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re: Are there transcendent athletes?
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:35 pm to biglego
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:35 pm to biglego
What about Kevin Faulk? ahead of Charles Alexander, Dalton Hilliard and Billy Cannon?
What about LeRon landry? Casanova is 2 inches taller. I'm starting Caz
What about Warrem Morris? He misses that pitch in the 50th college world series and I bet you don't even remember him.
What about Josh Reed? With Jones starting, you can bet his cousin Andy Hamilton is also starting leaving 2 spots. I'm gussing Carlos Carson gets one. And Eric Martin, Michael Clayton and about 7 more scramble for the other spot.,
What about LeRon landry? Casanova is 2 inches taller. I'm starting Caz
What about Warrem Morris? He misses that pitch in the 50th college world series and I bet you don't even remember him.
What about Josh Reed? With Jones starting, you can bet his cousin Andy Hamilton is also starting leaving 2 spots. I'm gussing Carlos Carson gets one. And Eric Martin, Michael Clayton and about 7 more scramble for the other spot.,
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Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:38 pm to biglego
What about Kevin Faulk? ahead of Charles Alexander, Dalton Hilliard and Billy Cannon?
What about LeRon landry? Casanova is 2 inches taller. I'm starting Caz
What about Warrem Morris? He misses that pitch in the 50th college world series and I bet you don't even remember him.
What about Josh Reed? With Jones starting, you can bet his cousin Andy Hamilton is also starting leaving 2 spots. I'm gussing Carlos Carson gets one. And Eric Martin, Michael Clayton and about 7 more scramble for the other spot.,
What about LeRon landry? Casanova is 2 inches taller. I'm starting Caz
What about Warrem Morris? He misses that pitch in the 50th college world series and I bet you don't even remember him.
What about Josh Reed? With Jones starting, you can bet his cousin Andy Hamilton is also starting leaving 2 spots. I'm gussing Carlos Carson gets one. And Eric Martin, Michael Clayton and about 7 more scramble for the other spot.,
Posted on 2/5/09 at 2:42 pm to Rougarou4lsu
HOW COULD WE FORGET ABOUT THE HOKE? Hokie Gajan! I remember being at a Saints game when the Hoke was running the ball. He lowered his head and nailed a cornerback before being pushed out of bounds. The 'Yats' (believe me....I loved the 'Yat Attack') behind us threw their beer up in the air douching everyone around us and this fat boy yells out, 'HE AIN'T NO POKE! HE'S THE HOKE!'
We all went apeshit when he said that! Wow, Hokie Gajan....yep....transcendent LSU athlete.
We all went apeshit when he said that! Wow, Hokie Gajan....yep....transcendent LSU athlete.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 3:14 pm to Rougarou4lsu
Just in recent memory - Kevin Faulk, Bradie James, Michael Clayton, and Marcus Spears were those types of players. Certainly, as an all-purpose back (particularly, in the return game) there were few who would have been ahead of Faulk. LSU has had ton's of great linebackers, but, Bradie James (right after the monster that was Michael Brooks) is a no-brainer to play for nearly any LSU team. And Clayton was that once in a decade type WR, and he usually delivered on that hype. Spears, as well, has very few peers as a defensive end in LSU history.
Josh Reed's last year was a transcendent experience, particularly that Alabama game - possibly as good a year (and game) as any LSU skill position player has ever had. I would say that, for a brief time - Josh Reed lived up to that.
Anthony McFarland had stretches where I actually felt a little bit sorry for the opposing OL coach and interior linemen who had to block him. Again, when you start looking at all of our great tackles (and DL, in general), just over the past 20 - 30 years, and Booger probably is the #1 or #2 DT on an All-time LSU team.
Josh Reed's last year was a transcendent experience, particularly that Alabama game - possibly as good a year (and game) as any LSU skill position player has ever had. I would say that, for a brief time - Josh Reed lived up to that.
Anthony McFarland had stretches where I actually felt a little bit sorry for the opposing OL coach and interior linemen who had to block him. Again, when you start looking at all of our great tackles (and DL, in general), just over the past 20 - 30 years, and Booger probably is the #1 or #2 DT on an All-time LSU team.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 3:17 pm to biglego
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Seems that unless steroids are freely allowed, athletes are reaching the limits of...I dunno, biology or physiology. you know what I'm trying to say.
Assuming he's drug free, tell that to Ursain Bolt. Into a headwind and pulling up....
Posted on 2/5/09 at 3:46 pm to Rougarou4lsu
Without question. In fact I mentioned this on a couple of recent threads when some of our younger brethren stated that athletes prior to the modern training regimens begun in the late 70's and early 80's could not compete with todays athletes. That's rubbish. You can add Petit, Cannon, Bert Jones, Alexander, Robiskie and Stovall to that list as well. Probably a lot more if you had the time to compile a thorough list and that's just at LSU. Athletes like Thorpe, Mathias, Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Russel, Chamberlain, Jim Brown, Jimmy Taylor, hell you could go on and on. Imagine Marciano, Ali or Foreman fighting todays sluggish plugs in the ring. Transcendent athletes abound throughout sports history.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 3:54 pm to biglego
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Someone like Cannon could play today and be a star.
Yeah, assuming he gets modern training, I'm pretty sure he could.
Negative on that one. He could play but would not be a star. No way, no how. I question whether he would be able to get off the scout team.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 3:59 pm to foshizzle
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Someone like Cannon could play today and be a star.
Yeah, assuming he gets modern training, I'm pretty sure he could.
Negative on that one. He could play but would not be a star. No way, no how. I question whether he would be able to get off the scout team.[/quote
6'2" 225# 9.4 hundred, tossed 16# shot 54'. Yep I can see your point. No way that guy could be a star today, huh.
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Someone like Cannon could play today and be a star.
Yeah, assuming he gets modern training, I'm pretty sure he could.
Negative on that one. He could play but would not be a star. No way, no how. I question whether he would be able to get off the scout team.[/quote
6'2" 225# 9.4 hundred, tossed 16# shot 54'. Yep I can see your point. No way that guy could be a star today, huh.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 4:41 pm to Rougarou4lsu
I can't believe nobody's mentioned Chris Jackson yet. You just held your breath every time the guy had the ball.
Eddie Kennison was that way too returning punts, as was ET Martin at WR.
Eddie Kennison was that way too returning punts, as was ET Martin at WR.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 4:43 pm
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