Talk:History of LSU Tigers football

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Cadets?[edit]

It appears before 1897, the team was known as the "Louisiana State University Cadets". One source in early 1897 even says "L-S-U Tigers". So, perhaps the dubbing of Tigers in 1896 was after the season. Cake (talk) 20:55, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Vault does refer to them as the "cadets" but not as a proper noun. Maybe they were literally cadets. The book also makes it clear that "Tigers" was first used in the first game of the 1896 season, against Centenary. Lizard (talk) 23:59, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It also looks like the leading scorer for the '96 team was a back named Edward Robertson. I wonder if this is a relative. Seems possible since he lived in Baton Rouge and his son attended LSU.

In the game against Southern A. C. they are called the cadets but it does say both teams fought like tigers. See here for the Centenary game. Cake (talk) 00:52, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't be surprised at all if they were related, but found nothing linking them so far aside from the aforementioned. Cake (talk) 01:53, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Eras[edit]

I think the Biff Jones era can be considered the beginning of the "prominence" eras, with the 1932 team winning a share of the SoCon championship. Huey Long's influence in his final three years was gigantic. I don't think it's an overstatement to say LSU and Tulane would still be on equal footing today if not for Long. But yeh, southern prominence 32–57, national prominence 58–79 (the end of Cholly Mac's tenure), and return to prominence with the Saban era. Lizard (talk) 19:49, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Prominence might be a "weasel word" - it's just used so very often for e. g. the 1923 Gators. I only recently learned Biff was a teammate of Neyland. And how the *(&$# did Cohen lose to Sewanee in 1931? Fascinating about Long. Check this out if you have not. Cake (talk) 07:41, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It turns out Auburn's first "national prominence" was when after the 1896 season, Heisman got Harper's Weekly to publish the team picture. LSU and Georgia won the SIAA that season, and so take up most of the discussion on Southern football. It goes through the history of LSU football, and has this interesting bit: "The first football attempt at Louisiana was in 1892, when one of the professors, who had played Rugby in Canada, tried to introduce it— tried only one day, and then gave it up." it then talks about Coates in 1893. Any idea of whom they speak? Cake (talk) 10:11, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]