Dog Days of Summer Thread: Favorite Non-Natty Football Team

Any of Curly’s cut ups??

Probably 2001

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2005

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That's actually a really good choice.

I would also add '97. Simply because, for me, that win against number 1 Florida that year was the beginning of a young ST225's love of LSU football. I already liked the home town team as a youngster, obviously, but that win took it up a notch.

2010 was special. Patrick Peterson’s last year & Tyrann Mathieu’s first year included dozens of big moments. That 2010 Freshman class on offense and defense. was special. Steven Ridley pounded the rock. Drake Nevis & Kelvin Sheppard played extremely well.

Memorable, last-second wins @ Florida & the legendary Tennessee game. Beat Bama in Tiger Stadium and…need I mention when Pat Peterson struck the Heisman pose?!

Mett, Landry, OBJ

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For me the answer will always be 2001.

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This could end up being a great discussion. There are so many to choose from and I can see people going anywhere.

For 2001, beating #2 Tenn in the SECCG was great - and then for me, I actually went from NOLA to Chicago to spend time with family during New Years and watched Illinois get beatdown by the Tigers in NOLA. Was kinda funny to me because I had seen every other game in person.

I think my fav, older season for me, is 1982. Just because of my young age and listening on radio, it was special - even though we lost 3 of the last 4. That's the FSU oranges game season for younger posters.

2004
2011

2001

2015 LSU. Fournette was unbelievable and Heisman favorite until we played Bama. Jamal Adams was a beast!

1959 - favorite team of all. === my last year at LSU -

the year of the Cannon Halloween miracle run. - and the loss the following week to Tennessee 14-13 when Cannon failed to make the 2pt conversion. He swore he actually crossed the goal line.

Team ended up getting whipped badly in a repeat match with Old Miss on Jan 1 1960. that was a huge downer for the legacy of that team, however we had several players hurt, and many had not wanted a re-match with Ole Miss anyway. Dietzel sure didn't.

This was also the year that the American Football League started up and we had players signing pro-contracts (cannon included) under the goal posts folllowing the bowl game. I suspect all that new wrangling with which league to sign detracted a lot of the players from their proper preparation for the game.

Way way way big downer.

But still my favorite memory of all time. I charted every play that entire years and kept those records for many years, only to discover they somehow go lost in one of the many moves I made in the succeeding 6 decades.

Great times back then - 1958 National Champions - birth of the Chinese Bandits - origination of the Golden Girls!!!

B.T.W. = my granddaughter became a Golden Girl - 2005-2008. In December she is marrying a member of that 2005-2008 band. Having a 'reunion of band and Golden Girls is going to ve a feature at theit wedding reception - said that one of the 1958 Golden Girls just MAY be able to attend) - all HUGE fans of ALL things LSU.

no pics - just find any poster of Gus from 2005-2008 - she will be the prettiest one there!!!