Tinker:
President Barack Obama should really be ashamed of his bad behavior and I am simply starting to lose my interest in him, even if he is our president for another three years. He is looking more and more like a person mouthing the words and dancing on a puppet string, just another political louse.
Bull talking the people who love you is very very cruel, who ever does that must be a real louse, and unable to love someone else. I keep seeing that behavior more and more, honesty is hard to find and seem to be a dying lifestyle fading away into the past.
Are you familiar with the song "Taking a chance on love"...http://www.youtube.
People
who naturally feel a deep affection for the person that they fall in
love with have always taken a chance on getting to know them. There is
precious little else to go on. How can we ever be sure that they are the
right number to give your heart too in the beginning?
So
when they start bull talking you about how they feel and that they have
only lie about it trying to use you, people can get into some very deep
water, alone and hurt.
Of course you could simply tell them, "Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo (1929)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
And when we do find the right number we seem to feel like this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Noonan: A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall
The IRS's leaders refuse to account for the agency's corruption and abuse.
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By PEGGY NOONAN
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"I don't know." "I don't remember." "I'm not familiar with that
detail." "It's not my precise area." "I'm not familiar with that
letter."
These are quotes from the Internal Revenue Service officials who testified this week before the House and Senate. That is the authentic sound of stonewalling, and from the kind of people who run Washington in the modern age—smooth, highly credentialed and unaccountable. They're surrounded by legal and employment protections, they know how to parse a careful response, they know how to blur the essential point of a question in a blizzard of unconnected factoids. They came across as people arrogant enough to target Americans for abuse and harassment and think they'd get away with it.
So what did we learn the past week, and what are the essentials to keep in mind?
We learned the people who ran and run the IRS are not going to help Congress find out what happened in the IRS. We know we haven't gotten near the bottom of the political corruption of that agency. We do not know who ordered the targeting of conservative groups and individuals, or why, or exactly when it began. We don't know who executed the orders or directives. We do not know the full scope or extent of the scandal. We don't know, for instance, how many applicants for tax-exempt status were abused.
We know the IRS commissioner wasn't
telling the truth in March 2012, when he testified: "There's absolutely
no targeting." We have learned the Lois Lerner lied when she claimed she
had spontaneously admitted the targeting in a Q-and-A at a Washington
meeting. It was part of a spin operation in which she'd planted the
question with a friend. We know the tax-exempt bureau Ms. Lerner ran did
not simply make mistakes because it was overwhelmed with requests—the
targeting began before a surge in applications. And Ms. Lerner did not
learn about the targeting in 2012—the IRS audit timeline shows she was
briefed in June 2011. She said the targeting was the work of rogue
agents in the Cincinnati office. But the Washington Post spoke to an IRS
worker there, who said: "Everything comes from the top."
We know that Lois Lerner this week announced she'd done nothing wrong, and then took the Fifth.
And we know Jay Leno, grown interestingly fearless, said of the new IRS commissioner, "They're called 'acting commissioner' because you have to act like the scandal doesn't involve the White House."
But the most important IRS story came not from the hearings but from Mike Huckabee's program on Fox News Channel. He interviewed and told the story of Catherine Engelbrecht—a nice woman, a citizen, an American. She and her husband live in Richmond, Texas. They have a small manufacturing business. In the past few years she became interested in public policy and founded two groups, King Street Patriots, and True the Vote.
In July 2010 she sent applications to the IRS for tax-exempt status. What followed was not the harassment, intrusiveness and delay we're now used to hearing of. The US government came down on her with full force.
In December 2010 the FBI came to ask about a
person who'd attended a King Street Patriots function. In January 2011
the FBI had more questions. The same month the IRS audited her business
tax returns. In May 2011 the FBI called again for a general inquiry
about King Street Patriots. In June 2011 Engelbrecht's personal tax
returns were audited and the FBI called again. In October 2011 a round
of questions on True the Vote. In November 2011 another call from the
FBI. The next month, more questions from the FBI. In February 2012 a
third round of IRS questions on True the Vote. In February 2012 a first
round of questions on King Street Patriots. The same month the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms did an unscheduled audit of her business.
(It had a license to make firearms but didn't make them.) In July 2012
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration did an unscheduled
audit. In November 2012 more IRS questions on True the Vote. In March
2013, more questions. In April 2013 a second ATF audit.
