re: Top 5 Tigers in last 30 years

Posted by maine82

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:42 pm to Geauxld Finger

Are we counting top 5 while at LSU or top 5 including what they do after LSU? If it's the latter, Brian Wilson will eventually be top 5, if he isn't already.

Posted by mikedatiga

metry,la

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:43 pm to maine82

I would say top 5 including post tiger career

Posted by Geauxld Finger

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:45 pm to lsufan1971

Todd Walker of course

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Posted by mikedatiga

metry,la

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:47 pm to Geauxld Finger

quote:
Todd Walker of course

I thought that was too obvious, thinking you would trick me. God bless Todd Walker. He is my favorite LSU Tiger ever, any sport.

Posted by lsufan1971

Zachary

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:49 pm to Geauxld Finger

quote:
Todd Walker of course

2003 Epstein traded for him from the Reds. Walker hit .313 and had 3 Hr's in the series with the A's. Went on to have two more in the ALCHS against the Yankee's. One of the top tigers of all time!

Posted by PortCityTiger24

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:50 pm to mikedatiga

Shaq
Badger
Peterson
Chris Jackson
Big Baby

Posted by maine82

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:51 pm to mikedatiga

If we're including post-LSU careers also...

Shaquille O'Neal
Albert Belle
Seimone Augustus
Kevin Mawae
Alan Faneca
Brian Wilson*
Random Track Stars**

Shaq, Mawae and Faneca are future Hall of Famers in their sports. Augustus likely will be. Belle would also be a likely pick if he wasn't so disliked.

*It's too early to say for Wilson but I suspect he'll replace Belle on that list.

**I have no idea really who we've produced. I do know that Donovan Bailey trained at LSU at one time.

Posted by lsufan1971

Zachary

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 9:52 pm to PortCityTiger24

quote:
Big Baby

Does not belong on the list. I could count 5-6 other BB players that are more worthy.

Rudy Macklin
HC Carter
Cookie Man
John Williams

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Posted by Johnny Snickers

Sydney, Australia

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 10:58 pm to lsufan1971

Tommy Hodson
Seimone Augustus
Chris Jackson
Todd Walker
Tyrann Mathieu

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Posted by ShYzA

Member since Feb 2011

614 posts

Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:00 pm to lsufan1971

quote:
Big Baby

Tyrus/Jabari > BB IMO. Easily.

Posted by bulldogger

New Orleans

Member since Mar 2010

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:00 pm to Johnny Snickers

Chris Jackson
Shaq
Glen Dorsey
HB7
Todd Walker

Posted by 10888bge

H-Town

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:01 pm to Big Lake

chris jackson?? that kid was awesome. to bad he didn't make it like Shaq in the pros. Was the second best BB player in tiger history, Just behind P.M. Shaq was the most physically dominate though.

Posted by TheDeathValley

New Orleans, LA

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:02 pm to lsufan1971

PP7
TM7
Shaq
Faulk

Posted by tduecen

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:04 pm to Big Lake

quote:
He would be 1 or 2 out of all football players imho

Russell
Davey
Reed
Clayton
Bowe
Faulk
Dorsey
Northern
Kennison
Webster
Hunt
Landry
D. James
Whitworth
LaFlauer
Hilliard
Tyler
Roman
Clark
Faneca
McClure
J. Green
MacFarland
T. Faulk
B. James
Toefield
Royal
Peterman
Turner

now I am not trying to take away what he has done, but I think a lot of people are focused on here. Over 30 years LSU has had some great football players pass through at all positions, hard to put someone based on a good year in top 1/2

Posted by whodidthat

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:05 pm to mikedatiga

You CAN'T have a top 5 list. Way too many great athletes and ambassadors to the school and state that played at LSU in the last 30 years. It should be a top 50

Posted by LSUcajun77

New Orleans

Member since Nov 2008

21267 posts

Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:21 pm to Johnny Snickers

quote:
Tommy Hodson

got to be up there! but i agree, too many tigers to form a top 5 that everyone would agree on.

i know he didnt have the greatest stats but i like WP31 as a top 5 "tiger" in the last 30. just kinda like the way he represented LSU.

Posted by rodsnscrews

San Antonio, Texas

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 12/5/11 at 11:45 pm to LSUcajun77

Well the ground work of LSU sports was laid way before 30yrs ago....we should be paying tribute to the Cannons, Tittle's,Casanova's, MIKE WILLIAMS, Pettit's,Maravich's, Collis Temple's these last 30yrs guy's should kiss these guy's asses for what they created! Lsu has been great for alot longer than last 30 yrs!