LSUFanLazenby

Terrible idea.....the last thing we need is for the state legislature to start passing laws that tell LSU Athletics what to do with football games. LSU has these games scheduled when they are because LSU WANTS THOSE GAMES SCHEDULED AT THOSE TIMES. ALL LSU NEEDS TO DO IS SAY NO (and not accept the TV money/contracts). It is deceptive for anyone at LSU (including Woodward) to put the blame for day games on anyone but LSU.

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Call me crazy, but I am starting to smell playoffs with this team.

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OK....you are crazy.

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Is there a point you’re trying to get across

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The point is there are serious problems with this team in Kelly's 3rd season! There are many people who are already lowering expectations. I think we should be raising expectations considering this is LSU and considering how much $$ we are paying this coaching staff. Question......in Kelly's third year, are we seeing an upward trend in the program from year 1?

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did you watch South Carolina? their talent on defense was very impressive, were flying all over the field...Columbia is also a difficult place to play.

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Really? South Carolina looks to be a well-coached team. The reality is that we should have lost that game....two undeniable reasons.....the bogus blindside block on Nuss that took 6 points off the board PLUS their QB injury. If you take one or both of those away, LSU loses that game! Don't misunderstand, I'm glad LSU walked out with the win.....I'm just being realistic about the current status of our team.

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we've played the most difficult first three games in the country, ya fricking idiot

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Are you kidding?? We have not played a ranked opponent...and won't until October 12th.

LSU will "probably" beat UCLA....and then go on to beat South Alabama. There will be a lot of people who will look at these next two "easy" wins and PROCLAIM that all of LSU's problems have been "fixed." We cannot determine if ANY of LSU's issues are "fixed" until we play a quality opponent. But there will be some on this board who will be shouting from the rooftops that "Kelly has fixed everything and LSU is now in the hunt for the National Championship." The negative "stories" that are emerging about Kelly are just the beginning (who knows if they are actually true). However, most of the time, where there's smoke, there's fire. One thing is certainly true.....today's college football players are very different from those 10-20 years ago. "Most" (not all) are mercenaries.....pay me what I want or I'm headed to the transfer portal. Is it "possible" that Kelly is not as good as some think when it comes to handling these mercenaries? I guess we will see.

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But people have to realize the point of the School of Music was to destroy the Frank Wickes lineage so they could control the band how they wanted so that was never going to happen. Plus Spurlin knows what's going on and is too smart to get involved in that.

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Would someone mind explaining this saga in detail to someone who has zero information about any of this?

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The school of music did everything they could to demoralize Frank Wickes at the end of his career. They embarrassed him by forcing him to apologize to students for demanding excellence, they admonished Roy and Linda for organizing a retirement celebration for Frank Wickes, they stole the band's scholarships, they stole the proceeds from the band's Tigerama concert, etc, etc, etc. At one point, they forced Linda to "reapply" for her position - had her interview - then hired someone else (John LaCognata in 1993) - then were forced to rehire Linda when the new guy did not work out (in 1995). The school of music obtained funding for a renovation from the state legislature (which featured the construction of a new band facility), only to remove the band portion after it was approved. And the list goes on and on.

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Full band only goes to one game a year.

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Except, when the kick-off classic games started, they went on two full band trips!

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In fact, you could argue that it began its decline as soon as Damon Talley got his hands on them.

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Very True!!!

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Why would the upper administration automatically side with the SOM?

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Because the "academic" types (the SOM & Administration) are the elites. The athletic department is considered uneducated morons and as such, are not smart enough to be in their "club." Also, remember that the rest of the university spends all day and all night, 24/7, dreaming up ways to get their hands on the athletic department's money!

Here's how it works.....Athletics gives the band department/school of music ($100.00), then Damon Talley/Dean of the school of music decides to spend ($60.00).....result: the LSU School of Music then spends ($40.00) on ANYTHING they want in the School of Music (not stuff for Tiger Band). Does everyone finally get what's going on here? Athletics is powerless to do anything about it because the upper administration has "mandated" those funds go to the School of Music each year (for distribution to the "Tiger Band"). The administration knows the School of Music does NOT return unused funds back to athletics (thus padding the School of Music's budget). This results in the LSU administration allocating fewer funds to the School of Music because of the "unused" Tiger Band funds. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THE TIGER BAND.

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Roy King took every member of the Tiger Band to Dublin Ireland AND the cost to each student was $0. What are the chances Damon Talley will be able to do the same? My prediction is that ONLY a 30-45 piece pep band will travel to Dublin accompanied by Damon Talley and his entire family. What are your thoughts?