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re: It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Posted on 9/21/22 at 10:53 am to LSU_postman
Posted on 9/21/22 at 10:53 am to LSU_postman
Really good book, but not for those who hate books with chapters and no cartoons.
The best rain game was an 11:30 Moo State game in 1996, at one point I though Dalton Hilliard had drowned in a pile=up. The sun came out right after halftime and the stands were full of soaked young ladies beaming proudly through their T-shirts and white blouses.
The best rain game was an 11:30 Moo State game in 1996, at one point I though Dalton Hilliard had drowned in a pile=up. The sun came out right after halftime and the stands were full of soaked young ladies beaming proudly through their T-shirts and white blouses.
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Posted on 9/21/22 at 11:11 am to Jim Rockford
JEB has fallen into the same trap a lot of sports media personalities fall into, wanting to be Taken Seriously. Whether it's Mitch Albom and his drivel, some ESPN talking head bloviating about politics, or JEB publicly working out his personal issues in print, they're all saying "Look at Me! I'm about more than just sports!"
That's fine. I'm about more than my job too, but I don't expect anyone else to care about it, apart from my family and a few close friends. Sports are an important diversion for millions of people. It makes their day to day life a little more bearable. There's nothing wrong with "just" being a part of making that happen. In fact I'd say it's doing a big service to society.
That's fine. I'm about more than my job too, but I don't expect anyone else to care about it, apart from my family and a few close friends. Sports are an important diversion for millions of people. It makes their day to day life a little more bearable. There's nothing wrong with "just" being a part of making that happen. In fact I'd say it's doing a big service to society.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 12:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Then don't read the book. But I think you find is that the conclusions and sentiment you state are the same conclusions he comes to ultimately. From his standpoint, he was not able to get over that loss and integrate it into just a chapter in his life for years. So he avoided all aspects that had to do with it. Avoiding his team mates for 20+ years and kind of being a self absorbed shite.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 12:55 pm to andouille
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Moo State game in 1996
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Dalton Hilliard
Does not compute.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 1:51 pm to Jim Rockford
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The guy was a starter for LSU, worked for the Washington Post and is a multiple published author. I get that depression is organic and usually not related to circumstances, but compared to most of us he's led a charmed life. It was hard to read page after page of essentially Poor Me.
This is exactly what turned me off from the book. The guy seemed to have had a lot of doors opened for him simply because he could "hike a football through a brick wall".
I became very unsympathetic.
This post was edited on 9/21/22 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 9/21/22 at 3:38 pm to MDB
We paid them back for that beatdown with a beatdown in the '05 Peach Bowl
Posted on 9/21/22 at 3:56 pm to 91TIGER
Auburn 2013
Posted on 9/21/22 at 4:20 pm to rockynoggin
He played center at 185LBs.. Never cried , or whined like you.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 4:24 pm to JudgeHolden
Ed., his dad taught and coached me in high school. It was a privilege to know nim.
Posted on 9/21/22 at 6:08 pm to Leopard7
He is a good writer. But writers are sensitive people. The issues he faced were sad, issues we all face. Some of that book is heartbreaking. It’s not a rah rah sports book. I enjoyed it. But he could have used a better editor.
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