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JIM ENGSTER: LSU’s Greatest Athlete
The Ole War Skule has produced a candidate for best athlete of the first quarter of the Twenty-First Century. Armand Duplantis has reigned as the top pole vaulter of all time for five years and […]
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JIM ENGSTER: LSU Arena Plan Lacks Sunshine
LSU officials are embracing the prospect of a $400 million arena to replace the PMAC. Athletic Director Scott Woodward says the facility will open in 2029 despite ample concerns about the selection process. It has […]
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JIM ENGSTER: Jay Johnson is Best Coach on Campus
The first-hand experience of this observer of LSU sports began in my freshman year of 1977. LSU football was still king despite a six-year drought against Bear Bryant and Alabama. The most exciting back since […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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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 […]