August 16, 2012
GOOD (K)NIGHT
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The station that carried Knights Football was part of a corporation that was purchased by a another corporation, which opted not to do business with Jon Fine Productions.—We think! They did not return numerous phone calls and e-mails.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LSU FOOTBALL COMMITMENT TEVIN LAWSON COMES ON THE DRU NETTLES SHOW THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 6PM-7PM, COX 4 (REPLAY ON FRIDAY AT 10:30AM). LAWSON, A DENHAM SPRINGS HS SENIOR, MOVED FROM THE OFFENSIVE LINE TO DEFENSIVE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2011 SEASON. HE IS PROJECTED TO PLAY SOME ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL THIS YEAR AS WELL. LAWSON IS ONE OF 2 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE COMMITMENTS ON THE DENHAM SPRINGS ROSTER. TEAMMATE KALEB BLANCHARD, A SENIOR RUNNING BACK FOR THE JACKETS, IS AN ARKANSAS COMMITMENT. BLANCHARD IS SLATED TO APPEAR ON THE DRU NETTLES SHOW ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.
LAWSON WILL BE JOINED ON THIS WEEK’S THE DRU NETTLES SHOW BY HIS POSITION COACH, JOEY CHUSTZ. A FORMER JACKETS STANDOUT OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, CHUSTZ PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BALL AT LOUISIANA TECH AND WAS DRAFTED ON THE FORTH ROUND BY THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS.
LIVE OAK FOOTBALL COACH TUT MUSEMECHE WILL ALSO APPEAR ON THE PROGRAM. IN HIS FIRST YEAR AT LIVE OAK HIGH SCHOOL, MUSEMECHE WILL TALK ABOUT THE EAGLES PROSPECTS FOR 2012.
JUBAN PARK JR HS JAGUARS COACH TIM ROGERS IS ANOTHER GUEST ON THE PROGRAM. JUBAN PARK IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY FEEDER SCHOOLS FOR DSHS.
A NUMBER OF $1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED TO SENIORS AT DENHAM SPRINGS HS, WALKER HS AND LIVE OAK HS. BILLY ARMSTRONG OF AMERICAN EAGLE INSURANCE WILL BE ON THE SHOW TO DISCUSS THESE SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES.
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Central Speaks Publisher Dave Freneaux’s Radio program has a new home. “Central Speaks Radio Hour” on THE CENTRAL STORY now broadcasts live from Zoe’s Pizza Buffet in Central. The program can be heard at Zoe’s, or on WPFC-1550AM, Central Now app or on the Net at JonFineProductions.com. Freneaux’s program airs Wednesdays, 5:30pm—6:30pm. THE CENTRAL STORY airs weekdays from 5:30pm—6:30pm.
Zoe’s Pizza Buffet now is the host of 2 programs on THE CENTRAL STORY. The Sid Edwards Show originates from Zoe’s on Thursday afternoon. Zoe’s owner Blake Andrews, a former Baton Rouge radio talk host, invites fans of Central Speaks Radio Hour (and The Sid Edwards Show) to come out and enjoy the show and his all-you-can-eat buffet. Zoe’s features a variety of gourmet pizzas, a 20 item salad bar, 2 different types of lasagna and dessert pizza. One can enjoy the dinner buffet with unlimited drink refills for about $9.
A new As For Me and My House record was set on Monday night as 23 people came to the program and enjoyed Steve Johnson’s show and some great jambalaya from The Jambalaya Shoppe in Central. The 23 people in the audience were members of Grace Presbyterian Church on 9526 Joor Road in Central. Pastor Don Hulsey and two of his congregants did a terrific job while appearing on the program. Grace Presbyterian Church’s congregants produced the greatest turn-out in the 4 month+ history of the program and one of the greatest audiences in the history of THE CENTRAL STORY.
Show producer Jon Fine was effusive with praise. “We have had a nice listener reaction to THE CENTRAL STORY. Central people have started to tune in each day at 5:30 to our program. Yet, for whatever the reason, we have had a difficult time getting people out to our programs.—If we are to make it long-term, getting people out to our programs is real important. Thank you, Pastor Don Hulsey, and Grace Presbyterian Church for taking the time and making the effort to come out to see As For Me and My House. This helps our program out tremendously.”
