Thread: The dish of the day in New Orleans is....

Now I want Eli to win!

Boo. Go Packers!

I don't really like them, but F the Giants. I have never been able to muster any respect for Eli after his tantrum when he was drafted by San Diego...

Originally Posted by MattInFla

Boo. Go Packers!

I don't really like them, but F the Giants. I have never been able to muster any respect for Eli after his tantrum when he was drafted by San Diego...

I respect his daddy though!

Too bad he didn't adopt his father's class. I wish San Diego had looked at him when he had his tantrum and said "there is the bench. Have a seat and let us know when you're ready to be an adult".

Originally Posted by MattInFla

Too bad he didn't adopt his father's class. I wish San Diego had looked at him when he had his tantrum and said "there is the bench. Have a seat and let us know when you're ready to be an adult".

IIRC, Archie was pretty vocal about not wanting Eli to go to San Diego either, at least locally. But didn't the Chargers want Manning in order to trade him for someone else?

Sitting here rooting for the Giants... but we don't exactly love Eli. We make fun of him all the time, actually

Originally Posted by Jefe

Sitting here rooting for the Giants... but we don't exactly love Eli. We make fun of him all the time, actually

Go ahead and make fun of him while he and his team are outplaying the 'great' Aaron Rodgers!:tongue:

Originally Posted by Traveler

Btw, let it be noted, for the record, that after y'all got hammered by Bama this time round, i didn't do what you did and create a team logo with the number "2" scribbled onto it, either.

A writer friend of mine just posted this link on facebook...it would explain a lot if it's true:

The LSU Tigers got taken behind the wood shed during the BCS National Championship game. It was more than embarrassing for the Tigers and their fans. LSU’s offense was never a Brees type juggernaut but, they did manage to average 35.7 a game for 17th in the country. The Tigers beat the living tar out of everyone they met sans the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. The LSU Tigers beat 3 top 5 teams and 8 top 25 teams. They beat them all convincingly. There was no mistaking who was number 1 for the regular season. The majority of the college football world would credit Saban and the Alabama’s defense for the crushing win. I do too they worked hard for a month to perfect a game plan against the nation’s 2nd best defense. But, Is there more to this crushing defeat than just a good ol’ fashion butt kicking? We may never know. The Tigers offense seemingly played uninspired and unimpressive throughout the whole game. I’m not one to give credence to rumors or heresy but, sometimes where’s there’s smoke there’s fire. Take what you will from the following I received from a trusted friend. Did the Tigers get outplayed? Yes. Is it Les Miles fault? Not totally. Is the comment Bobby Hebert made ill-timed or inappropriate? Not what so ever. Make the call for yourself. No matter what happened before the Tigers had their heads handed to them. Is this all a rumor or part of the truth slowly eeking out? Time will tell. Either way this shakes out the Tigers are looking strong for next year.

The following comes from an unnamed source……..

About 3 hours before the game T-Bob Hebert, Russell Shepard, 2 other receivers and a hand full of linemen got into a heated argument with Les Miles and the Offensive Coordinator about Lee getting more playing time and possibly starting the BCS Championship game. It got so heated that Miles benched T-Bob, RS, and 3 other players. He called Lee into his office and told Lee that he would not be playing in the game. The Offensive CO told Miles that he thought that Lee gave the team the best chance to win the game. Miles told the OC to start looking for a new job after the game and Miles will be calling the plays for the championship game. Apparently the O Line sided with T-Bob and Lee. They did not give their all in the game to prove to Miles that the players are more important than the coach. Now I know that this is hard to believe but when you look at some things it kind of explains a few things: I will list some:

Playcalling: Read option pass on 3rd and 10 – 4 times. Running the same 5 plays over 90% of the game. Overall, Horrible play calling. Running the ball in the 4th quarter with 9 mins and down by 21. T-Bob Hebert not taking a snap in the game. RS only playing 3 snaps and not touching the ball or getting looked at. Lee getting off the bus and walking 10 feet behind the team with his head down and looking dejected while walking into the Dome. Heated argument between receivers and JJ and O Line with O line coach on sidelines. And the kicker, reports that 2/3 rds. of the plays that were practiced up to the game were not run and the players were not told why. Again I do not know if this is entirely true but there seems to be a lot of truth in it just by seeing what happened in the game.

The LSU team did not arrive at the dome until shortly after 6:00 PM. It seems that T-Bob Hebert & Russell Shepherd met with Les & told him that they were not happy with Jefferson’s preparation & attitude leading up to the game. He was purportedly at Harrah’s a couple of nights & drinking heavily. Most of the receiving corp has been on Miles to play Lee & throw more. Well Les evidently took the criticism the wrong way & all shit broke loose at a team meeting. Hebert & Shepherd never got in the game. The offense was pissed. Jefferson lost the heart & soul of many of his teammates. Les was stubborn. Something evidently happened earlier between Miles & Lee & possibly Lee’s father after he was benched and Miles essentially dismissed him from the team for all practical purposes. Now not only is Claiborne leaving for the draft but so is Randle, Brockers & Shepherd (who may have no other choice but to leave LSU). Kadrone Boone ( a promising young receiver) has indicated that he will transfer from LSU. This is one of the worst internal problems that I have ever seen at LSU. This is not a black & white issue. It is an issue of team leadership (or lack of) & a coach that won’t listen to tenured upperclassmen.

Where there is smoke there is fire. We will all see what happens. Hopefully this is all just garbage but we’ll see.

Is There Smoke? Is There Another Reason Why LSU Lost? | NEW ORLEANS RISING

Originally Posted by Mrs. M

Go ahead and make fun of him while he and his team are outplaying the 'great' Aaron Rodgers!:tongue:

It is hard to make fun of him when we're winning 30-13.

Originally Posted by Jefe

It is hard to make fun of him when we're winning 30-13.

In spite of the officials!

Originally Posted by Jefe

It is hard to make fun of him when we're winning 30-13.

Reminds me of the season when the NYG won the the superbowl - again on that season they had to scarmble into the post season etc and then Tom's position as coach was under question and so on.

A re-match with the Patriots looks a pretty good possibility right about now...

Originally Posted by Mrs. M

A writer friend of mine just posted this link on facebook...it would explain a lot if it's true:



Is There Smoke? Is There Another Reason Why LSU Lost? | NEW ORLEANS RISING

Fights between the HC and OC are never good but the tension is probably being stirred up by a lot of other teams...its no secret that UT have been "tapping up" players and coaches all over the place but we'll find out in the next few days if we see a few players/coaches leaving the school. As it is, two of your players have gone pro, and LSU are tipped to have an even better team next year than this, so Miles is in pole position right about now.

Originally Posted by MattInFla

Too bad he didn't adopt his father's class. I wish San Diego had looked at him when he had his tantrum and said "there is the bench. Have a seat and let us know when you're ready to be an adult".

Guess there's a bit of a local rivalry as well given Roger's ties to Cal...