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The BCS is like Communism
Ok, look. I’ll be honest with you. BMOT50 made me drink on a week night last night and I feel like crap so I can’t really think of any clever/witty things to write for you today. I can actually feel my pulse in my forehead and I think I wet the bed last night so things aren’t too great in UDR land right now. So anyhoo, I found a little article stating that the BCS is like communism and my dynamite commentary on the subject is……yep. It seems that the majority of people agree with me so take that individualism. You can read the article after the jump.
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LSU Spring Football Takes a Break, Les Miles Handles Toughest Job #4
Following the 2nd full scrimmage of the 2009 Spring football season, Les Miles seemed pleased with the players’ efforts as well as the progress made on offense, defense, and special teams. Both offensive units ran roughly 30 plays each as did special teams.
Miles said, “It was a pretty even go; the offense made some plays and the defense made some plays. There were a lot of ones versus ones and twos versus twos. Progress was made, but we are a long way away.”
He singled out Jarrett Lee, Charles Scott, Keiland Williams, and Richard Murphy on offense and Drake Nevis, Harry Coleman, Chad Jones, Karnell Hatcher and Pep Livingston on defense.
Jarrett Lee threw two touchdown passes, one to Brandon LaFell and another to newly converted tight end, Deangelo Peterson. The offense also accounted for another touchdown on the ground by Keiland Williams. I really thought the Jarrett Lee days were behind us, but it sounds like he is making positive strides.
This was a much better showing for the offense than in the 1st scrimmage, in which the defense controlled the ball. This made Coach Miles happy and he said that each of the quarterbacks were pretty even with their play. “Jarrett Lee threw a few more completed passes and Jordan Jefferson made a couple of nice throws and completed touchdown passes throughout the scrimmage.”
The coaching staff is still searching for a fit for true freshman/lightning bolt, Russell Shepard. Trust me, he’ll see plenty of the field right away. Some of the fastest players on the team even comment on how fast he is.
Les Miles was a happy man after this scrimmage. He let the guys go on their university-wide spring break and seemed to feel good about where the Tigers are right now. However, as quoted above, he knows they have a long way to go….typical coach-talk.
Miles has definitely had an above average career so far at LSU. He has a good record (42-11 (.792)), which includes 4 bowl wins in 4 tries, one of which is a national championship. It should also be noted that all LSU’s four bowl wins under Miles were more than decisive. 40-3 over Miami in ’05, 41-14 over Notre Dame in ’06, 38-24 over Ohio State for it all in ’07, and 38-3 over the favored Georgia Tech in Atlanta this past season.
You give Miles a month to prepare for a team and he destroys them (see above bowl game scores).
However, LSU may not have had the dream season last year, but Miles certainly knows how to handle the pressure that comes along with being the head football coach for the Tigers. In fact, in a recent article on The State.com, the LSU Football head coaching job was ranked #4 in the country in college sports’ toughest jobs, behind only Kentucky basketball, BAMA football, and Notre Dame football.
Last year was a rough one for everybody. It seemed the Tigers could never really get going in any game. They weren’t focused, interceptions were thrown and then run back for touchdowns, blah, blah, blah….you know, normal stuff. But this year, the Tigers are mad as hell and they want to get back what they lost in ’08. There’s a new attitude on defense with the new coaches and the offense has more weapons at it’s disposal as well as the reliable ones from past years that decided to stick around one more year (Scott, K. Williams, Holliday, and LaFell,). It is exciting and I speak for all Tiger football fans out there when I say, I can’t wait to see how they look in the Spring game on April 18. Tickets for sale here. Just enter the promo code, ‘SPRINGGAME09′ for a $1 ticket to print at home.
Enjoy the break guys. Go to the beach, get your club on, hang out with a pretty lady or two, etc. …… Just come back as fired up as you left. This year, there’ a lot of work to be done.
GEAUX TIGERS!!!!
-Bury Me on the 50
LSU 19/1 to Win 2010 BCS Championship
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If you havent figured as much out already, I like to gamble. I’ve given up on most of the pit games except for our giant LSUtopia trips to Las Vegas and then all hell breaks loose. I all too easily fall back into old habits, but I wouldnt have it any other way. So naturally, I keep abreast of all the latest lines and try to find any possible edge there might be. Looking over at the 2010 BCS futures at BetUS.com, I found some pretty cool information regarding who might win it all next year.
