LSU Coach Orgeron is excited about Saturday’s game vs Missouri and a 2nd chance at LSU
LSU D Line COach Ed Orgeron talking during media day.
LSU Interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron has a lot of experience and quite the experience with USC as he replaced Lane Kiffin and went 6-2. A good coach indeed who can steer the LSU program in the right direction. Coach O might be the straw that stirs the drink for the LSU Football team, after taking over as head coach, Coach O fired Cam Camerron as offensive coordinator and appointed Steve Enisminger to call the plays for the Tigers offense.
Coach O said on Wednesday’s teleconference that Missouri is a very offensive explosive team, very tough opponent. Missouri has speed and can make big plays, and they are well coached. Coach O added our team needs to come out and play as one heartbeat, and it will be very emotional before game time. Coach O shared he learned a lot from Pete Carrol, playing pulling on the rope at midnight He feels like the team has a lot of energy, and he lets them run around practice and have fun. The news on Davon Gouchaux, the charges are dropped, and Coach O welcomed him back to the team. Leonard Fournette will be a game time decision. Coach O gives credit for his coaching career to Coach Johnson from Nichols State, Les Miles for bringing him aboard and Pete Carrol. He feels like this is a second time around meaning he played for LSU as a DE and then finished out at Northwestern State before he got into coaching football. Coach O talked about 1st purpose was team accountability, 1 game at a time, and the accountability starts with the coaches then the players. Coach O is very emotional about running out of the tunnel, and says he learned a lot since his Ole Miss days of being a head coach, also he mention on the recruiting they are getting after it, trying to to get the recruits to sign and come on in to the LSU Program. LSU game time vs the Missouri Tigers sets for 630pm on the SEC Network.
Coach Ed Orgeron’s Coachng Career
1984 Northwestern State (GA)
1985 McNeese State (GA)
1986–1987 Arkansas (Asst. Strength)
1988–1992 Miami (FL) (DL)
1994 Nicholls State (LB)
1995–1997 Syracuse (DL)
1998–2004 USC (Asst. HC/DL/RC)
2005–2007 Ole Miss
2008 New Orleans Saints (DL)
2009 Tennessee (AHC/DL/RC)
2010–2013 USC (DL/RC)
2013 USC (interim HC)
2015–2016 LSU (IHC)
The Wine Divas too in Cambria, California
I was traveling thru Paseo Robles, Ca and stopped by Cambria by the Sea and ran into some ladies who enjoy life and red wine. They are called the Diva too’s of Cambria, Ca.
LSU Tigers let go Les Miles after the Auburn loss.
Coach Les Miles has been let go by the LSU Tigers. Coach Miles came in at a time to help rebuild a program after Nick Saban left for the Miami Dolphins and has been with LSU for 12 seasons. It’s been a tough 4 years for LSU, if you had to say the 2011 rematch really was the downfall besides 2012, which LSU was 25 seconds away from playing Georgia for the SEC Title, losing to Alabama in Tiger Stadium. Coach Miles had Saban on the ropes before McCarron connected with TJ Yeldon for the winning touchdown. Since 2014 it’s been a tough time for the LSU Tigers replacing Mettenberger at QB, and watching Anthony Jennings come the scene and then Brandon Harris replaced Jennings, and then Danny Etling replaced Harris the 2nd game into the season. Basically Coach Miles has had some quarterback problems that has stifle the offense. Les Miles was known as the Madhatter and always had a few plays up his sleeve. In 2007 was one of LSU Miles best year as they finished 12-2 and beat Ohio Stste for the BCS National Championship 38-24. What a nice finish for this football program.
Coach Miles has had a big impact at LSU for the last 11 years.
LSU Tigers getting ready for Auburn
LSU Coach Les Miles has good things to say about Auburns defense and saying they are a very talented team, and they will be very prepared to play his Tigers at Jordan Hare Field. The Auburn defense is very stout as they look ahead to try to slow down Leonard Fournette who has a big game against Auburn last year, in Tiger Stadium totaling 228 yards and 3 rushing Tds. LSU Fournette was running over players and tossing players over his shoulders in the last meeting against Auburn.
