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re: LSU killed Florida's Program - The Shoe

Posted on 8/9/24 at 12:14 pm to
Posted by LSUStar
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 8/9/24 at 12:14 pm to
It was a nice gift.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
33719 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 12:24 pm to
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Even after the shoe throw we were a couple feet away from going to OT and perhaps losing this game. Orgeron was terrible.


It was a Les Miles level of terrible clock management. If York doesn't make that kick, LSU loses...in regulation.

Florida had just gone 72 yards on the drive before to tie the game. If York misses, LSU gives Florida the ball at their own 40. All Florida would have needed to do is gain about 25 yards for a reasonable FG attempt. Given that LSU's defense allowed Florida to gain 42 yards...on 3 plays...in 15 seconds...to attempt a 51 yard FG that just missed as is, I think it's a safe bet Florida would have gotten closer than a 51 FG to win the game if York doesn't hit arguably the greatest kick in school history.
Posted by West Bank Dan
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2010
893 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 12:25 pm to
I will never forget the game, the shoe, the kick but I had forgotten that Fla was favored by 23.5 at home that game and we had a true freshman QB going against a Heisman candidate. I mean, it really was one of the nuttiest games ever.

Having a down year here and there is expected but seeing programs like Florida, Tennessee, Florida State, Miami, Texas, USC get stuck in the ditch of mediocrity for so long gives me PTSD from our ~10 years between Arnsbarger and Saban. It will be nuts if Bama goes 8-4 or 7-5 the next five years…
Posted by CouldCareLess
Member since Feb 2019
3167 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 3:12 pm to
But the final nail in the coffin finally came when Florida hired the greatest con-artist in college football, Sunbelt Billy!

Dude conned Florida like nobodies business. Billie will be the new Linebackers coach at Bowling Green in 2026.
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
12691 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 3:59 pm to
Florida went for an untested up and comer.
LSU stole one of the better coaches in the country.

That’s the fricking difference.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 8/9/24 at 9:58 pm to
Posted by LSU Tiger Eyes
Key Biscayne, FL
Member since Sep 2003
3376 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 10:45 pm to
quote:

Who throws shoe?

Posted by TN Tygah
Member since Nov 2023
7837 posts
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:01 am to
Shoe game was probably the only time I’ve had an actual laughing fit during a LSU game as opposed to a “ha ha you suck” type laugh. Me and my friend could not stop laughing at the “throwing the LSU player’s shoe 20 yards down the field” and replayed that part so many times. It was up there with “personal foul, he was givin him the business” NFL ref.

Granted we were drunk as frick. But man that was great.
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