Tinker:
Sunday is about going to Church and showing our respect to god in heaven, wherever that might be. A god by the way that no one has met face to face, because if we have met god in person, I'm afraid that the men with the white coats would be called out to carry us away for further study. We would of course be off our rocker.
Hearing voices that is of course not there is a one way ticket to the hospital. So the prayers that we say to god of our choice in church then is in full knowledge that we are trying to understand the spirit of god. That has been pursued throughout mankind's history, ever since humankind reasoning power first developed well enough to think.
How can I get anywhere with my prayers to god if I don't really understand what I am doing. Jesus Christ said that he was god spirit in the flesh a part of heavens holy trinity, from the Father to the Son to the holy spirit. We remember Jesus Christ every Sunday by receiving communion of his last supper here on earth when he in real life walked among us. We eat a piece of bread as if it is his body, and take a sip of wine as if it is his blood, we do this in remembrance of Jesus Christ each Sunday in churches all over this world.
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Introduction
The Lord Jesus, on the night before he suffered on the cross, shared one last meal with his disciples. During this meal our Savior instituted the sacrament of his Body and Blood. He did this in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the ages and to entrust to the Church his Spouse a memorial of his death and resurrection. As the Gospel of Matthew tells us:
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins." (Mt 26:26-28; cf. Mk 14:22-24, Lk 22:17-20, 1 Cor 11:23-25)--------
I must be honest with you because my first reaction to all of that is, good god almighty are you kidding me. What kind of a "hocus pocus" trick are we being ask to believe.
Why all the mystery?
I believe in the goodness of the people who touched me first hand like my Father and Mother who raised me with a sincere affections, helping me to develop in a reliance on human nature and with the guidance of a man and women's mature love. Threw them is how I started to become aware of a loving spirit. The special attitude that seem to overcome all harsh serious setbacks in our real life. That because they told me that they received that loving spirit themselves from the people who loved them before I was born. A history of mankind's feelings with both good and bad was all in front of me to learn about.
That it was Jesus Christ loved of mankind way back 2000 years ago when he first started preaching to the people living around him then that spread that loving attitude to the people in his time on earth. That love is an attitude and not so much of a mystery as we might first think.
That Jesus Christ preached Faith, Hope, and Charity,
and for me to give him Jesus Christ my honest considerate. Because
my parents never believed in branding their children like cows, but
rather with a simple respect to help their children make up their own
minds about strong private feelings like love, and religion.
God spirit must be within the parents that raise children for them to be so lucky. I had no choice about who my parents was,
but for the grace of god spirit preached about 2000 years ago by Jesus
Christ, I would be up the creek without a paddle, and not so lucky at
all otherwise... Amen
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The Obama administration is “changing names” of the Benghazi survivors and “creating aliases” to keep them hidden from congressional investigators and the American people, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) told Greta Van Susteren on Thursday night. He also said the administration is “dispersing them around the country” to keep them out of sight.
Gowdy’s stunning claims were overshadowed by CNN’s bombshell report that revealed there were “dozens” of CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, the night of the deadly attack that killed four Americans. Meanwhile, the CIA is taking “unprecedented” to keep whatever it was doing in Benghazi a secret, according to the report.
“Stop and think what things are most calculated to get at the truth? Talk to people with first-hand knowledge. What creates the appearance and perhaps the reality of a cover-up? Not letting us talk with people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them around the country and changing their names,” Gowdy said.
It should be noted that Gowdy did not present evidence to back up his explosive claim, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any.
These new Benghazi revelations come at the same time that the Obama administration has decided to start referring to the Benghazi and IRS scandals as “phony.”
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Updated at 8:51 p.m. ET
The terror threat prompting the U.S. government to close nearly two dozen embassies and consulates Sunday is the most specific, credible threat information in years, CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
Intelligence officers have reporting from a reliable source that a major plot is under way and that the team to carry it out has been selected and is in place, Miller reports.
The threat information has been described as the most specific and credible since the foiled plot to blow up British planes en route to the United States in 2006, Miller reports. The specificity ends there.
What authorities don't have is the date, the timing or the target of the attack, which is why they have taken such an approach to warning potential targets, Miller reports.