All this because she requested tax-exempt status for a local conservative group and for one that registers voters and tries to get dead people off the rolls. Her attorney, Cleta Mitchell, who provided the timeline above, told me: "These people, they are just regular Americans. They try to get dead people off the voter rolls, you would think that they are serial killers."
This week Ms. Engelbrecht, who still hasn't received her exemptions, sued the IRS.
With all the talk and the hearings and the news reports, it is important to keep the essentials of this story in mind.
First, only conservative groups were targeted in this scandal by the IRS. Liberal or progressive groups were not targeted. The IRS leaked conservative groups' confidential applications and donor lists to liberal groups, never the other way around.
This was a political operation. If it had not been, then the statistics tell us left-wing groups would have been harassed and abused, and seen their applications leaked to the press. There would be a left-wing equivalent to Catherine Engelbrecht.
And all of this apparently took place in the years leading up to the 2012 election. Meaning that before that election, groups that were anti-Obamacare, or pro-life, or pro-Second Amendment or constitutionalist, or had words like 'tea party' or 'patriot' in their name—groups that is that would support Republicans, not Democrats—were suppressed, thwarted, kept from raising money and therefore kept from fully operating.
That is some kind of coincidence. That is some kind of strangely political, strangely partisan, and strangely ideological "poor customer service."
IRS officials have complained that the law is murky, it's difficult to define what the tax exemption law really means. But they don't have any problem defining it. They defined it with a vengeance.
Second, it is important to remember that there has never been an investigation of what happened in the IRS. There was an internal IRS audit, not an investigation, carried out by an inspector general, who was careful this week to note to the House what he'd done was not an investigation. He was tasked to come to conclusions on whether there had been wrongdoing at the agency. It was not his job to find out exactly why it happened, how and when the scandal began, who was involved, and how they operated.
A dead serious investigation is needed. The IRS has colorfully demonstrated that it cannot investigate itself. The Obama administration wants the FBI—which answers to Eric Holder's Justice Department—to investigate, but that would not be credible. The investigators of the IRS must be independent of the administration, or their conclusions will not be trustworthy.
An independent counsel, with all the powers of that office, is what we need.
Again, if what happened at the IRS is not stopped now—if the internal corruption within it is not broken—it will never stop, and never be broken. The American people will never again be able to have the slightest confidence in the revenue-gathering arm of their government. And that, actually, would be tragic.
These are quotes from the Internal Revenue Service officials who testified this week before the House and Senate. That is the authentic sound of stonewalling, and from the kind of people who run Washington in the modern age—smooth, highly credentialed and unaccountable. They're surrounded by legal and employment protections, they know how to parse a careful response, they know how to blur the essential point of a question in a blizzard of unconnected factoids. They came across as people arrogant enough to target Americans for abuse and harassment and think they'd get away with it.
So what did we learn the past week, and what are the essentials to keep in mind?
We learned the people who ran and run the IRS are not going to help Congress find out what happened in the IRS. We know we haven't gotten near the bottom of the political corruption of that agency. We do not know who ordered the targeting of conservative groups and individuals, or why, or exactly when it began. We don't know who executed the orders or directives. We do not know the full scope or extent of the scandal. We don't know, for instance, how many applicants for tax-exempt status were abused.
We know that Lois Lerner this week announced she'd done nothing wrong, and then took the Fifth.
And we know Jay Leno, grown interestingly fearless, said of the new IRS commissioner, "They're called 'acting commissioner' because you have to act like the scandal doesn't involve the White House."
But the most important IRS story came not from the hearings but from Mike Huckabee's program on Fox News Channel. He interviewed and told the story of Catherine Engelbrecht—a nice woman, a citizen, an American. She and her husband live in Richmond, Texas. They have a small manufacturing business. In the past few years she became interested in public policy and founded two groups, King Street Patriots, and True the Vote.
In July 2010 she sent applications to the IRS for tax-exempt status. What followed was not the harassment, intrusiveness and delay we're now used to hearing of. The US government came down on her with full force.
All this because she requested tax-exempt status for a local conservative group and for one that registers voters and tries to get dead people off the rolls. Her attorney, Cleta Mitchell, who provided the timeline above, told me: "These people, they are just regular Americans. They try to get dead people off the voter rolls, you would think that they are serial killers."
This week Ms. Engelbrecht, who still hasn't received her exemptions, sued the IRS.