LSU has found a quarterback in Danny Etling so they might see a lot less of Fournette running the ball. Since LSU has started Etling, LSU Offense Coordinator Cam Cameron lines up LSU in a 4 set receiver slot and uses his tight ends very effectively. The addition of Danny Etling the Purdue transfer has added a lot of dimensions to LSU’s offense. A question was asked during the teleconference how did Cam Caneron came across Danny Etling, it was said they had a connection through acquaintances and recruiting and they kept up with him while he was at Purdue. Etling was looking for somewhere to transfer knowing Purdue just got a new coach and the transfer was on to LSU.
Gus Malzahn had a lot to say about Arden Keys and LSU running the ball. Malzahn said a couple of his defensive players circle this game last year. Last year the Auburn Defense started talking trash before the LSU Game. The players started tweeting Fournette, he replied to their tweets, but had the last words as Fournette steamrolled their secondary as LSU won 45-21. LSU and the Auburn Tigers are schedule tomorrow 5pm central time at Jordan Hare Stadium.
There goes Coach Miles to talk to the refs.
LSU Fournette goes up and over, for his 3rd td of the day.
A Fournette firemans carry.
Anyone for a sleigh ride, but theirs no snow in Baton Rouge.
LSU wins a close one vs Miss. State 23-20
LSU Tigers got a scare from Mississippi State as they pulled out A win 23-20, with a big sack by LSU DE Arden Keys as he dropped the State qb Williams on 4 and 8 to preserve the win. Leonard Fournette had a big game as he score a couple of touchdowns on some big runs. LSU had the game put away but Fournette was stripped of the ball and another LSU player recover the ball on a forward progress so the ball went to MSU. Danny Etling looked pretty good at qb being a game management quarterback. The LSU defense played really well as they contained the State Offense for 3 quarters.
The Big turning point was States backup qb Damian Williams as he led his team within 3 pts with 3 mins after state recover a onside kick on LSU’s 35 yard line. MSU was driving down the field before LSU Arden Keys came up with the big sack to end the Bulldogs drive. LSU is 1-0 in SEC play, 2-1 overall and will go on the road to face Auburn on Saturday.
Growden, Key Claim SEC Weekly Honors
Growden, Key Claim SEC Weekly Honors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – LSU freshman Josh Growden and sophomore Arden Key claimed Southeastern Conference weekly honors the league announced today, as Growden was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, while Key was named the SEC’s Defensive Lineman of the Week.
The Tigers opened SEC play on Saturday with a 23-20 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Tiger Stadium, improving the team’s overall record to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in league play.
Key had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks, in LSU’s 23-20 win over Mississippi State, along with adding a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry as the Tigers limited the Bulldogs to 56 rushing yards. As a unit, LSU’s defense recorded six sacks and held Mississippi State’s leading rusher Nick Fitzgerald to just 13 net yards, nearly 100 yards below his season average. The two sacks ran Key’s season total to five, which leads the SEC.
A redshirt freshman, Growden had his best game as a Tiger averaging 49.2 yards on five punts. He boomed two punts of over 60 yards, including a career-best 65 yarder in first half. After the Tigers went 3-and-out at their own 17-yard line, Growden crushed a 61-yard punt with 2:15 left in the contest and LSU holding on to a 23-20 lead in a fourth quarter. Growden’s punt sailed over the head of the Mississippi State punt returner and flipped the field, as the Bulldogs were pinned inside their own 25-yard line to start their final drive as LSU forced State to turn the ball over on downs to secure the victory.
LSU hits the road this weekend to take on the Auburn Tigers at 5 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPN.
Will LSU Danny Etling be teaming up with Fournette vs Mississippi State
LSU Danny Etling will probably get the start vs Mississippi State, the 1st time he will team up with Leonard Fournette as they both will be in the backfield come Saturday. I think in a lot of ways Etling had a lot of talent receivers around him, with the additional to Fournette is gonna be more explosive.
