Long Live Hawthorne

I like Hawthorne but I guess I am considered an old-timer. I remember the years when you couldn't watch all LSU games on TV or the internet and radio was all you had. Also tuning in at night to hear his voice over here was like a little bit of home to Texas.

Who is Doug mouton?

You know LSU could conceivably open up the process to replace Hawthorne when he retires and hire someone from outside the LSU family

Just like they did when they hired Jim Hawthorne

Man I love Hawthrone. He brings passion like no other I have been listening to him for years. Sometimes I start a fire outside and turn up the radio and listen to Hawthrone. Yea yea he might make a few mistakes but with his passion for the tigers he will be very hard to replace.

I remember a time when John Ferguson was getting bad pub, much in the way JH is now. This was late 70's early 80's. But, like the previous post, he was a familiar voice at night when trying to pull in a radio signal when far from home on a Saturday night.

Not quite the same topic, but another thing (among many) that I think are unique re: LSU Football is the musical ditty's the band plays when we make a first down or the D makes a stop. When trying to find the game on radio when I was a long way from home, I would often recognize the band before hearing Ferguson's voice.
I've never noticed another band doing this.

Ahhh yes I remember the days back in the early 90's listening to LSU baseball on the radio. " It's a deep fly ball, way back, way back.... Caught by the shortstop on the infield. " Who could forget that memorable moment for Jack Hunt which will forever be one of the greatest finishes in LSU football history. Glad Jim was there to make that call. God I will miss those days.... Hopefully they will find someone else with just as much passion for the game with a lack of vision or understanding of whatever sport he may be calling. This will ensure his legacy of sounding like he is watching a completely different game. He will be truly missed when he steps down....

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Jim is great if you love spirit, passion, and knowing the the final score. He's not that great if you are really interested in accurately being told how the final score was arrived at or who made the plays to get us there.

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THIS, and let's be honest he could not hold jim henderson's jock strap or umm microphone that is. LSU has a bad problem with the good ole boy syndrome, we do not expect excellence in certain areas, one of them is broadcasting/announcing. see hawthorne. case closed.

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Patrick Wright...the women's sports guy....seems like the logical choice. He is forgotten about because he does the women's stuff, but I have listened to him for a long time and he is solid.

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Best baseball guy we have as well... not sure why he doesn't get more air time in men's sports. Solid, great radio voice, and intelligent.

Don't let the screen door hit him on the arse. I won't miss a bitter old man with a whinny voice who doesn't know what's going on in the game.