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Saw a couple of Chinese Bandit hats on GD. How did the defense in 58/59 get that name?
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:01 am
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:01 am
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Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:03 am to TigerMoney69
Paul Dietzel got the idea from a comic strip
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Dietzel dubbed them "The Chinese Bandits." The name came from the newspaper comic strip Terry & the Pirates that declared the self-said bandits to be "the most vicious people in the world." Dietzel's ace in the hole was having the nation's most electrifying player at his disposal, Billy Cannon.
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Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:04 am to tigerfan84
Terry and the Pirates was the name of the strip.
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:04 am to tigerfan84
Third string
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:05 am to TigerMoney69
Dietzel wanted to give the backups on the team an identity they could rally around and take pride in.[3] He named the Chinese Bandits after characters from a Terry and the Pirates comic strip.[5] The comic described the bandits as "the most vicious people in the world."[6] He felt that the name fit with what he wanted to accomplish. Most players in the Bandits unit had seen very little playing time before the 1958 season. What they lacked in experience and skill, Dietzel hoped they would make up for with competitiveness and teamwork.[3]
Chinese Bandits
Chinese Bandits
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:19 am to Philzilla2k
It was back when players had play both sides of the ball and if one came off of the field had to sit for a full quarter.
Dietzel came up with 3 different teams. An every down team, an offensive specialist team and a defensive specialist team. Chinese Bandits were the defensive specialist team, not very good on offense.
Dietzel came up with 3 different teams. An every down team, an offensive specialist team and a defensive specialist team. Chinese Bandits were the defensive specialist team, not very good on offense.
Posted on 10/12/19 at 9:24 am to LSU2001
My first season as an 11 yo was 1958. We had just move back to La. Dad was an LSU alum and would take three of us boys to the games. The teams would loosen up in three distinct circles. It was so cool to see.
The Bandits did not play as much as the WhiteTeam which played both O and D, or the Go Team which played only O.
So when the Bandits did get to play, they were ferocious, and gang tackled like a swarm of bees. There were times that the White Team was giving ground, and Deitzel would substitute the Bandits into the game, and they would shut down the opponent. It soon became a special crowd reaction for them to enter the game. They were no longer 3rd stringers, but key members of a championship season.
They allowed for Cannon, Robinson, Fugler, and the rest of the White Team to catch their breath. It worked well with the substitution rules of the day.
1958 Undefeated National Champions after defeating Clemson.
The Bandits did not play as much as the WhiteTeam which played both O and D, or the Go Team which played only O.
So when the Bandits did get to play, they were ferocious, and gang tackled like a swarm of bees. There were times that the White Team was giving ground, and Deitzel would substitute the Bandits into the game, and they would shut down the opponent. It soon became a special crowd reaction for them to enter the game. They were no longer 3rd stringers, but key members of a championship season.
They allowed for Cannon, Robinson, Fugler, and the rest of the White Team to catch their breath. It worked well with the substitution rules of the day.
1958 Undefeated National Champions after defeating Clemson.
Posted on 10/12/19 at 10:07 am to Good Times
LSU had three teams.
1. The White team played both offense and defense and played half of the game's 60 minutes. The remaining 30 minutes were divided between the Go team and the Bandits.
2. The Go team played only offense.
3. The Bandits played only defense.
There was no third team.
The Bandits were the second best defensive unit.
The Go team were the second best offensive unit.
Defense dominated the game back then. LSU defeated a good Duke team 50-18, although Duke out-gained the Tigers and had more first downs. How did LSU win by such a margin? Pass interceptions, fumble recoveries and a blocked punt. In a 14-0 win over Ole Miss, LSU stopped the Rebels in a famous goal line stand. Ole Miss had three tries from the one foot line and couldn't get in. Max Fugler made three tackles in that goal line stand, and blocked an Ole Miss field goal in the third quarter -- the Rebels only other scoring threat.
The passing game was not as big a threat in those days. Players had to play both ways, and defense and the kicking game were dominant. Alabama and Ole Miss attempted no more than three passes in 1958.
Mel Branch, who had an outstanding pro career, was the star defensive end for the Bandits. Gus Kinchen, who had been an all-state end at Baton Rouge High, was the other defensive end for the Bandits. Emile Fournet, who would start for the Tigers a year later -- 1959 -- was a solid defensive tackle. John Langan was a tough and effective although undersized linebacker. Remember, they only had to play 15 minutes a game. They could leave everything on the field.
1. The White team played both offense and defense and played half of the game's 60 minutes. The remaining 30 minutes were divided between the Go team and the Bandits.
2. The Go team played only offense.
3. The Bandits played only defense.
There was no third team.
The Bandits were the second best defensive unit.
The Go team were the second best offensive unit.
Defense dominated the game back then. LSU defeated a good Duke team 50-18, although Duke out-gained the Tigers and had more first downs. How did LSU win by such a margin? Pass interceptions, fumble recoveries and a blocked punt. In a 14-0 win over Ole Miss, LSU stopped the Rebels in a famous goal line stand. Ole Miss had three tries from the one foot line and couldn't get in. Max Fugler made three tackles in that goal line stand, and blocked an Ole Miss field goal in the third quarter -- the Rebels only other scoring threat.
The passing game was not as big a threat in those days. Players had to play both ways, and defense and the kicking game were dominant. Alabama and Ole Miss attempted no more than three passes in 1958.
Mel Branch, who had an outstanding pro career, was the star defensive end for the Bandits. Gus Kinchen, who had been an all-state end at Baton Rouge High, was the other defensive end for the Bandits. Emile Fournet, who would start for the Tigers a year later -- 1959 -- was a solid defensive tackle. John Langan was a tough and effective although undersized linebacker. Remember, they only had to play 15 minutes a game. They could leave everything on the field.
Posted on 10/12/19 at 10:12 am to TigerMoney69
quote:I heard President Trump suggested the name based on the Chinese always kicking the shite out of the U.S. on trade.
Saw a couple of Chinese Bandit hats on GD. How did the defense in 58/59 get that name?
Posted on 10/12/19 at 10:17 am to LSURussian
Good God... Shut the frick up
There's an entire forum dedicated to the bullshite you people enjoy.
There's an entire forum dedicated to the bullshite you people enjoy.
Posted on 10/12/19 at 10:31 am to LSU2001
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the most vicious people in the world
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Chinese Bandits
Different time, different place. We were only a few years removed from Pearl Harbor, Enola Gay and VJ Day.
None of this racial insensitivity would fly in the 21st century.
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