I like hearing from these Sports Talk people down playing Etling and the LSU Tigers. I think it will be all sweeter when LSU is 7-1 before they face Alabana. I don’t see Alabama winning the SEC this year, also I see 2 losses in the near future including a loss this Saturday. I think Saban is gonna have more tantrums on the sidelines this Saturday.
Tiger Fans wait for the fireworks on Saturday and I am not talking about before the game. With a pro style QB it opens up a lot of problems for the defense. Danny Etling reminds me of another Bert Jones.
LSU WILL WEAR ‘GRIDIRON GOLD’ UNIFORMS ON SATURDAY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
LSU TO WEAR ‘GRIDIRON GOLD’ UNIFORMS ON SATURDAY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU coach Les Miles announced Monday that the Tigers will wear throwback “Gridiron Gold” uniforms for Saturday’s game in Tiger Stadium versus Mississippi State. The uniforms will form the centerpiece of LSU’s annual Gold Game festivities on Sept. 17.
The “Gridiron Gold” uniforms feature Old Gold jerseys reminiscent of the color the Tigers wore during the 1940s. The uniforms are also highlighted by white helmets with the players’ jersey numbers on either side of the headgear.
Other throwback elements include a vintage block “L” logo on right hip of the pants and the old school “Sailor Mike” logo on the collars of the jerseys.
“We’re very excited to wear the old LSU colors and honor the past with this new uniform,” said LSU All-America running back Leonard Fournette. “It’s a special moment for us to be able to wear it and represent Louisiana on the field. The uniform is a throwback; it’s a classy look.”
Saturday’s game will mark the first time LSU has worn gold jerseys since 1998, when the Tigers faced Florida in Gainesville. The last time LSU wore gold jerseys in Tiger Stadium was 1996, when the Tigers posted a 35-0 win over Vanderbilt.
Following are descriptions of the elements that form the “Gridiron Gold” uniform:
Y.A. TITTLE ERA
The Gridiron Gold jersey design and numeral font are reminiscent of the style worn by Fighting Tigers during the college career of Y.A. Tittle, who played at LSU from 1944-47. In fact, the idea to create the throwback design was triggered by Tittle’s visit to the LSU campus just a few years ago. The Old Gold color of the throwback jersey mimics the color worn by Tittle and his teammates in the 1940s.
HELMET NUMBERS
The numbers are a tribute to LSU’s helmet design from 1957-71, when the players’ jersey numbers were also displayed on each side of the headgear. Coach Paul Dietzel introduced the helmet design in his second season at LSU in 1957, when the Tigers wore black, two-inch “NCAA style” numerals on the headgear. The size expanded to three inches in 1958, the season LSU captured its first national title.
LETTERMAN’S “L”
The block “L” on the right hip of the pants is the same style of letter that was worn by LSU athletics teams in the early-20th Century, including the 1908 football squad, which posted a perfect 10-0 mark. The block “L” is still used today as the official logo of the L Club, LSU’s organization for athletics letterwinners.
SAILOR MIKE
The “Sailor Mike” logo was extremely popular among LSU fans in the 1940s and ‘50s, especially when the Tigers won their first football national championship in 1958. The logo is featured on the collar of the throwback jersey, centered above the player’s jersey number.
Tre Davious White named SEC co-Special Teams player of the week.
Tre Davious White Named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU senior Tre’Davious White was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week the league announced Monday morning after helping the Tigers to a 34-13 win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in Tiger Stadium last Saturday night.
The weekly award is the first for the Shreveport, Louisiana, native in his LSU career, as he shares honors this week with Auburn placekicker Daniel Carlson.
With the Tigers sporting a 20-10 lead, the Tiger defense forced JSU to punt from its own 14-yard line late in the second quarter, where after eventually retreating LSU’s 19-yard line, raced 60 yards the other way for the score to give the Tigers a 27-10 with 20 seconds to go in the first half.
With the touchdown, White became the first LSU non-offensive player to score touchdowns in the first two games of the season since former Tiger Jonathan Zenon in 2006, as White also returned an interception for a touchdown two weeks ago against Wisconsin.
