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re: Do LSU players catch heat like this?
Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:27 pm to Tiger022
Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:27 pm to Tiger022
I remember back when LSU played Auburn in 2005. John Vaughn the kicker for Auburn missed 5 field goals in the game(41, 54, 37, 49, 39). The 49 was to win the game with no time left. The 39 was in OT for the 20-17 LSU win.
I heard Vaughn got back to his apartment I believe. It had been vandalized. He also had death threats on his phone.
He went out that Sunday and I think hit 10 straight field goals from each of his misses.
Was a finalist for the Lou Groza award the next year.
It's still a shame that that kind of pressure is placed on a player like that. Probably feels bad enough for the misses. And comes home to that.
I heard Vaughn got back to his apartment I believe. It had been vandalized. He also had death threats on his phone.
He went out that Sunday and I think hit 10 straight field goals from each of his misses.
Was a finalist for the Lou Groza award the next year.
It's still a shame that that kind of pressure is placed on a player like that. Probably feels bad enough for the misses. And comes home to that.
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Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:30 pm to Tiger022
Man, I remember PK Ronnie Lewis catching hell in 1985 for missing a FG that would have beaten Bama. Instead, we tied them 14-14. The next week he makes a kick, the student section gives him jeering applause and he flips off the entire section.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:34 pm to NorthLaTigerFan
People that cannot separate a game (win or lose) from the importance of person's life do not deserve to live on this earth themselves.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:37 pm to Tiger022
Everybody is tough in cyber space. I guarantee if one of those people said that to his face (which none of them would), they would forever be known on campus as "that guy that got his arse beat by the kicker". Internet tough guys have to be the lowest form of life on this planet.
This post was edited on 10/28/13 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 10/28/13 at 5:44 pm to TIGRLEE
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I was certainly not JJ's biggest fan but I wish him same as I do JL rest of their lives.
But I thought you are a racist
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:05 pm to MRTigerFan
The haters almost had me convinced as well.
But then I shake.
But then I shake.
This post was edited on 10/28/13 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:55 pm to Tiger022
are you new to this board?
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:26 pm to Tiger022
Were you around when Jamie Howard was at LSU?
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:27 pm to Tiger022
Mizzou stops them on 4th-and-15 the Tigers are still undefeated.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:52 pm to NorthLaTigerFan
God, i remember that Bama game. I flipped HIM off from 600 miles away. I was 12. How can you miss a game winning FG that amounts to an extra pt? On a dry, crisp November day.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 8:33 pm to Tiger022
quote:it was the holders fault, the laces were facing the kicker, he should have the laces out.
It's a known fact that LSU fans turn on their players real quick, but have any of you seen an LSU player get bashed like Mizzou's kicker did?
Posted on 10/28/13 at 9:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Jamie Howard Josh Booty Jarrett Lee JJ (after 1/9) note: name starting with a J can be bad for LSU
Doesn't bode well for next year...
Posted on 10/29/13 at 8:37 am to higgins
Higgins,
I know what you mean. My brother and I along with 2 other friends had already purchased our Sugar Bowl tickets anticipating watching the Tigers play in NOLA. Thanks to Ronnie Lewis, we had to watch Tennessee dismantle the U.
I know what you mean. My brother and I along with 2 other friends had already purchased our Sugar Bowl tickets anticipating watching the Tigers play in NOLA. Thanks to Ronnie Lewis, we had to watch Tennessee dismantle the U.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 8:44 am to Tiger022
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:50 am to higgins
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How can you miss a game winning FG that amounts to an extra pt?
Bad angle. The hashes were wider back then. He hooked it around the right upright...I remember it like it was yesterday.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:55 am to STRINGBEAN711
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Jamie Howard Josh Booty Jarrett Lee JJ (after 1/9) note: name starting with a J can be bad for LSU
Doesn't bode well for next year
First name starts with A. We're fine.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:13 am to LSUGrad9295
Lewis was also kicking off a tee, with wider goal posts. That's pretty hard to screw up.
I missed a 44 yard field goal with 2 minutes left in the state championship. Skimmed the left upright. 16 years old at the time. And the name "Ray Finkle" was painted on my locker at school. People suck. First one I missed all year. In fact, kicked a 38 yard field goal the week before in the semis to win.
I missed a 44 yard field goal with 2 minutes left in the state championship. Skimmed the left upright. 16 years old at the time. And the name "Ray Finkle" was painted on my locker at school. People suck. First one I missed all year. In fact, kicked a 38 yard field goal the week before in the semis to win.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:29 am to smooth99
Robert Davis / Bama -- needs mention here.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:51 am to NorthLaTigerFan
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The next week he makes a kick, the student section gives him jeering applause and he flips off the entire section.
Seriously? That's pretty funny.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 11:22 am to Run DMC
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Very sad that people are that way nowadays.
Yep, rather than trying to pick up a player who has to be devastated by his failure, some fans want to kick him in the balls because he caused them to not be able to feel better about their own shallow lives which require a sports team success to know contentment.
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