgia fans should be long gone, but check back after a brutal first month (at Clemson, vs. South Carolina, vs. LSU). 


Tommy Tuberville plays to the crowd during his introductory press conference. (AP)22. Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati. The old Southern charmer unexpectedly pulled up stakes at Texas Tech, moving north on the map and sideways at best in the game's hierarchy. He inherits a good team in a league that is accustomed to losing coaches of Tuberville's stature, not hiring them. Best bet to challenge Louisville looks like the Bearcats.

23. Gus Malzahn, Auburn. After one season at Arkansas State, the architect of Cam Newton's offense is back on The Plains as the head coach. The Tigers were awful at quarterback last year, so Malzahn seems like a great choice to fix that. But how far and how fast can a 3-9 team bounce back after being outscored 150-21 in its last three SEC games of 2012?

24. Butch Jones, Tennessee. He wasn't the first choice. Or the second. Perhaps not even the third. But Jones was a winner at Cincinnati and should be an immediate improvement over Derrick Dooley, who talked a good game but rarely coached one. Problem is, there is a lot of improving to do before the Volunteers are back among the better teams in the SEC.

25. Willie Taggart, South Florida. This has a chance to be the Stealth Hire of the Year in college football. The charismatic, confident Taggart arrives from Western Kentucky to stop the Bulls' slide into irrelevance. Give him a couple of recruiting classes and it will happen. Then good luck trying to keep Taggart in Tampa.

Just missed the list: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State; Sonny Dykes, California; Kirk Ferentz, Iowa; James Franklin, Vanderbilt; Brady Hoke, Michigan; Will Muschamp, Florida; Chris Petersen, Boise State; Steve Sarkisian, Washington; Charlie Weis, Kansas.
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LSU Tigers: Passing Game Must Improve in 2013

July 26, 2013 10:07 pm EDT by


Daniel Shirey, USA TODAY SPORTS

To say that the LSU Tigers struggled in the passing game last season would be quite an understatement. LSU ranked 11th in the Southeastern Conference, averaging just over 200 yards passing per game. The Tigers were also 11th in the conference in “downfield passing”, with only 26 percent of their passes going for 10 yards or more.

Quarterback Zach Mettenberger was 207-for-352 (58 percent) through the air for 2,609 yards and 12 touchdowns, while throwing seven interceptions last season. The longest pass play of the season for the Tigers was 56 yards.

During the offseason, head coach Les Miles brought in Cam Cameron as the Tigers’ new offensive coordinator. Cameron has worked in both the college and NFL ranks, and is known as a coach who can develop quarterbacks and passing games. Sounds like just what LSU needs.

Cameron plans to use some of what LSU is known for, the power running game, while instituting a passing game that will include a more vertical approach than what the Tigers used last season.

The LSU offense has some quality receivers to work with, ones that could make the passing game come alive. Jarvis Landry led the team in receptions last year with 56, adding a team-high five touchdowns. Odell Beckham, Jr. led the Tigers with 713 yards receiving, and big things are expected from him in 2013.

Senior Kadron Boone had four receiving touchdowns last season, and should benefit from the new passing strategy. Miles and Cameron hope to get some production from redshirt freshman Travin Dural, as well as true freshman Quantavius Leslie.

The pieces appear to be in place for LSU to improve the passing game in 2013. Now, it comes down to executing the plan.

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