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DirtyDovaTiger
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re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:44 am to Keys Open Doors
He wasn't a great basketball player, but he was so massive and athletic that he could manhandle most high school teams, especially the less-athletic teams. I believe the author didn't check on a lot of things regarding this book.
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re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:36 am to inelishaitrust
Elisha, where did you go to school?
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:35 am to Keys Open Doors
Freeze sold himself to Orgeron. Orgeron had just gotten the Ole Miss job and Tuohy (or someone else) flew Freeze down to Miami (I believe) to Orgeron's hotel. Coach Freeze even missed some of his team's basketball games to get with Orgeron and try to position himself for a D1 job. I do agree that he used players such as Oher and Hardy to further his own career.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:21 am to inelishaitrust
The agent is Jimmy Sexton.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:19 am to inelishaitrust
It has nothing to do w/ Ole Miss, LSU, or any other school. It wouldn't have mattered one way or the other where he went to college. In fact, I don't even know anything of the details of his recruitment. In this case, all I know about is high school athletics in the Memphis-area. Hugh Freeze's involvement during his time at Briarcrest is important.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 1:12 am to Keys Open Doors
I thought that Oher had played at Westwood High School if I'm not mistaken. Tuohy through his connections had directed many athletes to Briarcrest. The administration there was in a tough spot dealing w/ big money parents and the pressure to have great programs. Their programs suffered when a new president tried to implement tougher admission standards, and he was run off eventually and now they are back at it again. Of course they have to compete against other schools (especially in Nashville) that are doing the same thing w/ more money. The whole mentality is really out of hand.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 12:54 am to Keys Open Doors
Yes he did, but I would question the details of those circumstances and the initial motivation of Sean Tuohy in this story.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 12:39 am to Keys Open Doors
I don't believe they adopted him for that reason either. They have no need of any possible benefits he might receive from playing football. However, there are hundreds of kids in Memphis experiencing the same things and worse as Oher did. Where is the compassion for them? The Tuohys were rather selective, and the mindset involved is somewhat out of whack.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/5/09 at 12:06 am to Keys Open Doors
The book is ok, but not up to the standards of Moneyball IMO. I know some of the situation, especially as it involves Briarcrest and high school athletics in Memphis. Let's just say the author is only giving one side of the story and is dependent on very biased sources. It is hard for me to take the movie seriously.
re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/4/09 at 8:10 pm to Alahunter
to getting Sandra Bullock to play the part, but if they wanted to be realistic at all they should have gotten Joan Rivers and Jason Alexander to play the leads.re: this blind side movie looks awesome
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/4/09 at 7:37 pm to zeebo
Really, the movie looks to be more full of crap than the book was and that's saying alot.
re: Anyone here ever been to an LSU game before the Skip era?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 6/16/09 at 12:23 am to LSUlefty
Had a good friend who was a manager for the baseball team around '80 to '82, so I'd go to a few games. Remember seeing Ole Miss, I think on a Friday afternoon, and there were just a few girlfriends, relatives, and a couple of old timers. Jake Gibbs was the OM coach at the time, and I remember one of the old timers heckling him on a trip to the mound, telling him to just go ahead and punt the ball 
The Box was a better place to study than the library in those days.
The Box was a better place to study than the library in those days.
re: Michael Oher to the Ravens
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 4/25/09 at 11:18 pm to Billy Mays
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And yes, it will be the greatest movie of all time thanks to Coach Zero being in it.
I guess Farmer Fran from Waterboy wasn't available so they went with the other possible choice.
re: Michael Oher to the Ravens
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 4/25/09 at 10:41 pm to jledet
It's a great "story", but in some cases too good to be true. The author did a hack job of research, or just decided to create the best fairytale-type story possible to sell books. Don't just believe everything you read.
re: SEC Baseball Tourney
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 3/12/09 at 9:38 am to Coon
I know I'm a homer, but our baseball (autozone)and basketball (fedex forum)facilities are great.
How about both tourneys rotating through here?
How about both tourneys rotating through here?
re: Who is a Ref or coach here on TD?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 1/27/09 at 5:12 pm to m2pro
Coached high school basketball for 20+ years. A teaching degree is a must if you plan on coaching for any amount of time. Principals w/ any kind of credibility want coaches who also are good teachers no matter the subject.
re: Your most memorable LSU/Alabama games?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 11/3/08 at 3:51 pm to ENYOMOUT
I'm glad someone else remembers ronnie lewis shooting the bird. He is one of three "bird-shooters" that I can recall. The others:
1. John Fourcade in '78 or '79, using both hands behind his back to the student section as he ran off the field to his bench
2. Doug Roth (the one-eyed UT center) in the PMAC to a heckling student section.
Best Bama game for me was '82--Rydell Melancon and Lyman(?) White running down the Bama option from across the field!
