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Posted on 12/26/14 at 8:39 pm to johnpayne
Butch Duhe
Posted on 12/26/14 at 9:35 pm to Jake88
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Posted on 12/26/14 at 9:43 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
Baseball and football- Mike Miley
Miley's leaving for baseball severely damaged Charlie Mac's career.
Ok, arsewipe, sorry for the mistake. Scratch Mike Miley.
Three pages of quality posts and you feel the need.
Baseball and football- Mike Miley
Miley's leaving for baseball severely damaged Charlie Mac's career.
Ok, arsewipe, sorry for the mistake. Scratch Mike Miley.
Three pages of quality posts and you feel the need.
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 12/26/14 at 10:24 pm to tonydtigr
quote:
Baseball and football- Mike Miley
Miley's leaving for baseball severely damaged Charlie Mac's career.
Ok, arsewipe, sorry for the mistake. Scratch Mike Miley.
Three pages of quality posts and you feel the need.
Excuse me?
Posted on 12/26/14 at 11:29 pm to FightinTigersDammit
WTF? Why was that comment needed? The guy is deceased.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 1:21 am to johnpayne
Wally should be in the OP
RIP #31
RIP #31
Posted on 12/27/14 at 5:43 am to RileyTime
Alan Shorey and Glen Smith are both deceased if i am not mistaken
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:03 am to Holden Caulfield
quote:Stepped on a land mine south of Da Nang - I had met him at a USO show at Da Nang - Johny Rivers was performing and requested troops from Louisiana be seated close to the outdoor stage - never seen Trey again - read about him in the S&S obits sometime in late 1968 - seemed like a real humble guy.
Add Trey Prather to the list
Posted on 12/27/14 at 11:26 am to tonydtigr
quote:
WTF? Why was that comment needed? The guy is deceased.
I understand that. I also understand that Mac installed the veer for Miley, and Mike's leaving for pro baseball hurt the football program. I am not knocking Miley for his decision, merely stating a fact that most people will acknowledge.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:25 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
WTF? Why was that comment needed? The guy is deceased.
I understand that. I also understand that Mac installed the veer for Miley, and Mike's leaving for pro baseball hurt the football program. I am not knocking Miley for his decision, merely stating a fact that most people will acknowledge.
Good reply, but the OP asked about tiger greats who's life was cut short. Plenty of folks leave early. Arguably many more of the talented leave now than then. You can't take away the fact that miley was damned entertaining to watch. He was a Tiger great. Yea I was disappointed when he left too. He is still considered great by many.
I'll never forget that night he died. The police had Highland road blocked off in Baton Rouge as I was driving down it with my girlfriend. I asked the officer what was going on, and he said there was a fatality. The next morning in the paper I learned that it was Mike. RIP
WTF? Why was that comment needed? The guy is deceased.
I understand that. I also understand that Mac installed the veer for Miley, and Mike's leaving for pro baseball hurt the football program. I am not knocking Miley for his decision, merely stating a fact that most people will acknowledge.
Good reply, but the OP asked about tiger greats who's life was cut short. Plenty of folks leave early. Arguably many more of the talented leave now than then. You can't take away the fact that miley was damned entertaining to watch. He was a Tiger great. Yea I was disappointed when he left too. He is still considered great by many.
I'll never forget that night he died. The police had Highland road blocked off in Baton Rouge as I was driving down it with my girlfriend. I asked the officer what was going on, and he said there was a fatality. The next morning in the paper I learned that it was Mike. RIP
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 1:08 am to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
Miley's leaving for baseball severely damaged Charlie Mac's career
When Miley pursued his baseball career the quarterback position was turned over to Carl Otis Trimble who drowned at a young age shortly after completing his eligibility.
Trimble was followed a few years later by David Woodley ( shared with Steve Ensminger) who also died at a young age of a medical condition.
Interesting that in a 7 year period the following LSU quarterbacks did not have a long life:
Prather
Duhe
Miley
Trimble
Woodley
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:58 am to johnpayne
Young Bussey - KIA WW2.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 9:58 am to johnpayne
Pete Maravich
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:32 am to JawjaTigah
Blaming Miley for macs downfall is insane
Miley is the only player drafted in the first round of MLB draft out of hs and show up to play for LSU. He happened to get drafted again in the first round after his jr year which was no shock to anyone nor was him leaving.
You get drafted in the first round you go, LSU is damned lucky he played in BR in the first place.
The lean years in 74,75 and 76 had a lot to do with the talent and depth on the team, there were some injuries and other tough breaks.
LSU would have been good in 73 regardless of whatever offense they ran.
Miley is the only player drafted in the first round of MLB draft out of hs and show up to play for LSU. He happened to get drafted again in the first round after his jr year which was no shock to anyone nor was him leaving.
You get drafted in the first round you go, LSU is damned lucky he played in BR in the first place.
The lean years in 74,75 and 76 had a lot to do with the talent and depth on the team, there were some injuries and other tough breaks.
LSU would have been good in 73 regardless of whatever offense they ran.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 11:27 pm to tonydtigr
My one encounter with Miley came during summer intramural softball, when somehow my team of LSU English Department graduate students got matched against a team of LSU athletes that had Miley pitching and also had Doug Moreau.
Miley almost got undressed on the mound during that game, a la Charlie Brown. He was pitching with sunglasses on when one of our mute inglorious Miltons hit a scorcher right at his face. Miley, probably astounded that such a thing could happen at all, was a bit slow to react but did manage to throw his glove in front of his face while at the same time jerking his head back, thereby throwing the sunglasses into the air.
Miley snagged the liner with his glove and caught the shades in his TEETH as they came down.
Most impressive play I ever saw him make.
Miley almost got undressed on the mound during that game, a la Charlie Brown. He was pitching with sunglasses on when one of our mute inglorious Miltons hit a scorcher right at his face. Miley, probably astounded that such a thing could happen at all, was a bit slow to react but did manage to throw his glove in front of his face while at the same time jerking his head back, thereby throwing the sunglasses into the air.
Miley snagged the liner with his glove and caught the shades in his TEETH as they came down.
Most impressive play I ever saw him make.
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