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Scout.com Releases Top 100 Prospects for 2010
I’ve talked a good bit about Rivals list of prospects for 2010, but Scout.com also has a damn good recruiting site and just released their Top 100 Prospects for the 2010 football season. Much like the Rivals list, the Scout list is short on Louisiana talent. Only two guys from the Bayou State made the cut with Trovon Reed ranked the highest at 19th. Scout lists 25, five-star guys as opposed to Rivals 10 five-star guys….so yes, Trovon is a five-star. Reed is steady collecting offers from every major school in the country, but hopefully the Tigers can keep this superstar in state. Man, the thought of Reed and Randle on the field at the same time is just awesome. As you scan the list, you’ll see LSU is at least listed as having a chance with about 20 of the guys according to Scout.
LSU verbal Mike Davis is listed as the number 52 player in the country.
ESPN Spotlights Chad Jones
With the LSU Men’s basketball team ending their season on Saturday, fans are now turing their focus to the women’s team, who will play Louisville for a spot in the Sweet 16, Tuesday night at 8:30. We are also enjoying LSU baseball and Spring Football.
Recently, ESPN blogger Chris Low posted and piece on our own Chad Jones. Currently, he is taking a break from baseball and working out with the football team. It is said that he will make the transition back to the diamond after the football spring game on April 18. More after the jump……
“We’ve got talent. We had talent last year,” Jones said. “There’s no way a team should put up points on us like they did last year. With this new defensive scheme, we’re going to be rocking this year. It’s going to be LSU defense the way it’s supposed to be — turnovers, three-and-outs and getting the ball back to our offense as quick as possible.”
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Dirty Recruiting At It’s Finest
Well, well, well. I hate to say I told you so….but I told you so. DB Janzen Jackson has decided to play his college football with the bird shit orange and white Tennessee Vols. You might recall my post from January 7th telling you how Lance Guidry AKA Daddy was suddenly invited up to interview for a spot on the Vols coaching staff, which was also turned into an official visit to the school by Janzen. Yeah, yeah I know Daddy didn’t take the job and probably wouldn’t have gotten it anyway, but it sure was a great way to get the kid up there and have his mind raped into thinking Tennessee is a better fit for him. Here’s a quote from Guidry letting you know how much he thought his son was going to Tennessee: after jump
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National Signing Day: What does it all mean??
WARNING: You need to get ready for it. That ridiculous co-worker of yours is going to tell you this morning about how awesome LSU is going to be next year because we had a good recruiting class. He’ll tell you how we signed all these massive recruits and regurgitate a bunch of stats to you that he memorized in the last 24 hours…half of which are completely wrong. This phenomina happens each and every year after signing day and lasts about a week. The fact is, 80% of these guys wont see the field at all in 2009, and 95% of them wont make any kind of impact. I’m happy as a pig in shit we nailed damn near all the guys that we went after, but let’s have these guys get through prom before we annoint them BCS champions!
Looking back at yesterday, Kenny Bell’s defection to Bama isnt that big of a deal and Auburn can have DeAngelo Benton because someone told me that he’s legally retarded (but dont tell him I told you cuz I’m pretty sure he’s bigger than me). Trent Richardson was just pulling everyone’s chain and the rest of the guys who went elsewhere today were longshots at best. However, I would like to add that Nick Saban is Satan…he clubs baby seals and I have a friend who had a friend who said they he knows that Nick is meanie head pecker face.
As for the good stuff, on paper…this class is a brick shithouse. I mean, studs at every position. Randle, Shepard, Davenport, Montgomery, Mingo, Downs, Loston…the list goes on and on. Randle and Shepard will probably find the field next year in the receiving corps and make a difference. Downs, Davenport, Loston, and Montgomery will probably start to work into the lineup starting next year. And Mingo….a friggin 6′ 5″ LB that runs a 4.6. Sweeeeeet.
As for Janzen Jackson, I guess we’ll see. Obviously we’d love to have him, but if he takes off too…it wont be the end of the world. Anyway, the full class is after the jump.
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SIGNING DAY!!!!!
Quick post to remind everyone that no matter what happens today, a great team, signing day does not ensure. Remember how awesome it was when we signed Xavier Carter? How many top 10 classes has Notre Dame had in the past decade? Granted, its a huge part of the game. You’re not going to win without good players. However, if you miss out on that “big time five star guy,” its not the end of the world. While there’s certainly a Tim Tebow or two out there, there is also plenty of Ryan Perilloux’s.
