Tyrann Mathieu: Tenacious Part 4

Glad to see him doing better

Nothing says tenacious like a pet yorkie

It's got a teeny bit of recessive Pit Bull DNA.

Why do you folks continue to hug TM7's nutsack? I fully acknowledge his skills (he is one of the best to ever play at LSU - I loved him and marveled at his play, too) and all the great memories he left with us LSU fans......up until 1/9/12. He quit on his team and his school, and he ADMITTED he quit to Sports Illustrated. We desparately needed his talent and his leadership, and he quit on us.

I cannot understand how people continue to virtually worship somebody who quit on his team/school in its most crucial time of need, and ADMITTED IT.

I have always tried to refrain from bashing our players (past and present), but in the case of Mathieu, I just can't help myself. He let us all down.

2nd chances chief. Not everyone is perfect as yourself.

Miles quit on 01/09, dive left, dive right, dive left, punt, and at the end of the 3rd thru 4th quarter.

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I have always tried to refrain from bashing our players (past and present), but in the case of Mathieu, I just can't help myself. He let us all down

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He didn't let me down. Unless you're on the team, involved with the players, etc.. he did not let you down either.

I cracked up when I saw that

Everyone on the team quit on 1/9/12. I'm not saying it's ok, but that's the truth. RR was pouting, JJ was pointing fingers, and the defense started getting fatigued and quit. He made a lot of mistakes, but he's still arguably the best defensive player ever at LSU for 2 seasons worth. He still loves and reps LSU. Big Sam admitted to taking plays off against lesser teams. Tm7 probably played harder then anyone on the team that year besides maybe mo claiborn.

What could have been....still was a great regular season that year and to have a sophomore defensive player get a heisman invite.

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He quit on his team and his school, and he ADMITTED he quit to Sports Illustrated.

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that's not what he said to SI. You're thinking of an ESPN the magazine article and are taking it out of context:

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"What resulted for Mathieu was a season of contradictions: He led LSU to an SEC championship one week, then met in secret with a school psychologist at an empty Tiger Stadium the next. He went back home to New Orleans to play for a national title and spent 14 hours a day sleeping in the team's hotel, too depressed to see visitors in the days before the game. "I don't even want to play," he told Sydni Russell, his girlfriend, who was then a freshman at LSU. "He was lonely in his head. That's the best way to describe it," says Shelly Mullenix, the athletic department's director of wellness, who counseled Mathieu that year. "I've seen emptiness before, and that was it. Part of him was still a lost and lonely kid."

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