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Chapter President Jan Liuzza introduced
the head table, then turned the mike over to Jim Hawthorne. Jan
returned at the end to pick door prize and raffle winners. |
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Jim Hawthorne,
"The Voice of the Tigers" for over 20 years, was Master of
Ceremonies.
(The photographer really messed up on this picture!) |
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The coaches gather
their final thoughts before speaking to the packed house. |
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Dr. Jack Andonie,
member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, that although LSU is already a
Carnegie I research institution, the Board recently decided to raise
admission standards. LSU will become an elite (not elitist) school. |
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Chuck Zatarain, former
President and current member of the Sugar Bowl Committee (and the only LSU
grad to be President), said that last year's Sugar Bowl Basketball
Classic, hosted by LSU, had the highest attendance for the Classic.
Chuck announced that LSU will host again this year and will play Oregon
State. The other game will be Florida vs. Tulane (Who do you root
for in that game?) |
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Millie Guichard,
Chapter Advisor, briefly listed the accomplishments of Chapter
scholarship award recipients. The list was amazing, but the one that
sticks out was the 59 hours in one year earned by one of the
scholars. (Afterward, Jim Hawthorne said he crammed 4 years worth of
college into 5 1/2 years!) |
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Millie congratulates
an award winner.
(The program didn't have the recipient's names. If you know their
names please email me!) |
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Millie congratulates
an another award winner. |
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Skip is greeted with a
rousing standing ovation! |
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Coach Bertram
tells the crowd to settle down or he'll turn the mike over to Gerry
Dinardo. |
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The coach of the 2000
NCAA College World Series National Champions (5th National Championship in
10 years) relates a story of a childhood friend who saw recently after
many years. The guy was a successful businessman, but really wished
he had pursued his musical career. Coach told people to follow
your dreams! |
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Coach Bertman explains
the amazing journey to the National Championship |
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Skip tells John Brady
that a tornado recently hit Starkville MS (Brady went to Grad. School at
MSU) and made $1 million worth of improvements. |
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Another standing
ovation for the Coach of the Year and Coach of the Decade! |
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Coach Brady discusses
last season's success and his thoughts on the upcoming season. |
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John Brady tells the
audience that when he brought his team into the New Orleans Arena to watch
the game before the LSU game and the fans erupted, that it made a big
impression on his kids. He asked that the fans do it
again. He then announced that LSU has signed a three year
contract with the Sugar Bowl to host the Basketball Classic. The
opponents are Oregon St, Miami and a team to be determined. |
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Jim Hawthorne
introduces Nick Saban for the first time. |
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Coach Saban explains
that he told his players to work hard, come to the game prepared and leave
it all on the field. If this is done, even if the scoreboard comes
up short, the fans will appreciate the effort, and knowing that the
players gave it their all, will support them. |
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Mrs. Bertman tries to
hide her excitement over Skip's pending retirement...or...maybe she just
realized that the Skipper will be home trying to teach her the sign for
"Get me a cigar". |
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Nick fields questions
from the audience. |
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Former
LSU football player Tommy Clapp tries to convince Nick Saban that he has one more year
of eligibility left. |
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Former
LSU football player Nicky Hazard gets broadcasting advice from Jim Hawthorne. |
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Ron and Jan Liuzza
with Coach Saban. |
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Ron and Jan Liuzza
with Coach Brady. |
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Ron and Jan Liuzza
with Coach Bertman. |
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The Big Three
LSU Coaches (Saban, Brady and Bertman) |
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One lucky
kid! |
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The Dickson's with
Coach Bertman. |
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Defensive coach Pete
Jenkins didn't break the camera like he said he would. |