With all the talk and the hearings and the news reports, it is important to keep the essentials of this story in mind.
First, only conservative groups were targeted in this scandal by the IRS. Liberal or progressive groups were not targeted. The IRS leaked conservative groups' confidential applications and donor lists to liberal groups, never the other way around.
This was a political operation. If it had not been, then the statistics tell us left-wing groups would have been harassed and abused, and seen their applications leaked to the press. There would be a left-wing equivalent to Catherine Engelbrecht.
And all of this apparently took place in the years leading up to the 2012 election. Meaning that before that election, groups that were anti-Obamacare, or pro-life, or pro-Second Amendment or constitutionalist, or had words like 'tea party' or 'patriot' in their name—groups that is that would support Republicans, not Democrats—were suppressed, thwarted, kept from raising money and therefore kept from fully operating.
That is some kind of coincidence. That is some kind of strangely political, strangely partisan, and strangely ideological "poor customer service."
IRS officials have complained that the law is murky, it's difficult to define what the tax exemption law really means. But they don't have any problem defining it. They defined it with a vengeance.
Second, it is important to remember that there has never been an investigation of what happened in the IRS. There was an internal IRS audit, not an investigation, carried out by an inspector general, who was careful this week to note to the House what he'd done was not an investigation. He was tasked to come to conclusions on whether there had been wrongdoing at the agency. It was not his job to find out exactly why it happened, how and when the scandal began, who was involved, and how they operated.
A dead serious investigation is needed. The IRS has colorfully demonstrated that it cannot investigate itself. The Obama administration wants the FBI—which answers to Eric Holder's Justice Department—to investigate, but that would not be credible. The investigators of the IRS must be independent of the administration, or their conclusions will not be trustworthy.
An independent counsel, with all the powers of that office, is what we need.
Again, if what happened at the IRS is not stopped now—if the internal corruption within it is not broken—it will never stop, and never be broken. The American people will never again be able to have the slightest confidence in the revenue-gathering arm of their government. And that, actually, would be tragic.
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Houptie’s Top 10 College Football Stadiums
Let me clear some air about
last weeks post, before I begin today’s. Those parties were based on my
personal experience. There has been uproar of complaints (and some nice
things said) after my post was placed on SECrant.com. So, I apologize to
the Aggies for not putting Chili fest on the list. I wasn’t hazing you
or any of that…. for the most part…. And, in the wise words on my good
friend SJ: “If someone’s not hating you, you’re doing something wrong.”
Today’s post will not be so biased to
the South. I wanted to write something that is my personal interest.
It’s a list I made in my head as a child. Yes, I have completed some of
these but it’s my wish list of college stadiums I would like to visit.
Again, if you disagree, kick rocks because I like these stadiums. The
list also takes into account the team playing and the atmosphere as a
whole. Sure, The Rose Bowl is a historic stadium, but I don’t want to
see UCLA play freaking Oregon State in there – I can watch that at
Midnight on Fox Sports West.
One of my best friend’s parents attended Penn State. Her father always talks about the electricity inside this place. He claims it’s the closest to an SEC experience as it gets up north (Shoot, I already lost the southern bias). I am quite curious to see if it can stand the hype. The white outs and all that good stuff look incredible on TV.
9. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
Have you seen what those cheerleaders wear? Dear God y’all.
8. Darrell K. Royal Stadium Austin, TX
As previously mentioned, I’ve been a Texas fan for a number of years. It was hard putting their stadium this low on the list. Let me tell you, game day in Austin is nothing to look past. The last visit I had to this stadium was the year the “Godzillatron” (college football’s largest jumbotron) was built; it was a “right down the road” matchup between the Baylor Bears of Waco, TX and the Texas Longhorns. That place was jumping.
7.Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) Columbus, OH
This stadium is a must visit for me. I remember watching the Longhorns play here in the regular season of 2005. My boy Vince Young had 270 yards in the air and 76 on the ground! As I watched this game, I can remember the roar of the crowd coming through the TV screen on every Texas 3rd down attempt. I was thinking to myself “I could never play there, I’d lose focus”. The Horseshoe is a legend.
6.Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (The Swamp) Gainesville, FL
This stadium is so impressive because of how difficult it is to play there. I went to the swamp as a child for a Florida vs. Tennessee game back in 1997 (Manning’s last year). I don’t remember everything, but I remember returning to our car with oranges smashed across the windshields. I guess it’s true what they say in the swamp: “only gators get out alive”.
