Showing posts with label Death Valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death Valley. Show all posts
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LSU Players Crush Auburn Honey Bader-less

LSU vs. Auburn
"Freak" crushes Auburn QB Frazier for a sack.
Photo via Nola.com 
Death Valley -- Death Valley almost lived up to it's literal name Saturday. With the way LSU hit Auburn players, it's a surprise nobody actually was sent to the morgue.


I'm not even kidding either.


LSU smashed the living day lights out of the Tigers from the Plains. They hit them really really really hard.


"When the other team is huffing and puffing, we want to hit you that much harder," said cornerback Ron Brooks after the game.


The LSU defense and special teams unit, despite being Honey Bader-less, had another impressive outing against a SEC offense. But LSU did it with more emphasis on Saturday than they have all season. LSU was wearing their Pro Combat Uniforms. It would have been easy to confuse the Bayou Bengals for a NFL team.


But forget about the numbers, the purple and gold Tigers crushed their mascot counterparts with vicious hits all game long. Defensive end Barkevious Mingo tallied two sacks, tying him for the team lead of four sacks for the season. Both times he had clear paths to the quarterbacks because of his speed.


"Our speed made up for some mistakes we made today," said Mingo. "Our coaches feel comfortable with our ability to make plays."


But highlight hit of the day came from an offensive player. LSU true freshman receiver Jarvis Landry hasn't had much playing time at his position this season. But he showed his athleticism on kickoff team against Onterrio McCalebb, who scored the game winning touchdown versus LSU last year.


Sit back and enjoy folks!
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Jordan Jefferson Completes Jump Pass Touchdown Versus Florida

Carter "The Power" Bryant Saturday, October 8, 2011 , , , , , , ,
Death Valley -- Jordan Jefferson "Tebowed" Florida. 
Jefferson said his personal goal is to be the starter.
Photo via Sporting News

The senior quarterback completed a "jump pass" touchdown to tight end Mitch Joseph for a touchdown to give LSU a 34-11 lead over Florida in the third quarter. The Tigers went on to win the game 41-11 to stay undefeated for the season.

"We've been working on that one for a while," said Joseph. "It did feel better doing it against Florida."

Joseph says that because former Hesiman winning quarterback Tim Tebow completed a jump pass touchdown against LSU in 2006. Tebow was 3-1 in his career versus the Tigers. 

Jefferson had a solid outing for the Tigers in limited action. He went 3-4 passing for 61 yards and a touchdown. 

There was plenty of headlines surrounding the possible problems that could happen by Jefferson rejoining the team. Many wonder if it would ruin the rhythm of starter Jarrett Lee's consistent start of the season.

Lee says he doesn't mind having Jefferson back on the team. 

"We're happy to have him back, and he is making plays for us," said Lee. "We're going to continue that and continue working hard." 
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Visual Artist Christopher Turner Donates Tiger Stadium Painting to Tigerama Auction (VIDEO)

Visual Artist Christopher Turner took on the challenge of painting a picture in Tiger Stadium during LSU Pregame versus Kentucky. Listen as Turner, Tigerama Executive Director Pam Matassa and the LSU Tigerband share their memories of this event.

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LSU Players Use Twitter to Support Jordan Jefferson's Return

Carter "The Power" Bryant Sunday, October 2, 2011 , , , , , , ,
Jordan Jefferson, Les Miles
Jefferson scored in his first game back w/ LSU.
Photo via AP
Social media has changed sports.


LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson made his return to the LSU football team versus the Kentucky Wildcats last Saturday. He was showered with boos when entered the game in the first half.


Les Miles wasn't pleased with LSU fans after the game. He said he had never booed at a sporting event and fans should be their to support the team.


His players reiterated the same message to the media. But some even went to Twitter to voice their opinions, all backing the senior quarterback.


LSU receiver Rueben Randle left Tiger fans no wiggle room with his tweet.


"I don't preciate how our fans booed JJ wen he got in. Either u wit US or not. That wasn't necessary."


LSU offensive guard T-Bob Hebert said fans who showed their displeasure shouldn't be Tigers fans anymore.


"Anybody who booed #jj9 today needs to stop watching #LSU games and stop cheering for the tigers, we don't need you and don't want you"


Nothing changes on the defensive side of the ball. Morris Claiborne, who was written Jefferson's number on his bicep for every game the quarterback has missed this season, said the team will never leave the Jefferson's side.


"S/O to my boy JJ9 it's good to have u bk man. U no we will always have your bk #team LSU!!"


Twitter has revolutionized sports. With limited interview access to student athletes, Twitter allows them to voice their opinion at any time.


Last week I took a deeper look into which players use Twitter.
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Three Things to Look For -- LSU Versus WVU Prediction

Can LSU get Toliver involved?
Photo via BleacherReport
The LSU Tigers will welcome in the No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Les Miles has a great record at night games in Death Valley, and should be confident playing with a team thats 3-0.

The Tigers have won this season thanks John Chavis' to stingy defense. But the offenses they've played this season doesn't equal the firepower the Mountaineers possess.

Here are three things to look for when SEC meets Big East on Saturday...

1) How will the Tigers' defend Noel Devine and Geno Smith?

A hobby of many football fans is to watch their favorite college and professional stars' high school football highlight reels.

There might not be any player in college football who has better footage than Noel Devine.


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Follow @HardKnockTigers for Game Updates

Carter "The Power" Bryant Saturday, September 18, 2010 , , ,
Live from Death Valley, follow us on Twitter by simply clicking or reading the bar on the right for in-game updates between LSU and Mississippi State.
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Tiger Fans Must Preserve Death Valley Now

Carter "The Power" Bryant Friday, September 17, 2010 , , , , , , ,
Beautiful
Photo via NCAAFootball.com
It sounds crazy, but I'm afraid Death Valley might take a step back this season. 

Tiger fans, before you inflict electronic verbal pain on me, let's rewind and take a step back.

The Rewind

In 2007, LSU fans went to go see "Inception." It included home games people would pay to see over and over again no matter what cost.

LSU crushed Top-10 Virginia Tech in an emotional home opener on national television (ESPN College GameDay was there), defeated No. 12 South Carolina in a rainy downpour highlighted by a clever trick play and played three other games only three words could describe versus Florida, Auburn and Arkansas... Oh My God!  

And those were just the home games.

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Three Things to Look for -- LSU versus Miss St. Prediction

Nevis has racked up 3.5 sacks this season
Photo by: LSUSports.net
Saturday Night in Death Valley. I can't believe it's here.

LSU kicks off their home season versus Mississippi State on Saturday. The Bulldogs come into Baton Rouge winless. But head coach Dan Mullen's club played Auburn tough, losing that game by only three points

What everyone will be looking for is LSU's quarterback play. I won't waste your time discussing who should be the starter, because HKT columnist Thomas Powers did a fine job of that the other day. 

Here are three other things to keep a keen eye on...

1. What about Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf

 
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