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Is Huey P Long the god father of LSU
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:43 am
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:43 am
In your eyes? I don't think he gets enough credit for the things he did for our state, but especially LSU.
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Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:45 am to Chuck U Farley
Made a damn good stadium 
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:47 am to Chuck U Farley
He did more to put LSU on the map than anyone in history. I think he wrote "Touchdown for LSU" if I'm not mistaken.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:47 am to Chuck U Farley
he also does not get enough blame either
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:49 am to Rouge
I knew that was coming. You can definitely argue both sides. However, in this case I am talking about his legacy as far as LSU is concerned.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:50 am to Rouge
blame for what?
Posted on 4/5/12 at 8:52 am to LsuTool
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blame for what?
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LsuTool
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:05 am to macatak911
YES!!! 
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:07 am to ForeverLSU02
sometimes it takes a tool to get shite done.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:10 am to LsuTool
He did things differently, but that is how he got results.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:13 am to Chuck U Farley
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This post was edited on 8/22/13 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:15 am to Chuck U Farley
Without Huey Long, LSU the school and LSU the football program aren't even close to what they are today. He really should have a statue on campus. The man literally built LSU from the ground up.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:20 am to Rex Manning
Agree 100%
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:21 am to Chuck U Farley
Yes. No doubt in my mind he is responsible for LSU football at the outset... 
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:22 am to Chuck U Farley
He was obsessed with the band.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:36 am to The Boat
True, got military band director to start the Golden Band from Tiger Land.
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:44 am to Chuck U Farley
In your eyes? I don't think he gets enough credit for the things he did for our state, but especially LSU.
Oh my. Louisiana history classes must have been suspended for some in the state.
Huey Long was dangerous, corrupt to the core and the closest thing to a dictator America has ever known.
How do I know this? One of my late grandmother's cousins, a man named Murphy Rodan from the Arcadia, LA area, was one of Long's bodyguards when he was assassinated. The stories about Long that were passed along from Rodan to members of my family after Huey's death were simply astonishing.
If anything, Dr. Weiss deserves a statue.
Don't take my word for it, watch this short video excerpt from Ken Burn's 1986 documentary on Long.
LINK
Oh my. Louisiana history classes must have been suspended for some in the state.
Huey Long was dangerous, corrupt to the core and the closest thing to a dictator America has ever known.
How do I know this? One of my late grandmother's cousins, a man named Murphy Rodan from the Arcadia, LA area, was one of Long's bodyguards when he was assassinated. The stories about Long that were passed along from Rodan to members of my family after Huey's death were simply astonishing.
If anything, Dr. Weiss deserves a statue.
Don't take my word for it, watch this short video excerpt from Ken Burn's 1986 documentary on Long.
LINK
This post was edited on 4/5/12 at 9:46 am
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:45 am to Chuck U Farley
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I don't think he gets enough credit
Seriously? He is credited all the time from what I've seen.
He deserves the credit he gets for his impact on LSU; however, politically, he was maybe the worst thing that ever happened to Louisiana. You think there is a good ole boy network now? It was 10000x worse when Huey was there giving backrubs.
This post was edited on 4/5/12 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/5/12 at 9:56 am to MonroeTiger80
Well, we probably went through the same school system, judging by your name. I was really talking about his contributions to LSU more than the state. Im sure he was no saint, but I don't think younger generations are going to be aware of those contributions. I guess I'm wondering if he will fade away in the future or will he always be brought up when talking about LSU tradition.
This post was edited on 4/5/12 at 9:57 am
Posted on 4/5/12 at 10:03 am to Chuck U Farley
Great for LSU, bad for the state.
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