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Great Article! , maybe Germans
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:01 pm
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Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:04 pm to PnGBlood
change the thread title
Tigers find unlikely source of inspiration
BATON ROUGE, La. – Nobody expected him to stand up and say anything Friday night. He was just the kicker. He wasn't even the field-goal kicker. Just the kickoff guy.
But by the time James Hairston was done speaking, done baring his soul, done talking about the loss of his mother when he was 13 and the effect this team has had on his life, there were tears coming down the faces of much bigger men.
And the Tigers were ready to be national championship contenders again.
"This is a family," said linebacker Lamin Barrow, who admitted he cried listening to Hairston speak. "If there was any doubt this is a family, it was over after that."
Yes, there were other motivating factors in LSU's come-from-behind 23-21 win Saturday. There was the bitterness of losing at Florida and falling apart down the stretch a week before. It was the embarrassment of seeming like a shadow of last year's national runner-up team. And it was the sound of some of the South Carolina players yapping during pregame warm-ups and crossing midfield to do so. A couple Tigers even believed they saw Gamecocks stomping on the Tiger eye in the middle of the field. Really? After one home win, they come in and do this?
"A sign of disrespect," said Barrow. The Tigers marched into the locker room after that perceived injustice and the yelling bounced off the locker-room walls. They took the field angry and intent. It showed.
"If you're a Tiger and your back's against the wall," Barrow said, "there's nothing to do but come out scratching."
Tigers find unlikely source of inspiration
BATON ROUGE, La. – Nobody expected him to stand up and say anything Friday night. He was just the kicker. He wasn't even the field-goal kicker. Just the kickoff guy.
But by the time James Hairston was done speaking, done baring his soul, done talking about the loss of his mother when he was 13 and the effect this team has had on his life, there were tears coming down the faces of much bigger men.
And the Tigers were ready to be national championship contenders again.
"This is a family," said linebacker Lamin Barrow, who admitted he cried listening to Hairston speak. "If there was any doubt this is a family, it was over after that."
Yes, there were other motivating factors in LSU's come-from-behind 23-21 win Saturday. There was the bitterness of losing at Florida and falling apart down the stretch a week before. It was the embarrassment of seeming like a shadow of last year's national runner-up team. And it was the sound of some of the South Carolina players yapping during pregame warm-ups and crossing midfield to do so. A couple Tigers even believed they saw Gamecocks stomping on the Tiger eye in the middle of the field. Really? After one home win, they come in and do this?
"A sign of disrespect," said Barrow. The Tigers marched into the locker room after that perceived injustice and the yelling bounced off the locker-room walls. They took the field angry and intent. It showed.
"If you're a Tiger and your back's against the wall," Barrow said, "there's nothing to do but come out scratching."
This post was edited on 10/14/12 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:04 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
read that this morning. Pretty amazing. 
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:04 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
Totally Germans. Good read though.
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:04 pm to PnGBlood
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A lot of the offensive play calls were head-scratchers, even leading to boos.
Really pissed me off when people sitting around me did this.
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:05 pm to PnGBlood
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:12 pm to PnGBlood
<<It was as if some order was restored. LSU is still LSU, and South Carolina is still South Carolina. At least for one pivotal night. After the game, Spurrier threw his quarterback under the bus, saying, ''I don't know if he got hit in the head tonight or not. Some of his decision-making was a little off." But the OBC should know better. This is Tiger Stadium. Everyone gets rattled. Everyone who walks on this field in anything other than LSU colors is a little off. Always.>>
Not Spurrier when he was Florida's quarterback in64, 65, and 66. He really whipped us. The three previous seasons Florida didn't score a point.
Just a comment on three very unhappy times for us tiger fans.
Not Spurrier when he was Florida's quarterback in64, 65, and 66. He really whipped us. The three previous seasons Florida didn't score a point.
Just a comment on three very unhappy times for us tiger fans.
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:14 pm to PnGBlood
I don't care if it is Germans! It is an awesome article!
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:14 pm to PnGBlood
This is not Germans to me. The best thing I've read all day. Change the title.
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:16 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
good readPosted on 10/14/12 at 2:20 pm to PnGBlood
James Hairston, who kicked the winning field goal against Alabama last year, fired up LSU. (Getty Images) Is this idiot for real?
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:21 pm to PnGBlood
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James Hairston, who kicked the winning field goal against Alabama last year, fired up LSU. (Getty Images)
good article, was well researched
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:22 pm to Papa Tigah
frick 
Posted on 10/14/12 at 2:24 pm to Papa Tigah
Very nice
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