Who wears #18 next year?

I'll post this again with the hope that we can just end this shite:


A history lesson. BTW....I know the equipment guy at LSU.

1) Clarence LeBlanc (a black defensive player) wore it for 4 years.
2) Matt Mauck wore it for 4 years.
3) Jacob Hester wore it for four years only because his High School #13 was taken by Corey Webster and some guy named Steve Mares, who was a WR. Hester never asked Mauck, they never played together.
4) Dickson picked #82 because his High School #41 was taken by Chris Jackson, and David Jones graduated. I know this because I know him.

Here's where this myth begins. After the NC game, Dickson asks Stringfellow and Miles if he can switch to #18. He and Hester are close, and he wants to follow.

It has nothing to do with any sort of tradition, or a reflection of how hard someone is working. Hester and Dickson were friends, and they are both white. The rest is just a figment of LSU fans' imagination.

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Hester and Dickson were friends, and they are both white. The rest is just a figment of LSU fans' imagination.

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thought it was a good idea.

No denying that Mauck, Hester and Dickson have displayed the ultimate team concept and have been work horses while at LSU. Why not give number 18 to someone who fits the mold whether it is tradition or not? You can continue the trend.................

its already been named: Rocky Duplessis unless Houston Bates actually makes it to LSU.

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I like this idea. It's not an official tradition, but in the fanbase, the want for it to be a tradition is there (sorry, I just had to do it!).

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I'd like it if the coaches made the decision. Leaving it to players could produce hard feelings, a cliquish atmosphere and team disunity.

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Why not give number 18 to someone who fits the mold whether it is tradition or not?

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Stamp
Ridley
Mitch Joseph

Travis Dickson

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Who wears #18 next year?
I'll post this again with the hope that we can just end this shite:

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well damn - I liked the myth better.

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Ridley

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I like this. He has put in his time and is a scrappy player. Plus it would finally give us the opportunity to give it to a black player to ensure it doesn't become a race thing.

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Ridley

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Does not fit "the mold"