1. John Fourcade in '78 or '79, using both hands behind his back to the student section as he ran off the field to his bench
2. Doug Roth (the one-eyed UT center) in the PMAC to a heckling student section.
Best Bama game for me was '82--Rydell Melancon and Lyman(?) White running down the Bama option from across the field!
re: Best player from every SEC team you've seen play in TS?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 10/23/08 at 12:45 pm to PiscesTiger
ditto to John Bond, Archie Manning, and Willie Gault.
re: Saints anonymous:
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 10/6/08 at 11:54 pm to Geauxgrl
Hello, I'm DirtyDovaTiger. I've been a Saints fan since 1967. What's depressing to me is that I actually expect results like tonight, and they never fail to deliver on those expectations. I'm a glass half-empty guy largely because of the Saints.
re: Auburn Program in a decline
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/19/08 at 3:27 pm to NJReb
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I didn't say it was the ONLY reason, but until some coach manages to establish a dominant recruiting position in the state like Vaught did, nothing will change.
It was a different time when Vaught was around. No scholarship limits, segregation, etc... Ole Miss' heyday ended when Archie Manning left. In the time since, schools in other states w/ 2 major programs have moved forward (ie. Florida, Alabama). When college football in the south became integrated Ole Miss remained stuck in neutral and has never caught up. Just an opinion.
re: Just so we are on the same page:
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/15/08 at 8:39 am to ksayetiger
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I despise Auburn.
Here's why:
cigars, pass interference, illegal blocked kicked, ints (ok,that's our fault).
Anybody want to add to the list?
Yes, for all of those and the #%$^@^%@ War Eagle commercials!
re: American badass Houton Nutt
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/2/08 at 6:10 pm to inelishaitrust
Yes, I agree that money is important, but the competition for those players is more important.
So while OM has more money than Miss.St. they are competing w/ other schools w/ just as much or better resources than OM for those same players. It just makes it difficult to climb the ladder in the SEC.
So while OM has more money than Miss.St. they are competing w/ other schools w/ just as much or better resources than OM for those same players. It just makes it difficult to climb the ladder in the SEC.
re: American badass Houton Nutt
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/2/08 at 5:55 pm to inelishaitrust
no doubt, State did hit rock bottom, and the eli years were significantly better. I guess as an outside, fairly impartial, observer I just don't see much of a difference year to year w/ the programs of State and Ole Miss. I do agree that Ole Miss has the potential to get a lot better in a hurry than State.
re: American badass Houton Nutt
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/2/08 at 5:45 pm to inelishaitrust
Tradition...I guess if you're over 50. The last time I remember Ole Miss being consistently good was around 1970 w/ Archie Manning. Since then I think State during the John Bond years and then in the 90s under Sherrill has a better track record than Ole Miss. Maybe OM has the better resources, but they sure haven't proven it the last 40 years or so.
re: American badass Houton Nutt
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 9/2/08 at 5:32 pm to inelishaitrust
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Man Ole Miss better not get croomed again.
I realize this is basically a State/Ole Miss thread, but one game doesn't automatically move Ole Miss above State in the pecking order. Auburn and Bama got croomed, not Ole Miss.
re: Best war movies?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/2/08 at 9:13 pm to Hat Tricks
Enemy at the Gates
Patton
Band of Brothers (series)
Saving Private Ryan
Kelly's Heroes
Das Boot
Patton
Band of Brothers (series)
Saving Private Ryan
Kelly's Heroes
Das Boot
re: Stalingrad the movie
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/2/08 at 1:54 pm to Cdawg
It is more drama than battle scenes, although that tank scene is an excellent one. It really depicts the misery of the German soldier in Stalingrad than anything else.
re: Stalingrad the movie
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/1/08 at 10:04 pm to ChewyDante
I thought the movie was excellent! I teach European History, and it was great to see a depiction of battle from the German soldier's perspective. Obviously it was very different than the typical Hollywood portrayal of German soldiers in WWII. All in all a very good movie.
re: SEC officials?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/1/08 at 5:08 pm to JollyGreenGiant
Thanks, that what I thought, but don't want to jump the gun on the issue.
SEC officials?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/1/08 at 5:01 pm
Is it inappropriate to call out SEC refs by name on the boards?
re: Do you really "hate" any other SEC team?
Posted by DirtyDovaTiger on 8/1/08 at 4:57 pm to supatigah
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Bama I can laugh at and be nice to but Auburn fans are such thin skinned douches for the most part that when we play them I go out of my way to avoid interpersonal contact
To me, many of them are like those parents that can never see the faults in their own kids, even though their kid is the biggest jackass in the class. I have an Auburn "friend" who will watch them on TV and say stuff like "they are just the most wonderful Christian guys, look at them praying together after the game"... and will follow that up w/ "I wish Christians at other schools would follow our example...I guess they feel like they have the freedom to do that at Auburn." oh, and one more thing, it's not the loveliest village on the Plains, I don't know what is, but it ain't Auburn! Sorry for the length of this post, but I feel better now.
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