The threat has prompted the U.S. to issue a global travel alert to all Americans for the first time since the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
White House officials said President Obama was briefed Saturday morning on the potential terrorist threat before departing for Camp David, CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
In a statement released Saturday night, the White House announced Mr. Obama was briefed again by National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, after Rice chaired a meeting of top officials to review the threat.
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Rep. Trey Gowdy’s Explosive Claim About Benghazi Survivors
The Obama administration is “changing names” of the Benghazi survivors and “creating aliases” to keep them hidden from congressional investigators and the American people, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) told Greta Van Susteren on Thursday night. He also said the administration is “dispersing them around the country” to keep them out of sight.
Gowdy’s stunning claims were overshadowed by CNN’s bombshell report that revealed there were “dozens” of CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, the night of the deadly attack that killed four Americans. Meanwhile, the CIA is taking “unprecedented” to keep whatever it was doing in Benghazi a secret, according to the report.
“Stop and think what things are most calculated to get at the truth? Talk to people with first-hand knowledge. What creates the appearance and perhaps the reality of a cover-up? Not letting us talk with people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them around the country and changing their names,” Gowdy said.
It should be noted that Gowdy did not present evidence to back up his explosive claim, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any.
These new Benghazi revelations come at the same time that the Obama administration has decided to start referring to the Benghazi and IRS scandals as “phony.”
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CBS News/ August 3, 2013, 8:51 PM
Source: Terrorists behind embassy threat in place
The terror threat prompting the U.S. government to close nearly two dozen embassies and consulates Sunday is the most specific, credible threat information in years, CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
Intelligence officers have reporting from a reliable source that a major plot is under way and that the team to carry it out has been selected and is in place, Miller reports.
The threat information has been described as the most specific and credible since the foiled plot to blow up British planes en route to the United States in 2006, Miller reports. The specificity ends there.
What authorities don't have is the date, the timing or the target of the attack, which is why they have taken such an approach to warning potential targets, Miller reports.
The threat has prompted the U.S. to issue a global travel alert to all Americans for the first time since the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
White House officials said President Obama was briefed Saturday morning on the potential terrorist threat before departing for Camp David, CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
Play VideoIn a statement released Saturday night, the White House announced Mr. Obama was briefed again by National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, after Rice chaired a meeting of top officials to review the threat.
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Rare interview with Egyptian Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi
(Khaled Desouki/ AFP/Getty Images ) - Supporters of Egyptian
Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi rally at Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 26.
By Lally Weymouth, Saturday, August 3, 11:00 AM E-mail the writer
CAIRO — In his first interview
since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi last month, Egypt’s
commanding general sharply criticized the U.S. response, accusing the
Obama administration of disregarding the Egyptian popular will and of
providing insufficient support amid threats of a civil war.
“You left the Egyptians. You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that,” said an indignant Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, speaking of the U.S. government. “Now you want to continue turning your backs on Egyptians?”
Read more...http://www.“You left the Egyptians. You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that,” said an indignant Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, speaking of the U.S. government. “Now you want to continue turning your backs on Egyptians?”
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Four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in the assault by armed militants last September 11 in eastern Libya.
Programming note: Was there a political cover up surrounding the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans? Watch a CNN special investigation — The Truth About Benghazi, Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.
Sources now tell CNN dozens of people working for the CIA were on the ground that night, and that the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret.
CNN has learned the CIA is involved in what one source calls an unprecedented attempt to keep the spy agency's Benghazi secrets from ever leaking out.
Read: Analysis: CIA role in Benghazi underreported
Since January, some CIA operatives involved in the agency's missions in Libya, have been subjected to frequent, even monthly polygraph examinations, according to a source with deep inside knowledge of the agency's workings.
The goal of the questioning, according to sources, is to find out if anyone is talking to the media or Congress.
It is being described as pure intimidation, with the threat that any unauthorized CIA employee who leaks information could face the end of his or her career.
In exclusive communications obtained by CNN, one insider writes, "You don't jeopardize yourself, you jeopardize your family as well."
Another says, "You have no idea the amount of pressure being brought to bear on anyone with knowledge of this operation."