(Editior’s note: I was there when Jevan Snead went for a million yards and we took down the National Champions 31-30…. place wasn’t so loud that day!)
5. Bryant Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Al
I was harsh on ‘Bama last week, so it was in my sub-conscious to put them pretty high here, but I truly love the Alabama game day experience. Arguably, nobody does game day better. I love the sound of every Alabama fan, whether in the stadium or not, do the “Sweet Home Alabama” chant. It gives any college football lover chills. It’s big, It’s loud, Roll Tide.
4. Michigan Stadium (the Big House) Ann Arbor, MI
There is absolutely no reason I have to explain this. It’s the Big House. Have you not seen that sucker on TV? When they show the overhead view from the blimp, god lord you will soil yourself.
3. Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana
Notre Dame football has always been a factor in my life. When I was a child, for 95 dollars you could go over to the local Catholic Church, get on a bus and go to the Notre Dame game – accompanied with a Fighting Irish t-shirt! I only got to go once do to “behavior issues,” but let me tell you: It is everything you could imagine. Go, now. It’s a real life version of Rudy, minus Vince Vaughn.
2. Neyland Stadium- Knoxville, TN
My stepmother, to this day, still bleeds the “inside-a-pumpkin” orange. I’ve been to more Tennessee games in my life than all other sporting events combined. We drove to Knoxville almost every weekend for about 6 years of my childhood. She’s still pissed I didn’t go there! Anyway, Neyland Stadium is a once a lifetime experience for people who don’t frequently visit. It’s extraordinary how loud the sound is that comes out of that bowl. Well, maybe not the past few years, but it certainly used to be back when my mans Phil Fulmer ran things. At it’s best, it doesn’t get better then Neyland, even though they do bury dead bodies under the stadium.
1. Tiger Stadium (Death Valley) Baton Rouge, LA
Come on, the stadium caused an Earthquake… The chances of rain here? NEVER. I had my first experience with tiger stadium this past football season. We made the trip, walked in to the stadium – 2nd row in the corner of the end zone. The seats were great… until we turned around – purple as far as the eyes could see, no maroon anywhere. We got our asses kicked that night, and the LSU faithful made sure we knew it. We heard every comment in the book, got drinks thrown at us, you name it… but dammit, it was fun. The Chinese bandit song is still stuck in my head. I think a kid in 2nd grade followed me around saying “Tigah-bait….” It’s Saturday night in Death Valley. Watch this and don’t get the chills.
Houptie | NYPN
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
After losing to Arkansas 4-1, LSU fell to the losers’ bracket in the SEC baseball tournament where they'll face Alabama today at 3 p.m. in an elimination game. Today’s contest will be televised by Cox Sports Television and Comcast Sports Southeast, and can be heard on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Live video is also available at ESPN3.com.
Yesterday's battle was built up to be a pitcher's duel, and it lived up to its billing, at least while LSU's Aaron Nola was on the mound. Nola went seven strong innings and allowed one run on six hits while striking out eight, but the four Tiger bullpen pitchers who followed him allowed a combined three runs on six hits. Arkansas' Ryne Stanek threw eight solid innings and gave up one unearned run on six hits while striking out four.
What was just as concerning as LSU's relief pitching was the Tigers' inability to manufacture runs. Granted, Stanek is a great pitcher, but the Tigers were out-hit 12-6 and have now only scored one run in their last 16 innings of play. To me, the Tigers seemed to lack their normal aggressiveness at the plate and on the bases, while Arkansas, on the other hand, ran the bases creatively and scratched out two of their runs on strategic squeeze plays and another on a well-timed hit and run.
Here’s a brief scoring recap: The Tigers got on the board first in the third inning when Alex Bregman sent a slow grounder to Arkansas shortstop Brett McAfee, who threw the ball wide of second base, sending designated hitter Sean McMullen home and giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The Razorbacks answered in the fifth with an RBI double to left-center on a hit-and-run, evening the game at 1-1. A successfully executed squeeze bunt by Razorback rightfielder Tyler Spoon pulled Arkansas in front 2-1 in the eighth inning. Arkansas got two more insurance runs on an RBI single and another squeeze but to make the final score 4-1.
Ryan Eades will get the start on the mound today for the Tigers while Alabama will counter with right-hander Mike Oczypok.
