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re: LSU-Centric 30 for 30: Who would it be?

Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:21 am to
Posted by whoisnickdoobs
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:21 am to
Pistol Pete hands down.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:56 am to
so much of this depends on your age, personally:

Billy Cannon - redemption is always a good tale

Huey Long and LSU football - i think a lot of people outside of Louisiana would be amazed

Honey Badger - another tale of redemption

Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 11:04 am to
2005 season
Posted by TDTGodfather
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 11:09 am to
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2005 season

great addition. i think La people and others who go through hurricanes their whole lives sometimes downplay their actual impact even something game changing like katrina. especially as time goes on.


Posted by JETigER
LSU 2011 National Champions
Member since Dec 2003
7081 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 11:58 am to
What if I told you that the best player in all the land who was on the ONLY undefeated team left standing, didn't win the Heisman.

Posted by JETigER
LSU 2011 National Champions
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 11:59 am to
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Billy Cannon - redemption is always a good tale


his redemption would have come full circle if he would have been on college gameday against # 3 ole miss.

he is still tainted if he was not able to be guest picker when LSU plays a # 3 ole miss.
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 12:00 pm
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 12:04 pm to
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Lol, nobody outside of us gives a shite about Matthieu or gorilla ball


I didn't give a sh*t about 80% of the 30 for 30's before I watched them, but it turns out they were all great stories that I got hooked on after watching for just a few minutes.
Posted by jose canseco
Houston via Houma via BR via NOLA
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 12:05 pm to
Cecil the Diesel or Albert Belle
Posted by TIGERSby10
Central Lafourche
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 12:06 pm to
The only correct answer is Pistol Pete. I don't think most people realize how his accomplishments will never be duplicated. His career points (only 3 years) will never be touched by any 4 year player unless they start playing an excessive amount of additional games.

Pete was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of his time.
Posted by Mahootney
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Member since Sep 2008
11875 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 12:32 pm to
What if I told you that one dynasty was responsible for an arms race that changed a sport forever?
Lsu and the evolution of gorilla ball.

Includes Bertman, the changes in bats, Cws format, and rosenblatt.

Just not controversial enough to garner a producer to want to take it on.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:01 pm to
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Billy Cannon - too long ago, though


Nothing really all that special about the story. Plus there's already been a movie made loosely about his life

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Pete Maravich


Possibly, but besides being a great player I don't know if there is that much of a story anywhere else.

quote:

Gorilla Ball - 90's baseball


Absolutely no one besides LSU fans would give a shite.

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Chris Jackson.


Probably the best story of the bunch. Arguably the best freshman basketball player of all time in an era where freshmen weren't supposed to be big time players like they are now. He was a great player with tourettes syndrome; He gained national attention when he converted to islam and refused to stand for the star spangled banner, essentially causing him to be banished from the NBA; Finally, his story about how Dale got him to LSU is pretty entertaining
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:26 pm to
Gorilla ball would not look good on us. But it would still be a good one.
Posted by whoisnickdoobs
Lafayette
Member since Apr 2012
9352 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:30 pm to
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Possibly, but besides being a great player I don't know if there is that much of a story anywhere else.




He isn't just a great player. He is probably the best college basketball player of all time.

I'm sure they could find something to make a story out of whether it be his dad, Press coaching him at LSU or a story about his death. He died while playing basketball.
Posted by SOCAL TIGER
SOCAL
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:05 pm to
Chris Jackson or Cecil the Diesel
Posted by LongTime Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:01 pm to
Gordy Rush
Posted by geauxalphaomega
Nashville
Member since Aug 2011
268 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 6:07 pm to
Shaq would be the best one in my opinion based solely on famous LSU sports alumni

Did we even make the playoffs with him?

If we are counting past coaches: One that will happen in my opinion is Nick Saban ...although it may be a while

And Skip would be pretty awesome
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 7:05 pm
Posted by LACountyTiger
Los Angeles County
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 6:45 pm to
1-9-12: The real Story Behind Les Mile's Epic Collapse
Posted by NoShow
Member since Feb 2013
2339 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 6:57 pm to
Gorilla ball would work, with part of the focus being on how Skip built the program from nothing into the best in the country.
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
116108 posts
Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:10 pm to
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Gorilla ball would work,


Yeah, except college baseball is a blip on the national sports scene. I love LSU baseball, but it is smaller than some foreign soccer in terms of TV ratings.
Posted by tigerfan in bamaland
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 7:16 pm to
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Gorilla Ball - 90's baseball.
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