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#18 Question
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:31 pm
What would you think of expanding the #18 Legacy Jersey to the other sports at LSU?
I read about Matt Mauck starting this tradition when Richard Dickson started wearing it.
I just thought it would be cool to extend it to the other sports - make it university-wide. I asked Herb Vincent about it; his response was that he would mention it to other coaches. That's the right way to do it - I'm just wondering what the fan base thinks of the idea?
I read about Matt Mauck starting this tradition when Richard Dickson started wearing it.
I just thought it would be cool to extend it to the other sports - make it university-wide. I asked Herb Vincent about it; his response was that he would mention it to other coaches. That's the right way to do it - I'm just wondering what the fan base thinks of the idea?
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Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:32 pm to MarkDShark
nb4racist
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:32 pm to MarkDShark
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his response was that he would mention it to other coaches
Translation - "I'm never speaking of this again to anybody...."
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:34 pm to MarkDShark
Clarence LeBlanc actually started it. Mauck's just tryna take credit.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:34 pm to MarkDShark
It wasn't originally some great thing to wear the number. It was just guys passing it down to their friends on their own. The coaches co-opted that and now made it something bigger than it was ever supposed to be. I see no reason to continue to inflate it even further.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:37 pm to ProjectP2294
#18 Tradition = Sasquatch Myth
EDT: We(fans) made this up. Sports fans always want to believe in something bigger then their self.
EDT: We(fans) made this up. Sports fans always want to believe in something bigger then their self.
This post was edited on 9/6/11 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:37 pm to MarkDShark
Mahtook gave Katz #8 for this year fwiw.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:38 pm to ProjectP2294
Mauck made it famous because he was our QB that led us to a NC in 03... Can't hate on the significance of the number, it means you are a SR leader with ability to make the right decisions... I think the tradition carry's on and #7 will end up going to the great athlete from now on...
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:38 pm to ProjectP2294
Coaches may have had something to do with the mystique, but there is a reason--Jacob hester in 2007. We do not win the NC without him, and I think the coaches loved his heart, desire, and toughness. He passed it to Richard Dickson, and he passed it to Richard Murphy. BTW, who is wearing 18 this year?
As for as I am concerned lets retire the number for hester.
As for as I am concerned lets retire the number for hester.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:46 pm to shrevetiger53
Brandon Taylor is wearing it this year.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:49 pm to MarkDShark
So whats your solution for #18 not being a basketball number?
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:50 pm to MarkDShark
Didn't Braylon Edwards start one at Michigan with the number 1 for wide outs?
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:53 pm to LST
quote:Dennis Rodman says frick that.
So whats your solution for #18 not being a basketball number?
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:53 pm to LST
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So whats your solution for #18 not being a basketball number?
I know 18 isn't a "traditional" basketball number, but we've seen exceptions. Didn't Havlicek (sp?) wear 17?
Posted on 9/6/11 at 2:54 pm to MarkDShark
you can't wear numbers like that in college or high school. Only in the pros.
Posted on 9/6/11 at 3:03 pm to LSU Coyote
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#18 Tradition = Sasquatch Myth EDT: We(fans) made this up. Sports fans always want to believe in something bigger then their self.
Here's what I know - Rosetta can back me up.
Mauck passed it to Hester. Reasons are unknown, but he did it in consult w/ coaches, trainer, and equipment manager.
The recipient does not know he's got the number until the first day of spring training. I read that the coaches talked to Brandon Taylor prior to the end of last year, but the article in TP only mentioned he was a candidate.
The last owner, coaches, trainer, and manager consult on the next player to wear it, with inputs from previous owners.
It doesn't just go to seniors, Hester wasn't a senior in 04.
Mauck's idea was that the player should exemplify leadership on and off the field.
I've seen where numbers have been passed from one player to another - the cool thing about 18 is that the coaches buy into it and won't duplicate the number on the roster.
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