In other baseball news, while most Tiger Fans were watching the LSU game, former Tiger Kevin Gausman turned in an impressive MLB debut with the Baltimore Orioles. Here's a great recap.
In football-related news, today I'm excited to start this year’s annual jersey countdown to the kickoff of LSU's 2013 football season. Those of you who’ve followed this site for a while know how it works. Each day I'll profile at least one former LSU player whose jersey number corresponds to the number of days remaining until kickoff. Sometimes I'll choose a well-known player, while other times I may choose a little known Tiger with an interesting story. Other times I may simply list a few players that wore the number. In other words, there's no strict format for this thing, and the player I choose is not necessarily the best Tiger to ever wear the number. Simply put, this is just meant to be a fun and friendly way to countdown the days until the current football team returns to action while remembering some Tigers who came before them. I hope you enjoy, and I encourage you to send me your suggestions for players to feature. When submitting a suggestion, please be sure to include the player’s jersey number, the years he played, and any other pertinent information.
With the 2013 football season-opener 99 days away, today we'll start things off by looking at two special Tigers who wore No. 99 - Sam Montgomery and Rydell Melancon.
Montgomery, also known as “Sonic Sam" needs no introduction, as those of you reading this page undoubtedly know him well. Montgomery was one of the best defensive ends to ever play for LSU (2010-12) and was a huge factor in LSU recording its best regular season record ever in 2011 (13-0). Hailing from Greenwood, South Carolina, Montgomery was very highly recruited out of high school and was ranked the No. 2 defensive end by ESPNU. At LSU, he redshirted his freshman year and then played in 32 games with 26 starts, recording 104 total tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 19 sacks. Here’s a video of Montgomery’s highlights. Replacing Montgomery and his counterpart Keke Mingo, who together were arguably the best defensive end tandem to ever play at LSU, will be among the biggest challenges for this year's team. As you know, Montgomery and Mingo both opted to forgo their senior seasons and entered the 2013 NFL Draft. Montgomery was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round with the 95th overall pick.
There were many other very noteworthy Tigers who wore No. 99, including linebacker Rydell Melancon. Melancon was part of the outstanding 1980 recruiting class that included Ricky Chatman, Eugene Daniels and Liffort Hobley, and during his time at LSU he became the Tigers’ career sack leader with 25. After his time at LSU, Melancon spent two years in NFL with Falcons and Packers. If you know of Melancon’s current whereabouts, please let me know.
On a related subject, I'm happy to announce that we’ve launched a couple of new site features today that I think you'll enjoy. First, there’s our new and improved Where Are They Now page that has a more user-friendly interface (sortable by name, sport, hometown, years played, etc.). The other new feature is one that I'm even more excited about is our Media Gallery where we'll store videos and photos related to our daily reports. (If you followed the link to the video on Montgomery above, you've already seen it.) As not only the publisher of this site, but also as a graphic designer and website developer, I would love to know your thoughts on these new features. But please note, we (my wife and I) are in the very early stages of developing these pages and they will always be works-in-progress. Both are crowd-sourcing efforts, meaning we rely on your information to expand the content. For example, the Where Are They Now page barely scratches the surface on covering all former Tigers, and the large majority of the information comes from submissions made back in 2008. Obviously, much of the content is out-of-date. If you have additional or updated information to contribute, please use the Where Are They Now Submission Form linked from the page.
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
After losing to Arkansas 4-1, LSU fell to the losers’ bracket in the SEC baseball tournament where they'll face Alabama today at 3 p.m. in an elimination game. Today’s contest will be televised by Cox Sports Television and Comcast Sports Southeast, and can be heard on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Live video is also available at ESPN3.com.
Yesterday's battle was built up to be a pitcher's duel, and it lived up to its billing, at least while LSU's Aaron Nola was on the mound. Nola went seven strong innings and allowed one run on six hits while striking out eight, but the four Tiger bullpen pitchers who followed him allowed a combined three runs on six hits. Arkansas' Ryne Stanek threw eight solid innings and gave up one unearned run on six hits while striking out four.
What was just as concerning as LSU's relief pitching was the Tigers' inability to manufacture runs. Granted, Stanek is a great pitcher, but the Tigers were out-hit 12-6 and have now only scored one run in their last 16 innings of play. To me, the Tigers seemed to lack their normal aggressiveness at the plate and on the bases, while Arkansas, on the other hand, ran the bases creatively and scratched out two of their runs on strategic squeeze plays and another on a well-timed hit and run.
