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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:41 am
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:41 am
Anyone here ever read the book from John Ed Bradley? was recommended by a friend and just curious about what the board thinks.
This post was edited on 9/20/22 at 11:42 am
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Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:42 am to GeauxO19
Great book. Highly recommend.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:43 am to GeauxO19
No, but I've sat thru some monsoons in Tiger Stadium;
Miami
Fl State
MS State
Bama
I'm sure there were others but these were some heavy rains !
Miami
Fl State
MS State
Bama
I'm sure there were others but these were some heavy rains !
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:44 am to GeauxO19
Read it years ago. To me, he comes off as kind of a cry baby.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:45 am to GeauxO19
I liked the book and think it is obviously a must read for Tigers fans. However, I think the tone of the book is different from your typical football war stories.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:50 am to GeauxO19
I read it, good book, but not the best thing I have ever read. It gives a perspective that we never think about in regards to what happens the day after most football players hand in their pads.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:51 am to GeauxO19
It’s a decent read. If it wasn’t about LSU I’m not sure I would have finished it.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:52 am to GeauxO19
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:56 am to GeauxO19
Poignant, at times poetic.
"Everyone else will travel a similar course of human experience, but we are different. We play football for LSU."
I made a video starting with a quote that I thought was one of J.E.B.'s, and I actually reached out to him on facebook to confirm that they were his words:
"Tiger Stadium is haunted, and all the ghosts favor the home team."
It'd been awhile since I'd read the book, and I couldn't remember where I'd seen the quote. Not only did he respond, but he was so excited that I'd contacted him and gladly endorsed me including the quote. Cool moment.
"Everyone else will travel a similar course of human experience, but we are different. We play football for LSU."
I made a video starting with a quote that I thought was one of J.E.B.'s, and I actually reached out to him on facebook to confirm that they were his words:
"Tiger Stadium is haunted, and all the ghosts favor the home team."
It'd been awhile since I'd read the book, and I couldn't remember where I'd seen the quote. Not only did he respond, but he was so excited that I'd contacted him and gladly endorsed me including the quote. Cool moment.
This post was edited on 9/20/22 at 11:57 am
Posted on 9/20/22 at 11:59 am to GeauxO19
I’ve read it a couple times through. Good for the softer human side, not great in the sense he never really took you into the experience of traveling, the stadiums, etc as a football player. You get the dedication and the sacrifice part for sure. I own two copies and would recommend any LSU fan have one.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:05 pm to GeauxO19
It is very good but it is the story of a college / pro athlete surrounded by brothers and the void that occurs with retirement - Read Henry V instead…
And yes I read them both.
And yes I read them both.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:06 pm to GeauxO19
Great book, did an English project on it my freshman year of high school
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:07 pm to GeauxO19
It's really good.
It also ages pretty well, as some of the issues described there persist. The Best There Ever Was is also worth reading.
I've known John Ed since before he played for LSU. He is a good guy, like his daddy was.
It also ages pretty well, as some of the issues described there persist. The Best There Ever Was is also worth reading.
I've known John Ed since before he played for LSU. He is a good guy, like his daddy was.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:10 pm to GeauxO19
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Anyone here ever read the book from John Ed Bradley?
I read it, he seems like a strange, depressed guy at the time he was writing the book, I didn't think it was so great
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:47 pm to GeauxO19
I got tired of his whining half way through book
Posted on 9/20/22 at 12:53 pm to GeauxO19
loved it. worth every penny
Posted on 9/20/22 at 1:15 pm to GeauxO19
Great book.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 2:11 pm to GeauxO19
It’s a really good book. Might not be exactly what you expect. It takes you through the darker times he experienced. My dad was the quarterback at OHS when John Ed was there and they were extremely close as were our families. He actually gave my grandfather, my dad, my brothers, and me signed copies of the book. My dad said after reading the book and knowing John Ed and what he went through after LSU, it doesn’t really even begin to scrape the surface of how bad off he was. Said he essentially turned into a hermit. He would go visit John head at his parents house and he just wasn’t the same as before. He kind of equated it to Brooks after he left Shawshank.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 2:58 pm to GeauxO19
It rained against Oregon St one year so hard for 10 to 15 minutes. It made up for all those times It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 9/20/22 at 3:04 pm to GeauxO19
He came off very whiney to me. It was almost as if he wanted me to feel bad for him that he played CFB at LSU and then had enter the real world.
Not a bad read, but there was a lot of pussyass-ness to it.
Not a bad read, but there was a lot of pussyass-ness to it.
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