LSU's Schedule: University of Georgia (notable alumni)

Brian Burton a.k.a. Danger Mouse. DJ, Producer and half of Gnarls Barkley.



"Hello, Newman." Actor Wayne Knight of Seinfeld fame.



Ryan Seacrest, host of American Idol.

Lipogram

Both Scott and Williams pack a punch at tailback, and Richard Dugas could turn into a star at fullback. JoJo is back to catch Jordan's throws, with Ciron Black and Richard Dickson assisting and blocking. Gary Crowton is a coordinating wizard.

Chad, who can also pitch, is a star in LSU's back four along with Patrick, Hawkins and possibly Brandon Taylor or Ron Brooks. Rahim is a truck, as is Harry and Lazarius. John Chavis is a brilliant coordinator who will bring a particular spark that was missing all of last fall. Joyous days coming for LSU's maniac fans.




The above two paragraphs were made without the letter "E". This year marks the seventieth anniversary of Ernest Vincent Wright's famed novel "Gadsby: Champion of Youth", a 50,000 word novel that does not use a single letter "E".

EDIT: As one reader pointed out, there is an E in Jones, and in Passionate. Oops. I edited it.

Dang, I double-checked and triple checked and everything. Oh well.

Josh Downs can hit!

http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2009/08/when_josh_downs_hits_a_dummy_a.html

Now this is what I like to hear. If you're a defensive tackle, I don't give a damn about how big you are or how fast you can run forty yards. I want to know how well you hit. The coaches are very excited about our D-line class.

LSU's Schedule: Mississippi State (notable alumni)

Before Jerry Clower was a comedian, he played football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.



John Grisham, writer of legal thrillers, Miss State alum.



Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox closer, former Bulldog pitcher.

Sidell Corley to transfer closer to home while his family deals with tragedy

http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/08/former_mcgill_star_corley_leav.html

Sidell Corley, who was expected to provide depth along LSU's D-Line this year, dealt with unspeakable tragedy during the offseason. Last May, Sidell's mother was shot and killed in her own home in Mobile, Alabama. Just a week later, Sidell's uncle drowned to death.

Understandably, Sidell wants to be closer to home, and he has requested a transfer to either Alabama or Auburn. Coach Miles, being the "honorable man" he is, "stepped up to the plate and thought about [Sidell's] welfare", according to Corley Sr.

Corley will apply for a hardship waiver, which would allow him to play immediately instead of having to sit for all of next season, which is the standard for transfers. The thoughts and prayers of Save Toonces and hopefully all of Tiger Nation are with Sidell and his family, and I wish him the best of luck in all of his future endeavors.

Louis Coleman's face finally added to his milb.com profile

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=488786

It should be noted that Louis Coleman has been great for the Class A Burlington Bees. In his 3 appearances, he has pitched 5.2 innings with an ERA of 0.00, just one hit, just one walk and 5 strikeouts. He has already earned a save and a win. The Burlington Bees are affiliated with the Kansas City Royals. Keep making us proud, Louis!

I feel bad for Michael Oher.

The story of Michael Oher has become legend among fans of the SEC. For those who haven't heard it, listen up: Michael Oher is a large homeless teenager living on the streets of Memphis. He is adopted by a rich white family that nurtures him. He discovers football and the fact that he's very large, and he gets a scholarship to go to Ole Miss, where he becomes an All-American.

His story has been turned into a terrific book called the Blind Side. There has also been a movie adaptation made.

And that's where the problem lies. I saw the trailer, and WOW, it's bad. I mean, like, really bad. I will refrain from embedding the trailer in this blog because it is REALLY REALLY BAD.

First off, the movie's Oher has zero character, and they never show him being aggressive or anything. They make him look so WEAK. FOR GOD'S SAKES HE'S A 350 LB BLACK MAN LIVING ON THE STREETS OF MEMPHIS. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE HIM LOOK WEAK! Somehow, Oher becomes friends with this extremely annoying nine-year-old white kid (who is somehow unintimidated), and one rainy night, he and his mother spot him on the side of the road, and Sandra Bullock (she SUCKS, btw) immediately shoves Oher into her SUV and takes him to live in their house.

Now maybe it's just me, but wouldn't there be a little more distrust at first? This wealthy white woman is just going to let a massive black man living on the streets of Memphis into her house? That initial distrust between the family and Oher should have been included 1. because it makes more sense and 2. because it adds drama and tension to the film.

Then the film goes out of its way to include tons of cliches, like Oher weightlifting his nine-year-old best friend and Momma Bullock giving Michael a speech about how his team is so important, all of this set to an extremely cheesy soundtrack.

It's just so SAPPY. They took a gritty tale of determination and they Hollywooded the fuck out of it.

Okay, so I don't feel THAT bad for Michael Oher. He did play for the enemy (well, Auburn and Florida are the enemies and Ole Miss is like fourth-place on the enemy hierarchy, but LSU is Ole Miss's number one enemy) and he's a rich man now, being a first-round draft pick by the Baltimore Ravens. But still, when you turn a true-life story like this into a movie, usually it only happens once, and they really blew it.

Yeesh.

LSU's schedule: University of Louisiana-Lafayette (Interesting alumni)

Before he was a Pro Bowl QB for the Carolina Panthers, Jake Delhomme played for the Ragin' Cajuns of UL-L.




Before Louisiana had Bobby Jindal, we had Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat who attended University of Louisiana- Lafayette.




No, Big Black did NOT go to UL-L, but his disapproving look reflects my opinion of the interestingness of this school's alumni. A governer and Jake Del-lame? Do work, son.