The LSU Fighting Tigers Thread

[KNUBB]

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[Cody]

This guy amazes me especially after last nights game.

 

[KNUBB]

This guy amazes me especially after last nights game.

You should be amazed. This guys is all world everything. Dude is the best player in the country

 

[KNUBB]

If anyone is an ESPN Insider can you tell me what this says.

Patrick Peterson's Heisman Shot

 

[Atlas]

if peterson is going to win the heisman, LSU needs to give him some snaps on offense (a la woodson)... also, he needs to not get burned by bummy ass receivers (like last night), although, that could have due to the dehydration...

 

[KNUBB]

He allowed 2 catches last night. One was a slant and the other was an outside shoulder throw. He was never burnt EVER

 

[Atlas]

He allowed 2 catches last night. One was a slant and the other was an outside shoulder throw. He was never burnt EVER

he got scored on by a bum... jus sayin... :lesmug:

 

[NAHSTE]

If anyone is an ESPN Insider can you tell me what this says.

Patrick Peterson's Heisman Shot

Another observation from that game, as I noted on Twitter on Saturday night: Patrick Peterson of LSU is a complete stud. He might get Heisman chatter.

Every year there is one wild-card Heisman candidate who gets touted under the guise that the trophy is supposed to go to the most outstanding player. Last fall, Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh made a great run at it. Don't be shocked if LSU CB Patrick Peterson becomes "that guy" in 2010.

Peterson more than lived up to his freak status by setting an LSU record for return yardage in one half versus UNC.

"I told my guys if they [the opponent] don't start kicking it away from me by the fourth game, I haven't done my job," Peterson said. He added that he hadn't returned kicks since probably his fourth game of his senior year of high school, about the same time schools stopped kicking it near him.

For a defender to get into the Heisman mix, he needs to have something extra, and Peterson does. Not only is he a dynamic return man, he's also got a boatload of charisma. It's easy to see why people gravitate toward him. NFL draft analysts also will further his cause attesting to his worth.

The 6-foot-1, 211-pounder showed why he's a force whenever he's on the field and is as tough as any defensive back in the nation. The problem was there were a few occasions when he wasn't in action Saturday against UNC. Near the end of the first half, he had to leave the field to get an IV after cramping up. Then, with LSU up 30-17, the Tigers' defensive staff opted to give one of their younger defensive backs more work.

Peterson figured that the coaches thought the game was out of hand. He warned his teammates to beware of the double move from the sideline. Peterson recalled from his film study that UNC had burned FSU with that last season partly because teams try to pull out some big stuff when they panic.

Sure enough, that's what beat the young Tigers defensive backs. "As I watched the ball hanging in the air I was just hoping he [T.J. Yates] overthrew it," Peterson said. "I was trying to blow it an extra couple of feet -- BPPPFFFFFFFT! -- but it didn't help." The result: a 97-yard TD reception, the longest in UNC history.

Peterson also missed the final play of the game when he cramped up again as UNC tried to cap off its frantic comeback. He said he's been dealing with the cramping issue since pee wee football and will have to try to figure something else out with the Tigers' nutritionist.

If they can keep him on the field, he'll give them hope. He's a difference-maker. LSU looked as though it could have used him on offense, too. Peterson said he'd love to give that a shot if the coaches ask him.

Of course, Peterson is a long shot to win the Heisman Trophy; in truth, all defensive players are. Still, keep an eye on him. He'll have plenty of games in the national spotlight, and if he can help spark the Tigers to an upset of a team as good as Alabama, he might at least get to NYC for the ceremony.

 

[KNUBB]

he got scored on by a bum... jus sayin... :lesmug:

When!?!?! No such thing occured during last nights game

 

[KNUBB]

Also thank you Nahste for posting that article for me

 

[NAHSTE]

Also thank you Nahste for posting that article for me

No doubt, I was gonna read it anyway, I love Bruce Feldman. He's dead on that Peterson is gonna be this year's Suh.

Get this guy to New York. I'll be posted outside with my Peterson sign.

 

[Fox1994]

They've got to find a way to keep him hydrated so he can play both ways. I hate that defensive players have to do something outside of their position (or just dominate like Suh) to even be in the Heisman discussion. A lot of offensive players put up good numbers because of their systems and, besides that, they never have to play defense.

 

[NAHSTE]

They've got to find a way to keep him hydrated so he can play both ways. I hate that defensive players have to do something outside of their position (or just dominate like Suh) to even be in the Heisman discussion. A lot of offensive players put up good numbers because of their systems and, besides that, they never have to play defense.

We don't really need him on offense, and he said he's battled the cramps since middle school. He would do great on offense, but we already have enough great weapons with no clue how to use them. There's already Shep, Randle, Toliver (all 5 stars recruits) plus TE DeAngelo Peterson (no relation) when he gets back from injury. If he's cramping now, there's no need to shoehorn him on offense just for the sake of his Heisman campaign.

If that's what it's gonna take to get him a trophy, it's not worth it.

 

[Fox1994]

We don't really need him on offense, and he said he's battled the cramps since middle school. He would do great on offense, but we already have enough great weapons with no clue how to use them. There's already Shep, Randle, Toliver (all 5 stars recruits) plus TE DeAngelo Peterson (no relation) when he gets back from injury. If he's cramping now, there's no need to shoehorn him on offense just for the sake of his Heisman campaign.

If that's what it's gonna take to get him a trophy, it's not worth it.

:yep: You're right. Was he recruited as a corner or an athlete? He played runningback in high school, too, apparently... 733 rushing yards his senior year, nine touchdowns. I'm sure you already know that.

 

[Boucher]

I lol'd when the announcer said Peterson was getting a blow after what Knubb said in the CB

 

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New Peterson sig.

 

[KNUBB]

I like it

 

[NAHSTE]

:yep: You're right. Was he recruited as a corner or an athlete? He played runningback in high school, too, apparently... 733 rushing yards his senior year, nine touchdowns. I'm sure you already know that.

Actually I didn't know that. I never bothered to look up his HS offensive stats. He was recruited purely as a DB though. He's been working on backpedal drills every morning with his dad. I think he has always wanted to play corner.

He's such a strong guy though that he may outgrow the corner position at the next level. He's a lot like Malcolm Jenkins, but slightly more athletic.


Knubb, if you don't mind, this is gonna be the official LSU Tigers thread mmmkay? All the other schools are getting threads, so let's get this party goin. No need to start a new one when this one's already going strong. So Geaux Peterson and Geaux Tigers, and if you don't like it....


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Oh yeah, new Peterson sig which I found online. Rush should make it a smiley.

 

[Point Blank]

That sig is way too big..lol. Resize it.

 

[NAHSTE]

That sig is way too big..lol. Resize it.

I don't know how to resize a gif or else I would. I tried to save it to my computer but it won't reanimate. If someone could resize it I'll rock the smaller one for sure.

If not, tell Rush to make it a smiley and I'll take it down.