Here’s a brief scoring recap: The Tigers got on the board first in the third inning when Alex Bregman sent a slow grounder to Arkansas shortstop Brett McAfee, who threw the ball wide of second base, sending designated hitter Sean McMullen home and giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The Razorbacks answered in the fifth with an RBI double to left-center on a hit-and-run, evening the game at 1-1. A successfully executed squeeze bunt by Razorback rightfielder Tyler Spoon pulled Arkansas in front 2-1 in the eighth inning. Arkansas got two more insurance runs on an RBI single and another squeeze but to make the final score 4-1.
Ryan Eades will get the start on the mound today for the Tigers while Alabama will counter with right-hander Mike Oczypok.
In other baseball news, while most Tiger Fans were watching the LSU game, former Tiger Kevin Gausman turned in an impressive MLB debut with the Baltimore Orioles. Here's a great recap.
In football-related news, today I'm excited to start this year’s annual jersey countdown to the kickoff of LSU's 2013 football season. Those of you who’ve followed this site for a while know how it works. Each day I'll profile at least one former LSU player whose jersey number corresponds to the number of days remaining until kickoff. Sometimes I'll choose a well-known player, while other times I may choose a little known Tiger with an interesting story. Other times I may simply list a few players that wore the number. In other words, there's no strict format for this thing, and the player I choose is not necessarily the best Tiger to ever wear the number. Simply put, this is just meant to be a fun and friendly way to countdown the days until the current football team returns to action while remembering some Tigers who came before them. I hope you enjoy, and I encourage you to send me your suggestions for players to feature. When submitting a suggestion, please be sure to include the player’s jersey number, the years he played, and any other pertinent information.
With the 2013 football season-opener 99 days away, today we'll start things off by looking at two special Tigers who wore No. 99 - Sam Montgomery and Rydell Melancon.
Montgomery, also known as “Sonic Sam" needs no introduction, as those of you reading this page undoubtedly know him well. Montgomery was one of the best defensive ends to ever play for LSU (2010-12) and was a huge factor in LSU recording its best regular season record ever in 2011 (13-0). Hailing from Greenwood, South Carolina, Montgomery was very highly recruited out of high school and was ranked the No. 2 defensive end by ESPNU. At LSU, he redshirted his freshman year and then played in 32 games with 26 starts, recording 104 total tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 19 sacks. Here’s a video of Montgomery’s highlights. Replacing Montgomery and his counterpart Keke Mingo, who together were arguably the best defensive end tandem to ever play at LSU, will be among the biggest challenges for this year's team. As you know, Montgomery and Mingo both opted to forgo their senior seasons and entered the 2013 NFL Draft. Montgomery was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round with the 95th overall pick.
There were many other very noteworthy Tigers who wore No. 99, including linebacker Rydell Melancon. Melancon was part of the outstanding 1980 recruiting class that included Ricky Chatman, Eugene Daniels and Liffort Hobley, and during his time at LSU he became the Tigers’ career sack leader with 25. After his time at LSU, Melancon spent two years in NFL with Falcons and Packers. If you know of Melancon’s current whereabouts, please let me know.
On a related subject, I'm happy to announce that we’ve launched a couple of new site features today that I think you'll enjoy. First, there’s our new and improved Where Are They Now page that has a more user-friendly interface (sortable by name, sport, hometown, years played, etc.). The other new feature is one that I'm even more excited about is our Media Gallery where we'll store videos and photos related to our daily reports. (If you followed the link to the video on Montgomery above, you've already seen it.) As not only the publisher of this site, but also as a graphic designer and website developer, I would love to know your thoughts on these new features. But please note, we (my wife and I) are in the very early stages of developing these pages and they will always be works-in-progress. Both are crowd-sourcing efforts, meaning we rely on your information to expand the content. For example, the Where Are They Now page barely scratches the surface on covering all former Tigers, and the large majority of the information comes from submissions made back in 2008. Obviously, much of the content is out-of-date. If you have additional or updated information to contribute, please use the Where Are They Now Submission Form linked from the page.
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LSU Football - Geaux Tighers!!!
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| Everything Alabama | Time for the SEC to take away Alabama's annual game against Tennessee |
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