Forty years ago, this writer interviewed Sue Gunter, who was in her second year as head coach of the Lady Tigers basketball unit. Gunter in 1984 featured the most prolific scorer in the history of […]
In a span of one cataclysmic week in January, a trio of giants bolted a profession they dominated for decades, leaving the football orbit both lamenting and loving passages in rapid succession of coaching legends […]
The LSU Athletic Department deals with bottom lines much differently than most fans who cheer for the Ole War Skule in a state with the nation’s second highest poverty rate. With economic studies indicating that […]
Tiger Stadium ranks as the epicenter of college football with its overpowering revelry and sufficient intimidation to reduce even the victors to tremble in awe. Bear Bryant was a frequent visitor and winner at Death […]
As Brian Kelly strives to finish his sophomore season as LSU coach with a flourish, he knows from last year that beating Alabama is a panacea for any naysayers doubting his coaching acumen. For LSU, […]
As LSU President William Tate IV timidly avoids joining the 21st Century by addressing his school’s complex history, he hurts football recruiting. With more than four of five scholarship Tigers being Black citizens, it is […]
A Facebook friend recently posted his list of LSU’s best football coaches since 1955. Nick Saban headed the list presented by Paul Hood followed by Brian Kelly, Paul Dietzel, Bill Arnsparger, Les Miles, Charles McClendon […]
Brian Kelly addressed the Baton Rouge Rotary Club at the end of a sweltering July to unofficially kickoff the 2023 season. His predecessors, Nick Saban, Les Miles and Ed Orgeron have been doing this chore […]
The life of Charles Youmans McClendon started 100 years ago this fall. On Oct. 17, 1923, McClendon was born in Lewisville, Arkansas. The South Arkansas town in Lafayette County reported a population of 915 in […]
The SEC may eventually rue the day when Texas and Oklahoma joined the league. In 2024, the annual football schedule is transformed from competitive to cannibalistic with too many top rate powers vying for conference […]
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