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Will there be another "honey badger?"

Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:23 pm
Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:23 pm
Tyrann was a badass from day one - blitzing, wreaking havoc with strips and interceptions. Dude basically lined up wherever he wanted, did whatever he wanted.

CFB could use another defensive player like him but can't recall someone doing this from day one since he came on the scene.

I wouldn't even mind our own poor man's version. Here's to the first day of college football.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 4:44 pm
Posted by Boomshockalocka
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:25 pm to
Cliff Harris
Posted by Signal Soldier
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:25 pm to
My all time favorite Tiger
Posted by craigbiggio
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:27 pm to
Manti Teo
Posted by UncleBlazer
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:29 pm to
I consider myself lucky that I was able to see him live while he was at LSU.
Posted by SwaggerCopter
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:29 pm to
Tyrann Mathieu was such a joy to watch in college. I think a guy like that is even more rare because it takes a special defensive coordinator to properly utilize a talent like Mathieu.

Thank you John Chavis for your work. As sports fans, we appreciate it.
Posted by S
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:31 pm to
dwayne thomas
Posted by Funky Tide 8
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:33 pm to
Special player for sure. I was disappointed that we never got to see the him play in 2012.
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

Tyrann Mathieu was such a joy to watch in college. I think a guy like that is even more rare because it takes a special defensive coordinator to properly utilize a talent like Mathieu.




also an insane amount of depth to where you could pull a good cover cb and run him where ever. Few teams have the depth to do what LSU did with their secondary that year. It was a joy to watch that group.

Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:36 pm to
He was special and the better question is "will there be another honey badger?" The fact that he was lining up for the LSU defense from day one as a true frosh was incredible.

There are certain players that you dream of having. Tyrann is one and I've always wanted a 265 pound badass OLB like Trent Murphy.
Posted by SwaggerCopter
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:36 pm to
I was at the Oregon-LSU game when it became obvious that Mathieu was about to tear it up. So awesome.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:37 pm to
Mathieu is the greatest pure football player LSU ever had and might very well ever have. He was just special from athleticism to instincts.
Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:39 pm to
Kenyon Barner quit returning punts after that game.
Posted by SwaggerCopter
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:40 pm to
There were so many games that year that Mathieu completely changed the momentum of a game. I think he should have received even more Heisman votes. That team was so damn good, and he was a HUGE part. I think they lose 3 games without him.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 4:41 pm
Posted by Wild Thang
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

I was at the Oregon-LSU game when it became obvious that Mathieu was about to tear it up. So awesome.


It was obvious his first ever game against North Carolina.
Posted by hg
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:43 pm to
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:45 pm to
quote:

I was at the Oregon-LSU game when it became obvious that Mathieu was about to tear it up. So awesome.




dude owned jerry world

quote:

Cotton Bowl Defensive Most Outstanding Player award after the best game of his young career in which he recorded seven tackles, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception, one sack and one pass breakup


i kept watching thinking that he could not keep it up but kept being proven wrong.

quote:

Greatest Punt Return that wasn't a TD


a few friends of mine are in that video
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 4:47 pm
Posted by 13SaintTiger
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

Special player for sure. I was disappointed that we never got to see the him play in 2012.



Oh you silly goose you
Posted by floridatigah
FL
Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:49 pm to
He was the best. Made the unbelievable look routine. Even the little stuff he did like fielding punts at full speed or on a crazy bounce to save field position was great. It doesn't feel like we got enough honey badger but at the same time he made a career's worth of plays in 2 years.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:56 pm to
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