White has scored each of the last three special teams touchdowns for LSU dating back to 2014, as he moved into a tie for second place for the most all-time by any LSU player in a career, and one away from tying the record of four held by Skyler Green.
LSU opens SEC play this Saturday night, hosting the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 6 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be shown live on ESPN2 and WatchESPN
LSU suspends Josh Boute for one game.
LSU SUSPENDS JOSH BOUTTE FOR ONE GAME
BATON ROUGE – LSU coach Les Miles has suspended offensive lineman Josh Boutte for one game for his late-game personal foul on Wisconsin defensive back D’Cota Dixon.
Miles said Boutte will sit out LSU’s home-opener against Jacksonville State on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.
“Josh made a mistake and will serve a one game suspension because of it,” Miles said. “Even though this was done by mistake, a play like this does not belong in the game of football and therefore action must be taken.
“This play does not define Josh as a person and is not indicative of the type of player he is. We sincerely apologize for his mistake.”
LSU Coach Les Miles press conference and LSU vs Wisconsin highlights
The LSU Tigers had their season opener vs Wisconsin and was in for a fight right from the start. The LSU Offense didn’t pickup a first down til the 3rd quarter the reason being because of the Badgers defense and their offense moving the ball up and down the field. Wisconsin was in the red zone at least 5 times in the first half but only coming away with 6 pts, but they kept the LSU offense on the bench. LSU finally got things going in the 2nd half as Leonard Fournette started to pick up big chunks of yards. Then LSU pinned Wisconsin back on their 3 yard line, and their freshman QB Bart Houston threw a interception to Travious White who returned the pic for a touchdown, now LSU was down 13-7. The next play after the kickoff a Wisconsin TE fumble the ball and LSU Travious White recovery the ball. A quick pass from LSU QB Harris threw a quick pass to WR Travin Dural and LSU is up 14-13. Wisconsin started to get really serious as they march down the field and set up #27 Rafael Gaglianone kicked a 47 yard field goal to give Wisconsin a 16-14 lead. LSU got the ball back and LSU was moving the ball down the field as LSU Fournette was picking up big chunks of yards, until Fournette took off running up the middle and jump over a badger but flipped and injured his ankle. Fourbette went off the sidelines and LSU got a 5 yard penalty and on the next play with the LSU offensive line not doing a good job let some of the Badgers into the middle as they harassed QB Brandon Harris and Harris got away from getting sacked threw the ball down field right to Wisconsin CB Dicon as he hauled in the interception to seal the win. Dixon got up and then took a vicious hit from LSU lineman Boute who was ejected from the game. I believe Boute was upset and couldn’t channel his emotions.. LSU has a chance to make a run and win the next 11 games, but it remains to be seen.
College Football has key upsets and surprises.
The weekend has displayed a lot so far, just remember they don’t crown Champions the 1st weekend. In saying that Alabama looks like they will repeat, maybe, but they have sone really tough road games coming up, besides Knoxville, Tn, heck they barely beat
Appalachian State in Overtime. Auburn looks a whole lot better even they lost to Clemson. Mississippi State embarrassed the SEC losing to South Alabama, and Arkansas inked out a win against Louisiana Tech 21-20. Yes we know LSU played a underrated home Wisconsin team, and LSU still has issues on the offensive line and calling plays down the field. LSU QB Harris didn’t have a lot of time to throw in the pocket, the LSU O Line will have to give him sometime to throw the ball. Les Miles will have to do a better job getting a better effort from the offensive line. I don’t see Ole Miss winning tonight, maybe a close hard fought game but their allegations with the NCAA is looming over that small town in Oxford so it will put a damper on their team. Ole Miss already knows they will probably be the next USC with many allegations to battle thru paying off players with thousands of dollars amazing. I thought USC had a chance last night, but by the 2nd qt it got really ugly. Lane Kiiffin gets his revenge over USC getting fired on the plane runway as he got off the plane. In the picture below Nick Saban has a few choice words and even had to break up a fight on the sidelines on National TV….. amazing ! I will put it in simple terms there will be a lot of upsets this year. Alabama’s away schedule will be a rough one, but so far they are still no.1 in the Nation.
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