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Signing Day Bash story from days of yore...
Posted on 2/4/20 at 11:12 am
Posted on 2/4/20 at 11:12 am
I believe it was 1997. I attended the LSU Signing Day Bash, and Jerry Dinardo was just casually roaming the room, with 2 cell phones going full blast. There was an unoccupied folding chair directly beside me...and I could not believe it, but he sat right beside me. I asked him "Coach, how's it going?"...he had one cell ring at that moment, and he politely pointed at the phone....I was stone cold silent. He put his hand to his forehead, rubbed it, and hung up. He then said "We just lost Travis Minor."
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Posted on 2/4/20 at 11:22 am to tbabino
Legit cool story. 
Posted on 2/4/20 at 11:31 am to tbabino
I really miss the bash.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 11:58 am to tbabino
Cool story, but I didn't realize we were even a longshot for Minor.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 12:15 pm to Honest Tune
They made an announcement that he was on the phone with Travis. The entire field house exploded into the “LSU” chant. Thought for sure that would flip him, but it didn’t.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:00 pm to tbabino
I was there. The bash was always fun.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:02 pm to TheHarahanian
Faulk better than Minor
Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:19 pm to tbabino
I was there as well along with a couple of friends. I remember watching VHS highlight tape on tube televisions that were sitting on metal folding chairs. I think there were only (2) tvs. Dinardo walking around the room like any other fan. Haha! Had jambalaya for lunch. Oh, and based on highlight film alone, we all thought Thomas Dunson was the next Mike Singletary.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:23 pm to nicholastiger
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Faulk better than Minor
is anyone claiming otherwise? Minor was a freshman when Faulk was a senior so clearly he would've been a good get for us.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:57 pm to tbabino
I started going in 2000 when it was in the atrium downtown. I was only 20 but they gave me an arm band anyway. God damn we pounded some beers those first few years. I went every year until it moved to the casino. Actually I went the first year it was there but I just gambled until a buddy came down with an extra ticket and went up to listen to Les speak.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:44 pm to bigberg2000
First bash. The honey buns. There were so many left over I took a few home.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:49 pm to headboard banger
So many honey buns on the table in front of Hanigriff that he got the nickname Honey Bun that year
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:52 pm to MLCLyons
quote:minor was a frosh when faulk was a junior
Minor was a freshman when Faulk was a senior so clearly he would've been a good get for us.
Faulk was class of 95
Minor was 97 with applewhite, Cecil Collins, Tommy banks, etc.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:56 pm to tbabino
Met Buddy Songy one year, top that shite
Posted on 2/4/20 at 4:57 pm to headboard banger
Another story about the Travis Minor recruitment.
DiNardo sat in the family’s living room. On the coffee table was a camera. Gerry asked Travis if he enjoyed photography, and he replied “No, the camera is on the table because Bobby Bowden visited last night, and my family wanted to take pictures with him”.
DiNardo knew he lost Travis Minor when no one asked him to take pictures with his family.
DiNardo sat in the family’s living room. On the coffee table was a camera. Gerry asked Travis if he enjoyed photography, and he replied “No, the camera is on the table because Bobby Bowden visited last night, and my family wanted to take pictures with him”.
DiNardo knew he lost Travis Minor when no one asked him to take pictures with his family.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:01 pm to tbabino
Bash was GOAT. I hate that it sucks now. I still have shirts from a few.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:04 pm to Dead End
I went to two with my dad n grandfather when i was 15&16yo? Skipped school!!! So fun i think it was Clayton Spears and green? Class idk
This post was edited on 2/4/20 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:17 pm to nicholastiger
quote:
Faulk better than Minor
To this day, Travis Minor is the best high school running back I have ever seen.
He was so good I vividly still remember him even tho I was only 10-12 years old when he pummeled St Amant every time he played us.
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:21 pm to RileyTime
quote:
Travis Minor is the best high school running back I have ever seen.
And he wasn't even the best running back in the state that year
That honor goes to his future Florida State teammate, Javon Walker.
This post was edited on 2/4/20 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 2/4/20 at 5:22 pm to Rouge
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And he wasn't even the best running back in the state that year
Then I guess I never saw that guy play haha. Just saying physically saw with my own eyes.
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