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In Regards to the Future Retiring of Numbers - Especially #7
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:12 pm
How would LSU go about retiring the #7?
Obviously, after Fournette wins the Heisman, then he will be the most famous #7 at LSU, but considering those that have worn it, and may wear it, how do y'all think that situation would be handled?
Obviously, after Fournette wins the Heisman, then he will be the most famous #7 at LSU, but considering those that have worn it, and may wear it, how do y'all think that situation would be handled?
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Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
Won't be retired for a very long time if at all. As weird it may seem to the older crowd, it has become a recruiting tool.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
No number should ever be retired unless the athlete also graduates.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
It's a legacy that will go on forever. Never retire the number! Fournette will be the next member of the ring of honor though.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
#7 should be held out for only the most special players. That's how they do it in Euope and it works well IMO
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
Keep it alive for some future GOATs
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:14 pm to RummelTiger
Maybe way in the future once he rolls big in the NFL
If maybe like another LSU great comes in the next few years and wins a Heisman, they will surely retire it
If maybe like another LSU great comes in the next few years and wins a Heisman, they will surely retire it
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:17 pm to MondayMorningMarch
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No number should ever be retired unless the athlete also graduates.
Isn't PP taking classes to do that? I thought I saw that somewhere...
And I would LOVE it if Mathieu wound-up going back to LSU to graduate.
Hell, I could easily see Fournette doing that as well - seems like that kind of guy.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:20 pm to RummelTiger
Why retire it? It's becoming a tradition, as much or moreso than 18..I don't see the logic behind retiring it honestly.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:25 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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Why retire it?
Well, that is what's typically done for players that had outstanding careers at a school.
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It's becoming a tradition, as much or moreso than 18..I don't see the logic behind retiring it honestly.
Yeah, I'm not saying retire it next year, hence "Future Retiring of Numbers".
History tells us that LSU will not have players the caliber of the last few, and current, #7 forever - so the tradition can't last forever.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:28 pm to RummelTiger
To date, Bert Jones is the greatest to wear #7. The man was the MVP of the NFL.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:28 pm to RummelTiger
I think what would have to happen first would be for LSU to fall into mediocracy and stay there and a few years where no one of note where's the number. IMO, as long as LSU is good and can get the best players in the jersey, it won't be retired no matter who wears it.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:28 pm to RummelTiger
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Well, that is what's typically done for players that had outstanding careers at a school.
Ehh..I don't know about typically. I know 20 is retired but that's really not a typical gesture in college football, particularly nowadays.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:30 pm to RummelTiger
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History tells us that LSU will not have players the caliber of the last few, and current, #7 forever
Not sure I agree with this either. Recent history tells us a couple of damn good football players are going to sign with lsu every year, and that one of them will end up wearing #7, as is tradition.
Maybe I'm just being a contrarian. Don't mind me rummy
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:31 pm to RummelTiger
They may retire the "jersey" but not the number.
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:31 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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Maybe I'm just being a contrarian. Don't mind me rummy
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:33 pm to root canal
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To date, Bert Jones is the greatest to wear #7. The man was the MVP of the NFL.
And there you go...
Maybe ol' Bert would liked his number and name retired in the stadium.
Any chance they could retire the number with multiple names?
Posted on 11/3/15 at 9:37 pm to RummelTiger
quote:Sure. It's called retiring a jersey. (As opposed to retiring a number.)
Any chance they could retire the number with multiple names?
Posted on 11/3/15 at 10:39 pm to RummelTiger
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Hell, I could easily see Fournette doing that as well - seems like that kind of guy.
Fournette won't go back to LSU for classes unless he is interested in grad school one day, I read an article a while back that says his plan is to graduate in 3 years..
Fournette taking classes to graduate in 3 years
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