Fans/supporters of THE CENTRAL STORY are encouraged to see the program live each day. In addition to the 3 aforementioned programs, The Central Chamber C-4 Power Hour airs Tuesday nights at Café Delphi Greek & Lebanese Restaurant. The program is hosted by Matt Price and Ron Erickson. On Fridays, Kandi Jones’ KandiLand emanates from Romero’s Food Mart (Joor & Lovett location).
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Monday, Aug 20: From Me And My House (from The Jambalaya Shoppe) Steve Johnson
Tuesday, Aug 21: The Central Chamber C-4 Power Hour (from Café’ Delphi Greek & Lebanese Restaurant) Ron Erickson/Matt Price
Wednesday, August 22: Central Speaks Radio Hour (from Zoe’s Pizza Buffet) Dave Freneaux
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Dru Nettles, Jon Fine
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AFTER HOURS
Late-Night Musings From A Former LSU Beat Writer
By Carl Dubois, Sports Editor, (McMinnville, Oregon) News-Register
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. — The Honey Badger saga has to become someone else’s drama so LSU can return to preparing for the 2012 college football season as a team. It matters not whether it’s McNeese State, Nicholls State or the All-Castoff Team put together by CBSSports.com last week, but Tyrann Mathieu has to become someone else’s headache, someone else’s worry now. Les Miles and his staff must do what coaches do in these situations: move on and coach the players who are still on the roster.
Whether someone who is part of a team or an organization falls under the jurisdiction of a formal three-strikes policy or one that is more gut feeling, there comes a point at which it’s the end of the inning or the at-bat. This was true for Ryan Perrilloux in May 2008, when Miles dismissed him from the team a few months before what would have been the start of Perrilloux’s senior season at LSU. At some point, the risk a person brings to the table begins to outweigh the reward he has to offer, and when you’re talking about a team that has a chance to be a national championship contender, the stakes are much higher, making the risk seem that much more real. A coach has to worry that a player with a history of selfish behavior, who puts himself ahead of the team, could make a misstep just before a big game and take himself out of the equation at precisely a time when his team needs him the most. A Thursday night incident before a big Saturday game is all it takes for the rhythm to be upset, for all of that preparation time to be negated, and for someone else to have to step in at the proverbial last minute.
When you no longer feel like you are safe in counting on someone to do the right thing and think of his teammates, it’s time to make Plan B become Plan A. Mathieu has the rest of his life to consider the consequences of his actions, to apologize to his teammates and to pursue whatever academic goals he may have. His days as an LSU football player are over, and he has no one to blame but himself. Miles has to cut bait and move on.
Reading Mathieu’s apology on Twitter last year after he missed the Auburn game because of a much-publicized suspension, it was obvious he was a young man who could have used a little more team-oriented thinking and a little less me-first thinking. He apologized to his fans, instead of to LSU fans, in wording with a telling subtext of a me-not-us point of view. His flagrant personal foul on special teams in the Nov. 9 game at Alabama was a stunning display of reckless behavior, and putting the pieces together it was hard not to come away thinking he had the potential to be enough of a loose cannon to eventually do something to wreck a game for LSU with a misstep. What ended up happening, of course, has season-long implications for the Tigers in 2012.
There is much to like about Mathieu, and he has time to consider his future and his goals and try to figure out how to move forward. That’s what LSU has to do, without him. Miles, the Michigan man, has to think about the team. He learned it best from the late Bo Schembechler. The team. The team. The team.
See you next week.
THE WIZARDRY OF OS
I have to hand it to LSU and the Saints. They sure know how to stay in the news these days. There are more twists and turns to their off the field stories than the Rockin Roller Coaster at Disney World (not that I have ridden it, but that is what I hear).
With LSU, drama is the new August norm. Two years ago it was LSU over signing and allowing players to show up and then tell them they don't have a scholarship. Last year was Shady's. Now the Honey Badger.
I was all set to write about the different perspectives of his suspension and how I felt. I was going to make the point that Matthieu’s twitter persona may have been giving us more insight into his personal issues than we realize. Instead of being innocent and arrogant, it really demonstrated how he has a side that does not make good decisions.
But after the last couple of days, it no longer seems relevant. The story is no longer The Honey Badger. The story is what is LSU not telling us?
