thenewsstar.com - 11/3/2008
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BATON ROUGE -- "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," wrote 18th century playwright William Congreve in "The Mourning Bride." Well, hell also hath no fury like a LSU fan base scorned. And the Tiger Nation will get to unleash all that fire and brimstone Saturday when former LSU coach Nick ...
secfootballblogger.com - 11/6/2008
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secfootballblogger.com —
This is Saban’s first game back in Death
Valley. This game means a ton for the BCS....
ESPN’s Gameday Crew is going to be there. Alabama is ranked #1 for the first time in over a decade. LSU has to beat Alabama to stay in the SEC West contention. This game is huge, just like it was last year.
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Who will win the LSU and Alabama Game
sportingnews.com - 11/8/2008
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sportingnews.com —
Alabama yanked off an early lead in Baton
Rouge on a sneak from John Parker Wilson. To...
"celebrate" the score, Wilson played charades with the LSU crowd, holding up a mock cell phone to his ear. It's a clear signal to the world that those scurrilous Tigers fans haven't gotten to the ...
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John Parker Wilson Appreciates Your Calls, LSU
sports.espn.go.com - 11/7/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Gimme an F... ! When Alabama rolls into
Baton Rouge, LSU fans will have a hard time...
deciding which is more fun: showering the Tigers with love - or raining hate on Nick Saban. by Wright Thompson [ Ed's note: For a story on appreciating Nick Saban by ...
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ESPN The Magazine: Hating Nick Saban - ESPN The Magazine
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Blog Reactions
Gameday Heads To Baton Rouge
AwfulAnnouncing —
... appreciate having him, but we don't respect him."Man, that seems like forever ago, but it's good to see the Tigers still hold a grudge. Makes for a better game that way. With that game on CBS, it looks like Herbstreit is going to have to fly into Baton Rouge this week and then head right back to Lubbock, TX after Gameday to call the OK State-Tech game late Saturday night. Well either that or ESPN will try to make CAL-USC relevant, but I don't see that happening. LSU fans waiting for Saban's return (The News Star)
Les Miles Didn't Say Satan, He Said 'Saban'
The Sporting Blog —
... This is primo chatter leading up to unbeaten Alabama coming into LSU on Saturday, the first time Saban has returned to Baton Rouge as the head of the Crimson Tide. They're not doing anything like taking out whole billboards for the occasion. Nope. Nothing of the sort. ...
Bama vs LSU in the News
Roll 'Bama Roll —
... The Monroe News Star has a couple of stories from their local wires on the contest - the feature one being about the dislike of the LSU fanbase for Saban. It’s the usual nonsense but does have a pretty good summary of the timeline of events. And those wacky quotes we’ve come to expect from such articles (and the picture above). ...
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The Saban Effect
andthevalleyshook.com 11/6/2008 —
LSU's relationship with former coach Nick Saban is, shall we say, complicated. It is definitely true that he pushed LSU into the modern era of football by upgrading facilities, upgrading recruiting strategies, and modernizing our schemed. ...
LSU Fans Are Awesome
intentionalfoul.com 11/21/2008 —
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ncaafootball.fanhouse.com 11/6/2008 — You may recall the Bama vs. LSU game of 2007. It was one of many exciting finishes for the Tigers, but perhaps no SEC win was more meaningful for the LSU faithful than defeating the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. Many of the players suiting up for Louisiana State had been recruited by Nick ...
Initial Thoughts
andthevalleyshook.com 10/26/2008 — We got our asses kicked. LSU is simply not in the same league as the very best teams in the country. We've got the talent, but there is something missing from this year's team. Though, to LSU's credit, the team kept fighting all the ...
LSU 40 - Troy 31: General Thoughts on the Fan Base
andthevalleyshook.com 11/17/2008 —
That's the face of a man who is darned relieved.
I think in a couple weeks we will look back on the second half of this game as the half of football that saved the season. Sure, we will not be winning any SEC or national championships ...
Pre-Christmas Roundup
andthevalleyshook.com 12/25/2008 —
Cute picture, but that baby appears to be sleeping. Is there any reason to tell him to hush? Is he snoring?
News is slow around the holidays, and so is my motivation for putting together elaborate posts. We just ...
Two Weeks to National Signing Day
andthevalleyshook.com 1/21/2009 —
We now sit officially two weeks away from National Signing Day, and it is a very hectic run-up this year. Unfortunately, LSU seems to have lost a little momentum to this point, but that's only if you believe in "momentum" in recruiting. ...
News | Saban burned in effigy at rally — Baton Rouge, LA
2theadvocate.com 11/10/2008 — Burn baby burn, or more accurately, burn Nick burn. That was the mantra of about 100 to 150 LSU fans at a pre-football game rally Friday night when Nick Saban s effigy was burned in the parking lot of a condominium complex just off of State Street. ...
LSU: Know Your Opponent —
Bleacher Report - College Football 11/2/2008
Know Your Opponent: LSU
The defending National Champion is now a mere shell of it previous self. It’s two losses were more than simple losses they were just an out and out embarrassing ass kicking. LSU may have slid down ...