"Agency employees typically are polygraphed every three to four years. Never more than that," said former CIA operative and CNN analyst Robert Baer.
In other words, the rate of the kind of polygraphs alleged by sources is rare.
"If somebody is being polygraphed every month, or every two months it's called an issue polygraph, and that means that the polygraph division suspects something, or they're looking for something, or they're on a fishing expedition. But it's absolutely not routine at all to be polygraphed monthly, or bi-monthly," said Baer.
CIA spokesman Dean Boyd asserted in a statement that the agency has been open with Congress.
"The CIA has worked closely with its oversight committees to provide them with an extraordinary amount of information related to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi," the statement said.
"CIA employees are always free to speak to Congress if they want," the statement continued. "The CIA enabled all officers involved in Benghazi the opportunity to meet with Congress. We are not aware of any CIA employee who has experienced retaliation, including any non-routine security procedures, or who has been prevented from sharing a concern with Congress about the Benghazi incident."
Among the many secrets still yet to be told about the Benghazi mission, is just how many Americans were there the night of the attack.
A source now tells CNN that number was 35, with as many as seven wounded, some seriously.
While it is still not known how many of them were CIA, a source tells CNN that 21 Americans were working in the building known as the annex, believed to be run by the agency.
The lack of information and pressure to silence CIA operatives is disturbing to U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, whose district includes CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
"I think it is a form of a cover-up, and I think it's an attempt to push it under the rug, and I think the American people are feeling the same way," said the Republican.
"We should have the people who were on the scene come in, testify under oath, do it publicly, and lay it out. And there really isn't any national security issue involved with regards to that," he said.
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A look at why U.S embassies are closing around the world Sunday.
August 1st, 2013
05:00 PM ET
Exclusive: Dozens of CIA operatives on the ground during Benghazi attack
CNN has uncovered exclusive new information about what is allegedly happening at the CIA, in the wake of the deadly Benghazi terror attack.Four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in the assault by armed militants last September 11 in eastern Libya.
Programming note: Was there a political cover up surrounding the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans? Watch a CNN special investigation — The Truth About Benghazi, Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET.
Sources now tell CNN dozens of people working for the CIA were on the ground that night, and that the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret.
CNN has learned the CIA is involved in what one source calls an unprecedented attempt to keep the spy agency's Benghazi secrets from ever leaking out.
Read: Analysis: CIA role in Benghazi underreported
Since January, some CIA operatives involved in the agency's missions in Libya, have been subjected to frequent, even monthly polygraph examinations, according to a source with deep inside knowledge of the agency's workings.
The goal of the questioning, according to sources, is to find out if anyone is talking to the media or Congress.
It is being described as pure intimidation, with the threat that any unauthorized CIA employee who leaks information could face the end of his or her career.
In exclusive communications obtained by CNN, one insider writes, "You don't jeopardize yourself, you jeopardize your family as well."
Another says, "You have no idea the amount of pressure being brought to bear on anyone with knowledge of this operation."
"Agency employees typically are polygraphed every three to four years. Never more than that," said former CIA operative and CNN analyst Robert Baer.
In other words, the rate of the kind of polygraphs alleged by sources is rare.
"If somebody is being polygraphed every month, or every two months it's called an issue polygraph, and that means that the polygraph division suspects something, or they're looking for something, or they're on a fishing expedition. But it's absolutely not routine at all to be polygraphed monthly, or bi-monthly," said Baer.
CIA spokesman Dean Boyd asserted in a statement that the agency has been open with Congress.
"The CIA has worked closely with its oversight committees to provide them with an extraordinary amount of information related to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi," the statement said.
"CIA employees are always free to speak to Congress if they want," the statement continued. "The CIA enabled all officers involved in Benghazi the opportunity to meet with Congress. We are not aware of any CIA employee who has experienced retaliation, including any non-routine security procedures, or who has been prevented from sharing a concern with Congress about the Benghazi incident."
Among the many secrets still yet to be told about the Benghazi mission, is just how many Americans were there the night of the attack.
A source now tells CNN that number was 35, with as many as seven wounded, some seriously.
While it is still not known how many of them were CIA, a source tells CNN that 21 Americans were working in the building known as the annex, believed to be run by the agency.
