West Bank Dan

Quite awhile ago, was tailgating outside JerryWorld in Dallas before LSU-Oregon kick off game. People were filing into stadium and these two Oregon fans, probably students, dressed all way, faces painted get too close to a Tiger tent and these two 7-year olds or thereabouts absolutely attack them with Tiger Baits. I mean red-faced screaming like your neighbor’s dog barking at you without taking breaths in between. The students had legitimate looks of fear on their faces - had never seen anything like it. No parent ran over to break it up ha ha

Ha ha, had the game on for a few innings. Wife walks in and within 15 seconds asks “is that blonde with the boobs behind the dugout wearing a bikini top?!”

Sorry no pics - OU fan with a cap on - congratulations to her.

For those unaware, there actually IS the thought that we will have to eliminate the 4-year eligibility rule as that takes opportunity away from players to make a living. The really big picture here is that the NIL, portal and inability of the NCAA to govern itself is all about these athletes being “exploited” for money which is utterly stupid. The ruling by the judge saying Sorsby’s rights taking precedent over justice from him breaking known rules is the ultimate example of how messed up all this is.

All sorts of good matchups possible. Did not get UGA - GA Tech like I wanted but overall I am interested in how it plays out. I really think a hot team like OU or West VA might just grab it. Rooting for Troy!

Very interesting thread - thanks for research and posting. Random thoughts:

DJ LeMahieu played 15 friggin years in MLB and was batting champ at least once, correct? I mean, he might actually be the most successful Tiger baseball player ever (will see if Skenes becomes that). Would Albert (Joey) Belle be considered the best Tiger in MLB?

As other posters have reminded us, Aaron Hill was crazy good and I think he led the majors in batting average here and there.

Russ Johnson was great in college AND a great pro.

These days would a coach stick with a Kramer Robertson or a Josh Smith and give them time to develop or would they be processed or replaced by a transfer after one year? Different time man…

Good analysis - thanks for posting. Quick add-on that I mention when people refer to “meaningless bowl games”. While a NY6 Bowl, the Fiesta was last to pick and took Burrow’s LSU vs UCF. Your point about swagger carrying over to the following season cannot be exemplified better than Burrow taking a huge shot but running over to UCF’s sideline to jaw at the defender. That game was not meaningless to him and his teammates saw his fire. The following season has been described as the greatest college football season in history.

I agree completely with you but when you “even if he only becomes Chase Daniel…” go look up Chase Daniel’s career earnings - I think he had like a 15 year career and made $60MM and he can still walk and think post-NFL. I mean, that is a true success story. Better analogy might be Danny Etling, to be honest - true journeyman would scratches his way onto practice squads for 5-7 years…

I have been a big fan since the Skip and Turtle Thomas days. CPM did take out Texas in the CWS for a title - no small thing there. There were some years where he’d make a lineup change mid-season and the team would rattle off ~20 games in a row. He could get teams hot for the SEC tourney.

However, I kinda remember him more for throwing players under the bus with the media, specifically by name, which I just thought was weird…. So last year towards the end of a dismal season at USCe, CPM says something like “well, we just don’t have the talent across the board to compete in the SEC”. And I was like “true, but you don’t say that out loud.” and “you are the coach, are you coaching them?” He’s just a strange cat…

Nutty if people are saying that Will single-handedly lost that game. Their whole offense was overrated after feasting on the easy last-place schedule during by the season. Did you watch the AFC Championship vs Broncos? That defense completely shut them down too - wasn’t the wind or snow flurries. Coaches need to adjust play calling, WRs need to get open, Maye held the ball way too long. Seattle defense was WAY better than Patriot offense, across the board. If anyone was going to “never live this down” I thought it would be Maye.

“Come watch out pro players whup their pro players”

A chick friend for some reason had a mental block with Mettenberger - could only get to “Mettenberg”. I eventually stopped correcting her and said forget it, you’re hot…