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JIM ENGSTER: LSU Loses Weak Leader in Tate
When William Fleming Tate IV was hired as LSU President, it was predicted in this space he would adapt street fighting skills honed as a lad on the streets of south Chicago to shake things […]
Jim Engster
LSU Basketball
JIM ENGSTER: It is GQ Time for BK
The Advocate reporter Jan Risher noted recently that LSU’s glamorous guru Kim Mulkey is accompanied on road trips by her hair and makeup artist Morgan LeBlanc. Risher says the look Mulkey presents at courtside takes […]
LSU athletics
JIM ENGSTER: Time for Mulkey and McMahon to Swap Chairs
They are located just yards apart, but LSU basketball has historically taken a back seat to the celebrated football program. The behemoth from Death Valley produces more than a $50-million annual surplus and has won […]
LSU Football
JIM ENGSTER: A Year of Legendary Departures
The year closes with the passing of some luminaries associated with LSU athletics who transcended their athletic endeavors. The Year of 2024 saw the loss of some remarkable characters who left the Earth from Louisiana. […]
LSU Football
Tiger Rag Audio Special: Jim Engster’s Interview with former Mike III’s Caretaker, Paul Marks from 2017
The LSU-Alabama football game each year never lacks excitement and tension. But this year, something special will be added to the mix – a live tiger on the sidelines. However, it won’t be Mike VII, […]
LSU Basketball
JIM ENGSTER: Mulkey Reigns the Queen of the LSU Coaching Carousel
The 2024-25 basketball season tips off for LSU with expectations at the ultimate level for the Lady Tigers of Kim Mulkey and vast improvement anticipated from Matt McMahon’s team. McMahon is a solid, earnest leader, […]
LSU athletics
JIM ENGSTER: Gov. Landry and President Tate at Odds
LSU President William Tate IV has not brandished much of a backbone in his first three years at TigerTown. Tate is usually in favor of something until a governor tells him to change course as […]
LSU Football
Tiger Rag President Jim Engster Featured As Part Of LPB’s 100th Year Homage To Tiger Stadium
The LSU Tigers played their first home game last weekend as Tiger Stadium celebrated its centennial birthday. A look at Death Valley’s 100 years of history and memorable sports and cultural moments. Louisiana: The State […]
LSU Football
Jim Engster: National Championship Time for BK
As he preps for his junior season as head coach at LSU, Brian Keith Kelly is affectionately called BK by those who lavish the lord of Lakeshore Drive with plaudits. Perhaps this is wishful thinking. […]
LSU athletics
JIM ENGSTER: Bonus Time for Bertman and Dean
Congrats to LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward for reaping his harvest with another national title. Women’s gymnastics in 2024 joins LSU baseball and women’s basketball in 2023 to secure highest honors with coaches hired by […]