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Awesome new interview with former LSU Great, Demetrius Byrd

Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:09 pm
Posted by militarycut
Manhattan
Member since Feb 2008
962 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:09 pm
Strauss : What’s the best thing that ever happened to you?

Byrd : Hmm, shoot, the best thing that has happened to me was waking up this morning.

LINK

Demetrius Byrd is such a wonderful guy... warm, friendly, funny, and faithful. Keep him in your prayers!

This post was edited on 9/19/10 at 7:49 pm
Posted by BT
North La
Member since Aug 2008
9766 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:11 pm to
IMO DByrd should never be considered as a LSU "Great".
Posted by Sammobile
Hollywood South
Member since Jan 2009
22413 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:14 pm to
he is not a great, but he made one of the top 5 greatest plays in LSU's history:



Posted by BT
North La
Member since Aug 2008
9766 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:21 pm to
was a better throw than catch.
Posted by Sammobile
Hollywood South
Member since Jan 2009
22413 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:22 pm to
good one
Posted by bthomp1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Apr 2009
671 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:24 pm to
Ok I'm not being racist because I'm black also and I kno he was never one of the most intelligent Tigers like Rudy Niswanger but that interview was straight comedy...especially knowing it was typed exactly how he said it. I actually read his responses out loud to my gf and her faces were priceless. I wouldn't have been able to keep a straight face interviewing him. Oh well, he contributed well as a Tiger and I do, in fact, wish him the best with football errrr track.
Posted by Bel Air Tiger
Los Angeles
Member since Mar 2007
2467 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:25 pm to
God Bless this young man and for everything he did for LSU. I was not aware of his auto accident and hope he recovers. He was a great personality.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
79138 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

was a better throw than catch.



Not at all. Ball should've been on the outside shoulder but it passed right in front of the Auburn DB's face. If he had turned his head in time that was pick or at least batted away.
Posted by easy money
Member since Feb 2005
15109 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:28 pm to
this kid was kind of a jerk his senior year. his attitude on the field was piss poor and he bad mouthed our qb all year. made comments about how j lee was costing him money. i know he was upset and probably didn't mean a lot of those things, but i lost a lot of respect for him at that point. he was an enabler on the team and there were several seniors in that role that year. it was sad to see what happened to him and i wish him the best. i think he is probably embarassed about making statements such as those and he has matured.
Posted by erik
Member since Jun 2007
678 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:30 pm to
yea it was a much better catch than throw
Posted by pitbull20
Somewhere close... real close
Member since Oct 2003
7765 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:31 pm to
quote:

Not at all. Ball should've been on the outside shoulder but it passed right in front of the Auburn DB's face. If he had turned his head in time that was pick or at least batted away.



+1

and why does he have to have been an all everything to be considered a great. He was a GREAT role model and not to shabby a receiver. I'll label him as a great, not a Dorsey great but in his own ways. If you never met him, I am sure you won't agree. to each his own.
Posted by TheDoc
doc is no more
Member since Dec 2005
99297 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:33 pm to
quote:

quote:
was a better throw than catch.

Not at all. Ball should've been on the outside shoulder but it passed right in front of the Auburn DB's face. If he had turned his head in time that was pick or at least batted away.


Boom
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
65266 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:36 pm to
Well for me he's a great. Not too many plays will make you remember where I was. I was in San Fran at a convention, watching them game with my family in a hotel room. We went absolutely NUTTS. Byrd=
Posted by BT
North La
Member since Aug 2008
9766 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

Not at all. Ball should've been on the outside shoulder but it passed right in front of the Auburn DB's face. If he had turned his head in time that was pick or at least batted away.

you couldnt have walked your arse out on the field and handed the football to DB any better than MF threw it. take a refresher course
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
79138 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:38 pm to
I'm not saying the throw sucked but it was far from prefect. Hell look at the pic posted above, Byrd was being fricking held by the DB and still caught it with one arm.
This post was edited on 9/19/10 at 7:39 pm
Posted by The Cable Guy
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2004
9692 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:41 pm to
Funny interview, kind of reminded me of Kenny Irons.

And it's a shame Byrd got in that wreck. He was a badass on the field. One of my favorites to watch. He seemed to never drop a ball. I always knew if the ball was thrown in his direction, it would be caught.
Posted by militarycut
Manhattan
Member since Feb 2008
962 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:44 pm to
I think he was an "LSU Great."

You can see "the Catch" here in slow motion (starts at 2:36) together with some other great catches of his. Unfortunately no audio with the [VIDEO.]

LINK

Posted by blueTunaTiger
Gulf of Mexico, USA
Member since Feb 2009
3696 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:46 pm to
quote:

He was a GREAT role model


Understand, I truly wish the best for the young man, and it seems from the answers he gave in the interview that his priorities and attitudes have changed since the accident. But that being said, please name one instance where he displayed the attributes considered worthy of a "GREAT Role Model" moniker? His lack of "Team" his Sr. year certainly does not qualify.
Posted by BT
North La
Member since Aug 2008
9766 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:47 pm to
true.
Posted by geauxaddai
Chicago, IL
Member since Jan 2008
2864 posts
Posted on 9/19/10 at 7:48 pm to
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