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Should Pete Maravich be given an honorary degree?
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:18 pm
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To be eligible for the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame in the Athlete category, the individual must have been granted or earned baccalaureate, professional or graduate degree by LSU or by some other regionally accredited institution of higher learning, have earned one or more letters in a varsity sport at LSU, have gained national distinction through superlative performance as an athlete, and have established a personal reputation for character and citizenship which reflects favorably on the University.
I think this wording using the word "granted" creates a loophole to backdoor Maravich into the Hall. Good enough to have the Assembly Center named after him but not be inducted into the Hall? It's time.
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Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:22 pm to southernelite
Why even have a criteria then? Would you really care if you were or were not in the hall of fame, if the damn building was named after you?
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:24 pm to guttata
No we do not give degrees, they are earned...
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:24 pm to southernelite
No
Will let others explain, but got kicked out of school for basically never going to class
Will let others explain, but got kicked out of school for basically never going to class
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:25 pm to southernelite
I don't think he cares either way.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:26 pm to Rouge
I understand that he was not a model student/citizen but he still deserves to be in the HoF
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:27 pm to southernelite
I'd prefer not. I suspect most alumni agree. Nothing against Pete.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:28 pm to southernelite
No.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:34 pm to southernelite
I mean... He's dead. 
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:36 pm to RummelTiger
He's in the NBA HOF isn't he?
Why do we care? He's always the best bb player to ever walk the campus.
We don't need to enshrine him to know that.
Why do we care? He's always the best bb player to ever walk the campus.
We don't need to enshrine him to know that.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:41 pm to southernelite
No
Posted on 12/3/15 at 9:43 pm to southernelite
Whenever a thread like this pops up, I think about Kevin Faulk's induction speech and the promise he made to his mom to graduate.
I'm glad Pete has a building named after him, but the degree is what makes the HOF special.
I'm glad Pete has a building named after him, but the degree is what makes the HOF special.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:01 pm to southernelite
Give him a statue in the front of the assembly center. Has LSU done that? I think they have one of someone else there don't they?
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:03 pm to Patches
I would say Shaq payed for that trophy
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:04 pm to Patches
That someone else has a degree from LSU.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:04 pm to nvasil1
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Kevin Faulk's
#3 needs to be put right up there with #20 and #37 IMHO
Posted on 12/3/15 at 10:35 pm to Patches
quote:
Give him a statue in front of the assembly center.
No. He has the building. And Shaq has a statue. You know who needs a new honor? Bob Pettit. He has a rundown street away from the main campus. Do something for him.
Also, as far as honors go, I'm more concerned about the fact that Tittle and Faulk don't have their numbers retired. Also some of the track athletes. How many people know that the person who placed 2nd to Usain Bolt in Beijing went to LSU and broke the 60m NCAA record? Not many I bet, and probably in part because they don't get the honors they deserve.
This post was edited on 12/3/15 at 10:38 pm
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