The official diagnosis was lung cancer, but anyone who follows football knows that is not what really brought Joe Paterno to his ultimate demise after 85 years. It was a broken heart. Joe Paterno, without football, was a man without purpose. Paired with the weight of the horrific events that caused his ouster, shortly after … Continue reading »
Excerpt #3 From Say Goodnight Cassie
This is the third of five excerpts from the upcoming book “Say Goodnight Cassie: The Story of the 2011 LSU Tigers” On October 31, 1959, a watershed moment in the history of LSU football occurred under the lights of Tiger Stadium as the Bayou Bengals took on the Ole Miss Rebels. The Tigers, who won … Continue reading »
SEC Hoops Rankings-Hunter Johnson Is The Future Edition
Among the 1300 or so followers I have on Twitter, there is no follower as interesting as noted Alabama fan and SEC hoops junkie Hunter Johnson. Besides no one has ever trolled Oklahoma State as hard as he did when the Tide got the rematch with LSU. So in honour of him here’s this … Continue reading »
Message to Memphis fans: Grow up
Back in November, I got a response from someone when I said I was planning to write a column on the Memphis football program. “You shit on the Tigers all the time,” they said, “And you wonder why some people in Memphis hate your guts.” Ouch. While most of my thoughts on the Tigers are … Continue reading »
Now or never for Andy Kennedy?
If there is one coach that has done more with less it’s Andy Kennedy. Since arriving at Ole Miss in 2006-07, Kennedy has more 20-win seasons than anyone in school history, including two SEC West championships and two trips to the NIT Final Four. However despite all the good he’s done in Oxford making people … Continue reading »
Gunner Kiel thoughts
For the second time on his path to Division I football, “second-coming” quarterback Gunner Kiel (Columbus, Ind/Columbus East HS) has switched his choice of school. This time, his reported enrollment at Notre Dame comes just over a month after pledging his service to LSU beginning next season. That commitment was the product of another spurning, … Continue reading »
SEC Hoops Power Rankings-Waiting For Softball Season Edition Edition
Aside from SEC baseball, which I thoroughly enjoy, SEC softball is one thing I can watch instead of the NBA when Feburary and March rolls around. While the SEC does indeed boasts some of the hottest softball players in the country, the league has sent Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia to the WCWS in recent … Continue reading »
Team Jarrett or Team Jordan?
This is another chapter from the upcoming book “Say Goodnight Cassie: The Rollicking Story of the 2011 LSU Tigers” Prior to LSU, Miles for four seasons was head coach at Oklahoma State University, better known as the alma mater of legendary running backs Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas and, until his arrival in Stillwater … Continue reading »
Gracie, Meet Cassie
This is a chapter from the upcoming book: “Say Goodnight, Cassie: The Story of the 2011 LSU Tigers” written by our own Ryne E. Hancock that will be released in September. The distance from Memphis, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana is roughly close to 400 miles. To get to Baton Rouge from Memphis, you hop … Continue reading »
First panel of STGS 5th Anniversary Wallpaper
As most of you guys already know, this is the 5th anniversary of the website and in honor of the site’s 5th anniversary, I’m doing five panels of collages from the moments and people who have shaped this website over the years. The second panel will be done in Feburary and in September will be … Continue reading »