In regards to LSU, I have come to the conclusion that they are either so totally committed to protecting their athletes that they confuse the issue to deflect the story form the individual and team… or....or… I have no idea what they are doing.
Last week, Matthieu was suspended forever by school rule. Obvious and easy decision they said. Then, people realized the school rule doesn’t say that he should be gone from LSU forever unless he had an extra positive test we didn’t know about. But that would mean he was already done for the year. So people sought clarification. When LSU would not provide clarification, commons sense rumors took hold. At that point LSU was more definitive and Matthieu would not play at LSU ever again.
A couple of days pass, and now Coach Miles only knows for sure that Matthieu won’t play this year, leaving open the possibility that the suspension was only for a year which would reopen all the same questions. What?! Way to keep the story alive.
The ironic part of the whole story is that by not answering questions clearly and consistently, LSU has hurt Matthieu’s privacy that they have tried so hard to protect.
Personally, I will miss watching him play this year. LSU will be very good, though depth in the secondary is a real concern, especially with the addition of pass happy Texas A&M to the schedule. More importantly, though, I hope Matthieu can learn how to control the side of his ego that allows him to be an amazing football player, but also leads to poor decisions off the field.
HEY REF
I’ve been asked over and over what I think of the soap opera going on with the LSU Tigers and their attempt to explain the reason(s) cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was booted from the football team. As I’ve tried to explain to those inquiring minds it’s very difficult when ALL the FACTS aren’t known.
And that’s why I can only say one thing about all the ink being devoted to the story; it’s being wasted! Why, you may ask? Well that’s simple, two key words; ALL and FACTS. If there’s one thing we should all remember we don’t know ALL the FACTS! Without them the fans can only speculate but they deserve to know the complete story.
Some say it has to do with a failed drug test (or two) but again without knowing the facts it would be an injustice to comment on this situation. But as my readers know I’ll find a way to shed some light into this darkest of stories and put my two pesos in.
I won’t comment on this story directly but what I will do is again bring into the light what we do know of the double standard being shown by this coaching staff and the hypocrisies that big time football bring into our lives every day. LSU must be loaded at the position that Mathieu plays and mustn’t be in need of a very talented, veteran player.
Let me give you some facts that this present head coach and his staff were able to overlook in their desire to sign another very talented, veteran player. It’s no secret the Tigers last year were in a desperate need to fill the upcoming 2012 shortage at the quarterback position. LSU was looking for someone that could walk right in and take over the high caliber offense Les Miles has fielded year in and year out in Baton Rouge.
They’d hoped someone 6’ to 6’5”, with a powerful arm and quick feet that had also played the position and proven himself as a leader and a winner would somehow come available and available soon. Was someone like that in the house? Yes but he was located in the court house. Funny how back just a few months ago a criminal record wouldn’t keep you off the radar.
But off the radar he was and off the Georgia Bulldog team and completely out of the SEC! But they were able to overlook him admitting to a sexual battery charge at the age of, well let’s just say he wasn’t 21 years old. You know the legal age to buy and consume alcoholic beverages. OOOPPPSSS, you mean to tell me that’s at least TWO criminal offenses he admitted to? Not baseless accusations but admitted guilt?
Yes, self-admitted offenses that should’ve kept him out of school. But the need for a quarterback outweighed the need to bring to Baton Rouge an individual that fathers of young girls wouldn’t have to worry about if she brings him home to meet daddy. But, I’m told time and time again to forgive this player so we can all be happy as he’s able to get an education on the taxpayer’s dime and throw a touchdown pass here and there.
I guess I’m the only one who sees something wrong here? Just think if Ted Bundy could’ve got LSU to the title game this coaching staff wouldn’t have batted an eye to fit him into a purple and gold uniform. How can I say this since we all know what Ted Bundy did. Well, we only learned of the things he did AFTER THE FACT. As I sit here and write this column I’m well aware of what Zach Mettenberger did and he admitted to doing those things.
If you look at things through these coaches’ eyes they’d rather you get drunk and assault women instead of doing??????? As I stated at the beginning of this column, I can’t make a case for Coach Miles or any of his staff without knowing ALL the FACTS. But it would help me better understand how you can allow a sex offender to guide your football team.
Till next week… …
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