The lack of information and pressure to silence CIA operatives is disturbing to U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, whose district includes CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
"I think it is a form of a cover-up, and I think it's an attempt to push it under the rug, and I think the American people are feeling the same way," said the Republican.
"We should have the people who were on the scene come in, testify under oath, do it publicly, and lay it out. And there really isn't any national security issue involved with regards to that," he said.
Read more...http://thelead.blogs.
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North Pole Sees Unprecedented July Cold – Arctic
Sees Shortest Summer On Record — ‘Normally the high Arctic has about 90
days above freezing. This year there was less than half that’
Read the Full Article 
By: Marc Morano - Climate DepotAugust 3, 2013 8:04 AM
Unprecedented July Cold – Arctic Sees Shortest Summer On Record
http://iceagenow.info/2013/08/
“Normally the high Arctic has about 90 days above freezing. This year there was less than half that,” says Steven Goddard website.
Graph courtesy of COI | Centre for Ocean and Ice | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
Thanks to F. Guimaraes for this link
“The Arctic ice extent is showing a remarkable recovery from the great oscillations of 2012,” says Guimaraes. “Compare with the previous years listed there, you’ll see that 2004 is the year that is closest to 2013 in terms of average temps during the summer.”
(You can compare by looking at the Archives (Arkiv) on the left side of the page.)
Related Links:
Flashback: NASA finally admits it Arctic cyclone in August ‘broke up’ and ‘wreaked havoc’ on sea ice — Reuters reports Arctic storm played ‘key role’ in ice reduction
Flashback: Don’t Panic! Arctic Ice Hits ‘Record’ Low!? Climate Depot Explains Arctic melting hype
CO2 Nears 400 ppm – Relax! It’s Not Global Warming ‘End Times’ —Climate Depot Special Report: Renowned Climatologist: ‘You can go outside and spit and have the same effect as doubling carbon dioxide’
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New York Times Sells Boston Globe at 93% Loss
After purchasing the Boston Globe in 1993 for a then-record $1.1 billion, the financially troubled New York Times just announced it sold the 141 year-old paper to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry for a mere $70 million. That's a straight 93% loss. Figuring in two decades of inflation would only make it worse -- as does the fact the Times retains the Globe's pension liabilities, estimated at over $100 million.
The Times announced in February that it was putting the Globe up for sale. News reports claimed that bids had been as high as $100 million. What might have sweetened the lower offer for the Times is that Henry offered a straight cash deal, which is expected to close sometime in September or October.In 2011, the Times turned down a $300 million offer from Aaron Kushner, CEO of Freedom Communications, Inc., publisher of the Orange County Register and other newspapers in California. This offer even included the assumption of pension liabilities, which are currently estimated at $110 million.
The Times itself reports that today's sale to Henry does not include pension liabilities. Apparently, those remain a Times' responsibility and expense.
In September of 2002, the Boston Globe enjoyed a circulation rate of 413,000. The average weekday circulation today is nearly half that, 230,351.
Other than plummeting circulation due to online competition, both the Times and Globe have been plagued by collapsing ad revenues, that have only worsened in recent years. Friday the Times reported its 11th straight quarter of falling ad revenue.
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Conservative talk show radio host Rush
Limbaugh on Friday broke down “liberalism” in a detailed-yet-simplistic
way for his listeners.
Limbaugh argued that “in a free country, people will not choose liberalism.”
“If they want to eat salt, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat trans fats, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat beef, they’ll eat it,” he explained. “The only way liberals can get you to live the way they want you to is to deny you freedom to do what you want to do. And they’re not happy with you living and thinking in ways other than the way they live and think. You must conform.”
The undisputed king of talk radio also claimed that “liberals cannot survive in an unrigged contest in the arena of ideas.” That’s because, according to Limbaugh, “they are not about ideas.”
“Liberals are not about choice; they are about imposition. The way they live, the way they believe, must be imposed on people, otherwise they won’t do it on their own,” he added. “It’s taken them 50, 60 years to get to this point of conditioning people, of taking hold of the education system, the university, academia system, the media. It’s taken a long time to condition people not to stand up for themselves, not to exercise freedom, not to speak outside the acceptable norms. What is political correctness but speech censorship, is all it is.”
