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Pat Forde calls DJ a "mama's boy"

The title itself might cause some deep-seeded hatred toward Mr. Forde, but he means it in a good way.  The article delves a little deeper into what DJ and his family went through during Katrina and gives some glimpses into their daily lives; past and present.  It is one of the more candid stories on the topic I've read.  You can find the link below...

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It's a great article

My favorite part from DJ's childhood:

The kid had revealed himself to be a hotshot by age 6. That's when he attended the camp of then-Tulane coach Perry Clark and found himself moved up to play against the older boys. Clark told D.J.'s parents that he was an exceptional talent.

A year later, D.J. led a team to the 8-and-under Biddy Ball national championship in Thibodaux, La., and the Augustins looked on in amusement as adults asked D.J. for his autograph.

Biddy Ball .. how can you not love the guy?

by NYCHorn on Mar 25, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I heard that you have to be 40 to be a man

I've got a good 7 years to go.

by UTAth on Mar 26, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think it was bidirectional

If 40, then a man doesn't imply that if a man, then 40.  Gundy wasn't clear on the issue, and I think we'd have to go back to him to find out what exactly constitutes being A MAN!

by Meekrob on Mar 26, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Above

I want to talk about this previous post. Three-fourths of it is inaccurate. It’s fiction and that post embarrasses me to be interested in athletics tremendously. That post had to have been written by a person that doesn’t have a child and has never had a child that’s had their heart broken and come home upset! And had to deal with UTAth when he is upset! And kick a person when he’s down!

Here’s all that UTAth did! He goes to class. He is respectful to the media! He’s respectful to the public! And he’s a good kid, and he’s not a professional athlete and he doesn’t deserve to be kicked when he’s down.

by BoddickerIsClutch on Mar 26, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boddicker there's only one problem.

IT'S DIVISION I FOOTBALL!  IT'S THE BIG XII!

Go play intermurals, brutha.

by Horndogger on Mar 27, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except...

I’m not going to talk about football today. I’m not going to take a question about the game. I’m going to talk about this post right here. Anybody hasn’t read this post — I don’t read it, but it was brought to me by a mother; of children.

by BoddickerIsClutch on Mar 27, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Please.

You know what this is all about, don't you? BCS. That's what made a difference today in the game. That's what made the difference in a call in front of your bench. Dollar signs.

by Horndogger on Mar 27, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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