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SARGE: More Wise-Guys Than Wise Men
“A pundit (or talking head) is someone who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the social sciences or sport) on which they are usually knowledgeable (or can at least appear to be knowledgeable). The term has been... (Continue reading)
Kevin Cope Doesn’t Teach Political Science At LSU…
…if he did, he might be the perfect avatar for the old saying “Those who can, do – those who can’t, teach.” Because as LSU’s faculty senate president, Cope seems to go out of his way to marginalize his constituents... (Continue reading)
LSU Wins A Round In The President-Chancellor Public Records Fight
Earlier today, 19th District judge Tim Kelley gave the LSU Board of Supervisors a victory over the LSU Reveille by denying the student newspaper an injunction to force the board to release the names of the finalists for the job... (Continue reading)
HILLYER: Is Bob Mann a Fellow-Traveler with Lenin?
LSU journalism instructor Bob Mann isn’t a Leninist. Vladimir Lenin, after all, was a vicious murderer, and Mann isn’t a murderer. But Mann knows there are some real Leninists out there, and when he writes in defense of an expanded... (Continue reading)
BAYHAM: Mike Detillier On Draft Week, Part One
It’s draft week in the National Football League, an exciting time even though preseason play is still three months away. College football expert and NFL draft authority Mike Detillier was kind enough to field some questions about the 2013 player... (Continue reading)
SARGE: LSU Needs To Keep Looking
It’s my privilege to associate with people having extensive educations and even more common sense concerning their place and position in the real world. They’re chemists, engineers, accountants and business people recognizing the need for practical applications of their educations.... (Continue reading)
On LSU And Public Hiring Processes
The issue of the private search process discussed yesterday in our piece on F. King Alexander as the finalist for the combined job of LSU chancellor and LSU system president is clouding the hire. From the Baton Rouge Business Report today…... (Continue reading)
It Appears LSU’s New Chancellor-President Is F. King Alexander
One might expect that when he arrives in Baton Rouge he’ll tell folks to just call him King. Hopefully not in the regal sense of that appellation. Otherwise, it’s entirely possible given the overall state of education and what many... (Continue reading)
Silence Isn’t Golden For Rickey Jefferson
Yesterday, LSU football coach Les Miles admitted something big about one of his incoming recruits while trying not to say anything. Specifically, Miles confirmed that Rickey Jefferson, a defensive back from Destrehan whose brother Jordan had a tumultuous four years... (Continue reading)
The Jefferson Saga Continues…
Posted without comment – which is very, very difficult… LSU football signee Rickey Jefferson, the younger brother of former Tigers quarterback Jordan Jefferson, was arrested in Metairie last month. Col. John Fortunato with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed the... (Continue reading)
Drew Brees On Cam Cameron
By now y’all all know that Miles is hiring Cam Cameron to be LSU’s new offensive coordinator, right? The grapevine says Cameron was on campus yesterday and met with all the folks. And that they finished up a deal. I... (Continue reading)
(UPDATED) Today Is National Signing Day
Word is LSU’s gonna take an off-the-hook recruiting class. Which isn’t a real big surprise, mind you. LSU always takes an off-the-hook recruiting class. It’s just that this one’s supposed to be a little more off-the-hook than normal. If they... (Continue reading)
How About A Little LSU Highlight Reel?
Tonight’s the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. As Mike Bayham noted, a lot of people think it’s a major comedown for LSU to be playing in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, particularly given that last year they were in the national championship game and by... (Continue reading)
BAYHAM: LSU’s Settling For Drive-Thru At The Fast-Food Bowl
Had LSU not squandered the last few minutes against Nick Saban’s Alabama squad, tens of thousands of the purple and gold faithful would be prepping for a trip to south Florida right now instead of muttering along I-85 East. In... (Continue reading)
Sez Miles: Mission Accomplished, And Thanks To All Y’all Hillbillies
When all this business about Les Miles goin’ up to R-Kansas came up yesterday, purty much everybody said it was a ruse and Miles wasn’t goin’ no place. Everybody was wrong. Miles is goin’ to the bank. With reports of... (Continue reading)
Les Miles To…Arkansas?
That’s what Sports By Brooks thinks… Exclusive: SbB has learned Arkansas is engaged w/ reps of the interests of Les Miles & a $5-yr $27.5M offer is on the table — SPORTSbyBROOKS (@SPORTSbyBROOKS) November 27, 2012 The odds of this... (Continue reading)
The Tony Minnis Case At LSU Turns Ugly
Today it comes down that former women’s tennis coach Tony Minnis, who was let go over the summer after back-to-back-to-back sub-.500 seasons, has lawyered up and is now suing LSU for racial discrimination. Former LSU women’s tennis coach Tony Minnis,... (Continue reading)
GOOD LORD: This Kid Committed To Catch Passes From Zack Mettenberger Next Year
His name’s Courtney Gardner, and last year at Sierra Junior College in California he caught 61 passes for 1,099 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games. He was second in the California JUCO’s in receiving yards per game last year.... (Continue reading)
SADOW: The Plan To Consolidate LSU Is Solid – But Let’s Go Further
While the proposed reconfiguration of the Louisiana State University System brings with it many salutary characteristics and strengths, the nagging question remains about whether some of the things the system tries to do would not be done better with alterations... (Continue reading)
Jindal Announces $100 Million Capital Project For LSU Engineering School
From a release out of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office comes an interesting bit of news about some capital outlay for the LSU Engineering School… Governor Bobby Jindal announced a $100 million public-private partnership today to renovate and expand Patrick F.... (Continue reading)
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Quote of the day
Quote Of The Day, May 23, 2013
“The Progressive believes in precisely two things: his own magnificence and the constructive power of brute force. In combination, they lead him naturally from the role of pestiferous busybody to brutal dictator. Where the productive man dreams of the things he might create if only left alone by his fellows, the Progressive dreams of the world he could create if only the lives and property of his fellows were at his disposal. The roots of his pathology lie in that oldest and most destructive of all human vices, the desire for the power to rule over other men.”