same here, i like to drink for stuff that i dont care alot about like monday night football. but when lsu is on, i need to concentrate. no more than two beers.
I couldn't agree more. When I was 18+ I partied with the best but I never quite understood getting blitzed and going to a ball game or concert. I did it only once, the Cars Heartbeat City concert in SA and I never did it again. I don't drink anymore and have never drank at a sporting event. whats the purpose since the event I got blitzed at seem to only last for 5 minutes or so? I missed most of the show. :lol: PS NS is pure greatness to me and I don't think he can do anything wrong. He is someone with class and dignity, something alot of universities don't seem to have anymore.
agree, during my LSU days I forgot many a game. Now when I must pay top dollar for sporting events I like to remember at least half the game. therefore, I bring 2% milk in a backpack or simply drink a beer or two. Used to be pretty bad not knowing who won after the game ...but with Dinardo and Hallman I pretty much had a good idea. If they were still here then maybe I'd feel differently. saints games may be a good candidate as well. or mets games.
The following is copied from todays Shreveport Times: Saban on Zook: Saban has known Florida lame duck coach Ron Zook since Saban was a defensive back at Kent State and Zook was a defensive back at Miami of Ohio in the early 1970s. While Saban was coaching defensive backs under Earle Bruce at Ohio State in 1980 and '81, Zook was a defensive coach at Cincinnati in 1981. "I don't really know a lot about the situation," Saban said of Zook's firing on Monday. "You know, Ron Zook's a friend of mine. I have a lot of respect for him. I know the guy works very, very hard. "I think he's recruited extremely well. I don't know what their internal problems are if they have any on their team. I've known him. He's from Ohio, and I've known him for years and years." Saban knows about getting fired, too. Bruce fired Saban along with defensive coordinator Dennis Fryzel and defensive line coach Steve Szabo after Ohio State struggled to beat Navy 31-28 in the 1981 Liberty Bowl following a season in which the Buckeyes' defense allowed 21 points a game. Saban then got a job with that same Navy team for the 1982 season as secondary coach.
It has nothing to do with being sensitive, or at least to me it has nothing to do with that. I boo at a lot of pro sporting events, at pro events I see no problem with it. However boo'ing your own school and the kids who are playing for your school is counterproductive. All in all these are still kids, kids who are choosing to represent the school, students, and alumi. Maybe it's because I had a brother who played college ball and I know what these kids have to sacrifice to play sports and attend college. I don't think boo'ing is a huge deal, it's just classless on the college level. On the game day thread for the Troy game one fan actually posted that he "hoped" MR would get injuried. And I think that is what people are talking about here, yet putting it under the umbrella of boo'ing.
that makes sense. you are right. i can see how booing should be reserved for pro athletes, but still, it is no big deal if it happens.
Exactly, and the point is that none of us can prevent others from boo'ing. We just can't, it's impossible. The only reason I feel it's ok (or even expected) to boo at pro events is because those guys are being paid to play the sport. And that is where the line is drawn for me. And I have to admit, as I have gotten older the need to boo isn't there. In fact I find myself thinking of the players more than myself, and hoping they have good Sr years and stuff like that. Trust me, I could be a real ass in college, and I'm sure I've boo'ed Booty a time or two. :thumb:
Booing is part of the game and Saban knows that. But that said is doesn't stop him from trying to get people to understand that he would prefer it not happen. It wears on the minds of the coaches and the team. I will say this...and it is something I have never witnessed in the years preceeding Saban. In the Troy game, after they scored the go-ahead field goal, what was left of fans in the stadium began chanting LSU-LSU much the same way as we did against Georgia last year albeit not as loud but enough to feel the emotion. The players responded to that. THere is no doubt that that was a big confidence builder. My suggestion is from now on, if you are at the game, start a chant of your own. It works. I did it years ago when I was a student after good plays. It only takes one voice to start and then within seconds it becomes a booming chorus. The difference is someone begins that chant after an opposing teams good fortune and it lets the players know that we are still behind them. A good ol LSU chant drowns out boos every time.
