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re: Ta'amu & Patterson

Posted by RedStickCock on 11/13/17 at 10:35 am
With a name like Ta'amu, he ought to go to Texas A'And M University....

re: John Ferguson in World War II

Posted by RedStickCock on 3/29/16 at 7:40 am
[quote](In the late 1970s or early 1980s, I was playing violin in a wedding in Mobile, when Ed Keyes, minister of music and soloist, turned to me and told me the score. His wife, Jan, was listening on the radio in the congregation and was hand-signaling the score to him as he and I sat next to the p...

re: John Ferguson in World War II

Posted by RedStickCock on 3/27/16 at 7:07 am
[quote]The fact that he was only in his mid-20s when he did this makes it even more amazing.[/quote] That's the thing people often overlook about the war. These were very young people in very important roles. When historian Stephen Ambrose consulted on "Saving Private Ryan," he told Tom Hanks he ...

re: John Ferguson in World War II

Posted by RedStickCock on 3/26/16 at 12:32 pm
It's hard to do play-by-play well. Ferguson made it sound easy....

John Ferguson in World War II

Posted by RedStickCock on 3/24/16 at 10:44 pm
Older Tiger fans will remember John Ferguson as the play-by-play radio voice before Jim Hawthorne. This World War II history blog has a story about what he did during the war. http://ww2thebigone.com ...
[quote]I'm supposed to have supper with the negatiger branch of the family tonight[/quote]Tell Jim Hawthorne "hi."...
[quote]One of the biggest surprises was why Clemson did not show up just a few hours a way from the game. Anyone know why???[/quote]Because they thought LSU was going to show up. Fooled 'em....
[quote]Laugh all you want retards, when UGA is in the SECCG and owning your asses, then get back with me. By the way Bama fans, Tennessee is gonna clean your clock for you, FYI. [/quote]Doubling down on stupid seldom ends well....
[quote]he mentioned the other day that Spurrier is no different than JoePa and he wouldnt be surprised if Penn State type allegations has happened under the HBC's watch.[/quote]He didn't say anything remotely close to that. In discussing Spurrier's refusal to take questions at two consecutive pre...

re: Tyler Bray vs Good Competition

Posted by RedStickCock on 8/16/12 at 12:33 pm
[quote]quote: AHH all of this comming from an UGA fan, whose qb is so clutch against good competetion One thing we know for sure is he's 2-0 against tennessee. [/quote]What does that have to do with good competition?...
[quote]Wasn't women's Equestrian South Carolina's only national championship before they won the college WS?[/quote]Won the women's track and field title in 2002 when it was held at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium....
[quote]Y'all leave my boy Jim alone! I've grown up to his play by play. [/quote]Stockholm Syndrome...
[quote]Y'all leave my boy Jim alone! I've grown up to his play by play. [/quote]Stockholm Syndrome...
[quote]I'm old and my memory is failing me, but who was the head coach at LSU that didn't even know that he lost his job, until a reporter from WBRZ (Ithink) asked him about being let go?[/quote]I think you're mistakenly thinking of Jerry Stovall. He knew good and darned well that he was being fired...
[quote]ohnny Jones, one of the candidates for the job, was not responsible in his role as LSU assistant coach under Dale Brown, for the Lester Earl saga and ultimate sanctions. For that matter, neither was Coach Brown, as it is now well-known that Lester admitted to lying to the NCAA to get his tran...
[quote]This guy was a coach in waiting at Clemson.[/quote]Clemson's head coach has just completed his second year, and they've already named his assistant a "coach in waiting." I tend to think not....

re: A divsionless SEC? (long)

Posted by RedStickCock on 1/27/12 at 7:09 pm
[quote]I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules state that in order to have a Championship game, you must have at least 12 teams divided into two divisions.[/quote]You are absolutely correct....
Wouldn't hurt my feelings if Spurriers hires Stoops....
[quote]the MAC was granted an exemption to the round robin rule because of unbalanced divisions. They have 13 teams. The SEC should get the same if needed.[/quote]Oh. Never mind....
Well, I can't attest to the accuracy of what was posted about the schedule, but if LSU doesn't play MSU, then it's not round-robin, and if it's not round-robin, then the SEC doesn't qualify to have a championship game, as I read the bylaws. Fortunately, the NCAA isn't known for zealously interpre...