Ken Kavanaugh, LSU All-American, College Football Hall of Famer, NFL legend, and decorated World War II bomber pilot, has passed away at the age of 90. He died of pneumonia in Sarasota, Florida, leaving behind a wife of 64 years, a son, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The list of Kavanaugh’s honors, achievements, and records is both striking and humbling. We’ll provide a bulleted list here, but we urge you to follow some of the links to information sources at the end of this post, and to consider buying his biography, which was penned by his son.
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It’s that time of year, boys and girls, and dammit, we’re glad. Seriously: is there anything –ANYTHING– more comical than listening to the whining on the Baton Rouge sports radio call-in shows in the days after a ticket price increase is announced? Does anything induce fits of hysterical laughter quite like reading the incoherent, logically empty pissing and moaning on the message boards? Nay, dear reader, there isn’t. (No, not even our photoshops of Les Miles in silly hats, but thanks for thinking of us.)
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We thought maybe it was his track record. Or maybe his knowledge of the game or his offensive philosophy. Or the fact he, too, has a head not suited for wearing white caps with high fronts.
Alas, it was none of these things. A single quote from Gary Crowton’s introductory press conference at LSU explains everything. It’s all so clear now.
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Well Tiger fans, if Bo Pelini bails on us, you can forget about bringing former LSU head coach Mike “The Mustache” Archer back to Baton Rouge to replace him. Alas, the dream is over.
Scout.com is reporting that the hideously hairlipped journeyman assistant, who was most recently defensive coordinator under Rich Brooks for the Kentucky Wildcats, will now be running the defense for the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
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This makes us laugh, in that headshaking, “Jeebis. People suck.” sort of way.
Two sportswriters from two competing major media outlets offer their two wholly uninformed cents about LSU’s prospects for the upcoming 2007 football season. Both manage to need only one sentence to completely botch their analysis of the Tigers quarterback situation, because clearly neither has done his homework on the subject.
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