Listen below via the Daily Rushbo:
In unrelated news, Limbaugh also celebrated an incredible 25 years broadcasting on the EIB network on Friday.
“[I]t’s about 24 and a half years longer than the Drive-By Media forecast that it would last. And 25 years and nine months longer than the Democrat Party predicted or hoped that it would last,” he reflected on his radio show.
Feel free to congratulate Rush on his incredible career…so far!
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Rush Limbaugh’s Devastating Definition of ‘Liberalism’ (Plus: He Is Celebrating a HUGE Career Milestone)
fileLimbaugh argued that “in a free country, people will not choose liberalism.”
“If they want to eat salt, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat trans fats, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat beef, they’ll eat it,” he explained. “The only way liberals can get you to live the way they want you to is to deny you freedom to do what you want to do. And they’re not happy with you living and thinking in ways other than the way they live and think. You must conform.”
The undisputed king of talk radio also claimed that “liberals cannot survive in an unrigged contest in the arena of ideas.” That’s because, according to Limbaugh, “they are not about ideas.”
“Liberals are not about choice; they are about imposition. The way they live, the way they believe, must be imposed on people, otherwise they won’t do it on their own,” he added. “It’s taken them 50, 60 years to get to this point of conditioning people, of taking hold of the education system, the university, academia system, the media. It’s taken a long time to condition people not to stand up for themselves, not to exercise freedom, not to speak outside the acceptable norms. What is political correctness but speech censorship, is all it is.”
Listen below via the Daily Rushbo:
In unrelated news, Limbaugh also celebrated an incredible 25 years broadcasting on the EIB network on Friday.
“[I]t’s about 24 and a half years longer than the Drive-By Media forecast that it would last. And 25 years and nine months longer than the Democrat Party predicted or hoped that it would last,” he reflected on his radio show.
Feel free to congratulate Rush on his incredible career…so far!
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Tinker:
Tinker:
The voice is clear our forefather school is calling us, it is
time to start moving towards Baton Rouge, Louisiana. August, tiger
stadium, you and me, the golden band from tiger land, and the LSU purple
and gold fighting tiger football team...Geaux Tigers!!!
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B/R has LSU 3 predictions for the season: (Posted on 8/3/13 at 6:15 am)
I know majority of you guys don't like em(BR:DR DIAF, GTFO, etc) but I do and I love the predictions. We've actually been on a bunch of underrated USA Coaches poll articles and it's good to know that some people in the media understand "Hey, we are still LSU".
9-3
11-1
14-0 BCS Champs
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
Good morning, Tiger Fans. The 2013 LSU football team’s preseason starts today as Coach Miles will welcome the team to camp and address the media before getting started with practice tomorrow morning.
With the 2013 season quickly approaching, today I’ll briefly touch on five areas of the LSU offense that should be better this year.
1. Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger – As I’ve mentioned before, it’s now or never for Mettenberger as he has one final chance to prove that he is capable of not only leading the Tigers to a championship, but that he has what it takes to play quarterback at the next level. Few question Mettenberger’s tools, but he needs to become more consistent and make better decisions. With a year of SEC play under his belt and the new direction of Coach Cameron, I think we’ll see an improvement from the signal caller, and the following items will only help.
2. Stacked offensive line – It will be interesting to see in the coming weeks if Jerald Hawkins is actually ready to assume that right tackle spot. I’ve heard rumblings that Hawkins is ready to be an everyday player, and if so I think we’re in for a dominant season from the boys in the trenches. Hawkins at right tackle would allow for Vadal Alexander (last year’s starter at the position) to potentially move to the open left guard position. Some believe Alexander is best suited for guard at his size, and it would be nice to have a big guard with feet like Alexander’s. Junior La’El Collins will assume the left tackle position and I expect a huge season from him as he moves to his natural position protecting the blind side of the quarterback. Trai Turner returns at right guard and should be an All-SEC performer. Elliot Porter and true freshman Ethan Pocic will continue to battle for the center position, where I expect Porter to hold off the talented freshman, if Porter can stay healthy. Throw in veteran Josh Williford who can play just about every position on the line if needed, and you have yourself a very intriguing group.
