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OregonTiger Oregon State Fan State of Jefferson Member since Jan 2004 363 posts	1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 1:56 p.m.) Has anyone ever heard of this and why would we not claim this? quote: Edgar R. Wingard is a former college football head coach. He coached six different teams from 1904 to 1925, including the University of Pittsburgh and Louisiana State University. His career record is 70-33-6. He also served as the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1908-1909 and as first basketball coach in the history of LSU Tigers basketball in 1909. quote: In 1908 he led LSU to a 10-0-0 record. The Tigers were awarded the national championship by the National Championship Foundation, although the school does not officially claim that season as a national championship season. This post was edited on 4/15 at 8:30 a.m.
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clamdip LSU Fan Rocky Mountain High Member since Sep 2004 4273 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 1:59 p.m. to OregonTiger) cuz we're not Bama?
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aibo synthetic Buffalo Fan into bolivian Member since Nov 2007 2939 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:09 p.m. to clamdip) the football team went 10-0 and you want to claim a baseball national championship? That's reaching
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RummelTiger LSU Fan 03/20/2010 National Corndog Day Member since Aug 2004 38753 posts Online	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:12 p.m. to aibo synthetic) quote: the football team went 10-0 and you want to claim a baseball national championship? Where'd you read football in that?
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Port City LSU Fan Baton Rouge/Shreveport Member since Jan 2007 2736 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:16 p.m. to clamdip) quote: cuz we're not Bama? You are correct sir.
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ike221 LSU Fan http://www.myspace.com/ike_221 Member since Aug 2006 11124 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:17 p.m. to OregonTiger) Baseball? WTF I swear every time I visit this board I see something dumber and dumber
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Port City LSU Fan Baton Rouge/Shreveport Member since Jan 2007 2736 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:18 p.m. to RummelTiger) quote: the football team went 10-0 and you want to claim a baseball national championship? Where'd you read football in that? See thread title. (obviously just mis-typed)
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RummelTiger LSU Fan 03/20/2010 National Corndog Day Member since Aug 2004 38753 posts Online	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:23 p.m. to Port City) Gotcha.
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aibo synthetic Buffalo Fan into bolivian Member since Nov 2007 2939 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:25 p.m. to RummelTiger) (No message) This post was edited on 4/13 at 2:26 p.m.
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OregonTiger Oregon State Fan State of Jefferson Member since Jan 2004 363 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:40 p.m. to aibo synthetic) quote: He also served as the head coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1908-1909 my guess is you failed reading in school, huh
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aibo synthetic Buffalo Fan into bolivian Member since Nov 2007 2939 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:55 p.m. to OregonTiger) quote: my guess is you failed reading in school, huh I never went to reading school. So you think that the paragraph you bolded was written about the baseball team? That would be one hell of a coincidence.
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Port City LSU Fan Baton Rouge/Shreveport Member since Jan 2007 2736 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 2:56 p.m. to OregonTiger) quote: my guess is you failed reading in school, huh Oh wow, you are serious about the baseball thing? You do realize they are saying LSU football went 10-0 in 1908 and was awarded the MNC and not LSU baseball....right?
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LSURulzSEC LSU Fan Lafayette via Oakdale Member since Aug 2004 39893 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:19 p.m. to Port City) quote: Oh wow, you are serious about the baseball thing? You do realize they are saying LSU football went 10-0 in 1908 and was awarded the MNC and not LSU baseball....right? Apparantly not...
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tigerbait2010 Georgia Fan half man/ half bear/ half pig Member since May 2006 7735 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:23 p.m. to LSURulzSEC) quote: Apparantly not... It never mentions football, so I have this crazy feeling the baseball team went 10-0. I really don't think we should claim a championship where we only won 10 games...unless other schools have done it. I know Texas claims conference titles as far back as then.
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Elleshoe LSU Fan The PMAC Member since Jun 2004 66185 posts Online	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:24 p.m. to LSURulzSEC) hell of a coincidence that both teams went undefeated in 1908 in 10 games huh?
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tigerbait2010 Georgia Fan half man/ half bear/ half pig Member since May 2006 7735 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:26 p.m. to Elleshoe) quote: hell of a coincidence that both teams went undefeated in 1908 in 10 games huh Yeah, and they were named #1 by the same foundation. I was saying if it was true, I probably wouldn't claim it.
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Port City LSU Fan Baton Rouge/Shreveport Member since Jan 2007 2736 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:27 p.m. to Elleshoe) LSU Baseball Record 1908: 9-12-1 National Champs!
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tigerbait2010 Georgia Fan half man/ half bear/ half pig Member since May 2006 7735 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:28 p.m. to Port City) quote: LSU Baseball Record 1908: 9-12- Bama would claim it.
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BgwinLSU North Carolina Fan Dakoro, Niger (1st Team All LNST ) Member since Jun 2005 30189 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:32 p.m. to OregonTiger) quote: OregonTiger Put on your dunce hat. This post was edited on 4/13 at 3:32 p.m.
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ole Tiger LSU Fan Minden, LA Member since Dec 2006 19 posts	re: 1908 Football National Champions? (Posted on 4/13/08 at 3:42 p.m. to tigerbait2010) I was a student in 1958 (& '59, & '60) when LSU won the national football championship. The most respected title was that awarded by the Associated Press, nwspaper writers. The United Press International (U.P.I.) also voted LSU as national champions. Split titles then happened if the two self appointed title givers disagreed. The U.P.I. voters may have been coaches, I don't know. When the title was awarded there was plenty of talk about how LSU won the title 50 years apart. If you have access to archives from The Morning Advocate and the State Times in Baton Rouge or the Times Picyunne (sp?) this could be documented. My Dad, who graduated from LSU 1925 would in fun suggest that LSU was due to win the title again in 2008. Before the B.C.S. the title was voted on by writers. And, if the group voting the title to LSUin 1908 was the largest representative of newspaper writers voting - I think it is a legitimate title. I understand it is ancient history, but I believe we should honor those who came before us if it is legitimate. This is not the B.S. that Ole Miss and Alabama claim in titles that were bestowed by a single newspaper writer in Memphis or Atlanta.
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