I’m Here For You Too, Husky Fans
What I mean by that is this: After the first 10 or so paragraphs, I will give you something you won’t get anywhere else – where Husky fans should go in Baton Rouge while you’re there.
I corresponded with Ted Greener, a diehard LSU fan, who gave me some tips on where to go in town if you’re a Husky fan who’s making the trip to Baton Rouge. You already know that you’re coming home with a big double-digit loss, so you might as well make the best of it while you’re there. I’m here to help…
But first, let’s talk about that tiger that Coach Sark brought to practice on Tuesday. He wanted his players to get used to the sight of a tiger because LSU has a live mascot named Mike that hangs out at Tiger Stadium.
I talked to a sports psychologist who thinks it was a smooth move by Coach Sark because it will be one less distraction for the Dawgs to deal with.
But I of course feel differently. If you’re worried about a damn tiger – that’s in a cage, mind you – to the point of actually bringing a damn tiger of your own to practice, you’ve got issues, big issues, really big issues.
You’re worried about some damn tiger having an adverse impact on your team. If you’re trying to simulate what the team can expect, I would have asked Pete Carroll if you could borrow Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin for the day so they could show you the kind of pass rush they can expect from Barkevious Mingo Saturday night.
Just like the Huskies, I have seen Barkevious Mingo in my dreams this week, and in every dream he’s sacking Keith Price. I can’t wait for the ESPN announcers to call out his name play after play. For me anyway, it will be a dream come true. Can’t wait for that.
Anyway, back to the damn tiger. I still can’t believe it. Let’s just say the Huskies pull off the upset at the same time the world ends Saturday night. You mean to tell me that Price is going to say to reporters after the game: “I don’t think we could have done it if Coach Sark hadn’t brought that damn tiger to practice this week.”
Come on!
Here’s what I thought when I went to practice and saw the damn tiger:
I’ve taken some crap, and justifiably so, from some Husky fans who said that I’d think it was great if Mike Leach had brought a tiger to a Coug practice. And ya know what, they’re right, I’ve got a double standard and I’m a hypocrite and I’m whatever else you want to call me, for whatever that’s worth.
Here’s what Leach had to say about Coach Sark’s tiger stunt when Christian Caple of the Spokesman-Review asked him about it:
“I think it’d be impressive if they let that tiger out of the cage. Or the other thing they could have done is stuck a husky in there with that tiger and let that tiger outduel that husky inside that cage. I think that’d send a message to everybody.”
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TODAY: Leach appears on 710 ESPN Seattle at 4:30 p.m.
Go Cougs.
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Does Leach really believe the crap he spews from his mouth? Yeah that would be really impressive if Sark would of let the Tiger out. All you media members questioning Sark would of been running like a bunch of scared little girls if that Tiger would of got loose.
Maybe Leach needs to worry less about what Sark is doing and more about game planning. Six points against BYU?!? LMFAO.
hey craig, thanks for writing. you’re right, i would have been scrambling for the lake.
Craig, remind me again…How many votes did you get…next to nothing, which is what comes out of your mouth, every time you speak!
I agree Coach Leach may want to spend the majority of his time addressing his own team’s problems, but I do appreciate his sense of humor.
You heading to Pullman, Jim? Come have a Mexican Flag w/ me at Rancho.
Jim’s just mad because nobody is scared of cougars.
Depends whcih cougars. I hear those blue cougars are kind of scary, and like to push people around.
No mention of the Cougar’s game this Saturday?
how many sacks in mingo have vs. north texas?
We’re gonna line up Saturday Jimmy with another over-rated SEC team. Yes, they are better, bigger, stronger, but they didn’t belong on the field with Alabama last year in the BCS Championship game. You might be scared of them Jimmy but I can guarentee there won’t be anyone with big eyes wearing purple on Saturday. And know this, the best QB on the field will be wearing purple just like the game Price blew RGIII doors off.
You think giving 24 is a good deal? Go ahead give it, I’ll remind you of the dummy you are Saturday night.
Waiting to hear from the Dawgfather…
The wimpiest mascot in this conference is a duck. Need I say anything more?
2nd wimpiest. Wimpiest, if you ask me, is a tree.
What channel is the Cougar game on??? what? what’s that?
Oh it’s not on………….that’s what I thought.
One of those game where you have nothing to gain and everything to lose………..good luck.
It was on the Pac-12 network. Does your trailer park get that channel?