3. Balanced receiver group – Last year’s leading receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry are returning, but it’s a couple of new faces that have me excited about this group being much improved this season. Beckham and Landry have already proven that they are more than capable receivers, but I feel like the lack of depth at the position forced them to do some things they weren’t necessarily the most effective at. Take for instance the play of Beckham in his freshman season compared to his sophomore season. I believe that having Rueben Randle lined up on the outside allowed for Beckham to use his quickness most effectively in the slot. Last season Beckham was asked to be the main guy and struggled at times, which I think also hindered the production of Landry. Both are better suited to play inside, but LSU lacked that big presence at receiver. The addition of JUCO transfer Quantavious Leslie, redshirt freshman Travin Dural, and true freshman John Diarse could be the big bodies the Tiger passing game has been missing since the departure of Randle. Throw in the potential threat of incoming freshman Desean Smith at tight end, and I think we’ll see a deeper and better LSU receiving corp.
4. The return of a healthy Alfred Blue – With the Jeremy Hill situation still unresolved, I think it’s worth noting that Alfred Blue was who the Tiger staff felt deserved to be the number one back going into last season, and that was with considerably more depth than heading into this season. Blue was on a tear too, as he was the SEC’s second leading rusher before going down early in the season with a knee injury. If he stays healthy this year, expect big things from the senior from Hahnville who has shown tremendous vision and the toughness to finish plays. And if Hill does in fact return to the team, the tandem of Blue and Hill could be one of the strongest in the country.
5. Cam Cameron – Most of you are well aware of the fanfare that resulted from the hiring of Les Mile’s good friend and the former NFL veteran offensive coordinator. There are huge expectations on Coach Cameron this season, but you have to think someone who has the kind of NFL experience that Cameron does can handle it. I think the biggest thing the fan base is hoping for from Cameron is to finally open up the Tigers’ predictable and sometimes frustrating play calling. LSU has never lacked the offensive playmakers in Les Miles’ time at LSU, but since the 2008 season LSU has been too vanilla on offense for many Tiger Fans’ likings. I look for Cameron to shake things up in the vertical passing game and to better utilize the Tigers’ athletic backs and tight ends.
With the season opener against TCU just 27 days away, today we’ll continue our jersey countdown by looking at a former Tiger who wore No. 27 – Jeffery Dale. As I mentioned last year, Dale holds a special place in my memory as he is from my Dad's hometown of Winnfield, LA. (I remember as a young kid going to Winnfield on a Friday so that we could watch Dale and Ricky Chatman play that night, and then get up to go fishing in the morning. Those were the days!) Dale played strong safety at LSU from 1981-1984 and was selected to Second Team All-SEC in 1984. At 6'4", Dale was one of the tallest defensive backs the Tigers have had, but his height didn’t hamper his quickness and agility. Dale played opposite of Liffort Hobley and the two made an outstanding safety combo. One of Dale’s most memorable plays as a Tiger was his 25-yard touchdown interception against Ole Miss in 1984 in a game that LSU went on to win, 32-29. You can relive that play by watching this highlight video in our Media Gallery. Dale’s interception is at the 2:55 mark. (Note: In the video Dale is wearing No. 4. He wore No. 27 as a freshman and sophomore). After his days as a Tiger, Dale was selected in the second Round (55th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft by San Diego and played for the Chargers from 1985-88. Last I heard, Dale was a director at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
I’ll close by sharing a few articles on former Tigers for you to read with your Sunday morning coffee...
Reader comments: Here is an article that discusses the more prominent offensive role for former Tiger Patrick Peterson in Arizona:
Reader comments: Former Tiger receiver Early Doucet has found a new home as he has agreed to terms with the Seattle Seahawks.
Reader comments: Scott, I thought you all would enjoy this interview with former Tiger Barkevious Mingo. Sports Illustrated’s Peter King goes one-on-one with the first round pick of the Cleveland Browns in his Monday Morning Quarterback segment.
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http://vimeo.com/70683718
LSU Tigers Football 2013 - My Time
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