ConfederateTiger

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Phi Alpha Brah.

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THAT'S what I'm talking about! Phi Alpha right back to ya, my brother! In the bonds. . . .

From the newspaper article:

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"He’s no longer a member of Benton football," said Benton head coach Caleb Guidry at practice this evening. "People usually get three strikes. He got four. I’m in the business to try to help kids, but they have to try to help themselves too."

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My initial thought was, if his dad was there to bail him out of jail after each of the four arrests, where was the Dad before the kid was cuffed? But the coach is certainly right, too: there's only so much assistance and guidance you can give a child; at some point they're on their own and need to make correct decisions. Four arrests in six months: agravated assault; underage DUI; contributing; theft? This is beyond tragic. What a sad waste of ability.

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He's from Texas, not Virginia.

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Just out of curiosity, what were the State of Texas and the Commonwealth of Virginia both doing in 1861-1865? That's right! Fighting for the Confederacy! IT'S OUR HISTORY, DAMMIT -- OWN IT! IT'S TIME TO BE PROUD AGAIN!!!

And as far as the awesome moniker "Zach 'General' Lee," that ain't going anywhere anytime soon. Just a thought: ya might want to get rid of the ridiculous sig-pic of that criminal arsonist Sherman and come on in for the big win, yankee-boy!

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After seeing this place in person for the first time there is no where in the country that stands up to it," said Randall. "No one beats this and I've been to some of the best programs in the nation. Everything is top notch and amazing. Dream come true for me."

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How nice! Nike Corporation has bought themselves their very own football team! Nifty.

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Ely IS NOT COMING HERE. Don't know why people keep listing him.

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Is this your opinion, or do you have some info to share? It seems perfectly feasible to me that he would come here; i.e., Rivers' committment is a completely different animal. Absent evidence to the contrary, I think he's leaning to ye olde purple and gold!

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6. I don't really know any programs who have a real experienced back up to step in if their starter goes down. I would expect any team(including elite programs) to be fricked in that situation. I think a program is extremely lucky to survive it. I don't see why anyone thought we would be any different.

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+1,000

That ordeal with the recidivist Perilloux fricked us good for a couple of years -- we're just coming out of it now. And no way Coach Miles would've taken the heat he's been taking if RP wasn't such a damned criminal.

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Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La

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You're just screwing with him, right? Zack Oliver is committed to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (suburban Chicago): alma mater of Charleton Heston, Stephen Colbert (after leaving Hampden-Sydney College), etc, etc.

In order of importance (at least to me):

OT Greg Robinson
DT Mickey Johnson
QB Phillip Ely
ILB Travis Hughes
DE Jermauria Rasco
WR Odell Beckham, Jr.
S T.K. Fleming
CB Floyd Raven



{NOW it's right!]

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If Rivers is from AL why did he not have offers from Alabama or Auburn?

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Not sure, but neither did his older brother. Auburn got Kiehl Frazier earlier, and Alabama seems well-situated at QB, so maybe it's a numbers thing. Also, Stephen's dad, a Mississippi State alum, coaches his team; maybe some animosity there? Who knows for sure? I'm just glad we got him!

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confederatetiger can rejoice

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HOT DAMN, MY BROTHERS!!! Can I get an AMEN from the congregation?! Just got back from Hammond, and I walk in to see THIS! The planets have aligned and the stars have shone down upon the faithful! Stephen Rivers: I love ya, baby brother!! GEAUX TIGERS!!! I'm gonna go catch a late mass, and then head out to the Quarter for a long night o' drinking that'll make me Scottish ancestors proud! Glenfiddich on me, boys!!!

Yowza . . .

Yowza . . .

Yowza!!!

For the record:

"The term redshirt freshman indicates an academic sophomore (second-year student) who is in the first season of athletic eligibility. A redshirt freshman is distinguished from a true freshman as one who has practiced with the team for the prior season. The term "redshirt sophomore" is also commonly used to indicate an academic junior (third-year student) who is in the second season of athletic eligibility. After the sophomore year the term redshirt is rarely used; instead, the terms "fourth year junior" and "fifth year senior" are more common.

Athletes may also utilize a grayshirt year in which they attend school, but cannot enroll as a full-time student and do not receive a scholarship for that year. This means that they are an unofficial member of the team and do not participate in practices, games, or receive financial assistance from their athletic department. Typically, grayshirts occur when a player is injured right before college and requires an entire year to recuperate. Rather than waste his redshirt, the player can attend school as a part-time regular student and then join the team later."

Hope that helps explain this mess.

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Seriously frick that dude [Hunter]. He was all primed by Kiffin to be a signing day surprise; thankfully Dooley isn't a fricking a-hole.

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Hunter's football coach at Ocean Lakes HS had something to do with that, too: a real prick who thought LSU had "slighted" him by not asking his permission to recruit Justin; generally not kissing his arse, etc, etc.

And of course Derek Dooley isn't an a-hole: he was a WR at The University of Virginia!

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switch him to OL then offer him a grayshirt

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All of this could have been avoided had the staff talked to the questionable kids ahead of time and let them know that if everyone makes it so and so has to grey shirt etc... JMO

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I'm sure that's true, but I believe the coaching staff has more pressing matters than coddling children and stroking egos. I like Porter's potential and hate to see him leave, but sometimes bad things happen to good people: it's how one deals with such adversity that gives insight into one's character.

Remember the old "There's no 'I' in 'TEAM'" adage? How did it get to be an "old adage?" It must contain some truth, correct? Well -- and no matter how bad he "been done wrong" -- it turns out that Mr. Porter isn't a team player. Unfortunate. Granted the situation is far from ideal, but don't we all suffer little bumps-in-the-road on our way to adulthood? The net-net of this is that Porter was asked to wait; rather than waiting he quit; and (here's the real tragedy of this situation) some "enlightened" posters on this board defend his feckless and purile actions in the holy-names of "self-esteem," "respect" and "dignity." It only adds fuel to the fire and gives credence to the tantrums of children.

Some kids do whatever it takes to go to school, regardless of the adversity. Some athletes do whatever it takes to help the team win, even at the expense of their individual glory. Sadly, those folks are becoming fewer and farther between because the modern-day mantra is ME, ME, ME! Have you ever taught a class at LSU? Ever tutored athletes at the Cox Center? I have; and there are some (certainly not all, but some) attitudes out there that will turn your stomach. I'm sorry this happened to Elliot, but I still think he handled it poorly.

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Didn't the Fab Four receive all kinds of stuff as well?

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You meant the "Fab Five," right? Come to think of it, though . . . I bet John, Paul, George & Ringo could've bitch-slapped Webber, Rose, Howard, King & Jackson.