re: Jesse Jackson just talked about LSU

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better historical reference would have been USC and Bama in the Bear years. USC had some great black talent then up against white Bama team (78 I think). USC whipped their arse and it became a civil rights type statement.

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Legend has it that Bear asked Coach McKay to "borrow" Sam Cunningham who ran all over the field. Took him to the Bama locker room and told he players "This is what a football player looks like". I imagine it did not go down exactly like that, but maybe something close to it.